Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-13
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

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Fond du Lae.-Mrs. David Jack.
/ seventy-six years old, the wife
of Capt David Jack. a prominent
manufacturer, died from Illness re-
sulting from injuries sustained in q
| fall at Madison on June is. Besides
her husband she is survived by two
daughters. Mrs. Ben Hooper of Osh-
kosh. and three grandchildren. Mrs.
H. o. Winkler. Milwaukee; Miss Lor-
ma Hooper, Oshkosh, and Miss Ger
trude Peck, this city. and two broth
ers. Daniel Meetings. of Osceola, S. D.,
and w H. Nelings Of Monona, la. The
funeral was held with burial at osh-
kosh
Madison.-Four women students,
three in the long course and one
a special student are enrolled in
the agricultural course of the uni
versity. Two of these, Julia F. Avery,
Philadelphia, and Ellen l. Cavanagh.
Fond du Lac, are sophomores; q
third, Nina Willis. Rewey, is a
junior. and the fourth, Mrs. r. F.
Avery, mother of Julia Avery, enters
this year as an adult special.
Beloit-The price Of milk has
been raised in this city by some
of the dealers from to cents a
quart, in bottles. Pint bottles viii
cost 4 cents. Buttermilk that has
been selling two quarts for 5 cents
viii now cost cents a quart Small
dealers are being driven out of bust
ness because of the scarcity of the
milk supply.
La CrossezFifty skeletons, be-
! lieved to be those of Indians, were
found buried beneath a mound near
Stoddard by students of a class of La
Crosse normal school. Prof L. P. De-
noyer declares that the skeletons are
between 200 and 1900 years old An
Gent weapons found among the skele-
tons leads to the belief that the mound
was the scene of battle between
two tribes of Indians.
Marinette.-Miss Julia Mullen at
| tempted to commit suicide by
drinking carbolic acid at her home.
She had recently returned from Chi
cago, where she was employed in the
auditing department of Marshall Field
& Co. Ill health is given as the cause.
A stomach pump, promptly applied,
saved her life.
Madison. - Although international
| peace is a splendid aim. it is a
Estate that cannot be arrived at within
few years on account of the many
different standards of life. morally
and governmental This view was ex'
pressed by Capt Colin H. Ball, U. S.
a., commandant of cadets at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. in an address
on Peace and War" before the en-
tire regiment. Fully 1000 persons
heard the lecture.
Superior.-Pinned under his To-
connective, which was overturned in
collision with switch engine
in the Superior yards, Z. w. McFar-
land of Minneapolis, engineer on an
| inbound 500 train from Brooten, was
fatally injured His fireman and the
crew of the other engine escaped
with slight injuries by jumping.
Sheboygan.-Eugene V. Debs, So
cialist candidate for president, at
the Grand hotel here personally
quieted a rumor that he had been
| shot Debs arrived few minutes be-
fore that time and heard the report
for the first time when he stepped
from a bus into the hotel
Manitowoc. A brother of Rev.
]. c. K Preus, pastor of the First
! Norwegian church of this city, who is
to resign on December 1, probably
will succeed the present pastor. At
present he has a church at Los An
geles The local minister has been
transferred to Beloit.
Unity.-The postoffice at Unity was
burglarized and stamps, money orders
and blanks for the latter taken.
Grand Rapids.-Dayid Hoffman, a
Polish resident of Meehan. was
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stal ed for Kellner With load of
household goods belonging to his son.
Edward Hoffman, and it is supposed
fell from the wagon and was run over
by the heavy load. When found he
was unconscious and unable to give
any account of the accident, dying In
a short time.
Superior-Pinned under his loco
/ motive, which was overturned in
a collision with a switch engine in the
Superior yards. E. W. Mcfarland of
| Minneapolis. engineer on an inbound
500 train. from Brooten. was fatally
injured. His fireman and the crew of
the other engine escaped with slight
injuries by jumping.
Racine. - The German Lutheran
parochial school has been closed
by the board of health, owing
to the prevalence of scarlet fever,
four cases being reported in one day.
Kenosha. - The Kenosha county
Jail had a house cleaning. when
ali prisoners on state charges in the
jail decided to go into court to plead
guilty to charges against them rather
than TO wait for trial in the circuit