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

Frank Manuel, a woodslnan of Starley,
was struck on the head by a falling tree
and fatally injured.
The contract to build the school house
in the Fifth ward at Beloit has been let.
The building will cost about $1,000.
Earl West, a Stevens Point boy, was
struck on the head by baseball bat and
rendered unconscious for many hours, but
will recover.
Stevens Point post G. A. r., has or
dered q cannon TO place near the monu-
ment in the court house square. The gun
will be shipped from Governors Island.
The club house of the Lake Poygan Gun
Club at Tustan was destroyed by fire. 1t
was owned by Chicago sportsmen Twen-
ty or thirty boats were burned. The loss
is about $500.
7. G. Miller, travelling passenger and
freight agent for the Northwestern Rail-
road, with headquarters in Marinette, has
resigned his position, to take effect May 1.
He will engage in business at Marinette.
Arthur Nedvidek of Star Prairie plead
ed guilty to the charge of burglary at
Hudson before Judge Arnquist, and was
sentenced to the penitentiary for year
and half. Nedvidek stole wheat and at
tempted to escape from the officers when
arrested.
An old brass cannon, which has stood
for many years on street in Oshkosh,
| was stolen recently, and the people are
much concerned as to where the relic has
gone.
| 1t is said that by 1899 every city of any
size in Wisconsin will be connected by
| ong-distance telephone. The old ground
ed circuits are being changed to the new
| metallic circuits. The latest new line is
from Sheboygan to Appleton, which will
| be put in Immediately.
Ringing Bros. have received three car
| loads of Gagged animals for John Robin
sons show, which they recently purchas-
| ed and which will open at Baraboo late in
April John G. Robinson will be man
ager of the show. Ringing big show
will open in ST. Louis April II.
The question of constructing a railroad
along Black river valley on the line of
either the Canada and Southwestern
which was surveyed some years ago, or
along the more recent survey of the La
Crosse, Black River Falls and Neillsville
electric line is again being agitated.
The last of the Peshtigo Lumber Com
pany's camps has broken up. The cut,
including logs put in by jobbers, amounts
to 22,000,000 feet, which with 100000
feet carried over from last year will keep
the mills unusually busy during the saw
ing season.
Railroad employees discovered the dead
body of August Wurtzel lying beside the
track about one mile from Redwood. 1t
is supposed that he was walking along the
track toward home when struck by
train. Deceased was about 40 years of
age and is survived by his widow and II
large family of children.
Flames were seen issuing from the
Manitowoc Cold Storage Company's
building. formerly the Truman & Cooper
flour mill. In very short time after the
alarm the entire roof of the building was
ablaZe. The fire was soon under control.
The loss to the building ard stock is about
81 800.
Chief Hogan and Marshal Appleby of
GAINESVILLE recently surprised crowd of
thirty-five boys of that town shooting
craps in a box ear in the railway yards
at GAINESVILLE. The lads had the floor of
the car covered with money and were
having lively game. About half of the
youngsters were captured and they win
probably be prosecuted.
At Eau Claire, the jury in the case of
Mrs Olegard Jacobson against John XII
dahl for damages for kissing her, brought
in verdict of no cause of action.
Last fall a box of game was shipped
froom Shell Lake to st. Paul, where it
was seized by the game wardens and the
authorities of the State notified The
State began action in January against the
American Express Company for carrying
the game out of the State Judge Ryan
gave decision against the express com
pany. The company appealed to the Cir
cult Court and in the trial just ended
Judge Vinje held that the express com
pany had acted in perfect good faith and
dismissed the action.
A fight took place in the Primitive
Methodist Church az Ridgeway between
the church people and some young men
who disturbed the meeting. Six of the
offenders were arrested and fined.
John Lund of Mortified, while riding on
freight train, fell off the end of ca
boose and through the end of a bridge
on to pile of sharp stones sixty feet be-
low. breaking and cutting his foot quite
badly and hurting his back
The coroner's inquest over the remains
of William Sommers, who died from in
juries received on the 500 track, at Penn
bine, resulted in a verdict Of accidental
death. The jury found that he was killed
while sleeping on the 500 right of way.