The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-03-30
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CHASED the MdrSHH0lu lilies IIOlH II.
B. Barr.
Melchior Volz, first contractor in
La Crosse, is dead at his home at the
age of eighty-ive years.
The snow blockade at Grand Rapids
was cleared after passengers were
snowbound for 1872 hours.
The county board has increased the
fee for feeding prisoners at Green Bay
from fifty to sixty cents per day.
Peter Gagnon, former mayor of Two
Rivers, died at San Antonio, Tex,
where he was spending the winter.
The Northern Pacific line between
Washburn and Iron River began run
ming trains March 81 for the first time
in week.
The death of the young son of Law
renee Hammond at Galesville brought
the toll of the septic sore throat cpl
demic up to eight.
The schools have been closed while
pupils are being vaccinated following
the discovery of several mild cases of
mallpoX at Grantsburg.
The proposed new $550,000 Madison
postoffice building will be erected on
the northeast side of Monona avenue
between Doty and Wilson streets,
The administration bill for the regu-
lation of wOrkmen'S compensation in
surance companies went to engross-
ment in the assembly without debate.
Assemblyman Everett made mo-
fIoa 70 hxy iaI1
the assembly engrossed the bill pro-
hibiting trading stamps in Wisconsin.
A meeting was held at Black River
Falls to consider the building of con-
crete road from Black River Falls to
Melrose, a distance of eighteen miles.
Frank A. Meyer, forty-six years old,
former city treasurer and for some
time an employee of the First National
bank, died at his home in Oconomo-
voc.
William Pitt Bartlett, lightweight
years old, Eau Claire's oldest settler
in point of residence and the first
lawyer in the county, died at his
home.
R. V. Atkins, train dispatcher at
Green Bay, formerly of the Valley
Division of the st. Paul road, died at
Grand Rapids from stroke of par
alysis.
The state bank commissioner is
sued a charter to the Kohler Building
and Loan association of Kohler. The
capital stock of the association is S.
100000.
Running On a dry platform, Alder.
man Clyde A. Gallagher of the Sixth
ward of Madison, was overwhelmingly
defeated for denomination in the city
rimaries. ~
Until the end of this month George
Gerbig of La Crosse must live in the
kitchen of his home or face contempt
of court His wife may live in the
rest of the home.
Sam Surt sought by the police in
connection with the shooting of Sam
uel Powell at the home of Mrs. Mary
Omarzo at Kenosha was arrested by
local police officers.
Simon J. Langosky, eighty-six years
old. was found dead in front of the
home of his daughter, Mrs. David
Lutz at Grand Rapids. Death was due
to a stroke of apoplexy.
The famous old "Wulff Organ fac
tory" one of the historic buildings
and considerable of an eyesore in the
very center of the business district OF
Kenosha, was Quilted by fire.
John A. H. Keith, president of the
Oshkosh Norro~' ~~7-~n' has been
unanimousl-- he trustees
of the nc Llama. Pa,
as presto. = ton.
The Canning company,
which her; r~"Nre has packed only
peas. will include beets during the
coming season. A considerable part
of the 1917 harvest has been contract
ed for.
An even hundred applications for
second citizenship papers have been
filed at Kenosha for hearing at the
next naturalization day. Forty eight Of
them were filed by former German
subjects.
Oshkosh will be bone dry hereaficc
on Sunday, as a result of the drug
gists' association voting not to sell liz
or of any kind except under a doc,
tors prescription stating that the
need is urgent
Mrs. Syvesrina Koenig of Chase
burg is the first woman in the histcr"
of Vernon county to be arrested fer
"bootlegging She pleaded guilty n
Justice Pollard's court and paid fine
of $50 and costs.
The dry forces in Kenosha have
completed the organization for the
campaign against license in Kenosha
Dry headquarters were opened in the
Public Service building under the
charge of a secretary.
The Wisconsin Telephone Co. will re.
move poles from business streets and
string the wires in underground con
Quits at Beaver Dam this summer
This is made necessary in view of the
citys proposed white way"