The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-01-07
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Medford boys with Canadian
regiment will sail for England in Feb
! ruary.
| Adelaide Cottrell, residing in the
town of Oconomowoc for sixty years,
| is dead.
William Watt, aged42, former edi
tor of the GAINESVILLE Daily Reporter,
is dead at Oakland, Cal.
Chas. Casper, said to be the young
est Wisconsin man to serve in the
civil war, died at Waukesha.
j. T. Edwards, of Medford Van
eer company, has been elected presi
dent of the National Veneer associa.
f, ton.
Henry Gebeleina died at Wausau
as the result of an accident few
days ago when a shot gun was acct
dentally discharged.
The tax of Oconomowoc shows to-
tai of $75,92677 to be raised for this
year. The rate is $26.07 per $1,000,
$211 less than last year.
DR.. F. B. Hyland, aged 70, one of the
most prominent citizens Of Stoughton.
president of the Citizens National
bank, died suddenly of heart disease.
Near Oshkosh Fred H. Neumann
received deep scalp wound and other
injuries while ice boating on Lake
Winnebago. Neumann was thrown sew
enty feet.
By victory the Union Refrigerator
company, of which Governor E. l..
Philip is president, $250,OOO will be
saved annually by the shippers of veg.
etables of Wisconsin.
Charles Lamb appointed referee in
bankruptcy to Federal Judge Sanborn
six weeks ago to tighten the work for
the late Judge Fl. M. Lewis, will sue
coed Mr.. Lewis as referee.
G. Hubbard was shot and badly in
jured when Dr. George Hill, local
veterinary surgeon, was removing ice
from the mechanism of the firearm
The men were hunting rabbits near
Oshkosh.
John Parke of New Richmond, and
veteran of the Fourth Wisconsin cav
airy, died at the soldiers home at
Sawtelle, Cal, following series of
paralytic strokes. He was for years
mining expert.
Comparative study of expenditures
for public schools in eighteen leading
American cities just made public by
the survey committee Of the Cleveland
foundation, shows Milwaukee ranks
near the bottom.
In New London court Mrs. Mary
| Bodoh has filed claim for $4,000 dam
ages against the city because of the
death of her husband, who was cicero
| cuted on part of the municipal cleo
trio light system.
Senator La Toilette was en- the
train wrecked at .Urbana, O., when
Pennsylvania f1iers came together in a
headon collision, resulting in the death
escaped uninjured.
Jerry W. Deane, who was formerly
a resident of Amigo who died at the
home of his son in Iowa on Christmas
day, was buried at New London. Mr..
Deane was for many years the county
clerk for Waupaca county.
During 1909 to 1914 there have
been only three new laundr1es estab-
lished in Wisconsin. In Milwaukee no
new concerns began business during
this period, the number Of establish
ments remaining at thirty-three.
While returning home Mrs. w. E.
Sprecher, wife of the cashier Of the
independence bank, was killed instant
ly when an automobile which she was
driving rolled over an embankment be-
tween Whitehall and independence.
The Office of the attorney gen
eral advised the district attorney of
Langlade county that the county treas
urer should refuse to pay orders until
the question of the priority of the or
ders or the judgments was determined
by the court.
GIduu IldpiuS ISpOII Us Lie vi dI oLA-
field iron works has contracted to turn
out ten tons of iron castings within
about three months. The order will
make up a part of war order and
will cause the plant to put on extra
men and run additional time.
TIE Thomas B. Jeffrey Co., made the
largest distribution of profits to en-
ployes ever made by an industrial con-
Germ in Kenosha when with the regu-,
lar weekly pay roll of the company
the employees received bonuses total
ing more than $4,000.
A new company, the John Walter
Brewing company of Eau Claire filed
articles of incorporation with the sec.
rotary of state The corporation is cap
tialized at 100000. The officers are:
John Walter, president, Alfred B.