Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-01-12
State Items of Interest.

Diphtheria has broken out at Brillion,
Five horses and three cows persisted in
the burning of the farm buildings of Her
man Boettcher OF Manitowoc.
J. w. Allen, former consul at Zanzibar,
only son of Prof b. D. Allen of BelC i
College, died at Worcester, Mass.
George Flight uan, brakeman on the
C. & n. w Railway, had his hand crush
ed while coupling cars at Neenah
Walter Mikolewski pleaded guilty to
burglary at Stevens Point and was SEN
fenced to Waupun for three years.
AT Racine, the Shaw Hardware, Com
pany made an assignment to Hyland Day
mond. The assets are given at $1,000.
The residence OF Douglas Smith at La
Crosse, with all its contents, was de-
stroyed by FIRE The loss was considera-
ble
Congressman Sauerhering has settled
the fight for the postoilice at Jefferson by
securing the appointment of George j.
Kispert.
Moses Murgatroyd, superintendent of
the Racine County farm, has resigned,
G. w. Scutt, former superintendent. will
have temporary charge.
Edward Harrington, W fO pleaded guilty
to robbing Bergevin's stvrc at Chippewa
Falls, was sentenced to eighteen months
in the State penitentiary.
The amount of water which may be
drawn from the Fox river for power ct
Appleton has been increased from 30 to
go per cent in the last three years.
A company has been orgarizcd ut Ash
land TO start party for the Alaska gold
region about Feb. IA, by way of Edmon-
ton, n. w. r. Those interested are j. w.
Clarke, ID. l.. Virgins, A. c. Thompson,
John Nelson, n. ]. Nelson, Edward Bek-
ken, all W'ell-kn0wn persons. Thompson
and n. J. Nelson will go independently.
The company has already paid in $4,000
and will put $4,000 into me hands of
the miners.
Friends of Capt. John NJ. Baer of APP
pleton are working to secure for him the
department commandership of Wiscon-
sin at the next State encampment of the
G. A. II.
]. G. Lance of La Crosse has begun
suit against the La Crosse Electric Light
Company for $4,000 damages. Mr..
Lance claims that the destruction of his
dry goods store two years ago was caus-
ed by the defective using of the lighting
apparatus owned by the defendant. The
electrician who put in the wire had gone
to the Klondike and the company was
obliged to bring him back the entire dis
lance in order to have him testify in the
case.
Ray Henderson of La Crosse attempted
to interfere in fight ON the street ID
which his dog was involved, when tire
brute turned on his master and inflicted
painful injuries.
The tobacco market at Edgertou and
Stoughton is extremely quiet. Stripping
the leaf is still going on and out few
Eastern buyers have appeared as yet.
One hundred aud fifty Cases Jf 96 Wis
eonsin and 125 cases OF '93 we're sold In
New York during the week ut prices rang
ing from Z to 10 cents. The shipments
ont OF storage at Edgerton reach but 400
cases 10 all points for the week, Since
last report 470 cases of cigar leaf were
exported from New York.
John SwIke, was instantly killed in tie
Hintz camp, near GilIett, by q falling
tree.
Captain Rich, formerly chief engineer
of the Wisconsin Central and later con-
neeted irs the same capacity with the 500
Line, has been appointed director gen
eral or railways in China.
Company f.. Racihe's military company,
will aisband A new company viii be
organized and William NJ. Lewis is to be
the captain For several months Capt.
Vowel of the Fourth regiment, Milwau-
kee. has given The members Of the old
company instruction anc attempted 10
bolster up interest, but his efforts proved |
upavailing and the company viii disband-