Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-27
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Madison.-Gov. E. L. Philip ap-
pointed H. S. Snow of Plattyille as
a member of the state mining
school board for term of four years
Mr.. Snow succeeds Il. /. Dugdale OF
Platteville.
Janesyille.-Isaiah Barrett. found in
miserable howell and removed to
the county poor farm. died, and
an investigation reveals that he
had large bank balances. owned sew
eral pieces CT property and had lived
| the life of a recluse and hermit.
La Crosse.-Presence of an empty
Illinois boxcar in a freight train
on which Carl Restak was injured at
Stoddard saved his $4,000 damage
suit against the La Crosse & South
eastern railroad from being thrown out
Of court
Superior-Aftsr battling for hours
in a cabin which they occupied
together as road workers, near Scion
Springs. Hans Jensen blew of the top
/ of ole Larson's head with a shotgun,
| claiming self defense, Jensen surren-
/ dered and was brought TO Superior to
/ be arraigned.
| Ashland.-Charles Janke. seventeen
years old. a son of Joseph Janke OF
| odanah, is dead as result of in
| Juries received when run over by an
ore train at Odanah. He attempt
| ed TO steal ride and was thrown I'M
der the wheels. Both legs were cut of
above the knees
Chippewa Falls.-Charles Koenig Of
Sheldon has offered the park COM
mission here three skunks. mother
and two little fellows, which he
/ thinks would make a cunning" ad-
| dition to the natural beauties of the
park. "Skat" is the reply of the COM
missioners.
! Iron River.-Upper Wisconsin cut
over lands are being more and
more used for fattening cattle. and
there has been considerable specula-
/ ton as to the profits. George S.
Barnes OF the town of Barnes bought
100 steers this summer and has just
sold hair of them at a price he says
netted him clear profit of between
seven and eight dollars for each steer.
Portage. - With a bullet through
his head. Esil Bush. a resident
of Rio. is at 81. Marys hospital.
] Columbus. chatting with the attend
cnts md intending to be out within
a few days. The wound is alleged to
have been inflicted when Bush at
tempted to break down the door OF
his divorced wife, who had denied
lin entrance
Madison.-The intellectual qui-
etude of the state university neigh
6orhood is no longer to be disturbed
by the shrill shrieking Of locomotive
whistles and loud changing of loco.
motive bells. according 10 an order is.
sued by the state railroad commission
prohibiting the Milwaukee road from
using the usual signals in approaching
crossings near the University.
Eau Claire-August Birkel, prom
inent farmer of Hay Creek. was lad
ly bitten and gashed by boar as the
result of which he Is in a serious con
dition. The boar attacked Birkel when
he entered the pen and although he
defended himself with huge clut
the animal was getting the better OF
him when he was rescued by members
of his family.
Portage.-A Milwaukee wrecking
crew was called to Portage to
assist in clearing the Milwaukee
road tracks of a bad freight wreck
which occurred at the west end OF
Portage yards. A locomotive jumped
the track and went down an embank
ment Engineer Edward Donahue ard
Fireman r.. w. Gruhnke. both OF Port
age. escaped by jumping. Both were
hurt
Portage Engineer Edward Dona.
hue and Fireman A. w. Gruhnke.
Portage, we're badly injured in a
freight wreck at West Portage. An
extra was pulling into the yards from
La Crosse when the sngine jumped the
track, rolling down an embankment
Three cars of grain were scattered for
several hundred feet A Milwaukee
| wrecking crew cleared the wreck
which blocked traffic between La
! Crosse and Milwaukee for some time,
The engineer and fireman escaped
with their lives by jumping
Madison. plans are being COM
| pleted for an extensive inspection
trip through the East by the senior
/ engineers Of the University of Wiscon-
sin. Nearly seventy men will leave
Madison on October 80 and. after TAX
| ing In the Chicago Wisconsin football
game. will leave for a tour of Ohio, In.
diana, New York and Pennsylvania
manufacturing plants. Among the
| plants that the engineers win visit are
the Commonwealth Edison company of
| Chicago, the International Graphite
company. the International Paper com
| pany. the Niagara Falls Power plant
and the home of the Shredded Wheat
| Biscuit at Niagara Falls; the Pierce
Arrow Automobile company at Buffa-
10: the Westinghouse company at
| Pittsburgh and a number Of steel
plants at Keesport. Pa, Cleveland and
| Gary, Ind
Janesville.-At the annual meeting
OF the GAINESVILLE Park association
seven directors were elected to con-
duct the GAINESVILLE fair in 1916.