Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-04-12
SEEN AND HEARD
In WISCONSIN

maine POISONING resulting from eat
ing sausage. while Mr. Fuge and
daughter Myrtle were saved from
death only after untiring efforts on
The part of the physicians. according
10 information which reached here
Four members OF the family were ia
ken violently i'll shortly after parta-
king OF the meat Kermit died dur
ing the night and Oden three days la
ter. a strange featur Of the case is
that Mrs. Fuge. who ate some of the
sausage, did not become III
Hudson Robert E, Truax. village
clerk of osceola, and editor OF the os-
ceola Sun, has been missing for sev-
eral days He left his home with the
intention of going TO the Twin Cities
on business in connection with his
paper Nothing has been heard OF
him since that time His friends have
appealed TO the authorities of both
Minneapolis and ST. Paul His family
fear that he has met with foul play
La Crosse Following charges OF
brutality against members of the La
Crosse police force. Attorney A. +.
Hickman demanded a public hearing.
The fire and police commission holds
secret hearings and Attorney Hleck-
man claims the public is kept in L.
norance of the testimony
Wausau. The death Of Mrs Frank
Oswald wife OF the manager OF the
Rothschnd pavilion of the Wausau
street Railway company. who was
ound dead in the pavilion. viii be in
vestigated by Coroner L. L. Sehulze
La Crosse.--Whlle waiting for
train at Dubuque. la. August Horder
aged forty.eight. expired suddenly
Horder was employed by a La Crosse
contractor who is erecting a building
there
Hgdson After being out three
hours. the jury in the case OF the six
alleged burglars arrested at Northline
on January - found them guilty.
They have moved for new trial and
the hearing on the motion viii be
held
Eau Claire. Joseph Whelihan, aged
eighty. started a fire In his yard II
spread into neighbours yard and
when he tried TO climb the fence 10
put it out he lost his balance and fell
into the flames. lie was stunned and
terribly burned After lingering sew
eral days at the hospital he died.
Maultowoc. Although he had prac
tically blown off the top OF his head
with shotgun. Louis Stesanski. a
Pole, aged twenty-three. survived his
attempt at suicide for over thirty
hours He was employed at the Mari
bel Caves hotel, Cooperstown. He had
neen in poor health.
Manitowoc. Twenty hours after
Halver Frischmuth. aged ffty-hve, of
Franklin left the home Of his brother
his dead body was found frozen in "A
pool OF water by the side Of the
Northwestern tracks near Rockwell.
He had evidently been killed by a
| train and his body hurled into tho
| ditch
Madison That sophomores at the
state university will no longer have TO
resort to hazing to enforce the univer.
sity traditions is possible. as the com
mittee appointed last fall from the
freshman class will hold a meeting for
the purpose Of discussing ways and
means of enforcing the traditions.
Madison.-To meet the demand
by teachers Of the state for in.
struction In agriculture so that they
may be prepared to present the sub
jcct effectively in the graded and
high schools OF the state. the college
Of agriculture of the University Of
Wisconsin will offer special teachers
courses during the coming summer
instruction In home economies, in
Guiding millinery, sewing and cook
ing, will also be given
Fond du Lac.-The s95, 900 dam
age suit OF the international Ba.
mana Food company, Chicago, against
the Boex Holman company Of this
city, was dismissed by Judge Turner
Of Milwaukee. He held that Mr. Boex
was not authorized 10 enter into such
contract.
Steven Curvall, aged
fifty. Is held in jail charged with
an offense against a girl five years OF
age. The child is in a critical condi-
ton The hearing Of the case has
been postponed.
JanesYille.- Between 90 and 30
painters and paper hangers. prac-
tically the entire number employed
by master painters, will strike for
higher wages The men who are now
receiving 20 TO % cents per hour de,
mand an increase Of TX cents
Merrill Joseph link has insd-
tuted suit against the II. E. Nc
Echeron company Of Wausau for
$4,000 damages for the loss Of a
thumb which, be alleges. was caught
in an improperly protected wlndlass
Marshfield.-George Burge. claiming
Ia be from Watertown, vas given 80
days for assaulting Frank Soeterbere,
the 500 lines night operator here,
with an open pocket knife.
Madison. Secret Service Agent
Breunenburg has taken into custody
Agnes Chester See. wife Of the Chi
cago apostle Of the absolute life. In
cluded in the service was Densie Her
endenn. The women have been ma
king Madison heir headquarters for
two weeks under assumed names.
Oconomowoc.- The verdict Of Coro-
ner Hlil finds that Alexander Madole
came 10 his death on the evening Of
March 10 at Oconomowoc by being
struck by Milwaukee road train
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