The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-04-20
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LOUIS SCrOnm, S1XCy-HVe years olu'
was suffocated by falling silage on the
S. r. Waite farm near Oshkosh.
Brokerage houses in many parts OF
the country may close May 1 as a pa
triotic move, it is stated unofficial
~.
The Beloit college faculty has sus-
pended athletic contests and will sub
stitute student military training at
once.
George w. Miller was elected presi
dent of the Miller Shoe company at
Racine to succeed Frank ]. Miller,
who recently committed suicide.
The house has passed the admin
istration bill creating state council
of defense of twelve members to CO.
operate with the national council.
The paper hangers and decorators
union went on a strike at Ashland, de-
handing a nine hour day and forty
five cents an hour an increase of ten
cents.
Fire which started in the vulcaniz-
ing room of the Washington garage,
operated by Noble Smith, caused
damage approximating $4,000 at
Green Bay.
Eighteen sisters at st. Nicholas hos
pital at Sheboygan took out first ma
Curalization papers in view of the dec
laration of war with Germany. Most
of them are Germans.
Fire in the Washington Street gar
age at Green Bay caused damages es-
timated at $4,000. Twenty-one auto
mobiles were damaged. The origin of
the fire is not known.
Seven thousand dollars worth of
canning machinery and $4,000 worth
of cans were destroyed as result of
the fire which broke out in the Fort
Atkinson Canning company's plant.
Citizens of the county have guar
anteed to pay the weekly expenses of
Cedar Grove boys who join Co. c OF
Sheboygan when they come to the
city for drill before being called out.
Mr.. Nash and other officials of the
presidents office of the North West
ern railroad have assured themselves
by personal inspection that the Ash
land Ore docks are guarded by troops.
The University of Wisconsin athle-
tic council abolished all inter-collegi-
ate athletic contests for this spring
with the exception of the training trip
which the baseball team will take this
week
Mrs. John Crooks, forty, of Suamico,
Brown county, was killed and her
mother was probably fatally injured
In an automobile smash-up near Green
Bay. The car turned over at sharp
curve.
The state bank commissioner ap-
proved an amendment to the articles
of incorporation of the state bank of
Union Grove, Racine county, increas
ing it's capital stock from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Twelve natives of Germany were
refused final naturalization papers by
Judge Michael Kirwan in circuit court
at Sheboygan. Several Austrians ap-
plying at the same time were granted
final papers.
Reports from outside of Milwaukee
that the state is rotten with espionage
have not been confirmed by the max
ing of any large amount of arrests I'M
der the new federal orders to arrest
every suspected spy.
The will of the late Henry Frank
has been filed for probate at Stevens
Point and leaves an estate of $4,000.
Each of the children receives a house
and lot. The remainder of the proper
ty goes to the widow.
Plans for an immense open air am
phitheater on the municipal golf links
are being considered in Racine. The
park board has planned to have the
high school hold their class play and
graduation exercises in the park.
Taking the opponents of woman suf,
frage by surprise. the Wisconsin SEN
ate passed under suspension of
rules, 20 to IL, the Skogmo bill, pro-
viding for statewide vote on full suf-
frage for women in November, 1918
With the disappearance of the snow
from the woods, people near Birch
wood are reporting the discovery of
many deer carcasses. 1t is believed
that the animals, unable to escape in
the deep snow, were the victims of
wolves.
Survivors of the storm which sunk
the Kenosha fishing fleet on April g.
1874. met for their forty-third re-
union. Seven men were present at the
reunion Eight other men, who were
on the three fishing boats, lost their
lives in a gale.
Bakers in Kenosha are demandine
that the ordinance providing for the
wrapping of bread in oiled paper be
declared unreasonable by the courts
as they claim that if the ordinance is
enforced they will be forced to charge
two cents more for each loaf of bread
sold.
Miles c. Riley, secretary of the gov
errors conference, addressed letter
to each of the governors of the coun
try suggesting state council for de