Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-03-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD



OF DR.. r. c. Buchanan
Beloit.-After being given she,
ter in Miller & Adams stock yards
ONCE. John and Thomas Mayer. Free
port, H. stole brass .rom the sealel
and were sent to state prison for 1:
months
SuperiOr--Surviying the double c.
deal Of first having his arm torn
from its socket by a pulley he
was repairing at a coal dock and then
amputation of the injured member
Harry Mills. a machinist, It was said
viii recover.
Madison--Howard NJ Jones, thir.
! teen, of La Crosse, won the try.
out for the northern oratoricaI con
test, which is to take place on May /.
his subject was The Tired Business
Man" A. P. Haake was awarded sec
9nd place in the tryout.
Green Bay.zRev. NJ. c. Kraus,
! assistant in St. Patrick's church
in this city, has been transferred to
St Mary's church at Oshkosh by Rt.
Rev. Bishop J. ]. Fox, and Rev. Theo-
dore Kelbe has been transferred from
Oshkosh to succeed Father Kraus.
Beaver Dam.-The Catholic cIer-
gymen of this city have signed
a statement asking the people of the
city to vote for candidates in the com
ing election who will work for the re-
striction Of the sale of intoxicating
drinks on Sundays and nights.
Racine.-David S. Rose, former
mayor of Milwaukee, delivered the
address at the memorial services
OF the Racine aerie of Eagles, speaking
TO nearly 1000 people He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Rose and at the close
OF the services a reception was ten
lered them
Neenah.-While a funeral serv-
Ice was in progress in the English
Lutheran church in this city a portion
OF the floor collapsed. Fortunately
there was no cellar and the drop was
only two feet The heating apparatus
had to be carried out to avoid a fire.
The church was crowded at the time
of the accident
Kenosha.-The eugenics marriage
law was sustained in the munich
pal court here when a common law
marriage between Luigi Romantini
and Miss Theresa Cicotti was forbid
cen. Romantini was arrested on a
Is statutory charge and agreed to marry
the %omau. but was unable 70 secure
2 certificate of health
Ashland. - Seventy-five business
men of Bayfield, and Ashland coun-
ties met here to arrange a county /
fair association. Each county is to |
abandon its present county fair and
unite in a bi-county fair, to be held at |
Ashland. II is planned to have a fair
similar to that of Chippewa county,
and other counties may join. The two
counties already have a joint state
experimental farm in operation.
Elkhart Lake.-The annual saen-
serfest of the East wisconsin
will be Leld in this
lily in July, although Green Bay was
chosen at the last convention held in
ShebOygan. Many Milwaukeeaus are
planning to attend the event. Prof.
George jGerhardt has appointed com
nittees that will take charge of stag
ng the festival. The Milwaukee
naenerchor Intends to participate.
Waukesha.-Oto Falk and Hazel
Anderson, both Oh this city, were
Vedded here by the common iaw mar
iage. About two weeks ago Falk was
rrestel in Memphis. Tenn, charged
With statutory offense, and after be-
ng brought here by the sheriff had
repaired to fight the case. Later hv
oncluded to marry the girl, but was
nable to pass the eugenic test. Al
orney General Owen was written to
Or advice and informed the principals
hat under no condition could a permit
e given the couple to we'd.
Marinette.-Although he is only
en- years old, and looks like a |
herub. Clyde Barrett of Marinette !
mokes and has been arrested five {
mes. Juvenile Judge A. E. Davis.
ho had paroled the boy four times. '
him to the State Industrial
chool for Boys at Waukesha. when
he lads mother admitted that parol-
lg him had no effect On him. Among
Their thefts, the boy made away with 1
80 worth of candy. soft drinks and I
from a store at Cedar River, 7
ich
Madison.-Judge Stevens of the /
rcuit court sustained the find
gs of the industrial commission
hich awarded compensation to John
ldenberg, who was injured while in a
e employ OF the Milwaukee Electric v
ailway & Light company. Gutenberg, a
ho was not satisfied with the award, O
tackled the commissions decision on +
e ground that it acted in excess OF
) power and contrary to the evil
nee Judge Stevens finds that the
mmission did not make its decision | n
thout evidence or contrary to all 8
idence, as was charged by Olden- "
rig. n
Ashland.-Four persons lost their
res and one is dying from burns
the result OF a FIRE at Saxon
lie Augers, twenty-four years old. nj
lighter of Patrick Augers, and three n
identified men are the victims. te
ma Bowers of Butternut was taken n,
an Ashland hospital and is dying m
I'm burns. The boarding house and 81
loon belonging to Patrick Augers n.
IS burned. Several arrests have been ! a,
ide in connection with the blaze in
lis is the sixth fire during the year n
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