Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-04-10
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Oshkosh.--The body of Sister Coro-
nata, who has been missing from
the Notre Dame residence at st.
Vincents Catholic church since 20
vember Is. was found frozen fast in
the Fox river The woman, whose
name was Anna Menke. and whose
home was Milwaukee. disappeared
mysteriously from the home during
the early morning and up TO this time
not the slightest trace or clue to her
whereabouts had been learned. Il is
not known whether her falling into
the river was accidental, as she was
subject to fits of melancholia, and
may have ended her life while under
the influence of one of these spells.
Racine Forcing an entrance
through a side window, thieves
entered the shop of the Novelty Skirt
company. corner of Sixth street ana
College avenue. and secured loot val
ued at $3.50. The theft was not dis
covered until workmen arrived at the
skirt factory. They picked out thirty
three of the best skirts. In addition to
four tailor-made coats. and three sam
pie suit cases with bolts of cloth.
Kenosha.-Rev. Gerrit K. Hemkes,
aged seventy-three, and Mrs, Jantie
Van Hoven, aged seventy-two. both
OF Grand Rapids. Mich. were mar
ried here by Rev. Edward Tannis.
pastor Of the Holland Reform church,
whose wife is a granddaughter OF the
bride. The marriage license was Sc
cured from County Clerk Jones and a
special dispensation from Judge Ran
dali.
Sturgeon Bay.-The state fish hatch
cry commission, including former
Gov. J. o. Davidson. Superintend-
ent James Nevins. R. Scheibel
and Leo Claude of Madison. are in
vestigating Sturgeon Bay and She
boygan locations. where new hatch
cries will be established. Plans and
specifications will be selected on the
present tour of the commission.
Green Bay.-The School Principals
association of Green Bay is de
termined to put ban on smoking
by the schoolboys here, A com
mittee will secure evidence against to
baceo dealers who sell cigarettes and
tobacco TO youths and prosecute them
in court. AIRY boy caught smoking ON
the school premises will be expelled.
Kaukauna --The city board OF edu.
cation acted favorably ON the mat.
ter of a manual training and do.
nestle science course adapted to all
departments of the public schools, sim.
liar to that adopted by Park school
some time since. with the addition OF
a commercial course added IN the
high school course.
Eau Claire.-The lifeless body OF
an infant, TO all appearances sew
/ eral weeks or months old, was
found by two small girls while picking
/
across from the paper mills and near
the new roadbed OF the Omaha rail-
way on the west side of the Chippewa
river.
Madison Martin A. Graettinger
Milwaukee. for several years sec
rotary of the Wisconsin Bankers
association, organizer and cashier OF
| the Merchants ana Manufacturers
bank and for the last year in the bond
and commercial paper business at NIL.
waukee. has been appointed state
bank examiner by Commissioner OF
Banking A. e. Kuolt, to succeed A. H.
Geilfuss. Milwaukee, resigned
Madison.-The first county dem.
| onstration station In Wisconsin
has been awarded to Superior. The
/, last legislature authorized the estab
/ lishment Of three, to be under the con.
troll of the Universit. OF Wisconsin ag
| ricultural college The county will
| furnish $500 year for five years and
the state $1,000 for the same period.
I
Madison. Mrs. Ruth Balzell-Hat.
tori, wife of Japanese for.
merly employed at the University
club. and daughter of John X. Balzell
former police judge and mayor OF Mad
ison. was adjudged insane and her
two baby daughters were committed
to the state home for dependent chill
| dren at Sparta.
Rhinelander.- county's first
/ farmers course came to a sue
cessful close. Several hundred far
mers were in attendance. Prof. X.
l.. Hatch, secretary of the extension
service Of the Wisconsin College OF
I Agriculture, was one OF the speakers
| A large exhibition of choice Oneida
county pure bred cattle was feature
Neenah.-C w. Price, a mem
/ Der OF the state Industrial com.
/ mission, and Deputy Factory Inspec-
tors Ira Lockney. J. p Norris and A.
/ l.. Kaems are visiting the paper and
industrial plants OF the Fox River val
ley. gathering data on safety appli-
ances.
Cameron. Emil Rude. youth
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