Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-01-19
Peter steffens of Menasha was ,slled
In . Nest Satisfactory Manner.

S4,500,0o0 of 3la per cent option bonds.
The new flour mill at Blooiner is COM
pleted and viii be put in operation imme-
diately.
Mrs. Charles Kellett of Neenah drop
ped dead while making purchases in dry
goods store
o. X. Ranum, druggist of Menomo-
ME, has made an assignment. The assets
are about $4,000.
County Judge J. A. Murat recently cei-
ebrated his golden wedding at his home
in Stevens Point.
The improvements in the capitol at
Madison during 1897 in new buildings
foot up TO $450,o00.
The La Crosse Board of Education has
made rule not to employ married women
as teachers in public schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Gardner. pioneer
residents of Sheboygan Falls, celebrated
their golden wedding recently.
company has been formed at Mari
nette TO improve the power at Chappie
rapids. on the Menominee river.
A Northwestern passenger train struck
a team and wagon at Fenwood John
Trask, one of the occupants, was killed.
The body of babe, wrapped in news
paper, was found by party OF boys un-
der the La Crosse river bridge in La
Crosse.
Isaac Varino, well-known resident Of
Two Rivers, sustained such severe In
juries by a fall on the ice that his recov-
cry is considered doubtful.
The Shaw Hardware Company of Ra-
cine has made an assignment TO Hayland
Daymond. The assets are about $4,000
and the liabilities are not known.
Thieves entered the store of Huetter a.
Peterson at Appleton and stole cutlery
valued at 500. A small amount of money
was taken from the saloon of Mr.. kamp
the same night.
A horse and cutter were run down be-
tween Sagola and Randvile, Mich, by a
st. Paul train and the driver, an unknown
Sagola man, narrowly escaped. His
horse was killed.
The will of X. p. Elmore of Milwaukee
leaves an estate OF 100000 to his four
children. The widow is given the home
stead and enough cash and securities to
amount to $4,000.
William Bernard of Necedah a brake
man on the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul Railroad, was run over and Instant
" killed while making a switch Mt the
Tomahawk paper mill.
Charles Oliver was out sleighing with
a merry party OF children near Omro,
when the team became frightened and ran
away. A small child belonging to Mr..
Oliver was thrown out and instantly
killed.
Owing to the lack of the signature of
one witness to the viii of the late Charles
| w. Stola at Milwaukee, w. Il. Hedgar,
to whom nm estate of $4,000 was be-
| queathed, will have considerable difficulty
in securing the fortune.
The State Treasury has been paid ST.
300 by the receiver of the Bank of Ed
gerton as interest and bonds collected by
the bank for the State. The claim of the
State as preferred creditor had been
recognized by the bank officials.
The Patton -four mills, owned by ]. j.
Steiger at Fremont, were burned to the
ground. There was an insurance of $4,-
| 800 in Waupaca agencies. Mr.. Steiger
paid $4,000 for the mills about o year ago.
They will probably not be rcouilt.
Marinette can lay claim TO the smallest
baby in the State. Mrs. Fred Carlson,
wife of woodsman, is the mother, and
the tiny infant weighs but two pounds.
1t is about six inches long and its head
could be inclosed in O mans fist. 1t Is
healthy and well.
| Persons who have been closely connect
ed with the Northern Pacific and Wiscon-
| sin Central litigation and are acquainted
with enterprises in which John ID. Rookie
| f Her has been concerned, credit that gen.
tleman with being back of the movement
| to secure control of the Wisconsin Cen
| tral properties.
| As result of barroom fight, in which
Bob" FitZsimmons, Martin Hughs, an
attorney; Charles Seaman, a son OF Judge
! William II. Seaman of the United States
! Federal Court, and Edward B. McDan-
iels, comedian in Fitzsimmons' theatri-
cal company, engaged, Attorney Hughs
lies in n precarious condition at Sheboy-
gan, and there are some doubts rs to his
recovery. The trouble grew out OF a crit
! icism passed on Fitzsimmons' show by
Hughs, which was resented by Media
niels, who, it is alleged, struck the attor-
ney over the eye, rupturing a vein.
The Marinette Travelling Library AS
sociation has completed arrangements for
supplying the rural district with books
and magazines. The books will be sent
to those districts in chests or cabinets,
each one containing forty books. No
| two chests will contain the same matter,
-. -l.,lI E,.fa bod
reading the contents of the chest new
matter will be placed therein. The do
nations of reading matter for these travel
ing libraries have thus far been very lib
eral. Many hundreds of magazines and
| periodicals have been contributed and the
system will be in fun operation this win
| ter.
The report of the State Treasurer for
| December shows the total amount Of cash
| on hand in the State treasury Dec. 81 to
be $3.50, 142.67, including all funds. The
| balance in the general fund was $44,-
! 1862. The school fund was $40, ,SS3 Al /;
school fund income, $39, 9,6S5.S1; univer-
| sity fund, 7,144.06; university fund in
come. S10,360.34; agricultural collection
| fund, $14,513.09; same, income, S245.45;
normal school fund, ST., ,459.07; same, in
come, S3,21S.39; drainage fund, $3,633.04;
indemnity fund, $702.09, delinquent tax
fund, $257.11; deposit fuij, $10,617.07;
st. c. & L. S. deposit fund, S40S.02; re-
demption fund, S151.02; Wisconsin X. II.
f. NJ. L. Company fund, 81, ,446.64; Co
lumbia and Sauk County indemnity funds,
S4,3S3. 40; allotment fund, $9i6.54.
The sarcophagus made in the Montello
auarries for Mrs. y. s. Grant Is now
completed and will be shipped to New
York City soon. The sarcophagus is Of
polished marble and is an exact copy OF
the one made for Gen. Grant Of the same
Montelio marble.
The Chautauqua at Marinette will be
held from ug. ] 10 ID. The Marinette
concern hos Joined the national associa-
ton and program has been made for the
next summer. The five buildings and 9TH
er improvements contemplated will neces-
state the expenditure of about $25,oO0
the first year.
Building operations in Sheboygan dur
ing the year 1897 were more active than
In four or five years past, and the num-
Der Of structures erected Is 30 per cent
greater than in 1896 while the sum ex-
pended during the year exceeds that Of the
previous twelve months by fully 100 per
cent.
A new swindling scheme is now going
on In this State. A smooth chap is sell
ing farmers grains of corn for so much
per grain taken from an ear of immense
size. Four cobs have been Joined to-