Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-05-20
Seen and Heard
in Wisconsin


Racine-Dr. Theodore Brehm was
health and vaccination was urged for
all as protection against smallpox.
Racine-The board Of education re-
elected Burton E. Nelson superintend-
ent of schools, but refus ID to increase
| his salary.
Janesville.-on pleading guilty TO a
charge of perjury T. B. Lewis Of Ey-
ansvilIe was given a years term In
the county jail
Racine.-Michael Buccieri, q vet
eran of the Italian-Turkish war.
though only twenty-three years old,
| pleaded guilty to having robbed fac.
| tory OF copper rivets, and was sen
fenced to two years in the reformatory
at Green Bay.
Oshkosh.-The German Methodist
this city August "a, continuing
one week Chicago. northern and east
ern Wisconsin are embraced in this
| territory. Bishop Mcdowell will pre-
side
Green Bay. While men Were
| burning rubbish near the Catholic
church at Cooperstown sparks set
fire to the roof of the building and De
stroyed it, also two schools, convent
house and store owned by Mrs Wan
ish. and barn owned by Mrs. Thomas
Bradley. The estimated loss is $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures Hinerhoh, enc
of the wealthiest men in Kenosha, is
being held by the police in coRnec-
ton with an attempted shooting OF
Raphael Grocheski Grocheski charges
Hinderholtz with the offense after a
quarrel and caused his wealthy neigh
boris arrest.
Racine.-The remains of DR.. Mary
T. Farnum, probably the oldest
practising woman physician IN the
United States. who died at Denver
Colo, were brought to Racine for In
terment. Mrs. Farnum, who was
seventy-eight. was graduated from the
Hahnemann college in Chicago in 1881.
Kenosha-Charles Johann Gron-
quist aged eighty, formerly coun-
ty treasurer OF Kenosha county and q
wealthy business man, died suddenly
at his home here. He went to Chicago
from Sweden in 1860 and seven years
later he came to Kenosha. For many
years he was a leader of the Republi-
can party in southern Wisconsin,.
Eau Claire.-Autlor critics at Haug-
en-, Wis, are searching Tor some clue
to the miscreants who dynamIed the
big reservoir dam on Big Bear eIeek
near here. A great quantity OF water
was released, but little damage was
done. There has been much in-feel-
ing among farmers and others Ia this
section because the dam backed wa
ter on their land and part of the high
ways.
Waukesha.-Leon C. Funk, seven
teen years old, met terrible
death at his fathers sawmill In the
town OF Merton. He was operating n
machine and was sitting on q log
which was across a carrier leading To
the saw. When the log caught Il threw
him on the saw. cutting off leg and
almost cutting his body in two. He
died almost instantly. He was the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Funk and
leaves one sister and two brothers.
Beloit.-Forty miles of interur-
ban railroad was put out of use
for two hours when a squirrel nibbled
through the insulation OF the high ten
sion wires here, burning out fuses and
stopping all cars of the Rockford In
terurban railway system between
GAINESVILLE and Cherry Valley III. EN-
ployes OF the local power house
~ o.
when the squirrel bit into the copper
wire carrying 1880 volts. The squir-
rel was killed
Hudson.-An unsuccessful attempt
was made to wreck the sawmili
of the Central Lumber company OF
this city by cutting the main belt con-
| Meeting the engine with the machinery
so that it hung by few shreds. 1t
was not discovered until steam was
turned on in the huge engine and the
belt broke. Power was shut OF in
stantly and the damage done was
trifiing. Local authorities are making
| rigid investigation, but suspicion
centers on no one. The Central Lum-
Der company is on the best of terms
with its employees. and it is thought
that the belt was cut by some one who
had a grudge against some of the ens-
ployes.
Beaver Dam.-Rev Thomas g.
Johnson. pastor of the Assembly
Presbyterian church In this city more
than forty years, applied through M.
z. Burke for one and one-half months
pay for service as chaplain in the u
s. C. T., regiment 127, during the Civil
war He was informed he would re-
ceive 5000 with interest from the time
the service was rendered. Rev Mr..
Johnson. when young man. went into
the federal army as a worker in the
Christian committee, and after a tims
was appointed chaplain of regiment
1877, United States colored troops, and
served in that capacity a month and a
half before he was mustered out. for
which he has never received pay.
Tomah.-A family party was be-
ing held at the home of Frank
Taylor here. All relatives from the
country round were gathered. All OF
the family known to be surviving was
present Talk turned on Albert Tay-
Icw ~ hoe 80 affoa~ "a