Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-03-01
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS


search began and the fox was found
in tree. dead
Ladysmith.-A petition for a spe-
cial election is being circulated by
the wet faction. Last June the city
went dry for the first time in its his
tory by majority of four votes.
Beloit.-The residence of Edward
Dwight Eaton. president of Be
lott college, was ransacked by
thieves President Eaton and his fam
lily are away for the winter. The value
of the loot is not known.
Pewaukee.--W. A. Scholl, former
sheriff of Waukesha county. has
been selected chief of police for
the entire system of the Chicago. Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad After be-
ing sheriff he was made district police
inspector for the company's police.
Ladysmith.-Two months ago A. H.
Mccormick was fined one dollar
for whipping Martin Hanson in
fight over a nine-dollar debt Recent
ly Mccormick was sued for $4,000
damages for having knocked Hansons
nose out of plumb in the fracas.
Madison.-That the Panama-Paciflc
exposition commission of Wiscon-
sin has no authority to incur ex-
pense for printing and publishing a
report of its doings is held in an opin-
ion by Attorney General Owen &c d.
e. Bowe. secretary Of the commission.
Depere-C. G. Wilcox, recently re-
elected president of the Brown
County Fair association. has re-
signed because he could not devote
the necessary time Elmer s. Hall of
Green Bay, county clerk. succeeds Mr..
Wilcox. w. NJ. Workman was chosen
director in the place Of Mr. Wilcox.
Madison.-State Treasurer Henry
Johnson. in reply to newspaper
attacks on the administration of his
department. stated that politics was
the basis of the statements. The pay
ment of taxes by the 500 line before
the time required, he said. was a mis-
take on the part of the railroad off,
Gals.
Tomah.-The coroners verdict in
the case of William Larson. who
was found with his throat slashed
on Tie doorstep of his sweet
heart Sunday night. before his we'd
ding, returned a verdict of suicide.
His relatives will demand further In
vestigauion.
Madison What has become of the
relatives of former Gov. Eward
Salamon? A letter was received
at the executive office from New
York. asking that a search be
made for relatives. Property of Mr..
SalaT1ons relatives was about to be
divided. L. c. Whittet was unable to
locate any relatives.
Madison.-The State Finance. Loan
and Securities company of MIL
waukee filed articles of incorpora-
tion in the Office of the secretary
of state. The company intenGs to CO
a general loan and security investment
business. The capital stock of the COM
pany is $250,000. The incorporators
are William ]. Oswald, l.. T. Oswald
and Joseph Schubert.
Neenah.-When a funeral process
sion taking the babe of Mrs.
Fred Terry to the cemetery crossed
the Northwestern tracks near this city
one of the wagonettes struck a bad
rail, was overturned and Mrs Fred
Daniels received severe internal in
juries. Mrs. Henry Clelan sustained
broken arm and three others we're
bruised
Menasha.-The Iowa state prison
warden has notified the Monasha
police that Mr. and Mrs. Anton
Zennisch, who are now serving
three-year term there for white slav-
cry. abandoned a year-old babe.
adopted at MenasFa, at st. Paul. Me-
nasha is notified so the proper au-
thorities can give the babe back to its
real mother If she wishes.
Ma,lison.-The Wisconsin supreme
court declared unconstitutional
law passed by the last legisla-
ture ibolishing the county court of
Fond iu Lac and creating the superior
court of Fond du Lac county, to sue
coed to the county courts Jurisdiction
over probate matters, and to have
Jurisdiction over all criminal cases ex-
cept homicide. and over civil actions
involving not more than $25. 900. Judg-
ment ousting Judge F. w. Chad
bourne. who was appointed by the
governor as judge Of the superior
court, was entered. The law was held
unconstitutional because the title of
1t did not declare that 1t abolished the
county court, as well as created the
superior court. Action contesting
the constitutionality of the law was
brought by Judge A. b Richter. Judge
Of the county court which the law at
tempted to abolish. Judge Richter is
restored to all his rights aud power
under the law creating the county
court
Neenah.-The rate commission han
completed the compiling OF fig
ures on the valuation OF the property
the city of Menasha Is to purchase
from the Wisconsin Traction. Light,
Heat and Power company in settle
ment of their lighting case. The fig
ures will be forwarded for considera-
ton TO both the traction company and
the city of Menasha, hearing to be
he held soon after
Eau Claire.-Elmer Holum, four.
poured kerosene on the fire while
his mother. Mrs John Holum, waat
fssopping She found him badly burned