Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-24


heved TO be one hundred and four
is dead at his home in the town of
Forest after residence OF sixty-fiye
years in this county. Mr.. Shea is
survived by a widow. eighty-hve years
of age. by four daughters, Mrs. John
Richardson, Dotyville: Mrs. Sohn Gal
lagher, Greenbush; Nora OF Chicago
and Katherine, residing at home; also
by three sons. Anthony of Portland,
Ore; James of Milwaukee and John
F, Jr.
Madison Mine royalties are tax
able as income after allowing for de-
probation. The decision by the state
tax commission is the cuimina-
ton of series of hearings IN which
mine owners from all sections OF Wis
consin appeared before the commits
sion claiming that royalties We're not
income taxable under the income tax
law
Marinette. Crop conditions in
Marinette county indicate the larg-
est yield in the history OF the agri-
cultural community. An increase OF
IS per cent. is expected in the po-
tato crop over last year and dairy
products will show a large advance.
through the operation of several new
creameries recently placed on the
productive list.
Oshkosh.-Based on the state
ments Of experts at the state lab
oratory at Madison that if the
water Of Oshkosh were properly fl
tered 1 would be safe and healthy,
Mayor Mulva stated that the city
: odld compel the company to prop
erly filter it. or one of the hottest
legal fights in its history would fol-
low
Evansville. - A tramp fell or
jumped off passenger train north
of here and was fatally injured A
note book was found on him with the
following: I'm case of accident notify
Novak & Novak, attorneys at law,
West Pullman, H." In another place
it stated his name was Frank Sladky
Superior-Carl Erickson, the three
year-old son Of Andrew K. Erick-
son, was drowned in Spirit lake,
The child's body was found after
twelve hour search near the summer
cottage of which his parents are care.
takers.
Walter Faeser, aged TWEEN
ty. son of John Faeser. hanged himself
in his uniform of the Monroe guards.
Appleton.-The army mule is
doomed, according to Capt e. A.
Williams. quartermaster, United
States army, who had charge of the
auto trucks recently tested He said
the animal which has been as inn
portant to the army as ammunition
in the past is to be eventually sup
planted sby the auto truck.
Ashland.-In a railroad accident
near Grandview, Charles Bolter and
J. Millingia were seriously In
iured. while Albert Anderson had a
rib broken and several others were
injured.
Merrill. William T. King, an
old resident, was found drowned
in the Wisconsin river. Mr.. King has
been a resident of the Wisconsin
River valley for over forty years, go
ing to Grand Rapids after the Civil
war and removing to Merrill He
was a member of the local G.. A. r.
post He was interested in the Mer-
rill railway and lighting company, as
we'll as other institutions.
Antigo.--An antique chair. be,
longing at one time to Governor
Doty, the first governor of Wisconsin,
is the contribution of ]. s.. Mitchell
of this city to society in Eeenah
which has undertaken the work of
preserving the "Loggery" at Neenah.
for it's historic significance. "T1e
Loggy" was built by Governor Dnty.
The governor lived there in 1885.
Racine.-The use of dynamite
in filling agricultural ground
will be demonstrated in an expert
ment to be conducted by the G. W.
Gunther company next fall. A pc
culiar strata of soil on the company's
farm has resisted the plow and the
use of the explosive is expected to
prove successful.
Fond du Lac.-George Spoor,
aged nineteen, a member OF the
Oshkosh band engaged to furnish
music at Columbia park. drowned.
Spoor. with two companions. swan
the river channel and had started
back, when he gave out.
Madison.-To warn canoeists and
others of approaching storms
on Lake Mendoza, the United States
weather bureau has arranged a dan
ger signal, consisting of red flag,
to be shown on North hall at the uni
versity and at specified boat landings
Fort Atkinson Mrs. Fred Hau-
sen, who has been blind for eight
years, in the absence of the maid, was
trying to get dinner. when her clothes
took fire from the kitchen stove and
she was so badly burned that she
died from her injuries. She is sur
vived by her aged husband