Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-27
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Racine.-Represent Cooper on
Monday asked the president to speak
at Racine On his return trip from the
Pacific coast.
Richland Center.-Edwin Pickard CT
this city died as a result of injuries
sustained in coasting accident when
hit by boy on a sled.
Neenah.-The sixteenth shipment of
cannon through here in the last few
months consisted OF is carloads of
boxed cannon from Bethlehem. Pa.
Ashland.-The body of Alexander
Alexander. a trapper OF Ashland coun-
ty, missing some weeks, was found in
the sncw near Defer's logging camp.
Wausau.-Rev. o. d. Briggs, pastor
of the First Baptist church three years.
has rendered his resignation as pastor.
effective on March l. He has received
call to Sharon, Pa.
La Crosse.--Rev. Philip FRANKIE, as
sistant pastor of st. Joseph's cathe-
dral, died after a short illness at the
age of thirty-nine years. Rev. FRANKIE
was born in Potosi.
Superior.-Joe Naughton and C. ].
Denham, election inspectors, we're held
to superior court under $1,000 bonds
for trial at present term. They are
charged with classifying returns.
Kenosha.-Simon Polanski. the
driver Of a truck which backed into
and crushed Joseph Janca, a Racine
man, to death here, was exonerated by
coroner's jury. The jury held the
accident was unavoidable.
Milwaukee-Beloit college adopted
athletic rule barring freshmen in
their first semester from athletic COM
petition. This places football under
nonfreshman rule, while leaving them
free to participate in other sports
Superior.-Morris Desmond has been
chosen to represent Superior normal
in the annual state internormal ora
torical contest at Whitewater on
Marcel 10. His subject will be THE
Mission of the United States to the
world after the war.
Wausau.-The fourth annual show
of the Central Wisconsin Poultry
association will be held in Wau-
sau the last four days of the
month. The premium lists have been
mailed and indications point to
large number of exhibits
La Crosse.-Suffering a paralytic
stroke while ascending the stairs,
Mrs. Helen Eddy fell and sus.
tanned fatal injuries. She was eighty
two years old and the wife of Civil
war veteran. Mrs. Eddy was visit.
ing friends in Usage, Ia
Webster.-The new summer resort
hotel and residence of w. II. Da-
Wis on yellow lake, Burnett coun-
ty, was burned to the ground
with most of its contents. Little in
surance was carried. The house was
popular with Northwestern fishermen
and hunters.
Merrill-A circuit court jury re-
turned a verdict against Rev Ham
ley, pastor Of the First Baptist
church of this city for 5000 in a per-
sonal injury suit brought against him
by an Oshkosh man who claimed in
jury from an automobile driven by the
local clergyman.
Cumberland--Rev S. d. Hawkins,
pastor of the Swedish Lutheran
church of this city, has taken
charge of his pastorate He comes
from Stockholm, Wis. Rev. Edward
Harbeken, new priest for 81. Mary's
and st. Anthony's Catholic congrega-
tions, has come from Lake Mebaga-
mon.
Lake Miiis.-Hollis Bacon, a three
year-old boy of this town, lost both
feet when a train ran over that
portion of his body. His mother sent
him uptown to buy some groceries
and while gone the train pulled in.
To go home. he had to cross the track.
and as he did not want to 60 around,
he crawled under the train 1ust as
it started. His mother came to look
for him just as he was drawn out
Poplar-Farmars of the Poplar and
Wentworth neighborhood, Douglas
county, have organized development
association for the promotion OF their
district agriculturally. The officers
are ITbbiOtnt, Z. n. TtbeISoht FiSS-
president. X. Wick: secretary-treas-
urer. Eddie Vaughn. The directors
are; NJ C. Nissley and Ernest Johnson
of Wentworth; Swan Nelson and Mrs.
Frank Isaacson of Poplar
West AlIis--Ths city of West Al
lis will this year issue $4,000 worth
of school bonds, and It is planned to
erect new school. After the sale of
the bonds, a school site viii be pur-
chased somewhere between Sixty-sixth
and Seventy-irst avenues. south of
Greenfield, and north Of National ave-
nues. The schools are crowded and
new school will soon have to be
built I'm the First ward. Mayor ]. j.
Mulhaney and the board Of public
works visited the city school this
week and we're convinced that the
schools we're crowded to their ca
pacity.
Baraboo.-Rev. A. J. Coram. for.
merly Of Marshfield has been appoint.
ed pastor of the Methodist church at
Kilbourn.
Eau Claire.--E. J. Morrison, chetek.
was elected president OF the
Northwestern Putter Makers associa
ton at It's annual convention held
here other officers are: Vice-presi
dent Fred Jensen, Stanley: secretary
and treasurer. Robert Carswell Me
nomonee: directors. Paul McCauley
r,5..oa md n NJ Ionpoh f,otsn.