Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-18
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

arms, the bodies of Albert Gil
seth. telegraph operator. twenty-five
Years old, OF Lakeland, Mimi, and his
Vile OF year we're found In the Mis-
sissippi river here. They were
drowned while skating across the riy-
er irom Hudson to Lakeland. after Wis
ting the parents of Mrs. Gilseth.
When the telegraph ONCE was not
opened searching parties were sent
out and followed the tracks made In
the ice to about the middle of the riy-
er, where the couple had apparently
broken through. The bodies were
found some distance below, where the
ice gave way.
Fond du Lac.-Ignatz Maraschow-
ski. an aged Pole, is trying to
get into the penitentiary Maraschow-
ski, who has spent several terms in
state prison, was released last sum-
mer- For several days he remained
around Waupun begging to be read
mitted TO the prison walls. until he
was turned over to the county authori-
ties as a habitual criminal When
arraigned on Monday he was remand
ed back to the custody of the sheriff
and the officers instructed to make a
further investigation of his case.
La Crosse.-At the annual meeting
OF Hamilton lodge No. 81, Knights
Of Pythias, the following Off
GERS were elected: Chancellor COM
mander, John Arnston: vice chancel-
Tor, Louis Jojade; prelate. Lare In
stones; master of works, Charles Lum-
ley; master of finance. A E. Berg;
master Of exchequer C. L. Lien; keep
er OF records and seals, David War
tinbee; master at arms, A. A. Mosher;
inner guard, Herman Fjelstad; outer
guard. F. c. Schweikert; trustee for
three years, Andrew Sletten
Green Bay.-Mr. and Mrs Soren
Anderson, pioneer residents of
Green Bay, have celebrated their IF
tieth wedding anniversary. Mr.. Ander-
son came here in 1857 from Norway
and was married by the late w E.
\ Merriman of the Presbyterian church.
Two children were born to the aged
couple and both were present at the
celebration.
Dodgeville. Severson. aged
four, was fatally scalded about
the face and body when a tub OF
water poured over him at lis home in
the town of Ridgeway. The child died
few hours later.
New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were
adopted by the Waupaea county
school officers convention at New
Lc11on opposing that portion of the
teachers pension law which makes 1t
compulsory, and favoring it's repeal.
! Elkhorn.-The building of the B.
| b. Krauss Hardware company and
the Elkhorn Bowling Alley COM
pany we're destroyed by fire OF Sun
day. causing loss Of $1,000
Madison.-E P. Kohl, J. j. McDon-
| aid and R. T. Reinhold have been
| chosen as members of the Wisconsin
/ intercollegiate debate team to meet
| Iowa.
Neenah.-A burglar at eleven years
is the accomplishment of Claude Wilt
sic of this city, who has been sent to
! the reform school at Waukesha until
he is twenty-one years old.
Viroqua-Fire totally destroyed
the Tate store building, an old
landmark The building was occupied
by a restaurant. jewelry store, a
barber shop and the Electric thoater
Dodgeville-Daniel Gibbon, aged
| fifty-eight, was killed in a cave
in at the Vinegar Hill mine west Of
this city 1t is thought that he is the
only victim.
Green Bay-The jury in the Harry
Sheedy murder case returned a YER
dict of not guilty.
Kenosha.-Si las e. Walden of
| Elyria, o.. a former well-known Ke-
nosha man, who came here to attend
i
| the funeral of his brother, was arrest
| ed on a charge of embezzlement just
as he was leaving the city The
charges we're made by Charles H. Cur
tiss. a well-known Kenosha merchant.
Prairie du Chien.-Joseph Schwartz,
a farmer and member of the
county board from Wauzeka, was
crushed to death between a traction
engine and clover huller when a lever
slipped while going up steep grade
and ran backward A son died from
an accident six weeks ago.
Prairie du Chien.-Rev. Stephen
Trant. for 81 years pastor of St
Patrick's church at Racine. died at
the home of his sister, Mrs. C. Garvey.
where he had made his home since
last May, when his health began to
fail He was a priest in Wisconsin
for more than As years.
| Bayfeld-Mrs Thomas Allen was
shot through the leg, just above