Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-03-15
WISCONSIN
BREVITIES

Motor company resulted in the death
of Frank McNear. foreman of the de-
partment. the serious burning Of John
Foley. the wrecking Of great por-
tion of the concrete and steel build
Ing and the flooding of the entire de-
partment with water The loss TO
property is not known. but is esti-
mated at $4,000, besides the damage
to automobiles which we're ready for
shipment. McNear was inspecting the
two huge :apaning tanks when the
explosion occurred He was buried
between the two walls. but Foley was
blown outward The entire section
of the building was soon in flames
and the fire department was called
out
Madison.-About 100000 brook
trout fry are ready for planting in
the streams OF the southern part OF
the state and will be distributed
from the Madison hatchery The dis
tributlon of fry in the central and
eastern part of the state was started
last week from the Wild Rose hatch
y
OF the state, supplied from the Bay
field station. will not receive any fry
until May. About April l the com
mission will commence the col
lection of pike eggs which are
shipped to the different hatcheries
for propagation.
Kenosha-George Hess, aged thir-
ty-five years, a former Milwaukee
man. construction foreman at the vii.
lage OF Truesdell. way station west
of Kenosha. was shot and injured in
front of the Peterson hotel OF that
village. Three shots were fired at
him by Tony Curse. an Italian, For
merly employed by the company &C
cording to the police. II is said
Curse and Hess had a dispute over
money matters.
La Crosse Driven nearly mad by
the continual fear OF arrest. Warren
Mcconnell, who four years ago es-
capped from the Rockford Ull) sheriff.
after being sentenced TO from one TO
fourteen years In the penltentiary for
highway robbery. walked into the Of
fee OF Sheriff Chris J. Burns here
and surrendered
Richland Center-The Orpheum
theater was totally destroyed by FIRE.
The origin OF the FIRE Is not known.
The theater had been used as
church by the United Brethren con.
gregation. whose building was
burned a few weeks ago
Cashton Thirty COWS, several
calves. a team of mules and several
horses were cremated I'm the barn OF
Hans Martinson. near this place
Considerable hay and grain were
| burned
Kenosha Alexander Apateski Of
South Milwaukee was held up and
robbed in a saloon here by three men
A minute later Johu Abramites. pro.
/ prietor. produced revolver got the
money back and turned the men over
to the police.
Racine.-R. u. Lasley of wau-
kegan, H., pleaded guilty in the
municipal court to issuing a forged
check for $4,000 and depositlng 1t In
the Racine City bank under the name
of II NJ Houser He was sentenced
to one year In the state prison at
Waupun. He claimed that he was led
into the crime by a brotherin.law
| who lives in New York
Wittenberi David slepyans store
/ burned and the entire business
section of the village was threat
/ ened for time. The IRE department
was summoned from Wausau The To-
cal fire fighting apparatus is very crude
| and the water supply wholly made.
quate. Buildings in danger included
those OF Wolf g. Kerslen Shiestiro
| opera hall, post Office Schneider's jew.
| eIry store and some residences. Tho
/ loss is estimated at $250,000.
Sparta.-Local citizens have Ia
ken up the matter OF providing
a modern highway between Sparta and
the big government milf ory reserva-
ton. It is about five miles in length
and plans now on foot will make It as
good as paved street
Barron --Nels Bolin, farmer
| living near Poski1. aged nifty. was
struck by freight rain near Poskin
He was brought to this city on the
same train but died before being taken
off He was walking the track on :
/ curve when struck.
Eau Claire. The newly formed
Wisconsin Association OF Creamery
/ Owners will meet In Madison on
| March 16. In response to call
isued by President Guy Speris and G.
! A. Williams, secretary and treasurer Of
| the organization.
Marinette.-Knute Knutsen. aged
/ nineteen, II the hero OF Menominee
ard surrounding country and his
+ friends are taking steps to secure him
Carnegie medal as the result Of his
| action in diving under the ice Of
/ Green bay and rescuing an ice cutter
who fell through an opening and sank
| TO the bottom. Il was only by the
slightest chance, according to wit
nesses. that Knutsen came to the
surface with HIS burden IN open Wa
ter and not under the heavy ice.
La Crosse An unknown man,
/ believed to be an escaped luna.
tic from Milwaukee. made an unsuc-
! cessful attempt 10 hurl himself from
/ the platform OF one Of the coaches
+ soon after Milwaukee train No. 80 left
/ Portage He was o.erpOwered and
taken to Minneapolis under heavy
/ guard
Sparta The Sparta Driving and
/ Agricultural association has voted