Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-23
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF

SIX years Oiu, IcAA OA INC OACcH '" He~-
and was dead when fished out by the
life-saving crew. He leaves wife
and one child.
Wausau. and commit
teemen Of the Central Wisconsin
Poultry association at their meet
ing in this city decided to purchase
two new coops of the latest design to
handle the fancy poultry and arranged
for Is trophies to be given the prize
winners.
Racine.-A healthy baby boy, about
ten days old, was found on the
doorstep of F. l. Clemons. He was
warmly dressed in wooden garments
and wrapped in a shawl and quilt
He was placed in maternity home
He is believed to have come from out
of town.
Hayward.-Residents of Hayward
and the town of Seely, north OK
this place, will contribute a car
load each of potatoes to the Belgian
relief movement pushed by the Wis
consin Advancement association. The
shipment will be made next week.
Beloit.-Mrs. A. A. Gibeau, wife OF
restaurant keeper, long resident OF
the city, fell dead.
Wausan.-The Jawort block and
contents was destroyed by fire, en-
failing a loss of $4,000. The fire.
originated from an unknown cause in
the Kuntz-Hoffmann hardware storer
and the flames spread rapidly to the
Melang millinery apartments and the
fats on the second floor The firemen
were hindered by gas explosions. Fam
lilies living in the fats had sufficient
time to escape from the burning build
ing, but were unable to save any eff
fects. The loss is partially covered
by insurance.
Superior.-William Billstein of SUI
perior is the proud possessor OF
dog with a wooden leg. Last
winter his pointer dog, Max, caught
one of his hind legs IN a steel trap. Be-
fore he was released t. was frozen and
had to be amputated Since then vari-
Gus devices we're tried, but none was
successful until Billstein obtained the
services of an expert artificial limb
manufacturer. He built a miniature
limb for Max, who is now 'just as
good as a new dog" Billstein thinks
Max will make just as good a showing
in the hunting field as any dog.
Madison.-One of the most unusual
cases in the history of local med
icine was revealed at a local hos
pital, when physicians submitting a
woman from Waukakee, Dane county,
to an X-ray examination, discovered
that. her stomach contained a live
snake six inches long. The woman had
not suffered any pain up to the time OF
the discovery, but was greatly dis
tressed when told of the results of the
examination. The snake was removed
without operating. 1t proved to be a
reptile, commonly known as the grass
snake, nearly pure white. The hos
pital authorities refuse to make any
statement regarding the case.
Madison. - A summary of re-
ceipts and disbursements of the
legislative vice investigating commit
tee has been appended to it's report
recently filed with the secretary Of
state. The appropriation was $4,000,
and the unexpended balance on hand
December was S2,420.25. Further
to be incurred, however, SO that the
estimated balance to be returned to-
the general fund of the state is ST.
100. These further expenses are as
| follows: Printing 10000 copies of tho
report, $500; express and postage on
report, 5000; envelopes for report,
$25; salary of stenographer, $3.50; sup
acknowledgements Jeffery, only
daughter of Harold w. Jefferyy
Kenosha motor car maker, attended
her first formal dinner The excite
ment palled on the girl and her mother
gathered her in her arm sand took her
of to bed. Then it was that Mrs. JEFF
ferry discovered that the house had
been entered by thieves. The crooks
had jimmied the lock off the drawers
of the Jeffery treasure chests. An in
ventory showed that jewels valued at
More than fifteen thousand dollars had
been taken The list included string
of diamonds, five or six rings set with
diamonds and other precious stones
and large number of small pieces of
| jewelry valued as keepsakes.
| plies, $S6.45; miscellaneous, $3.50.
Eau Claire. Without hat or
coat, S. Miller, whose foot was in
jured a few weeks ago while in the
employ of the Wisconsin Minnesota.
Light and Power company track crew.
when a frog slid onto it, left the Sa-
cred Heart hospital through one OF
the windows and has not been seen
since. He made his exit through the
window of his room, while he might as
well have walked out of the door, for
there would have been nothing to lin
der him. Mr.. FILLER is thirty-three
years old, five feet nine or ten inches
tall, slender and weighs = the neigh
borhood of one hundred and fifty
pounds. He probably limps on one
foot, for it has not yet recovered from
the injury.
Neenah.-Tohn Herrick, sixty years
| old. dropped dead in the Chicago &c
Northwestern depot here. Apoplexy
was the cause.
Janesville.-Mrs. Ernestine Sherer,
aged eighty-one, was found asphyxi-
ated. While hanging some clothes on
the fixtures she had accidentally