Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-10-01
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

hour on a country road. Harry Bogard,
inventor, found himself surrounded by
flames when his car took fire. The
car was burned.
Perryville.-D. N. Ames is champion
rattlesnake hunter OF this part OF Craw-
ford county Recently he procured a
curiosity in the way of double-headed
rattlesnake.
Appleton-A coat, hat and pair
Of shoes on a pier of the Chicago
& Northwestern bridge crossing Little
Lake Butte des Mortes. found by boys,
are believed to be the clue to the sui
eide of Frank F. Mace of Oshkosh.
Racine.-Fred Worsley, a we'll
known farmer of Mt Pleasant,
and brother of George Worsley. known
throughout the state during the cam
paign of the Prohibition party, was
killed by train on the Chicago & Mill
waukee electric line. Worsley was on
his wagon. DRIVING home. and in cross
ing the line of the Chicago & Milwau-
kee electric line near the orphan asy-
lum, failed to observe a southbound
train.
Superior.-The Lake Superior Ii
brary association was organized
here. Librarians and library board
members from northern Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota attended. The Of
ficers are: G.. S. Sunderland, Superior.
president; Miss Frances Erhart Du-
luth, yice-president; Miss c. Senenloy,
assistant secretary; Mrs. N. NJ. Green
wood, Washburn, treasurer. The next
meeting will be in Ashland in Septem-
Der, 1914
Oshkosh.-Robert Lutz sustained
loss of $4,000 by fire in
large stock barn and contents, inelud-
ing a big crop of oats and other grains.
The barn sheltered forty horses used
in stone quarry work, but these were
saved by neighbors. The barn was To-
Gated at the city limits and the de-
hose. pumping water from the quarry
pit by an antique fire engine. Two
mules and a prize boar persisted.
Observation-Disclosures that he was
drugged at the time he testified
in his own behalf when he was
tried two years ago for the murder of
Mrs. Anna NARROW in this city, Charles
E. Raue. who is serving life SEN
tence at Waupun, has written Mayor
Fisher asking him to use his influence
TO secure another hearing. Raue says
II given another chance he can prove
to the satisfaction of every one that
he is innocent.
Beloit.-Harry Edward Chapman of
Saskatoon, Canada, was arrested
at Beloit after a 1,50O-mile flight
from his home city in a vain
effort to keep in his possession his lit
tie three-year-old adopted daughter.
Madelaine. Chapman's wife left him
in the dominion city several weeks
ago. it is alleged. and in the resulting
domestic tangle Chapman said he gave
up the adoption papers which gave
him the claim to the child. Chapman
is charged with smuggling the child
into this country.
La Crosse.-A half hour after
he had taken out a hunting Ii
cense, Frank Ludwick, sixteen years
cid. student at the La Crosse State
Normal school. was dangerously
wounded by the accidental discharge
of rife in the hands Of his compan-
ion, Frank Picha. Ludwick and Picha
went directly from the courthouse to
the lowlands, where ducks abound,
and the only shot fired on the expedi-
ton was the one which entered Lud-
wicks side, He was taken to the hos
pital, where the physicians said he
might recover.
La Crosse.-Alphonso W. Jones
travelling from Minneapolis to Chi
cago. was overcome by thirst when
his train passed through La Crosse.
In his suitcase was some whisky, and
Jones helped himself literally. The
conductor brought this to the atten-
ton of the station police and Jones
was taken to central police station for
violation of the Wisconsin law which
forbids drinking OF liquor on day
coaches of trains. In court Jones
journey was further interrupted by a
sentence of ten days to the county
isil
Waukesha,-Th fifth annual farm
ers' picnic and demonstration meet
ing at the industrial school farm
was attended by 60 persons. That
this is the height of the corn
harvesting season caused farmers to
remain at home, is the belief of A. ],
hutton, superintendent of the school.
No meeting was held in the morning.
Prof c. P. Norgord of the agronomy
department of the college of agricul-
ture gave an address on Seed and
Prof. George C. Humphrey talked on
Cows and Stock Improvement" Prof.
Halpin spoke upon Raising Chick
ems"
Racine.-Coal gas from the kitch-
en- stove caused the death here
of Mrs. Bridget Ryan. widow, aged
ninety one. and Mrs Michael Feehney.
aged sixty-eight, who were found dead
al the home Of the former. Mrs.
Feehney had called to assist Mrs.
Ryan. who had been i'll for some time.
and decided to spend the night MI
chaei Feehney called for his wife and
forced the door open to discover both
OF them dead.
Racine-The Commercial club has
asked Governor McGovern TO permit
the employment of convicts n improv-
ing country highways.
Appleton Despite reports seat
out from Madison that labor -
leaving Wisconsin on account Of