Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-31
COUNTIES ENTITLED TO NO Es
CHEATED PROPERTY.
NEW MILWAUKEE NORMAL
Executive Committee of REGENTS
Makes Another Examination of
Plans-campaign for Appointment
OF Rock County District Attorney
Wakes Warmer Every Day.
Madison Ian o.

NetNtNHOAAy Jan d
Inquiry after the lost estate of
Claus Peter Wrage, a German who is
supposed by his heirs to have died
with large estate, some ten years
AGO some place in the United States,
caused an inquiry by State Treasurer
kempf yesterday in the office of AT
torney General Sturdevant, resulting
IN the discovery that all the property
CT eScheated estates goes TO the state
and none to the county in which the
ntestate and heirIess person resided.
1t has been customary TOR the coun-
ties to retain the personal property
OF such estates in the assumption that
the statute provided that the real
property escheated to the state and
the personal property went to the
county Treasurer Kempf became in
terested in the matter and tried to
find this statute but was unable to do
so. whereupon he made inquiry of the
attorney general and learned that
there is no such law. but that all the
property Of an escheated estate. real
and personal, goes to the state.
Normal Regents Meet.
The executive committee of she
state board of normal regents met in
The capitol Yesterday for the regular
monthly meeting TO audit bNls and al
tend to matters of routine business. i
reorganization of the plans for the
new Milwaukee normal school build
ing was had, RI. J. Van Ryn of Mil
waukee. the architect Of the new
school, being present. The next step
in the matter viii be the advertise
ment for bids and then the letting of
the contract for the work OF ccnstruc-
ton. The regents present at the meet
ing, constituting the executive com
mittee. were President Freeman H.
Lord, River Falls; Frank \. Ross, Su-
perior, and J. A. Peacock, 0conomo-
voc.
Campaign Becomes Interesting.
The campaign for the appointment
as district attorney of Rock county is
daily increasing in earnestness. Yes
terday two delegations waited upon
Governor Davidson, urging the ap.
Doinment of their choices. A party in
favor of the appointment Ct John L.
Fisher was received early in the after
noon. Besides Mr. Fisher himself
there We're in this party H. B. Scave-
lem of GAINESVILLE, ex-sberiff of Rock
county: John Comstock Of GAINESVILLE,
another ex-sheriff; W A Mayhem
OF Clinton, postmaster of that place,
and David Conger, a real estate deal
or Of GAINESVILLE
Later in the afternoon eX-Sherif: w
\. ApDleby presented a delegation OF
citizens in favor of The appointment
of John Cunningham. The executive
Office mail was made fat with letters
urging the appointment Of various
candidates. The campaign is most
brisk between Messrs. Cunningham
and Fisher The former is favored by
all the judges of the city of James
vile Many kilograms have been re-
ceiyed in relation TO this appointment.
Attorney William Bates of Beloit sem
this message.
MY best Judgment Announce your
candidacy and aprHirs Cunningham
II is unusual that the appointment
of district attorney 10 fill vacancy
assumes such importance and brings
about such a strenuous -smpaign as
has developed in this Ease.