Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-02-25
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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Der OF students arrested during the
year was 81
Chippewa Falls.-The officers Of the
Northern Wisconsin Fair association
have set the time for holding the next
fair as August 81 to September 4.
Eagle River-Rdward Johnson,
homesteader in Villas county. has col
iected bounty OF s24O on ~ wolves
which he killed during the last year.
Superior.-Father Patrick Joseph
Lee, fifty-two years old. died at
Duluth hospital. following long
Illness. He had been connected with
the Superior Sacred Heart Catholic
church since 1905
Couderay-Business on the Omaha
Rad here was tied up for "a
hours when a log train was derailed
north Of Winter. putting Is carloads Of
loss in ditch and destroying nine
cars.
Neenah.-Mrs. Herman Bergman
of this city recently celebrated
her fifty-fourtA birthday anniver-
sary. ten daughters being present.
Mrs. Bergman is the mother of Is
children.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the James
vile Park association are solicit
ing subscriptions to a fund to
be used in holding an agricultural fair
next fall that viii be rival to the
state fair.
Oshkosh.-According to the register
Of deeds. there were SO marriages in
Winnebago county during January and
25 of them were reported from Osh-
llosh. During the month there were
76 deaths and SO births.
Green Bay.-At a meeting of the
executive committee of the Wisconsin
Bar association and the Wisconsin
Branch of Criminology it was decided
to hold the next annual meetings of
both in this city on June %, "a and 25
Lake Geneva. Miss Margaret
Kay and Arthur Fisher were
thrown from their ice yacht into open
water when the ice broke under the
boat. They were rescued by Arthur
Anderson.
Madison.-The farmers institute
scheduled for West Granville will
be held at Fussville, Waukesha
county. February 26 to 81. The insti.
tute win be conducted by David I'M
RE of Roberts.
La Crosse.-La Crosse council No
$50 of the knights of Column
bus are planning for the entertain
ment of more than 500 persons at the
celebration of the tenth anniversary OF
the founding of the lodge on Febru-
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Beaver Dam-Kennelus Pashos, the
Greek restaurant keeper who shot
and killed Christ Chanopoulos on
Thanksgiving day, 1912, was found
guilty of manslaughter in the third
degree and sentenced to four years
In the state prison
Lake MiIls.--At the annual meeting
Of the Union Creamery association the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Charles Stockfish; secretary, 8
A. Reed; manager William Engsberg.
and directors. Robert Alexander and
William Punzel
Racine. - Herman FEATHER, porter
at a local hotel, bathed in the
waters of Lake Michigan in the pres
ence Of several hundred people. The
temperature was at zero and water
which was thrown on to the lake shore
the water, where he remained for is
minutes.
Waukesha-Lucien Tolls Mallory,
seventy-eight years old, Genesee, a
resident of this county for forty
years, died at his home. He served in
the Civil war. enl:sting in New York
cavalry regiment His wife and one
son, Fred Mallory of San Francisco,
and two grandchildren survive him. A
delegation representing the Waukesha
G. A. r., Of which the deceased was
member. will attend the funeral
Fond du Lac-District No. 26, l.
o. o. F., closed the most sue
cessful convention in its history here
with the exempIiffcation Of the third
degree by Fond du Lac lodge No. 80.
Oshkosh was selected for the next
meeting, which viii be held in May.
officers elected: President j. Grandt.
Fond du Lac; vice-pTesideGt. Peter
Nelson, Oshkosh; warden. Thomas
James. Oshkosh; secretary, N. p
Christensen, Oshkosh: treasurer,
John Schumacher, Fond du Lac
Wsukesha. - Following the Gus
tomary tapping Of the fire alarm.
S75 children Of the Hadfeld school.
Ben street. marched out of the build
ing within thirty seconds. Few OF
them knew that fire was raging in
the basement. Miss Amber McCabe.
first grade instructor, was notified of
the blaze and gave a general alarm.
When the fire department arrived the
flames had crept up betN cen the par
titio rs to the second story, and it took
nearly an hour to get it under control
The building was damag to the ex-
tent Of several hundred dollars.
Beloit.-Two year-old Laverne VIII
Jams was fatally burned here as
result Of playing with matches.
The mother had left the house
for a moment, leaving her two
small children alone Summoned by
scream she returned to find the young
est child a mass OF flames. Nine-tenths
OF the skin was burned from the tots
body
Green Bay-A fire which for
time threatened the Britton cooper
aga mill Of this city was checked on