Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-04
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Madison.-G. B. Harris of wauke-
sha was appointed a member of the
bord of control by Gov. Philip to
succeed John P Lewis. Friendship. re-
signed. The term is for five years.
Waupun. Sherry. a burglar
sentenced from Fond du Lac;
Tom Hallard from Princeton charged
with attempted murder. and James
McAlees from Milwaukee charged with
murder in the third degree escaNed
from the hospital of the criminaI IN
sane.
Beloit-Fire destroyed Warren NJ.
Webster's electric plant, the grinding
mill. two barns and partially burned
W. Hovey's leather repair shop. at
Poplar Grove. H., a small city sew
eral miles from here. Incendiarism
is suspected. The electric light plant
valued at $4,000, was built four years
ago.
Janesyille.-As a result of a test
| case 1t has been decided the GAINESVILLE
dog ordinance requiring a tax is in
valid when dogs are not allowed to
run at large. Seven other cities in
/ the state havi"g identical ordinances
win be affee' The case will likely
be carried to the supreme court. The
action was brought by George McLane.
dog fancier.
Madison. Semiannual examina,
/ tons of candidates for the sta
bar were concluded here. Ninety p r
sons took the examinations at the
high school auditorium. Members of
the state board of examiners in at
tendance were L. ]. Rusk. Chippewa
Falls; J. G. Hardgrove, Fond du Lac;
S. H. Cady. Green Bay. and W. r.
Bagley, Madison.
Madison.-Plans for the annual con-
vention of the Wisconsin Associa-
ton of Real Estate Brokers. to
be held at Ashland July rs. were an
nounced by the secretary. F. A.
Kremer Expectations are held for
! the largest state convention of real
estate agents ever conducted. Many
delegates will motor to Ashland from
! downstate points. The Ashland cham
Der of commerce is arranging automo-
bile trips to nearly points
Sheboygan-The fifteenth annual
convention of the Wisconsin State
Association of Stationary Engineers
officially closed with an election of
officers and a banquet The officers
follow: President, @arles Bindrich.
Milwaukee; vice-president, George H,
Wallace, Racine; secretary, Robert
Fem, Sheboygan: treasurer, Joseph
| Weyper, Stevens Point; conductor.
William Funk, Milwaukee; doorkeep-
er, Joseph Taddy, Green Bay; state
deputy. (recommendedl, F. C. Ruck.
Milwaukee.
Oconomowoc-A family gathering
was held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
| George Snyder in Summit in honor of
the ninetieth birthday anniversary of
George Snyder of Milwaukee. Mr..
Snyder was a native of Saxony and
came to America with his parents in
1910, and settled in the town of &C.
nesee, Waukesha county. George
Snyder resided for a number of years
on a farm in the town of Hartford.
and also followed the mining business
in California in the early sos. Mr..
Snyder has lived recently in Milwau-
kee He has six sons and a daugh-
| ter
Eau Claire-Joe Aase Mondovi has
found in Rossman creek the frame of
a gigantic moose which, according to
one of the old settlers living near, is
believed to be the skeleton of one of
two monsters, which the natives hunt
ed down sixty or seventy years ago.
He remembers Indians told him about
two wonderful moose that they sight
ed roaming through the woods in that
vicinity The Indians hunted the
moose persistently and finally one
was brought down, but the other was
never seen after that. 1t is believed
that the other, wounded. drowned
while endeavoring to cross the creek,
and that the skeleton settled in the
creek bottom, where it has just been
found.
Milwaukee. - The Wisconsin State
Association of Millers voted to rejoin
the National Federation of Mfllers,
from which organization it withdrew
three years ago, at the annual midsum-
mer meeting at the Hotel Pfister This
action was taken in order that Wis
consin millers might join the national
body in the fight for the STANDARDIZED.
ton of rye -four A. p Husband, Chi
cago. secretary of the federation. said
there would be a meeting soon In
Washington. when a committee from
the dairy, food and drug commission
would take up the matter of standard
izing rye -four. c. NJ. Boyce, Mime
apolis railroad man. explained meth
DDS of loading -four and feed ]. c.
Adderly, Chicago, representing the
Millers' Mutual Casualty Insurance
company, also spoke Bernard Stern
& Sons, Inc, joined the Wisconsin as
ISOLATION
/ Kenosha-The body of the old man
who hanged himself at the Hansche
farm in the town OF Somers was iden-
tilted as that of Guido Fuchs, aged
| sixty-four years, formerly residing at
1902 Walnut street, Milwaukee. He
leaves a widow and four children
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