The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-12-27

WISCONSIN PARAGRAPHS

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MADISON.-That the coming ses-
sion of the Wisconsin legislature will
not lack for excitement is shown by the
amount of new legislation that is al
ready proposed. Water power legis-
lation will occupy as much of the time
this winter as it has during the last
two sessions. State Senator Paul o.
Husting, with whom water power is
hobby, is said to be preparing
new bill which he hopes will do what
has been tried Intellectually twice, to
place the water powers of the state
under it's control in spite of the SUI
preme court decisions.
KENOSHA-JimmyB Baxter. alleged
ing himself to death in Kenosha in an
effort to get rid of a S. bill. Baxter
was about to be arrested for picking
the pockets of Police and Fire Com
missioner John P. Burns of Kenosha.
from whom he had taken IS bill.
The prisoner stuffed the bill in his
mouth and tried to swallow it, 1t
lodged in his gullet. but vigorous
pounding on the back by the police
officer managed to bring it back into
circulation again.
GREEN BAY-Two railroad men
members of the train crew, were
killed and several passengers were
slightly injured when train No. 2 on
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad crashed head-on into
freight at Kiel, a town near here.
The dead men are: Antoine Schemick,
twenty-eight years old. passenger fire
man, Green Bay; Matthew Foley,
fifty years old, passenger engineer,
Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, - Following closely
the action of the women in New
York, Chicago and ST. Paul, in lining
up against the high cost of living,
leaders among members of the beer
city fair sex issued a call for a mass
meeting to plan a campaign against
high prices. Eggs will bear the brunt
of the attack. The women claim the
prices are from 10 to 25 cents too
high.
RACINE-Alone in her cottage and
budding over a kitchen stove in an
effort to stave off the wintry blast
of the recent zero weather, Mrs.
Barbara Broecker, siXty-eight years
old, a widow, was fatally burned.
Her clothing became ignited from
the blaze and she was badly burned
before rescued. Physicians say she
can not survive.
MADISON - The state council
of the executive board of the Wis
consin Federation of Churches decid'
ed to recommend that hereafter only
organized churches be admitted to
membership in the federation. At
present reform leagues of any char
acter are admitted. The national
federation admits only organized
churches.
MIL WAuKEE-Maki a claim that
he was beaten by Rudolph Reichert
and Paul Littmann. patrolmen of the
city of Cudahy. on Oct. y. Joseph Mi
kuleck brought suit against them
in the civil court asking $4,000.
He alleges he was confined to bed
as a result. The patrolmen charged
that Mikuleck resisted arrest.
STEVENS POINT-The belfry on
engine house No. 8 is being repaired
and when it is completed the bell
will be rung at o'clock every night.
All children must be in their homes,
for the police will pick any up that
are found out of doors without
guardian and force them to spend the
night in the city lookup.
GREEN BAY-N Woodke. his wife
and two children of Depere barely
escaped being asphyxiated at their
home from coal gas. Mr. Woodke
awoke in time to alarm the other
members of the family. One child
was so nearly overcome by the gas
that size lSll u TIC uOOI dlISI SSIIluS
out of bed i
WEST BEND-As soon as the
heating plant is installed the inmates
of the poor house will be transferred
from the old building that has been
the home for many of them for many
years to the new and larger building
that has been erected by the county
board.
NEENAH-The formal announce
ment vas made from the office of S.
F. Shattuck. president of the Wiscon-
sin Sunday School association. that
it will hold its annual state conven-
ton in Sheboygan in 1913. The dates
of the convention are Nov. II, II and
Is.