The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-10-13
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three, killed himself with rife.
GAINESVILLE will entertain the Wis
consin State Dentists association in
1917, according to recent decision
of the executive committee.
To accommodate the farmer jur-
ors of Rock county Judge Grimm
of circuit court has postponed the Oc-
tober term until December.
Donald, 4, Chippewa Falls, son of
George Raymond, burned to death
when a shed caught fire from matches
with which he was playing.
Rock county has received more
in taxes than it has paid to the
state in taxes. 1t paid S125,419 and
received from the state $131, 056.
Peter Solper, near Humboldt, died
suddenly while at work. He arose ap-
parently in good health and short
time later collapsed. never recovering
Mrs Mary Ann Anderson, Merrill
pioneer, who on April II was 100 years
old, is dead She was born aboard
boat en- route from Ireland to Que
bee.
For injuries received in an auto
mobile at Green Bay driven by
Ralph Graves, Barbara Tilkins was
awarded $500 damages by jury in
circuit court.
An increase of about per cent or
over 200 in the enrolment of
the University of Wisconsin this fall
is shown in the latest figures from the
registrars office.
Earle S. Chrisler, who is the
bacteriologist for the Gridley Dairy
company. of Milwaukee, was married
to Miss Leora Irene Colt, daughter of
W. W. Colt, at Beloit
Because the surface of Portland
avenue at Beloit is filled with rough
spots, the common council has paid
w. C. Kneibush SIS for damages done
to the springs of his automobile.
Mrs. Philo Driver, prominent woman
in Racine and widely known in state
circles of various organizations, was
stricken with apoplexy while walking
on Main street and died at hospital
The daughter of P. G. Erickson of
Scandinavia was blown out of her
bed, into the next room and through
the ceiling of her home during a tor
nado. She landed on pile of bricks,
but was unhurt.
At Oshkosh Mrs. Sophia Gud-
den has been appointed administrators
of the estate of her husband, DR.. B. c..
Gudden, who died on Sept Is. He left
no will. Personal property is esti
mated at $4,000.
Depere council adopted the general
charter, and Depere will be operating
under the new instrument within the
next month. 1t is now doing business
under a special charter granted by
the legislature in 1883.
A clause which is added to
the governors call for a special SEES
sion of the legislature, to make it
possible for Wisconsin soldiers to
vote, may be used to provide means
for students to vote.
BeIoit college observed big
Hill Day" The college closed and
every one connected with it passed
the day at Big Hill, north Of the city.
The program included interclass con-
tests and campfire dinner.
Kenosha has decided to dis
card voting machines at the coming
general election. This was announced
by County Clerk Russell H. Jones,
who declared that in his opinion the
use of the machines is illegal
Kenosha police force and the fire
department have won their fight
against low wages and the high cost
of living, as the common council
voted unanimously to advance the
wages of all men in the two depart
ments SIS month, beginning Jan. /.
Two hundred men fought hard all
day last week at Phelps in sue
cessful attempt to save the town from
destruction by fire which burned the
only saw mill lumber yard, 1000 cords
of wood and several railroad cars. The
loss is estimated at between 100000
and 100000.
The supreme court punctured the
famous "Durkee millions when it
handed down a decision holding that
Henry j. Hastings of Kenosha should
be administrator de bonis non of the
estate of the late Charles Durkee, first
United States senator from Wiscon-
sin, who died in 1871.
Charlie Mann, three year old son of
Charles Mann, Platteville resident,
was instantly killed in a peculiar &C
cident Mr. Mann had taken the body
of his auto off and placed it on trucks.
The boy got under the top, knocked
down one of the supports and was
crushed under the body.
Pleading guilty to murder for the
killing of her baby boy, Miss Helen
Griep, formerly g stenographer in the
Office of the Madison Electrical Sup
ply Co., awaits sentence. Walter
Burch, son of L. w. Burch, head of
the supply company, pleaded guilty
as father Of the murdered child and
his sentence, too, is deferred
Ice Morrison tho Oshkosh man