Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-30
State Items of interest.


The saloon of Thomas Cough of Fond
du Lac was entered and the slot machine,
containing $25, was stolen.
The Sheridan House at Augusta, an old
landmark, was burned. Nothing was say
ed. The total loss is $4,000. z 47 q
At Baraboo, Judge Siebecker sentenced
Edwin Schullenberg to seven years in
States prison. He is 16 years old.
There is movement ON foot to build an
electric railway from Mineral Point to
Highland, connecting with Dodgeyille,
Linden and Cobb. ~ 5..as ez- s
Fred Liebert of Manitowoc met with an
accident. He was employed at the ORR
entail mills, hoisting huge timber which
slipped and struck his arm, crushing it.
Arthur Guthrie, young man who
drives stage between Platteville and Du-
buque, Iowa, has received the news that
he has been left $500 by the death of
bis father in Kansas.
The Methodist congregation Of Platte
vile has decided to buy two lots adjoin-
ing the present church and build thereon
an addition to the edifice to be used as a
parsonage. The whole property is valued
at $4,000. ~
The Beloit City School Board has eject
ed Prof. f. e. Converse, the present city
supervisor, to serve as superintendent Of
the public schools, to succeed Dr. G. w.
Merriman, who has been appointed con-
sui in Canada.
The st. Croix County poor farm has
been sold to Caesar Spillcke. The last
county board voted to remove the poor to
the insane asylum farm at New Rich
mond, where buildings are being erected.
The change will be made about Sept. l.
John Ward recently brought seven wolf
skins to Ashland and received $50 for
them as bounty, besides selling the robes
at fair profit. The wolves were killed
by poisoned lard which was made into
pills and left where the animals could
get it.
More than 1000 persons we're present
at the recent Ogilvie sale of horses near
Morrisonvile. About $4,000 worth of
stock was sold by Auctioneer r. G. Yer
non. Mr.. Uihlein of Milwaukee, presi-
dent of the Schlitz Brewing Company,
c2ptured the mos expensive animal for
S1,zOo.
An ice machine has Just been received
in the engineering laboratory at the State
University, Il cost $3.50. This labora-
tory is the first one In this country to be
equipped with on The machine has a
capacity of FIVE toL In twenty-four hours
and viii be used for postgraduate and
thesis work.
1t is estimated that 5,000,0OO feet of
hardwood timber viii come into the Mari
nette mills this year by rail and water
from the woods farther north. This is
in the way Of an experiment by the larger
companies, which are seeking 20 create a
market for their hardwood holding as the
pine grows scarcer and less accessible to
the mill towns.
There was a strange coincidence con-
nected with the wreck of the two Wiscon-
sin Central trains near Downing recently.
The two engines were the same ones that
collided In almost the same spot last sum
mer in which Engineers Smith and War
ren were killed.
A mistake has been discovered in the
markings of the judges in the recent ora
torical contest at Appleton which makes
a change in the ranking OF the contestants
McCuskey of Beloit, who was given Sec
ond place at the time of the contest. has
been given third, and Miss Mary Jones
Of hipon has been awarded second place.
This gives both first and second places TO
Ripon students, Louis Reed being first,