Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

fSaAs aSut anu uHai49 generating JOINT
Y the golden anniversary Of their mar
-iage. two Oneida Indian couples are
believed to have set precedent in the
annals OF Wisconsin Indians. when on
he reservation near here the aged
quartet entertained at banquet and
general powwow 400 Of their tribes
people. Not only we're the two aged
couples present, but several members
II their wedding party also were in at
enhance. The celebrants were Mr..
and Mrs. Solomon Skenadore and Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Antoine. The ceremony
vas performed on the Oneida reserva-
ion by Rev. Father Goodenough, since
deceased. Neither of the celebrants is
able to tell his age, but all were agreed
IN the date of the marriage. Despite
heir years. however. they insisted up
IN being among the dancers.
Waukesha.-Carl KirchoT. ST.. Of
the town of Menominee was sentenced
to serve 30 days in jail and pay a fine
Of $50 and costs. following his plea OF
guilty to a charge OF assault upon his
daughter. Amelia, aged thirteen. It
was charged that while intoxicated
Kirchoff whipped the girl. causing seri-
GUS injuries.
Whitewater.-Spre rails, which
derailed nearly a score OF freight cars
near Genesee, blocked lr-.fiic on the
Prairie du Chen division of the Mil
waukee road for nearly three hours.
No one was hurt.
Raclne,-William Hartig a tea mer-
chant here. had remarkable escape
| from death. He was driving a horse
and wagon across the tracks of the
! Chicago & Northwestern railway at
| Thirteenth street when hit by a fast
south-bound passenger train. He was
thrown $50 feet ahead and before he
came down was caught on the pilot of
the locomotive and carried block,
when the train was brought TO a stop.
He sustained cut across the fore
head and was bruised about the body.
but was able to walk when taken of
the engine pilot.
Oshkosh.-The twentieth conven-
ton of the Northern Wisconsin
Teachers association closed. The
/ following officers were elected: Pres
| ident. f. NJ. Beeman of Neenah; vice
president, C. o. Marsh Of Amigo;
secretary. Miss Nellie Jones of Osh
kosh; treasurer, f. II. Milen Of
Weyauwega. The executive commit
tee will consist of A. NJ Olson Of
Marinette, c. c. Parlin of Wausau
John H. Davis of Stevens Point, and
w. L. Luehr of Manitowoc.
La Crosse-Grasping his masters
clothing in his teeth, a colt saved the
life Of Moses Mcdonald. a farmer
when he and his team were precipi-
tated into the Mississippi river
| through the ice. The colt held Nc
Donald above water until some wood
choppers arrived and formed hu
man chain When the end man got
hold of Mcdonald the horse let go and
sank into the deep water.
Neenah.-But for the timely arrival
of rescuers. Joseph Seidel of sher-
wood might have been drowned in
| Little Lake Butte des Morts He was
seriously chilled by the exposure and
is confined to his bed seidel was
! fishing along shore and got onto thin
ice, which broke through. His feeble
cries for help were finally heard
Phillip Schweitzer and Edward Meilke
of Neenah came to his rescue at
great danger. breaking through them
selves, and stretched out over ice
Schweitzer grabbed Seidel as he was
| going down the second time.
Sheboygan-After threatening his
mother and sister according to the
officers, and holding the police of She
boygan at bay with a shotgun, Frank
Dafropowsh, aged seventeen, fed to
Sheboygan Falls where he barricaded
himself in an abandoned building
and was arrested only after a re-
volver battle. The police were called
by his mother. who declared TO them
that her son had threatened her and
her daughter Whca they arrived TO
p'ace the youth under arrest. he
lodged into a closet and reappeared
with shotgun
Neenah. The mystery of the dis
appearance of J. P. LEM, former well
known resident, twenty-one years ago.
has been cleared by the receipt OF In.
formation by his daughter. Mrs.
Kehfus Sindahl. Of his death IN a lum-
Der camp near Black Duck. Mimi,
where he was killed by falling tree
Accompanying the death notice came
news that Mrs Sindahl is sole heir
to timber lands In Minnesota valued
at 5000.
Marinette.-Fou play in the dlsap.
pearance of two German immigrants
bound for Sister Bay. Door county. is
suspected Two and a half years
ago a nephew and niece OF Ludwig
Klingbeil of Sister Bay. came to this
country from Germany, worked in
New York for a time and then Sc
cured funds to come TO Wisconsin.
Klingbeil sent them railroad fare, but
never heard from his relatives again.
There is evidence that the couple
reached Door county
Fond du Lac-Rev. George c. Car
michael. district superintendent Of
Fond du Lac district Of the Methodist
Episcopal church formally announced
that. on account OF Illness. both Of
himself and family. he had asked to
be relieved Of his duties on April /.
and that his request had been granted
by Bishop Berry.
Milwaukee While walking a ong
Fourth avenue. near Scott street, Tony
Rafhnrslf snddanlY reaIed and r.hnr,