The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-06-07
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have been given instruction by the
University of Wisconsin during the
current year in classes at Madison and
through the correspondence study de-
partment of the extension division, is
shown by the new catalogue, the first
copies of which have come from the
press. The students in residence in
Madison since last June number 5,784:
as compared with 1888 the previous
year, an increase of 21O. The college
of agriculture has an enrolment OF
743, gain of 141 over last year. OF
this number 457 are taking the four
year course 101 are in the middle, OF
two year course, and 134 young women
are in the four year course in home
economics.
BLACK RIVER FALLS-Four mem.
bers of the relief committee held G
meeting to look over the situation and
get to work at once. The first thing
decided on was the restoring Of Water
street at the base of the retaining
wall, and the second was the rebuild
ing of the power house. The relief
fund voted by the state is now in the
hands of the committee and the work
will be pushed as rapidly as possible.
A meeting of the committee with the
water works committee was also held
relative to restoring the water mains
committee will meet soon to let the
contracts for extension of retaining
walls, piers and gates.
kENOSHA-Michael Volukas, aged
twenty-eight years, was blown to death
in this city. While using a tube con-
nected with a powerful compressed
air tank, the tube came in contact
with his body and the flesh was torn
away and the air pressure of 100
pounds to the inch was forced into one
of his intestines. The force tore
the intestine in many places, tearing
the muscles and severing the flesh
from his bones, causing death. The
police are making an investigation,
declaring that Volukas died as the re-
suit of some felloW-WOrkman attempt
ing to play joke on him.
MILWAUKEE, Immediate foreclo
sure of $15,000,000 mortgage against
the A1lis- Chalmers company is asked
in suit filed in the United States dis
trict court by the Continental and
Commercial Trust and Savings Bank
of Chicago. The bank asks for the
appointment of receivers for the prop
erty covered in it's first mortgages and
asks that all property involved be
turned over to them by the receivers
named last month.
KENOSHA-Charles Szklenska was
arraigned in municipal court here on a
charge of murder and held in jail
pending a further examination. He
is charged with having applied the
tube of a compressed air machine TO
the flesh of Michael Volukas, killing
him. The coroner's jury, after an in
vestigation, held that Szklenska had
not intended to cause the death Of Vol
ukas, but was simply playing practi-
cal joke.
SUPERIOR-Three extra gang men
were instantly killed on the Great
Northern near Dewey station, a short
distance out of Superior. The men
were at work on the track and stepped
out of the way of a west bound ore
train in front of an east bound passen-
ger train The dead are James Lee,
Frank Marcy and Henry Lake Their
bodies were sent to Carlton, where an
inquest was held.
UPERIOR-Hanging from long
strap attached to a hook in the ceiling,
and with his knees almost touching
the floor, the body of Andrew Herman,
son, an old resident, we'll known in Ia
Dor circles, was discovered by his
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hermanson. The
suicide, who was fifty-seven years old,
had been respondent and in failing
health since the death of his wife ten
months ago.
KENOSHA-The funeral of Alder
man James H. O'Brien was held from
st. James church. Every official of
the city and county and many officials
from other cities in this part of the
state attended the funeral A nonpar
tisan election, the first to be held I'M
der the new Wisconsin law, will be
called at once to elect successor to
the alderman.
RHINELANDER-M a ia
nous summer resort in Northern Wis
consin, sent an appeal for help here.
Fire there destroyed two hotels and
two blocks in the business district
and the whole town was threatened.
The loss is estimated at 100000.
Lakeside hotel, the largest in the
town, was among the buildings de-
stroyed.
MILWAUKEE-Theod L. Han