The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-23

on March 10 for postmaster at dor
onda and Maple.
An option was taken at Fond du Lac
by a large syndicate to absorb the
Fond du Lac and Oshkosh public util-
tiles.
The village of Union Grove was with
out light and water save that furnish
ed by kerosene lamps and wells. Fire
destroyed the power plant.
Charles Brown, La Crosse engineer
on the Burlington road, was caught
in blizzard recently He developed
pneumonia and died at Savanna, Ill.
Fred Brownell, forty-eight years old,
single, was found in garage at Eau
Claire frozen to death. Two empty
whisky bottles were found beside the
body
A referendum vote on a 100000
bond issue for roads was ordered by
the Douglas county board of super
visors to be taken at the election in
April
Civil service examination will be
held on March 10 for postmaster at
Tioga. Charles L. Lewis Jr has been
commissioned postmaster at Beaver
Brook.
Ralph, the nineteen months old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph McNeely, died
at Green Bay from burns received
when his clothing caught fire from the
kitchen stove.
That the La Toilette forces in the
legislature will fight the Bray bill to
legalize party conventions is reflected
in the opposition of Lieutenant Gov
ernor E. F. Dithmar to this bill.
A Washington report says tri-weekly
rural free delivery service will be es-
tablished on March 1 at Grantsburg,
Burnett county. The length of the
route will be twenty-nine miles.
Citizens have agreed to advocate
bill to be introduced in the legislature
providing a new high school district
in Sawyer county. The proposed dis
trict will include fifteen townships.
Miss Nellie Willems, of Depere, died
of burns received three weeks ago.
She was watching pot boiling over
fire near the house, when her dress
caught fire and was burned off her
body.
Dr. Charles Dyke of Johnstown Cen
ter, was partially overcome by fumes
of gas, while driving in a closed auto
mobile. The doctor had connected his
engine to obtain heat from the ex-
haust.
Miss Martha Wang, who has been
nurse in Minnesota hospitals and in
the Wisconsin state hospital at Men
dota, has been elected by the school
board as public school nurse for Eau
Claire.
George Ruegger of Radison is one
of the county's most successful wolf
hunters. He distinguished himself by
displaying eight wolf pelts and one
wild cat skin. The bounty received
was $3.50.
Otto Quass, a boarder, lost $500 in
bills in the home of Mrs. Thekla HEM,
1929 Twenty-frst street at Milwaukee,
when an explosion caused by gas
wrecked the building and destroyed
the money.
Nicolai Berg, eighty-two years old,
we'll known throughout the section of
Boomer, is dead. William Fuller,
eighty-six years old, one of Bloom
er's early citizens, died from an at
tack of la grippe.
Death forestalled the law in the
case of RED" Koch, alleged bail
jumper and member of the Reckless
Six" at La Crosse He died of tuber-
culosis a few hours before he was to
have been taken into court.
Word has been received at Birch
wood of the death of Elias Tobias of
Siren, Brunette county, a private in
the Canadian army in northern
France. Tobias enlisted in the Cana
dian regiment in March, 1915.
The Manitowoc Shipbuilding COM
pany, operating the shipyards and
boiler works and employing 800 men,
announced that bonus system would
operate in it's plant for one year. The
bonuses will range from 21a to 10 per
cent.
V. A. Kimberly, lieutenant in the
United States navy, visited the Banks
dale Powder plant near LAND in
specting the triton which is being
made for the government, contracted
for in December, and to get details as
to the capacity of the plant.
Mrs. Theodore Weslowski was bad
ly burned about the arms and face at
Depere when she attempted to enter
her home, which was on fire, in order
to save $500 which her husband had
concealed in a bed mattress. The
house and money were destroyed.
George Wilkinson, well known North
Wisconsin logger and camp foreman
and farmer. was found near Buena
Vista, Alaska, with his head crushed.
He was identified by letter in his
pocket from Attorney Arthur Barry
of Milwaukee, who leaves for Alaska
| to investigate.
Kenosha has a three year old fire
hero in the person of little Jimmie
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