The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-11-15

present endowment campaign is com
pleted, next June, plans will be formu-
lated for securing the last $4,000
of the $1,000,000 endowment
MARSHFIELD-Seiiing cartridges
is unpopular among railroad passen-
ger brakemen running between here
and Milwaukee, since recent arrests
and convictions were made in Wood
county. For years brakemen are re
ported to have been buying birds
from farmers at so cents each. taking
them to Milwaukee and Chicago in
sacks and selling them to clubs for
81 to $3.50 each, sometimes making
as much as $25 OH a single trip.
LA CROSSE - Damage claims
against the La Crosse Water Power
company aggregating 100000, were
nullified through the sale of the
company's stock for 100000, in salts
faction of a mortgage, confirmed by,
Judge A. L. Sanborn, Madison, in
United States district court. The
claims were made by residents of
Black River Falls, who sustained
damages during the food.
KENOSHA-Mem bers of the Pro
gressive party in Kenosha formed a
permanent political organization to
take part in all political campaigns
in the furture. 1t was decided to
form county and ward organizations.
S. G. Newman was chosen county
chairman, Frank S. Becker, former
Republican candidate for member of
the assembly, secretary, and Charles
S. Jacobs, treasurer.
ARABOO-Edward Staab, thirty
years old, brakeman on the North
western railroad, was thrown from
train here and died of a fractured
skull in a Milwaukee hospital The
injured man was rushed to Milwaukee
on a special train and taken to a hos
pital, where an operation was per-
formed, but he could not live. He
leaves a wife and several children.
MARINETTE--The four year old
son of Mandel Katz was hit by a
street car and fatally hurt. His head
was badly cut. AS the boy and car
drew near to each other the to
hesitated and the motorman also hest
tated. then each started ahead, at the
same time. The boy cannot live.
MADISON - Burdette l. Kline,
Madison, won the 500 prize offered
by the Junior play committee of the
university for the best manuscript
submitted. Kinne's winning play,
"Nan," deals with life at Wisconsin
during prom week. 1t will be given
as part of prom festivities.
OSHKOSH-Death came suddenly
to Captain John Winstanley of engine
house No. s, veteran fire fighter of
this city, fifty-two years old, who
took a fire engine and crew to Mil
waukee twenty years ago and spent
twenty-four hours battling against
Tie ulIu WdIu III
GREEN BAY-John Murray, thirty
five years old, was sentenced by
Judge MOnohan of municipal court, to
a term of thirty-five years in states
prison at Waupun, after pleading
guilty to the charge of assaulting
Esther Krause, a twelve year old
north side girl.
GREEN BAY-The Sherwood hotel
has been purchased by w. H. Porter,
a hotel man from Ironwood, Mich,
and he has already taken charge.
Mr.. Porter will act as manager and
proprietor. He was formerly owner
of the New ST. James hotel at Iron
wood, Mich.
MONDOvI-Four perfectly normal
and healthy calves were born on the
farm of E. P. Skong near Modovi. All
were able to walk, and in the
scramble for lunch one of them was
trampled by the mother and killed.
The other three are doing nicely.
FOND DU LAc-The common coun-
Gil has fixed the tax rate at $2.15 or
10 cents less than year ago. The
total tax budget has not been decided
on for the reason the amount of the
state and county tax is unknown.
iLWAUkEE-E. F. Richter was
high gun at the Milwaukee Sharp
shooters society meet, leading in both
the King and Union target events
with totals of 230 and 6S.
KENOSHA-John G.. Williams, high.
way commissioner of Kenosha county
elected for three years term a
year ago has resigned.
ANESViLLE-Fire destroyed all
of the huiIdingS of the Goldberg farm