Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-11-30
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

sum- 81 LUXE CHURCH. returned
from Chicago. where she had been
having some gowns fitted, 1t was found
that her servant, Alice Caldwell
twenty-three years old, was missing
and also S400 worth of clothing of
Mrs. Blossoms. A desk had been
broken into and $40 stolen The police
are seeking the servant. She is sup
posed TO have gone to Denver. Col.
her former home.
Madison-Levi Fl. Bancroft, win
ner OF the recent contest before
the primary and the general.
election. as Republican candidate for
attorney general, files a statement
showing that he spent s506O5; OF this
$222.05 before the primary and 1884
for the general election. The largest
| item in the latter account is SHOPS
for long distance telephone service.
He paid G. E. vandercook $50 as clerk
| hire and used $40 worth of stamps.
Racine. - Forty local butchers
have organized a branch OF the
| United Master Butchers association,
the object being 10 prevent whole
salers from selling meat to the retail
trade. They say that Wholesale deal
! ers have cut into their trade by sell
ing thousands OF pounds of meat to-
restaurants. saloons and boarding
houses and that they propose to stop
this practise
Whitewater. - Menaced by 400
pounds OF dynamite stored in the
| building, flremen fought a blaze I'M
the store OF George Burbeck. With
thu flames eating their way toward
the spot where the explosive was
stored. the firemen remained at their
posts and managed 20 conflne the fire
to the upper floors, The loss was
| $1,000.
La CONSOLIDATING good-by to
his boys, who had retired, Noah
Robare, who removed to La Crosse in
September from Missouri, descended
to the kitchen and drank carbolic acid.
He was dead when the city physician
arrived. He was forty-nine years OF
age and leaves a widow and eight
children. all under sixteen years.
Appleton. - George Rercks. a
wealthy farmer of Freedom, was
iouad dead by the road, near Little
9hute. 1t is believed he died from
heart failure, although a mark was
found on the side OF his head indica.
ting he may have been the victim Of
an attack.
Madison.-Game Warden G. w.
Rickeman has gone into the
north woods to give personal atten-
ton to the deer hunters and supervise
the work Of his deputies. He reports
both deer and small game plentiful
and conditions ideal for sportsmen.
Madison.--By the terms OF an
order entered by tho Wisconsin
railroad commission. the Northwest
ern railroad must refund TO the Yaw-
key-Bissell Lumber company. Arbor
Vitae, the sum OF e6 cents. excess
charge on two Carloads of lumber.
Couderay The Dietz farm at
Cameron Dam. which has been in
charge OF two OF Sheriff Madden'a
deputies since the surrender OF the
Dietz family, has been turned over to
a relative OF Dietz, 10 look after It.
Madison Daniel +. Winch. a
rural mail carrier at Mazomanie, in
circuit court was awarded $500 dam.
ages in a Islander suit against II. o.
Raab, Fred Knight and Thomas Reeve,
all OF Mazomanie.
Sheboygan. Henry Lemkuil. a
farmer, is dead at Sheboygan
Falls, as result Of injuries sustained
when he fell from the top Of a silo. He
leaves a wife and two small children.
Rib Lake.--Fire did about $500 dam
age to Hintz & Krueger's livery barn.
The origin of ths Ere was not learned.
waukesha.-- The first annual con-
signment Gale of the Waukesha
County Guernsey Breeders asso7
citation was held at the fair grounds
and attracted about 500 stockmen.
Prominent breeders were present from
Michigan, Ohio. Pennsylvania, Illinois.
Iowa, South DAKOTA and other states.
| The aggregate OF the sale was about
$4,000. Seventy-two heads were sold
at an average price Of s277 per head.
| Col Gustav Pabst. Milwaukee, paid
the highest price for an animal. S1,185
for seven year-old COW owned by Fox
Bros
Madison.-Lack Of sufficient funds
may mean the death OF inter
collegiate debating in Wisconsin.
Two contests are scheduled for De.
cember 3, one at Nebraska university
and one here with Iowa, but unless
some means of securing money for the
expense Of the teams is devised the de.
bates will have 10 be called of Lack
Of funds may also prevent Wisconsin
from sending a representative TO the
Northern Oratorical league contest.
Wautomg.-George Taylor, a hand
employed on the farm OF Leon
ard Engle, Deerheld. caught his right
hand in a corn shredder and the hand
was amputated at the elbow.
Wautoma - Tho Maccabee hall
In the town of Deerfeld was dc
stroyed by FIRE. The origin Of the
fire is unknown.
Eau Claire-Gerald Garden,
heater singer was struck in the
face, hands and body by bird shot. by
the accidental discharge Of a gun IN
he hands of another man while hunt
ng lie will live.
Racine.-The city council has re-
fused to pass an ordinance com
oelling factory owners to place smoke
consumers on the stacks of their fac
cries