Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

gong 10 De seriously III, Mrs. Ella A.
Sohrader. wife of Frank Schrader,
aged forty-four years, one of Wauke-
sha's most prominent residents. com
mitted suicide here by shooting in the
temple with a 43-caliber revolver. She
had been out of health and often said
she thought she was going to be seri-
oGsly i'll. She had been visiting at
the home Of her mother, Mrs. Freder-
lckG NickOlars. at East Troy. When
she returned there was no one at
home. She procured a loaded revolver
2nd went 10 the barn and shot her,
SELF IL is thought. as shots were heard
at that time. She was found two hours
later by her only daughter. with a re-
volver in one hand and bullet in her
temple
Fond du Lac-Re ginald H. Weller.
student at Harvard. son of Bishop
Coadjutor Weller, saved classmate
from drowning when the latter fell
from the boat while the senior class
was returning from an outing at Pad.
docks island. Weller dived after his
elassmate when the latter fell over.
board when the boat was nearly cap
sized by the waves.
Janesville.-Nhen Northwestern
passenger train arrived at Alton the
dead body of Norvy Lewison. a farm
hand aged sixty. was found on the
pilot. The remains we're identified by
relatives in this city.
Milwaukee, Pllnsh. aged
iifty-six. and John Jerzewski. aged sew
enty-fiye. inmates of the county poor
farm at Wauwatosa. were instantly
Milwaukee road passenger train just
north of the institution. The vic.
tins had gone for a stroll along the
railroad tracks. They were watching
a freight pun into siding and failed
to see the passenger train approach-
ing. The mangled bodies were taken
TO the morgue.
Waukesha- Frank c. Jackson,
aged seventy-one years, died sud
denly at his home at Tess Corners
He was entertaining friends at dinner
when he dropped dead of heart fail
ure.
Ashland.-Judge Parish opened an
adjourned April term of court here.
John Mellen. accused of stealing
gold watch. was sentenced to II
months at Waupun.
Wausau. - According TO reports
from all sections in northern Wis
consin, the cutworm. new pest,
is raising havoc with crops. corn and
meadows suffering especially In
some sections. ms the report goes, the
pest has made such inroads that
farmers have been forced to replow
their fields and replant late crops
Racine.-The body of the man found
hanging from the limb of a tree on
the lake shore near Racine college
was identified as that of Harry T.
Hanson, aged Twenty-Five, who left
his home, after being taken TO task
for drinking.
Fond du Lac.--Bert Harris, we'll
known concrete contractor. aged fifty
years, was instantly killed by a stone
falling upon him from an elevator in
an electric light tower. Boys had been
denly became loosened and shot up.
throwing out the stone lying on II.
La Crosse.-Two men were arrest.
ed here suspected of being George b.
Finding, alleged murderer OF a
Minneapolis boy. who escaped from
the Minneapolis jail, and an accom-
plice. They gave the names of Ste
phen J. Carroll and John Kibbe.
Sheboygan.-Charged with the muir
der of his wife. Julius Pfeil, farmer
residing near Elkhart Lake. was ar
rested and arraigned. The case was
adjourned ten days pfeil, who is
about fifty-hve years old. had been
married three times and he was also
the third husband of the dead woman.
She died April ana a certificate of
death was issued giving heart failure
as the cause. Her children, however.
asked that an autopsy be made. 1Ex-
animation OF Mrs. Pfeil'5 stomach at
Madison showed. It Is alleged. the pres
ence Of poison. warrant was then
Carl Foeste, son. II is said that be-
fore Mrs. Pfeirs death she and her hus-
band quarreled frequently. She had
some money In her own name.
Neenah.-But for people on shore
who went to their rescue In small
| boats, three Milwaukee men might
have been drowned In Lake Wlnneba-
go. DR. James Jensen, Carl Wennier
and Melvin Brandt made the trip from
Milwaukee up Lake Michigan and the
Fox river In a small launch In safety
/ when In Lake Winnebago wind
storm overlook them. The craft filled
with water and was about to sink
when rescuers reached them.
Merrlll.-Rev. II. A. Gammcrt Of
/ Glaubens' Mission church Of MIL
waukee has been called to St. Ste
phen's Evangelical church here TO
succeed Rev F. g. Ludwig. who re-
signed recently 10 accept the pastor
ate Of Trinity Evangelical church Of
Milwaukee Rev Ludwig has served
as pastor of the Merrill church for Is
years.
Racine.-Insurance adjusters have
called upon the state fire marshal 10
Investigate fire al the home Of Louis
Friedman The building IL owned by
Joseph Newman At the time Of the
fire the family Of Mr.. Friedman was at
Milwaukee attending a funeral The
loss to furniture was 81 900 aud to the
house $500