Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-08-31

ton to the Kiel high school, which will
cost about $1,000.
A house at Sparta owned by Mrs. E.
destroyed by fire.
Corporal Roy Maynard died at Jackson
vile while his mother was on the way
there to nurse him.
Ex-members of Company E of Beloit,
First regiment, w. n. G., have organized
Veterans association.
Frank Vieth of Marinette fell with q
tray of lemonade, on an excursion steam
er, and injured his spine.
The potato crops near Stevens Point
and Stockton are reported as excellent
this year, farmers receiving 20 to % cents
per busnel.
Forrest De Lap and George Davis of
Mauston, who have returned from the
Santiago fight, complained bitterly of the
ungrateful Cubans.
The end of the war was celebrated at
Fox Lake by the hooming of cannon, q
display of fireworks and bonfires. Patri-
otic addresses were made.
George johnson of Marinette, while
fishing with Milwaukee friend, cast his
line at golden eagle, which was sitting
on stump, and lassoed it.
AT Kaukauna, Philemon Nagan's two
story building, occupied by his dry goods
and clothing store, was entirely destroyed
by fire. Loss about $35, 900.
News was received of the death of Otto
Merkel of Appleton. Private Merkel was
member of Company G for some time
and has relatives in Appleton.
w. A. Ellis, who has beer treasurer Of
the Peshtigo School Board for forty years,
resigned. He became treasurer of the
board when it was organized.
The funeral of Private Evenson of Ra-
cine was the largest attended and the
most elaborate ever known in that city.
The procession was nearly two miles long.
A building of James Ballentine & Sons
at Mauston was burned with its contents,
consisting of several buggies, cutters and
some stored lumber. Other losses are
reported.
At Kiel, while blasting stone Joseph
Schicker, Jr., had his left hand torn away
while trying to remove a charge from a
gun which failed to go off. Amputation
was necessary above the wrist.
Racine bricklayers went on a strike, Fe-
fusing to work with non-union hodcar-
riers. Contractor Edwards says that he
will not discharge the non-union men and
has sent to Milwaukee and Chicago for
bricklayers.
Matthew Keenan,, pioneer of Milwau-
kee. and until a few years ago vice-presi-
dent of the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Company, died of apoplexy.
He went there when u years of age, with
his parents, in 1887.
An attempt was made to hold up Belle
City Street Railway electric car on IT,
Wisconsin street route, after IL O'CLOCK
the other night at Racine Junction, by
two men who wore masks, but the rob-
berry was not accomplished.
A lumber deal involving something like
100000 has just been closed up in La
Crosse. The Sawyer & Austin Lumber
Company has purchased the entire sea-
sons run of Ray & Pettibone's lumber cut
in the Mcdonald Bros mill.
The will of Eleanor Renwick of Brod-
head, which has been contested, has been
settled in favor of two sisters living in
New York. The will bequeathed her prop
erty to her relatives without mentioning
names and without reference to thos
dead or living.
Gov. Scofeld has pardoned Patrick NJ.
Donald, an inmate of the State prison
who is over SO years old and has been fos
thirty years ''trusty" under the yarioux
wardens of the prison, and was allowed
liberty about the city of Waupun in pur-
suing his duties.
About midway between Ripon ans
Green Lake lives a farmer who has a
tough luck story" to tell. Several days
ago his 16-year-old daughter, his 1S and
20-yearold sons left home and the three
of them were married. The girl was
married in Ripon and the boys in Berlin,
the Ripon justice refusing to "Hunsber-
ger" the whole three of them IN success
sion. On the way back from Berlin the
wedding party had the misfortune 10 col
lide with another rig and the newly mar
ried couples were arrested for being dis
orderly. Since the weddings the children
have not been home and the father is in
peck of trouble. He is trying to have
the nuptial knots united. He has large
farm, upon which the children did great
deal of work.
G. ID. Church, the well-known real es-
tate and insurance man of Oshkosh, was
the victim of bad accident which occur
red on Main street. The old gentleman
was struck by an electric car and hurled
into the air, striking the ground with fear
full force. He was seriously injured.
The much -talked-of Balm drive at Ke-
nosha is at last TO be reality and the
contract for the work has been let to A. r.
Rutledge & Co. The drive will be named
after the puLiic donor, Mr.. Balm, anS
when it is completed Kenosha will have
a drive such as no Wisconsin city Of heI
size can boast of.
W. d. Jones, a well-known hOrsemRs
in Racine. was kicked in the face by
vicious stallion and had all the bones in
the left side of his face broken. His
brain is seriously affected and the attend
ing physician thinks that be will not re-
cover.
Between the hours of 4:30 and $50
O'Clock the other evening bold daylight
robbery took place at the Fond du Lac
Northwestern depot. An Indiana sports
man. who was ON his way north 10 indulge
in a couple of weeks of hunting, had his
hunting outfit stolen. Besides an extra
suit of clothes. fishing rods and guns, sew
eral other articles belonging TO the gen.
tleman were taken.
Gov Scofield appointed as delegates to
the national irrigation congress at Chey-
enne, Wyo., G. b. Rhymer of Madison,
Prof. f. King of the University of Wis
A. C. Powers of Beyoit and III. L.
Austin of Evansville.
At Marinette. lightning struck the
house of Charles Peterson while he was
sitting within three feet of where the bolt
passed down a waterpipe to the cellar.
He received a severe shock. knocking him
insensible, and he was out of his head all
day. numbed and stiffened. Heavy plas-
tering fell ffsm the ceiling near a child
on the floor. 1t was narrow escape for
the rest Of the family. Mr.. Peterson in