The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-05-12
Mrs. j. Ellis, Sc, one of the earli-
est settlers of Greenleaf, is dead.

est settlers of Greenleaf, is dead
Steven Tolka, of Polar, was badly
injured in that city when his team be-
came frightened and ran away.
Albert Thorn, rs, is dead He was
born in Germany in 1889 and came to
| this country and to Oshkosh in 1868
Protestant churches of La Crosse
| formed a new organization, to be
| known as the La Crosse Federation of
! Churches.
| Mother Antonio, superior general
of the Sisters of st. Agnes, since 1905,
is dead at Fond du Lac after an eight
months illness.
Oshkosh Elks are planning to organ
ize concert band of fifty Elks. Ne
gotiations are being made with P. A.
Laffoy of Chicago as director.
J Kenosha refuses to let that city
be the refuge for Waukegan saloon
men, forced out of business by the
workings of the dry vote.
E. Reynolds, arrested, charged with
the murder of Rudolph Walwig, was
! released by Judge John B. Clark OF
! the Beloit Municipal court.
/ National guard officers have been
notified that no liquor of any kind
will be allowed on the reservation at
Camp Douglas this summer.
Mrs. r. Jernberg,. Kenosha, knwon
J as Gladys Jewell, died at her home.
She left an estate of more than $4,000
/ of TO- dc
Rural carriers appointed are: In
| dependence, Frank X. Jelen and Frank
A. Gierok; Merrill, William B. Cot
ter; Tomah, Phil Gruetzmacher.
The employees of the Western Steel
and Iron company at Depere, Wis,
went back to work the day following
the walkout with the exception of six.
The Catholic women have organized
federation at Sheboygan, part of
the object of which is stated to be to
secure equal rights as citizens Off
eers will be chosen at subsequent
meeting
w. w. Warner of Madison, who re-
Gently died in California, bequeathed
$4,000 to the city of Madison for pub
lie parks, drives and retaining walls
along the shores of Lakes Monona and
Mendoza.
A. Knox, Green Bay, oldest police
man in point of service and years, has
quit the force. He is the first police
man to apply for a pension. Theodore
Anderson, another pioneer, also will
ask a pension.
J. Beach, living at Winona, Minn.,.
former member of the Wisconsin as
sembly and for forty years editor of
the Whitehall Times-Banner, ended
his life by hanging in a barn at the
rear of his home.
Sheriff Merrill, youngest sheriff in
the state, has just celebrated his thir
est man who ever held office in POr-
tage county. Previously he was un-
dersheriff and his father was sheriff
before him.
Rev. S. J. Umbreit, we'll known min
lister who has charge of the Evangel-
and China, and who is in this coun-
try in a furlough, spoke in the Presby-
terrain church at Depere in favor of
preparedness.
Amigo carried away the honors
at the district declamatory and oratori
cal contest between the high schools
of Clintonville, New London and that
city. Mildred Potter and Harold Pond
of that city won the first places in the
two contests.
Mrs. Jacob Jacobson, we'll known
woman of Stone Bank, died sudden
ly, death being caused by the burst
/ ing of a blood vessel in her head.
The death of her husbands mother,
| Mrs. Jacob Jacobson, Sr., occurred
! five days before.
| Green Bay Paper and Fibre COM
pany issued an announcement that
three crews will be put to work on
| May 20. An increase of so per cent in
! the total wages will be paid employees
!. under the new plan.
I Ruth CARRIER, ten years old, living at
Beloit, is near death from. burns.
| The little girl was helping her sister
+! and lifted a hot lid from the stove
! with her apron. The cloth caught fire
| and it was some time before the blaze
could be extinguished.
Chris Mossrud, Vernon county
farmer, obtained a judgment of $45G
for the loss of eight cows killed by a
/ poison bought from Ludwig Lee under
the name of "Quack grass detroyer."
| Lee appealed but the supreme court
| upheld the decision of the lower court.
! City Clerk Kroeger and inspectors
of the First ward of Sheboygan Falls,
who were subpoenaed to appear be-
| fore the county board of canvassers
with the Falls ballots ignored the sub
noenaes. on the ground that the coun-
ty clerk and the county chairman
were without jurisdiction.
| w. ]. MacQueen, who has owned the
! Stratford Journal for several years,