Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-03-25
Badger News
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WHICH ne Was Tearing uOhn lS4l upOu
him. Nine children survive him.
Edgerton.-Fire in twostory ware
house owned by II. T. Sweeney dam
aged tobacco and cigars to the amount
OF $4,000. The origin of the fire is
unknown.
Beloit.-'T'm going hunting" ex-
planned Gus Andrews, mail carrier, to
his wife as he left the house. A few
hours later she found his body hang
ing in the barn. No cause for the sui
eide was found.
Elkhorn-John Walther pleaded
guilty IN the Walworth county
circuit court to the charge of murder
and was sentenced by JdSre Belden to
life imprisonment. WaIther lived near
Whitewater and shot and killed his
wife last September.
Antigo.-Because she feared she
would lose her home and be
forced to return to the Soldiers home.
Mrs. Mary Webley. fifty-eight years
old, soldiers widow, attempted sui
eide She inhaled ether and slashed
her throat, but will recover.
Racine.-Frank Chumieck, ten
years old, OF Wind Point, was at
tackled by flock of geese and knocked
to the ground. His father, who heard
the frantic screams drove the geese
off and carried the Boy into the house
where he expired five minuteS later
from commissions.
Port Washington.-Tne residence
and cheese factory of Rubin
Maechtley. two miles, west of PORK
Washington, was destroyed by fire at
an early hour, with machinery. furni.
ture and buildings. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. partly covered by in
surance.
Eau Claire-Harry Liant, the
meanest man in Eau Claire" was
sentenced to one year at Waupnp by
Judge Wickham. Liant was charged
with striking his wife, who was
| holding her three-months-old infant in
her arms. Mrs. Lant's nose was
broken.
La Crosse.-In an indoor track
meet here, at the high school.
George Michaels, while engaged in the
10O-yard dash, fell dead on the running
track of the gymnasium. Heart fail,
ure, superinduced by overexertion,
caused his death. Michaels was the
Oldest of eight children of a widow.
Appleton.-The annual peace con
test will be held here Satur-
day night. The entries are: Paul Win
ner, Black River Falls; Harold Wade,
Beloit college; F. C. Maynard, Ripon
college; Zachariah Davies, Carroll; W.
+. West, Milton, and ]. f. Toohey,
Marquette university.
I Superior.-A printing plant will
! be installed in the Superior high
school for the benefit of the stu
| dents of the continuation and indus
( trial classes, If the plan proposed by
/ Superintendent w E. Maddox, and
approved by many members of the
/ school board, is brought to realization
/ Green Bay.-Rey. b. Fl. Pennings.
Depere, prior of the Premon,
! stratensian order in the United
( States, will leave for Bohemia next
month to attend the meeting of the
/ general chapter of the order, which is
held once every six years. The meet
ing is to be held at Prague, Bohemia
! Superior-Douglas county rural
school teachers receive an average
monthly salary of $46.29 ami
teachers in the state graded schools of
the county $55.25, the highest averages
| for similar work paid in the state, ac-
cording TO the annual report of Olga
tarsonn. county superintendent OF
/ schools.
Madison.-Robert A. Campbell. sec
rotary of the state board of pub
! Tic affairs, has resigned his place
here to accept position with the mt.
nicipal reference library in New York
city. Mr. Campbell came here two
years ago from Sacramento. Cal. Hn
is a graduate of the University of Wis
consin, class of 1905.
| Green Bay.-FTuuk Murray, farm
worker, was arrerted on a charga
of dynamiting Finnegan's cheese
factory. in course of construction
at Wrightstown, Brown county.
Arraigned in municipal court. he
I pleduSu not guilty. ETeLHiludTy near
ing will be held March rs. He was
released on bond.
Sturgeon Bay.-Alex Johnson, fish,
erman, Liberty Grove, Door coun-
ty, brought in a wolf for bounty
which he killed by spearing.
OFF Rowley's bay he saw the animal
afioat on a cake of ice. He broke up
the ice by ramming 1t with his boat
and then speared the wolf in the head
with pike pole. The bounty is $40.
Marinette.-Men from the sheriff s
office and guards from the work
house are securing the county in
search of two persons who made good
a daring attempt to escape. Harry
Dwyer of Peshtigo Harbor and c. E.
Dionne of Marinetfe scaled 12-foot
fence of the workhouse when Warden
John Chattels back was turned md
before their absence was noticed y re
running a quarter Of mile away.
La Crosse.-John King. thirty four
years old, a cook. was killed when he
slid under freight train from which
he was alighting. His body was cue
in two.
Superior.-Frank Tekele, arrested
last November at Madison, charged
with violating the Mann act, was