Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-07-02

10 dtlshd the various celebrations Or
Wednesday evening banquet will be
held at which covers viii be laid fol-
more than 400 guests. Rev. c. FL
Beaie, Milwaukee, is to be the princi
pal speaker. The Kenosha church was
tEs second Of the denomination to be
established in Wisconsin, the flrsi
Congregational church in the state
having been opened st waukesha
Month earlier
Marinette.-The fearlessness Of ar
engineer who drove his locomotive
attached to logging train, at a rate
CT 40 miles an hour over a rickety
track and through a blazing wood
saved the lives of sixteen men near
Oconto. The men, who were mem.
oers OF logging crew, vainly endeay-
ored to prevent flames from sweeping
Camp Five Of the Oconto company
Forced to flee by the terrific heat. and
practically surrounded by flames. the
men got aboard the logging train and
Ane dash for safety started.
Madison fou--year-oId son OF H
o. Baker o. Chicago was run over and
killed by an automobile driven by T
H. Herling. The boy. with his father.
was visiting Thomas Hawley.
La Crosse.-Becoming violently
insane and found choking one of
her children to death, Mrs Rose Mar.
eek, mother OF three small children, the
youngest being but nine days old, was
committed to the state asylum at Men
dota.
Racine.-Christian M. Nelson, who
shot John Watson, another farm
err and pointed a revolver at j.
E. Rowlands, real estate dealer, and
George c. Peterson, former head OF
the county board, was declared insane
and sent to the Oshkosh asylum Mel.
son claimed there was conspiracy on
foot to take his property away from
him.
Appleton.-JOhn M. Thickens, for
merly of Appleton. In charge of the
government forest service laboratory
az Wausau. has resigned to become
assistant superintendent of the Brunei
Falls Manufacturing Co. at Cornell,
Wis. He is succeeded by George Nc
Naughton
Appleton.-Trout fishing parties
have returned from northern Wiscon-
sin, driven out by the mosquitoes and
wood ticks. Four are laid up With
mosquito bite poisoning.
Madison.--The enrolment OF the
student body at the summer session
Of the university was completed.
There are about I,70Of students en-.
tered. slight increase over last sum.
mer. The enrolment may reach 1000.
La Crosse.--Bank certificates for
$4,000 were found imam old satchel be
longing to Charles Olson. a bachelor,
who died in a corn crib on a farm
near Viroqua and who was believed
to be destitute. The money will be
sent to Olson's aged parents in Nor.
way.
Madison.-The international Bible
Students association will hold a
general convention at Monona park
opposite this city, June 29-July g.
Appleton.-Ella Foley, ten years
old. living at Waverly beach, has
been sent to the Theda Clark hos
pital at Neenah. where a bad case OF
lockjaw will be treated. She contract.
ed it when. she got a splinter in her
FOOT.
Chippewa Falis-Mrs. Harry Hall
found the body of John Schind.
Ter, forty-nine years old. a neigh.
Dor. hanging from a clothes line to o
post in her woodshed The man, said
to be deranged, was compelled to drop
to his knees to strange himself. a
wife and ten children survive.
Appleton.-George McFetrldge. a.
student at Lawrence college, night
Waterman at one of the stores.
accidentally shot himself in the leg
when his revolver exploded while he
was removing it from his rear to side
pocket.
Kenosha Former Sheriff Henry H.
Timme Of this city sent to the museum
OF the Wisconsin Historical society
the handouts worn by John Mccartney.
the only man ever legally executed In
Wisconsin. John McCaffrey was
hanged in Kenosha by due process of
law on August 81, 1851. He had been
convicted OF numbering his wife and
had been sentenced by Judge Wilton.
The legislature passed law against
capital punishment the following year.
Barron.-C. s Taylor. aged sixty
four, dropped dead while witnessing
the comforting of the third degree ie
masonry upon his youngest son.
Archie. Mr.. Taylor was one OF the old
est residents and had served as dis
trict attorney. member Of the assem-
bly, and state senator. He operated
and owned the Barron wooden mills.
Darlington. Austin Stoddard. Den
ME Mcconnell and Earl Mcconnell,
farmers. were arrested for SEEMING in
the Pecatonica river, and each fined
SIS and costs.