Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-10
BADGER NEWS
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Prairie du Chien.-Joseph Haler.
Soldiers Grove; w. A. Hall, st.
Louis, and Charles HolIander, Fin
land, who recently came to this coun-
try, drowned in the Mississippi u.ile
below the city when an overturned
launch sunk in 40 feet of water 200
feet from shore People on McGregor
Heights. two miles away. looking
through field glasses. saw the boat go
down and the men founder in the wa
ter. They Immediately telephoned to
the Lcvee, where two fast launches
We're sent out and rescued four OF
them. The others had gone down and
the bodies have ret been recovered.
Maiden Rock-Fire totally de-
stroyed the G. d. Babcock flour and
feed store. A. Herolds Iewelry
store, r. Whites warehouse, A G.
Julian's warehouse. the Stafford restau-
rant, Mealey's blacksmith shop, Fri.
herg's harness shop, H. A. Benson's
building and Richards livery barn.
number of other buildings were
badly scorched. Six horses were
burned to death In the barn The
less is estimated at $4,000, partly
covered by insurance.
Oconomowoc. Archbishop Mess
mer. Milwaukee, ordained a class
of six young men, John Mueller, Mil
waukee; Andrew Brown, st. Louis;
Alphonse Zeller. Charles Snyder, Jo-
seph Fegen and Henry Becker, Chi
eago. to the Redemptorist priesthood
at the new Redemptorist college on
Lac la Belle. oconomowoc Several
visiting priests were in attendance.
including the Rev. CT Mcbride. for
merly pastor Of ST. Jerome's Catholic
church, Oconomowoc. now pastor of
st. Johns cathedral. Milwaukee.
Depere, Julius Rupiper, saloon
keeper and member of the county
board. died from injuries received
In a runaway. The horse took
fright and started down the hill to-
ward the river. Mr. and Mrs. Rupiper
were thrown on the railroad track
Mr. Runiper's skull was fractured and
Mrs. Rupiper's arm was broken in
two places.
Madison. - Political parties and
candidate9 for office have until
July 25 TO file their copies for space In
the state political pamphlet to be is
sued in August.
Manitowoc.-The largest fish Ia
ken from this part of Lake Michigan
in years was caught here when John
Tuisl. local fisherman, caught stur-
geon weighing 1903 pounds. The fish
is valued at about s25
Marlnette.-ole Thompson, forty
one years old, drowned of the shore Of
Green Bay. south of this city. He
was fishing In a boat with Ole Hanson,
neighbor. Thompson suddenly stood
up In the boat and pitched into the
water and Hanson could not rescue
him in time.
Fond du Passengers on q
500" line train had an exciting
experience at GilPs Landing when an
insane patient en- route to the north
crn hospital at Winnipeg. ia custody
of the sheriff of Wood county. leaped
from the car window to the river, rs
feet below. The trSin stopped and
the passengers formed rescue party
by improvising barges from loose
planks The actual rescue was made
by boy In a small boat, onto which
the Insane man climbed voluntarily.
Washburn. Despite the fact that
only a half crop of fruit is re-
ported from other sections of the
northwest, the Bayfield, county dis
trict will produce its usual heavy crop.
Advance shipments of strawberries
will arrive this week and a bumper
crop of the small fruit will be harvest
ed. over seventy carloads OF berries
were shipped from the Washburn-
Bayfield, district last season, but 1t is
expected that over 100 cars will be
marketed this year. The gooseberry,
cherry, blueberry and other small
fruit crops give promise of excep-
tional yields.
Fond du Lac.-Damages in the
sum of $40 are asked of the
Railway company by
stock and mutual fire insurance COM
panles as a result OF the burning Of
West Salem. La Crosse county. July
/. 1911 Actions were instituted dur
Ing this week with the service of pa
pers in the case at West Salem. 1t is
ALLEGED that the fire started from a
spark emitted by a Northwestern To-
The business sections OF
West Salem and a part OF the resi-
1ence district was wiped out
Edgerton. Struck under the heart
by a aseban during a game at
Bluff. between MELVILLE and
william Trainor, aged
twenty-five, of Lake Koshkonong.
was almost instantly killed. Trainor
was a player on the MELVILLE club.
Eau William McGee and
Ralph Kemp. giving Boise. Idaho.
rs their home, were arrested here
and pleaded guilty to charge of
;hort changing local merchants They
ne suspected OF being implicated in