Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-11
NEWS OF THE WORLD
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perforu no mixed marriages.
Steve Bosek of Park Falls had
his hack broken by falling tree
while telling trees near Phillips.
At Raising Sun while scalding a
hog after butchering it, 0. 5. Larson
slipped and fell into barrel OF bolt
ing hot water.
Harry Miller, proprietor of the
Theater buffet. at Ia Crosse pleaded
guilty to the charge of keeping his
saloon open after hours and was fined.
At Grand Rapids Owen Laughlin,
night Waterman at the Biron lG'u of
the Grand Rapids Pulp and Paper
company, was drowned while making
his rounds,
Weary OF a life that promised as
little in the future as in the past, JOS
eph Meisle:n, proprietor of the Mani
towoc house, blew out his brains with
a shotgun.
sheboygan brewers decided to cut
out all Christmas and New Year free
gifts Of beer, on account of the nigh
prices of everything that goes into
the making of beer.
The state railroad commission has
set Dec. 10 as the date for hearing
the application OF the council for the
redut ton of car fare between Ona-
laska and LA Crosse.
Miss Laura F. Angel, now of River
Falls, Wis, has been elected librarian
of the Aram public library at Delayan
and will enter upon the duties of the
position the last of January.
Legislation that will make owners
Of dogs responsible for damages in
event of runaway accidents caused by
dogs vii. be asked by Manitowoc
county in the next legislature.
AT Sheboygan August Strassburg
was badly injured by being thrown off
his wagon in the Phoenix Chair COM
pany's lumber yard. The horses
SHE'D and attempted to run away.
Racine merchants are suffering con
siderable inconvenience if not loss
from box car tmeving. Shoes and
other pieces of wearing apparel seem
TO be the most desired articles.
On complaint of o. j. Reynolds
Charles Weynan has been arrested
charged with conc citing a gambling
place at New London. it is said that
Reynolds has evidence against other
places.
Menasha brewers have announced
an increase Of so cents per barrel III
the price of beer. Northern Wfscon-
sin brewers have decided not to in
crease the price in their cities at the
present time.
The council voted to purchase the
twenty acre tract of land owned by
George Merrill, half a mile west of
the city Of Beloit for a detention
hospital The consideration was
500 an acre
John Schultz is the oldest man in
point of age and service in the
Appleton fire department. He mas
been a member of the department
since 1872, and has worked for thir-
teen fire chiefs.
A drove Of sixteen head of appar.
entity healthy appearing cattle were
brought to Portage by Lewiston far
mers. All the animals were afflicted
with tuberculosis and condemned by
the state board.
At Appleton several prominent
citizens are mourning the loss of
their gold and silver mounted um
brellas which they had given 40
initerant thinkers for repairs, but who
have not returned them.
James Edwards ana John Leary.
two Milwaukee youths. have bee sent
TO the county Jail at GAINESVILLE to
serve a thirty day sentence for steal
ing ninety two beer bottles from the
rear Of the Schlenk brewery.
Four children OF the Barber family,
which recently removed to Port Wash
ington from Sheboygan. have been
taken TO the home for dependent child.
rem at Sparta, the parents being in.
competent to take care of them.
Miss Beulah A. Thompson, clerk AZ
the Stevens Point normal school since
August, 1906, has resigned to accept
a position at Madison, her home.
Miss Jessie NJ. Feathers of Fond du
Lac will succeed Miss Thompson.
Packwaukee, business men have
raised fund as a bonus to secure a
removal of the county seat to that
city. The proposition is now before
ne county board. Montello. the pre-
sent county seat. Is fighting change
La Crosse r. B. PenGra, a small
po1 patient who escaped from the
local isolation hospital severa. days
ago and has exposed numerous per.
sons in his travels through various
cities, WAS captured by DIR. e. b. Bar
ton at Frazee, MINI.
Bernard Hahn, a bus ness man OF
Sturgeon Bay was bound over tC
answer to the charge Of arson. Hahn
was arrested on a warrant sworn out
by James N. Sexton, assistant state
fire marshall. He owns the opera
hall and other property.
Papers have been lied by John
Siebert, known as Happy Jack Sic.
bert IN suit in which he asks 81, 900
damages of the Green Bay Tranction
company because he claims to have
been elected from an interurban car
several weeks ago
she5oygan merchants are in re-