Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-10
Badger News
Briefly Told

Ashland-Mrs Irwin, aged eighty
seven, died at the residence Of her
daughter Mrs. George Cook, after q
short Illness.
Beloit.-The English Lutheran coH-
ference of the United Lutheran church
passed resolutions urging propaganda
in behalf of the English language
La Crosse.-The Retail Merchants
Protective association and the Retail
Grocers' association have launched a
campaign to make the wagon bridge
over the Mississippi river free.
Waukesha.-In municipal court it
was stipulated without argument that
the case of George Adler should be
continued until the September term.
Adler is charged with forgery.
Burkhardt.-Joseph H. Mccoy, IS
years in the milling business here,
died at Grand Forks. N D., of paralysis.
He was born 65 years ago in Brooklyn
Wis.
Wausau.-August Stefin of Mosfnee
and George S. Cook of Unity brought
in wolf pelts They report the ami
mails are plentiful and doing consid-
cradle damage to cattle
Madison.-State university author
tiles are investigating the quick-lunch
habit among students and are about to
issue circular advising more care in
eating, because of the growing preVa-
lence of digestive complaints.
Platteville.-During the week end
ing February 6. 1881 tons of zinc
concentrates were shipped from the
Wisconsin district This tonnage
represents forty cars of ore, with a
value in the neighborhood of 100000.
Wausau.-The directors of the
Marathon County Agricultural society
have decided to hold their an
nual fair on August 81 and September
l, 2 and 3. The society decided to hold
a racing program on July 5 and 6.
Wausau.-Thomas Callahan, aged
forty, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart at his home
in Brokaw. Failure to secure work
is ascribed as the cause. A wife and
three children survive
Racine.-At the fourth annual meet
ing of the Racine order of the Wis
consin Agricultural Experiment as.
ISOLATION, Robert Schelling was award
ed the title of best farmer in Racine
county. His exhibit of grains captured
all honors.
Beloit.-Stuart w. Dubee of Beloit,
student in the University OF
Michigan, has been honored by be-
ing chosen one of the chorus girls
for the coming student opera, "All
That Glitters." Mr. Dubee is a junior
engineering student
-Marshfeld High school
representatives won all honors in
the triangular debate with WsusaU
and Grand Rapids in the Lawrence
college circuit, debating the question,
Resolved, That the United States
Army Should Be Increased to 500, 000."
nesville.-Philipp Loguidice, a
young Italian of Beloit, convicted
of slashing his former sweetheart
with a knife and the sentence
to a term in prison affirmed by the
supreme court, is still free on $1,000
bond because no order has been re-
ceived to send him to prison.
Portage.-Archbishop Messmer has
appointed Rev. j. Nicolas of Elkhorn
to the pastorate of st. Mary's church,
Portage. Rev. j. ]. Morrissey of Port
age takes the pastorate of st. Pat
ricks church at Milwaukee and Rev.
J. Condor succeeds Rev. Nicolas at
Elkhorn
Milwaukee, Madison school ques-
tons took the time of the as
sembly Wednesday. A bill TO allow
absences from school to attend church
confirmation exercises was killed as
introducing sectarian religion into
schools. There was hot debate over
the bill to disfranchise the students
of the University of Wisconsin. It
was said that this bill, which bars
the student voter does not give the
same privilege as any drunken tramp
is given by law.
Kenosha- Stoc, the ten
year-old boy who is at the Ka-
nosha hospital with a bullet deeply
imbedded in his brain as a result of
being shot by his little brother, passed
a comfortable night and at the hos
pital it was declared that his condi-
ton was encouraging. The little fell
low was drowsy, but 1t was declared
that his condition has caused no
alarm during the night He fell asleep
early in the evening and only once
during the night did he wake up and
then it was only on account of a bad
dream. Physicians we're at the hopital
early, expecting to find that the boys
condition had changed for the worse
but they found him suffering from no
fever and his pulse was normal. I'VE
have found no bad symptoms in the
CASE said one of the nurses in
charge, and Stephen, busy eating a
big breakfast, did not seem to be wor-
rying in the least over the presence
of the bullet. Physicians declared
that no attempt would be made to re-
move the bullet, as they hold that
probing for it would probably bring
an immediate collapse.
Belost-Following jitney car
smashes in which two persons are al
legged TO have been injured by a jit-
ney wagon driven by Leo Folliard,
Louis Van Calder. proprietor Of p
rival jitney line here, has taken out
state accident insurance. There are