Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-02

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aire, Charles Kipp, will be contested by
his widow, Mrs. Julia Kipp.
Oscar Peterson of Melvina paid a fine
of $2S,16 for shipping three dozen part
ridges to Chicago in barrel of hides.
Harry Quixley of Beloit has disappear
| ed, ara his friends fear that he has met
with foul play. He was mechanic.
| A "Pingree potato patch will be es-
| tablished near Eau Claire under the di-
rection of the Associated Charities of that
| city.
Miss Matte Bushey of Plainfield was
awarded a gold watch in contest as TO
who was the most popular girl in the viii
| lage.
A Chicago and Northwestern freight
| train collided with a logging train near
Malvern and blocked all traffic for many
| hours.
| August Kietzn'Hn of Manchester who
was charged with 5etting fire TO thresh
ing machine outfit near Berlin, was ac-
| quilted.
James Comerford post. G. A. r., of
Chippewa Falls, has appropriated 81, 800
for a soldiers monument to be erected in
that city.
Richard Walker and J. X. Lovelass os
Lafayette County were sentenced to one
years labor in State prison for stealing
chickens
Charles Driver of Racine has been
! granted patent for papering machine
which he is now manufacturing in large
! quantities.
The store of Robert Lockwood at Dane
was visited by burglars, who carried off
large amount of goods, mainly cutlery
and clothing.
| Plans are now under way for $780,
600 hotel at La Crosse. The promoters
ask the city for site, the value of which
is placed at $2i 900.
Several men had narrow escapes from
being killed at the sawmill of A. +. I'm
derwood at North Crandon. The boiler
blew up, wrecking the mill -.
| The board Of trustees of Wayland acad-
emy has decided to retit the old dormito.
ries and to build new structure for the
chapel and recitation rooms.
Rev. j. ID. w. Frizzell of Darlington
has accepted a call to the First Congrega-
tional Church at Eau Claire and will re-
move to that town in few weeks.
Investigation has brought ont the fact
that the recent fire at St. Amelianeus' or
phan asylum, near Milwaukee, was start
ed by some Of the boys in the institution.
Thomas Carter. brakeman on the llli-
nois Central Railroad between Dodgeville
and Frceport, had his hand smashed be-
tween the bumpers of the cars at Jones'
dale.
team of horses belonging 10 Stur-
geon Bay man broke through the ice ON
Green bay with load of fish. The driver
| escape,, but the horses and the load went
TO the bottom.
BY the breaking of wheel fourteen
| cars were piled on both sides of the Chi
cago ana Northwestern Railroad near
Hortonville. A brakeman who jumped
was slightly injured.
ii. s. WetZler travelling salesman for
l.. w. Hartmann x Co, Wholesale liquor
dealers OF Milwaukee, was held up by
two masked men on the high bridge at
Baraboo and relieved of 1915.
More than $4,000 was paid TO Rock
| County tobacco growers in two days by
an Ohio firm recently The sales filed
eleven carloads, which are shipped to
| hcSt AitAduuTld, W, lOE StOTHRe.
Fire partly destroyed the drug store of
Reinhardt & Fugina at Fountain City.
| Fred Fieldman was seriously injured by
being knocked off the roof by n stream of
water. The loss is $500; fully insured.
committee composed of Col Osthold-
er, James Forkins and John Steffen has
been appointed by the c. A. II. post OF
Sheboygan to push the project to secure
the next State encampment for that city.
A class of twelve Indians from the Gov
ernment school have applied for admission
to the public high school at Wittenberg,
and the district has voted TO receive them
at 81 per month tuition from each, TO
be paid by the United States Government.
The annual meeting Of the La Crosse
County Fair circuit was held at Sparta
and the following dates for fairs were ar
ranged: Sparta, Aug 22-25; Mauston.
Aug. 30, Sept, l; Tomah, Sept. 6-S; Viro-
qua, Sept. 1916; West Salem, Sept -0-22.
Harry Barwick was badly cut by a
knife in the hands of Hank Klassy Of
Monroe in a fight. Barwick will recover.
His home is at Kansas City. Klassy Is
in jail awaiting charges that will be made
against him. Barwick suffered great loss
Of blood.
A new bicycle club has been organized
at La Crosse as -esut Of the recent Sc
cession of the local wheelmen from the
l.. A. w. The new club is composed Of
l.. A. w. members who were not satisfied
with the action Of the wheelmen who left
the national organization.
Neil Ellison was brought TO Marinette
from CrivitZ and placed in Jail. lie be-
came suddenly insane and cntcie. the
electric light plant at Crivitz and fred up
the boilers. There was only little wat
er in them. and the Waterman, by great
effort, prevented an explosion.
The case Of Col. Knight OF Ashland
against ii. Beaser and others to recover
land valued at $150,000, lying contiguous
TO the city Of Ashland. on which the de-
PENDANTS had settled, was decided in favor
of Col. knight in the Federal Court by
Judge Bum. The decision ends a bitter
contest of six years.
The plans to connect peshtigo harbor
with the iron ranges b. means Of a spur
of railroads thirty miles long from Faith
orn Junction to Iron Mountain have been
completed and work on the branch will
commence in the spring. The line will be
part of the Wisconsin and Michigan road
and will connect with the 500 line at
Faithorn Junction.
Surveyors have been busy for weeks
surveying on the Omaha road between
Eau Claire and Altoona The company
c0ntemplates Strengthening out two bad
curves on either side of the Eau Claire
river A new bridge will be erected across
the river.
The Eureka Chemical and Manufactur-
ing Company of La Crosse has made an
assignment to r. NJ. Bell. Executions
for $500 had been levied against the
company in favor Of publishing houses OF
St. Paul. The Eureka company was cap
italized at 100000 and did large patent
medicine business.
The first shipment Of sheep to the Chi
cago market from Trempcaleau's great
ranch took place recently, 5000 Of the
wOolly dTadrupeds being loaded into Bur
linStor cars and taken in one consign-
ment. l. took twenty ears to carry them.
Thomas Meredith had an experience
with a hungry wolf near Morse. While
going to bis work in the woods as land
hunter large and hungry wolf followed
his tracks and suddenly grabbed him by
the leg tearing his boot top and lacerat-
ing his leg. At the time he had an AK in