Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-22
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

fifty. father Of nine children. was sent
to state prison for three years after
pleading guilty to a statutory offense
against his eight-year-old daughter.
Wausau.-George Eckerle pleaded
guilty to a charge of arson
and was sentenced to serve four years
at Waupun. Eckerle fired his resid nee
to secure insurance money.
La Crosse.-Three cars of a
freight train on the Milwaukee road
were dersiled at Medary. near here.
when draft iron came loose and fell
Under the wheels. Traffic was delayed
two hours
Sheboygan. - Charles Brickner's
barn. with a feed cutter gasoline
engine. race horse, buggy. 200 bushels
of grain and ten tons of hay were de-
stroyed by fire. Only two pigs we're
saved.
MISUNDERSTANDING again led fire
causes in September. according to
Fire Marshal Hosts monthly re-
port. The report contains statistics of
1870 fires for the month, on which the
damage was s3SO.66O. and the insur-
ance carried was S692,335
La Crosse.-Deafness caused the
death of Andrew Dassinrud, eighty
five years old, a wealthy retired far
mer. Nassinrud was walking on the
tracks of the La Crosse & Southeast
ern road and failed to get out of the
way when the train whis.Ied
Grand Rapi6s.-Grand Rapids high
school has a student with
fiveyear perfect attendance record.
never having been absent or tardy dur
ing that time. He is Warren Robinson
Of the town of Rock, Wood county, and
is only thirteen years old.
Oshkosh.-A fall of about eight
feet from the top of u clover
huller to the barn floor resulted in the
death Of Edward Sonnenberg, young
farmer in the town of Friendship. He
was thirty-one years of age. Surviving
are mother. four sisters and three
brothers
Racine.-An empty beer keg hurled
from the second floor of the resi-
dence of Charles Hersch, following the
celebration Of the christening of n
child. resulted in the killing of Henry
Pachcr and the arrest of four men
The beer keg struck Pacher on the
head, fracturing his skull, and he died
on his way to the hospital
La Crosse.-While on a business
trip, Percy w. Humbert, formerly
proprietor of clothing store here.
died at Lynxville, forty miles
from here. and his body was Inferred
two weeks ago without word of his
death coming to his family Humbert
died suddenly on entering the hotel at
Lynxville, without giving his name
and address, and he was buried as a
stranger
Waupaca.- Frank Cunningham of
Green Bay was burned to death
in fire which destroyed the Green
Bay house at Waupaca. One other
man, whose name Is not known, lost
his life. Fire broke out and burned
the structure to the grouEd, causing
loss of $1,000. The guests in the ho-
tel escaped In their night garments.
Mrs. McKlange, former Green Bay
woman, owned the place.
Acknowledgement McGovern re-
ceiyed notice from the treasury de-
partment at Washington that the
sum of $3.50 is due the state OF Wis
consin from the United States. that
sum being five per cent. of the net pro
ceeds of sales of public lands in Wis
consin during the fiscal year ending
June so last, and that warrant will
be forwarded for the same within a
few days.
Madison.-iiovernor McGovern has
appointed A. ]. Myrland, secretary
of the tax commission, as repre-
sentative to the national tax con
ference in Buffalo October %. The
governor appointed as delegates to
the National Society for the Promotion
of Industrial Education in Grand Rap
ids. Mich. October 1926, Thomas G.
Murray, Madison; S. B. Tobey. super
intendent of schools at Wausau: II. f.
Leverenze. superintendent of schools.
Sheboygan, and w. e, Maddox, SUI
perintendent of schools. Superior.
Waukesna.-Over seventy-five vet
Grams attended the annual reunion
held In the G. A. r. hall by the
Union Soldiers and Sailors associa-
ton of Waukesha county. The follow
ing officers were elected: President,
Frank Howard, Waukesha; vice presi-
dent, o. P. Clinton. Waukesha; treas
urer, Joseph p Phillips. Waukesha;
historian, Fred Wardrobe, Waukesha.
Following the banquet served at noon
by the members of the w. h. c., q
camp meeting was held at which Rev.
l.. A Pickett spoke. Judge c. E. Ar
min gave a poem in blank verse and
Loron Barker. Brookfield, also gave q
recitation.
Beloit.- Halsey F, Owen of aIilwau-
kee was elected TO the college
honor committee here, the only fresh.
nan 10 be so honored. He will serve
sor the rest of his college course. The
election is no small honor, since the
committee assumes large responsible
.ty. being the court in which students
charged with cheating in examinations
or otherwise violating the honor sys-
TEN are tried
Wausau.-(ieorge Eckerls pleaded
guilty TO charge of arson and was
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