The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-06-22

Each lodge il Marshfeld invested
$1,000 in liberty bonds.
The Mckinley school building at
Stevens Point was badly damaged by
| fire and water.
Two men wanted for blowing two
| safes at Wakefield, Mich, were taken
from freight train at Superior.
The schooner J. D. Taylor, loaded
with lumber, which was caught in the
| gale off Manitowoc is in port undergo
ing repairs.
The Rev. C. C. Wilson, pastor Of the
| First Congregational church at OAR
lington, has accepted call to Sierra
Madre, Cal.
The senate amended and adopted
the Staudenmayer substitute for the
Whittet bill reorganizing the state
board Of education
The senate refused to reconsider
the vote by which it originally killed
the Rosa bill to permit the city man
ager plan in the state.
The attempt at practical joke may
result in the death of Daniel Vanlone
forty-seven years old, an employe of
the Racine Rubber company.
GAINESVILLE Aerie 1874, F. o. E., has
purchased a $1,000 liberty bond and
will pay the dues and benefits to all
MEMBERS who are called to the colors.
The annual convention of the Uni
ted Commercial Travellers adopted
resolutions pledging loyalty to Presi-
dent Wilson in the war with Germany
When the saloons Of Manitowoc
closed for registration day Manitowoc
was dry for the first time since the
saloon became an institution in the
city
Berlin has revolted and the kaiser
is doomed. An infantry company Of
young men SO declared after organic
ing within the short space of forty
eight hours.
Superintendent H. G. Snyder
poses to start the laboratory classes
of the Stevens Point High school at
S:15 instead of o'clock in the morn
ing next year.
Fire partially destroyed the store
building and stock of the J. f. Gale
cki tailoring establishment at Two
Rivers, and firemen had difficulty in
saving adjoining property.
The assembly after an hours argu-
ment passed the University of Wis
concin extension department bill, pro.
viding an appropriation of more than
100000 for the next two years.
Saloons connected with dance halls
will be compelled to close at IL
o'clock, the same hour as other sa.
looms, according to a new ordinance
adopted by the Manitowoc council
John Dillon, arrested at La Crosse
on a charge of passing bogus check
and found to have counterfeiters' dies
and moulds in his grip, was turned
over to the federal authorities.
The science and administration
unit" of the new plant of the Oshkosh
Normal school has been completed
and summer school, from June IS to
July 81, is being conducted at Osh.
kosh.
The Hon. Matthias J. Scholey, aged
forty-nine, three times mayor of Ken.
osha and former member of the low
er house of the Wisconsin legislature,
died at the Presbyterian hospital in
Chicago.
Notwithstanding the bad weather,
the nineteenth annual convention OF
the Wisconsin grand council of United
Commercial Travellers held a three
days session, with about $50 mem
bers attending.
The Baxter bill providing for an
eight hour work day for persons en-
ployed on public works in the cities
of Milwaukee and Superior and coun
ties of Milwaukee and Douglas was
passed by the senate.
Charged with having held up and
robbed Fire Chief Albert Damrow, and
H. J. Goeres Of Kiel, two men who re.
fused to give their names were arrest.
ed at Kiel after a chase. They will
face a charge Of highway robbery
'To hi with the liberty bonds"
This is the statement Jacob Best,
wholesale liquor dealer, is charged
with making at Milwaukee. A warrant
was issued for his arrest, charging
disorderly conduct and breach of the
peace.
The law firm of Baker & Zimmers,
Milwaukee, has filed suit in the pro.
bate court against the estate of Will
liam T. Lewis, demanding $73,785
damages for alleged breach of con-
tract, growing out of the sale Of
the Mitchell Motors company.
William Hungerford, thirty-four
years of age and seven years mem
Der of the police department, at De
Kalb, Ill, is in jail at Kenosha
charged with making a sensational |
assault on Mrs. Welmerraksftalis, a |