Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-12
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well known attorney and for many
years prominent in politics and pub
lie affairs in Wisconsin, died here aft
er a short illness, aged sixty-six years.
Mr.. Fethers was at one time president
Of the GAINESVILLE board of education.
He served as a regent Of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin six years. Political
~ he was Republican, and was chair
man of the Republican state conven-
ton in 1884. In 1889 he was the com
missioner from Wisconsin to the cele-
bration centennial of constitutional
government. He was also vice-presi-
dent Of the United States commission
to the Paris exposition. Mr.. Fethers
has been a member of Oriental lodge,
No. %. Knights of Pythias, of this
city for over thirty years. For several
years before his election to the po-
sition of supreme chancellor. in Au-
gust, 1900, he was a member of the
grand lodge and served on the finance
committee.
Northumberland McGovern is
sued proclamation Offering a
reward of $500 for the apprehension
and conviction of the murderer of
John L. Sexton of the town of Rus
sell. Sheboygan county, The Hermit
Of Elkhart Lake" Governor Meow
ern was born on a farm near Sections
home and knew the aged hermit well.
friA \
and rain storm, accompanied with
lightning, demolished trees, upset
boxcars, demoralized telegraph and
telephone service here, and wiped out
nearly half of Eastman, IA miles east,
by fire. At McGregor bali park four
women were injured, two seriously.
when the gTandstand collapsed. Tie
storm lasted but twenty minutes, dur
ing which the sun was shining Grain
was beaten to the earth and corn
tangled.
La Crosse.-Mrs. Charles ]. Nc
Clellan, aged thirty-fve, wife OF
the chairman of the town of Bergen,
was shot and accidentally killed at
her home near Stoddard She fell
over a gun which her husband had
loaded for owls and 1t was dis
charged, killing her instantly Re
turning home from the inquest over
Mrs. McClellan's body, the coroner
found the dead body of & stranger
lying in the road.
MISUNDERSTANDING Martin, for
mer alderman, who is held on a
charge of wreciiing the Milwaukee
road passenger train at Marinette.
was examined for insanity. The hear
ting was adjourned.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Fonfiau of
Two Rivers, may die as the re-
suit of his skull being crushed when
the cable of an elevator fell five sto-
ries. He has been unconscious "a
hours.
Kenosha. - John Schlakes, aged
forty, hanged himself at a hos
pital. He first tried to commit sui
eide by hanging with a get Of rosary
beads.
Janesville.-The country adjacent
to GAINESVILLE was visited by
severe storm. Trees, crop and
buildings were blown fiat The loss
Is placed at $4,000.
Elroy.-Overcome by heat, Miss Oh
ga Olson, domestic, tried to drown
herself in the river here. People who
saw her jump in rescued her.
Richland Center. - Twenty-three
young women have formed a girl suf-
frage club.
Madison.-Governor McGovern has
signed the law making a ten-hour day
for wome,..
Sheboygan. = Mystery surrounds
th3 death of John L. Sexton,
"the hermit of Elkhart lake" who was
found murdered in his log cabin, three
miles from this city Robbery did not
prompt the deed, for scattered about
the table were many gold coins, prob
ably part of the hermits hidden
hoard, for he was reputed to be
wealthy. Only an old-fashioned silver
watch was missing. This may serve
to bring the murderer to Justice. Al
though he was known to every resi-
dent in Sheboygan county and to
hundreds who visited the summer re-
sorts at Elkhart lake every summer,
little was known about the hermit's
life
Ashland.-William Werder, a mer-
chant, father of Theodore Werder,
who was appointed by Governor Day
idson as commander of the naval
militia of Wisconsin, had a narrow
escape from death when an explosion
in the engine room of his yacht
knocked him down and burned him
about the face and hands He was
able, however, to get outside, board
a row boat and escape but the yacht
was destroyed by flames.
Racine.-H. E. Miles, the we'll
known manufacturer of this city, in a
letter written in reply to a letter
from a leading insurgent Republican
senator, not only urges the Canadian
reciprocity treaty, saying that it will
not injure the farmer, but strongly
urges ! r'her reciprocity treaties with