Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-17
STATE NEWS

and a bad scalp wound, which may
reveal a fractured skull, Anna Raber,
seventeen years old, owes her life
to her chum and companion, Mel
lie Gort, aged eighteen years The
girls. employed in a glove factory.
we're hurrying TO work when they
were run down by passenger train
| No 30S on the Northwestern road
Facing a strong northwest wind, the
girls held their NUNS to their faces
and did not see nor hear the train,
which was fifteen minutes late ana
was almost on them when they start
ed to cross the west track and felt
the vibration of the rails. Thinking
the train was on that track they ran
across. The train was almost upon
them when Miss Gort discovered 1t
was on the east track. and grabbing
her companion by the arm jerked her
OF the track. In doing so Miss Cert
fell just outside the rails and was I'M
injured The end Of the pilot struck
Miss Raber and threw her twenty feet
She will recover.
Janesville.-The body of an UNI
known man was found by section
hands on the Northwestern road, two
miles south of the city. half buried in
snow bank A wound on the side OF
his head indicated that he was either
thrown from the track OF met with
| fonl play. Doctors who have exam
ined the body do not believe that he
| died from the wound in the head.
Two winter caps we're found some dis
lance apart, and it is possible that q
second body lies in some drift at this
point.
New Richmond.-An unsuccessful
attempt was made to wreck the south
bound Twilight Limited, the fast train
on the Omaha between Minneapolis
and Superior. by placing a steel rail
across the track a mile and a half
north of Clayton. farmer saw the
obstruction. which he was unable to
move, so he secured lantern and ran
north and tagged the train. The en-
gineer brought the train to a stop a
few rods from the rail.
Racine.-Carl G. Miller, one OF
the best known of the younger
athletes of the city. died at st. Luke's
hospital after an illness of several
days. He was twenty-five years of age
and is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
]. Miller. 1904 Lincoln street. Miller
was captain of the Little Jose foot
ball team and of the Maroons, a we'll
known basketball team. He was a
member of the Racine lodge No. SO,
f. and A. M.
Beaver DAMN Judge Lyons court
William Briemann cashier of the
Theresa State bank, who is charged
with embezzlement. was put under So
600 bonds. He was unable to obtain
bonds and was locked in Jail to await
preliminary hearing, which was post
poned to March Is. Gustave Ruecker,
president of the bank, stated in court
! that Briemanns stock in the bank was
worth about fifteen thousand dollars.
Green Bay.-Joseph Kusch. son OF
the late John Kusch, town of Pitts
field farmer, returned. He arrived
just in time to receive his share of his
fathers estate. His own estate was
being administered on the belief that
he was dead.
APPLICABILITY members of the
Sigma Tau M fraternity of Lawrence
college were installed in the national
| fraternity, the Sigma Phi Epsilon, this
being the first Lawrence Greek letter
society to secure a national char
ter.
Wausau-Otto c. Abrahams, first
lieutenant OF company G, Wisconsin
National Guard. since May. 1910, has
resigned. 1t is expected he will be
succeeded by Second Lieut.. Frank
Drake.
Grand Rapids.-Dr. Orris E. Her
rick, practicing physician in Grand
Rapids for 35 years. died Of apoplexy.
He was an honorary member of the
Michigan state and New York state
medical societies. :
Racine. John We'll, twenty-five
years old, of Milwaukee, was SEN
fenced to IS months in state prison
for entering a freight car at Corliss
and stealing spark plugs valued at
s3S.
Beloit.-W. C. Robinson escaped
death by six inches when MS aglllty
saved him from being ground under
the wheels of Rockford and Inter
urban electric car here.
La Crosse.--After forty-four years OF
married life, Doris Bauch has fled
suit for divorce The couple have
lived in this city 81 years and have
ten children
Marinette.-The Girard Lumber COM
pany's general store was entirely de-
stroyed at Dunbar by fire. The loss
is $4,000.
Jsnesville.-John Cunningham OF
GAINESVILLE was reelected president OF
the Rock County Bar association at
the annual meeting
Darlington. Archibald Grifhtns,
twenty-one years of age. Belmont, had
the scalp torn from his head by fall
ing tree
Amigo. - Thomas Campbell, who
stabbed AIonzo Bunten during a hrawl
here Christmas eve, was convicted OF
assault with intent to commit great
bodily injury. Bunten was near death
for a time
anesvilie.-Albert Baird, known in
Janesville as Frank King, was arrest
ed here on a warrant issued at FOND