Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
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was struck and killed by an automo-
bile driven by Joe JeliniS.
Racine.-Three laborers at work
on the excavation of the new
Tidyman block had a narrow escape
when buried by huge cave-in. They
were dug out and later were pro-
nouneed to be in no serious danger,
although badly bruised.
brentwood Whooping cough is
rampant here, every child in the
village having contracted it. One
death is reported, and all social func-
tions are called OF. About three hun
dred cases are known in and about the
village
Neenah.-Frank Krzvcak, four years
OF age. was saved from drowning in
the Fox river by grasping fish pole
extended to him and being pulled to
safety. The boy was playing about
a dock when he slipped and fell in.
Nearby fishermen witnessed the ac-
cident and gave the necessary assist
ance.
Manitowoc. = Congressman NJ. K.
Reilly has appointed Herman c.
Schuette as postmaster at Manitowoc.
to succeed S. G. Kress. Mr.. Schuette
has been active in local Democratic
politics for many years and was chair
man of the Manitowoc county commit
tee during the last election. The sal
airy is $4,000 a year
Madison.-Senator La Toilette has
returned to Madison from his lectur'
ing trip through the Dakotas and will
spend a short time here with his
youngest daughter and son. He re-
ceived a telegram from Mrs. La Fol-
lette at Washington saying that their
oldest son, Robert, who is seriously
i'll from tonsil infection, was slowly
improving.
Racine. - Joe Zurawski. Edward
Brownowski, James Kasmatka and
Walter Oiineczak. all Milwaukee boys
in their teens. arrested on July IL after
a seven-mile chase across the country
west of Corliss, where IL is charged,
they robbed freight car on the Mil
trial in bonds of s70O. Olineczak. who
was shot in the leg. is a paroled In
mate of the reform school.
Waukesha.-E. r. Estberg. vice
president of the Waukesha Ma
tional bank. was elected mayor by
the common council to succeed A. j.
Dopp. recently named postmaster. Mr..
Estberg received eight votes TO four
for Philip Kiehl. The new mayor has
been an alderman for a little less than
year. having been named to fill a
vacancy. Mr.. Dopp's resignation was
accepted just previous TO the ballot
ing on his successor.
Madison.-A coroner's jury inves-
tigatin the death of DR. Gaylord
E. Pitts of Mt. Horeb found that the
young physician was struck by
Northwestern train due TO the fact
that the railroad does not maintain
proper warning signal at the cross
ing one mile west of Mt. Horeb. II
was learned at the inquest that the
railroad commission may make an in
vestigation of conditions at the cross
ing.
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. Charles Bindrich,
Milwaukee; vice-president. George II.
Wallace, Racine; secretary. Robert
Fem. Sheboygan: treasurer, Joseph
WeypeT. Stevens Point; conductor,
William Funk. Milwaukee; doorkeep-
er. Joseph Taddy, Green Bay; state
deputy. trecommended). F. C. Ruck,
Milwaukee.
heboygan.-Alfred L. Summers.
secretary of the Association of
Commerce here and editor of a
magazine was probably fatally in
jured when speeding his automobile
along a concrete roadway. With him
in the machine were NJ. F. Ries. Oscar
Loebel and Charles Canisius, business
men. who were seriously hurt. Sum-
mers lost control of the car and it
shot from the roadway. turned over
and rolled down an embankment.
-Thirty-six rifiemen, the
best shots in the Wisconsin Ma
tional Guard, have been decided
upon as candidates for positions on
team to represent Wisconsin in ma
tional competition in Jacksonville.
Fla, latter part of October. Company
commanders have been notified of Sc.
lections, and by noon Thursday ad.
jutant general must know If men Sc
lected are willing TO comply with re-
quirements First, that competitor at
tend try-out rifle carp at Camp Dou-
glas from August / to 81 inclusive
Second, that If he is selected he at
end preliminary practice at Camp
Douglas and then 20 TO Florida from
October TO % inclusive. Opt
George A Huntsiger, inspector of
small arms practice. Second infantry
will be team coach.
Hudson. The cities of Hudson
and River Falls, Congressman James
A Frear of this city cooperating,
at the coming session OF congress.
will present the claims of a site
on the St. Croix. below this city on
the Wisconsin side, as a location for
the proposed national military acad-
envy in the middle West.
Antigo.-Rudolph Spanbauer, TWEEN.
ty years old. OF Maniwa was