Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-12-29
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the cause.
Fond du Lac.-Eighteen men and
women were arrested in a series OF
raids ordered by the city commission
to clean up alleged red light houses
scattered through the residence dis
trict.
Maiden Rock.-The body of Charles
Burk, seventy-four, Waubeeh. was
found by two small boys caught
on a snag in the Chippewa river. 1t
is not known how or when he drowned.
He had been visiting the family of his
son at Durand and they supposed that
he had returned home.
Fond du Lac.-While his relatives
were looking out of the window
watching him going to shoot a
rabbit. Fred Kraft. aged twenty-five,
was killed by the accidental discharge
OF shotgun which he passed through
the fence ahead OF him. The accident
occurred at the home of William Kraft,
one and a half miles west of Green
Lake.
Madison.-Prof John r. Commons
of the University of Wisconsin, a
member of the federal commits
sion on Industrial relations. has
presented to the university library a
file OF all the papers and testimony de-
livered before the commission. This is
one of two sets in existence. The
other set is owned by the department
of labor.
Milwaukee.-The Wisconsin Cheese
makers association will hold it's
annual meeting in three halls of the
Auditorium One hall is required for
the exhibit of cheese-making machin-
cry. another hall is needed for the
cheese exhibit and the third hall is
rented for the business sessions. The
convention will be held January 6. 8
and z.
Madison.-The Wisconsin railroad
commission ordered the Milwaukee,
road and the Chicago & North
western railroad to materially re-
duce freight rates on dry sugar beet
pulp from Madison and Chippewa
Falls to Milwaukee. The new rate or
dered ranges from so cents a ton for
the first twenty-five miles to $2.12M
for 300-mile haul
La Crosse.-Former President Will
liam Howard Taft, who was i'll
at Milwaukee from laryngitis, was
met at the train here by a physician
and taken to the home of George W.
Burton, Yale classmate and friend,
where he was put to bed. The former
president was taken with chills on the
train and a bed was made up for him
in the parlor car.
Grand Rapids.-Henry Secol, who
disappeared 81 years ago from his
home in Almond, then a wilder
ness. arrived to pay a call on his
uncles, Jerome and George Adams,
who are still living on the old home
stead. He ran away to the Civil war
and fought for three years, then went
to Missouri. where lie became a we'll
TODD business man. He never sent
word home and 1t was supposed for
over half a century chat he was dead.
Madison.-Joseph Roebrich, Prairie
du Sac, gave pint of his blood
to save the life of his mother, Mrs.
Frank Roebtfch, sixty-two. Doctors
here declare this sacrifice will prove
successful Mrs. Roebrich has been
suffering for some time from hemor-
rhage cf the stomach. Physicians de-
clared that nothing but TRANSMISSION
could save her. The son volunteered
rd fT1u tn6 khnk oil
come from him. Ordinarily a whole
pint of blood is not taken from one
person.
Madison.-A survey of recreations
has been completed by Madison,
with a total of 100 institutions Wis
tied and reported upon. giving the
basis for future general city policy.
The investigators, 81 university stu
dents. under the direction of Rev. e.
w. Brakeman, were divided into
groups to study the work In the diff
ferent ward schools and public insti-
of present conditions. but the most Inn
portant one was that the work was not
organized and handled along
definite lines.
Kenosha.--W. P. Hall, arrested here
on charges of selling insurance
in the Central Business Mems
Insurance company of Chicago. re-
fused license to do business in Wis
consin, was given fine of $500 on a
plea of guilty. He could not pay and
was sentenced to 80 days in Jail at
hard labor. officials of the Wisconsin
state insurance department were in
court and they declared that they
would make an effort to proceed
against the officials of the company in
Chicago. The officials were invited to
appear here in the Hall case, but they
to come to Kenosha. The Wis
consin commissioner will take the
matter up with the Illinois commits
sioner in an attempt to secure some
action against the officials of the COM
panY.
Madison.-A conference of the menu
bers of the state department of public
has been called by Superia-
tendent c. P. Cary for December 2S.
La Crosse.--An attempt to enforce
the state closing law failed here
when a jury in county court re-
fused to declare F. J. MacWilliams
guilty of operating a Sunday moving
picture in violation of the statute. Rev.
J. E Watson pastOr of the West Ava