Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07
STATE
HAPPENINGS

F. Tillman. U. S. A. stationed at Fort
Sheridan, confessed to the police that
he had been masuuerading under the
name OF Tillman and in the garb of
an army officer Captain Tillman OF
the Twentyseventh infantry is now az
Sparta. with his company. and the
news that he had been arrested in the
Wisconsin city charged nth forgery
caused sensation among officers and
men. The real Capt. B. F. Tillman
was soon located with his company at
Sparta. wholly ignorant that he was
supposed 20 be under arrest
Observation-Disclosures and fathers
convicted of abandoning or neg
.eeting their families are to fare
| poorly in the hands of Judge Anthony
Donovan of the Dane county municipal
| court, according to statements made
by him when disposing OF the case OF
John A johnson. Mr.. Johnson was
| convicted of abandoning his family
and was sentenced to one year in the
state prison. The wife asked for
leniency. Judge Donovan said that he
had suspended sentence and other.
wise exercised leniency with such
men in the past, but that the results
had not been satisfactory.
Potosi.-The sheriff of Grant
county, after a search lasting
nearly twenty-four hours. when the
| woods were secured throughout this
| section, arrested a railroad laborer, a
| Mexican. who is accused of killing a
companion in fight. The man es-
capped and posses were sent out in
all directions The crew of a Burling.
ton train found the man walking along
the track and notified the sheriff, who
with posse hurried out on a hand.
car and made the arrest without diff.
6culty
Kenosha-The police of Keno
sha are making an effort to find
man who gave his name as James
e. Prescott. On July s, 1t is alleged,
he forged the naIse of George w. Tay-
lor, a Kenosha attorney, to three
! checks and managed to pass all of
them, the work being so expert that
one was cashed over the counter of 6
bank with which Mr. Taylor had an
account. The forgeries were discov.
cred when the cancelled checks were
returned to Mr.. Taylor.
Kenosha.-A ball of fire, ten
inches in circumference, according
to many witnesses, fell in Kenosha
during the storm. 1t struck a tele-
phone wire and seemed to explode
A shower of fire followed. The serv-
ice of the Kenosha Home Telephone
company was badly interfered WITH
1t being stated that more than eighty
lines were burned out.
Sheboygan.-The Greeks of She
boygan are planning to organize
militia company made up entirely of
natives of their fatherland. For q
time the organization will be indie
pendent, but later it may ask to be
incorporated in the Wisconsin Ma.
tional Guard
Marinette.-The Squattertown con.
troversy was renewed legally this
week when the F. F. Seidl Fish
company was enjoined from continu.
ing dredging work on a canal on
part of the grounds involved, where
the company contemplates erecting
new plant.
Madison.-Property of the Wis.
consin Telephone company was
damaged by the storm. One bolt OF
lightning struck cable. The walls
of its tunnel were shattered Water
entered and put many lines out Of
commission.
Racine.-The city council haI
decided to purchase a combina
ton auto ambulance and patrol Wagon
for the police department to replace
the wagon and horses now in use
Askeaton.-Rev G. O'Connell, Ian
ark. has been appointed pastor of St
Patrick's church here to succeed Rev
Dillon. who goes to Depere.
New Richmond.-There was light
frost in this part of the state 1t was
. the first frost of the season here.
Stoughton-Word has been re
ceived here that the Twenty-seventh
United States infantry regiment will
camp at Lake Kegonsa on September
10 and II and pass through Slough
ton on September IL on its way bach
to headquarters.
anesSs;le.-Advices from the coun.
try about This city are to the
effect that CROPS were badly damaged
by the storms or this week Several
barns were struck by lightning and
horses. cattle, sheep and hogs were
killed.
Rice Lake.-Hail as big as tea
cups fell here during a severe
storm. Plate glass windows were
broken and much damage was done
Some of the .hailstones were inches
in length Considerable rain accom-
panied the storm.
Depere.-Matt Vetters died one
half hour after drinking carbon,
acid. 1t is said that he has been de-
spondent of late and that he has not
been well since he suffered fractured
skull in street car accident about
two years ago.
Trempealeau.-Whil a passenger
train was standing in front OF
the Northwestern depot and Agent
Sparkling was assisting in handling
baggage. the money drawer in the Of
fee was robbed of about 5000. The
authorities have a clue. but no arrests
have been made.
William Frink, sixty
FIVE years old, was fatally injured
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