Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-09
State Items OF Interest.

At Russell, Mrs. Ellis had battle with
an eagle. The bird was killed.
Miss Susie NJ. Radell and William Me.
Evoy were married at Mauston.
Private Peter Nolan, Company L,
Third Visions died of typhoid fever in
San Juan.
The residence of G. B. Hale, farmer
living half mile from Phillips, was de.
stroyed by fire.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Schneider was celebrated at Mari
nette in the Church OF Our Lady OF Lour-
des.
In the breach of promise suit before
Judge Siebecker of Baraboo, Anna Erd-
man secured judgment Of $500 against
Albert Schroeder.
In the case of Irwin Newsome VS.. Jason
Squires at Baraboo, verdict Of SITS was
given the plaintiff. The defendants dog
bit Newsome on the leg.
The Rev. Mr.. Hosington has resigned
the pastorate of the Methodist Church at
Ia Crosse and accepted the charge of the
e, anston, ILL.,, Methodist Church.
A telegram was received in Fond du
Lac announcing the death by drowning of
Herman Icks at Watersmect. Mich, while
out hunting. He was a son of Mr.. ana
Mrs. G. lexis of that city.
Appleton and neighboring cities have
been visited recently by two Chaldean
priests who are ous raising money for
churches and schools in their nat tive land.
They have secured quite sum thus far.
While on his way to Duluth, Minn., to
see the remains Of brother, who had been
killed in & dynamite explosion there, u
young man named Scherf fell IL with
some strangers at Eau Claire, and, work
ing a counterfeit gag, they robbed him of
all he had except little change.
Anton Kaufman, until lately of Two
Rivers, lost his right eye at Middletown,
n. Y, as result of piece Of flying wood
striking the eyeball and destroying the
sight.
While ID. Dngman, an employe of the
Green Bay & Western Railroad, was MAX
ing a coupling at Seymour, the pin flew up
and struck him on his upper lip, inficting
a serious wound.
John Kauth, Dodge County farmer,
aged 35, was killed by st. Paul freight
train, one mile south If Knowles. The
coroner's jury's verdict was that he came
to his death by his own carelessness.
Near Spooner, William Stockman, while
out hunting, laid his left arm over the
muzzle of his gun, and in throwing his leg
around the gun to rest it he struck the
hammer, causing a discharge of buekshot
which tore off his arm.
E. #, Radiant, president of the Rad
dant Brewing Company at Shawano,
while experimenting work on the new
building, took hold OF a barrow of brick
to steady il. when bolt head caught In
a heavy gold ring he wore. and he was
drawn MP fifteen to twenty feet. when
the barrow tipped and he fell TO the foor
with the brick on top of him. He was
badly bruised and. his right leg broken
above the ankle.
Fire destroyed the saloon and dwelling
of John Prothinger, and the jewefry store
of ID. Levin at Spencer. Prothinger's loss
is $500 and Levin's loss $4,000. g. /.
Follett's building was damaged to the
extent of $3.50. The insurance in all
cases Is small.
Acting Mayor Aria NJ. Calkins of Ke-
nosha vetoed the Milwaukee, Racine and
Kenosha Electric Railway ordinance. The
ordinance granted q franchise TO the CON-
pany to lay tracks through the city. thus
completing an electric line the entire dis
tance between Chicago and Milwaukee.
1t is hardly possible for the company to
secure franchise in Kenosha until new
Council Is elected.