Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-11-10
Seen and Heard
In Wisconsin

Rothschilds.-Sophia Sparyzk. three
years old, fell into mass Of burning
leaves and died a few hours later.
Wausau.-Fred Schmidt paid fine
Of $25 and costs because he had ven
ison in his possession during the
closed season.
Mauston.-While playing with gun
he did not know was loaded. Charles
Fritz, aged seven. shot and instantly
killed his eleven-year-old sister. Olive.
Oshkosh.-Robert w. Anderson. a
magazine canvasser. was given one
year in Waupun. He was convict
ed of forging postal note for six dol
lars.
Mauston.-Fred Evans of Scranton.
Pa, who was tried in Mansion on
a charge of attempted burglary
at Camp Douglas, was sentenced to
three years in states prison.
Madison.-The Wisconsin interur-
ban system is the name adopted
by the company which proposed to
build line from Madison TO Portage.
Stevens Point and Merrill.
years old. former brakeman, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
in the head. He vas an inmate of
the Northern Hoe tai for Insane up to
two weeks ago.
Madison-Tle Wisconsin indus
trial commission awarded Mrs.
Anna Lindenberg, Ashland, $500 for
the death of her husband, Albert Lin
denberg, killed while working for the
Charcoal Iron company at Ashland last
August
Oshkosh.-James II. Davidson of
Oshkosh and A. G. Wells of De-
pere are expected to represent Wis
consin at the national rivers and har-
bors congress at Washington, d. C..
on December s. 9 and 10 w. G. Bruce
OF Milwaukee is vice-president.
Wausau.-School teachers, nearly
eighty in number. helped form a
bucket brigade at Junction City
when the Hotel voyer was on fire. The
teachers were returning from a meet
ing at Stevens Point and were chang
| ing cars when the fire broke out.
! Madison. The Wisconsin indus
/ trial commission appointed Stewart
Shrimshaw as supervisor Of inspection
of apprentices. The appointment was
made from a list of eligible persons
certified to the commission by the civil
service commission. Shrimshaw's rat
ing was SO $1,000 points
Madison. William Bonnar of Port
age asked the railroad commission
to help him in urging the war depart
meut to order a canal connecting the
Wisconsin and Fox rivers at Portage
closed because 1t foods about 1000
acres of farm land near Portage and
does much damage to other property.
Madison.--That F. w. Kubasta of
Merrill is eligible to hold the Of
fees of deputy commissioner of in
surance and chief assistant fire mar
shal. at a salary Of SO. 500 a year. is the
opinion of Attorney General Owen.
The question was raised as to whether
this salary could he paid Mr.. Kubasta,
in view of the fact that he was mem
Der of the Legislature which passed the
law merging the state fire marsnals
office with the insurance department.
Milwaukee.-A. A. Alexander, SUI
perintendent of Bethany Presby-
terrain Sunday school, was elected
president of the Milwaukee Sunday
School association at the annual meet
ing In Grand Avenue Meth odist Epis-
copal church. Other officers elected
were: Vice-president, c. ID. Wauhl.
Wauwatosa Congregational church;
secretary, Miss Flora Seefeld. Grand
Avenue Methodist CHURCH; treasurer.
v. NJ. Pace, Washington Park Pyesby-
terrain church; advisory committee,
DR.. S. II. Anderson. Rev. w. t. Dor
ward and Miss ALICE Kurtz.
Prescott. When posse of
searchers found the body Of Rev. ia
cob Schadegg, pioneer Lutheran minis
ter here, along the banks Of the Mis-
souri, river ii only depend the mys-
terry that surrounded his disappear
ance. No clues as to how he came
to his death have been found. His con-
gregation faithfully gathered on Sun
day and. after waiting for him, decided
to break into his home. Breaking into
his house, which he occupied alone,
they found no trace Of him and start
ed the search. He had been minis
ter In this vicinity for fifty years.
Wausau.-Dr. Lee S. McCollester,
! dean of Crane Theological school
| of Tufts college. Massachusetts,,
delivered the dedicatory sermon for
/ the $4,000 Universalist church, parish
hall and rectory. Just completed. The
| formal dedication service by the pas
| tor. Rev. w. Fl. Gould. and the congre-
/ cation was used. The subject OF his
| sermon was Evolution of American
Universalism." Speaking of It's dra-
/ matte beginning in this country, he re-
ferred to the landing of John Murray
on the New Jersey coast in ITO and
traced the line Of organization of those
/ prophets to a definite Universalist
church. He traced the steps OF evolu-
ton of the church to the last two gen.
| erations.
Madison.-Harry Sauthoff, district
attorney of Dane county, would
establish a farm for the employment
Of men who abandon their wives. The
money which would come from the la