Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
Wisconsin, Neus
Tersely Told


0shkosh-Robert C. Campbell, pio-
neer lumberman and organizer of the
Campbell & Cameron Lumber COM
pany, is dead here at the age of eighty
six years.
Madison.-H. H. Morgan. Republi-
can county chairman, has issued
call for a meeting of Repub-
licans in this county on January 20,
TO take up the matter of the election
Of delegates to the convention to be
held at the gymnasium January 81.
Madison.-The supreme court af-
firmed the decision of the lower
court which awarded $500 damages
TO Hester Smith. rural mail carrier
in Dane county, who was injured when
struck by an Illinois Central train at
Fitchburg and thrown from her car.
Oshkosh Harvey w. Leach, eighty.
five, former city engineer and sur.
veyor Of Winnebago county for
70 years, died here. Mr.. Leach
came to Waukau, this county, In 1850.
He was a charter member of the First
National Guard company in Wisconsin
and was appointed captain OF Com.
pany B by Ex-Governor Rusk in 1884.
Oshkosh.-Col H. l. Weed. presi.
dent of the Winnebago County Bar
association, has appointed John F.
Kluwin. County Judge Fred Beginner.
James II. Davidson, District Attorney
= L
liams as a committee TO prepare for
the entertainment of the Wisconsin
Bar association which meets here next
summer.
Hanging 70 a bedpost
with a schoolbook strap around
his neck, Edward Kahny, fourteen
years old. was found dead by his
mother. sister and uncle when they
returned from a motion picture thea
ter The boy lived with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kahny. 627 Gar
field avenue. The parents can assign
no reason for the boys suicide.
oconoRowoc.-The following are
the newly-elected officers Of Our
Savior's Norwegian Lutheran church;
Secretary. Ferd. S. Clausen; treas
urer, Melvin Solveson; deacon,
three years, W. A. Forster; trustee.
Charles S. Brent; Sunday school SUI
perintendent, Myrtle Erickson; ushers,
F. S. Clausen. NJ A. Solveson; dele
gates TO annual meeting, John Han
son and Albert Solveson.
Grand Rapids. - The Wisconsin
Cranberry Sales company elected
the following officers at its annual
mee' here: e. P. Arpin. president.
Grand Rapids: c. r. Treat. vice-presi-
dent, Mather; Andrew Searls, Grand
Rapids, secretary; A. e. Bennett,
Grand Rapids, treasurer These. with
S. A Warner of Warrens and Elmer
Dano of Tomah make up the board of
directors. Z. F. ATpin OF this city and
II. K. Lang Of Berlin will represent the
state order at the annual meet of ma
tional cranberry men in New York.
Superior. - Anton Alling, the j.
Rufus Wallingford who set the vii
lage of Hawthorne agog by represent
ing himself to be an agent of the Du
Pont Powder company in search OF
5000 acres for a site for an immense
munitions plant. was sentenced to 80
days in the workhouse. He was &C
cused of leaving several unpaid bills.
He wrote letters TO himself and signed
the names Of men high in the financial
he Mo ffaar al al y
in his rooms, where he was sure they
would be read, and in this way he
built up his credit
Beloit-The Beloit Federation of
Missions. composed of missionary
workers from numerous churches. has
appointed a committee to seek to
arrange for religious and missionary
instruction in connection with high
school and college courses. 1t is pro-
posed that courses be arranged out
side of the school work FOR which
credit shall be given the pupil by the
school authorities. The purpose is 10
make this educational scheme nation
wide. Those who have investigated
the subject believe that such a meas
ure is practical and will not interfere
with the policies of any school.
Milwaukee-John II. Kopmeier was
unanimously elected president of
the Wisconsin Humane society at
a meeting Of the board Of directors.
He will succeed Gov. E. L. Philip as
head of the society. Governor Philip.
In a letter to the directors. said that
his duties as chief executive OF the
state so filed his time that he could
not give the society tho work to which
1t was entitled from its president. I'm
der the circumstances he declared that
he must decline a reelection. Mr..
Kopmeier, who has served the society
as first vice-president. and who has
given literally of his time and bis en-
ergies toward making its work "a sue
..ess, was then nominated for the
presidency. He received the unani-
nous vote of the directors at the meet
ing.
Superior-John B. Lafave. who
pesided here since 1858, died He
IA said to have been the oldest inhabi-
tant of the city. He came from La
Point and was here when Alexander
Paul opened the first fur trading sta
zion at the entry to the harbor. He
Eas seventy-three years Of age
Grand NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are
being completed by the Merchants
and Manufacturers association to
entertain the Wisconsin drainage
mems convention. which will take