Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-23
State Items of Interea.t.

William Winters of Johnson's Creek
who was injured in a runaway accident
is dead.
Mrs. S. e. Heath of Racine, aged 65
dropped dead ON returning from visit to
a neighbor.
Roy CASTOR of the Third Illinois infan-
try returned to Beloit on sick leave from
Porto Rico.
G. s. Douty, an old resident of Omro
and for many years engaged in the drug
business there, is dead.
A sulphur spring has been discovered
near Marinette and it may possess medic
inal properties which will make it very
valuable. 1T is located on the farm of
Reuben Merryman.
At Augusta, a west-bound gravel train
broke in two by the slipping of a coupling
and in running a down-grade the two
parts of the train clashed, piling up eight
cars totally wrecked.
Large hay barns just outs de La Crosse,
belonging to II. Goddard, We're destroyed
by fire. The property was uninsured and
will be heavy loss. The fire was out of
the reach of the fire department and the
water works system.
Major Hugh J. McGrath, U. S. A., and
Miss Mary Carson we're married at the
De Soto Hotel at Savannah, Ga. Both
are of prominent Eau Claire families, the
bride being a daughter of the late William
Carson, millionaire lumberman.
Frank Neumann lost his dwelling house,
saloon and dance hall at Kaukauna by
fire. The amount of insurance was 81
go and the property was valued at S.,
800. Herman Strech's property adjoin
ing was iamaged to the extent of 5000.
The i almer House of Fond du Lac,
which was remodeled some months ago at
an expense of $4,000, has been leased to
Il. l.. Taylor of Duluth, formerly proprie-
tor of the Spaulding, and T. j. Matchette,
manager of the st. Charles of Milwaukee.
Adam Hammer must answer for his
shooting nine of the Rowell Manufactur-
ing Company employees at Beaver Dam,
in Circuit Court, and he will spend the
time in Jail waiting for the trial, as his
attorneys refused to allow their client to
be placed under bonds.
The Escanaba and Lake Superior Rail-
road, thirty miles of which is to be finish
ed this winter, will be completed that dis
tance in thirty days. Steel is being laid
at the rate of half q mile day. The
company has some very large contracts in
cedar, pine and hardwood.
Mrs. Lena Upson of the village of Bris-
tol met with bad accident, and it was al
most miraculous that she escaped with her
life. She was driving along the Plank
road and had nearly crossed the bridge
over the Desplaines river when the rotten
timhers of the bridge gave way and the
young lady, horses and buggy struck the
water together, but fortunately the fof
mer escaped with only slight bruises. The
horses were cut in several places. Mrs.
Upson was forced to remain standing
waist deep in the water and hold the
frightened horses until passerhy releas-
ed her from her plight. While not seri
ously injured, she suffered great deal
from bruises and from the shock of the ac-
cident.
A large barn and contents owned by
Joseph Reiters, near Belmont, was burn
ed to the ground. 1t is thought to be the
work of tranips 'rhe loss is estimated at
$500.
Edward Daley has been sentenced to
five years in the State prison at Waupun
for shooting at James Kennedy in sa-
loon in Milwaukee on the night prior to
the last April election.
John Coppes, a contracting mason on
the Kaukauna water works standpipe
foundation, while engaged in laying the
finishing course of stone. got finger bad
ly smashed, necessitating amputation
Jesse Annis, Northwestern switch
man. was accidentally killed at Fond du
Lac. Cars were being switched on
sidetrack near the Il. Il. Allen stone mill
when Annis was crushed between the
stone building and the car. Tne space is
very small and as no one saw the accident
little is known Of how it occurred.
Frank Herman of Elgin, Mimi, who
died at that place recently, left an estate
of $4,000 to Thomas Herman of Eau
Claire. Patrick Herman of Union and Mrs
Frank Horan and Mrs. Mary Herman Of
Eau Claire, Thomas Herman was made
administrator of the estate and the will
requested him TO go to Elgin and manage
the same.
Charles Grooms and Willis Darling. |
while out hunting near Waldo. were look |
ing at a squirrel when a cartridge explod- |
ed and the greater part OF the charge |
struck Grooms in the left side and arm. a |
few of the shot striking Darling in the |
hand. Groo'as is getting along nicely |
and will recover.
At Eau Claire, Robert Renmarpleaded |
guilty to passing forged check for $50 |
on Andrew Hollen, merchant. and was
remanded for sentence. Renman is a |
stranger. He had several other checks. /
two on New Richmond bank, one on a /
bank in South Dakota, one on Minneap- |
oils bank, and one on the Bank of Eau |
Claire.