Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-09-20

minlStaton, tteN. Henry Clarke, rev.
Byron Bigler and Rev. Charles Um.
bach prominent In the Minister'S
union of Racine. were severe In their
criticisms of the mayor. whom they
claimed had "trodden under foot prom
ises made them and had defied the
law by permitting prize fights In RAJ
cine
Appleton.--An unusual accident
was witnessed by Fred v. Helm.
emann. George Fann0n. Arnold Kuup-
pei of Appleton and William Vol.
mer of Milwaukee, while cruising in
the Heinemann launch near the New
London cutoff on the Wolf river. One
of party Of five girls occupying an.
other launch accidentally fell over
board into the water. In their haste
to rescue the girl the other four lost
their balance and all five were in
the water when the Appleton party
and others In boats nearby rushed 10
their rescue. None was drowned
Fond du Lac.--The wrecked To-
comotive and cars OF the Velvet
special were brought to tho 500 shops
at North Fond du Lac and were In
spected by big crowd OF people
Seven pair of trucks under one sleep
err, the discovery that not an electric
light globe was broken in any OF tho
cars and that none of the cars back OF
the baggage car suffered broken win
dows were some of the strange fea-
lures noted by the railroad men. The
mail car was demolished and the
right side OF the locomotive where II
struck the ground was swept clean OF
pipes, etc.
Beaver Dam.-Emil J. DEFINE OF
the firm of Define G. Define, |
manufacturers OF -four, cheese boxes, |
etc, also owners OF tho Hustisford |
electric light plant OF Hustlsford, com.
mitted suicide IN juneau. He pur.
chased a revolver at hardware store |
in Juneau after he had heard that the |
council had turned down his proposal |
to furnish light and power for that
city. and shortly after fired a 32-callber |
bullet into his right temple. dying al |
most Instantly He is survived by a
wife and one child
Sparta.-Hugh Gallagher, ph |
sate of D battery. Fifth artillery, |
was hit by train, sustaining a frac.
ture of the skull. a broken arm and |
both legs were severed above the an
kles lie died a few hours later Tie
was found by some soldiers who were
returning from town on horseback. He
was then unconscious. but apparently
alive His remains were sent TO Mas
sachusetts. whore he has a sister liv'
ing.
Baraboo Phillip r Cheek.
former insurance commissioner and
a well-known lawyer OF Baraboo Is
dead lie had been district and city
attorney. lie was one OF the best
known Grand Army men ia the state
and was a member Of the Iron brigade
LIe was about seventy years old and
was born I'm England Mr. Cheek cele.
brated his golden wedding anniyer
gary a short time ago.
Neenah.-A queer visitor raped
On the roof Of the residence OF
Street Commissioner Stephen Zem-
lock Il was a nugget, apparently OF
flint, and undoubtedly formed small
part Of meteor. and is nearly two
inches IN length and one inch in diam
eter. The visitor made such racket
A hs I
that Mr. Zemiock went out and found
II
Fort Washington.--The injunction
prohibiting the use Of the new
speed barns nj state fair park IN West
Ailis vas 20 iar modified by Judge
Leuck here as TO permit their use dur
ing fair week. September 70 was set
for hearing arguments or the motion
TO vacate the injunction
Green Bay Hliiam Light OF
Carlton. aged segeaty.nine. and
Mrs. Josephine C1lIopg OF Green Bay.
aged eighty were married aere He
has beer married once. while this is
Der third matrimonial venture
Wausau William Gauke Of the
town Of Maine was arrested here
on a charge OF forgery by Deputy
United States Marshal William Ap
pleby of Madison. 1t lie alleged that
he cashed a check for $3.50 sent to
him by mistake through the mails. I
Madison. next meeting OF
the Association Of City School
superintendents Of the state viii be
he'd here on October 81 All superin.
tendents are required By Law TO at
tend. their expenses 70 be borne BY
heir respective boards.