The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-09-14
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seal growers association closed its
convention by electing ]. M. Kohler,
Wausau, president.
The Milwaukee police have bsel
asked to be on the lookou: or eigh.
boys who escaped from a dormisnry
at the Industrial School for Boys at
Waukesha.
The point system Of regulating out
side activities has been adopted by
women students at the University OF
Wisconsin after three years of exper.
iment and improvement
Marshfield is in the grip Of typhoid
fever epidemic. Twenty-six case were
reported to the health officer during
the last week. A test of the city water
revealed no harmful ingredients
Postmaster John Schreibeis has
been elected treasurer of the Wiscon'
sin Federation of Catholic Societies.
This makes the thirteenth year that
Mr.. Schreibeis has held the office.
Burroughs have been shortened at
Camp Douglas because no one knows
just how soon the various units will
leave. Within a few weeks practically
all the troops now there will have de-
parted.
Physicians of three counties viii
profit from the course of clinics and
lectures to be started by the Medical
Extension Education bureau this
month in Oshkosh, Appleton and Fond
du Lac.
While milking a cow on her hus-
bands farm at Gibson, eight miles
north Of Two Rivers, Mrs. Joseph
Robinson was struck by lightning and
lost the sight of one eye and the hear.
ing in one ear.
Sixty guests of the Hotel Geneva
in Lake Geneva, Wis, hurried from
their rooms when a fire broke out in
the kitchen, filling the structure With
smoke. The damage was estimated by
the owners at $1,000.
Burglars broke into the Carol Lin.
gerie company's Milwaukee store and
stole between $4,000 and $4,000
worth of lingerie, practically depict
ing the stock. They carried their
plumber away in a motor truck.
Don't send any more presents to
the soldiers; save them for Santa
Clause and the Christmas tree. Wis
consin guardsmen are loaded down
now with more baggage than they will
be permitted to take to Waco.
The Rev. William g. Blossom, who
was arrested charged with a statutory
offense, handed in written resigna
ton as rector of st. Stephens Epis
copal church. Milwaukee. The resig.
nation will be acted upon later.
Lieut. H. j. Sanders, of Battery G.
Wisconsin Field artillery, now at
Camp Douglas, brought action in the
circuit court of Racine county to have
a receiver appointed for the Ton-a-
Ford Truck company of Racine.
Wisconsin Food Administrator Mag
nus Swenson, acting under orders from
Herbert Hoover, has decreed one
meatless and one wheatless day each
week for this state. All are asked to
observe these days as a patriotic
duty.
A $500 company is to be organized
in Rhinelander for the production Of
potato fakes, dried potatoes convert.
BILE into edible form and specially
adapted to army use. Government ex-
periments gave incentive to the I'M
dertaking
Three persons narrowly escaped
death when the automobile in which
Hugh Bahlert of Pound, Wis, was rid
ing with his wife and little daughter
was struck by Milwaukee road pas
senger train at the Hall avenue cross
ing in Marinette.
When asked by District Judge Page
of Milwaukee why he was carrying a
revolver, Albert Wauszaszek said he
was looking for nice, quiet place to
die. EI'm thirty-fve years old and
have lived long enough" said the de
PENDANT He was turned over to DR..
Rupp for examination.
Miss Mary Booth, formerly of Be-
lott, Wis, and daughter of the late
Judge J. r. Booth, has enlisted in the
canteen section of the Red Cross and
will leave on Sept. Is for service in
France She has served with the can
teen section in giving relief at Mat
toon and Charleston, H., after the
tornado disasters.
A plea fer patriotism was made b.
Chief Justice j. B. Winslow OF the Wis
consin supreme court in an address
here at luncheon of Wisconsin news
paper publishers and editors, the oh
ject of the meeting being to organize
for the encouragement of loyalty. The
organization probably will be affili-
ated with the Wisconsin Loyalty Lee
gion.
The Rev. Walter g. Blossom, rec
tor of st. Stephens Episcopal parish,
Milwaukee, was arrested on a charge
of being urduly friendly with a WON
an member Of his congregation, the
complaint being made by the woman s