The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-04-13

/ Wisconsin infantry returned from the
east to take charge of his command
at Sparta.
Seven were hurt, three seriously,
| when an automobile in which they
were riding was struck by train at
Milwaukee.
The legislature has decided that it
will adjourn before July 1. That is the
| date Madison goes dry and solons say
they will not stay.
Judge Gullick Risjord of the Fiji
| teenth judicial circuit was reelected
by majority of about one thousand,
| according to returns.
| The Kencsha council of Knights of
Columbus sent a telegram to Presi-
dent Wilson offering the support of
the council to the nation.
| Ashland county has large German
| population but vigorous support of
the war was offered at huge mass
meeting at the city hall.
Without opposition the assembly
sent to engrossment a bill appropriate
ing 100000 annually for the support
| of the Wisconsin national guard
James Rice has offered the city
tract of twenty acres of land within
| Stevens Point for use in gardening. A
| garden contest is being planned here.
Five Sawyer county banks are hold
ers of over half million dollars in
| -
| record in new and undeveloped sec
ton.
The Sparta branch of the Red
| Cross is busy organizing. Executive
| committees have been appointed, and
| the town will be canvassed for new
members.
A man who gave the name of T.
Shea of Stevens Point, Wis, leaped
into the river from a Chicago
street bridge. He was dragged out by
bridge tender.
]. H. McManus, a Methodist preach
er, is preparing to organize a COM
pany Of Chippewa Indians from the
Bad River reservation. The Indians
are anxious to enlist.
The 500 line has presented a COM
munication to Manitowoc council, stat
ing the company expects the city to
pay rental for use of the lake beaches
which are on its right-of-way.
A person who is divorced in ILL.,
nois where the law prohibits remarry-
ing within year, and who enters into
o n orYia IN Tnd;
can not live in Wisconsin as legally
wed
The home of Ralph Wells, Menomi-
nee, Mich, lumberman, was totally de-
strOyed by fire of unknown origin. The
loss is $16,000.Mr. and Mrs. Wells had
just returned to Marinette from Aus
tralia.
To expedite the handling of legis-
lation relating to war, resolution
was offered in the house, creating a
joint committee of three assemblymen
and two senators to handle this leg
islation.
An application was made for an ex-
animation into the mental condition
of Peter Cupko, who has been identi-
fed as the man who masqueraded in
woman's clothing and made love to
Kenosha women
Miss Lucy Harrison of Marinette,
Wis, junior at Northwestern UNI
versity, Evanston, saved Miss Mar
garet Mcmillan, fellow student from
fell into the lake.
Mayor Thiessen, of Racine, has is
sued an order requiring that all news
boys be licensed. This is so he can
prevent the street sale in Racine of
Milwaukee and Chicago newspapers
during the war excitement.
The Rev. John English, member of
one of the old pioneer families of Ken
osha and for forty years priest Of
the Roman Catholic church in Omaha,
Neb., and Hubbard, Neb., died at st.
Rose hospital in Sioux City.
The assembly fight against the Evjue
bill for a referendum on the LIQUOR
traffic collapsed when Assemblyman
Donnelly, Milwaukee, was permitted
to withdraw his motion for reconsider
alton. The bill was sent to the senate.
The sixth Jail delivery plctted at La
Crosse during the last three months
was frustrated when Turnkey John
Fisher found an Impoverished sap
which was to have put him out of
commission while locking the cell
doors
Governor Philip announces the ap-
pointment of L. Albert Karel. Kewau.
nee, brother of Judge John C. Karel,
Milwaukee, to serve as a member Of
the state board of public affairs. He
succeeds John M. Whitehead, James
vile, resigned.
Six industrial concerns of Lady
smith have issued a joint announce
ment to employees who may desire to
join the cavalry troop being organized
that they will provide the men with
employment again after they are dis
charged from service.
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