The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26

Sczerbinski were absent e. the time.
The tax commissioner was found
guilty of four charges r.ade by John
M. Behling, former assessor, who
was dismisse;- ~ Arnold. Two ether
charges made by Mr.. Behling were
not investigated by the special COM
mittee of aldermen who heard the
charges.
MARIINETTE - One of Wiscon-
sins laws passed by the last session OF
legislature, commonly known as the
gossip law, was first applied when
warrant was issued here for the arrest
of Peter Kesoski of Niagara, Wis.
The law provides that gossip shall
be prosecuted under the same condl'
tons as SANDER, only with mllder
penalties, malice constituting the point
of differentiation between the two.
The arrest follows the charge that
Kesoski called Rosa Burney of Mag
ara an unsavory name in conversing
with friends in a barroom.
LA CROSSE - While he was
walking in the woods near Fountain
City, Wis, Herman Putzler, proprie-
tor of the Eagle hotel, stumbled over
a bar of metal one foot long and four
inches square which is believed to be
a bar of gold worth $4,000. 1t has
been sent to Madison for assay.
About twenty-three years ago
Burlington express car en- route from
Seattle to Philadelphia, with a ship
ment of gold, was robbed near Vic
tory, Wis, and at the time the rob-
bers were said to have hidden their
loot near Fountain City.
RACINE - The several representa-
tives of the Lake to River association
posted signs along the wrong road in
Racine county. The signs are the
red ST. Georges cross, to designate
the route of the proposed highway.
When they reached this city the
men found their error and retracing
their steps removed all signs and re-
placed them on the Lake Shore road,
which had been adopted as the route.
MARINETTE - The heroic sacYi-
fees made by fourteen persons from
Marinette and Crivitz who save up
patches of skin for two skin grating
operations to save the life of Bertha
Smith, aged fifteen, were made in vain
as she died. While herding cattle in
the spring the girl got too near bon
fire and her clothes caught fire. She
was terribly burned about the lower
limbs.
MADISON - DR.. r. G. Thwaites,
the superintendent of the State
Historical society, announces that
legacy of $4,000 will come into pos
session of the society This was left
by the late Colonel Albert H. Hollis
ter, of Madison, who died three years
ago. Colonel HOLSTER, for many
years a drug man, was president of
the state pharmacy board
CHIPPEWA FALLS-Speed John
son of Indianapolis, Ind, died from in
juries sustained in a motorcycle race
at the Northern Wisconsin state fair.
He was speeding at a terrific rate
near the top of the motordrome track
in a mile race when the rear tire of
his motorcycle burst, throwing him
headlong to the bottom of the saucer
like course.
MILWAUKEE, - The big Beaver
Dam Malleable Iron company of Bea-
yer Dam, Wis, filed voluntary petit
ton in bankruptcy, giving estimated
liabilities of 100000 and asseS of
$650,000. Judge F. A. Geiger of the
federal court appointed Ernest E.
Smythe of Milwaukee receiver of the
concern.
MILWAUkEE-After making a plea
of guilty to assault with intent to
rob, and pointing to his wife and two
small children as the primary cause,
Hugo Keeling, aged Twenty-Five, a
member of the Milwaukee police force
for six years, was sentenced to three
years in the house of correction by
Judge BackuS.
GREEN BAY = w. B. Hager,
prominent business man of
Depere and ex-postmaster, died in
hospital in this city. Death was due
to appendicitis. Mr.. Hager was post
master of Depere up to a few months
ago, when the Wilson appointee sue
ceeded him.
LA CROSSE Several La Crosse
county saloon keepers turned a trick
in the reform crusade here by procur-
ing warrants for a number of promi-
nent young men of the town of Shell
by who have been securing evidence.
for overstating their ages in order to
procure liquor.
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