Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-16

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creased nearly AZ per cent. from 1890
to 1910. the total production OF farm
and factory butter increased only a
little over 81 per cent Figuring both
exports and imports. the butter actu-
ally consumed in the United States
has increased 37.4 per cent.
Marlnette-- finding of the
skeleton of a large man one foot
under ground, with no evidence at
hand Of ever having been in a coffin,
has started an investigation by au-
thorities here in an attempt to solve
the possible murder of many years
ago. The skeleton was found under
tho home of John Molander when ex.
cavations for a stone foundation were
being made. The family has lived
over the skeleton for 90 years. One
of the bones of the leg was broken Off
La Crosse. The home of Hamlin
Garland, the famous author, at
West Salem, was burned and the
author narrowly Escaped death. Ava
kened by the flames. he wac obliged
TO leap from a second-story window
TO the ground. A servant girl. Fern
Fox, received serious burns. The fire
vas caused BY an explosion OF gaso
line. Valuable curios gathered by Mr.
Garland in all parts Of the world be.
sides the house and furniture. we're
destroyed
Bangor-James Jens. who lives
in the town of Clifton, Monroe
county, when going home from town
with fresh meat for his threshers, was
attacked by pack of wolves, doubt
less attracted by the smell of the
meat. He drove them of, fighting des
perateely, as the hungry animals re,
peatedly attempted to leap into the
moving buggy. The fight continued
nearly mile before the wolves gave
up.
Milwaukee. Suffering FIVE hours
Of agony from burns received
while playing about a bonfire. Viola
Rusterholz, aged thirteen, 437 Twenty
ainth avenue, died in Trinity hospital.
The little girl came home from school
and, not finding her mother at home,
made a bonfire in the yard She was
playing about the FIRE with other chill
dren when her dress caught from
The flames
Fond du Lac-A requiem mass
,or Bishop Charles Chapman Grafton
vas sung in ST. Pauls cathedral
Nth Bishop r. n Weller as cele-
brapt. Archdeacon 3. Talbot Rogers
Of Fond dn Lac as deacon and Rev.
Father Kieb Of Green Bay as sub
deacon. After the service the drap-
llgs Of the bishops chair were re-
moved. the period OF mourning having
elapsed
Sturgeon Bay.-Dabe Cadlson was
found dead In the woods with
his head partly blown of He had
been hunting and evidently sat down
on a log, falling asleep In moving,
the gun was discharged and the con
tents entered the side Of his head
lie was about sixty years of age and
single
Marinette Charles Roeder, a Grip
pie, who eloped with Helen Chip
lovitz, fifteen, an eighth-grade school
girl, TO Norway, Mich, has been ar
rested on complaint of the girls
father. Abduction is the charge. The
father offered 800 reward for his
son-in-law's capture
Rhinelander-M Malcolm Hester con
victed Of killing his foster son.
Everett Condor, at Minocqua last July,
was sentenced by Judge A. II. Reid
10 seven years in Che state prison.
narl Koeomba was sentenced to three
years in Waupun for robbery.
sJoughton.--R J. Ellis was thrown
from an automobile here. His
lead struck The curbing. crushing his
skull
Fond du Lac. Asking permission
OF Sheriff Graham to bid her
husband farewell alone, Harriet Grin
nell sixty-two years old. wife Of Ira
Grinnell, prominent resident of the
village Of OakGeld, made a murdetous
attack on her husband with knife.
The shrieks of the man brought the
sheriff from the next room in time to
disarm the woman and save Grin
nens life Mrs Grinnel had been ad.
Judged insane and was about 10 be
taken 20 tho Northern hospital at
Winnebago
Marinette.-Th police commission
John Cook chief Of
police. for 30 days on charge OF
having pulled evolver on Sheriff
a. r. Schwittay in Hotel Marinette on
April 2, after Schwittay had published
an article in mis- paper attacking
Cooks honesty.
Platteville.- Malcolm Ray eighty
years old. and unmarried, was
burned 70 death in his farmouse, four
miles west OF PlattevllIe. Nothing but
a few bones and ashes OF HIS body
vwora found