Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-21
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF

Marinette and have lived here since.
| Two witnesses to the marriage cere-
monies, Mrs Sophia Malmsted and
Mrs. Ellen Larson. were present at
he silver weddings. Prof William Pc
terson of Minneapolis. authority on
| Norwegian literature. addressed the
| couples and their friends. Rev. E. C.
Larson, pastor of the church. also
/ spoke.
OconOmowoc.-The inquest into
the caase of the death of The
odore Muldovan. near Mapleton.
on September l. was held before Cor.
Oner Hill in Oconomowoc It was found
that Muldovan came to his death by
gunshot at the hands of Mike Lubi
witch in the town of Oconomowoc on
September /. The whereabouts of
Lubiwitch, who was the night watch
at the camp. had not been learned.
La Crosse.-Called upon unex.
pectedly. In the absence of Sen
ator-elect Otto Bosshard, to defend
the low liquor license fee In La Crosse,
in debate before the Franklin club,
Rev. Ambrose Murphy. priest of St
| James Catholic church, so ably ar.
/ gued against an increase that the jury
decided unanimously that the license
/ should remain at 5000
Fond du I4ac--Grafton hall. the
Episcopal school for girls. viii
open for the new year on September
20. A feature of the opening will be
tn, anveiling of the rail presented by
the 1910 class. which was not finished
in time for the graduating exercises
in June. All the rooms in the dormi
tories already hive been taken.
La Crosse. John Humphreys,
member of the Wisconsin state
board of arbitration, arrived here
and win make an effort to secure
an arbitration of the difficulties be-
tween the woodworkers and their en-
ployers here. which hav kept practi
cally all of the woodworking factories
closed for several months
Madison. State Game Warden
Rickeman's force prosecuted 80
persons for violating the fish and
game protection laws. The fines i'm
posed amounted to $3.50 and the costs
St20.34. making $60234 in all. Most
Of the prosecutions were for violating
the fishing laws.
Black River Falls.--Joshua Wood
worth. ninety-two years old. died
In the home of his son Darius. in
Shamrock He came to La Crosse
county from Ohio in 1868 He was an
active farmer until age prevented fur
Their labor,
Marinette- Frank, the eight-year
old son of Frank Cummings, a
farmer living near Oconto. saw
what he believed was missing
black heifer In his fathers fields
about dusk and ran TO drive It to the
barn. The "heifer" which proved to
be a big black bear. turned on him
and the boy narrowly escaped with
his life.
Whitewater --Contractors In charge
| of the construction of the new
normal school here faced sus-
/ pension of work az the result OF
charges that the employees have been
permitted to work ten hours a day,
while the laws provide that no men
working on state buildings shall work
more than eight hours a day.
Marlnette. There is move.
ment on foot to make Marinette
the headquarters for a new judicial
circuit. IL is claimed that the present
circuit is too large. and the matter will
be pressed before the next legislature.
Washburn.--During temporary in.
| sanity. caused by worry and lose
OF sleep during his wife's Illness,
n J. Nelson a ieweler, committed
suicide here by shooting.
superior.--At a special meeting
the school board voted to en-.
force the penalty Of 800 a day for
failure to complete the new high
school July l.
Mondovi-Two robbers broke into
! the postofflce and secured AZ cents be.
fore they were scared away by
! the city marshal They fred sew.
eral shots at the marshal and es.
capped.
Manltowoc Burglars attempted
/ 10 blow the safe in the Office
Of the j. G.. Johnson company. ex-
plodlng two charges of nitroglycerine,
but failed to force the doors. The
| robbery Is the sixth within three
weeks and has created much alarm.
Less than $50 has been secured in
the robberies
Marinette-Th Apollo club has
been recognized. with Prof Alex.
Emma as the musical director.
The club presented The Rose Maid.
en-" this summer in a most creditable
manner
Menomonie-The Dunn county fair
will be held in Menomonie. De
spite the unfavorable year for crops
the number Of entries promises to ex.
coed that of any former year
Marinette.- After being out eleven
hours, the circuit court jury in
the case OF Ina Lambert. school
teacher in the town Of Sevas
tapol. Door county, charged with as
sault and battery for whipping pupil
disagreed This is the famous whip
ping case which bred bitter factions
In the entire county Boneta Marsh
aged fifteen. was the child punished.
1t ls doubtful II the case ever will be
tried again
Cavour.-The body Of Levi L.
Raiche. a resident Of Menominee
county. Mich. was found lying near d
railroad track here.