Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-02

junk dealer of this city. who On March
%, 1912. was sentenced to serve six
months in the county jail, having been
found guilty of buying stolen proper
~. was pardoned four notahs after
having been committed.
RhiDelander.--For Staying his faith
er. the aged chief Wa-sa-quan-a-na-be
John Blue Sky is now an inmate of
the state penitentiary at v aupun He
pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the
first degree and was sentenced by
Judge A. II. Reid to six years at Wau-
pun.
Racine.-A. Sheridan and w J..
Rogers. both of Fond du Lac, and en-
ployed as brakeman on the 500 line.
were killed at Des PLANES, H., when
a smokestack toppled over onto the
caboose in which they we're seated. At
Camp Lake. H., freight train on the
500 line struck 4 washout and thirteen
cars were diteheJ
Madison.-Governor McGoyern re
stored two men to citizenship, Theo-
dore Deletzke of Shawano and Andrew
W. Olson of Dane county. Both had
served sentences for minor crimes.
Kenosha.-Ti Vincent Kurmilowitz. on
trial in the circuit court here
for the last four days charged
with the attempted murder of his
sweetheart. Miss Anna Antonowicz.
was convicted by jury.
Depere.-A heavy electrical rain
storm caused high stage of water in
the Fox river, breaking up the ice.
nearly foot thick, which went over
the dam in large masses and de
stroyed the foot bridges which con
nected the piers. About two feet OF
water was going over the dam. The
lock tender. ]. NJ. Page. who was
working on the dam at the time, had a
narrow escape from being swept away
with the footbridge.
Blue RiverZSamuel Robinson, a
Civil war veteran, was found dead by
the roadside. 1t is thought that death
was due to exposure.
Marinette-Lightai struck Mrs
Jacobs Van Haren, passing from her
knee through her foot, tearing off her
shoe, while she had baby on her lap
The baby was unframed. Only small
spot on the woman's foot was burned
The porch was torn off her home. The
wind upturned wooden sidewalks and
blew out many windows.
Beloit-August Hauser, aged fifty
six, and a lifelong resident OF
Beloit, died suddenly in the same
house in which he was born. He was
taken i'll while visiting with his sister
in the Hauser store. Calling her bro
Their, Philip. from his place of business
next door, they carried the sick man
to his room. but before physician
could reach his side he had died.
Eau Claire.-The county board has
appropriated $500 to defray expenses
of an agricultural and horticultural
display the coming state fair.
Blue Samuel Robinson, .
veteran of the Civil war, was found
dead by the roadside. He was found
in a pool of water and it is thought
that he had missed his footing. slipped
and been unable to rise because OF
weakness. When found the body was
cold and he probably died of expos
ure
Jefferson The Waters variety store
was completely destroyed by fire, to-
gether with the stock. The origin is
unknown and the loss is placed at
$4,000, partly covered by insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs Waters and daughter,
who live over the store, we're nearly
| suffocated Mr. Waters awoke shortly
after the fire started and, smelling the
smoke. aroused his wife and daughter.
| They escaped from the burning build
/ ing in their night clothes
= Alleging that through
false representations he was greatly
Inundated by being required to submit
to an examination for insanity, George
| A. Hurley of Escanaba. Mich, has COM
| menced suit against his wife, Jennie
! l.. Hurley. and her son. Emil Moster,
asking damages of $4,000. The suit
| was fled at Escanaba. Hurley was
found not insane at the examination.
Appleton.-Re Leo Burrowes will
on April l. become the pastor of Me-
mortal Presbyterian church of this
city, leaving Grand Rapids, MINI
Beloft.-The local corps of Sal
walton Army workers has Just cele-
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary
OF the founding of the organization
in this city. Only four of the charter
members of the corps are alive.
New London,-Se venty-fve women
| have organized a city improve
ment league for the purpose OF
giving this city cleaning up" Mrs.
| " w. Lindsey has been elected presi-
| dent of the organization, Miss Carrie
| Archibald. secretary, and Mrs. Frank
| Jennings, treasurer
Wausau. General kellogg corps
! No. IS. womens Relief corps.
has been organized by Frances
r. White. state department president.
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