Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-02-26
WISCONSIN NEWS
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Madison.-The investigations in wood
iistillatiOn that have been carried on
during the last three years at the Uni
led States forest products laboratory
AZ the University OF Wisconsin are to
be further developed by supplement-
airy work at the University of Wash
lngton. The work VIII also be contin-
ned at Wisconsin. Dr. L. F. Hawley OF
the Wisconsin laboratory has returned
from the northwest, where he co-opera-
ted with the Washington men in get
ting the Investigations under way. A
sum OF $4,000 has been set aside by
The United States forestry service for
The work in wood distillation at Wash
lngton. This fund will be used to OBJ
tain scientific data concerning the uti-
iization of mill waste. OF logging waste
and OF stunted forest growth.
La Crosse.-An annex to cost S45,-
900 will be added to the st. Rose con-
vent. which will make the building one
Of the largest OF the kind in the coun-
try. The building will be Joined to the
Chapel of Perpetual Alteration, which
was built at cost of 100000. and is
one OF four In the United States.
Green Bay.-Leo Leviolette. while
employed in a lumber camp at Lake
wood. had his left leg SO badly cut
when his az slipped that It may be
necessary to amputate the member.
He was taken to a hospital at oconto.
Madisou.-The plant OF the Amerh
can Milk Producers company. Chica-
go, at Capron, burned. The loss is $780,
900 and fifty men are out of work
La Crosse-Rev r. Anderson, for
the last 30 years pastor Of the Norwe-
gian Lutheran church, has rendered
his resignation to accept a call to a
church In Everett, Wash. Rev. Ander-
son refused call to the Trinity
church in Brooklyn, n. Y, During the
time Rev Anderson was in charge OF
the work here large new church and
a parsonage have been built
Kenosha. ~ Kenosha teachers are
making a determined effort to prevent
the repeal OF the teachers pension
fund law, and to this end petitions
are being circulated in the city urging
the members. OF the legislature to vote
against any law which proposes to re-
peal the act
Green Bay--As a result OF fire at
Askeaton the water tank OF the MIL
waukee road was completely de.
stroyed. This will seriously handicap
trains running between this city and
Milwaukee.
Manitowoc.-Wit death staring him
| In the face and with timely thought
for the safety of the passengers in his
train, Matt Donohue OF Amigo, en-
gineer on the Chicago & Northwestern
passenger train No. liz, took a desper
ate chance and saved the train from
plungins through = burning bridge
into the river below north of here
| While the train was speeding along al
fifty miles an hour Donohue observed
the burning bridge ahead. He threw
I'm the emergency" sanded the track
| and then watched his train slow down
stopping with the pilot of the locomo
tive less than ten feet from the burn
ing structure, which was on the point
of collapse. The train was delayed II
hours while repairs were made.
La Crosse. While engaged in pick
ing UP coal along the tracks of the MIL
waukee road. Lewis La F1eur was
struck by a switch engine and both
legs severed above the knee, the in
iuries proving fatal few hours later
Mr.. La Flenr was eighty-four years old
and a veteran OF the Civil war. II IL
! feared ina! she shock will prove fataI
to the widow, who il eighty-three
years old and ILL.,
Manitowoc Herman Mappls, O
! Cooperstown farmer, was seriously in
jured in runaway accident here when