The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-02-23

the holding of a conference to select
delegates at large for Wisconsin to
the national Republican convention.
This was followed by a banquet at
which Rttorney General Wickersham
delivered an address on the Trusts"
The delegates chosen are E. L. Phil
ipp, Ex-Governor Hoard, Ex-Governor
Davidson and George B. Hudnall.
The delegates selected at the con-
ference must go before the primaries
in opposition to those selected by the
LaFoIette conference held at Madison
several weeks ago.
LA CROSSE-Mrs. John Mackey
and Mrs Oscar Nelson. the widows
of two carpenters who met death by
slipping from an icy roof which they
were repairing on the La Crosse Coun-
ty Agricultural school at Onalaska,
were awarded the sums of $4,000 and
So, 100 respectively by State Industrial
Commissioner G.. Fl. CrOwnhart under
the new employers liability act The
money will be paid in quarter ms all
r1ents by the county treasurer.
This is the first case of it's kind to
come up in La Crosse county, the two
men having met death within twenty
four hours after the law was passed.
KENOSHA-Two men, John Stan
ley and William Hanchman passed five
Of the longest hours of their lives
when they were marooned five miles
off KenOsha harbOr on an ice foe that
a strong off shore wind started to
push rapidly toward midlake. This
momentarily threatened to break up
in the heavy sea which was running
After a desperate struggle life
saving crew from the Kenosha sta
ton managed to reach them. They
were brought ashore totally exhausted
and suffering greatly from exposure.
LWAUkEE - Matthias Wagner,
hie wife aud three children narrowi:
escaped death by srffocation al IN
early hour in the DAY when an over
heated furnace in the basement O.
their horae at 1888 Eighth street, ere
ated q leak ir p nearby gas pipe and
set thu place on fire. Neighbors res
cl;ed Fhe children tcom the roof OF tie
perch where hey ha: sought refuge
fr1ro he -scaniua sae and smoke
f....,.'e. g.. SET nanr NJ ~ -
si<:s-,: Nj. go N&p'.ar <, escape
TIL. i. 81 los. YES s-;En 4,
IA CROSSE "A most desper-
ate race against time with the od6s
in tavor Of the elements, is in prog
ress al BLACK River Falls and resi-
dents there expect to see the city at
the mercy of food, which may reach
unprecedented proportions this spring.
With nearly three feet of snow all
over northern Wisconsin it is certain
there will be high water this spring.
Work on the new retaining wall is
done under difficulties and cannot be
completed before April l, two weeks
after usual break
SHEBOYGAN-Fire of unknown or
igin totally destroyed the general
yards of the c. Reiss Coal company
here The books and records of the
company's business in Manitowoc,
Green Bay. Superior and Escanaba,
Mich, were also consumed The loss
is at least $25 600. No figures on the
insurance carried were obtainable at
the time Of the blaze. Firemen fought
a losing battle with the fire for sew
eral hours
Observation-Disclosures by a mad bull
in a cattle car, Francis Gillingham, a
we'll known cattle buyer here, sus.
tanned a crushed chest and is in a pre-
carious condition. Gillingham was
tying the bull in the car when the ami
NAL attacked him. Two men came to
his rescue with clubs and beat the an
imal off, rescuing Gillingham from
death
ANESVILLE-Fifteen freight cars
on train No 173 left the track six
miles south of this place. The cars
and contents are total loss. This is
the fourth accident of the kind that
has occurred on the ST. Paul road at
this point. All the cars were piled UP
and it was almost miraculous that 10
one was injured.
BELOIT-On request of the Chicago
police, the Beloit police are holding
Under arrest a Chinaman believed to
De Chan Sing of Grand Rapids, Mich,
who is wanted at Chicago for killing
another Chinaman The man under
arrest gives the name of Neg Hong.