Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-13
Badger News
Briefly Told

MIRACULOUS escape from death in a
headon automobile collision on the
Portage and Baraboo road Just outside
this city. A touring car was demol-
ished and = smaller car badly wrecked.
Ernest Wendt and Daniel Kelly, two
farmhands employed on Walter Har-
Veys farm in CALEDONIA. were driving
&c Portage when they met the other
machine. driven by Richard Maher OF
Baraboo. The collision occurred just
after crossing a small bridge The
Baraboo car. with six occupants,
turned completely over in ditch. pin
ming down Maher. Hazel Fuller. Esther
Fritz and Viola Dunn of Portage. and
occupants of the Baraboo car, were
bruised. but not seriously hurt Ernest
Wendt, who was driving a small car.
was hurt about the hips and body.
Daniel Kelly. riding with Wendt, was
thrown through the windshield and
seriously cut about the head. He was
taken to hospital in Portage.
Madison.-James Nevin, chairman
of the Wisconsin conservation COM
mission, received one of the most
unusual requests ever sent the
department The operating officials
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway telegraphed an appeal to the
Wisconsin capital for protection from
the colony of beavers who have taken
1t upon themselves to construct
number of dams along Bear creek in
Oneida county, causing the water to
back up and food the railroad COM
pany's right of way in the vicinity of
Merrill and Goodnow. AS beaver is
or trap the animals, even though
their dams are causing washouts
Milwaukee.-Mrs. Isabel Hosch. one
of Milwaukee oldest residents,
who has lived in this city for
nearly fifty years, died at her home
7S5 Marshall street. after an illnes
of several weeks, due chiefly to old
age. Coming here from the East as a
young woman, she saw the small city
grow to proportions which she fire.
quently said made her proud eof her
home city. and her sons become some
OF Milwaukee's best known business
men. She leaves three son, A. s.. J.
P. and John j., and four daughters,
Misses Margaret and Martha and Mrs.
H. S. Roraback. all of Milwaukee, and
Mrs G. f. Goodhue Of Helmet. Cal.
Madison.-As a result of the action
of the 1915 legislature in trim
ming appropriations, university Off
cials are giving most all of their time
and attention to expenditures these
days. Every effort is being made to
keep within the figure sc: by the legs
lature and thorough accounting of
university finances is being made.
Francis Lamb, secretary of the central
board of education, is cooperating
with the university authorities in this
work. He discovered recently that APP
proximately $4,000 of unpaid bills
were chargeable to the 1913 appropri-
alton and not to the 1915 appropria-
ton.
Madison.-Mrs. Julia A Kellogg.
wife of Clarence Kellogg. clerk
of the supreme court of Wisconsin,
died at the family home, 734 East Cor
ham street. from the effects of
stroke of paralysis which she suffered
several weeks ago Besides her hus-
band, she leaves a son. Attorney Harry
Kellogg of Milwaukee. two sisters.
Mrs. Darwin Clark and Mrs. Helen r.
Kellogg of Madison, and brother,
Harry Adams of Sparta. The funeral
was held from the residence Saturday
afternoon
Madison.-The attorney general ad-
vised r. S. Scheibel of the state
conservation commission that boys I'M
der fifteen years OF age who violate
the game laws by hunting wild anil
mails cannot be fined or compelled to
pay costs of any action brought against
them, but may, If the court so decides.
be sent to the state Industrial school
for boys at Waukesha. Under the
new law boys under fifteen years of
age cannot be licensed to hunt.
Green Bay.-The town of Cagco
was nearly wiped out by fire, ac-
cording to word brought here by rail-
road men. No details can be secured.
as telephone exchanges and telegraph
wires were destroyed. Two hotels, a
dance hall, several residences, the tele-
phone exchange, meat market. black
smith shop and many sheds and sta
bles were destroyed. The estimated
loss will exceed $4,000.
Superior.-A special train carrying
more than 1900 sheep from Mon
tana to grazing grounds near Ma
pie, this county. passed through SUI
perior. This is the second lot of west
ern sheep to be sent to points near
here as an experiment in conditioning
for market on famous northern Wis
consin grasses.
Green Bay.-Efforts are to be made
to have Charles Raue, serving
life term in states prison at
waupun. pardoned, it was learned
when an order was received by the
clerk of the circuit court for the testi-
mony in the case. Raue was convict
ed of having murdered Ann Cottrill on
the Garfield school steps in Marinette
Ripon.-A report of the citizens
committee showed a total Of $42,-
$40 pledged toward the $4,000
which the city of Ripon has started
out to raise for the further endowment
of Ripon college. Two days are left
for the campaign and the committee
is confident of success.