Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-09-10
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

naturallZed men, 40 were admitted TO
citizenship here and three were re-
iected
Racine The Methodist congrega-
ton of the village of Yorkyille
has decided to erect a new church
which will cost $1,000
Galesville--Rev. Thomas Deane OF
Trempealeau has designed and con-
structed a cake eight feet in height to
be shown at the county fair here.
Riehland Center-Aecording to the
recently completed school census there
are 907 children of school age in this
city, gain of 90 over the 1912 figures.
Dodgeyille. From May to the
present date County Clerk Grihble
has paid 1892 in counties on ISL
snakes. Last year bounties were paid
on more than 1900 rattlers.
Manitowoc. Charles Salek, sew
enty years old. who had kept a gen
eral store In this city for the last fifty
years. died at his home. The funeral
will be under the auspices OF the Elks'
lodge
Beloit-Carl Lass and ]. b.
Rice we're seriously injured and four
ether young men had narrow escape
when the automobile driven by w. r.
Clophsr crashed into telephone pole
at Prairie and East Grand avenues
The big car was ruined.
Madison - Charles II. Bernhard
iifty-tiye years old, a druggist OF
Madison for nearly third OF a GEN
fury, died He leaves widow. Two
children and several brothers and sis
ters. one OF the brothers being Phillip
Bernhard OF Milwaukee.
Marinette The force of his wife's
arm hitting him in the face
awakened Irving Duffano, Menominee.
Duffano found his wife apparently I'M
conscious. He ran for physicians.
When he returned he found his wife,
forty.three years old. dead OF heart
failure
Eau Claire Emmett Fahn. sixty
years old. of Bloomer. crawled into
the hay in barn on Walter
Coughs farm. fell TO the floor and died
from a broken neck.
Stoughton DIR. David Cuban, NJ.
c. Gerard, Paul Johnson and James w.
Hunall of this city won ribbons ut the
Rock county fair at the poultry depart
ment at Evansville.
Neenah There are fully dozen
candidates for the Office Of city clerk
here. The vacancy was caused by the
appointment OF j. P. Heating to the
postmastership.
Fennimore.- William. Hugh and
John Meikle have arrived at their
home in the town of Livingstone from
Japan, where their parents are mis-
sionaries. They made the trip alone.
De Pere--Mr and Mrs. John Coenen
of this city have renewed their mar
rage vows on the sixtieth anniversary
OF their wedding
Racine. Wadewitz and Schenken.
berg, proprietors of a machine shop
here, have invented self.starter for
automobiles which ID being given a
try out on the city's Are apparatus
Ladysmith,~-The city OF Ladysrith
is about TO issue $4,000 of small de-
nomination certificates for the purpose
OF extending water mains and sewers
and the erection of water tower and
the drilling of we'll
Madison -Four employment agen.
cies have already been licensed under
The new law which requires the pay
ment OF a license fee OF SIS except In
cities I'm which the state has free EN-
ployment agencies, when the fee is
800.
Portage. Auto thieves entered the
garage OF ]. A. Carroll hei, and stole
his car, valued at $4,000 They were
traced to Baraboo and Wonewoc. ON
GERS say two youths of about Is years
were last seen in the car
Beloit Jones, alias Elman Owen,
was taken to the state reformatory
at Green Bay to serve a four-year
term for entieing Catherine Nc.
Gavock daughter OF a wealthy rail
road contractor here, from her home.
They went to Rockford I'LL. where
they were married.
Richland Center According to the
statement OF assessments for Rich
land county. there IL $l2,S29.6l7 worth
OF real and personal property in the
county as compared with 2l.l65. $3.50
last year
Madison Governor MeGovern has
increased the salaries OF his stan.
that OF Thomas j Mahon, fed
eral claim agent. recently appointed,
TO $1,000 a year and So day for ex-
penses while In Madison: also actual
railroad fare travelling tc and from
Washington The salary Of his prede-
cessor was $4,000 per year and s. a
day for expenses Under the same
law which permits the governor TO in
crease the salary of the federal claim
agent, the salary Of Harry c. WILDER,
clerk In the executive office, has been
increased from $1,000 to $1,000 The
salary of Col Duncan McGregor. prI-
yate secretary. remains at $1,000 a
year Miss Sims salary as stenog
rapher has been Increased from 3 200
to 1900 per year.
Sheboygan While driving on the
Calumet road at night Fred Braun,
travelling buyer for the Key
stone Book company of Freeport, III,
was held up by a masked bandit. The
highwayman grasped the reins OF
Braun's horse. but Braun cut the ami
mai with whip and so freed himself
He was carrying about $500 at the
time OF the attempted holdup
Madison Members Of the con
greRation OF the Sacred Heart
church at Sun Prairie are arranging
a celebration In honor OF the sixtiRth