Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-29
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

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Fond du Lac.-Frank Temple,
1 teamster, married, was instantly
killed when he tossed q stick over hia
shoulder. The bit Of wood struck his
| gun, the contents of one barrel loaded
| with rabbit shot was poured into his
stomach and he gasped and died. Tenn.
| pie. with companion, Charles SILK,
was hunting rabbits west of the city.
Temple rested his loaded gun against
an old stump. While tearing away
| the tangled brush he threw a stick
| back over his head. 1t struck the
gun, which was discharged and the
| contents OF one barrel tore hole In
/ the hunters stomach, causing instant
death.
La Crosse.-Interested by balls
of green fire that appeared to be
shining at him from the air, Joe VOL.
ford started toward them. thinking
them to be the eyes of big owl. He
was hunting near Rice lake on French
island, and had lost his way. He was
taken aback to find that the owl" was
a large and feroclous wild cat crouch.
ing in the fork of tree branch. AZ
Wolford approached the wildcat emit.
ted a yowl and. splitting like an ordi.
nary tom. sprang at the hunter VOL
ford, who was out of ammunition, took
TO his heels. and failed to see what
became of the wildcat after his
spring.
Peshtigo.-The finding of the
body of an unidentified man in an
old house near Northland has led the
relatives of the missing John c. Al
brecht to start an investigation with
the hope of learning something def
mite from this case. The body was
so decomposed that identification was
impossible, but the clothing may tally
with that worn by Albrecht when he
disappeared.
Kenosha.-With a view OF max
ing a test of the Baker law. the
mayor and city council OF Kenosha are
defendants in suit brought in the
rame of the state to review the ac-
tlon of the council in transferring q
saloon license. The license was trans
ferred after the board of health had
condemned the building as not SAM
tary and unfit for saloon
Wausau--E L. Whitney of Mer-
ril is probably the Oldest deer
To- . H.. ~ n.
is ninety-one years old. He left for
Bloomville on his annual trip after
venison. He has never failed in many
years to get a deer each season. He
IS a crack shct and viii no doubt get
one this year as well.
Juneau-The new addition TO
the Methodist Episcopal church of
this city was dedicated. Prayer was
offered by Rev. J. o. Corr; scripture
lesson by Rev. H II. kafer; sermon
by Rev. John Reynolds; dedicatory
services were read by Rev Samuel Oh
son. sermon was also delivered by
Rev Mr.. Kafer.
superior.-The use of cigarettes
Will hereafter bar students OF
he Superior high school from athlet-
les. The enforcement of this rule by
Principal Schofield, 1t is admitted. will
be severely felt, as the majority Of
those prominent in athletics are con-
firmed smokers.
Madison.-How to care For the
feet is the subject Of the second
health bulletin issued this year TO the
students at the University of Wiscon-
sin by the faculty committee on n.y.
giene. Pointed toes. high heels, patent
leather, enameled leather. stiff and
narrow shoes are condemned.
Wausau.--Arthur Hoge, Athens,
is considered Wisconsin's cham
pion skunk hunter He brought
TO earth eleven of the pestiferous ami
mails in one skirmish. In going through
his fathers woods he saw a tail pro-
truding through a knot hole of hol-
low log BY stamping on the log he
frightened them out one by one and
dispatched them as fast as they APP
peared. save the twelfth one. which
lives to tell the tale.
New Varnum 3. Kit
tie, seventy years old, for SO
years resident of Alden, Polk coun-
ty, drowned hiEself in shallow
pool in Apple river. near his home. He
sent letters to his son James, with
whom he lived, and to other relatives
saying that he had no complaint to
make and had been treated well, but
had grown too old to be of any use
in the world. hence concluded to take
his life Margaret Kittle. trained
nurse In St. Paul. is daughter.
Superior.-Posses are searching
for an unidentified lumber Jack
at Cedar Spur as the result of the
serious shooting of Joseph Maloney, a
Superior Iumberman. The shot was
fred because of an alteration with a
conductor on the Canadian Pacific. at
hom the bullet was directed. but
missed.
Fennimore-While helping Charles
Becker to kill hogs, Raymond GratZ
uoS aCcfdaDfally shot with tho o,,u