Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-14
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD


Madison.-One hundred ministers
and churcl workers are attend
ling the first Wisconsin interdenom-
national conference. which met in the
Young Mems Christian association
hall at the state university DIR ,.
". Hulburt of Wauwatosa presided
At the opening session and addresses
Of welcomo were made by Dean E. A.
Birge OF the university. Secretary
of State A. Frear d Rev Vernon
S. Phillips of the First Baptist church
| Of Madison. DR.. C. Z. DIXON of Mad
ison presided at the second session.
DR.. C. E. Bacon of Chicago. secretary
of the Federal Council of Churches
Of Christ of America. urged a union
of churches in religious work
Madison.-A resolution was intro
duced at the student conference
asking that Professor Dennis, chair
man of the new committee on student
interests, be barred from future meet
ings. The resolution was surprise
and was tabled after much discussion.
The movement to GUST Professor Dem
mis- is a result of his statement that
self-government here is a silly af-
fair" Since his appointment as head
Of the committee Professor Dennis
has aimed to get through a number
of measures which have not been
looked upon with favor by the stu
dents
| Milwaukee.-By peculiar coinci
dence two sheriffs from different
parts of the state entered the
police station at the same for the
same man One was fro Milton
Junction and the other from Fond du
Lac. They came to Milwaukee for
Fred Demencher, twenty-three years
Of age, who is charged with horse
stealing Demencher was taken back
to Fond du Lac and after the outcome
/ Of his case there he will be turned
over to the authorities in Milton
Junction.
Madison.-Commissio of Bank
ing M. G.. Bergh issued charters
authorizing two state banks with COM
bined capital of $4,000. The Mer-
chants and Farmers State bank Of
Milwaukee. F. C. Fisher, president
and e. G. Kambe, cashier, has
capital of S65,0O0. The bank of Will
son, at Wilson, st. Croix county. has
a capital Of $4,000; w. c. Ribenock
president. and ]. G. Bakeda, cashier.
Chippewa Falls-The $4,000 dam
age suit of Albert Phillips against
! Chippewa Lumber and Boom com.
pany, the c., NJ. & st. P. railroad,
Wisconsin Central railway companies
has occupied the attention of circuit
court entirely the past week and came
to an abrupt end when the three rail
way companies agreed to compromise
the suit for $1,000.
Waukesha.-William Riess, who
escaped during the saloon fgh.
at Pewaukee, in which Paul Lehr was
killed by Marshal Hugh Stroud, has
been captured and is being held I'M
der $500 bond for malicious destruc
ton of property. Riess was taken by
Deputy Sheriff Elmer Harris while in
his cottage at Pewaukee lake and was
arranged before Judge Armin In
municipal court.
AUTHORIZATIONS have been for
,warded to Senator La Toilette
at Washington asking that h,
nominate William A. Devine, now as
sistart postmaster of Madison, to be
postmaster in place of Judge E. w
Reyes, deceased. Mr.. Devine has
been president of the local civil
service board IL years and has been
In the postal service 20 years.
Hayward.-Charles Peterson, for
mer sheriff of Sawyer county, who
was one of the first officials who at
tempted to arrest John F. Dietz. died
In St. Joseph's hospital. His wife is
critically i'll with tuberculosis. Peter
son resigned the Office of sheriff in
1904 on account of his inability to
capture Dietz.
Richland Center-Arthur Mousau,
aged fifteen years, was accidental
ly shot in the leg by James
Foreman, aged fifteen years. The boys
we're standing few feet apart when
a shotgun in the hands of the Fore
man boy accidentally exploded.
Racine.-The Office of superintend
ent of Mound cemetery is to be
taken out of politics as the common
council decided that a commission
shall be appointed to take charge OF
affairs at the cemetery and elect the
superintendent.
La Crosse. H. Hale, arrested in
Minneapolis, was brought back to La
Crosse charged with passing forged
check for $40 on A. Schultz, proprie
Tor of the Burlington hotel.
Depere.-The State Bank of Depere
has purchased a building site and will
erect a modern banking house.
Madison.-The common council
fixed the rate of taxation at
15h mills and adopted a budget car
rying an appropriation of s537 ,O0s.5O
Receipts from licenses and other
sources are estimated at $4,000, and
there is to be raised by general tax.
alton s4S7. O0S.50. The rate IS one
half higher than last year.
New acknowledging the line
Of practical work that is being
done in the agricultural course, which
Is a special feature Of the curriculum
Of the New Richmond High school,
students are taught the use of the
Babcock milk test and are testing