The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-11-03
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A. j. Jones, Racine auto dealer, GleQ
suddenly at his home. 1t is believed
heart disease caused death.
Francis Stewart of Eau Claire, an
artist. of considerable note, was in
stantly killed in a fall at Graston,
MINI.
Amigo firemen made 120 runs this
year, as many as were made all last
year, is the statement of Fire Chief
Billings.
Mrs. Rebecca George, 81, one of Ken
Osha's oldest pioneer residents, is dead.
She was the widow of the late Chris
TOPPER w. George.
In a mysterious fire three dogs,
two horses and three COWS were burn
ed to death in the large barn of Mrs.
Pauline Bartz, near Mosinee.
By the death of G.. T. Burrows, of
Louisville, KY, who was buried at
Madison, the University of Wisconsin
comes into bequest of $250,000.
Madison Bakers say they will raise
the price of bread The five-cent loaf
will sell for six cents and the size of
the ten-cent loaf will be reduced by
two ounces.
The citizens of Madison have
completed the contribution of $150,000
for the erection and equipment of a
Young Mems Christian association
building here.
Efforts of the Beloit painters
and paperhangerS to have the council
forbit householders to paper their
rooms without first having old paint
or paper removed, failed.
Of the $1,000 fund the BelOit
college students proposed to raise for
Y. M. c. A. prison camp relief in
Europe, 1926 has been pledged by 200
students and instructors.
At Manitowoc junior cham
Der of commerce has been organized
by high school students and will take
an active part in the community Choir
us and Christmas tree celebration.
Remains of Mrs. Anna ST. John of
n. Y, who was murdered at Grand
Rapids, Mich, several weeks ago,
were brought to Barron county and
inferred in a cemetery near Prairie
farm.
The state issued a charter to the
State Bank of Maplewood, Door coun-
ty. The capital stock of the new bank
is $4,000. The president is Joseph
Ullsperger and the cashier is F.
Renee.
Chas Robinson, of Holmen, went
to La Crosse to make peace with his
brother Leonard after an estrange-
ment of eight years. He came two
days too late, and found his brother
in the mOrgue.
It is surmised an international
romance or two may develop from the
newest innovation at the University
of Wisconsin, The varsity goods are
going to become god-mothers to
French soldiers.
Black Greek village in Outagamie
county applied to the state railroad
commission for authority to increase
it's electric rate schedule so per cent.
The present lawful rate is 10 cents
per kilowatt hour.
At Port Washington its for
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brated their golden wedding ami
versary. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller were
married at ShebOygan Falls, but have
been residents of Port Washington for
forty-five years.
The secretary of state made the an
nual state tax levy and levied only
$1,000 for general state purposes. The
total levy was $4,579,758. Practically
all Of this money was levied for edu-
cational purposes, and will be collect
ed next February.
Reverend David Jordan Higgins,
who was a missionary in Barron
county in pioneer days, is maintaining
a record which is believed to be IN
excelled. Although ninety-nine years
old. he has never been absent from
Sunday school session.
In asking in la Crosse courts
divorce from her husband, whom she
married eighteen years ago, Mrs.
Myrtle Landlord, Genoa, Wis, charges
that ne bit her or the cheek and COM
mitted other cruelCies. She asks Gus
tody of their three children.
The stock of the Jenkins Machine
company, a Sheboygan co-"ern, was
sold for $4,000 to Mark Hooper,
treasurer Of the Case Pillow works at
Racine, and William Studemann, who
has been superintendent of the wood
working machinery department of the
Falls Motor corporation.
Hog cholera, which has swept Bar
ron county for three weeks past, re-
sulting in the death of hundreds Of
blooded hogs, and the isolation of
many herds on farms near Rice Lake.
Dobie and Brentwood pending develop
ments, is believed under control, ac-
cording t. veterinarians.
While at Berlin Ben. Werle of
Milwaukee, a navigation survey expert
in the employ of the government, and
Joe Demorath, aged locktender, were