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

Kenosha people were sur
| prised at the announcement of the
marriage of Frances NJ. Thomas,
laughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph NJ.
Thomas. and James W. Blair, paying
teller OF the savings department OF
ne First National bank The we'd
ding was IN Milwaukee Wednesday
afternoon and the fact was not known
10 the friends of the bride and groom
until after they had left for a honey.
! moon trip in northern Wisconsin.
MISUNDERSTANDING Ulseth of Calu-
met Mich, won a race against death
from Marinette to his home. Mr..
Ulseth was here on business when
he received word that his wife was
dying. He engaged a special train
from Escanaba to Negaunee to con.
meet with the Duluth, South Shore &
| Atlantic road, and reached the bed
/ side OF his wife. She recognized him
| and died few minutes later.
Green Bay.-The Ri. Rev. Bishop
| Fox has made the following changes
In the Green Bay diocese: Rev. E
! Schimberg goes from Oshkosh tc
Greenville. Rev. John Roplinger from
Greenville to Cooperstown, and Rev.
Francis Geier from Cooperstown to
Maplewood. Rev. Bernard Jacobs sue.
ceeds Rev. Schimberg in Oshkosh.
La Crosse.-F. NJ. Immel of Blair,
who is said to have turned the first
furrow in the Trempealeau valley, hav.
ing come to La Crosse in 1849, is visit.
/ fOp n1 fri DE- L.,
IS said to have seen the first murder
! committed in La Crosse county and to
have been present at the arrest Of the
man who committed the second.
New Richmond.-Leslie Glover, gen.
eral manager of the Willow River
Lumber company, was severely burned
In an accident on his steam launch.
He was found lying in the boat with
his head, neck and shoulders on hot
steam pipe. His condition is serious.
Rhinelander.-Mrs Charles Flago
and Miss Hughston shot and killed a
large black bear at Tomahawk lake.
The women were hunting partridges
with Arthur Flago when bruin was
sighted. Mr.. Flago blinded the animal
with charge of shot and the women
followed and killed IT,
Sheboygan.-In a meeting of the
Democratic county committee in She
boyban Falls, w. M. Root was elected
chairman, Attorney Collins was re.
elected secretary and Adolph Pfster
was chosen treasurer. E. r. Bowler
addressed the meeting.
Fond du Lac.-Many high school
students are experimenting in open air
study. When school opened this fall
study rooms in the high school build.
ing were not ready for occupancy. II
is not uncommon to see students with
their books in almost any place OF
comfort out of doors.
Shawano.-The school board con.
vention for this county viii be in this
city on October "a and in Wittenbers
on October 25. 1t is expected that
State Superintendent Cary will attend
Stoughton.-The Madison district
convention Of the Cuited Lutheran
Church Young Peoples league will be-
in Stoughton on October IA, Is and 16.
Rev. o. G. L. Siljan, Madison, is pres.
ident of the league.
Beloit-Miss Alice Nye, daughter
of DR.. F. s. Nye, and Henry c. Faville
Of Chicago college, class '0S, were mar.
ried. Rev w A. Rowell of Beloit
officiated, assisted by Rev. Henry Fa.
vile of La Crosse. father of the bride
/ groom.
Beloit-Bridget Egan. widow OF
Michael Egan, an early settler of Be.
lott and mother OF large and prom
inent family, died. She was seventy.
one years old. DR.. Gregory Egan, Fond
du Lac, is son.
Beloit-George Williams, resident
of Beloit for more than fifty years,
died suddenly in his home. He was
eighty years old.
Black Earth.-Rev. F. A. Styled.
for the last three years pastor of the
congregational church in Black Earth,
has accepted charge in Hillsboro,
Wis.
Eau Claire.-While the aeronaut
was making ready to ascend at the
northern Wisconsin state fair the
canvas of the balloon caught fire and
was destroyed.
Eau Claire William II. Wright and
wife were drowned in st. Cloud, Fla.
The couple were on their wedding
trip. Mr. Wright was son of G. A.
Wright, Eau Claire.
Narinette. - The merchants of
| Marinette are to make a fight for
lower express rates by appealing to
| the wisconsin railway commission.
| They claim Wisconsin merchants are
| paying much more than is paid in
| Illinois in many instances for hauls
of the same distance. weight and
classification.
Cedarburg.-Th fifty-ffth annual
Ozaukee county fair will be held in
this city. Twenty-eight horses have
been entered for the races. The num-
Der of race entries is not considered
large but the horses are better than
ever have raced on the Cedarburg
/ track. The poultry exhibit will be an
attractive feature.
Appleton.-Citizens of the town of
{ Caswell. Florence county, have en-
Joined the school board from erecting
I a new schoolhouse on a site chosen
by the board. The plaintiffs allege
/ that the site does not meet with the
approval of a majority of the resi-
/ dents OF the district
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