The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-12-08


sons, with A, capture third place.
Other runners-up for the title are the
Jones, 81; Browns, 20; Nelson's, %;
and the Hansons and Hansens, 26.
The Millers, with 20, are just one
ahead of the Schmidts. Taylors num-
Der 16, and the Olsons and Olsens
total 13.
Fond du INSTRUMENTATION of a rail-
road at a cost of approximately $780,
600 from Madison to Sturgeon Bay,
and running through Fond du Lac,
Kiel, Manitowoc and lake shore points,
will start next spring, it was an
nOunced in Fond du Lac by G. d.
Smith, president of the Wisconsin
Southern Railroad Co., a S5,000,000
corporation. The railroad, the first
to give this district direct connections
with Madison, will serve a number of
smaller towns in the eastern part of
the state and will facilitate travelling
and shipping to parts of this section
that are now difficult to reach by Iail.
MadisOn-Jacob L. Erickson, head
of the Erickson Brewing Co., of La
Crosse, arrested recently on an in
dictment charging violation of the
OISteau pi OhibitiOn enforcement act,
will be called to answer the indict-
ment in court at Madison, it was an
nOunced. A previous report that Mr..
Erickson had been arranged and
pleaded not guilty was in error. He
was released when bond was provided
before a court commissioner in La
Crosse.
Madison-The eradication of tuber-
culOsis from dairy cattle herds in Wis
consin will cost the state $2,108,000
during the next two years, if the legis-
lature approves budgets submitted
to the state board of public affairs by
G. P. Norgord, commissioner of agri-
culture. An expenditure of 100000
was made in the last biennium. The
request for trebled appropriation is
made, Mr.. NOrgord said, because of
the inability of his department on
present funds to meet demands of
counties for tuberculosis eradication
among their cattle.
Monroe-The Green county board of
supervisors in annual session in Mon
roe unanimously adopted a county
highway budget of 100000 bonds for
improvements on Green county high
ways. This program for 1923, while
tentative, includes twelve and one
half miles to be covered by $250,000,
all but a mile and a half of which is
concrete construction. The remainder,
$250,000 is to be used on highway No.
20 as far as the appropriation will
allow.
Maiden Rock-At the session of the
Pierce county board Of supervisors
just closed, an appropriation Of $1,000
was voted for salary of a county
nurse, with $500 for expenses. 1t was
also voted to buy car for the nurses
use. The board voted a $1,000 salary
appropriation last year, but the COM
mittee in charge could not secure a
nurse for that salary.
Barron-The county board of Bar
ron county voted to assume the liza
bility for the death of Milo Gordon,
Chetek, who was killed by a cave-in
on a portion of the highway on which
he was working. The compensation
granted was $4,000. Mrs. Gordon was
left with family of small children to
support.
Ellsworth-E. F. Doolittle, for 40
years publisher and editor Of The
Pierce County Herald, died at his
home in Ellsworth, following a short
illness from heart attack. He came
to Ellsworth from his home in Illinois
in 1854.
Madison-Trapped in his shack near
Madison, Chris Johnson, 40, a bach
eior, was burned to death when the
small building took fire. The cause
of the fire is unknown.
Manitowoc-As compensation for