Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-10-12
SEEN AND HEARD
In WISCONSIN

Madison.-The annual freshman
mixer will be held in the Wiscon-
sin union. Every upper classman in
the university has been appointed tc
look after two freshmen during the
year and the affair will De in the ma
ture or a reception for the newcomers
Prof. F. w. Roe, who originated the
calling system here, will be one of the
speakers at the gathering. Others who
VIII speak are Prof. A l.. p. Dennis,
who will talk on Student Self-Gov-
ernment;" E. A. Meyers, Samuel Bar.
Der, William Spohn and Walter Blu
, chen, president of the Wisconsin,
union
Wausau The course of the
rivers in Lake Wausau win be
marked with stakes This is to be
done for the safety of boating on
the lake. The stakes will extend
about a foot and half above the
water at its high stage. The course
of the Wisconsin river will be indi-
Gated from the Seventh ward bridge.
south of the dam. The course Of the
Big Rib river will be marked some
distance up from where it enters the
Wisconsin.
Manitowoc.-George Manheimer, a
patient at the county asylum, was
run down and killed by a train
Manheimer, who was one of the
most eminent civil engineers of
the state and assisted in the construc-
ton of the Eads jetties en- the Missis-
-st .rT. I'd, = l. A.
asylum since 1884. He was fifty-eight
years old and is survived by one
brother here
Ripon.-In place of the chapel
exercises the time was devoted to a
mass meeting for the football team
and other student activities. The meet
ing was opened by the singing of Alma
Mater, after which Coach Stiehm was
called upon to say a few words. The
band played several times and the
singing Of the Boola Boola song closed
the meeting.
Fond du Lac.-Announcement was
made at the offices of the North
ern Wisconsin division of the
Northwestern road at North Fond d.
A<oN 1hAI IL ~ SuA lAoS agent AOA Ahc
company at Oshkosh. had been trans
ferred to Milwaukee. F. M. Newton
who has been at Appleton. goes &C
Oshkosh, and H. P. Martin, assistant
agent at Milwaukee, goes to Appleton
Manitowoc.-Herman A. Schmie
dicke, aged eighty-one, for forty
two years a business man o.
the city, is dead. Mr.. Schmiedicke
as a soldier In the German army ar
rested the emperor King Frederick
grandfather of the present emperor
when the king attempted to pass the
young soldier after a challenge.
Waukesha-The contest between
the Carroll college sophomores
and freshmen, which has been in
progress ever since the school
opened, came to a close when the
freshmen won the class rush after
twenty-minute struggle. The sec
ond-year men were outnumbered
two to one.
Appleton.-A coroners jury re
turned a verdict of justifiable kill
ing in the case of Waite Poynts,
Chicago negro, who was shot nnd
killed by Emmett Heavenor. another
Chicago black. The evidence was to
the effect that Points attacked Heave-
nor with knife, threatening to kill
MIN.
Kenosha-The Swedish Baptist
church of Kenosha, the first of the de-
nomination to be erected in this sec.
ton OF the state, was dedicated, lead
ing men of the denomination coming
from several states to take part. The
church cost $4,000 and it was dedi
Gated practically free from debt.
Appleton.-As a mark of recognition
of Company G, Capt. Hugh E. Pome-
roy, taking first place in the inspec-
ton of the Wisconsin National Guard,
a local business man has started
subscription list with $500 toward
paying off the debt on the armory.
Marinette.-Mrs. o. H. Cory is
suing Attorney and Mrs. H. r. Scud-
der on special Improvement tax GER
tificates which she bought at the
auction of the county treasurer. The
attorney opposes payment ON the
ground that the tax is Illegal.
Rib Lake.-The Rib Lake Lumber
company has crew raising the sunk
en- logs in the lake and towing them to
the mill to be sawed into lumber. The
lake has not been cleared of such logs
for many years, and a large quantity
will be obtained.
Fond du Lac.-According to the
statement prepared by Clerk of Court
C. A. Worthing, divorces are decrea-
sing in Fond du Lac county. There
were so cases this year as compared
with 40 year ago.
Appleton.-The Jourlti, a weekly
paper, is acquiring necessary ma
chinery and soon will be published as
a daily. This with the new Socialist
daily will provide Appleton with four
daily papers.
La Crosse.-Lars DID, La Crosse,
fireman on the Burlington road. who
fell from the running board on his en-
CINE and lost leg as result, died
In ST. Joseph's hospital. st. Paul
Port Washington.-One OF the men
who are suspected of having
robbed the store of the Hillars Hard
ware company of this city several
weeks ago has been arrested in Ra-
line He was there charged with car
rying concealed weapons and given a
30-dav sentence, but will be brought
mere for trial later