Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-02-02

OF number OF people, but the thieves es-
capped
William AnGers, farmer of George
town, was struck on the head by limb
while at work in the woods. He was
taken to Cumberland. where he died. He
was 10 years old and leaves wife and six
children.
The Gilkey & Arson Company of Mer-
rill has purchased the real estate and mill
of the former Wolf River Lumber Com
pany and the box factory OF the G. A.
Norway Box and Lumber Company in
that town.
|, Ex-senator Sawyer has promised anoth-
er $1,000 towards the completion of the
i Science hall of Lawrence University at
Appleton, when $4,000 is raised More
/ than $2o,0C0 has already been given to
the project
Edward Miller. a farmer living near
Marinette, was knocked insensble by a
blow from limb of q tree which he was
cutting. He lay unconscious in the snow
for several hours and almost died from
the exposure.
The faculty Of Lawrence University at
4
tain Fuller of the military department,
modifying the punishment of Cadet Otto
&. Haefner to a reprimand and the usual
time at drill.
Hereafter the small water consumers of
Milwaukee will be given the same rates
as larger consumers, who have heretofore
enjoyed many privileges in the way Of low
rates, scheduled according to the amount
of water used
The Milwaukee Bicycle Company at
North Milwaukee executed an assign
ment to Jesse B. Vhitnall. T. H. Hoyt
Is president of the company, Joseph Gil
lette vice-president, Charles Celenski
treasurer and James l.. Smith secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lapinc, who re-
sides two miles north of Fond du Lac,
celebrated their golden wedding anniver-
sary. Mr.. and Mrs. Lapine are the par
ents of thirteen children. have fifty-four
grandchildren and eight great-grandchil-
/; dren.
james McDonough, an engineer on the
4 Chicass and Northwestern road, who
I boarded IN Janesville and was well known
a7aong railroad men, was struck by a
train on a crossing in Chicago and in
stantly killed. He leaves a widow and
two children.
At Milwaukee, Matthew Thomet
charged with arson, was discharged. He
served two years in the penitentiary for
setting fire to the Pabst theater and was
pardoned by Co Upham. Last June he
was arrested or a new charge of arson,
but no case was made out.
Henry C. Payne announced that he
was letting politics alone and attending
strictly to business. He refused to talk
about his candidacy for the United States
Senatorship, and he disclaimed any knowl-
edge of what was going on in reference
to the nominations in the spring.
Henry Faust, who has lately returned
TO Kaukauna after an absence of two
years at Fitzgerald, Ga, was bitten by a
small black spider, and although only a
short distance from his house, by the time
he reached there he was so overcome by
severe pains that ne could go no further.
He Immediately applied strong ammonia
to the wound. Mr.. Faust was complete
ly paralyzed for about three weeks and
was blind and deaf during most of the
time. Even now, after a lapse of seven
months, at about the same time in the
month that the spider bit him he is partly
paralyzed for short time.
The dedication of the First Congrega-
tional Church, Lake Geneva, occurred
the other day. The sermon was by Pres
ident e. u. Eaton of Beloit College. At
the morning session there were addresses
by the pastor, the Rev. Il. c. Denison of
GAINESVILLE and the Rev. j. w. Fifeld of
Chicago. The meeting in the afternoon
was addressed by the Rev. DR.. f. w.
Fisk of the Chicago Theological Semi
nary the Rev. d. l.. Holbrook of Fond
du Lac. the Rev. G. c. Lockridge If Elk
horn and the Rev. J. Faville of Appleton.
The evening sermon was addressed by
the Rev. John Faville of Appleton and
DR.. w. Douglas Mackenzie of Chicago.
The mention of book nearly $50 years
of age. the property of J. c. Van Neil,
has revealed the ownership in Little Chute
of another book very much older. It is
owned by Rev. Father Knegtel of St.
Johns Church, and is a concordance of
the Old and New Testament. 1t was is
sued in 1862 from the press of Willem
NTuillaTu anu ~. w VI uliSs NY
permission of King Charles, and is print
cd IN Latin. Its title page bears this in
scription: written by Jeanne Benedicte
with much labor and industry" The
same page has inscribed in writing an in
dorsement showing that the book passed
in 1886 from the possession of one priest
to another for a price of 16 guilder.
Louis Brillion, Warren Southland. Gus
Klopf. Philip Berg, Joseph Dilman and
Fred Elder, well-known citizens OF Neills-
vile. left for Alaskan ports recently.
Their destination as now planned is the
Copper river couht-y ia american terri
tory.
At Hayward, Charles Swanson, for
mer pianomaker, tried to commit suicide
by cutting his throat while he was in a
room over Ole Olson's saloon. He jump
ed out of an upstairs widow the previous
night, out sustained no serious injuries
from that He is in very precarious
conditi~n.
Health Commissioner Kempster may
sue the city of Milwaukee for 100000
damages for his impeachment by the
Common Council two years ago. He has
already recoH cred $500 for salary dur
ing the time h. was absent from his office,
and has a claim before the Council for
5000 for attorneys fees.
The Racine Water Company has serv-
ed a summons on the city of Racine in an
action for $3.50. 9.153.50 The claim is made
that the city has used millions of gal
Ions Of water TO flush sewers greatly in
excess Of the amount provided in the char
ter. The company presented bill TO the
city for the amount and committee re-
ported in favor of disallowing it.
Fire in the Kieekhefer elevator works,
al Milwaukee. caused loss Of $30, 600.
The loss is fully covered by insurance.
III. A. Longstaff. fireman, was buried
under fallen walls. ard was 50 badly In
jured that he had to be taken TO the
emergency hospital. He win recoTer.
Archbishop Katzer has just made pub
lie the results of recent census Of the
diocese of Milwaukee. 1t shows there are
s.. SO ass families affiliated with the church
within the diocese. which on q basis of
FIVE persons for each family would indi
cate Catholic population Of 1G9.9i0. Tac
total number Of Catholic families in MIL
waukee Is 1861. indicating q Catholic
population Of es,l05.