Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-13
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF

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Frederic.-The Lone Lake creamery.
destroyed by fire. win be rebuilt. AT.
rangements for the construction on
enlarged plans are being made.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and dancing
Indians from Flambeau reservation
have congregated near here, the fes-
tvities commemorating tribal events
and victories generations old.
Cranmoor-The Twenty-eiahth an
nual meeting of the Wisconsin
State Cranberry association will be
held in Grand Rapids on January II.
re association has Joined the Wis
consin State Horticultural society
La Crosse.-During the first year
of the new law requiring a medi-
cal certificate from male applicants
for marriage licenses. the number de-
elined TO 279. decrease of SO per cent
from 1913. In 1913 Winona county.
across the river, issued ash licenses.
In 1914, with the eugenic law working
here, the Winona licenses numbered
522
kenosha.-Just as they were leav-
ing a church service, Charles
Olivio and his wife were taken into
custody as shoplifters The woman
wore set of furs which we're alleged
to have been stolen from a Kenosha
! department store The proprietor of
the store had attended church serv-
| ices for two weeks to locate the wom-
an. Mrs. Olivio denied her guilt. but
was held on larceny charge in bonds
of $500.
Beloit.-The frozen body of Mrs.
f. NJ. Cadman, a well-known Be-
lott woman, was found by her husband
near the Chicago and Northwestern
tracks. She had been killed by a
train. She had gone to visit one of
her twelve children and when she
did not return Mr., Cadman started a
search for her. 1t is believed she
slipped while crossing the tracks at
Merrill street and was hit before she
could get out Of the way of the train.
The body was dragged 100 feet
Kenosha.-The little village of
Bristol, in this county, has freed
itself of an epidemic Of smallpox and
the health officer has sent out notice
that but one quarantine remains. The
schools. which were closed early in
| December, will reopen Monday morn
ing. The members of the board met
and ordered all books burned and the
children will be furnished with new
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cases Of the disease among a few hun
bred people not one patient died. Near
~ every man, woman and child in the
village submitted to vaccination.
Fond du I.ac.-Members of the
Dietz family expressed disappoint
ment when they learned John Dietz.
defender of Cameron DAM" would
not be eligible for release from the
state penitentiary for several years.
Il doubt If my husband win live 20
enjoy his freedom" said Mrs. John
Dietz. Il had prayed for an absolute
pardon. | saw my husband a month
ago. You would not know him. His
face is thin and drawn and his hair
is white he can not live long, l
suppose we must be thankful and sat
isfied with what has been done. but
why couldn't there have been an alb
solute pardon?" H
Sheboygan.--Rey Otto Muehlmeier,
manager of the Mission house col
lege at Franklin, this county, died.
the result of an operation, Rev. Muehl,
meier was born at Franklin January
| 49, 1864. He was educated In the Mis-
sion House college and was ordained
in the ministry here. He organized
the Reformed church In Wausau and
was its first pastor. He then went
to Potter as pastor of the Reformed
church and was then given an eccle-
siastical position at Mission House
college, but after several years re-
turned to Potter to again become pas
tor of the church Later he returned
to Wausau. A year ago he returned
to the college ss manager. He leaves
wife. three daughters and one son.
Waukesha. - Waukesha county
sportsmen will hold a mass meet.
ing here about January 40 to draft
proposed amendments TO the game
laws which will free this country from
the frequent invasion of milwaukee
hunters and the extin ton OF game
now found here. One provision will
be the restriction of rabbit shooting
before November |. Another will be
that Of conservation and protection of
transitory and other game fowls.
Hunters now pay the state $4,000
for licenses, and local sportsmen be-
Iieve that a third OF That is not necss-
sary for game warden purposes. and is
turned over to the state general fund.
II is the contention here that the bal
anee of the amount SHOULD be used
in the planting of wild ice nd celery
and providing feeding grounds for
transitory birds. which have been in
later years passing by Wisconsin for
feeding grounds elsewhere. II Is gen
orally known Milwaukee hunters
swarm over Waukesha county summer
and winter and kill rabbits Sports
men OF Waukesha were pleased with
the announcement that 100000 silver
bass had been placed in Musxego lake
Grand Rapids County Treasurer
Anderson has received from the
state treasurer the list Of the
school apportionments for Wood coun-
ty According to the list there are
1906 children IN this county of