Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-25
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a grade crossing north or MENDOZA.
Baraboo.-The Sank County Old
Settlers association, organized more
than fifty years ago, has gone out or
existence. The association owns a
valuable tract of land near DEVILS
Lake State park, which viii be sold at
auction on August %, to settle out
standing accounts.
Madison. Philip par
doned Bertha and Gustave Luther OF
Waupaca county. who are serving SEN
fences in the state prison at Waupun
for an offense committed after they
had been divorced. The pardon is con-
ditional on their remarrying before
they leave the prison.
Antigo-The annual convention of
the ginseng growers of the state will
be held in Amigo August "a and 20.
The program will include paper by
w. j. Zahl, one of the best informed
and leading growers in the state. 1t
is expected that between seventy-five
and one hundred growers will attend.
Madison. Bernard
Moran of Rhinelander resigned as
member of the legislature and quail
fed as state supervisor of inspectors
of Illuminating oils, to succeed Louis
F. Meyer of Milwaukee. Mr.. Moran
announced the reappointment of Will
liar1 F. Willis of Milwaukee as chief
deputy and Arthur w. Ovitt of Madi-
son as clerk in his office.
Peshtigo-Rev. L. r. Lund of this
city was elected president of the Nor
wegian Lutheran Young Peoples
union of nCrthefc Michigan and north
ern Wisconsin at it's closing meeting.
The others are: Vice-president. Rev.
o. C. Gallagher of Escapaba secre-
tary. Mrs. Mary Hanson of Peshtigo;
treasurer, George Johnson of Walsh,
Wis. Marinette was awarded the next
meeting
Madison.-With five deputies in the
field, the work of the new state en-
tomologist, J.. G. Sanders, in inspect
ing and cleaning up the nursery stock
and orchards of the state is making
satisfactory progress. Mr.. Sanders
has started on an overland tour Of
the Milwaukee nursery district extend
ing from Waukesha to the lake shore.
His deputies will make their trips by
automobile throughout the nursery
sections of the state.
La Crosse.-The State Hotel Mems
association convention ended with a
steamer excursion to Winona The
convention commended the establish
ment of hotel school to teach hotel
accounting and detail. A hotel was
defined as Amy building or place Of
fered to the public for sleeping or eat
ing purposes and containing five or
more rooms" This definition will be
recommended to the national associa-
ton. Elkhart lake, Grand Rapids and
GAINESVILLE want the next state conven-
ton.
Superior. boys. aged six and
eight years, respectively, were blown
to bits by an explosion of dynamite
on farm near Scion Springs. The
two lads were herding cattle on the
farm of their parent, Pearl Phelps.
In shack near where they were work
ing, $50 pounds of explosive was
stored. In some unexplained manner
the dynamite was exploded and the
lads hurled into space. Only bits of
their clothing were found by searchers
who covered every foot of space for
blocks around the scene of the explo-
sion.
Minocqua.-One of northern Wiscon-
sins most gruesome murders was CON-
mitted when Emil Thompson of Wood
vile. twenty-eight years of age, was
stabbed to death while in one of the
buildings adjacent to Paquette saloon
at Boulder Junction. Besides small
cut on left side, murdered man re-
ceived ugly cash, severing three ribs
on left side and four on right. Small
piece of heart was also cut off. Har-
vey Kelly, who lives at Wild Cat
Springs, was arrested by Sheriff Hull
of Villas county. Reported that he
was found in woods near home chang
ing clothes and that he had a bloody
knife in his possession.
La Crosse.-C. A. Hunt OF La Crosse
was elected president of the Wiscon-
Bill L1OCSl MCh dSSOCidIiOu at lu0
nineteenth annual convention here. E.
]. Carroll of WATERFOWL was elected
vice-president, and Herman o.
Kletzsch of Milwaukee, secretary and
treasurer One hundred were in at.
tendance. The eight-year-old fight for
a proper definition of hotel con-
sumed the business session. The dele
gates left for Davenport to attend the
Northwestern Hotel Mems convention.
Ray Smith, manager of the Hotel
Pfister, Milwaukee, former president
of the association, presided. Among
other Milwaukee hosiery men here
were: H. o. Kletzsch of the Repub-
lican house; Ben Scherer of the Globe;
H. S. Hadfield, Maryland; C. C. RAN
dolph, Schlitz, Charlotte and Ran
dolph, and ]. F. Byers, Plankinton.
Kenosha.- Wilson signed
the commission of James German as
postmaster of Kenosha, and 1t is ex-
pected the change in Office here will
be made the latter part of this week.
Robert Verne Baker. retiring postmas-
ter, will return to the practice of law.
Both were married In this country.
They are sons OF Lathrom Burgess,
prominent as a member of the Wis
consin legislature in the early SOS.
Throughout their married life the two
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