Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17

Eu Cldlfe.-A man giving MS
name as C.. n. Stout, Ramseur, N
c., walked into the saloon OF John
Gort here and. pulling a bottle OF car
boiic acid from his pocket, drank the
contents He died at Sacred Heart
hospital No reason is known for the,
rash act Immediately after swallow
ing the fluid he wrote on piece Of
paper, torn hastily from notebook
the following: &C. n Stout is my,
name. Ramseur. n. c." Other words
written were erased 80 as to be iIlegi-
bic. Re has relatives at Ramseur.
Sheboygan.-At the annual meet
ing Of the Sheboygan County Ag-
ricultural society at Plymouth the
profits of the past year were shown to
be s1.1S629. Officers elected for this
year are: P. K Wheeler. president;
Peter Reiss. rice-presidept; Otto Gafrl
ron, secretary; E, A. Dow, treasurer.
A new stock judging shed with an
amphitheater for onlookers and a
$4,000 exhibition building are planned
for the coming season. Premium rates
are to be increased this year.
Kenosha-The boiler at the resi-
denee and garage of 2. G. Sim
mons, president OF the Simmons Nan
ufacturing company, exploded with
such force that it rocked the frozen
earth for nearly mile. The model
garage was wrecked. A portion OF
the boiler was blown through a wall
The heating plant was crippled Cost.
/ ly automobiles were badly damaged.
4 The loss is estimated at several thou
sand dollars.
Marinette.-"Laughin John Doug
las, aged seventy-fve, known for
his explosive humor. dropped dead
in a railway station here while
buying q ticket. He died Of
1 heart trouble, and had a bottle of
medicine for his heart in his pocket
when he succumbed. He was once
wealthy politician of Waukesha
county
Green Bay-The common council
has passed the $4,000 school bond
ordinance without a dissenting vote,
which insures the building OF
large ward school to replace the
Sale and Howe schools, a new Ninth
street building and an addition to the
Woelz school,
Marinette.-Earl Heath ran his
auto into his hen coop, where he
breeds fancy chickens, and left the
motor running, so the engine
wouldn't freeze. When he returned
in 20 minutes fifteen chickens had
been asphyxiated from exhaust gas.
Beloit.-An unknown man who was
killed by the cars last October near
Clinton Junction proved to be Karl
Brock, German, who had been three
years in this country.
Crandon.-Willis and Robert Bak-
err, two young men of this city,
have captured a black fox. The
animal ran into hollow log east of
the old Montey camps. The boys
blocked the end of the log and cut
into the middle to get at their prize.
and were elated to discover that it
was black fox They shot 1t with a
revolver SO as not to injure the hide
and brought 1t to town. A local deal
er offered them 800 for it,
Madison McGovern ap-
pointed Charles H. Crownhart and
j. ID. Beck members of the Wis
| consin industrial commission. and
Attorney Edward W. Frost. Milwau-
kee. as delegates to represent Wis
consin at the seventh annual meeting
of the National Civic Federation,
which convenes in Washington on
March to Z.
Kenosha-The first death as a
result of the extreme weather in
Kelosha came when Mrs Charles
Norbut, twenty-five years old. died at
the Kenosha hospital She was burned
| at her home when she sought to start
/ fire with kerosene. She threw a
! large cupfui of the oil into the stove
| and the explosion which followed set
fire to the house. With her clothing
| ignited, she ran to the home OF a
neighbor When she reached the
house her clothing had been burned
4 from her. The woman had two little
! children in the same room with her
| at the time of the fire, but they were
rescued. The woman was trying to
! hasten the fire as the house had be-
| come bitterly cold
Madison.-The state board of
health issued new rules, one of
which makes the order prohibiting the
use of public drinking cups apply to
I all public buildings. An opinion on
the term public buildings" has been
| asked of the attorney general.
/ Madison.-Twelve sketches COM
prisad the two and a half hours
/ of entertainment of the second annual
4 University Union Vaudeville program
/ given in the armory.
! Milwaukee, protest against the
state board of control for the
! renewal of the prison labor con
/ tract, which includes principally knit
/ ted goods articles manufactured by
the prisoners at Waupun, is one Oh The
/ propositions expected to come before
the semiannual meeting of the Wis