Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-06-11

Waukesha. - The twelfth annual
meeting of the Association of Trus-
tees, Superintendent and Matrons of
County Asylums for the Insane of
Wisconsin will take place here June
10, IL and ~.
Marinette.-Supposedly while suf-
fering an epileptic fit John Denninge.
aged thirty-seyen, of Green Bay fell
overheard from the steamer Nettie
Deaessen at the Spies Thompson com
pany's dock in Menominee, Mich, this
afternoon and drowned. He was en-
gineer on the boat.
Madison.-The states Golfers held
$685., 90716 IN all funds on June l.,
as compared with s3,352, 039.74 May L.
The amount in the general fund is
$1.377. 1851, as compared with ST.
090,032.03 month ago.
Melasna.-The program for the G..
g. r. department encampment at Nee
nah and Menasha June to II in.
cludes addresses by the commander
in-chief and others and the presenta-
ton to Menasha and Neenah high
school each a silk flag.
Madison.-Two hundred and twenty
five Wisconsin veterans of the battle
of Gettysburg have accepted the
states offer to attend the semi-centen-
NAL anniversary celebration on the
old battle-ground early in July.
Marinette.-To the fact that is fell
low lodge members of the Odd Fellows
gave patches of skin for a grating OPP
GRAFTON, William Bowman of Crystal
Falls, Mich. owes his life Bowman
was working last winter as an engineer
Of logging locomotive for the Sawyer
Goodman company of Marinette. In a
wreck of the engine and several cars
he was frightfully burned by escaping
steam. Physicians decided that skin
grating operation was the only hope
of saving his life. So mach skin was
needed that the physicians despaired
of getting enough. 1t was then that
fellow lodge members came forward
and made the sacrifice which ended in
Bowman's complete recovery.
Green Bay.-Earl knowltan, nine
teen years old, has a hydroaero-
plane that he is trying out at Bay View
beach. Knowltan has already made a
couple of flights with success, he
claims. but he did not get up into the
air to any great distance. The ma
chine was built~by Knowltan in 1912
and during the winter months he CON
verts it into machine that will be
able to travel on water
Lake Geneva--Miss Emma Olson,
her brother, Eric, and Charles Strand,
all of Chicago, were drowned by the
swapping of rowboat in which they
were riding. Miss Helen Rohrs, who
was also in the boat, chung to an oar
and was rescued.
New Richmond.-W. F. Meyer of st.
Paul, Omaha freight conductor, whom
the coroner's Jury held responsible for
the head-on collision with an Omaha
passenger train at Baldwin, in which
two lives were lost, has been held TO
trial in the circuit court on charge
of manslaughter by County Judge Arm
quist.
Fond du Lac-Dr. J. J. Connell was
awarded $500 damages by jury in
circuit court here. The verdict is
sequel to a SANDER suit which DR..
Cornell brought against Or. j. w.
Elmer at Lomira Reports detrimen-
tai were spread two years ago by the
defendant. it was alleged.
Naturalization Chicago men were
escued in a small boat more than two
miles from the shore Of Lake Michi
gan. drifting steadily out toward mid
lake. after four hours Of anxiety
through their inability to signal shore
The men were Henry Olson, Carl Cor
thas, Albert Atisker and Thomas Cas-.
sidy, who say they are travelling sales
men They lost one Of their oars and
drifted aimIessly for many hours be
fore they hoisted shirt on the re
naming oar. The life saving crew
finally saw this signal. The mer
broke down for joy when rescued.
Marinette.-A calf with three heads
was born on the farm OF Fred Gardner
of Stephenson, Mich. Two OF the
heads were on the end of the neck
but the third was at the emo of the
backbone and faced to the rear. All Of
the heads we're perfectly formed. The
calf lived but a short time. Gardner
win have the freak preserved. A
chicken with five legs was Matched or
the farm Of Albert Nelson. living sis
miles from Marinette, and lived foi
three days. One pair of legs was il
normal position. bat the Others wa-s
on the chickens back.