The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-04-20


discontinue the sale of liquor after
July 1, when the city goes dry.
The assembly by vote of rs to 9
passed the Metcalf bill authorizing
banks to receive deposits from school
children.
Judge Clifford e. Randall was strick-
en- with slight attack of heart failure
while on the bench in his court at
Kenosha.
The Rev. F. e. Cooper, 40 years old.
pastor of the Lake Park Evangelical
Church. Milwaukee, died suddenly at
a local hospital.
Prompt action by employees prevent
ed serious fire on the third floor OF
the sash and door factory of the Nor
gan company at Oshkosh.
Assemblyman Campbell asked for
an indefinite leave of absence saying
that he had joined the naval reserve
and must report for duty.
The Oshkosh Equal Suffrage league
is taking an enthusiastic part in or
ganizing the women for patriotic serv-
| ice along the line of war needs.
The vacant lot garden movement
was given a successful start in Mil
waukee at a meeting of the common
councils special garden committee.
Kenosha is doing her bit for the de-
| Tense of the nation. Two companies
| will be ready by the end of the week
| for muster into the national guard.
Earl p Hobson, Kenosha, distant
relative of Richmond Pearson Hob
son, hero of the Merrimac, has enlist
| ed as a seaman for the United States
navy.
| Donald Ryerson, vice president of
| Joseph Ryerson Sons and company,
Chicago is winding up his business in
| terests ready to answer a call to the
| colors.
The senate confirmed George A.
| West, George B. Hudnull and L. A. Al
| bert Kerel, governor Philips ap-
| pointees, to the state board of public
| affairs.
Mrs. Mary OmerZa, arrested month
ago on charges of attempted murder
following the shooting of her sweet
/! heart, Stephene Powell, was dis
| charged.
Up to date over forty young men of
| Depere have enlisted in Battery B,
! w. N G. This is believed to be the
| largest proportion from any one city
| in the state.
BY vote of 46 to 80 the assembly
| passed the Burnett bill permitting
| newspapers to exchange advertising
! for mileage with railroads to the
| amount of $50.
| Postmaster Matt Stap1eton, Rhine
lander, has placed his resignation in
| the hands of President Wilson to take
| effect whenever his services are need
ed to fight for the United States.
Paul Kugel, twelve, Of Racine, lost
| the sight of one eye and received a
| minor wound in the thigh as the re-
suit of air gun shots fired in dis
pute with Hans Jacobson, a playmate.
Francis Bloodgood, 80, the oldest
| United States court commissioner in
Wisconsin and well known throughout
the middle West, is dead. He served
as court commissioner forty-seven
years.
Private Frank Gratiot, Company C.,
First Wisconsin infantry, owes his
| life to the poor craftsmanship Of an
unidentified man who took a pot shot
at him while he was doing guard duty
at night.
The annual inspection of the Ken
osha postoffice shows that the Office
has passed the 100000 mark for the
years receipts, and that of this
amount more than 100000 has been
paid to the department as profits.
Americas system of preparedness
calls for the raising of organizations
of a great army, and within a few
months Wisconsin, because of it's
many desirable sites, may become one
of the principal training points in the
country.
If military training camps in addi-
ton to the one at Camp Douglas are
to be used in mobilizing the Wiscon-
sin troops for war service, Oshkosh
will put in a bid, as it has a regu-
lation rifle range, drilling quarters
and encampment place.
Shippers OF Oshkosh and other Fox
River Valley cities are being urged
by J. N. Tittemore, representative of
Wisconsin shippers in the recent
move for rate readjustments, to de-
mand that all goods be shipped by
way of .Manitowoc instead of Mil
waukee.
The agricultural experiment station
at Wisconsin university is issuing a
series of emergency posters for the
purpose of stirring food producers OF
the Estate to action more food this
year is patriotism" and america
Needs Wheat are displayed on the
) posters in large type.
, Leaders of both parties in the Wis
; consin legislature have informally
! agreed to hurry legislation now pend
| ing in order to reach adjournment by
Nav Is following intimatiOn by Gov.