Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-05-27
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who was married TO William Edwards.
Madison--Charles Bernard, sixty
one years old, former chief of the
nre department of Madison, died at
Rochester. MINI. where he had gone
for an operation at the Mayo hospital.
Bayneld.-John Kuruc, in jail here
awaiting transportation to Superior
10 face charge of robbery. com
mitted suicide by slashing his
throat with a small pocket knife.
hacine.-Edward Myers, despond-
ent because of the recent death of
his brother Joseph in Chicago, and
his mother in Racine, blew out his
brains. He was employed by the RAJ
cine Gas Light company.
oshkosh.-Mrs. Maria Diehl, Wild
ow of George DiehI. who was
drowned in the Fox river after falling
through the West Algoma draw. has
Med a claim for damages to the
amount Of $4,000 against the city.
Superior,-The body of man
about thirty years old, afterwards
identified as Oscar Rivers, was
discovered by land clearing crew in
bushes near the southern city limits.
The motive for the evident suicide is
puzzle.
Racine.-George Myers, twenty
eight years old, Waterman at the
gas Office. retired to the Mushroom
and shot himself with a revolver. DIV.
ing instantly. Grief over the death az
his mother two weeks ago is the sun
posed cause.
Portage.-Wrecking crews were
called out OF Portage to Reece-
vile. east of Columbus. Several So
foot towers of the transmission line to
Milwaukee from Kilbourn were blown
down by the storm and blocked the
tracks of the Milwaukee road.
Oshkosh.-Adam Ehrgott, twenty
one years old, OF Neenah, was
killed on the 500 line Ehrgott, in
company with some chums, had been
to this city to spend the evening. and
got on the train to return to Neenah.
Ehrgott must have fallen off some
where between stations.
Racine.-Norwegians of Racine
county celebrated the one hum
dredth anniversary of the independ.
ence of Norway. The celebration
opened with a religious service at the
First Presbyterian church, with ad-
dresses by l.. M. LANCE and Rev. Gus
tav Stearns, both of Milwaukee.
Beloit.--It has been decided nv
those investigating the case that
the bones found In a sack with $157 in
silver dollars in the walls OF an old
house were not human bones The
money which the workmen found Ia
believed to have been hidden by John
kettlewell, blind man, who lived in
the house and died many years ago.
Shawano.--The dry sheds contain
ing all the dry lumber and the
stock Of lath and shingles we're de-
stroyed by fire at the government min
at Neopit. The Shawano fire depart
ment was called on and assisted In
putting out the fire. The damage is at
least ten thousand dollars. covered by
insurance.
Superior-The motorization Of the
Superior fire department equipment
will be completed with the ex.
ception of two pieces. with the arrival
Of a triple combination hose cart,
chemical and pumping engine, the pur-
chase OF which the city commission
has authorized. The new apparatus
viii cost $4,000 and will be one of the
most effective ire-hghting machines
to be found anywhere in this section.
New Richmond.-Prof. w. r. Lusk,
former principal OF the New Rich
mond high school and previous to
that an instructor in the Stevens Point
normal school, will take his masters
degree in the University of Minnesota
this year. and at the opening of the
1914-15 school year will succeed e. C.
Davis as associate professor of agrk
cultural education In the University OF
Minnesota
Superior.-A copy OF the Su.
perior Gazette near a half century
old was found in chink in the wall Of
an old residence which is being demol.
ished TO make way for modern struc,
ture in the east end OF Superior, tho
original townsite. James Borden, st!ll
q leading resident of the East end. was
editor. and Col. Hiram Hayes, also a
prominent Eastender, was one of the
large advertisers in the issue, which
Is dated June IL, 1859
Clayton.-Fire practically destroyed
the business portion of this viii
lage, causing a loss of more than
thirty thousand dollars. A citizens
bucket brigade succeeded in checking
tho flames. The chief losses are: Two
story brick block owned by the Sperry
Realty company, st. Paul, $500, part
~ insured; A. F.. Behnke, general mer
chandise, $4,000. insurance $4,000; B.
c. Shelton, hardware. $500. insurance
$4,000; " Hastings, 1ewelry store and
tin shop. $3.50. fully insured; Citizens
State bank, damage TO building 800.
Chippewa Falls.-District No. II,
Lafayette township, has the first
Babcock milk tester to be In
stalled in a one-room rural school In
Chippewa county. The tester was
paid for in part by premium money
which the children obtained at the
fair
Madison. - Miss Agnes Wilson,
secretary Of the Madison associated