The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-04-11

WISCONSIN PARAGRAPHS

LA CROSSE-After more than two
years, the final settlement CT tie con-
ficting claims of the Nebraska and
Wisconsin tribes of the Winnebago
Indians has been arranged. Under
the terms of the adjudication the
share of the Nebraska branch of the
joint trust funds of the tribe amounts
to $344,9321S and the share of the
Wisconsin members to $534,354.74.
There are 1,086 Winnebagoes in Ne
braska, while 1,247 reside in Wiscon-
sin. The share each man, woman and
child will receive will amount to $425.
The Nebraska Indians will be given
their entire allotment at once, while
only those of the Wisconsin branch
who are capable of handling their
share will be given it now.
MADISON - Governor Francis e.
McGovern turned in his first veto. The
assembly bill which met his disap-
proval was No. 22A, relating to hunt
ing license for non-residents. In the
bill aliens were classed as non-resi-
dents and their license foe placed at
$25. The governor held that the bill
would be unconstitutional if enacted
into law. Furthermore it changed
the settled policy of the state, he
stated. Assemblyman Pfenning, au-
thor of the bill, attempted to have it
withdrawn to save the veto. A resO-
luton passed the assembly, but the
senate had adjourned before it reach
ed that body and the veto got under
the wire first.
CHIPPEWA FALLS - Nine men,
women and little children were
taken from their submerged homes in
the Jump River lowlands by a party |
of lumberjacks. Cries of distress !
were heard by the lumbermen who |
were in the hills, and when they |
reached the lOWlands in a boat they |
found three families clustered on the |
roof of one of the farmhouses. The |
water was ten feet deep and had |
reached the second story. The waters
were receding and no further floods
are expected.
MANAWA-On a motion made by
her attorney, Walter NJ. Martin,
Mrs Carolina Patzer, held on the
charge of murder of her husband, AL |
bert, in the early part OF January,
was discharged when her case was
brought up for trial before Judge B.
B. Park at Stevens Point. This was
because the district attorney had fail
ed to take testimony at the prelimi
nary hearing, the defendant having
waived examination. This defect in
the court record evoked the ruling of
the judge.
KENOSHA-The United States gov
eminent has finally taken a hand |
in the fight being made against the |
city building an isolation hospital on |
Washington island, here. Mayor Head |
has received letters from the war de-
partment announcing that the govern
ment will contest any effort of the
city to build such an institution on
the island. Both the government life
saving station and the light station |
are located within a block of the site |
of the proposed hospital
SHEBOYGAN-A business meet |
ing of Irish and English Catholics in
this city, at present members of the !
German Catholic congregation and of
those not affiliated with that body, |
has been called to make arrangements |
for the construction of new English |
Catholic church. 1t is understood that |
Archbishop S. G. Messmer favors the
plan. The new church is to be To-
Gated in the vicinity of the county
courthouse.
EVANSVILLE = A raging fire and
flood were combined when stores built
on the bridge across Rock river, in |
the center of the city, were destroyed |
by fire. The ruins fell into the river,
blocking the stream and threatening
to throw the water over the city. |
The loss will total nearly $780, 900. |
Several buildings are still in danger.
Rockford H., and Madison, Wis, hur- |
ried fire fighters by special trains.
usual damage suit has been started by |
William Thomas of the village of |
Brentwood near here who is suing the
500 railroad company for damages
for the freezing of his child's foot
while riding on a 500 line passenger
train from Rice Lake to Brentwood
during one of the extreme cold days
of the first part of March.
MARINETTE - Although she was
prevented by injunction from having
her name placed on the official ballot, |
returns show that Mrs. Gertrude |
Schwittay received 600 more votes
than did r. G. Ramsey for county SUI
perintendent of schools, providing the |
canvassing board accepts ballot forms |
on which are pasted printed slips bear
ing her name.