Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19

LHCuels Mary halenDdcn, FFalTle
Farm; Bell Ramsour, Fennimore;
Charles Kuschell, Aniwa: Hubert
/ Huehthausen, Milwaukee Superin-
tendent E. w. Walker delivered the
baccaIaureate sermon at the regular
service in the institution chapel The
/ past year has been the most success
full in the history of the school. more
than 200 pupils taking instruction. 1t
is expected that the enrolment next
year win exceed $50.
MaEitowoc.-The omro church.
which withdrew from the Wiscon.
I sin Methodist Episcopal conference
when its pastor. Rev. Daniel Wood
ward, now warden at the state prison
at Waupun. was asked to resign. has
been admitted to the Winnebago dis
trict of the Congregational church.
When Mr.. Woodward took up the cam
! paign Of Governor McGovern, church
officers objected. but the church sup.
ported its pastor
Neenah.-one of the worst fires in
the history of the city Quilted the
big mill of the Krueger-Lachman
company, -four manufacturers. 1t is
believed that the blaze was started by
locomotive spark Machinery, grain,
warehouse and mill were destroyed at
loss of more than $4,000, practically
all of which is covered by insurance.
prafrio Dir rbfan M fpur
feet long was captured in a net
by William Lamb, a fisherman. a
few miles below the city in the Mis-
sissippi river. The reptile put up
hard shGs gle. tearing the net to
shreds and swapping at the fisher
man Two alligators have been seen
In this vicinity for several years.
Neenah.-The police and fire board
has taken action to pension superan-
nuated members of the fire depart
ment.
Racine.-Benjamin r. Bones, one
of the best-known farmers in the
state, died at his home in the
town of Mount Pleasant. He was
seventy-one years of age and was
born in owensville. KY, coming here
in 1912. Mr.. Bones was one of the
best informed men on birds ans min
erals in the county and for more han
twenty-five years made annual reports
to the government. He had the lar
gest library of any farmer in the
state and was a member of the Archie
illogical society of Wisconsin.
Madison.-To demonstrate the value
of pasteurized cheese, in processes
worked out at the college of
agriculture, the University of Wis
consin is cooperating with the cheese
factory at Spring Green. The college
furnishes cheesemaker and outfit
and half of the cheese each day is
made by the university maker and the
other half by the factory maker. The
milk is exactly alike, except for the
2asteurizing, and the cheese is sold to
the same dealer.
Fond du Bac.-Sheldon H. Barrett
the paroled prisoner who, acting
in the role of deputy sheriff. lost a
prisoner on the way from Green Bay
to Fond du Lac. stopped at Neenah
and discharged his revolver in a sa-
loon and on the streets, was taken
to the penitentiary to serve four
year sentence. Before leaving Fond
| du Lac Barrett gave out a statement
saying he wanted the public to IN
derstand that he was entirely to
blame,
Prairie du Chen The silver an.
niversary of his entrance into
the ministry was celebrated by Rev.
P. Becker of ST Gabriel's church by
1000 members of his parish. Rev. J.
b. Thies of Sacred Heart college
| preached the sermon. Rev Becker
was ordained in Leige. Belgium, al
| though he is native of Cologne, Ger
many.
Kenosha.--Dr. John G. McShane OF
Madison was elected first com
missioner of public health for Ke
nosha. The salary was fixed at $4,000
a year DR. McShane. who will be
graduated from the special course of
the University of Wisconsin this
month. will begin the duties of his
new Office on July 1.
| La Crosse.-F. J. Toland, pioneer
business college owner. who es
tablished and operated schools at
Eau Claire. La Crosse, Monroe. Wau-
sau; Mason City and Oelwein. Ia:
/ Winona, Mimi; Sioux Falls, S. D., and
| Nebraska City. died at his fruit farm
1 in Ludiugton, Mich. aged fifty-nine,
of heart failure
| Sheboy gan.-The annual meeting OF
/ the Sheboygan County Soldiers
/ Reunion association will be held
at Sheboygan Falls on June 90
/ G. B. f. Bryant of La Crosse, Col ].
A. Watrous Of Milwaukee and Judge
I William Fl. a. Seeman will attend the
meeting.
Madison.-Carl C. Buchta, a former
druggist of Lodi. received a sen
tence OF one year in the state prison