Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-06

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Rene, have offered their services as sur
geons to go to the front in case or war
with Spain.
Mrs Anna Vrechooska of Eaton, Brown
County, said to be the oldest person in
northeastern Wisconsin, has recovered
from serious illness. She WILL if she
lives until May 10, be 100 years old.
The City Council of Marinette has de-
cided to abolish the office of poor commits
sioner. This will end the trouble which
has existed between the Council and Mr..
lIahle, who formerly occupied that office.
As G. Fowler was walking along the
edge of cliff near Baraboo, while out
hunting, he missed his footing and fell
distance of twenty feet. In the fall his
gun was discharged, wounding him in the
leg.
George Mari of Algona has returned
from Europe, where he went to purchase
machinery for a lace factory which he
will start in the spring. Mr.. Mari has
been donated a site and $500 for his en-
terprise.
The findings in the Muskego Lake case,
in Milwaukee, by the terms of which the
lake cannot be drained, as desired by the
Wisconsin State Land and Improvement
Company, have been signed by Judge
Johnson.
The six young men who were held at
Oshkosh on a charge of burglary at Me-
nasha were discharged by order of Judge
Goss. The witnesses who appeared
against them were not satisfactory to the
district attorney.
FL. l.. BATHS of Fond du Lac is building
a steel steam yacht for use on Lake Win
nebago. 1t will be the only craft of q It
kind on the lake and will be good cal
like miniature ocean cruiser. The boat
will cost about $1,000.
The bicycle track between Racine and
Kenosha has been damaged by being used
as a roadway by teamsters. The promot-
ers of the enterprise are rather indignant
and propose to compel some of the persons
having done the damage to make it good.
Allie Ross, Herman Noll, Jr., and Char
lie Tuchech, three boys about II years Of
age, who have the Wild West fever, have
run away from their homes in La Crosse.
Their parents are confident that the boys
will return when they are tired of tramp
ing.
Mrs. III. Cousins and Mrs. Without of
Eau Claire are soliciting lots and garden
patches all over the city, to be worked by
poor people. They have secured the prom
Use of several lots. The lots are to be
loaned to the Associated Charities for one
season.
William Birds, farmer residing on the
Fond du Lac road, FIVE miles from Mil
waukee was found hanging in his barn.
He was 81 years of age, and leaves a wife
and five children. Temporary insanity
is supposed to have been the cause Of his
act.
Henry Pollock, peddler, was arrested
at Oshkosh on the charge of selling cheap
watches as gold ones. Mrs. johanna Drech-
tel is the complainant. She says she paid
Pollack $3.50 for worthless timepiece.
Pollack was nearly mobbed and fed into
crowd to escape violence.
Fred Clements and George Chappy
came into Superior with a bundle of pelts
containing one wolf hide and three lynx
and applied to Deputy County Clerk
| Erickson for the bounty. All the animals
had been killed in Superior township. Mr..
Erickson handed over So for the scalp
of the wolf and So each for the scalps of
the lynx. The nimrods we're entitled tr
an equal amount from the State So faf
this year nearly 5000 has been paid ous
for bountes at Superior as against $500
for the whole of last year. Wolves ap
pear to be on the increase, and among
the bounties paid is one for the scalp of
wolf killed within lie Superior city
limits.
Two cars of the Milwaukee, Racine and
Kenosha electric road collided in the fog
at Willow Creek. The front of one car
YVES badly smashed and the other one re-
ceived broken headlight. The motor
men escaped by jumping.
Mrs Flora Herrick of Chicago and her
father, William Gessie, an inmate of the
National Soldiers Home in Milwaukee,
have been brought together after having
been separ rated since 1861, when the war
broke out. The meeting was brought
about through the settlement of a will in
which an estate valued at $1,000 is in
VOWED
Arthur Nedvirdeck, in Jail at Hudson
on charge of stealing grain from Alex
ander Fleming of Star Prairie, attempted
to escape by throwing securing dust into
Deputy Sheriff Peck's eyes. He was re-
captured by Officer Peck.
Charles Good, residing near Walton. is
afflicted in a peculiar manner. About
eighteen years ago he was bitten by dog
and about two years after that became
subject to epileptic attacks. Early in this
month he was taken with the symptoms
of hydrophobia by initiating the barking
of dog for time. Water does not affect
him, and for this reason the attending
physician does not think that he is af
tiicted with rabies.
Mrs. Risager and Miss Case of Racine,
while watching the recent big fire in Chi
cage, were robbed by pickpockets in the
crowd. Mrs. Risager was relieved if
purse containing $3.50.
William Summers, aged 80. was 70 ind.
in a dying condition near the ST. Paul
Railroad track at Pembine. The entire
upper portion of his skull was crushed,
several pieces of which were found inn
bedded in the brain. He was taken to
the Menominee River hospital in Mari
nette. An examination of his skull re-
vealed the fact that he had been murder
ed. A piece of his felt hat about the size
of a sill, er dollar was found Embedded in
the brain. He died the next morning.
A rear-end collision occurred ON the
Wisconsin Central Railroad at Black
Wolf. One engine and the caboose and
several cars of another freight vsre badly
wrecked. The trainmen escaped by jump
ing.
The American Manufacturing Company
of Sheboygan has been sued In the Fed
eral Court by F. A. bennett. who COM
plains that the company has injured his
business by manufacturing and selling
certain style of chair seat, invented by
him and upon which he holds patent. An
Injunction has been asked for. Mr.. Den
nett is president Of the Wisconsin Chair
Company of Port Washington, where the
seat Is made.