Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-05-26
Badger News
Briefly Told

Sheyboygan.-In circuit court Olga
Capelle, twenty-three years old, OF
Sheboygan Falls, was awarded $1,000
heart balm in threshing machine TO
nance. Olga was pretty girl when
she met Otto Fenner, also of She
ooygan Falls. Otto is thirty-one years
oid. the owner of a threshing machine
outnt, an automobile and fine horses
Following ride in Otto's car, came
the announcement Of the engagement.
The wedding was set for June. 1918.
When that time arrived, however.
Otto asked that the wedding be post
poned. May Z. 1914, was the new date,
selected. Later the ceremony was
postponed until August. When that
time arrived The young man said he
no longer loved Olga When Olga
testified that she had spent $3.50 in
the preparation for her trousseau and
her mother swore the girl had so
wasted away her friends no longer
recognized her, she was awarded the
81 800
Green Bays--Frank Deviley. age
about forty. shot and fatally wound
ed his wife, Josephine, aged about
thirty-eight, later putting a bullet
through his own brain. Both were
rashed to local hospital where Mr..
Deviley died some time later Shoot
Ing took place on Jackson street.
Frank Deviley having followed his
wife from downtown district. Mrs.
Deyiley about month ago instituted di-
vorce proceedings against her hus-
band and she was on her way home
from a conference with her attorney
when shooting occurred 1t is believed
Mr.. Deviley was temporarily de-
ranged at the time Of attempted muir
der and suicide. Physicians were not
in position to state whether woman.
would survive attack.
Madison,-A number of important
changes with reference to the state
tax commission are contemplated in
a joint legislative investigating COM
mittee bill. abolishing the present tax
commission, which is to be introduced
at an early date. In place of the pres
ent tax commission, the bill provides
for one tax commissioner, who will
receive salary of $4,000 year. In
addition, however, the governor and
the state treasurer will act in an
ex-offcio advisory capacity, so that
the new body in reality will consist
of three members.
Keposha. - Arthur Sonnenberg,.
twenty-one years old, risked his
life in Lake Michigan and rescued
James Clay, twelve years old. from
drowning. Clay was fishing on the.
south pier and lost his footing. Som
nenberg, with all his clothes on, dived
into the water He towed young Clay
to the breakwater and, holding him
with one arm, caught his other arm
about the piles of the breakwater and
hung on for nearly ten minutes until
the two were rescued by members of
the Kenosha lifesaving crew.
Beloit.-Seven members of the Be-
lott college senior class we're elect
ed to membership in Phi Beta
Kappa at meeting of the Beloit
chapter of the honorary scholastic
fraternity. Miss Esther Wade of Wau-
vatosa was the only Wisconsin stu
dent honored. Others elected TO mem
bership were Miss Alice Lowry, Oak
Park, H.; Miss Esther Owens, Tracy,
Mimi. Ellis Denney, Aurora, H.;
Holmes Ferris, Princeton. H.; Corne
Illus C. Cunningham, New York CITY,
and Levitt r. Barker. Clinton. la.
Beloit.-Eighty co-eds of the fresh
man and sophomore classes partici-
pated in the annual Beloit college
girls May festival, staged on the lawn
Of Emerson hall, the women's dormi
tory. The program consisted of SYM
bolic, folk and Maypole dances by
the young women in costume. Miss,
Florence Farman, college women's di-
rector, had charge of the pageant.
A crowd of more than one thousand
witnessed it,
Acknowledgement Philip, Adjt.
Gen. Orlando Holway, Assistant Adjt.
Gen. John s. SALESMAN and Lieut.. p
G. Wrightson, head of the military
department of the University of Wis
consin, reviewed tire 1,400 troops in
the university battalion and hospital
corps. The university band led the
two divisions
Neenah:-"Red" Cleveland, an anna
teur aeronaut. attempted to make
balloon ascension at Waverly
beach. The parachute failed to open
and the balloon sailed six miles before
the gas was entirely out of the bal
loon and it fell to the ground. Cleve-
land was entangled in the folds Of
the balloon, but was uninjured
Ellsworth.-The annual encamp-
mept of the st. Croix Valley Vet
Grams association will be held here
June 2, and 4. Department Com
mander S. A. Cook of Neenah is one
Of the notables who have promised
to be here.
Manitowoc-The body of Harry
Kennedy, aged thirty-five, said to be
a Milwaukee man, was found on the
Northwestern tracks in the local yards
here
Racine.-Jitney operators are form
ing a union for mutual protection,
patterning the organization after
that existing in Milwaukee. The
object is to fight any organized oppo-
sition to the service. Efforts will