The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-04-27

Charles F. Rae, forty, well known
lumberman of Wisconsin, died of
heart trouble at Marinette.
John C. Slater was elected for his
eighteenth term as city attorney OF
Kenosha by the city council.
Adiutant General Holway notified
the new Kenosha cavalry troop to pre-
mare an immediate muster into serv-
ice.
City officials decided to have a pa
triotic demonstration at Oshkosh to
aid recruiting, the date to be decided
later.
A memorial to congress in favor OF
compulsory military service was de-
feated in the assembly by vote of
81 to 9.
The Massey Steamship company
of Superior has bought the steel
freighter Teoga from the Great Lakes
Transit company.
J. E. Higbee, son of Judge Edward
C.. Higbee of the circuit court of the
Sixth district, was elected city attor-
ney of La Crosse.
John Latner, of German nationality,
is held at GAINESVILLE on suspicion.
Latner until recently was engineer at
the state school for blind.
Burr Sprague Broadhead, eighty,
former Wisconsin legislator and prom
inent attorney of northern Illinois and
southern Wisconsin, is dead.
A million and half a year is to be
cut off educational costs in Wisconsin
and the money used for war purposes.
according to legislative plans.
August Paulzin, early day stage
driver of the county and civil war
veteran, died at his home at Mani
towoc, at the age of "a years.
Walter Alexander, chairman of the
Wisconsin railroad commission, an
nounced that he will tender his resig-
nation to take effect on May 1.
The state bank commission issued
charter to the Oconto Falls Build
ing and Loan association of Oconto
Falls with capital stock of $5,000,000
With only seven votes in opposition
the Wisconsin assembly went on rec
ord in favor of the taxation of in
comes to bear the burden of the war
Disguised as tramp, William En-
dan, German naval reservist who
served at Tsing-Tau, China, is con-
fined in the county jail at GAINESVILLE
as a spy.
Henry A. Isermann, aged forty-six,
chief of the Kenosha fire department
and one of the best known men among
the fire fighters in the state, died sud-
denly at his home.
A special meeting of the Waushara
county board has been called for May
to reconsider action taken at the No
| vember session to discontinue the
county training school.
Jorn Stall of Harvard, 35, is held
by Beloit police who are Investigating
the death of Joseph Everett of Cap
ron, ILL.,, whose body was found in
Turtle Creek, Beloit, April IA.
County bonds in the sum of $45, 900
for the completion of the Sheridan
road through Kenosha county were
sold to the r. M. Grant Co. of Chicago
They brought a premium of 1929.
The assembly passed joint resolu-
ton offered by Assemblyman John
Chinook for the appointment of a
joint committee of five members to
expedite the work of the session.
A. NJ Fulton, twenty-six, a contraC-
tor, is dead and Leo Clarity is per
haps fatally injured as the result of
the collapse of planking on top of the
500 Line iron ore dock at Superior.
Frank Mrotekof, of Manitowoc, and
Al. M. Norton of Milwaukee. were ar
raigned at Kenosha charged with the
theft of an automobile belonging to
the Star Taxi cab company of Mil
waukee.
Francis Vincent Lackbauln, four year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Lack
baum, of Pleasant Prairie, just out
side of Kenosha, died from injuries re-
ceived from burning straw in which
he was playing.
DR.. Thomas Russell, pioneer phy-
stefan and surgeon celebrated his
ninetieth birthday anniversary April IL
at Oshkosh. He is believed to have
been in practice longer than any other
physician in Wisconsin.
i. Marion Corski, aged four years, son
of Mr.. and Mrs Marion Corski. of Chi
cago, died at Kenosha of injuries re-
ceived when he was struck by train.
1t was thought for hours that he had
not been seriously injured.
, Marriage as the slackers' escape
will be no escape in Wisconsin. This
is the rule being adopted by com
manders of Wisconsin national guard
regiments, and which will be enforced
by the orders of the state administers
ton.
A. T. Thompson, city consulting en-
, gineer, at Stevens Point, has resign
ed and will move to Grand Rapids,
where he will become city engineer on
, May 1. He will be succeeded by J.
, F. Maxfie1d of Plover, county sur