The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-03-09

Mrs. Fred Alexander, an early resi-
dent of Grand Rapids, died following
an attack of stomach trouble.
Only one peck of potatoes will be
sold to any family at Ashland and
other northern Wisconsin cities.
Uncle Sans soldiers of the Second
Wisconsin regiment went home from
Fort Sheridan as militiamen again.
Taxes of railroads operating in Wis
consin will be $573,091.83 higher this
year, the state tax commissioner an
nounced.
The Jeske bill providing Tor the tax
alton of all church property in the
state was defeated by the Wisconsin
assembly.
The twelve year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. J. Donaldson of Bloomer, is
dead, following an operation for ap-
pendicitis
Senator Bray denied responsibility
for number of petitions for the pro-
hibition referendum bill which came
from his district.
The Globe Shipbuilding company
has been formed in Superior and will
at once start the construction and
equipment of yards.
Anton Pitts, fifty-six years of age
and widely known as a carpenter and
builder in Kenosha, dropped dead on
the floor of saloon
Michael Schroeder, aged fifty years
and a resident of Kenosha for the past
eighteen years, committed suicide at
his home by shooting himself through
the head.
All factory whistles blew at mid
night when the Ashland Machine Gun
company returned from Fort Sheri-
dan, having been on the Mexican Dor
der for year.
The Steenburg ranch of 720 acres,
located in the Portage county drain
age district, has been sold to George
Lane of Pennington, Ill. The consider
alton was 100000.
A petition has been prepared at Osh-
kosh and sent to President Wilson,
urging him to use every effort to keep
the country out of war with Germany
or any other nation.
Mrs. Roberta StrattOn Cooper, aged
fifty-six years, wife of Henry S. Coop
er, prominent Kenosha manufacturer,
died at Dunmovin, the Cooper home,
following two years illness.
Hundreds of farmers buried their
potatoes last fall and dare not bring
them to market for fear they will
freeze. When the potato pits are I'M
covered the potatoe supply will be am
pie.
William H. Spaulding, seventy years
old, who had resided in the town of
Oconomowoc for about sixty-seven
years, and had taken a prominent part
in public affairs, died after short ILL
ness.
The senate by vote of 81 to III
killed the Bray joint resolution for a
constitutional amendment empower
ing the governor to appoint the secre
tary of state, state treasurer and at
tOrney general.
Daniel Bresee, at one time
wealthy land owner in various states
in the northwest and on the Pacific
coast and one of Eau Claire's best
age of lightweight.
Mrs. Maggie Martin, aged sixty-two
years, wife of William F. Martin, was
found dead in her bed at Kenosha at
an early hour in the morning. She had
been prominent in church and chart
table work in Kenosha
Testimony was taken in the circuit
~, saI,
Mrs. Lulu Kalb is suing Louis Kalb,
wealthy business man, for $4,000.
Kalb testified that he paid detectives
$500 to shadow his wife.
At meeting of Oshkosh business
men under the auspices of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
consideration was given proposition
for establishing a plant for the manu-
facture of farm tractors.
Albert Wangen, Montana farmer,
came to La Crosse with a bank roll
of $4,000. He met bewitching young
blonde, suggested trip and they
went OF Milwaukee. After some drinks
he woke up. The beautifui blonde was
missing, so was most of his bank roll.
IA 1CltCI IlOI ICOluOnI Wv l1SOu w DIS
read in both houses of the legislature
thanking them and every one con-
cerned for the generous assurances
expressed in the resolution adopted
by the Wisconsin legislature, which
was forwarded to Washington last
week.
The quarantine imposed on Com
pany X, Beaver Dam, the machine
gun company of Ashland, and the regi-
mental band, Marshf1eld, Second Wis
consin infantry, will not delay their
departure from Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, &C
cording to information received at
Madison.
The Emmil Construction company
of Fond du Lac, and the Kimbrough
Hardware company of Muncie, Ind,
were the low bidders for the contract
for the new Elks clubhouse in Ken.
osha. The building will cost $4,000