Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-03-08
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.


300 by accepting pay checks supposed
20 have been issued by the ]. l. Case
ThresA.ng Machine company for the
pay roll Of February 10. A score OF
these checks are now IN the hands OF
the police. while the banks have many
and merchants who learned that the
checks We're worthless decided not to
present them for payment. The
amounts Of the checks range from $43
to 500. The checks were offered in
many stores and saloons. The mer-
chants accepted the checks. When
they were presented at the banks for
payment it was discovered that they
We're forgeries. The signature Of r. p.
Howell. assistant treasurer Of the com
pany, had been forged and # was the
signature of Mr. Howell that attracted
the attention Of bank tellers.
Racine.-An explosion of gasoline
in the electrical department OF the
Mitchell Lewis Motor company dam
aged the plant and severely burned an
employe named Falkenberg The en-
tire fire department was called out to
hight the confiagration. Falkenberg.
with face, chest and arms badly
burned, was found and placed in tho
fire chiefs automobile and rushed to
a physician Officials of the company
refused TO make any statement as to
the cause of the FIRE or the amount OF
damage.
| La Crosse.-Three hundred children
were endangered when the Logan
school here took FIRE. The flames had
gained considerable Roadway before
being discovered. but the teachers.
who have given much attention to
fire drills, marched the children. most
of them of lower grade age, through
the smoke filed corridors and down
burning stairways without single 40
cident
darinette. Raphael Paralara, n
miner living near Marquette. Mich.
was murdered Peter Roberto. aged
nineteen. who had quarreled with the
dead man. was taken into custody
on suspicion Both are said TO have
attended dancing party and quar-
relied over woman
/ Waukesha, Rev l. L. Cory. pastor
of the Congregational church. ten.
dered his resignation and will leave
| April l 70 assume the pastorate at
/ Clinton, Wis Reverend Cory came
here In 1900 from Milwaukee. where
he was in charge of Pilgrim Congre-
gational church.
Fond du Lac,-Four hundred Oak
| field farmers and all the students from
/ The Oakfield schools we're present at
test designed 10 prove the value OF
/ the tuberculin test law, conducted by
DR.. J. w. Tooley of this city. assist
ant state veterinarian.
Eau Clalre-The schedule OF
water rates prepared by the city
/ council and information regarding the
! conditions that make the rates neces.
/ sary has been sent TO the state rail-
/ road commission. The schedule pro-
yides for a fiat and meter rate ana
compared with present schedules,
shows a material reduction
Kenosha.--George Pine. a for
mer well-known Kenosha man. is
i'm jail here charged with an attempt
to burn the home of Walter Troeger
in this city ON the night OF January
s. He was found I'm Chicago and re-
turned TO Kenosha without requisi-
ton.
! Viola--While working with n
wood saw. Joseph Bond was struck
in the temple by a piece Of wood
which was thrown with great force
! by the saw His skull was fractured
/ and although several pieces OF bone
have been removed. his chances for
recovery are very slight
Sheboygan. eQualed tho
/ time worn trick Of western gun
men when pipe. which Her
man oleson was smoking while walk
| ing along one Of the main streets
/ here. was shot out Of his mouth by a
stray bullet. The police are investi-
/ eating
Rehabilitation Reve, aged forty
/ eight. dropped dead while feeding
cows on the Earl Daniels farm here.
Lake Geneva--One Of the passen-
gers on the train before which Eek
hardt y ThOn, an Aurora illi) mer-
chant. leaped and committed suicide.
was Louis Thon, father of the suicide
| and one OF Aurora's wealthiest resi-
dents
La CrOsse.-Valuable records which.
/ however, have no negotiable value. az
/ ter being mailed from the Office of the
I register Of deeds here during the last
four months. have not been received
/ By their owners One Of the missing
/ documents was mailed to f. w Adams
/ 81 Milwaukee, secretary OF the Milwau-
/ kee road
/ Milwaukee The man who was
/ burned to death in a barn in Pewau-
/ kee on February Is has been identi-
fed as that Of Joseph Miller. TO
4 Thirtyfourth street, who left his home
/ On the morning of February IS TO go
/ TO work in the Monarch Manufactur.
/ iDg company's plant, where he was
/ employed as cutter. and who has
/ been sought by the police
La Crosse AT the annual meeting
Of the La Goose Automobile club So
900 was RATED to improve the road
/ from La Crosse to la Crescent. Mimi
NJ c Moore. president of the Wiscon-
sin Automobile association. outlined
various bills before the legislature ef-
fecting Gutomobilists Much opposi.
ton was aroused against the proposed
abolition Of "contFibutory negligence
sheboygan- The seyenteeB-year-old
/ son Of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Wilbert
| committed suicide by hanging himself