Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-01

MAKER Tor the Deer Park Cheese
Factory company. was found dead
IN bed at his home here by his
wife. who vent to call him. He was
born ffty-fye years ago near Water.
town He is survived by his wife and
one son.
Beloit.-Rev. N. J. Ward ceIe
brated the fortieth anniversary OF
his priesthood Nearly thirty years of
that period has been spent in Beloit
as pastor Of the ST. Thomas Catholic
church. The exercises In his honor
included public service at night, at
which the address was delivered by
Rev. Frank Clary of Minneapolis. a
lifelong friend Of Father Ward Prom
inent citizens of various ereeds were
at the meeting to extend their con-
CALCULATIONS.
Oconomowoc- Haroi Hewitt, nine
teen years old, son of Mr., and
Mrs. Hewitt of DelafeId, was
killed and badly mangled when train
No. so Of the st. Paul road struck
horse and carriage which he was driv-
ing here. The rig was demolished and
the horse killed, while the body of the
youth was dragged a distance of so
feet. 1t was first thought that there
had been two persons in the carriage
when two caps were found, and the
train was stopped to see If any re-
mains were entangled in the engine
or cars. 1t developed later, however,
that the boy had been carrying two
caps. one of them for driving
Grand Rapids.-The new Mason,
lie Temple was formally opened.
The guests of honor were Lem. Kro-
mer, a charter member in 1861; Ira
Purdy, who joined in 1868, and Edward
Mahoney, who Joined In 1873. Mr..
Purdy, who is now ninety-four years
old, has acted as tyler for the Grand
Rapids lodge for 25 consecutive years
He is said to be the Oldest living Ma
son in Wisconsin.
Madison.--A jury in the fed
eral court brought in a verdict for
the defendant in the suit brought by
DR. William Storey of Toledo, o.,
against his son, Dr. Carroll L. Storey
of Whitehall, for $4,000 on % promis-
sorry notes given for medical educa-
ton at Michigan university and Rush
Medical college. The son claimed that
the money was a gift and the jury sus-
tanned him.
Sturgeon Bay. - George Pinney,
twenty years old, was drowned
while iceboating on the bay
breaking through the ice near the
channel, where one of the car ferries
had broken a passage. The young
man was manager of the Evergreen
Nurseries company, of which his
mother was the owner.
Kenosha-Rev. Newton Mann,
the venerable dean of the min
istry of the Unitarian church in the
country and for the last two years
pastor of the Henry M. Simmons
church in this city, has announced
that he will retire from his pastorate
early in the year.
Neenah.-The annual farmers round
up of institutes will be held at Clin.
tonville March 10, 10 and 20
Appleton.-A four-year-old son of
Mrs. William Smith of Little Chute
fell into cistern and drowned.
Merrill.-Miss Vera Plautz. daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Plautz, celebrated the twelfth ami
versary of her birth on the twelfth
day of the twelfth month of 1912.
Oshkosh.-Dr. p H. Lindley Of
Chippewa Falls, member Of the
board of control, charged by DR.. Rosa
lie Ladova with Assault and battery
was acquitted in municipal court
Green Bay.-A triple drowning
was averted in East river by the
heroic work of Nina Brehme. Two
boy companions, Thomas Gagnon and
Clifford Jennings, left the Brehme
girl and Alma Lutz on the river bank
to await their return while they deliv-
cred a package across the river. When
about half way across the ice gave
way, both boys plunging into the icy
water Hearing their cries the girls
rushed to the rescue, when the Lutz
girl also broke through the ice. After
securing a large plank Nina Rrehme
succeeded in pulling the girl from the
water on to solid ice and would un-
doubtedly have saved the boys alone
had not fisherman arrived, succeed
ing her In the rescue work.
GAINESVILLE Fur hunters report an
unusual number of muskrat houses
In the upper Rock river and
throughout the marshes this winter.
They also report that the northern
geese have not all left for the south
and that on open water there are
other aquatic fowl which have never
remained north as late as this date
Neenah.-wallace Garfield fell 40
feet from the top Of a building
upon which he was working, and es-
capped injury by means Of an aerobatie
turn which he executed in mid-air.
Appleton.-As a result of a blow
on the head, which confined him
10 his home for three weeks. Joseph