The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-06-02

mitted to increase it's capital STOCK
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Warblers of the senior class won the
$50 prize in the first Beloit college in
terclass singing contest.
N. Danielson, Scandinavia, died at
Lakeside hospital, at Oshkosh, as the
result of fractured skull,
Markesan business men have raised
a subscription to install white way"
on Bridge and John streets.
Paul C. Saunders whose home is at
Connellsville, Pa, has accepted the
professorship of chemistry in Milton
college
c. M. eiler, of Sheboygan, one of
the city's largest real estate owners,
is at the point of death from a stroke
of apoplexy.
Emil Wenzel, resident Of Ripon, died
at Peoria, H., as the result of Injuries
received when a malt house used tc
store grain collapsed.
GAINESVILLE men organized a branch
Of the National Rifle association. They
! have sent for their equipment and
will hold weekly shoots.
Ed. Sherman a Plainfeld hunter,
shot wild lynx while out for spin
in his automobile, receiving a bounty
of Sc and $40 for the hide.
Ex-Governor Sulzer of New York
is to address the Wisconsin state pro-
hibition convention at La Crosse on
June 20 it was announced.
In a decision by Judge Quinlan
of Marinette, John H. Pfngsten, we'll
known in Milwaukee, is granted a di-
vorce from Pauline Pfngsten.
Missing for 10 days the body of
Robert thurman of Racine, whose wife
burned to death two years ago, was
taken from the Sheboygan river.
For participating in a charavaTi
eight young Beloit offenders were
given a ride in the auto patrol and
appeared in court and were fined 81
and costs.
The annual convention held at She
boygan of the Wisconsin Congre-
gational society ended with a service
and an address by Daniel F. Bradley
of Cleveland
Mrs Emma Westermeyer, aged 81,
wife of Fred Westermeyer of tina
town of Edwards, died of measles,
which she had contracted from her
three children.
Mrs William Fleming, living &c
Oconomowoc, has received a cable
message from Nome, Alaska, telling
Of the death of her sister, Miss Mar
garet Rogan, at Nome on May IA.
Only 10 days old, the infant sen Of
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mosey was re-
Gently stricken with smallpox and is
under quarantine. The mother and
her sister are i'll with the disease.
Sister Mary Theckla, aged II years,
for many years prominent in educa-
tional work of the community of the
Sisters of st. Mary, died suddenly at
ST Katherine's school at Davenport.
Iowa.
Mary Sweeny, a La Sale baby,
one year old, was found floating on,
the broad bosom of the Mississippi
river a few miles below La Crosse
near the farm of her parents, and was
rescued uninjured
Mrs. Frank Pierre, aged seventy
six years, of OcOnto, Wis, died ct
heart failure in a Green Bay restau-
rant. She entered the place appar-
emily in good health, and shortly af-
terward a waiter saw her fall over
on table.
nh no1, ioh
reports that it is willing to help the
preparedness movement along all it
can. but if it's employees are called out
for drill or emergency service, it will
/ not be responsible for poor service
! complaints.
! The Y. NJ. G. A. of Beloit, Wis.
! has brought suit against several citi-
! zens to compel them to pay their sub
scriptions to the building fund. Sew
! eral thousand dollars is still due on
! pledges secured during the campaign
| two years ago.
Word to Coroner Van Zanten by a
] fireman on the Lake shore Stone COM
! pany's steamer Hennepin has started
an investigation that may lead to a
! murder charge on the death Of Robert
/ thurman. who was found drowned in
! the Sheboygan river few days ago.
A coroner's jury, sitting at Wausau,
held that Frederick Jacks, eighty-two
| years old and wealthy, died as the re-
suit of wounds inflicted by Theodore
! Sternberg, his son-in-law, and ordered
f! Sternberg held Jacks was found
dead in May Is at his home in the
/ town of Easton.
Eleven delegates, the Philip faction
of Wisconsin, representatives to the
Republican national convention, con-
ferred at Milwaukee, after which Gov.
| Philip announced their first ballot
would be cast for Justice Hughes, pro-
vided the latter's policy on national
issues met with their approval.
Chief of Police Czinsky of Berlin
| hac notified Coroner George W.