Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-03-20
SEEN AND HEARD
In WISCONSIN


Eau claire.-George Burgess, eigh-
teen, of this city. who was SEN
fenced to three years in Green Bay
| reformatory for burglary ana held in
Jail here pending the arrival OF Off
| GERS to take him away. escaped, and
so far no trace OF him has been found.
/ His mother visited him at the jail and
/ the prisoner was allowed TO use the
reception room for the leave taking.
/ Telling his mother that he wanted to
| spit. Burgess ran outdoors and has
not been seen since.
Madison.-President Charles Edgar
1 Vincent of the University Of
! Minnesota contributed the con-
Meeting link to the chain OF negotia-
tions exchanged by Wisconsin and
Minnesota universities in renewing
the strained intercollegiate relations
! between the two institutions when he
appealed to Badger students, assem-
bled at an allnniversity convocation,
to organize with their neighbors in an
endeavor to play the game of life more
effectively and with the spirit OF
greater craftsmanship.
Chippewa Falls. Thoma is in
/ the hospital here as the result
Of an all night fight with a pack
of wolves in the northern part OF the
! state. He was overtaken while on
/ his way to a neighbours home. and al
/ though armed only with large jack
| knife. battled with the animals, kill
| ing several, and finally succeeded In
| driving them away. He is suffering
with exposure and number OF wounds
given him by the wolves. but probably
viii recover.
Manitowoc.-T two-year-old twin
son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Bentley was rescued from drown
ing in a tub of water by his
| mother. The child was playing about
the kitchen while Mrs Bentley was
washing clothes. Mrs. Bentley went
out of doors for short time and the
child fell into the tub of water. he
w2s rescued in an unconscious condi-
ton. but will i've
heboygan.-When William Muel-
Ter, charged with nonsupport,
failed to appear in court the
patrol went out after him and his
dead body was found in barn on the
Muth dairy farm. He had committed
suicide by taking carbolic acid
ApDIafop e4
fifty and thirty, struck Appleton,
ate supper at a hotel, and half
an hour later passed three forged
checks for SIS. s26 and S3S on local
merchants. They were arrested. 1t
is believed they are from Chicago.
Madison.-For the first time since
its establishment two years ago
there are no rabies patients ia
king the treatment for the prevention
of hydrophobia at the state hygienic
laboratory at the university.
Green Bay-The jury in the Van
denboom murder case, after de-
liberating nearly five hours. found
the defendant, John Vandenboom.
aged seventy years. not guilty OF man
slaughter.
Kewaunee. Mr. an Mrs Victor
Brans, pioneer settlers, celebrated
their fiftieth wedding anniver-
sary recently. At the time OF their
marriage this county was a wilder
ness and Brans and his bride walked
35 miles to Bay Settlement to be mar
ried by the nearest priest.
Waukesha-A representative of
Municipal Judge Caverly's court,
Chicago, began investigating of
the case of Mrs. Bernice McMullen,
who twice tried to kill herself at the
South Clark street police station. Mrs.
Mem lien, who is being cared for at
the Metropolitan mission. Federal
street. said she had been deserted by
her husband in this city and was then
br ught to Chicago and placed in the
South side levee district by IN uni
Identified man.
Fond du Lac.-At the annual
meeting of the board of directors
of the Horizon Shooting club it was
decided to reduce the membership fee
from $50 to $40 per year. officers for
the ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows: President, t. A. Thomas, Mil
waukee; vice-president. w. G. Men
eel, Fond du Lac; secretary-treasurer,
c. H. Brugger, Fond du Lac
Observation-Disclosures disa-
greement by the jury. Harry l.
Smith. charged with killing his child,
is being held in jail without bonds
pending new trial He is alleged to
have split the babys skull with
Ratchet which he threw at rent cob
lector.
Madison.-An unknown man. aged
about thirty. was found dead in
freight car in the Northwestern yards
with his throat cut and a razor in his
hand.