Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-02-12

TAI state farms in Wisconsin as part
OF the general rural school system.
Racine.--Mrs. Frederick Miller was
fatally burned when she mistcok the
gasoline can for that containing kero-
sene. She poured the contents on a
fire and in the explosion that followed
her clothes caught fire.
Chippewa Falls Overcome by
smoke, Fred Sackett, a shoemaker. was
instantly killed by fall downstairs
at his home.
Racine:-At the closing session of
the annual convention of the Wiscon-
sin State Association Of Journeymen
Plumbers, Steam and Gasfitte.s, Su-
| perior was selected as the convention
| city for 1914, the convention 70 be
held in August. The following off,
GERS were elected: President, T. NJ.
Ferguson, Madison; first vice-presi-
dent, Harvey Thompson, Superior;
second vice-president, George Sigh
tom, GAINESVILLE; secretary-treasure
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! j. j. Wiertz, Racine.
Green Bay.-Robbers gained en-
trance to Nejedl Bros grocery STORE.
blew the safe and escaped with nearly
$40 in cash. The robbers left I'M
| touched sum of about $3.50 in checks.
Nitrogsycerin was used and bags of
grain were packed about the safe to
deaden the noise. This is the first
safe blown in the city in the last 20
years. The police have no clue.
Milwaukee.-The state board of bar
examiners announced the list of those
who successfully passed the examina-
ton. Out of the 6S candidates the
following twenty-one passed: Joseph
A. Barr, Emmett j. Carrigan, John G.
| Connolly John ]. Devos, Timothy p
Donovan, Adolph c. Graf, Max r.
Hopkins, Ediom W. Kuoppe, Walter F.
Mayer, Arnold Wangerin, Lawrence B.
Price, Daniel G. Slower, Dennis M. Sui
livan, Frank Waldron, Milwaukee;
Bernard Brady, Winneconne; Leo
Bruemmer, Kewaunee; Gerald Clifford,
Green Bay; William NJ Gleiss, To-
nah; Orrin H. Larabee. Chippewa
Falls; Peter F. Riley, Elroy: C. H.
Wiegand Eagle River
Superior.-As the result of a quar-
rel while returning from dance at
! Trego, Veron Delaney attempted 10
| shoot Helen Sauleen, his sweetheart.
The shot went wild and entered the
| side Of her brother, Albert, who now
! lies in a serious condition at a local
hospital. Delaney then turned the gun
on himself, killing himself instantly.
The trio were returning to their home
and when about 200 feet from the
house Delaney pulled out his revolver
and aimed at Helen. II seemed that
the sweethearts had quarreled and
that Helen had refused to go home
with Delaney unless her brother went
along Delaney was twenty-five years
old and a student at the Superior nor
NAL Sauleen is about twenty-five
years old and his sister eighteen.
Beloit - Beloit's Christian church
| structure, far-famed because of the
fact that it was built in a day two
years ago, is now a mass of fire ruins.
The building was destroyed by flames.
The origin of the fire has not been de-
| termined. The loss is estimated at
1000. Up to two years ago this con-
gregation had no regular meeting
place and there was scarcity OF
funds The congregation owned a lot,
| however, and there was enough money
to buy the material for building, but
not enough to hire contractor. There
fore, out OF this condition grew prop
| osition to make public house rails
ing" Accordingly large crowd gath
cred. each member being anxious to
donate labor. and as result the
structure rose in one day-a finished
product of twelve hours hard work.
Algoma.-G. A. Umberhan. keeper
81 the government light Of this port,
was drowned midway between Ke-
waunee and Algoma. He fell over
BOARD from the Algoma fishing launch
md although the crew responded to
his cries for help. they were unable to
ind him and it is supposed he got un
Ter the ice.
Black River Falls.-The Farmers
Creamery association has reelected
The following officers; President. Fred
Drecktrah: secretary, A. E. Roberts,
and treasurer. J. E. DImmick.
sparta.-Arrested on suspicion Of
being implicated in the murder of Mr.
and Mrs. August Harmon, who lived
9n a farm six miles from this city,
Avoid Rentz. young man, living on
an adjoining farm. was arrested and is
now lodged in the Sparta jail.
La Crcsse.-A ton Of cheese. 200
mounds Of butter and 500 pounds Of
honey we're melted. and 10000 eggs
cooked in FIRE which broke out in the
building Of the Hawley Commission
comuany. doing damage to the extent
Of $4,000