Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-03
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to one year In Waupun for es-
Gaping from jail while serving sem
tence for burglary.
MiIwaukee.-The choir of the First
German Reformed church win give a.
concert, with the assistance of the fol-
lowing soloists: Mrs. John p Koehler.
soprano; Mrs. Memo Stamm, Jr., con-
tralto, and Frederick Wergin. tenor
The Visions Of ST. John" will be sung
Janesyille.-Fifty high school girls
with chaperones were in yrious dam
ger when launches in which they were
riding grounded on sandbars In the
Rock river. The launches we're hauled
off by relief expedition which started
from this city.
Racine.-At midnight two men en-
tered the saloon of William Korzilius
and at the point of revolyers demand
ed that the bartender, Leonard Fila
trau, pass over the days receipts,
which he was counting. Filliatrau
quickly dropped behind the bar out OF
range Of the guns and called loudly for
the police. The saloon is across the
street from the police station. The
would-be holdup men fed.
MISUNDERSTANDING a fractured
skull when hit by northbound Chica-
go & Milwaukee electric, Stanley Ban
ian, forty years old, died at Emergency
hospital less than five minutes after he
was taken there by the police patrol
The accident occurretd at Grove and
Chase streets. where Bantam was cross
ing the street. The dead man was la
borer, married, and lived at 3S4 Chase
street.
Madison.-The board of regents OF
the state university must this
week face the demand of Regent
George p Hambrecht that the tuition
for non-residents of the state attend
ing the state university be raised to the
cost of such education, and as the nom
resident registry OF the university is
one-third of the total this would mean
a saving to Wisconsin Of 100000 a
year The raise would be from SIS q
year to $500 year.
Kenosha.-Philip Frederick, aged
forty-two years, and one of the
best known of the younger men Of Ke7
nosha, died at the Presbyterian hos
pital in Chicago. The cause of his
death is a mystery and an investiga-
ton is being made. Mr.. Frederick was
found unconscious in the Kircher bath
house, sos Wabash avenue, Chicago,
and he was taken to the Presbyterian
hospital for treatment. He died with
out regaining consciousness.
MISUNDERSTANDING fishing from the
breakwater near Mckinley beach a
man who gave his name as Markelskir
found floating body which was iden-
titled at the morgue as that of Fred
Breler forty-four years old, who has,
been missing since April g. 1t is said
that Breler left his home at 166 Har-
mon street more than six weeks ago.
Respondent over his health. The conI
dition of the body indicates that it has
been in the water more than a month
The theory of the morgue officials is.
suicide Breler was an employe of the
Pabst Brewing company and is mar
ried. His body was identified by Chess
ter Gliss, 707 Broadway.
Milwaukee.-Oliver C. Harrington.
Chicago, was elected president of
the American Association of Mu-
seums at the closing session here. The
other officers are: Vice-president, Hen
ry R. Rowland. Buffalo; secretary.
Paul NJ. Rea, Charleston. s. c.; as
sistant secretary, Miss Laura L.
Weeks, Charleston: treasurer, DIR. W.
p. Wilson, Philadelphia. Two new
members of the executive council were
elected for the term of three years.
They are: Frank c. Baker, Chicago.
ard DIR. Edwin A. Barber, Philadelphia
The association decided to create a.
permanent commission to establish CO
operation between museums to aid
Emallsr museums.
Racine-The Racine health board
halted a funeral here, because Of
an error in the burial permit. The at
tending physician had given the cause
of death as measles, while the child
had died of scarlet fever. The dead
girl was Annie Mikosh, two-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mi
kosh. The arrangements for a big
church funeral had been made and a.
Chicago Polish priest had arrived to
take charge About an hour before the
burial service, the health Office served
orders to stop the public funeral and
the child was buried in private under
the direction of the board of health.
1t was impossible to notify the friends
of the family Of the change, and Off
GERS were stationed near the home to
tell those who came to attend the flu
neral that the burial would be private
The doctor in making out his certifi-
cate had made an error A burial per-
NIT was issued and when the neigh
bors learned that the scarlet fever pa
tent was to have a public funeral
they called on the health board The
board OF health is investigating aud
may prefer charges against the physi-
clan.
Antigo.-A meeting OF the citizens
OF Amigo was held for the pur-
pSse of opposing the building of the
Wolf river reservoir: also opposing the
bill in regard to the matter as passed
by the last session of the state legis-
lature. The meeting was presided
over by Judge Hogan. The chief
speaker was City Attorney Frank F1nu-
cane, also of this city