The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-11

WISCONSIN PARAGRAPHS

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MILWAUkEE-Char w. Bodoin,
who was supposed to be insane, deaf
and dumb, was released from the
Mendoza hospital to visit relatives in
Watertown. Bodoin headed for Mil
waukee, and after visiting three sa-
looms aid drinking three glasses of
beer, regained complete control of
his speech and hearing. Now he is
in the Bay View police station as
deaf ana dumb as ever he was.
Bodoin was admitted to the hospital
five months ago and was treated as
insane. The mans claim that he was
deaf AMI dumb aroused the suspicious
of the authorities because he could
not talk or understand the sign Ian
guage. He intimated several times
that he had relatives. at Watertown,
and he was released with enough
money to take him there.
MADISON--The class of rs won the
annual bag rush from the sophomores
on the lower campus Of the state uni
versity and went down in history as
the first freshman class to win the
event At the end Of fifteen minutes
fighting the freshmen, by weight of
superior numbers, drove the sopho-
mores from offense to defense, and
from defense to rOut. At the end Of
this period five Of the fifteen bags had
been slowed Oh the freshmens side of
the field, with three others we'll on
their side of the field and the ninth
squarely in the middle of the field.
Three men were disabled in the rush
and it was rumored that one sustain
ed a broken arm.
MADISON The Wisconsin Anti
association accomplished
more during the last year than in all
the three previous years of it's exist
ence, declared DR.. M. P Ravenel, it's
president, at the annual conference
of the association held in this city
A large number of persons from va
rious parts of the state attended the
conference, which was held in the as
sembly chamber of the state capitol
building.
UKESHA-August Konock, fifty
nine years old, for many years a res
ident of this city, was instantly killed
at the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul crossing when struck by train
No. "a. According to witnesses of the
tragedy, Konock started across the
tracks and did not hear the approach
ing train. He was thrown fifty feet
and his body badly mangled.
MADISON-Crew practice at the
has begun. Preparations
have been made to accommodate a
big squad this year, and, judging from
the wealth of material in the freshman
class, Coach Vail will have all he can
do to take care of the bunch of husky
yearling crew candidates. The ath
letic department has secured addition
al rowing machines.
WEST REND-George Enger, aged /
siXty-tWo years, head of the Enger-
Kress Pocketbook company, the larg-
est concern of it's kind in the world,
is dead. He leaves wife and daugh-
ter. His company was formerly 10
oo+od Of Mouth AiIyvo11lyoo I,,7+ of+or
a fire twenty-five years ago moved to
Port Washington, where it's expansion
was rapid.
MARINETTE-John Miller, a woods
man, sixty years old, dropped dead in
the saloon of Arthur Bettke. Miller
for ten years worked in the woods at
Pentoga, Mich, and only recently came
here. Nothing can be learned of his
family. Death was due to heart dis
ease. No money was found on Millers
person.
NEENAH-While standing near the
machine engine, Miss Sena
Anderson was terribly burned and
will be disfgured for life when a plug
blew out, enveloping her with steam.
The steam struck her full in the face
with great force
ENOSHA-Theodore Swanson, |
Kenosha painter, shot himself in the !
head in Chicago while returning with |
friends from a dance. Dependency, |
following a lovers quarrel, is said to |
nave been the cause. He is expected |
% recover.
MANITOWoC-As a result of play |
ng with gun which he took down !
rom the wall, Clement Steinbrecher, |
| twelve-year-old Cooperstown boy, |
will probably die. The gun was load |
ed and went off, shooting the boy in /
he head.