Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-03-19
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

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Madison.-Rev. Vernon S. Phil
lips. for more than four years
pastor OF the First Baptist church of
Madison, surprised his congregation
BY presenting his resignation. to take
effect on April 80. Mr.. Phillips has
long wished TO spend a few months
or year at the Divinity school, and
| will study at the University of Chi
cago for some time before accepting
another pastorate.
Oshkosh GOODNESS of the
pastor, Rev. d. E. Kuhlmann, pre-
vented panic when fire started in
the First English Lutheran church. He
quietly asked the congregation to
leave in order, and Miss Lydia Steinke
kept on playing the pipe organ until
everyone was out OF the building. The
church was considerably damaged and
thu pipe organ ruined
MerrilI-At a meeting of the
Wisconsin Valley Fair association
it was decided that the circuit would
I be filled as follows; Merrill, August &c
to 90; Neillsville, August 80 to Septem-
| Der / Wausau, September to 6, and
| Stevens Point. September 8 to IL.
Marshfield withdrew from the circuit
and Neillsville takes its place.
Madison - Four or five shots,
fired in rapid succession at the
home of Lin Marselle, an Italian liv-
ing in Little Italy, brought horde
of Italians running from a nearby
dance hall. Marselle was found Stun
bling about his house with a bullet
lodged in his neck.
Elkhorn.-Elkhorn has a freak
dog which takes special delight
in visiting the moving picture show
every night until he finds chance to
! get in and then marches to the front
of the house and takes his seat and
remains perfectly quiet watching the
| pictures.
Green Bay. Joseph Vane,
brakeman on the Milwaukee road,
who fell off a train at Forest Junction
Saturday and had one of his legs cut
off. died here. His home was in Wau.
saukee.
Madison-Rev. V. S. Phillips. for
four years pastor of the First Baptist
/ church, has resigned and will attend
| Chicago university.
La Crosse.-Fifty farmers of the
town of Holmerf have formed an or
| ganization TO be known as the Holmen
Farmers Cooperative Shipping associ
alton, which has for its special object
the securing of quick, equitable and
| profitable prices for all farm products.
| The association will make a speciality
of marketing live stock
Beloit.-At meeting of the school
board the teachers petitioned for an
advance in pay. The maximum pay
| for grade teachers is $50 month for
| nine and a half months They ask
that the minimum be SIS a month, or
| that teachers be paid an annual salary
| of $50 a month. The school board
have the petition under advisenent.
New Richmond-James Morgan, en-
| gineer on the New Richmond Grand
view log train on the Omaha, was run
over by the locomotive of another
freight train in the Omaha yards In
this city and both legs cut off He was
placed on board a special train and
| rushed to a St Paul hospital, where it
| was found'necessary to ampdtate both
legs below the knees. Morgan is forty
| years of age and has wife and two
| children living in St. Paul, Mimi.
Sparta Hello, mother, the wan
derer returns" shouted Frank Her
mann, son of Mr. and Mrs August Her
| mann, as he entered his parents home
Unexpectedly, after a years absence
! in the west. He received no response,
and unable to find father or mother,
| he inquired at a neighbours only to
/ learn that both had been murdered by
| Evalt Rentz a month ago The young
man tainted and is now under a physi-
| clans care.
Kenosha,--Jessie Jeffery, the eight
! year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles T. Jeffery. died at the family
| residence here. The little girl had been
| i'll for ten days. her illness battling
| noted specialists. Mr.. Jeffery is presi-
dent of the Thomas B. Jeffery COM
| pany.
Elkhorn.-At the annual meeting of
/ the Southeastern Poultry and Pet
Stock association in this city the fol-
lowing officers were elected; Presi-
dent, NJ. J. O'Connor, Darien; vice
president, T. A Clark. Elkhorn; sec
rotary. James Morrisy, Elkhorn, and
treasurer, A. c. Dessing. Elkhorn.
Wausau.-Gustav Homan, twenty
years old, employed at camp of the
Barker & Stewart Lumber company at
! GIandon, was crushed and instantly
killed when caught between pile of
rolling logs.
! Janesyille.-S Sneak thieves have
made their, appearance in GAINESVILLE