Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-07-27
State Items of Interest,

AT Clyman, FRANK Meter was sun
struck and may not recover.
| Hugo Hert'ing of Milwaukee commit
ted suicide in n saloon by swallowing car
boic acid.
| Chairman George w. Peek Of the Dem
| ocratic State central committee has is
| sued the formal call for the meeting of
| the State convention in Milwaukee Aug.
81.
Peter Ladoff, tailor Of Fond du Lac,
| who had been out of work for some time
| past, committed suicide by hanging HIM
self. He was found hanging in the barn
| in the rear of his home. He was a man
about 80 years of age.
| Mrs. A. Moses of Chippewa Falls has
| made an assignment. The late Mr.. Moses
; was proprietor of large variety store
| and creditors have pressed payment since
| his death The stock is valued at $4,000.
| Thomas Kelly, the lumberEan, has been
made assignee.
| The Beloit Electric Light and Power
| Company purchased the old Rock River
| paper mill property and will change the
| property into an electric light and power
| plant. The purchase carries with it q
I
pany will spend $4,000 in improvements.
The Beloit College records show the
| rainfall for June to have been the largest
| fall since the college began keeping a
| record which was in 1850. The fall was
| 0.60 inches. The average rainfall is q
little less than three inches. The largest
| previous fall was 9.27 inches in August,
| 1885.
The Delayan Baptist Church was dam
| aged by fire to the extent of nearly 81 900
| The fire originated in the rear of the
| the church where painters had been
working. The loss is covered by insur
ance.
George Wilson of Zion, young nan
employed on the farm o. Mrs. A. Il. Wade,
| in the town of Algopd, died from the re-
suit of injuries received by being kicked
by q horse, Deceased had been at work
on the Wade. farm for the past four
months and while shoeing colt was
| kicked in the abdomen by the fractions
animal.
Alvin Hanson, aged 10, was caught be-
tween two street cars at Lake View, near
Sheboygan, and the toes on one of his
| feet were badly smashed, but amputation
has not yet been found necessary.
At n meeting of the State Firemen's
Association at Waupun, il was decided to
hold the tournament next year at Column
bus. Officers for the ensuing year were
chosen as follows: President, Il. w. Har-
vey of Beaver Dam; first yice-president,
FL. J. Grell of J0hnson's Gre ~: second
vice president, +, Barber o. Maustan;
sec, etary, O. L. Roessler of Jefferson;
treasurer, S. =. Brown OF Oconomowoc;
corresponding secretary. A. n. Bellack of
Columbus.
The barn of Edward easier of Pine
Grove was destroyed by fire, together
with considerable hay and grain. The fire
caught by children playing with matches.
Fred Meyers had a miraculous escape
from death ut Racine. lie is one of the
men engaged in tearing down the old
Third ward school building and was on
the roof when he slipped and fell inside
the wall down TO the second floor. He
struck timber and was thrown cut of
the window, landing on pile of old lath
which was lying on the ground The
wind was knocked ont of Meyers nd he
was somewhat bruis. [! about the IA e and
;sdy, but his injuries are exceedingly
slight.
Mrs. John I.ydholz. who lived in the
town of Easton, was so severely burned
that she died. She was lifting a heavy
kettle from the stove when her dress
caught fire. There was no one present to
help her.
The War Dcpartme has como to the
rescue of the Fox river mill men and
granted them permission to draw water
to point six inches below the crest of
.he Menasila dam. The crest of the dam
i the light prescribed Is tbs general rule
governing the use % water Tor power
Tire dry weather has reduced the stage
rapidly. 1t is now less than an inch above
the crest So that were it not for the
order the mills would have TO suspend,