The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-05-12
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at Czestowa, Rusk county, has been
discontinued; mail to Hawkins.
Frank Silva, aged 10, lost one leg
as the result of an accident while
running away from the victim of a
joke.
The Amigo school board is author
lied to build and equip a new high
school building at cost not to ex-
coed 100000.
Anton Stark, bachelor farmer, liv-
ing near Wausau, committed suicide by
hanging. He was Respondent over
financial matters.
R. G. Wedgewood, of near Shawano,
sold his farm of 200 acres in the town
of Waukechon, for $4,000 This is
one of the best farms in the county.
p. ]. Ploys, of Fon du Lac, was
sentenced by Judge Hogan to serve
one year in the Green Bay reforma-
tory. Ploys pleaded guilty to the
charge of forgery.
Mr.. and Mrs. h. G.. Rogers of Beaver
Dam celebrated the siXty-fourth ami
versary of their marriage, Mr.. Rogers
being eight-seven years old and Mrs.
Rogers eighty-one
Henry Arnold, aged 81, is dead.
Mr.. Arnold lived in Oconomowoc six
ty years and was a veteran of the civil
war, serving in Company C, Twenty
eighth Wisconsin.
W. Fl. Farley, of Necedah, was given
contract to build the new bank and
postoffice at that place to take the
place of the buildings which were de-
stroyed by fire in December.
James Boudreau, aged 55, is in the
Jail at Stevens Point following a fam
lily quarrel during which he is alleged
to have shot his wife, the bullet pass
ing through her neck and shoulder
Charles Ellis, former we'll
known resident of Greeleaf, died sud-
denly on a Milwaukee road train while
returning from Florida, where he
spent the winter in hopes to regain
his health
The Illinois property Of the Chicago
and Milwaukee Electric railroad has
been sold under foreclosure proceed
ings 1t brought $2,5OO,090 J. A. Vath
and Charles White Of Chicago were
the purchasers.
Gov Philip has announced the ap-
pointment of G.. J. Lynes of Marinette,
a member OF the state board of con-
troll for term of four years to sue
coed DR.. P. H. Lindley of Chippewa
Falls. The salary is $1,000 year
Those wishing stock in creamery
being built at Brentwood have been
given an unusual opportunity. They
are permitted to work out the time
equivalent to the cost of a share
Many are taking advantage of this
plan
When Clarence Hackett ran away
from his home in Green Bay and came
to Kenosha, his parents refused to
take him back, according to the po-
lice. Ulrich A. Won Valid, Kenosha
manufacturer, has taken the boy into
his home.
One of the largest classes ever
graduated in Grand Rapids from
the Lincoln High school will receive
diplomas this year, when forty-seven
members finish their course. The
class is made up of twenty boys and
twenty-seven girls.
Property of the Chicago and Milwan.
kee Electric railroad was sold at pub.
lie auction by Referee Johnson and
bid in by Frank A. Bass. ct. al, repre-
.senting the reorganization committee
of the road, for $2,050,000. This is
the Wisconsin property.
Two hundred an ninety-eight cattle
for general purposes have been pur
chased from breeders in Wisconsin
for shipment to Arizona. The cows
brought $1,000 and will be unloaded
for feed. water and exercise five times
while en- route to Arizona
The official figures of the preferen-
tiaI vote for president were: La Fol
lette. 110,052; Wilson, 109,462. For
vice president, Thomas Marshall
democrat. received 92,S09. The prefer.
entail vote for Prohibition candidate
for president was: Ferguson, 1886;
Sulzer, 1893.
Oryille Foster, a Kansas gunman
who startled Madison by firing two
shots att City Detective w. H. Nc
Cormick, two weeks ago while trying
to. escape from custody after being ar
rested as a suspicious character. wa:
sentenced to three years in the re-
-formatory at Green Bay.
The mystery of the disappearance
of Rudolph Walvig, the Beloit mer
chant who disappeared April s, wa:
cleared by the confession of Archie
Fowler, aged 20, that he killed Walvi'
and buried the body, at Sawyer. The
BODY has been found. Robbery wa
the motive Fowler later hung himself
in Jail.
At a meeting of the commlssioi
council of Oshkosh the following
appointments were made; City clerk
Daniel Witzel; corporation counsel
Frederic ]. Eaton; controller. Com