Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-11-16
WISCONSIN
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broke out the windows and demolished
Dther fixtures. Policeman julius Pa
genkopf heard the mans work. New
nan struck the policeman with pipe
and the two engaged in hand to hand
struggle He easily worsted the officer
The firemen rescued the policeman
from the maniac and he was thrust
into a cell
Observation-Disclosures T. Joyce. aged
seventy-seven. fell from a tree
while saving limbs, and died three
hours thereafter without having re-
gained consciousness. An extension
ladder on which he was perched broke
at the joint He is survived by five
children, Mrs. Thomas p Burns and
Mrs. D. ]. Luby. wives of local mer-
chants, and the Misses Minnie, Mar
garet and Elizabeth Joyce.
Racine.-A report from the state
prison at Waupun says that J. w.
Dillon, Racine, sentenced to serve
II years for killing Jacob C. Best, Jr.,
Milwaukee, is suffering with tubercu-
losis. If the report is true an effort
will be made to obtain a pardon for
him. Dillon shot and killed Best on
Thanksgiving day three years ago. A
fury found Dillon guilty of the charge
of murder in the second degree.
Janesville.-Miss Lydia Kinsley.
graduate of the Wisconsin IL
brary school, class Of 1906, has been
chosen as librarian here to succeed
Miss Gertrude Skavlem, resigned, who
Is soon to wed Herbert Holme, local
merchant Miss Kinsley is at present
engaged il cataloguing and organizing
work for the proposed physicians CEN
trail library in Chicago and studied
abroad last year.
Undergraduates Anderson. a pio-
neer merchant of GAINESVILLE, was
shot and killed, it is said, by his father
ln-law, Thomas Pierson, aged eighty
three. The shooting, it is said, fol-
lowed drinking by the old man and
then a claim by him that Anderson
owed him money. Charged with MUIR
der, Pierson will be given a hearing
On November IL.
Sheboygan.-The chief of police
has been notified of the death
Of Fred Arndt in Stockton, Ill. Arndt
was twenty-three years old and left
Elkhart Lake en- route to Iowa for a
visit with relatives. 1t is thought that
the young man was murdered, as he
had considerable money on his person.
Portage.-Eugene Chapman, a car
penter, fell from the roof of a
rouI dhouse here and was seriously IN
iured. A few days ago Henry Wander
pool. another carpenter. fell from the
same place and died of his injuries.
Fond du Lac.-Playmates in New
York, Judge N. C. Griffen and
John K Hayward, living only four
blocks apart here for the last six
months, met each other for the first
time in 62 years.
Madison-The State Bank of
Rome. Jefferson county. was incorpora-
ed with capital of SIS, 200. The incor-
porators are Lawrence A. dwell, Ru.
pert Foy and Robert G. Quick.
Appleton.-A five-inch flue in the
boiler of the Vulcan paper mill
If the Kimberly-Clar company here,
ourst. Alex. Mignon, the fireman, was
burned by escaping steam.
Beloit-Burglars broke into the
choir room of the Methodist Epis.
copal church during the service. They
secured a girls coat and a purse. but
the latter contained only 40 cents. a
pair of gloves and some car tickets.
Stoughton.-The Commercial club
organized. An ornamental street
lighting system was one of the chief
objects of discussion.
Neenah.-The Danish Sisterhood
Neenah, entertained the sister
hoods in the cities of the Fox river
valley. About 400 MEMBERS were in
attendance.
Lake Mills. - Owen Gerard, an
actor playing a part in The Defen
Ter of Cameron DAM" a new play
founded on the story of the DietZ f. IN
ly, was accidentally shot during 9lr
'ormance of the play here. One of the
sig features of the show is the battle
n the last act Mr. Gerard was pass
ing one of the windows of the log
cabin when blank cartridge was dis
charged into his face. The young &C
tor was painfully injured, but after
a doctor had dressed his wound be
was able to go ON with the perform
ance-
Kenosha. - The first fruits o.
the state investigation of the condi
tions in Kenosha from the standpoint
of liability TO fire losses came when
state Fire Marshal T. NJ. Purtell, who
is now In the city. issued a score OF
formal notices demanding a general
cleaning up of the downtown districts
of the city.
Merrill.-William Waye, Wausau
was sentenced to states prison
for five years by Judge Reit
for burglary When taken into Gus
tody he had in his possession watches
and rings that have been identified a.
belonging to persons in Wausau anC
Merrill. where house robberies have
been going on for some time.
La Crosse.-Matt Ruesgen, but
ton cutter. charged with the muir
der of John Studier. foreman undel
whom he was employed. will b.
placed on trial for murder. The de
tense. it is said, will be temporary in
sanity.
Beloit.-Jefferso Prairie church
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