Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-11
THE NEWS ABRIDGED
ROUND ABOUT WISCONSIN.

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list Episcopal church celebrated its
semi-centennial.
Edmond Stone, undersheriff Of Co
lumbia county, has resigned as re-
suit of difference with Sheriff Haw-
KITS rega. ding a recent Jail delivery
Janesyni. has gained twenty school
children in the last year. Eighteen ct
these is gained in the third ward,
known as Quality hill, showing that
race suicide does not exist among the
GAINESVILLE rich.
Edward WEIGH and Fred Chatsey OF
Beloit are locked up on the charge Of
having robbed James Boss, a farm la
borer, of pocketbook and $3.50 and
throwing him from rig between
GAINESVILLE and Milton.
At La Crosse Oscar Weideman, 2
years old, was drowned in the Missis-
sippi river The boys father, hearing
that there had been a drowning, as
sisted In the recovery of the body to
find That it was his own son.
For the first time in more than
twenty years rain interfered with the
annual gathering of the old settlers OF
Kenosha county at Paddock's lake,
Less than 1000 people were in attend
ance. Congressman H. A. Cooper was
the principal speaker at the reunion.
There will be a record breaking
attendance of goods at Lawrence uni
versity the coming year, according to
the registrar, with whom fees are de-
posted. Already 100 young women
have made deposits on rooms. This
is a larger number than has ever be-
fore attended the university.
Racine is to have new national
bank with capital stock Of $4,000. 1t
will be located at Columbia Corners,
near Racine Junction, the center OF
the manufacturing district. H. N.
Bacon, a we'll known banking man of
Oshkosh. is at the head of the move
ment.
Alice Vivian the year old daughter
Of Charles Floyd Lamartine, five
miles west of Fond du Lac, was
drowned in q cistern. The child was
MA Ing about viii e her mother wash
I'd 4 buggy. The mother kept close
wglch of the babe as the cistern was
open, but when she turned to put the
buggy Ia the barn the child fell In.
Frederick w. Young, of Grard Rap
ids, an old and respected citizen, has
been iudiciously declared insane and
sent to the northern hospfs, - Osh-
some three years ago, he insisted on
living alone the life of hermit and it
is thought that his preferred seclusion
brought on the present mental break
down from which he Is suffering.
On account of the labor shortage,
the sawmill of the John Helm company,
at Tony, is not being operated, and
the cooperage mills of the same con-
Germ are only operating to a small ex-
tent. The shortage, they claim, is due
to laborers going west to the harvest
fields. The company has sent men
throughout the state to procure men 20
with practically no success.
The jewelry store OF J. A. Buck
master, Madison, was burglarized, the
thieves taking three diamonds three
gold watches and other articles valued
at $3.50 The burglars broke hole
through the heavy plateglass window
in front, where the articles were dis
played, and took all they could reach.
Merle Gratiot, a clerk, sleeping in the
rear end of the store, did not hear the
breaking of the window.
The opening session of the north
western conference of German Bap-
fist churches of wisconsin. Iowa, Min
nesota, South and North Dakota with
1875 ministers and delegates present.
The following officers were elected:
Moderator the Rev. j. F. Heinemann,
Minnetrista Mimi. vice moderator,
the Rev s. A Rose Milwaukee; first
secretary, the Rev. H. Hack, Madison /;
second secretary, the Rev. A. Miller,
Tenhoff, N. d.
At Racine, District Attorney Fulton
Thompson is investigating a sensa-
tional poisoning case that may develop
in arrests being made. Three families
received through the mails boxes con.
tanning caramels and marked sample
candy. mother and daughter par
took of the candy and We're taken yio-
lently ill. There was sufficient arsenic
in each caramel to kill person. An
impression prevails that a woman who
is suspected is not right mentally