The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-06-15

The Holstein, Guernsey and Jersey
breeders will hold convention in
Sparta on June 20.
The Community Chorus company
at Horizon gave concert for the BEN
eft of the local Red Cross.
Kenosha people are going to eat
carp, suckers and red horse to swat
old General High Cost of Living.
AT meeting of citizens a campaign
to raise 100000 at Ripon through the
sale of liberty bonds was launched.
George Neubecket, Waukegan, is in
jail at Kenosha charged with insult
ing the United States flag and the
government after a near riot in a sa-
LOOM
H. E. Streeter, one of the first resi-
dents of Sparta, is dead. For many
years he was associated with his sons
in the publication of the Monroe
County Democrat.
The career of Louis R. Frank for
mer university student, as financier
was cut short when Frank was hailed
into court on charge of passing bad
checks at Madison. He pleaded gull.
ty.
Two Wisconsin men have been given
commissions in the officers reserve
corps by the war department They
are DR.. Edward Hanson, Three Riv-
ers, Wis, and William C. Bennett,
Rhinelander, Wis
A new railroad schedule, eliminat
ing several passenger trains from
service on the Northwestern and
Omaha roads in Wisconsin has gone
into effect. The action is announced as
a war time measure.
The state railway commission will
hold hearing at Oshkosh on June
% on the city petition for union pas
senger station for the three roads en-
tering that city, the Northwestern
Milwaukee and 500.
At the closing meeting of the Wis
consin State Osteopathic association
it was decided to hold a joint con-
vention next year in May with the
Illinois association, the gathering to
take place at Rockford, Ill.
Miss Jessica Bartlett of Oshkosh
has won the annual tennis tourney at
Grafton hall, defeating Miss Marion
Mitten, Manitowoc. Miss Bartlett was
presented with a silver cup at the
class day exercises June IL.
The high power transmission lines,
linking Fond du Lac electric plants
and Sheboygan, will be completed
within six months. The new line will
make it possible to serve both cities
from one plant at any time.
Miss Fern Jackson rendered her
resignation as member of the Fond
du Lac high school faculty to accept
the position as head of the literary
department of the Humboldt State
Normal school at Arcata, Cal.
Miss Alice Van Hise, daughter of
President Van Hise of the University
of Wisconsin, and Miss Anna Ely,
daughter of Professor Richard t. Ely,
will work this summer in a pea can
merry at Leroy, N. Y, at $500 a week.
Paul A. Eimerman, a teacher in
Carson near Stevens Point, has been
appointed an organizer for the Nom
partisan league of Wisconsin. He will
canvass in an automobile in the in
terests of the new political organiza-
ton.
Superior awoke an hour earlier than
usual under the daylight saving"
plan which went into effect at mid
night the night before. Street cars
and many industries were operated on
the new time. The schools also adopt
ed the new time.
Governor Philip sent special mes
sage to both houses of the legislature
asking for the enactment of law
creating a three mile dry zone around
any military camp or reservation.
Such a law would also apply to the
suppression of vice.
The Chicago and Wisconsin Valley
Street Railway company recently
changed it's name to the Wisconsin In
terurban Railways system and pro-
poses to build electric interurban lines
from Madison to GAINESVILLE, Portage,
Sank City and Fond du Lac.
King Henry, local merchant, was
killed instantly and three others were
wounded by national guardsmen, on
duty at the Wisconsin river bridge at
Kilbourne, when the men, driving over
the bridge in a big touring car, fail
ed to halt at the soldiers command
That Louis Kratzat, fifteen, of She
boygan, has charmed life is the be-
lief of his friends. While turning a
corner on a bicycle he was struck by
a speeding motorcycle, knocked across
the street under horse whose hoofs
grazed his head. The lad escaped seri-
Gus injury.
The annual award of honors and
prizes was made at Kemper hall with
the opening of the annual commence.
ment exercises. The ST. Mary cross,
the highest honor conferred by the
sisters of st. Mary, was awarded to
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