Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-30
WISCONSIN
BREVITIES

Green Bay-A party OF six young
women and men of Green Bay
had narrow escape from drowning
while rowing on the Fox River at
South De Pere. The boat capsized
in midstream and all the occupants
were thrown into the river. Ditmar
Larsen, who was near the point in a
canoe, succeeded in rescuing four OF
the party while two boys swan
ashore.
notwithstanding camp in the
woods of northern Michigan while
sleep walking" and becoming
lost in dense swamp for two days,
is the unusual experience of Stephen
j. Lynch. a widely known lumber in
speetor. Lynch was in camp with a
crew of men at what is known as
Sugar island. place not far from the
500. During the night he arose in his
sleep, put on a shirt over his union
suit and in that attire walked into the
woods. His men were having a jam
boree that night, and when he heard
their cries he thought they were after
him and began to run. When he
finally awakened he was in the dense
swamp. He found his way to the
home of Allan Rain, woodsman. He
is still in the hospital, but will re
cover.
Grand Rapids-Mrs. C. Odegard
met with a serious accident, the
result of which is bro ken collar
bone. Mrs. Odegard went 70 the pas
ture TIC get her COW and, winding the
rope around her hand, started for
home. The COW became frightened
and ran at breakneck speed, dragging
the unfortunate woman after her. The
cries for help aroused neighbors, who
came to the rescue, but not in time to
prevent serious injuries.
Milton While on his
way to Williamsburg, Va, after
spending the summer here. R. J.
Greenman, fifty years old, died sudden
ly of heart disease in Chicago Mr..
Greenman was we'll known in Milton,
having made this place his home for
many years. He served as chairman
of the Rock county board, as chair
man of the Milton town board, and at
one time was postmaster here.
Marinette-A big crew of thresh-
ers narrowly escaped death five
miles from Pound, this county,
when the big threshing engine owned
by Matt Stankiewitz of Pound was
blown up by dynamite early in the
night. The dynamite was first
planted" in the boiler fiues of the
engine and was then exploded by
means of fuse. No cause for the
deed is known.
GAINESVILLE. - James Murtaugh is
believed to have been drowned
in the Mississippi river near Du-
buque, Ia. He was last heard from
IN Minnesota two weeks ago. A body
shed from the river at Dubuque an
swers the description of the Kissing
man and shows signs of violence. The
police here have been notified and a
relative of Murtaugh left to identify
the remains.
Fond du Lac-B. Fay Mills,
noted evangelist, speaking for Roose-
welt and Johnson, addressed g big
meeting at the armory, saying he had
joined the Progressive party because
it had adopted many of the principles
he had been advocating for twenty
years and had made them into a prac-
teal program.
Madison. = William Bush, thirty
two years old, Pleasant Branch,
committed suicide by shooting him7
self with a shotgun.
Marinette.-The entire village of
Crivitz was threatened with de-
struction by fire when the pulp shed
Of the Crivltz Pulp and Paper COM
pany burned, while a heavy wind was
blowing All the residents of the viii
lage fought the flames until the dam
ger was over The wind carried
flames and firebrands into the bust
ness district for two hours. A large
quantity of pulp was burned in the
shed. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Other buildings of the paper company
were saved.
Sheboygan.-An exceptionally well
preserved English halfpenny of the
vintage of 1892 was found about
six miles south of the city by DR.. AL
phon Gerend of Cato, a brother OF
Jacob Gerend of this city. He and Ru-
dolph Kuehne were at the Forest
Preservation associations cottage,
three miles south from here, for lit
tie outing. They walked down the
beach about three miles TO where, for
many years, hundreds of Indian relics
have been found in the banks just
back of the beach. While searching
for these relics they came across this
coin. It is a copper coin about the
size of the old two-cent piece. The
Inscription on one side says: Duke
of Lancaster, John OF Gaunt" The
other side reads: Half Penny, 1892"
Grand Rapids.-While doing the
family uashiug with a gasoline