Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-17
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

MauiSOu+-A@ytS BIASSSt VINO was
held by the police in connection
with the death of John W Vaughn.
was released following the verdict OF
the coroner's jury that the death of
Vaughn was accidental Both men
were In the employ of the Madison
Gas & Electric company and got into
"a dispute over the weight of wheel
barrow of coke. Testimony at the
/ Inquest showed that Vaughn struck
THE first blow. In the scuffle that fol-
lowed both men fell is feet down an
elevator shaft. Briggs escaped with
| few scratches on his face hslt
Vaughn received internal injuries
which resulted fatally Vaughn was
| fifty years old. His wife died only
| two weeks ago.
omro,-At the meeting Of the
| official board of the Methodist
/ Episcopal church. a resolution was
passed calling upon Rev Daniel Wood
| ward pastor of the church. to return
/ to his charge at once and by inference
! demanding that he cease his speaking
on the stump in this campaign. Mr..
Woodward is out on the stump in be-
/ half of Francis f. McGovern as CUB
| ernatorial candidate and is, in his
/ speeches. declaring that he considers
| the issue of representative govern
/ ment' which he claims McGovern
stands for is more important than the
issue of county option. to which Mr.,
| McGovern is opposed. He stands an
anti-option,st
1 New London.-Mr and Mrs j.
/ NJ. Holden celebrated their golden
wedding in the home Of their son. c.
| L Holden, In this city. MIR. Holden
was born in Royalston, Mass. and
Mrs. Holden in Keene. n. II. They
came to Sheboygan Falls in 1862.
where they lived up TO 90 years ago.
| They then moved to Port Washington,
where they lived up to a few weeks
ago. when they moved to New London.
Green Bay.-A family reunion
took place at the home of J.
Lambert. when his brothers. Joseph
| and Peter. whom he had not seen for
| twenty-five years, arrived in the city
from Chicago. The brothers OF Chi
cago learned the whereabouts of their
brother in this city about week ago.
through seeing his name in a direc-
| tory. Mr.. Lambert came to this coun-
Try from Europe a number of years
before his brothers and in some man.
ner they lost all trace of him, and be.
llieved hip dead.
! La Crosse.-After eleven days
work a professional diver has de-
cided II will be impossible to raise
the hull Of the sunken steamer u
S." near Victory. which was burned
June rs. The diver succeeded in
raising the boats machinery, which is
now being Hoated on a raft to Du.
buque, la. to be installed in the new
counterpart of the -. s." The ma
chinery is valued at $4,000 No fur.
Their attempt will be made to raise the
hull. The SAFE containing valuable
papers and considerable money, In
Guiding 5000 belonging to the Lansing
band, under whose auspices the i'll
fated excursion was given, was also
saved.
New Richmond. The local board of
fire insurance underwriters announces
a material reduction in the rate for
| residence risks. which win take effect
at once.
Kenosha. The annual reunion
of the Old Settlers club of Keno
sha county will be on the club
grounds at Paddock's lake on August
rs. This year the club will not per
NIT any politics at the picnic and
state and county candidates who have
sought a chance to speak have been
refused.
Dubuque. William Owen. Platte
Vile, who has been missing has
been found in Fulton, H. lie
was In Dubuque and, it is said, be.
came confused and went 10 Fulton.
where the officers caught him in the
act of jumping off the bridge with
brick attached TO his neck by a rope
| I'll health and advancing years are
given as the cause Of his condition
He is well-to-do farmer. living seven
miles north of Platteville
Marinette.-The Marinette county
/ poorhouse has been condemned by the
I state inspector and the building o.
new institution probably will be neces,
| sary.
Racine-The Peter saugman, one
OF the prominent Scandinavians of
4 this city, died from blood poisoning.
/ Two weeks ago he ran a small silver
/ into his finger. which caused the infec.
/ ton.
Kenosha The express train on
! the Chicago & Northwestern road
ran down and killed team of
| horses at the Bronson street crossing
/ in Renosha. The team Was driven by
1 JOHN Bernadh, who had a narrow es-
cape from death. He leaped from the
wagon just as the train struck the
I team.
Racine Mrs. Leonard Fusmss,
fifty-seyen, committed suicide by |
hanging herself TO the kitchen door Of |
her home with a towel Before COM !
hitting the deed Mrs Fusnas attend. |
ed service at one Of the local |
churches
Racine.-The Racine board Of edn- |
cation will try new plan for /
providing text books in the Racine |
high school. Instead Of students buy /
ing the books the board win buy them |
and rent them 20 the pupils
Eau Claire Spontaneous combus- /
tion destroyed the barn. granary, /
sIIo and machine shop and treu-