Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-02-23
State Iterns of Inncresf.

Hatton & Co. of New London will
build a stave and heading factory at Park
Falls.
The house of William Leith of the town
of Eldorado was burned with loss of
1000.
Alexander Thumal., Indian Ford farmer
and tobacco dealer, has made an assign
ment.
William Mericle was killed by a falling
tree at the Ross Lumber Company's log
ging camp No. 6, at Arbor Vitae.
Carl Rischa, a well-known resident of
Woodwork, fell and sustained injuries
that caused his death an hour later.
George Killuder was given verdict
for $500 at hartford for injuries resulting
from a defective derrick in the quarries
of the Berlin and Montello Granite Com
pany.
Peter Anderson of Racine fell from
fence head first into snowdrift, and was
unable to extricate himself He nearly
suffocated before help arrived to pull him
out of the drift.
Alexander McLelen, the GAINESVILLE sa-
loonkeeper whose license was recently re-
voked by the Common Council, took his
case to the Circuit Court on a writ of GER
tiorari. The court held the proceeding
of the Council to be Illegal as it failed to
begin action against McLellen within ten
days after serving notice on him.
III. S. Wetzler, travelling salesman for
Z. w. Hartman & Co, wholesale liquor
house, Milwaukee, was held up at Bara-
boo the other night by two men and re-
lieved of $275.
The Trempealeau authorities have or-
dered the discontinuance of all pool.
billiard and gaming tables. Since the
no-license regime they have been running
full blast.
Joseph Heck, q carver of Sheboygan.
was adjudged insane and committed to
fhe hospital at Oshkosh. Heck had ter
rorized his household with revolver and
knife before he was arrested.
Work will soon begin on the new Chip
pewa Valley electric line to connect Chip
pewa Falls and Eau Claire The line is
now assured, the right of way having
been secured.
The 4-year-old son of Joseph Cockyne
of Appleton fell on a sidewalk. His
and was nearly several by the shock. The
boy almost bled to death before help was
secured.
Charles Johnson, oldest son of Fred
Johnson, living near Milton, was given
reception by his friends prior to his de-
parture for Honolulu, Sandwich Islands,
where he is to work in the interest of the
Seyenth-day Adventists.
La Crosse public schools are very much
overcrowded, and a movement is under
way to have new buildings put up in va
rious parts of the city. The high school
has 27T pupils with seating capacity
for only 1873.
Judge Vinie has issued an injunction
restraining DR.. W. NJ. Beck from practic-
ing medicine at Shell Lake. DIR. L. W.
Sqyles. formerly of LIND n, in 1895
l,nght the practice of DIR. Beck with a
written agreement that DIR. Beck should
not practice within twenty miles of Shell
Lake for ten years. DR.. Beck returned
and commenced to practice. it is alleged,
when DR.. Sayles secured the above in
junction.
Rather than remain single and enjoy the
income of $4,000 estate. Mrs. Clarissa
Zader, formerly of GAINESVILLE and now of
Pomona. Cal. marries and forfeits all
rights TO the fortune left her oy her hus-
band. the late Henry Zader. This pro-
vision was made in Mr. Zader's will. The
money will now be divided between the
four children of Mr. Zader.
Michael O'Malley of LogansTille is
serving time in jail on a curious charge
preferred by his father. 1t was brought
out in the trial that he came home late
at night and that his father would not
let him in. The son broke in the door
and this resulted in his getting the jail
sentence.