Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-10-12
STATE NEWS

he claims. obtained $3.50 from him on
false pretenses a year ago after pre-
/ tending to engage him to start suit
in fake personal damage case. Attor-
ney Frank Winter. partner o. Con-
gresham ]. ]. Esch, captured a
stranger. Winter pursued the man for
several blocks in and out of alleys,
across streets. lodging automobiles
and street cars, and then finally cap
tured him and turned him over to the
police. Although past middle age,
Winters is an athlete. and easily over
powered his adversary.
Sturgeon Bay.-Captain Ewing.
formerly in charge of the tug
7. H. Smith. will succeed Capt. C. P.
Packard in command OF the barge /.
y. Foster. Captain Packard having re-
tired. Capt William Boyd takes com
mand of the tug T. H. Smith, and it
is expected that Capt. A. Anderson
will be placed in command of the tug
Wheeler. Capt. Lars Madison will
command the steamer Sailor Boy.
Capt. David Ramage having resigned
Fond du Lac.-Milton a. Bes-
sey, a carsmith residing at North
Fond du Lac. narrowly escaped death
in the railroad yards when he was
run down by a freight car He was
engaged In coupling the air hose when
he was knocked under the car and
tho muscles of his right leg were torn
off. II is feared that amputation may
be necessary.
Madison cut in rates on
shipments of barley was made in
decision announced by the railroad
commission, amounting to so per cent.
of the existing charge. The order of
the commission is that the Northwest
ern road and the Milwaukee road es-
tablish a joint rate of not more than
SIC cents per hundredweight to She
boygan.
artland-Nashotah house opened
for the years work, sixty stu
tents being enrolled. The usual sery-
Ices were held in the chapel. Bishop
W. w. Webb preaching the sermon.
The new buildings at Nashotah house,
% replace those destroyed by fire last
spring, are being rapidly pushed to
completion, and it is expected that
the dormitories for the students in
Alice Sabine hall will be ready for oc-
cupancy the last of November.
Beloit.-K. Kiski, Osaka, Japan. me-
chanical engineer, inspected the Fair
Danks-Morse plant here. In his coun-
try he is a branch manager for the
firm Of Andrews & George, importers,
and his firm has sent him to spend
two months at inspecting mechanical
manufactures In his line in this coun-
try.
Superior Mckay, who
was appointed district attorney of
Douglas county to succeed w. r.
Foley, resigned, has named Robert f.
Kennedy. alderman from the Ninth
ward and leading young local at
torney, as assistant He is a graduate
of the University of Wisconsin.
Madison-H. R. Butcher, appren-
ticed in a local drug store. was
run down and seriously injured
by an automobile driven by d. r.
Price of Cambria. He was riding on
a bicycle and collided with the ma
chine. No bones were broken, but
it is feared he received internal in
iuries.
Wausau. st. James Catholic con-
gregation of this city will erect
u new church, to cost about
$4,000. The structure will be Of
brick, stone and steel 1t will be of
he very latest in design and equip
ment Work is to be begun in the
spring of next year
NATURALIZATION Taft has APP.
pointed DR.. Paul S. Reinsch as en-.
yoy for the United States at the cele.
bration of the International Agricul
.ural and Industrial exposition, in hon.
IT of the centennial of Chilean indie.
pendence. at Santiago. Chile.
Sheboygan.-The body of Frank
zugtacia, forty-fve years old, and
until recently an employe Of the
Badger State taHnery, was found float.
ing in the river here. 1t is not known
whether he committed suicide or fell
INTO the river accidentally.
Sparta-George McGonegal, seven
teen years old, Sparta, was ia
tally injured in Tunnel City while at
tempting to board a moving freight
train. He fell off and both of his legs
were cut off above the knees. He
sled soon after.
Madison.--It has been decided that
the hearing in the capitol envelope
case" shall be resumed when 1t Is ex-
pected that witnesses desired will be
In attendance.
Marquette-Caught In the gear
of a locomotive on a logging road
in Baraga county. William ]. Reedy.
Marquette, was killed. Both legs were
taken off.
Appleton-Fire destroyed the North
western Railroad company's round
house Two switch engines were bad
ly damaged The property loss is sew.
eral thousand dollars.
Neenah.-Fires destroyed the barn
Of Chief of Police Brown. valuable
racing horse and three large boat
houses ss1d their contents.
Stoughton.-T. C. Lund. sixty, for
merly manager of the Mandt Wagon
company Of this city, Is seriously i'll In
St. Paul. Relatives have gone to his
bedside.
Racine.-Racine college opened for
the ffty-ninth year, with an increased
attendance. There are few changes