Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-02-11
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NEWS BREVITIES

MISUNDERSTANDING the only clerk
In the shoe store of Carl \. Lar
son TO neighboring saloon by phone
an unidentified robber assisted his
partner in clearing the tin Of about
500, and both got away
oconomowoc. While making a
cali at the home of Mrs. F. o. Spence
at Oconomowoc Mrs. Anna Craft was
stricken with apoplexs, death ensuing
in few minutes. Mrs. Craft was
seventy-five years-old and had lived in
oconomowoc more than thirty years.
Madison.-F. W. Doolittie, who
has been connected with the rate
making department of the Wisconsin
railroad commission for MANY years
has accepted the position Of SECRETARY
of the Illinois public service eomnss
sion
Glenwood City.-Many of the farm
ers In this vicinity viii replace
their sugar beet acreage with cucum-
bers. onions. peas. cabbage and pota
toes. owing to the doubtful outlook for
sugar beets on account Of the new
tariff law
Glenwood City-A woman candi-
date is in the field for the Glen.
wood City post Office. Miss May Boyle.
who has served as assistant postmis
tress here for the last eight years, has
petitions in circulation and IS said to
have influential Democratic backing
Grand Rapids, Miss Caroline Fitch,
Just appointed postmistress at Ne
koosa. TO succeed A. E. Lapham, re-
signed, is an aunt of II. F.. Fitch of
Nekoosa, member of the Democratic
state central committee Until recent.
ly she was a resident of Cranmoore.
La Crosse.--The year 1914 viii
be the banner year in road build
ing in La Crosse county. Twenty
miles of maeadam will be added to the
roads of the county and in addition
there will be two miles of heavy grad.
ing and number of miles resurfaeed.
Madison.-To date about 5000 ho-
tel licenses have been issued by
the state board of health. There are
about 10000 hotels In the state, and
the applications are coming In about
as rapidly as the board can take care
of them. Deputy health officers are
going to aid the hotel inspectors in
their work. there being too much for
the new officials.
Fond du Lac Edward Roughen.
Owen Cromme and Leo Jagdfeldt,
had a narrow escape from tragic
death when their ice boat. in trying to
jump 25-foo' opening. covered only
by thin ice. plunged into % feeA of wa
ter into Lake Winnebago. Assisted by
other yachtsmen they managed to res
cue their craft and continue their
trip to Calumet harbor.
La Crosse.--Jake Anstett, Pres
ton, Mimi. farmer, has hen that
threatens to do more to dissolve the
egg trust than all the antitrust laws
on the federal books. The Preston man
Is authority for the statement that his
teathered wonder lays eggs nine and
one-half inches in circumference. lie
Is considering marketing them by the
pound instead of the dozen.
Beloit, The Beloit high school
boys who petitioned to be given
the domestic science course have been
informed that II they take the cooking
lessons they also must learn sewing
The protest was ignored by Superin
tendent Converse. who said as the
school desired to make good house
keepers he would not consider the
work well done unless the boys re.
Seived the full instruction.
La Crosse. Rev. John N. Rapp.
fifty-six years old, private secretary
to Bishop James Schwebach of
the La Crosse diocese, died at ST
Francis hospital He was born in Ger.
many on May 3. 1858. lie studied at
ST Bernard's college, near ~Bergenz,
and later at st. Willibald's seminary,
Eichstadt, Germany. He came TO
America in 1882 and on June 16, 1895.
was ordained to the priesthood. later
becoming private secretary to the
bishop.
Green BayWord was received
in the city from Clscago OF the
death of n. S. Kimball master me.
ehanic OF the Chireso. Milwaukee &
st. Paul railroad. with headquarters in
Green Bay for many years Mr. Kim
bail was eighty-three years old and
spent longer time In the railroad
service than any official on a railroad
up to the time of his retirement two
years ago. He came TO this city In
1882 as master mechanic of the local
shops and retired after 80 years OF ac.
tive service
Grand Rapids The building owned
by the Swedish Lutheran congre.
cation was partly destroyed by
fire The back part of the building Is
chapel A room In front is occupied
by the caretaker. Herman Ladinslsy.
Max, a son, drew his bed near the well
1iled stove. and was awakened by his
sisters screams. When aroused. he
found his hair scorched. The fire
spread between the walls to the floor
above. A rear room will be used by
the congregation until the old build
ing Is RACED and a new church built
Green Bay Philip Jacobs. stur.
geon Bay. reported 10 be the last
survivor OF the Mexican war and a
veteran Of the Civil war. died at his
home here. aged ninety-tbree Jacobs
was among the first American soldiers
to enter Mexico City after its surren-
der. Following the &ezican war he
was stationed at Fort Howara. now
West Green Bay
Ia Crosse Police are searching