Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-09-30
State News
In Brief


ton of the Wisconsin Potato Growers
association will be held at Grand Rap
ids, November 1890, inclusive.
New Richmond. - Joseph Burns,
twenty-five years old, single, a la
boring man from Rice Lake, was
killed ewhile attempting to board a
moving freight train IL the Omaha
yards in this city.
Milwaukee.-The autumn meeting
of the Wisconsin Lutheran synod
Of the northwest will be held in
the Epiphany church on October TO
3. A complete program of the meet
ing was announced.
Green Bay-The body of VIII
liam Refs, forty-five years old, a
butcher of this city, was found floating
in the Fox river. Physicians do not
think he was murdered and no inquest
win be ordered by the district attor-
ney.
Kaukauna.-Joseph Schwendemann,
tender of the Northwestern rail-
road bridge across the river be-
low the second lock, fell from the
abuttment at the west end OF the
bridge and broke his neck, dying in
stantly.
Grand Rapids.-Herman Witte, an
employe of the Centralia Pulp G.
Water Power company, was run
over by 500 line freight train
and instantly killed Mr.. Witte had
been employed by the company for 25.
years and was sixty-two years old. He
leaves wife, two sons and one daugh-
ter.
Oshkosh.-T. H. McNichols, aged
sixty, was fatally injured when run
over by an automobile said to BIS
owned by John Sensenbrenner, a
prominent Menasha manufacturer. He,
was crossing downtown street on his.
way home. He died of a fractured
skull. He leaves son. ]. S. McNich-
OILS, and brother, F. s. McNichols.
Superior-Irene Rindo, nineteen
years old, a stenographer in the
employ of the Webster Manufac-
turing company offices at the South
end. was run down by train and re-
ceived fatal injuries as she was cross
ing the tracks in front of the Great
Northern Offices on Winter street. She
died at st. Marys hospital.
Appleton.-Paul Vincent of War
rem, ILL.,, president of the Lawrence
freshman class, was kidnapped in the
initial class scrap of the season be-
tween the sophomores and freshmen
He was locked in the third story of a
downtown building, but later made his
escape.
Madison.-Suit for the collection
of the portion Of the taxes which
it has refused to pay was start
ed against the Pullman Car company
by Attorney General Owen. The com
pany is assessed on the ad valorem
basis. 1t has paid $10,72S in taxes and
refuses to pay the balance of s10,570.-
3S. 1t contests the validity of the as
sessment made by the tax commits
sion on which its taxes are based.
Superior.-Fleeing for months, but
conscience stricken, Edward Gentry
gave himself up to the police
confessing the murder of a gamb-
Ter at Houston, Tex, August 49,,
1913. When Houston was notified the
police there wired back to set Gentry
free, because he could not be convict
ed In view of the unwritten law, the
victim of the murder having lured Mrs.
Gentry from her home. Gentry has,
been set free.
Milwaukee. Rev. Bernhard G.
Traudt, chancellor of the diocese,
of Milwaukee, is in receipt of a
letter from Archbishop Sebastian G..
Messmer, under date of August 20,
from GoIdach. Switzerland, in which
the archbishop stated he had not yet
been able to obtain passage. At the
time of writing he had just been in
formed of the death of Pope Plus. He.
wrote he would go to Rome and pay
homage to the new pontiff, and then.
endeavor to obtain passage home
Father Traudt doubts the archbishop's
ability to return at an early date, as
the Italian steamship lines are report
ed to be besieged with requests for
passage.
Delavan.-Representative farmers
and business men of Walworths
county decided at meeting to-
organize at once Walworth county
association to develop the farming and.
dairy industries and advance all other
interests, agricultural, commercial and,
civic, of the district. The association,
will employ an experienced agricuItur.
al agent. who will render service to.
the farmers in the solution of CROP.
live stock and marketing problems
Farmers clubs will be organized In,
townships, commercial clubs formed ins
villages and cities, and all win be az
filiated with the county association.
The week after the dig Walworth
county fair, September % to 25. a.
large massmeeting will be held at Elk.
horn, the county seat. d. E. Labar,.
mayor of Delavan. was chosen chair
man of an organization committee.
La Crosse.-Drawing a gun in
his general store at Pickwick vii
lage, Charles E. Suffrins, a young
merchant. shot and almost instantly
killed Charles Bratz, Jr., young farm
er who was standing on the opposite
side of the counter. The shooting de
veloped es a result of a quarrel fol
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