The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-04

at Elduu JuHCllOu mas D0en OIuclally
condemned.
The postoffice at Washington Harbor
has been discontinued Mail will be
delivered at Detroit Harbor.
Henry Vail, of Amigo, employed by
English Manufacturing company, was
killed while unloading logs.
Professor Edwin C. Wooley, Uni
versity of Wisconsin, author of many
books, is dead in New York City.
Guards patroled the Barron jail to
protect Wenzel Baranek, alleged STAY
er of Sheriff Matt Olson, from being
lynched.
1t is decided midwinter fair will
be held in Rio on Feb 16, II and IS.
Many noted speakers have been en-
gagged.
The hardware and furniture store
sen & Co., was destroyed by fire. Loss,
$4,000
Necedah had a scare when the
large frame high school building
Pupils were all marched out safely
Awaiting sentence at Oshkosh after
having pleaded guilty to a charge Of
forgery, Earl Haines, Duluth, Mimi,
slipped quietly from the room and es-
capped
Arthur F. Zimmerman, we'll
known clothing merchant, of Amigo,
and secretary of the board of educa-
ton, shot himself in the rooms of the
Oddfellows' lodge
It is decided that the warehouse
of the Marinette Fuel and Dock COM
pany in East Marinette, destroyed by
fire with loss estimated at $4,000,
will be rebuilt at once.
A charter has been issued to the
bank of Mindoro, La Crosse county.
The bank has a capital stock of $12,-
600. Robert Baisley is president and
William Keppel is cashier
Wenzel Baranock, slayer of Sheriff
Nat Olson of Barron, claims that he
acted in defense of his property and
intimates that he will plead self-de-
tense when brought to trial
Mrs Andrew Hansen, Racine, is the
mother of fourteen children, seven
sons and seven daughters, all present
when she celebrated the seventeen
anniversary of her birthday
While butchering cattle near Stevens
Point " Adams suffered broken nose
and other injuries to his face when
an animal that was being hoisted by
block and tackle fell on him.
F. Drenk, Milwaukee, was found not
guilty by jury of violating the Sun
day closing law in case started by
the retail grocers' association to en-
force the alleged old blue law.
John Nick, a we'll known poor
commissioner of Green Bay for many
years, died suddenly after being i'll
but short time with TIE grip. The ill
ness developed into pneumonia.
Methodists of Racine have joined
the Milwaukee campaign for $4,000
for the Milwaukee Methodist districts
share toward the Wesley foundation
of the University of Wisconsin
Keeping apace with ideals Oshkosh
Normal School Students Building as
ISOLATION has been incorporated for
the purpose of soliciting funds to build
a community center at the normal
Mrs Leta Gorrigan, dead, aged eigh-
ty-nine years at her Buena Vista
home, was head of family of near
ly a hundred descendants in Portage
county alone. She leaves nine chill
dren
Mrs N Thompson, Racine, was found
dead in bed and the post-mortem ax-
animation ordered by the coroner de-
veloped that her demise was due to
hemorrhage of the brain. Her parents
live in Detroit, Mich.
The day after his golden wedding in
crossing the tracks of the Milwaukee
road Joseph Sever, eighty-two years
old. farmer, residing at Saukville for
more than seventy years, was struck
by train and killed almost instantly.
The stone quarry at La Noble, which
has been operated by the Unite.
States for some fifteen years past to
furnish the stone used in much of the
wing dam building on this section of
the Mississippi river in Improvement
work, is now being abandoned.
Frank Hannsmann, a leading Osh-
kosh real estate dealer, was arrest
ed on a charge of immortality in con-
nection with the story of Mae Molter
Bull, who is in Jail on similar charge
on plea Of guilty. A thorough clean
ing up of the town is threatened
The American House, we'll known
Luxembourg hotel, has changed owner
ship, the hotel property having been
acquired by SCHNEIDER brothers. Rein
hold Okrusch, who was manager Of
the Bay View house at Sawyer for sew
ern' years. will assume management.
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