The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-10-20
! NEWS OF THE J
BADGER STATE !

young farmer of Black Wolf, Whine.
bago county, was the victim of an I'M
usual accident. While working in
cattle barn on his fathers farm a
large harpoon hay fork slipped from
: it's fastening at the top of the barn
and the tines entered his body under
the left arm and passed clear through
his abdomen and protruded from the
right side of his stomach. Petrick
was Immediately taken to St. Mary's
hospital, Oshkosh, where 1t was found
the fork had penetrated just below the
liver and other vital organs. He may
recover unless complications set in.
Green Bay-Grabbing the barrel OF
a shotgun which his brother, Louis
had aimed at O. turkey in their fathers
barnyard at Shawano, Herman Schultz
saved the life of the fowl, but the
charge entered the body of third
brother, Frank, who died shortly after.
According to Coroner Gregory Bic
inert, the boys were sitting in the BACK
!, yard talking as they prepared for
hunting trip. Louis raised his gun to
fire at a turkey. Herman shouted at
him and twisted the barrel of the gun,
DETECTING the aim, and the gun went
of, piercing the right lung Of Frank.
Beloit-President Melvin A. Bran
non wants Beloit college alumni to
dig UP their dimes. A dime day for
five years from every graduate would
put the college s1,0OO.0O0 endowment
drive cover the top" DR.. Brannon
says. Three hundred thousand re-
mains to be raised in the campaign
that will end Dec. 81. 1t costs a dime
a mile to run an automobile, ana
President BrSnnon thinks every alum
nus should be willing to give his col
lege that much of daily ride" for
the next five years.
Manitowoc-Frank w. Hitchcock, 81,
Manitowoc, applied for marriage
license permitting him to marry Cert
rude Crober, Is. Hitchcock, who is
horse trainer, has been making his
home at the Crober residence. The
mother of the birl consented to the
marriage, but the license was refused
on the advice of County Judge John
Chloupek. A warrant was issued for
the girl and the man after sensational
stories had been told to the court,
Neenah-Ground for the new $751;
900 Roosevelt ward school building to
be erected in Neenah will be broken
within a few days, it was announced
by an Appleton construction firm,
which has been given the contract.
The building will be So by 100 feet
and will be a 10-room unit. Construc-
ton will be rushed SO that the new
structure will be ready for occupancy
at the fall term next year.
Oconto-Oconto county has been
made defendant in suit for $4,000
by Mrs. Fannie M. Elkey, Laona, for
the death of her husband, Alphonse
Elkey, last November, in an automO-
bile accident on highway 80 near
1OWuS0uU. lie p1dl1lll CIldl SSO l1oC
the accident was due to negligence on
the part of county highway workers..
Elkey's auto struck log protruding
six feet on the road.
Observation-Disclosures of the nation
will gather in Milwaukee Dec. to
discuss and act upon plans prepared
by a committee of eleven on dairy
marketing appointed by the American
Farm Bureau federation to investigate
the feasibility of q nationwide CO.
operative marketing system. Milwau-
kee was chosen for the meeting place
In recognition of Wisconsin's promi-
nence among dairy states.
Amigo = The Langlade County
Creamery Co. has bought the brick
building formerly used as bottling
works by the Amigo Brewing Co., An
tigo. 1t will be converted into mod
ern cheese factory and be ready for
use in from 80 to so days. Various
kinds of cheese. including Swiss
cheese, will be manufactured.
Wisconsin Rapids-Frank J. Wood,
u years old, president of the Wood
County National bank Of wisconsin
Rapids, with his son. Guy r. Wood
of Eau Claire, while hunting part
ridges III the northern part of Chippe
wa county, wounded G. large wolf with.
fine bird shot, and then killed the ami
NAL with club. Chippewa county
paid the $40 wolf bounty.
Superior Superior police confisoat
ed two automobiles during a series of
liquor raids In that city car driven
by Henry Baker being seized when
twenty-five gallons of alleged moon.
shine were found on the car f1oore and
c. 80 i. 4.