The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-06-20
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WISCONSIN PARAGRAPHS


40 os151 anu the amount pdlu 10
claimants S197,47253, according to
Chairman c. H. Crownhart of the
Wisconsin state industrial commits
sion. There were 3,419 claims filed by
individuals against private persons,
firms and corporations, and the total
amount allowed under them, exclu-
sive of medical attendance, was S179,-
529.27. The number of claims award
ed against the state and municipali-
ties during the period was 70 for ST.
8S0.26. During May the claims against
private persons, firms and corpora
tions settled was 338 for $12,683.77.
During May one claim against NUM-
cipality was settled, the compensa-
ton allowed being 1897.
SUPERIOR - The affxing of Gov
ernor Francis E. McGovern's sigma
ture to the Nye bill requiring all Wis
consin corporations owning bridges
partly within and partly without the
state to make them available for the
use Of the public under penalty of los
ing their charter and right to do bust
ness in the state, marks the victory
of Superior in long fight for direct
access to the site of the $25,000,0
Minnesota plant now under construc-
ton across the ST. Louis river just
southwest OF the city and it is be
lieved also determines the route of
this and of the proposed ST. Paul
Duluth highway.
some hours spent with graphing
hooks and six hours spent in dynamit-
ing the lake, the body of Albert Mar
CO, who drowned Saturday, while
bathing, was brought to the surface.
Mrs. E. j. Britzman, through whose
heroic efforts the life of Arthur Mar
CO, who made futile attempt to res
cue his brother, was saved and who
was thoroughly exhausted by the or
deal, has recovered from the shock
and in telling the story of the tragedy
declared that but for the fact that Ar
thur Marco obeyed her instructions
he would have drowned.
MILWAUKEE - James Anderson
Dryden, the former president of the
Chamber of Commerce, long a patron
of ST. Andrews society and one of the
leaders among the Scotch citizenship
of Milwaukee, died in Milwaukee hos
pital. He had been near death two
weeks. He for many years gave
the annual address to the Haggis at
the meeting of ST. Andrews society.
He was once president of the Old Set
tiers club and a member of the Phan-
tom club. He retired from business
ten years ago.
RACINE - Edward Young and
George Turche, who were members
of the crew Of the steamer E. r. Peck,
injured when the boats boiler ex-
ploded have died. Physicians expect
that George Drage will die also.
The coroner's inquest opened with
the examination of Captain J. A.
Logan who testified that the boilers
Of the vessel had been examined this
spring and declared to be fit for SER
vice. There was no insurance on the
sured
consin G. A. r., together with their
chauffeur were arrested in Oshkosh.
charged with exceeding the speed
limit of eighteen miles an hour.
The G.. A. r. men in the party were
F. A Walsh, j. P. Rundel Wade H.
Richardson and c. A Bentley. The
quartet Of we'll known veterans were
on their way home from the annual
state encampment at Menasha. The
policeman said they were travelling at
the rate of twenty-nine miles an hour
through Oshkosh.
MARINETTE - What is known in
Wisconsin as the inner harbor of the
ports of Marinette and Menominee is
being deepened by the government at
an expense of $25,000 Several years
ago the government abandoned the
Menominee river channel above the
drawbridge at the mouth Of the river.
A 200 foot channel to Marinette's mu-
nicipal dock and 600 foot turning
basin will be dredged.
LA CROSSE - In the furth-
erance of the decision to make the
country saloons of La Crosse county,
said to be the toughest in the state,
the best and acting by order of the
governor and the county board, Dis
trict Attorney Law served written
notice on proprietors of all road
houses in his Jurisdiction that here
after the lid would be applied and
screwed down tight.
MANITOWOC - Joseph A. Rank,
who is thirty-ive years old, mar
ried, prominent insurance man and
present deputy sheriff, pleaded guilty
to a charge of embezzlement of $3.50
from Mrs. Wilhemina Horshman. He
was sentenced to twenty months at
Waupun