Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-11-09
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lighting system and new pavement,
to be Of creosote blocks. The light
ing system is in course Of installa-
ton. All the standards, OF which
there will be eight in each block. each
having cluster of five lamps, are in
place and at present laborers are en-
gagged in making the connections from
conduits.
Rhinelander.-Mary Miller. the four
year-old daughter of Mrs. Hughes,
living in shanty on the up
per Wisconsin river about eighteen
miles from Rhinelander, burned to
death. The child had been left with
a baby sister while the mother went
out to pick wintergreen berries. A
lire was burning in the stove, and the
little girl had evidently opened it and
played with the flames.
Wausau.-The proposed Lake Wau-
sau, the talk of Wausaa for
some years. is nearly realized.
The body of water is being created
by the dam of the Marathon Paper
Mills company, FIVE miles south OF
here. The dams capacity is a head
Of water twenty feet high. Sixteen
feet has already been raised. The
dam backs up water up to within this
city.
Racine.-Because of storms on
Lake Michigan washing aw9y hun
dreds Of tons of earth south OF the
city and danger of the Lake Shore
| road disappearing, ten or twelve con-
crete piers are being built into the
lake, the object being to cause
beach to form. At the Doolittle farm
most all of the highway has caved
down.
Wausau.-Edward Mccormick is
in the county jail awaiting trial
on charge of grand larceny. He
has a record of four commitments to
penal institutions. an aggregate of
eight years Imprisonment. He was
recently paroled from tLs state pris-
on, where he was sentenced a year
and half ago for grand larceny.
Racine.-Early Sunday morning the
body OF man was, found in a
muddy pool on Lake avenue. less
than a block from the police station.
Evidently he had been dead several
hours. Appearances indicate that he
became exhausted from Illness, fell,
and was unable to help himself, and
died from exposure.
jefferson Prairie.-Directors of the
United Lutheran church missions
will meet here this week to dis
cuss the church's mission work.
Among those present viii be Bishop
Michael Stolee OF the island Of NADIA.
kascar, the Rev. Daniel Nelson and
the Rev. A. Mortinson, two mission
aries from China.
Oshkosh.-W. A. Hasley, a far
mer Of Black Wolf. shot a golden
eagle. When outstretched, the birds
wings measured seven feet two inches
across and from tail to beak was
thirty-seven inches. The talons we're
three inches long Eagles are rarely
seen In this region. especially one Of
! this species.
| Portage.-The district convention
Of the I. o. o. F. was con-
Guided here by a banquet There
we're eleven different lodges represent
ed at the sessions. L. F. Bishop of
Coloma was elected president and
Mauston was selected as the next
place of meeting.
Fond du Iac.--The body of an
unidentified man who apparently
had been killed by train was found
| in the north end of the Nortn-W Western
yards at North Fond du Lac. He was
/ about SO years old. In his pocket was
found a scrap Of paper on which was
written the name of hotel.
Racine.--Two hundred society won.
en- of Racine conducted a tag
day for the benefit of the two
local hospitals. TWENTY-FIVE automoa
biles were used to canvass the city.
1t is estimated that close to $4,000
was cleared.
Sheboygan.--At the thirteenth an
nual convention of the Sheboy:
gan County Sunday School associa
alton. held at Sheboygan Falls. the
following officers were elected: Pres
ident. Rev. r. s. Iagraham. Sheboy.
gan Falls; first vice-president. Rev. J
II. Tietema. Sheboygan Falls: second
vice-president. l, l., Jones, Plymouth;
secretary and treasurer, Miss Clara
Wonser. Sheboygan: two members OF
| the executive committee to serve I'm.
til 1918. W. F. Liebenstein. Cascade:
| J. G. Walvoord, Sheboygan.
! Fond du Lac.-The Office of the
Pabst Brewing company was en-.
tered. the safe blown open and $500
! taken. The safe in the Office of the
Crofoot Lumber company was blown
open. Nitro-gl, cerin was used and
both safes were almost demolished
Madison.-Fire In the switching
/ yards OF the Northwestern road
here caused a loss Of $1,000. de.
siroying the transfer house. Office Of
the yardmaster and four freight cars,
loaded with coal. wood and coke.
Fond du Lac.-Durins a heavy
northwest gale an elm tree. two
feet In diameter. was blown down.
crushing the roof OF residence. Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Sailor and an infant
daughter were asleep in the house and
the tree missed their room by only a
few feet. The swimming school and
chutes at Lakeside park. on the shore
of Lake Winnebago. were blown down.
Viroqua.--The condition OF Col
! c. NJ. Butt has made change for
the better On Sunday La Crosse ply.
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