Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-23
Badger News
Briefly Told

stevens Polnt.-A. j. Booth, aged
sighty-nine, died at the Bruce hotel
here. He was a veteran of the Civil
war Nine children survive.
Neenah.-A municipal band for
Neenah and Menasha has practically
been assured. 1t was decided to en-
ploy professional director. Mayor
c. B. Clark of this city is sponsor.
Marinette.-The lifeless body of l..
5. Hitchcock, Civil war veteran
and resident of Marinette for near
" forty years, was found near his
office on the second floor of bank
building. Death was due to heart dis
sase. physicians say.
Manana.-Following a recent inspec-
ion of the schools of this viii
age, official notice was given High
School Clerk L. W. Eastling that I'M
ess provision was made for a new
Ugh school building and more teachers
The special state aid would be with
drawn after February l. 1917.
Madison-Former Alderman George
c. Sayle, president of the Mad.
ison board of public works, announced
that he was a candidate for mayor.
Assemblyman John B. Helm announced
his candidacy for mayor last week.
Mayor A H. Kayser will not be can
didate.
Neeanh.-A coroner's jury at Los
Angeles exonerated Chris Walters,
wealthy Menasha brewery man, of
blame in connection with the death
of A. c. McGraw of Winnipeg. An
automobile driven by Walters struck
McGraw, hurting him to the pavement
with such force as to fracture his
skull.
Eau Claire.-Altoona, Just southeast
of Eau Claire. may lose its claimed
distinction of being the smallest
incorporated city in the world A
new family has moved in and it is
proposed to annex the town to Eau
Claire, to save taxes. Annexation
would boost Eau Claire's population
above the 10000 mark.
misunderstanding Dennis Bowe
of the Wisconsin Panama Pacific
exposition commission came to
Madison to complete the report of
the commission to the governor on its
said the commission would have over
$4,000 left from the appropriation to
turn back to the state treasury.
Birchwood-All northern Wisconsin
is buried under snow which has
been falling four days, with no
sign of letup. In some sections of
open country snow has reached the
depth of four feet, and where drifts
have formed it is up to the caves of
houses. All efforts to run trains have
been abandoned and logging opera
tions are at standstill.
Oconto.-Dora Peterson, nine cen,
who recently was awakened by
physicians after sleeping ITO hours,
has again fallen asleep. Since she re-
gained Consciousness last week she
has been without the use of her vocal
chords and was unable to move, but
seemed to be conscious of what was
happening. Physicians fear conges-
ton of the brain.
Stevens Point Municipal Judge
vi at ACNluEu W pAOuC Tic case
of Anna Kaminsky. eleven, who froze
her hands between school and home so
they had to be aRputated. Authorities
would send the child to the Sparta
Home for Dependents, but the law says
inmates must be able to dress them
selves and this is impossible in the
girls condition.
Madison.-The state bank commits
sioner approved articles of incor-
poration of the East Side bank Of
Milwaukee. The capital stock of the
bank is $4,000. The incorporators
are Richard Kiel, Patrick w. Dean,
William I. Greene, ]. Gilbert Hickcox
and w. T. Nichols The bank commits
sioner also approved an amendment to
the articles of incorporation of the
Wisconsin Savings. Loan and Building
association of Milwaukee, increasing
its capital stock from $7.000,000 to sS.-
100000
Merrill.-After chase throughout
northern Wisconsin Frank Mueller,
whose real name is Konrad Green
vinger, has been caught and
charged with extensive forgeries.
Through letters from Mary Seger 1887
Belmont avenue. Chicago, it was
found that he had been sentenced to
three years in the state reformatory
from Oshkosh for stealing one five
cent sandwich and that as a result of
this theft he had been unable to get
work and earn living, though paroled
from the reformatory.
MISUNDERSTANDING a charge made
by Senator La Toilette in a recent
political speech at Monroe that
the dairy and food laws of Wis
consin were not being properly en-
forced and that preservatives deleteri-
Gus to health were being sold in Wis
consin, State Dairy and Food Commits
sioner George Weigle made an inves-
tigation and found that the senator's
charge was untrue. Commissioner
Weigis said that the law prohibiting
the sale of preservative compounds
was not being violated.
Beloit.-President E. D. Eaton of
Beloit college is one of the FIVE
delegates appointed by Gov. E. L.
Fhilipp to represent Wisconsin at the
twal1th annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Academy of Political and Social
Science at Philadelphia on April 2S
and % Other delegates apnointed