Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-08-06
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

La Crosse.-Breaking into violent
sobs as the officiating clergyman
was about 10 pronounce the words
which were to make her the
wife of Najeeb George of Canton. o.,
Rosa Sadly. belle of the Syrian colony.
delayed for three hours the wedding at
ST. Elias church. Just at the time
when it appeared that George was to
be left waiting at the church the bride
dried her eyes and the ceremony was
finished. The wedding was the same
one which was postponed Saturday be-
cause of the arrest of the brides
father by a game warden for shooting
turtle doves to serve at the marriage
feast
Phillips.-The Ca'lolic Knights of
the city have just celeSse led the TWEEN
ty-fifth anniversary of the founding OF
their lodge.
Grand Rapids.-G. w Allen. aged
sixty three. of Loyal, committed
suicide at his home by shooting him.
self through the head. Financial worry
is said to have been the cause. Mr.
Allen was a retired capitalist. He
spent last winter in Florida. where he
owns considerable real estate. and re-
turned to Wisconsin in June. A week
ago Mr.. Allen joined his family at
Waupaca. where they were camping,
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returned to Loyal few days later. He
wrote letters of farewell to his wife
and children. and another to his bank,
ers, and then took his life
Marinette.-Gust. Peterson. bust
ness man, was instantly killed at
Stambaugh. Mich. when hosting
bucket in which he was being lifted
from a mine failed to stop at the surf
ace and he was crushed, The en-
gineer in charge of the hosting APP
paratus, whose name the authorities
would not tell, was in no way to blame.
IL is said, but he fed. The authorities
are looking for him to assure him that
he Is not wanted in connection with
the accident.
Green Bay.-At a meeting of the
Federated Trades council, Paul Huy-
brecht was elected president; Harry
G. Anderson, vice president; Charles
Smith, secretary. and William Thorn
as. treasurer.
Eau Claire.-TheEau Claire board
of education is deadlocked over
the selection of a high school prin-
cipal to succeed Prof. NJ. S. Frawley,
who has been in charge of the local
school for over 80 years.
Sheboygan. The annual school
census Of this city. just com
pleted, shows total of 9,123 persons
Of school age in the city. gain of 376
over last year.
Monroe.-Besides being supposedly
responsible for the disappearance OF
horse and buggy belonging to a
man named Koehner and a number
OF raincoats and sweaters during cir
Gus day, employees and hangers on
with a circus which showed here, evil
IDENTIFY like limbuger cheese. They
broke into a cheese cellar at the st.
Paul depot and distracted case OF
the rich, mellow article valued at IS.
Efforts are being made to trace the
horse by the cheese or the cheese BY
the horse.
Waukesha.--After recovering the
body of James Doyle. 445 Forty-ninth
| avenue, West Allis, who was drowned
in Muskego lake. Arthur P. Dieman,
/ 1112 Twenty-seventh street. Milwau-
kee policeman, who is spending his
vacation at Muskego. had narrow
escape from drowning. He was fish
Ing in a rowboat and saw the body
floating just below the surface of the
water. The body was sent to West
Allis and Coroner SChaeffle and the
patrolman later investigated where
the drowning occurred, when Dieman
suddenly fell headlong into the wa
ter and it was nearly half an hour be-
fore Schaeffie rescued him.
Fond du Lac.-Obsessed with the
| idea that he was human pincushion,
but harmless In every respect. Con-
slant Manapol, Pole. was declared
insane and taken to the northern hos
pital at Winnebago. Manapol was
employed on a farm till his weird ac-
tions destroyed his usefulness. Com
planning OF itching sensations, an ex-
! animation revealed the fact that he
has persjstently punctured various
parts OF his body with pins. using all
| sorts and sizes.
Racine.-Ignatz Schilo attempted
to kill his wife and three-year-old
child and commit suicide. He
came home intoxicated and because
his wife censured him he drew a re-
volver and shot her, the bullet passing
through the left hand. while she car
RED the babe in her arms. The neigh
boris, hearing the shot. ran into the
houRa and Schilo placed the revolver