Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-02

SIOup IS an emDankment SNAPPED
mound 20 feet long and IS feet wide.
All these mounds are new to the
state archaeological society A care
full survey of the new mounts has
been made by Secretary Charles E.
Brown and the Rev. F. A. Gilmore of
the society.
Madison.-The state printing board
decided to ask the state civil
service commission to certify it
list Of persons eligible to appoint
ment to positions of proofreaders in
the Offices of the secretary of state,
insurance commissioner and reviser
of the statutes. There are four of
these positions, one paying $1,000 and
three $1,000 each year. Joseph Billed
of Madison, one of the clerks of the
legislature during the recent session,
will, it is understood, be appointed
proofreader in the Office of the reviser
of the statutes.
Superior.-After eating dish
Of ice cream, E. w. Barrett of
Two Harbors, Mimi, delegate to a
Knights of Pythias meeting here, was
stricken and died from acute indiges-
ton caused by the cream. The rest of
the meetings, including the banquet.
have been called Off There were
about 200 delegates from this city, Du-
luth, Two Rivers, St. Paul and other
cities in attendance.
Madison-Paul ]. Watrous, son
of Col ]. J. Watrous of Milwau-
kee, was elected secretary of the new
Wisconsin industrial board. The sal
airy was not definitely fixed, but it
will probably be $500 at the start
and be increased later. Mr.. Watrous
served as secretary of the special leg
islative committee which investigated
the subject of industrial insurance.
Reedsburg.-Frank Priest is dead
at the Reedsburg hospital as a
result of a shooting ARRAY at the
home of Mrs. NJ. T. Smith. Mrs.
Smiths daughter, Ann Priest, and
Priest separated several years ago and
later Mrs. Priest married Ole Van
Dyke of DE Soto, who is now accused
of shooting Priest.
Manitowoc-Got Kanropsky,
aged 100, died. He came to
Msnitowoc in 1854 as a farmer and
Iotar a,ooood In Tho I;o,,0r b,,,gxo.s
up to the time he was IS. He was
an Odd Fellow and was one of the
early members of the Sons of Her
man.
Racine.-The body of a stranger,
possibly Robert White of Racine,
was found in room at the
Jones house in Burlington with a bull
let wound through the heart. He had
attempted to end his life with chloro-
form and, that failing, used a revolver.
Green Bay-A new office created
by the board of education, that
of supervisor of graded schools,
has been filled by the appointment
of Henry Sutton, who will do no teach,
ing, but devote his time to inspection
of the work.
Neenah.-Louis Nuremberg of Mil
waukee paid a fine for passing
a worthless check. E. G. Arnemann
of Neenah, the complainant, alleged
hof hn
check more than year ago. but IL
man had no money in the bank.
Green Bay.-Benjamin Oelick, aged
six. of Bellevue, who fell backward
into kettle of boiling water, scaling
his head. back. arms and legs, died
in hospital here.
Algoma-Senator NJ. w. Perry's
son, with p. NJ White, narrow
ly escaped a serious automobile
accident when the formers machine
plunged over an embankment on DON
ovan hill. south of here. 1t crashed
through fences, breaking off several
posts, and landed In a ditch below a
creek. The driving shaft of Perry's
auto broke on the summit of the hill,
and another auto took it in tow. When
it struck an incline the machine start.
ed running away and the brakes re-
fused to work
Kenosha.-D Declaring that brewery
agents are violating federal laws
by peddling beer by the bottle
on Kenosha streets. John F. Langan.
president of the Wisconsin Retail Ii
quor Dealers association demanded an
Investigation
Notwithstanding that he had
spent eight of his twenty-three
years in state prisons and jails, Wal
ter Strochein appeared in the Munic-
ipal court and asked that he be al
lowed TO plead guilty to charges of
burglary and so back to prison. He
had Just finished serving term at
Sheboygan, and coming to Kenosha he
broke into a meat market. His booty
was trifing. The police were out look
ing for clues when Strochein walked
into the police Office and said. I've
got the burglary habit, and want to
surrender myself.
Janesville.-Louis Emmins, aged six.
ty-three, Of Whitewater, a veteran OF
the civil war. walked out of the second
story window, falling thirty feet and
dying instantly. A policeman STUN
bled over his body In an alley. He