Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-07-21
Seen and Heard
In Wisconsin


Kenosha--George Cloves. sent to
state prison for life frcea Kenosha
county twentyone years ago. has ap-
piled to the state board for a parole.
La VaIle.-Mrs. Fred voltz of La
Vale received fatal injuries while she
and her husband were driving home
from Baraboo. where they had been
shopping. The team ran away.
Neenah.-The cornerstone of the
English Evangelical Lutheran church
was laid. Rev. A. F. Elmquist.
Minneapolis. president of the synod.
laid the cornerstone. Addresses we're
made by Rev. Luther Hogshead, DR..
G. II. Gerberding and John Strange.
New London. McMunn, a paint
'er, drowned while swimming in the
Wolf river at Northport. After a
hearty meal and wrestling with a
companion on the shore, he started
to swim. He suddenly threw up his
arms. called for hsp, and immediate
ly sank.
Racine.-August Petka and Michael
Berna. wanted at Green Bay on
a charge of assaulting John Kapau.
were arrested by local detectives here.
They had hidden themselves in woods
surrounding Racine two weeks. Ka-
pau is in a Green Bay hospital and
not expected to live.
Ashland.-Rev. Father Chrysostum.
one of the oldest priests in Wis
consin. will celebrate his golden
jubilee here today There will be
twenty-five priests from surrounding
towns present Father Chrysostum
was ordained In Milwaukee fifty years
ago.
MISUNDERSTANDING Dreamer, born
in Marinette. of Irish descent. had
been arrested in Canada charged
with being a German spy. Cream
er has been taken from home at
Quebec and lodged in barracks
forty miles away to await military
trial. Creamer, paper maker by
trade, went to Canada two years ago
with his wife and two children,
Creamer's parents wired the Quebec
authorities asking to be notified Of
the result of Creamer's hearing as
soon as held, but received no reply.
Manitowoc.-Two men were drowned
and a third, a Catholic priest,
narrowly escaped when they were
caught In an undertow while
swimming at Lower Falls, near here
Louis vogel. aged twenty-eight, and
George Grimiu, aged nineteen, togeth-
er with Rev. Father Kuhl. were on
an afternoons outing. When the
young men were caught in the current
the priest made valiant attempt to
save them. and but for the assistance
of several picnickers would have lost
his life also. Several hundred pic
nfckers saw the double tragedy.
Madison.-Word has come to the
state department Of education that
the school library exhibit prepared
and sent by the department to
the Panama Pacific exposition has
been awarded a medal of honor, which
is next to the grand prize. A large
part of the exhibit was devoted to
rural school libraries. Included are a
model rural school library; placards
of statistics relating to school IL
braries; mounted photographs Illus
trating school library work in the
various grades; pamphlet boxes and
folders, showing how bulletins and
clippings may be filed, and copies of
the library pub icatiens of the de-
partment of education. Under the d.
1 - a
exhibit was prepared by o. s. Rice
and Bertha Bergold, assistant. The
Wisconsin educational exhibit, OF
which the library exhibit forms a part,
is in charge of Prof. F. E. Mitchell
Of the Oshkosh Normal school.
Madison-T hope our people APP
preciate the splendid showing made
| by Wisconsin at the exposition"
said Congressman james A. Frear of
| Hudson on his return from the Pa
cific coast and Hawaii. Mr.. Frear
and family we're members of the con-
gressicnal delegation which visited
Honolulu. ION SIS, 900 appropria-
ton" said Congressman Frear, we
have measured up with states that
have spent severa, times that amount.
D. e. Bows, the secretary In charge
of the Wisconsin building, is doing ex-
cellent work, and Mrs. Taylor OF Su-
perior, the Wisconsin hostess, is a
Jewel and has made the state build
ing a home for Wisconsin people. Our
AGRICULTURAL exhibit is second only
TO that of California in its general
scope. Nine gold medals and twenty
nine silver medals, apart from bronze
and honorary prizes galore, have been
given to Wisconsin by the exposition
managers. Mrs. Ada Howe. who is
In charge, is q remarkable manager
and saws we have received three
times the number of medals hoped for.
One feature that is especially pleasing
ia that all the honors to Wisconsin
were given exclusive OF our dairy
products. which were not exhibited.
The educational exhibit for Wiscon'
sin Is also good.
Milwaukee. - Rt Rev. Paul r
Rhode. auxiliary bishop OF chi
cago. has been notified of his ap
pointment as bishop of Green Bay, to
succeed the late Bishop John Fox
News of the promotion came through
3 telegram from Archbishop John Bon
zano. the papal delegate to America
and will be confirmed upon the arriva
of papers. which are now on the way