The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-10-31

where the G. n. r. construction COM
bined with unusually high water in
the Frazer had altered the currents
and eddies in the river from previous
years In consequence millions of
the big four year old fish turned back
or died without spawning.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - Joseph
Lomax, 1855 College avenue, one
hundred and three years old, who is
believed to be the Oldest Mason in
the world, received papers notifying
him of his election as life member
of the Kalamazoo (Mich.) lodge. Mr..
Lomax joined the organization at
Marion, Ind, the date he can not re-
member and the Marion lodge can
not find the records Of entry. II is
believed that they we're destroyed by
a fire several years ago. Mr.. Lomax
was the organizer and the first presi-
dent of the Grand Rapids and Indiana
railway, which ran through Kalama-
zoo land he also operated a newspa-
per in that city at one time.
TOPEKA, KAN. - Samuel Craw-
Crawford, third governor of Kansas,
famous as an Indian fighter, died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Arthur
Capper, at the age of seventy-eight.
Fighting ON the union side in the
civil w., he attained the rank of
brigadi(N general of volunteers. He
held the Office of governor from 1865
to 1869, resigning to lead an expedi-
ton against Indians on the Kansas
frontier His promptness in stamp
ing out incipient rebellions on the
Indian territory border gave him
place of honor among the Indian cam
paigners. Mr.. Crawford was born in
Lawrence county, Ind, in 1885.
kEOKUK, IA.-Many members of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton from all parts Of Illinois, Mis-
souri, and Iowa attended the dedica
ton here of the monument in memory
of Chief Keokuk of Black Hawk fame,
for whom this city was named. Mrs.
William c.. Story of New York city,
president general of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution, was in at
tendance, and the Iowa members had
arranged for the most important con-
ference ever held by the society in this
state
NEW YORK - Miss Martha NJ.
Mitchell of Milwaukee was closely
guarded on the steamship Baltic ON
the voyage because Captain Ransom
feared she might make a second at
tempt to Jump overheard. Miss
Mitchell, who has been studying art
in Europe, had told fellow passengers
she believed that if she jumped over
board the Almighty would save her
from drowning. @He will let me swim
to the horizon" she said, and started
to climb the railing.
NEW WORK - Nearly one mil
lion pounds of mail were piled up in
postoffices and railway stations in New
York as the result of a sudden strike
of chauffeurs of the Postal Transfer
service, a corporation which has the
contract for the transfer of the United
States mail in New York, and which
handles on an average 5000, 600 pounds
of mail matter a day.
RIO JANERIO, BRAZIL - Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt, who is the
guest of the Brazilian government,
was taken for an automobile ride
through the city and later inspected
the most important of the public
buildings. The colonel could not COM
pletely hide his impotence to get in
to the untrodden jungles.
WASHINGTON-The congress will
take action early in the regular ses-
sion to wipe out hog cholera in this
country. Because of the tremendous
loss of hogs from this disease in his
home state, Senator Kenyon Of iowa
will introduce a bill appropriating ST.,
900 900 for the study of methods for
combating it.
CINCINNATI, OHIO - Insolvency
Judge Warner appointed Philip c.
Fosdick receiver for the harness and
leather business of William G. Ellis,
under arrest in Chicago after confess
ing to the murder Of his wife. A
creditor filed the suit on behalf of
all other creditors. Fosdick is broth
er-in-law of Ellis.
CHICAGO - Weymouth Kirkland,
a member of the law firm of Rose,
Symmes & kirkland, one of the lead
ing firms of this city, with offices \
the Chicago Title and Trust buildinz
was indicted in connection with al
legged fraudulent bills upon which he
collected from the Chicago Railways
company.
Los ANGELES, CAL. = Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Wood, living in Long Beach, a
wealthy widow and relative Of Major
General Leonard Wood, chief of staff |
of the United States army, announces
her remuneration Of all church, so