Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-10-05
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD


eral manager of the Willow River
Lumber company. and son of John E.
Glover, capitalist, railroad owner and
lumberman of this city, was severely
burned in an accident on his steam
launch. He was alone in the boat and
evidently had difficulty In blowing
mud from the boiler He was found
lying in the boat with his head, neck
and shoulders on hot steam pipe.
Surgeons and nurses were summoned
from ST. Paul His condition is seri-
Gus.
Manitowoc--Hardy Harris, the Man
itowoc boy who died while serving as
guard at the United States legation
in China, was victim of appendicitis
Harris had enlisted for three years
and his term would have expired
within four days of his death and he
was planning to sail for home at once.
Racine.-Fifty-five machinists at the
Mitchell-Lewis Motor Car company
went out on strike. They say that
the time limit for piecework was cut
down, meaning reduction of wages.
Appleton.-Mrs. Fitzmaurice, moth.
er of the Rev. Fitzmaurice, died In
Fond du Lac. She is survived by the
Rev. Fitzmaurice and three daughters.
Mrs. Nachtwey, Fond du Lac, and
Misses Anna and Katherine Fitzmau-
rice, Appleton.
Appleton.-In Circuit court here
Judge John Goodland granted a di-
vorce to Ole Freistad from Cecilia
Freistad, 70 and 70 years old. respec-
lively. The couple had lived together
nearly a half century Freistad ac-
cused his wife Of cruel and inhuman
treatment. The Freistads are resi-
dents Of Crandon.
Racine.-Announce Is made
that Ernest Klinkert will erect S10,-
900 vaudeville house In Racine juno
ton also that John T. Bartlett, for
mer mayor of Oconomowoc, has leased
a site ON Junction avenue and will
at once begin the building of theater
for moving pictures and vaudeville.
Madison.-Charles b. Casperson,
Trade Lake, candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for the assembly,
filed statement of campaign ex-
penses. The total is 1924
Madison-Istvan Mezzaros, an Ital-
ian boy who resides on the South side
in Milwaukee, was sentenced to the
Green Bay reformatory for one year
for the theft of motor cycle,
ewaukee.-Nicbolas Schaeffer, an
old resident Of this county, was
struck and instantly killed at the pas
senger depot crossing by Milwaukee
road flyer
Lancaster.-For q years, or during
the entire time he has been on the
bench, Judge Clementson has not lost
a day when holding regular sessions
because of sickness.
Eau Claire-Capt. Phillip Scheckel
died here. aged 70. He was one
of the old river men who navi-
gated from the Mississippi to the
headwaters when navigation was
opened on Chippewa river.
Madison. - District Attorney w.
r. Foley, Superior, has resigned
to accept position in the legal de-
partment Of the Superior Street Rail-
way company.
Green Bay A party of off,
Gals OF the Green Bay & Western
railroad. headed by President S. S.
Palmer, New York, are making a tour
of inspection.
Neenah.-Mrs. A. II. Miller was
badly bitten by mad dog while de-
Tending her children from the animal.
She was taken to Madison for treat
ment.
Manitowoc-CharIes Schumacher
and Reginald Jirikowic were sent to
Madison to receive Pasteur treatment.
Both were bitten by a dog believed to
have been mad.
Madison. Nearly all departments
in the capitol building were short
handed, the attaches having taken
the day as a body to attend the Dane
county fair
Madison.-The state board of can
vassers went over more returns of
the primary election and perfected
summaries Only the returns on the
Democratic candidates for the legis-
lature remain 10 be consid red
Beloit-Louis T. Thompson. eighty
two years old, died in the farm resi-
dence of his son. He came from
Norway in 1862 and made his home
in Black Earth Later he lived in
Boscobel and Sharon. He came to
the town of Beloit nine years ago.
Kilbourn.-Kilbourn voted at a spe.
cial election on the question of rails
ing the saloon license from $500 TO
$500 Low license won by a majority
of 46
Beloit.-The freshman class of
Beloit college will number $50, the
largest in the history of the school
Baraboo Daniel Kimball, resident
of Baraboo for As years, is dead. He
was ninety years old,
Beloit.-Beloit college has been
granted a Phi Beta Kappa chapter by
She general council in New York.
Beloit.-w. Williams. aged eighty.
died suddenly. He was for many
years a superintendent Of the Rock
River Paper company's West side
mill
Oconto-Tsaac Jones. seventy years
old. a resident of Oconto for 40 years.
died after an Illness Of two days.
Superior After preparing to at
tend the silver wedding anniversary
Of a friend. August Geffers was seized
wish coughing. ruptured blood yes
sci and dropped dead at his wife's