The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-08-08
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mentS for entert aiming the 10000 del
egates to the convention of the Ameri-
can Federation of Catholic Societies
which will be held in Milwaukee from
Aug 10 to IA were made at a meeting
of the executive committee in the resi-
dence of the Rev. Charles Mcbride.
The delegates start arriving On Aug.
9 in special trains from all over the
count There will be representatives
from Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pine islands, besides from every state
in the Union. Cardinal James Gibbons
will arrive in time to officicate at pom
tifCal high mass, which will open the
convention. Archbishop John j. Keane
of Dubuque will deliver the festival
sermon Among the other church dig
nitaries who will be present are Arch
bishops John Ireland, St. Paul; James
Quigley, Chicago; Henry Moeller,
Cincinnati, and James H. Blenk, New
Orleans.
COLFAx - Frank Pickett, thirty
seven years of age, resident
of this pace, died in hospital at
ChippeWa Falls as a result OF burns
received lie trying to save the lives
of his wife nd SIX children, the Oldest
of whom is seventeen years of age.
Mrs Pickett was in the house
cleaning a mattress with gasoline.
When it grew dark she lighted kero-
sene lamp. An EXPLOSION followed.
Flames instantly spread to all parts OF
the room and other parts Of the house.
The children, asleep in adjoining
rooms, were rescued. Pickett dashed
through flames to rescue his wife, who
was unconscious. She was terribly
burned and probably will not survive.
A three months old child was badly
burned, but will live.
GRAND RAPIDS - George w. AL
len of Loyal committed suicide at
his home by shooting himself through
the head. Worry over finances is said
to have been the cause for the act.
Mr.. Allen was retired capitalist, six
ty-three years old. He spent last win
ter in Florida, where he owns consid-
cradle real estate. He joined his
family at Waupaca, where they were
camping, but pleading business en-
gagement, returned to Loyal a few
days later. He wrote letters of fare
we'll to his wife and children and an
other to his bankers.
MADISON - The state industrial
commission has ordered the Illi-
nois Steel company of Milwaukee to
Fay Bronislaw Dalecki, an employee,
the sum of $97 .43 as compensation for
the loss of the left index finger and
stiffening of the distall joint of his
middle finger on the left hand as the
result of an injury received by him
on May Is last while employed as a
Iaborer at the company's plant. The
company did not contest the claim,
paying him $33.1S before the award
was made.
NEW RICHMOND - A desperate
encounter with a mailman, who was
armed with a sharp bladed ak was the
experience of Superintendent C. N. Cole
of ST. Croix county asylum, when he
at lpted to capture David Flint, an
escaped inmate of the institution.
Cole overlook Flint on a lonely road.
The lunatic luunged at him, aiming
the ak at Coles head His aim was
h in 70
moment later Cole was upon him.
RAcINE-Ignatz Schilo attempted
to murder his wife and three
year-old child and commit suicide. He
came home intoxicated and because
his wife censured him he drew a re-
volver and shot her, the bullet passing
through the left hand while she car
ried the babe in her arms. The
neighbors, hearing the shot ran
into the house and Schilo placed the
revolver to his throat and fired, the
bullet coming out of the left ear.
RACINE - A coroner's jury in
the death of Thomas Melee
han, who was drowned when his auto
plunged through a bridge rail into the
rver, has asked the Carnegie hero
to award hero medal to
Joseph Dood, who made heroic at
tempts to save the man. Dood saved
Walter Bassinger, the victims part
ner
WAUKESHA - Judge David A.
Agnew committed Joseph Eaton
of the Holy Jumpers sect, to the Men
dota insane asylum. The young man
possessed the delusion that he was a
preacher and wanted to be detailed
to the "slums." He insisted upon dis
robbing himself in the county jail and
preached and sang while nude.
PORTAGE - The Columbus Can.
ming company which has jus!
closed it's season paid out more than
SIS, 700 to the farmers of the vicinity
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