Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-07-07
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

ona, Indian, accused OF killing his
white sweetheart. Mary Dickson,
postmistress on the reservation,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to be hanged August IS. II this
sentence is carried out, 1t will be
the first instance Of capital punish
ment in Wisconsin since 1S4S, when
capital punishment was abolished.
There is no doubt. however, that In
terror department will intervene to
have sentence committed to life Inn
prisonment. Waupoose killed the girl
when she was riding with a white
rival for her love on Indian reserva-
ton. Waupoose was a movie actor
for q Minneapolis concern and when
he returned from a vacation he found
his white sweetaeart's love had
cooled.
WATERFOWL. - Preliminary arrange
ments for the celebration in MIL
waukee In 1917 OF the four hun
dredth anniversary OF the Reforma-
ton we're made here by the Evangel-
ical Lutheran synod of Wisconsin. A
committee will be appointed by the
president OF the synod to arrange for
Reformation festival Congregations
will celebrate the anniversary sepa-
rately on October 81, 1917. A jubilee
collection vii, Re taken up and added
TO the widows and invalids' funds.
Negotiations will be opened with
synods OF Minnesota, Michigan and
other states to join with the Wiscon,
sin synod in the publication and a
history of the development of the
Lutheran church of America. The
synod ended its sessions.
Green Bay.-Henry Hagemeister,
aged sixty-one. former state sena-
tor from this district, died at his
summer home near Sturgeon Bay. Mr..
Hagemeister was taken i'll short
time ago with dropsy, and removed
upon advice Of Chicago specialists to
his summer home. His condition be-
came critical and relatives here were
notified he could not recover. Hage-
meister is millionaire brewer, own
ing the brewery In Green Bay and one
at Sturgeon Bay. He is president
of Kellogg's National bank and owner
of the weil-known Hagemeister stock
farm. He was also interested In many
other enterprises In Brown and Door
counties. He is survived by wife, two
sons and one stepdaughter.
Sheboygan. - Joe Eodner, thirty
years old, who has a wife and
three children in Austria attempted
to commit suicide by jumping into
Lake Michigan. The lake was rough
and the waves washed him on shore.
He tried it again and again, but each
time the waves washed him on the
beach. Deputy Sheriff George GoodeIl,
who was near, rushed to the scene and
Bodner told him he was crazy and
wanted to die because his wife and
children could not get out of Austria
to join him. The officer offered to
take him out into the lake In a
boat, but he changed his mind. He
VIII be examined as to his sanity.
Hartland.-Joseph l. Morton, seven.
sy-eight, rural mail carrier. died
of injuries sustained when the
body of A. ]. McLavish of Saginaw,
Mich, was hurled against him. Nc
Lavish, who was salesman for aJanes-
vile firm, was struck b. fast train
at Hartland station and his body was
sent hurting through the air, striking
Morton, who was waiting for mail
pouches to be dropped from through
train. McLavish was instantly killed
and Morton sustained a fracture or
his right shoulder. several ribs and
right leg.
Superior.-william Whit, known as
champion wolf killer of northern Wis
eonsfn, ia under arrest charged with
swindIing the state out Of $4,000 in
fraudulent wolf bountfes In the past
Eve years. It is charged that he and
agents bought Canadian pelts and
turned them In to Wisconsin county
clerks for bounty of $40 each. OPP
erations extended over Douglas. Bur-
nett Polk and Washburn counties. It
IL charged.
BeIoit.-H. H. Robertson, charged
with cashing a check for s34.59
on a local merchant forging the
name of C. w. MerrimaE. Beloit. was
brought from Memphis, Tenn, where
he was discovered on evidence fur
nished by his wife before she knew
Of his being wanted
Fort Atkinson.-The James Manu-
featuring company of this city has
been advised that it has been awarded
the grand prize for dairy barn equip
ment at the Panama-Pacific exposi-
ton
Manitowoc.-Sixtym men employed az
the lime kilns near Grimms, few
miles from here, went on a strike.
They demanded an increase Of wages
and the return OF superintendent
transferred to another point.
Racine.-George Bushman, eighteen
years old, end Anton Deblafs, nine
teen years old. boy bandits who
attempted to hold up saloon recent
ly, pleaded guilty in court and were
sentenced to five years in the state re-
formatory at Green Bay.
Ashland. Optimistic reports OF
the bumper crops throughout the
west and southwestern part OF the