Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-07-15
WISCONSIN NEWS
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hAOhCA anu EuNdIu I1lUUlCkA 3 lcB Was
fractured at the stone quarry.
Kenosha.-Mrs. Anne Blase, whose
son-in-law, Dominica fetraci, is held
for shooting her. has asked police pro
lection, saying she has been threatened
with death if she appears against him
Portage J. Wheeler, known
as Grandma Wheeler one of the
Oldest residents OF this vicinity,
died at her home in Poynette at the
age of about ninety years.
Madison.-All funds in the state
treasury totaled $4.300.S54 July
1. compared with s5.SO5.ls1 June L
The balance in the general fund is So
167,103. as against s4.011,s43 June 1.
Hudson.-The remains OF man evi.
IDENTIFY killed by the cars were found
in the Omaha yards here. He was
middle aged, of medium size, and
wore a light brown suit No means
Of Identification have been found.
Madison.-Eight Indians were ar
raigned before Federal Judge Sanborn
and in all except three cases heavy
penalties were imposed. All were
charged with introducing liquor on
the Bad River and Odanah reserva.
tons.
Grand Rapids. - Mrs. Sherman
Pryne was robbed on the streets
of Port Edwards. A man came up be
hind her and snatehed her purse The
town marshal arrested Peter Toniatou.
ski, a resident of Nekoosa, whom Mrs.
PTyne recognized.
Racine.-Automobil thieves entered
the garage of o. R. Randall,
Washington avenue, and departed with
his $4,000 touring car. They substi.
tuted Ford automobile for Mr.. Ran
dall's car. 1t is believed the thieves
came from Chicago and that they had
stolen the Ford car. driven to Racine
and when the car became disabled had
entered the Randall garage and ex.
changed cars.
New Richmond.-Albert Kronberg
of saltwater. Mimi, a travelling repre-
sentative of the Jewel Tea company
of Chicago, was arrested here charged
with violating the transient merchant
ordinance, and fined $40, with costs,
| aggregating $14.15 additional Kron-
| berg's defense was that he is engaged
in interstate commerce and therefore
not amenable to city ordinance. The
case will be appealed to the higher
courts.
Oshkosh.-The unwilling of the
! heroic bronze statue of Carl Schurz
here was the principal Fourth of July
event. The monument is the gift of
/ Col. John Hicks. Among the speakers
were Governor McGovern, Gen C. r.
Boardman and Judge Emil Baensch.
Two companies of militia. the Spanish
War veterans. Sons of Veterans, Krie.
| gerverein and Maennerchor took part
eled for Riverside drive, New York,
by Karl Bitter.
Waukesha.-Highway Commission.
er r. F. Srague intimated while in
the city that he may conclude his
services for the county at the expirar
ton of his term, January l. 1t is un-
| derstood he feels that $1,000 is not
sufficient to be responsible for $4,000
worth of road building each year. He
| is especially anxious that he be given
a fourth gang and more road machin.
| cry with which to complete the work
| allotted out for this year. II not
given the extra help he says the work
cannot he completed.
Merrill.-About fifty business men
/ of this city met at the Hotel
Badger and organized the Lincoln
County Good Roads club. This move
has been on foot a long time and much
| interest is shown in the organization
! Officers elected are President, Joseph
Emerich; vice-presideLt w. F. Peter,
man; secretary, Wesley 1Aaftin. direc-
| tors, George Robson, F. ]. Smith, Fer
dinand Olhoff. H. ] King. w. G. Smith.
H. H. Kuehling, county highway com.
missioner, was elected director ex-ofi.
! clio
/ Waukesha.-What Is believed to
have been a carefully arranged plot
/ by three inmates of the county jail
to attack Turnkey John Sullivan and
then escape was ''nipped in the bud
when friendly vagrant, upon being
released after serving his sentence, in
/ formed the officer that something was
/ brewing" Mr.. Sullivan at first was In
! clined to doubt the statement ofsthe
tip" but noticing the strange actions
of the three men, c. ]. Ryan, F. B.
Forbes and T. j. Gibbons, began an in
/ vestigation. He found a loaded re-
volver concealed in the bed quilts Of
Forbes cell. He had been informed
| that the men had been passing notes
| and were careful that other prisoners
! did not hear what they said. The men
were captured a few weeks ago by Pa,
/ trolman Redford following an exciting
1 chase at the old fair grounds in which
several pistol shots were fired. They
we're each given % days by Judge
Muckleston for vagrancy. Mr. Sullt
van thinks they we're given the weapon
/ by visitor.
Ashland.-The mystery Of the dis
appearance of Charles Lowrie. q
welLto-do farmer Of North York, was
/ solved when the body was found bur
/ led near his former residence. Lowrit
1 sold his farm on March % and started
/ for Ashland with the money In hii
| pockets, sleeping at homesteader'I
with Henry Davidson The two meI