The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-06-06

| son institution, and entered Its facul-
| ty as instructor of metallurgy in
| 1879. A few years later he became
| professor of mineralogy, then pro-
fessor of geology, and in 1893 as
sumed the presidency. eff the people
can not go to the university, the uni
| versity must go to Them" declared
| DR.. Van Hise, in announcing his plan
| whereby the influence of the institu-
ton was extended to every nook and
| corner of the state--a plan since
| adopted by many other institutions
MADISON - The Wisconsin state
| supreme court ruled in favor of State
! Insurance Commissioner Herman L.
| Ekern in the suit in which Governor
Francis E. McGovern sought to re-
move him from the insurance Office.
Governor McGovern sought to re-
move Insurance Commissioner Ekern
for alleged malfeasance in office and
went SO far as to have Superintendent
of Public Property w. L. Essman and
two deputy sheriffs endeaver to re-
move the commissioner by force. The
attempt was frustrated by the issu-
ance of an Injunction by Circuit
Judge E. Ray Stevens Of Dane county.
Judge Stevens decided against
forcible removal of the governor, but
contended that the chief executive
had the power to remove an appoin-
tive official.
BLOOMER-WhiIe he was at work
driving a flock of thirty geese into
the barn yard at his fathers homet
near here, Fred Fehr, fifteen years
old, and all of the geese were instant
ly killed when struck by bolt of
lightning. Terrific wind hail and rain
has been sweeping over this COM
munity for two days and the property
loss will reach several thousand dol
lars. The roof of the Telephone Elk
change building was blown away.
Wires and poles are down and Gel
lars are flooded. A heavy fall of hail
is said to have caused big loss to
crops.
WEST BEND, WIS.-Herman w.
Mueller, ffty-one years old, poured
arsenic into the coffeepot from which
the members of his family were to
be served and then went to a pump
house near by and hanged himself.
Mrs. Mueller, fifty years old, their
wenty-three-year-old daughter, Lena,
and son, Edward, seventeen years OF
age drank of the contents of the cot
feepot and became i'll. Lena was
able to totter to the road where she
called assistance.
MARiNETTE-Habitually addicted
to cocaine in such large quantities
that one dose would kill fifteen
people not addicted to the drug, &C.
cording to physicions here, Walter
Jones of Chicago, aged thirty, was
picked up here by the police. Jones
had been unable to get any dope for
two days and was on the verge of
death. Dope was furnished him to
fit him for travel and he was then
sent back to Chicago.
MILWAUKEE = Robert P. Rose,
brother of former Mayor David
| S. Rose and we'll known to Milwau-
keeans, is to be appointed foreign
trade advisor of the state department
at Washington The information
comes direct from the capital. Mr..
| Rose will succeed Evan E. Young,
| whose nomination as consul general
| at Halifax, N S., was sent to the SEN
| ate.
| MARSHFlELD-Defn plans for
| an old fashioned fourth of July, in
| which residents of Wood, Clark and
Marathon counties may take part, are
being made by the Second regiment
| band of this city. Concerts, tugs of
war and an automobile and industrial
parade are among the features of the
| program.
| SHEBOYGAN - A nearby farm
er driving into this city struck his
| horse when it became balky. A year
| ago he had paid $225 for the animal.
The horse was struck on the head
and died from the effects within
| few minutes.
GREEN BAY - U. S. Senator
Isaac Stephenson's yacht, the Bonita,
passed through here cn Is Wv to
Marinette afler ne.ng completely
/ overhauled during the winter months