Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-08-05
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS
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a Civil war veteran.
Racine.-Twenty prisoners in the
county Jail and the sherif and
deputies were ordered vaccinated and
the cells fumigated because John
Sorenson. serving ten days, was found
to be suffering with smallpox.
Portage.-The residence of William
Ludwig. town of Hampton, burned
when the gasoline stove exploded, with
$4,000 loss. The daughter was pre-
pairing meal Cash to the amount Of
$3.50 was burned.
Fond du Lac.-Edward Meach, for
ty, Chicago musician, died sudden
ly from heart failure at the
home of his mother in Green Bush.
this county, where he had been spend
ing the summer. He leaves his mother
and one sister.
oshkosh.-Adam Leitzke, cobbler,
fifty-five years old, was instantly
killed by a street car. Both legs
we're severed at the knee and the
body was carried 100 feet along the
drive. 1t is thought that Leitzke un-
thinkingly walked In front of the rap
idly approaching street car.
Depere.-A reception was given
in honor of Rev. B. H. Pennings on
the lawn of st. Norberts college, to
celebrate his return from an extended
visit in Europe. He attended the chap
ter of the Demonstration order, OF
which he is the head in the United
States. He was received by the pope.
La Crosse. - Three young men
entered a plea of guilty to burglary
in cir uit court and were SEN
fenced 20 serve three years each in
the states prison at Waupun. They
are Charles Thurman. aged twenty-five
years, Louisville, Ky; George La Rue.
aged twenty. Chicago; Earl Livingston.
aged twenty-five. Duluth.
Eilene Horton, the eight
year-old granddaughter Of Mrs. A..
G. Ringing, saved the life OF lit
tie Helen Ford of Chicago, who fell
from boat at DEVILS lake Eilene
heard the child's scream and. swim
ming toward the drowning girl, who
went down several times. carried her
to safety.
misunderstanding to industrial
commission sources, no appoint
ment will be made to succeed w.
NJ, Leiserson, who resigned as super
intendent of the Wisconsin Free EN-
ployment office to Join the United
States commission on industrial rela-
lions, Instead the work of the office
will be apportioned, according to a
different plan.
Racine.-Mrs. Jeunie Miller, Cal
edonia. although she believed some
one was attempting 20 steal her brain,
demanded a jury trial before she
should be sent to the state asylum at
Mendoza. She was adjudged insane
During the trial she asked the attend.
ing physician if 1t would be possible
for her to substitute some one else's
brain for her own in the event she lost
IL or it was stolen.
Racine.-John Cargo, arrested on
charge OF breaking II large
windows in the south works of the ].
l. Case company. told Judge Smiled
ing that he had attempted TO shoot a
wild pigeon lowering about the plant.
Cargo had read of standing offer of
$1,000 for a bird of an extinct species.
The pigeon may not have been wild.
but Gargo's aim certainly was, in the
opinion of the company watch man.
Taylor-The four children OF Rich
ard Roberts of THE town burned
10 death when the house in which they
lived caught fire while the father was
on visit with a neighbor. When he
arrived the house was enveloped in
flames. and desperate attempts to res
cue the children failed. Mr.. Roberts
and other villagers were painfully
burned in attempting 1t. Roberts is a
widower
New London.-Mrs. Carl Schultz,
wife of wellto-do farmer OF
Caledonia. died from the effects OF in
1uries sustained by falling upon a
pitchfork Mrs. Schultz had been as
sisting her husband in the haymow of
the barn, and upon descending to the
barn floor she fell against the appraised
handle Of pitchfork hidden In the
hay the handle of which penetrated
her abdmen. Medical assistance,
which was at once summoned, proved
of no avail, as the fork handle had
penetrated to a depth Of several inches
and inflicted fatal Injuries. =
Madison.-That a houseboat is not
a dwelling house within the mean
ing Of the fish and game laws was
held in an opinion by Attorney
General Owen to Game Warden
Shots. The game laws authorize the
game wardeus to enter certain prem
Uses in search of evidence of violation
without a warrant. but provide that
they may not enter a dwelling without
warrant The effect of the ruling is
that the game warden may enter a
houseboat at any time and make search
without a warrant
New Richmond.-The congregation
of the First Congregational church
Of this city has called Rev. Ar
thur Fraser TO the vacant pastorate of
the local church Rev. Ar Fraser is
now located at Traverse City. Mich.
and was formerly pastor OF the Pill
gram Congregational church in Madi-
son
Grand Rapids.-1'he explosion Of
dynamite cap en- the farm of
Frank Golbarh of Bakervill,, seriously