Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-09-13
WISCONSIN NEWS
.TERSELY TOLD

Madison.-Governor McGoyern ap-
pointed the members of the state
board OF Industrial education, as
provided for by chapter SIG, laws OF
1911 The law provides that the board
shall consist of six appointiYe mem
bers, three of whom shall be employ
ers OF labor and three skilled en-
1 ployes. The persons selected by Gov
ernor McGoyern are: Employers-H.
e. Miles of Racine, August S. Linde-
mann of Milwaukee and Eli E. Winch
OF Marshfield Employes-Wiliian Mil
| Ter of Eau Claire, Murt Malone OF
Oshkosh and Miss Donna Dimes of
Milwaukee. Beside the six appointive
members, the law provides that the
state superintendent, the dean of the
extension department of the univer-
sity. and the dean of the college of
engineering shall b. members exofi,
clio.
Madison. y The Wisconsin Ferry
Victory Centennial commission au-
thorized by the last legislature, was
appointed by Governor McGovern, the
members being Senators john M.
Whitehead of GAINESVILLE, Senator A.
w. Sanborn Of Ashland Assemblyman
C.. B. Perry of Wauwatosa, Lieut. Gen.
Arthur Macarthur Of Milwaukee, Louis
Bohmrich of Milwaukee, Capt. John NJ
Baer of Appleton and Rear Admiral
Frederick Martin Symonds of Gales.
! vile. The Legislature appropriated
$4,000 Tor the commissions use. A
secretary will be appointed by the
commission.
-Oshkosh.-R. c. Russell, retired
banker and former legislator. is
dead after long Illness, aged eighty
one. Mr. Russell was born in Sunder-
land, Mass, apd came to Oshkosh in
1856. He engaged in the grain BUSH
ness here and later in the lumber
business in MaDistee, Mich Mr.. Rus
sell was a delegate to the Massachu
sets state convention of the Wing
party in 1851, but later he became a
Republican in politics. He was super
intendent of public instruction in Osh-
kosh In 1863 and 1864. In 1864 and
1865 he was a member OF the state
legislature
Racine.-The thirty-second annual
conference of the Norwegian-Dan-
ish Methodist Episcopal church OF
The Chicago district in session here.
with 200 delegates, presided over by
Bishop John Hamilton of Boston, elect
ed Rev r. F. Williamson, Chicago, as
editor of the Ckristelege Talsmand
and Hyrdes Temmen, the official organ
of the church. and also head OF the
Norwegian and Danish book concern
of Chicago. He is given the right to
appoint assistants.
Madison.-Another attempt TO So
cure from the state an amount for
wolf bounty in excess OF what might
lawfully be claimed was partially
nipped In the bud wnen Secretary OF
State Frear cut the claim of Otis Cos
lin of Muong. Burnett county. for S120
in half. Goslin is the party interested
in an attempt to draw bounty on the
scalps of what was declared by the ex-
perts at Washington to be squirrels.
Fond du Lac.-Fifteen thousand
people were thrown into panic
when, Just as the last of the
county fair races had been completed,
flames shot up from building on the
grounds and quickly spread to the
no hof hnfn
destroyed by fire. Before the flames
were brought under control women
tainted and children were trampled
on, but no fatalities resulted.
Milwaukee.-Fdereri Weber, ser
senate. has begun serving sub
poenas on witnesses in the Stephen
son senatorial investigation. Mr.. Weber
is said to have preceded Senator Hey
burn and his party to Milwaukee. The
story that the inquiry might not reach
to the primary was disposed of when
subpoena was served on Leo Kill
pinski. The evidence he viii give con-
Germs enly the primary, and the fact
ttldt he Was 10 " III
dictate that the inquiry win follow the
same lines as the legislative probe.
Kenosha.-Attorney General Ban
croft has sent to the county Off
cials an opinion In regard to the issu-
ing of hunting licenses in which he
holds that the county clerk has the
right to charge fees fixed by statute
for making applications for licenses.
This brings the cost of the license to
$3.50 instead of 81, the amount fixed
by law.
Green Bay.-Four negroes, Colum-
bus Faulkner, Pearl Simons, Ed
ward Simons and Lidabel Faulkner,
were arrested here charged with the
larceny of $3.50 from Charles Dahl.
1t is alleged Dahl was stopped on the
street by one of the women and his
pocket picked. He mad about $500.
When arrested by the police the quar-
tet had FIVE revolvers, and the men
carried over $500 in cash.
Madisnu.-The Northwestern has