The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-05-19

bled to death after accidentally cut
ting his foot. while chopping wood.
Berlin's department has new motor
combination fire truck. The number
of firemen will be cut from nineteen
to twelve.
The state geologist declares that
prospects are that Sawyer county, a
mile east of Brentwood, contains val
liable iron ore.
Mrs. Abbie Thornhill aged 50, and
resident of Oconomowoc since 1859,
died at her home in OconomOwOc, at
ter a long illness.
Cracksmen working at Madison blew
the safe in the Orpheum theatre, To-
Gated half block from the capitol
and secured $1,250.
Ruth CARRIER twelve year old child
of Beloit, is dead from burns. Her
mother met death at a railroad cross
ing three years ago.
William Howard Taft, a namesake
and cousin of the former president,
was member of the jury which con-
yicted Wenzel Baranek at Barron OF
murder.
In team work competition held at
Beloit of the Southern Wiscon-
sin Pythian league Edgerttn won first
place, Brodhead second, and Slough
ton third.
George Cliff, aged So, farmer near
Union, is dying as result of injuries
when the wind lifted him and hay
rack from wagon, and planted the
rack on top of him.
Alfred Kringle, Mikana, found guilty
of manslaughter in the fourth degree
for an auto death, has been sentenced
to serve one year in the state refOrma-
tory at Green Bay.
At a meeting the Retail Liquor
Dealers Protective association OF Ra-
cine county, unanimously agreed to
eliminate cabarets and close their sa-
looms at 8 p. m. Sundays after July l..
Edward Kuhlmann, pastor of First
English Lutheran church of Oshkosh
and possessing a reputation as paint
er of landscapes, and Miss Hattie Koe-
be, of Merrill, were married at Osh
kosh.
Mrs. Edith B. Holt, separated from
her husband Frank d. Holt, wealthy
Kenosha county farmer, and Willard R.
Riley, of Racine, pleaded guilty to a
statutory offense in the municipal
court.
Sheboygan's fly killing, as far as pay
ment for flies by members OF the She
boygan Woman's club is concerned,
ended suddenly as school children kill
ed so many flies that they emptied
the treasury. @'.Qt<a3
Pupils of the domestic science
school of Sheboygan schools have been
giving public demonstration of
their ability to cook. Luncheons in a
downtown building have been served.
Different menus are provided each
day.
Wenzel Baraek, at Barron, who was
charged with killing Sheriff Olson on
Jan. %, while the latter was attempt
ing to place him under arrest, was
found guilty of murder in the second
degree and sentenced to twenty-five
years in state prison.
The body of Louis Anderson deck
hand who was reported lost on the
steamer Paul L. of the Clark and Lee
Fevre Packet line of Oshkosh, was
found floating in the Wolf river at
Fremont Anderson was drowned at
Fremont on April 2S
DIR. W. w. Reed. of Jefferson,
ninety-one years old. is dead. DIR.
Reed was one of the pioneers physi
clans of the state. He was in active
practice for sixty-six years. He was
graduate of the medical department
of the Iowa university.
While out auto riding Mr. and
Mrs. Searls and Miss Bnntt of Hart
ford were thrown from their car in
a collision near Okauchee with the
auto of III. &sSolveson of Oconomowoc.
Mrs. Searls and Miss Bennett received
several cuts and bruises esaboHt the
face but no serious injnfies
Workmen at the Racine Rubber
company walked out on a strike as.
demonstration against the re-engage-
ment of a foreman of their own ma
tionality when it became known that
he sold jobs to his countrymen and
had exacted approximately $780,
Professor Ralph S. Butler of Wis
consin mas resigned to accept a posi-
ton as professor of business admins
tration at New York university and to
do commercial advertising work in
New York City. He has had charge
of the courses in advertising at the
university.
{ Floyd Cernahan, aged %, assistant
city engineer of Eau Claire, died in
hospital as a result of injuries receiv-
ed Sunday night when 500 train
struck an auto in which he was riding
with Waldemar Gaustad. twenfy-four
vars old, of that city, who was in
stantly killed
Judge Fritz in the circuit court
of Milwaukee, declared excessive the