The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-12-31

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to All Glasses of Readers.
An examination will be held on
! Jan. 22 for postmaster at Wayside.
| E. H. Debert, French instructor in
the university, has resigned to enter
| the French ranks.
w. T. Irvine, La Crosse jeweler for
| thirty-two years, is dead. Mr.. Irvine
| was fifty-seven years old.
At Glenbeulah, Wis, Mrs Isabella
7. Van Alstyne, pioneer teacher Of
Sheboygan county, is dead.
The G. A. Straubel Co., wholesale
buyers and distributors of cheese, has
made arrangements to establish an
agency at Amigo.
Henry SeCoy, supposed dead for
fifty-one years, surprised his uncles,
| Jerome and George Adams, of near AL
| mond, by social call.
Porter Ingream got 80 days in jail
| for shooting through schoolhouse
| door, The bullet passed two feet ever
the heads of the audience.
La grippe so crippled attendance at
| Beloit college the school closed at
noon Tuesday instead of Thursday, as
scheduled, for the winter vacation.
Neillsville's white way was ready
and lighted for the first time Tuesday
| night. The system embraces the bust
ness section of the city.
Democrats have arranged meeting
| at the Hotel Martin Thursday to dis
cuss plans for Democratic massmeet
| ing or dinner to be held in Milwaukee
| Jan. 10.
The city bank of Dodgeville filed
articles Of incorporation with the state
commissioner of banking increasing
| it's capital stock from $4,000 to $25,
900. The commissioner approved the
| amendment.
Oconomowoc gets a public skating
rink, this having been decided at a
meeting of the park commission. Mil
ler's bay on Fowler lake will be illum-
mated by electricity and kept in good
condition.
Dr. r. Buckingham, former head of
the New York board of school esti
mates, was chosen to take charge of
the statistical department Of the Wis
consin board Of education. The posi-
ton pays about $4,000 a year.
Steps to form labor unions in Anti
go were taken when a temporary or
| ganization was effected. August Kunz
was elected temporary president and
Henry Berner temporary secretary
| The object is to promote sale of union
made products.
Washington news says the supreme
court appointed William G. KimDall,
! Oshkosh, Wis, to hear testimony in
| the original suit of the state of Wis
consin against Secretary of the Inter
| ior Lane, involving an Indian land dis
pute.
At Waukesha, Wis, Mrs. Charles
| E. Nelson announces the engagement
| Of her daughter, Miss Marie, to the
Rev Frederick D. Butler, rector of
Grace Episcopal church of Freeport,
| H.
With his horse, William Hansen,
| a rural carrier, was killed south of
| Racine by a train at the Johnson
! Crossing. Christmas mail, with which
| his wagon was loaded, was scattered
| broadcast.
| Seven hundred pounds Of butter Of
| the Zillisch & Kennedy creamery COM
panies of Madison were seized by Rev
enue Inspector Harry Billings on the
ground that it contained larger per-
| centage of moisture than allowed by
law
Reports cay insanity is on the
increase in Racine county in an alarm
| ing. degree, as no less than thirty-two
patients we're sent to the state hospi
tails the past year and six youths were
committed to institutions for feeble
| minded.
/ During the week Kenosha fathers
| and mothers are sneeZing and the boys
and girls are wheeling as the result of
an epidemic of old fashioned la grippe
4 which is proving an unwelcome Christ
mas visitor in the city. 1t is estimated
that there are no less than 5000 cases.
of the epidemic in Kenosha.
/ Citizens declare Marinette and
Menominee city officials and CONNER
cial clubs will join in with Milwaukee
in protesting the proposed canal from
Chicago to the Mississippi river,
! through which 10000 cubic feet of wa.
i fer nara second will be diverted
Arthur Maloney, a brakeman, was
seriously injured at Ellis junction
when a box car toppled over, pinning
him underneath Conductor Riley also
was struck by the car and suffered
severe injury to his knee. Maloney
was brought to this city and it is be-
lieved he suffered internal injuries.
His left leg was fractured in three
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