Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-13
PURELY PERSONAL.

Colonel George w. Goethals, chief
engineer of the Panama canal, is IN
speeding power plants at Mexico City.
Earl Grey, governor general of
Canada, laid the corner stone of the
Sl500,000 new parliament buildings of
Alberta at Edmonton.
Bishop w. M. Bell of Berkeley, CAL,
has been elected bishop of the East
Pennsylvania conference of the Unit
ed Brethren church, to succeed the
late Bishop Mills.
Louis Runckel OF independence,
Wis, has resigned as private secre-
tary to Congressman John j. Esch of
La Crosse to take position in the
railway mail service,
Mrs Charles r. Yerkes is to settle
the fight over her husbands estate
and will receive about one-third of the
property. Louis S. Oysley is TO make
the distribution as executor.
Emma Goldman did not speak at
Odd Fellows hall, or anywhere else
in Philadelphia. Between her and the
rostum the strong arm of the law,
represented by 200 policemen, obtrud-
ed itself.
MIS-. James F. Barrett found her
husband, a deputy collector of the
port, In a New York hotel with her
old friend Mrs. George w. Mexican,
who was Elizabeth Flagler, daughter
of the late Gen. D. w. Flagler.
The board of regents of the Uni.
yersity of Michigan has passed finally
upon the appointment of DR.. Harry B.
Hutchins as temporary president of
the university and placed his salary
at $1,000 per year.
James Watson Webb son of W.
Seward Webb and grandson of the
late W. H. Vanderbilt, who has re-
turned to New York after years
work in the Northwestern shops In
Chicago, says the workmen are
princes.
Miss Imogene Kriskey of Wausau
has won the state w. C. T. L. essay
contest for high school pupils. re-
oeiving cash prize of $40. The VIC.
tory makes her eligible for competi-
ton in the National ". c. T. L. con-
test.
Mr. and Mrs. w ]. Bryan observed
their twenty-fifth wedding annivers-
airy at Fairview, the house being deco
rated with flags and flowers and filled
with messages and presents from all
parts of the world A long line of
neighbors called to greet them
Col. A. G. Weissert Of Milwaukee
was elected president of the Co, X.
| Eighth Wisconsin Volunteer Infan-
try association at the annual encamp-
inert held at the home of R. NJ Walk
er in the town of Mt. Pleasant. Racine
county There were only eleven sur
viVing members of Co K at the re-
union The association was formed
thirty-s.ve years ago
4 heated argument between Robert
| H. Brown. president of the Central
Georgia bank. and Judge w A. Poe
over the Cook-Peary controversy led
TO blows. the Judge using his walking
cane on the banker. The prompt in
reference of friends ended an eu-
counter that promised TO be serious
The banker is a partisan of Cook.
! Judge Poe sides with Pearv
Catherine Dring. of Miller, s d.
90 years old will go into court and
have the nth trial to recover $4,000
she and her husband loaned st. Law
renee township and city seventeen
Years ago. the supreme court having
just decided that the last trial here,
in which she was partially victorious
must be reheard on teehinicality
The trial will be held In January.
Miss Shirley Farr of Chicago has
given $1,000 toward the equipment of
the new Ripon college gymnasium.
Miss Farr was formerly assistant
professor of history at Ripop, retiring
last spring. She has been a large
donor TO Ripon, having made the first
advance toward raising money for the
new gymnasium, duplicating the
, amount given By the class OF 1905 to-
ward the student fund. She is a
daughter OF A. G. Farr of Chicago.
trustee of Ripon college.