Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-06
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glars. the contribution box being pried
on the wall and carried away. The
box contained about IS.
Madison.-The contest for the Office
OF county judge of Green Lake county
was decided when Gov. E. L. Philip
appointed to the vacancy Perry Mis-
kern of Berlin. He succeeds Judge S.
G. Potter, who died recently. Mr..
Niskern is a circuit court commits
sioner- Newcomb Spoor. assembly
man from Green Lake county, was a
candidate.
Ladysmith--A message left by his
wife clears A K. Mccormick of suspi-
cion in connection with the death OF
the woman a few weeks ago from
strychnine poisoning.
Baraboo.-Judge o'Neil, who is hold
ing court here. and bis son-in-
law, F. D. Crowley, court reporter.
took advantage of the recent law
passed by the Legislature and voted
by mail on the saloon license question
in their home town, Neillsville.
Oshkosh. = Cornelius Riggles of
Appleton, who sued A. W. Priest
of the same place for $25, 600
for damages sustained when the de-
PENDANTS car ran into him. was award
ed $4,000 by jury in circuit court.
The case was brought here on a
change of venue.
Appleton. - Following the report
that threshing shows the yield of
grain double that of last year In
Outagamie county. comes the report
that George Langlotz of Center dug
200 bushels of potatoes from half an
acre. From $50 to 200 bushels an
acre is considered big yield.
Oshkosh.-Thomas p. Manning, alias
Penn Murphy, was brought into NUM-
cipal court ON formal complaint of
Deputy Fire Marshal W. E. Fin
negan. Green Bay, on a charge OF
arson on September 8. The fire was
in the plant of the Menasha-Neenah
Lumber and Coal company. Menasha.
Racine,-The biennial conference of
the Danish Lutheran church of
Wisconsin, which embraces thirty
pastorates in various parts of the
state, came to a close with the cleo
ton of the following officers: Presi-
dent. Rev. G. NJ. Olson, Hartland; sec
retar-. Rev. A. W. Lurd, Denmark;
treasurer, c. P. Nelson, Racine. The
mission at Green Bay was raised to a
regular pastJrate and $4,000 was
pledged toward liquidating the debt of
the church at large.
Chippewa Falls.-Before an i'm
mense crowd at the northwest
state fair, Gov. e. l.. Philip. IL an
address, urged stronger national de-
tense for this country. I'VE should
have it without delay" said he, "or
we are liable to be kidnapped over
night" Continuing he said: with
strong national defense we can go
to bed at night and feel that the
country is ours when we awake in the
morning. We must preserve strict
neutrality. We are Americans and
there is only one party in this country
and that is the American party"
Kenosha.-District Attorney A. L.
Drury announced that he would
not demand an inquest over the
bodies of Anthony Czarkowski. Fred
B. Prott and Fred Metten, Kenosha
men killed in the collision between
an automobile and the limited train
on the Chicago G. Milwaukee Electric
road, north of Kenosha. He said his
investigation shows there was no GRIM
inal liability on the part of either Mo
torman Marcy or Conductor Girard, in
charge of the train. The two men.
held following the accident, we're dis
charged on order of the district at
torney
Sheboygan.-What to do with a
prisoner who, after pleading guilty
to burglary, but before being SEN
fenced becomes insane, is ques-
ton that is puzzling Judge Michael
Kirwan of the Sheboygan county cir
cult court. Earl Stetton alias William
Barber Of Whitewater, recently re-
leased from the industrial school at
Waukesha, was arrested here and con-
fessed to burglary of a jewelry store
at Waldo and general store at COST
burg. Stetton pleaded guilty in cir
| cult Cuuib " LAC SAdA 80 Vi uul 6idiy
and was to have been sentenced but
became raving ma~iac and was re-
moved to the county asylum.
Wausau.-President A. II. Reid OF
the Wisconsin state conference of
charities and corrections has been
notified that the annual convention
will be held here on October 1920.
About one hundred delegates are ex-
pected A tentative program has been
| prepared. Mayor John Ringle will
give the address of welcome and the
response will be made by James o. Da-
wilson, president of the state board
of control. The president will read his
annual address. The full program will
| be announced later. There will be an
exhibit by the various state institu-
tons under the auspices of the state
board of control and exhibits on health
and recreation by the extension divi-
| sion and the Wisconsin Anti-Tubercu-
losis association will be on display.
Oshkosh. Officers were chosen as
follows at the business session of
the Oshkosh Ministerial associa-
ton, and much preliminary work
was done in making arrangements for
the Hart and McGann revival to be
held here in November: President,
Rev. J. P. Koeller; yice-president, Rev.
F. w. Gassman; secretary and treas