The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-07-13

fighting parson," induced five vol
lnteers to join the United States ar
ny at German picnic held at Fergus
Falls, MINI.
La Crosse and surrounding territory
was visited by the most terrific cleo
irical storm of many years, resulting
n thousands oftdollars of damage to
growing crops.
Theodore Schaer, about twenty
three, son of Charles Schaer of Chi
cago, and 500 line passenger brake
man, was killed instantly while coup
ling cars at Waukesha.
/ Samuel McLayish was seriously in
| jured and three others were badly
bruised when an automobile in which
they were riding went into ditch and
| turned over at Oconto.
The body of Lyle Vangalder, aged
eleven years, who was drowned at Ra-
cine while bathing in the river, was
found floating nearly three miles from
where he was bathing.
The planning mill, sawmill, wood
yard and lumber warehouses of the
/ Gagen Lumber and Cedar company at
Gagen were destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
| The Alpha Delta Pi sorority at Wau-
paca subscribed $500 to the American
Red Cross and $500 to the Young
/ Mems Christian Association for NOR
| al uplift work among soldiers.
Opposition to the appointment of
| Mrs. Victor L. Berger as a member of
the States Central Board of Educa-
ton is expected to be made point
of formal protest in the senate.
The Milwaukee railroads coast
train, the Olympian, was derailed at
Bridge Switch, Mimi, across the riv-
er from La Crosse. The engine and
tender and four cars were wrecked.
| A dispatch from Washington says
| that Guy D. Golf of Milwaukee has
been appointed assistant to the at
torney general; with headquarters at
Madison. He will assist in the prosecu-
| ton of "slackers.'
| Mrs. Fannie Sage-Stone was mar
ried at her home at Racine to John
B. Simmons. head of the law firm OF
Simmons & Walker. Mr.. Simmons is
daughter of the late Sidney Sage,
one of the founders of Racine.
| With hundreds of visiting Elks as
| sisting in the ceremonial, the Ken
| osha lodge of Elks at sunset laid the
cornerstone of a 100000 temple.
Grand Treasurer Charles w. White of
Chicago was principal speaker.
Further probe along statewide lines
and prosecution Of those coal men
who combined to fix coal prices last
winter and at the present time are the
| plans of the state council of defense
and the attorney generals office.
Nine members of the graduating
| class of the University of Wisconsin
Law school were last week formally
admitted to practice in Wisconsin
courts. Chief Justice ]. B. Winslow
welcomed them into the profession.
| Lutherans are awaiting an answer
| to their wired protest against the in
| clusion of light wines in prohibition
| measures pending before congress.
/ They desire such wines, they say, to
| be available for sacramento purposes.
| The congressional dry wave has
! penetrated to Kenosha and applicants
| for saloon licenses demanded Of the
| license committee that the city coun-
| Gil go on record as to what will hap
pen if congress votes the nation dry.
John Nikols. a German living in the
| town of Pleasant Prairie near Ken
| osha, is charged by federal officials
| with seditionary talk and threats
| against the President The evidence
| against him was presented by his own
| relatives.
A severe wind storm passing over
the central part of the state destroy
ed crops, damaged farm houses and
| uprooted several miles of telephone
poles, cutting off communication for a
short time with Horizon, Beaver Darn
and Juneau.
Ten square miles of Kenosha county
| became antisaloon territory at mid
night on July LIST, when the day pro
vision recently voted by the people OF
Pleasant Prairie and Somers, the two
townships adjoining the city of Ken
osha became effective.
There is no doubt that the German
| submarine commanders have exerted
unnecessary cruelty" said Mrs. Yves.
ley Frost, wife Of u. S. consul to
Queenstown, Ireland while visiting
her parents, Postmaster and Mrs. w.
A. Clapp, at Wauwatosa.
Hunter Orr of Oconto, county clerk,
has a broken shoulder and fractured
ribs from an auto accident. His car
turned turtle, smashing into tele-
phone post. Robert Oak may have in
ternal injuries from being thrown for
ty feet. Russell Hawks was cut over
the eye.
The official report from Washington
i on the states registration gave a