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


fight near Ringle, according to Neuen-
dank, who gave himself up to the po-
lice.
The Oshkosh board of education at
pupils of the city schools do what
ever they can to aid in war prepare
tions.
Wisconsin's war plans were advanc-
ed with the introduction in the senate
of bill providing for licensing mer-
chants engaged in the sale of NUM-
tions.
DR.. G.. w. Pearson, for many years
prior to 1906 head of the department
of German in Beloit college, died April
IL at Wallingford, Pa, where he has
since resided
Industrial activity has been started
by farmers on the Indian reservation
near Ashland which promises good re-
suits in the way of crops of various
kinds this season.
The Ellis Lumber company at Grand
Rapids closed it's sawmiH for the
summer on account of the scarcity of
logs This is the first time this mill
has had to close up.
A bill for the establishment in this
state of a Morris plan bank passed in
the senate without a dissenting vote,
and friends of the measure are conf
dent of success in the house.
Threatened trouble with top dock
workers on the $500" and North
western docks of Ashland have been
averted by giving the men 1925 for
day work and $40 for night work.
The Rev. George R. Longbrake, OF
st. Pauls Universalist Church at La
Crosse has been assigned to the Sew.
enteenth United States Cavalry as
chaplain with the rank of first lieu
tenant
A law making food speculation and
the buying and selling of options a
felony and punishable as such is urged
in resolution adopted by the Green
Bay local of the American Society of
Equity.
A resolution was introduced in the
house by Representative Roy P. Will
cox, providing for the printing and
distribution in Wisconsin of $4,000
copies of the war address, of President
Wilson.
Practically all of the Protestant
churches of Winnebago county will
be represented in a laymen's mission
airy movement convention. to be held
on Sunday and Monday, May Is
and IA.
Probating the will of Otille Ziehl, OF
Milwaukee, who leaves $4,000 in real
estate and $4,000 in personal property
it is admitted, is going to be hard
job. Nearly all beneficiaries live in
Germany.
Kenosha is going to have an expert
to keep up the interest in the farm
districts of the county. Griffith Rich
ards of Philips, Wis, was elected ag
ricultural agent at meeting of the
county officials.
John J. Abel, formerly one of the
most prominent politicians in south
ern Wisconsin, died suddenly at Mi
not. N. d. Abel had been in the gov
eminent immigration service for more
than fifteen years.
What is suspected to have been ar
attempt to kill Frank P. Hixon, LIZ
Crosse lumberman and financier, was
discovered by garage attendant who
found six high powered dynamite caps
in an electric button.
Sparta and Angelo are to have {
summer resort. 1t will be located or
the banks of the Angelo pond and Sill
yer creek, and is to be known as Sill
verdale Workmen are busy erecting
five summer cottages.
Mayor c. G. Wilcox is planning 6
loyalty meeting for the latter part O
April Battery B, First Wisconsin
Field artillery and the new troop o.
Green Bay cavalry will be one of the
features of the big parade.
John Till, famous as plaster heal
ing specialist, formerly located neal
New Richmond, now making his head
quarters at Turtle Lake, has been ar
rested by the Barron county authori
ties, charged with practicing medicine
without a license.
AS the elimination of a feud of ter
years standing Charles Bertha, con
fectioner of Cedarsburg, is near deatE
in Radium hospital, with four bulle
wounds. Assid Basil, wounded in tht
wrist with his own gun, is prisone1
at Port Washington
On the present basis of CROWNS
enlistments. Wisconsin within twent,
days will have met the requirement
of the national defense act calling 70
a Badger state army of $500 men
Wisconsin will be the first state in tn
union to meet every requirement o
the act.
Ching Vie Tang, the young Chimes
orator. who represented Beloit colleg
at the interstate oratorical meet in In
dianapolis, will be one of the thre
speakers who will represent the east
ern section of the collegiate associa