Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-10-26
WISCONSIN
BREVITIES

| pitdl at OSHKOSH Tor treatment IL IS
said that Miss Howard has been i'll
since the mysterious disappearance.
more than forty FEARS ago. Of William
Potts, Waupun, whom she was to
have married.
Fond du Lac.-Mrs. Ann Pier Car
penter. daughter of the late Edward
Pier. and who lived in the first house
! built in Fond du Lac, died In her
home in Pine River. She was eighty
| years I'D.
Committees of the city
council have decided to report at the
next session against the adoption of
an ordinance for the suppression Of
smoke coming from factory chimneys,
| licensing fortune tellers and clair
voyants. and a sane Fourth Of July.
They win pass measures regulating
tenement houses, which are said to be
in fearful condition In some sections
Of the city.
Markesan.-August Laper, a sue
cessful farmer, died at his residence
here. He was sixty-one years old and
leaves a widow al six children. One
Of the daughters Is the wife of. G. B.
Kelley, county superintendent of
schools in Green Lake county. Mr.
Laper was interested In many enter.
prises.
Racine.-Arga Arnold, a nineteen
year-old boy from East Lynde, H..
pleaded guilty in the municipal court
to stealing the $1,000 automobile OF
Solomon Haas and was sentenced to
one year in the reformatory at Green
Bay. The boy also admitted that he
assisted in the theft of the $500
Smith automobile at Milwaukee a
short time ago, which was found in
barn west of Corliss.
Ripon.-The freshmen class OF
Ripon college slipped one over on
The freshmen allowed It to leak out
that the event would be held at Green
Lake and sophOmores tramped eight
miles for the purpose of breaking up
the affair. only to find they had been
led on wild goose chase. Further
the sophs tramping most of the night
without results. In the meantime the
freshmen we're quietly enjoying their
entertainment at B'airwater, small
village south of Ripon
Eau Claire. "A serious wreck
was narrowly averted here when
ar engine and mail car OF pas.
serger train No on the Omaha road
lett the rails at the end of the high
bridge. just east of Eau Claire. De
railment occurred at a derailment
switch which was open when the train
came along. Little damage was done.
but traffic was delayed two hours.
Rhinelander.-The coroner's Jury
decided that Alex Garvey, .
Bhacker near Wolf Lake, was shot
and killed by Bill Brundage In self
defense. Brundage was freed. The
shooting. 1t is said. was the outcome
of a long quarrel Garvey shot al
Brundage. 1t is said, who returned the
fire, killing Garvey. although he him
self was wounded and may die.
Racine.-The ]. l. Case Thresh,
ing Machine company will with
IN two weeks have a flight made by
an aeroplane now being constructed
under the supervision of Louis Strang,
he well-known automobile racer. II
ii is a success the company will en-.
gage in the construction Of aero
planes.
Kenosha. A movement to Sc
cure state inspection of milk and
the providing of permanent state
standard for sanitation and purity has
been started in this county. Petitions
are in circulation asking the Wiscon,
sin legislature at its next session to
take steps to enact law providing
for state inspection of all diaries and
milk shipped from dairies to points
In and out of the state.
Oshkosh,-Thomas Barlow. one
of the four persons seriously in,
jured in the smashup of George Eos.
ter's automobile. died at a hospital
from pneumonia, resulting from in
ternal injuries
Appleton.-Rev. Theodore Marth
more than twenty years pas
tor of Zion Lutheran church of this
city, has been given a unanimous call
to the passionate of st. stephens
Lutheran church. Wausau He will
accept if the local congregation will
release him.
Mndison.-Dr. William Lorenz, for
merly staff physician of the Illinois
state insane hospital In Kankakee. has
entered the Mendoza institution as a
medical superintendent The stan has
been reorganized with two superinten
dents. one for male and one for female
patients.
Fond du Lac.-Children under
fifteen years will not be permitted
/ to attend any theater. moving picture
show or public meeting of any sort
until further notice The city health
authorities are taking this means to
help control the diphtheria epidemic.
! Madison-Emil Stanke and Ralph
Harrison pleaded guilty in the Dane
county municipal court to the charge
of robbing Fred Sherman of $50 while
/ in a box car attached to a train run
ming from GAINESVILLE TO Madison Each
/ was sentenced to is months in the
! Green Bay refCrmatory.
Morrisonville-The Madison Chica.
so district convention OF the Norwe-
I gian Lutheran synod is in convention
/ in this city.