Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-02-18
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

| OF reEotYer and relieved OF gu.
Sturgeon Bay.-Rev. e. F. Heinrich
Of Ebernezer has accepted the call ex-
tended him by the congregation of the
Moravian church of this city.
Appleton.-Struck on the head by
a falling limb of tree, George Her.
mann sustained injuries which caused
his death.
Kenosha.-Mrs. Bertha Tucholl,
aged fifty-seven, died from lockiaw. A
week ago she fell and her right hand
was cut by striking on a sharp stick.
Tomahawk Walter B. Buchanan,
dry goods merchant. committed sui.
eide by shooting himself with a rifle
He was respondent over i'll health.
Sheboygan.-The fishing tug Angel.
owned by John Wander Vaart and John
steimle. sank in Is feet of water in
the Sheboygaa river.
La Crosse.-A vigorous campaign Is
being waged by Mayor ORR J. Sorenson
to enlist the women Of the city in his
fight for a policewoman.
Marshfield-Mr. and Mrs. Ignatius
Kimber of this city have just cslebrat
ed the fiftieth anniversary of their wed
ding. OF their ten living children seven
attended the celebration.
Beloit.-A large Christmas tree,
which will be used in next winters mu
nicipal celebration has been received
and will be placed in the ground on
Tuesday at City park.
Oshkosh. - The Salvation Army
opened mission here. The army
is holding street and hall serv-
ices. The mission is in charge of
Captain Boyd from Devils Lake, MINI.
Fond du Lac.-William Batzler.
forty-two, of st. Killian, was killed at
Theresa when a train struck his team
and wagon at crossing. The team
was also killed.
Lond du Lac.-The fifteen-months'
old son of William CaIvey, chairman
of the township of Osceola, died after
swallowing yalpor cresoline, coal
tar product.
Evansville.-Double funeral serv-
ices for Mr.. and Mrs. Arson Baldwin
were held at their late home. Mr..
baldwin died first, and his wife. died
the day following his death. They
were both born in 1886
Kenosha-Mrs. Adam Johnson, for
ty-four years old. was killed when
struck by an express train on the
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric line in
Zion City. Adam Johnson, her hus-
band, witnessed the accident.
Janesville.-Hermann Schumacher,
aged forty-eight, dropped dead while
on his way to work. a cerebral hemor-
rhage being the cause. He had been
in the employ of the Northwestern
road for "a years.
Glenwood City.-The second annual
Sale of the Northern st. Croix
and Dunn County Helstein Breed
ers' association will be held ON
the fair grounds in this city on June
10. d. c. Coolidge of Downing and S.
B. Peck of Boyceville have been elect
ed to represent the association at the
state meeting of breeders at Wauke-
sha ON March 4.
Madison.-Fred w. Shemick, jun.
Tor in the university, from Mari
nette, was sentenced to one year
in the state reformatory at Green
Bay for larceny, in municipal court.
Shemick was convicted of stealing $50
worth Of candy from a Madison candy
store. Shemick was expelled from the
university by the authorities after an
investigation.
Green Bay.-At the annual meet
ing of the Fox River Medical So
ciety DR.. w. Weber Kelly Of this city
was elected president; DR.. T. A. Ma
deau, Marinette, vicespresident, and
DR. S, Gordon Todd, Oshkosh. second
vice-president. DR.. r. II. Sweetman,
Green Bay, was reelected secretary
treasurer. Marinette may get the
next meeting of the physicians.
Oshkosh. - Word has just been
received by Wood county rela.
tives that John A. spaulding, former
ly president of the all-Spaulding
Lumber company of Oshkosh, has
been missing since December 6. In
1913 Mr., Spaulding retired from the
lumber company with which he had
been associated % years and moved
to Occur d'Alene, Idaho. Early in De-
cember he went to Oregon to inspect
a tract of timber land and since going
into the woods has not been heard
from. Four weeks before his disap-
pearanee Mr.. Spaulding was married
Madison.-A statewide campaign
has been opened by Wellesley
graduates in Wisconsin to raise
funds for a million dollars endow-
ment for Wellesley college. The move
ment in this state was started by the
Madison Wellesley club of which Miss
Mary E. Hazeltine, preceptor of the
Wisconsin library school, is president.
The state viii be thoroughly can
vassed by alumnae. The endowment
is needed for a student alumnae build
ing. dormitories, a science building,
more adequate compensation of teach
ers and to assist in paying the running
expenses for upwards of 1000 stu
dents.
Portage.-It has been decided to
hold the next Columbia county fair
from September l to 4 at Portage.
Oconto.-Benjamin Rosenberg has
just married Jennie Izenberg of
Chicago. after a mail courtship
which followed the placing of matri-
monial advertisement in q Chicago
Jewish paper. The ceremony was per
formed nv Rabbi Wrexler of Marinette,