Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-06-09
Wisconsin NesUs
Tersely Told

ooASoA-- oOA0lers graves IN the
cemetery here were decorated. The
annual G. A. R. memorial grafton was
delivered Sunday by Rev. DR.. ]. w.
Turner No celebration was held Mon
day.
Beloit-Assistant managers Of next
years interseholastic athletic ac-
tiyities at Beloit college were elect
ed as follows: Assistant basketball
manager, John Hanscom. Mineral
Point; oratory and debate. Joseph Glib
son. New Lisbon.
acknowledgement John Farm
er was pulled out of the Wiscon-
sin river by thirteen-year-old Ar
thur Heimann. The little fellow, who
fell into the swift current, grasped
long bamboo fish pole which was
held out for him. He was sinking for
the second time when he caught the
pole and was pulled to safety.
Oconomowoc.-Mitchell Karbuske,
eleven-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Karbuske, who was sent on
an errand by his mother several days
ago, has not been seen since. It is
believed the lad went to WATERFOWL,
the family having moved here from
that city recently. The lad had money
in his pocket.
Madison.-The University of Wis
consin has installed, via the stu
dent route. newfangled cigar clip
per. It's alive" Is the sign over the
cigar clipper, which is enclosed in a
cage. this clipper being lively speci-
men Of the genus swapping turtle.
Some students happened tn point
cigar at the turtle and with a snap the
end of the cigar was gone. Now this
has become pet student diversion,
and by careful training the turtle has
learned just how much to take off the
end of cigar
Marinette.-On a spring evening
three years ago John Houck left
the home OF his son-in-law on the
Little Cedar river, Menom.nee coun-
ty, to bring the COWS in to milking.
He never returned. A. H. Graieleni.
fishing along the Little Cedar. stun
bled on some object while making his
way through the brush along the
shore. He looked down and saw a
human skeleton. Investigation dis
closed the fact that the bones were
those of the 'gef man who went for
the COWS and never came back. The
cause Of his death is a mystery.
Madison.-One thousand University
of Wisconsin freshmen tossed their
green caps into huge bonfire
on lower campus and then pa
| raded the streets of Madison. The
cheering students swept down on
Madison's only vaudeville theater and
two arrests were made. President
Charles r. Van Hise drove down town
in his automobile and addressed the
celebrating freshmen and hundreds of
upper class men. When President
Van Hise announced that the two ar
rested freshmen would be released If
the crowd dispersed, the students pa
raded back to the campus to complete
their celebration.
Madison. - Governor Phillip ap-
| pointed Francis X Boden of Milwau-
kee to succeed Edward w. Frost of
Milwaukee as a member of the COM
mission for the promotion of uniform
| ity in legislation in Wisconsin for a
term ending in June, 1918. The COM
missioners receive no compensation.
Other members are Judge E. Ray Ste
yens of Madison and Df. Charles Nc
Carthy of the legislative reference Ii
brary. The governor appointed P A.
Goodrich of Sarona as state lumber
inspector in district No. 4.
Madison.-Two students of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin were drowned
and third narrowly escaped a
similar fate in canoeing acct
dent on Lake Mendoza. The dead:
H. Stockton Ewell, Baltimore, Md.
and F. Harrison Mccarthy, Baltimore,
Md. A third student, Darlington
Hopes of Belair, Nd, had narrow
escape and was rescued by launch
in an almost exhausted condition. The
accident occurred off Picnic Point,
when there were but few boats on
the lake. According to reports, the
three men were driving their caToe
over the rough water when an excep-
| tionally large wave struck the side OF
| the bark and in the effort to right
the canoe 1t was overturned. Hopes
swan to a passing launch. and it is
thought the cold water prevented the
other men from clinging to the up
turned canoe until help arrived. Their
bodies have not been recovered. The
cries for help of the men as they
were thrown into the water attracted
the attention of other canoeists and
help rushed to the scene but too late.
The new coaching launch of the uni
versity, In charge of the commodore,
was sent to the place and graphing
hooks are being used in an effort to
| locate the bodies Ewell was a junior
in the college of engineering and Nc
Carthy was g junior in the college
of agriculture. They were roommates
and were known as fast friends. The
lake was exceedingly rough during
the day and few persons braved
trip on its surface.
Superior.-Before a score OK men,
brought from Gordon, rifle ais
tant, could rescue him, ice Gradule,
a Douglas county farmer, caught by a
cavern twenty feet below the surface
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