Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-23

OF the Interstate Telephone Company,
with stock of 100000. Headquarters
Oh the company will be in La Crosse.
NJ. b. Helmber of Fond du Lac viii
bulld an elevator in that city with ca
pacity of 10000 bushels of grain. The
ground dimensions will be 36x36 feet.
John Baumgartner, a cheesemaker in
the Wlttwer factory, town of Washing
ton, who on Feb. 20, put bullet through
his head, with suicidal intent, died from
the effects of the wound.
l.. A. Erhart, who was elected Mayor
of Fond d. Lac at the spring election in
1897, has vacated his office by moving
his fam ly to West Superior, where he
has g,-ged in business.
Congressman Henry A. Cooper ended
a long-drawn-out and bitterly contested
postotfice fight by announcing that he
would recommend ex-Mayor Jackson /.
Case as postmaster of Racine.
Fred Keeps son, aged years, was ac-
cidentally shot by companion at Bara-
boo. They found the gun on a shelf and
while playing with it, the weapon was dis
charged. The boy cannot recover.
Burglars entered the factory of the EN-
celsior Shoe and Slipper Company q;
Cedarburg. They We're discovered by EN-
ployes and one of the trio was captured
after being shot and slightly wounded.
The town board of Algoma still refuses
to permit the Citizens Traction Com
pany of Oshkosh to lay line through the
town to the proposed summer park near
that citq. The project may be given up.
The crew of freight train recently
sidetracked a carload of tramps at Au-
gusta to get rid of the fellows, greatly to
the indignation of the villagers, who were
compelled to feed the gang for two days.
The jury in the case of the killing of
the deaf and dumb lad, John Hanson,
near Superior, found that the Omaha
train which struck him was running ten
miles an hour in violation of the State
law.
The projectors of the interurban electric
railway from Oshkosh to Omro and Der
lin have applied to the Council of Ber-
lin for a franchise to run their road from
the eastern to the western part of the
city.
Prof. L. E. Gettle, in charge of the
school library work of the department OF
education, has announced himself as q
candidate for the Republican nomination
for State superintendent of public instruc
ton.
The family of L. Hggenbotham of She
boygan had narrow escape from asphyX-
iation from escaping gas. The father was
| awakened and was only able to craw
h i Il e.. A.
inmates.
Louis Sperry, the 13-year-old son of
Myron Sperry. was caught in the gearing
of grindstone in the Phoenix planning
mill at GAINESVILLE. His right hand was
crushed, so that it had to be amputated
at the wrist, and one rib was broken. He
may die.
John Williams, an employee of the Dia-
mond Match Company at Oshkosh, has
suffered from phosphoric poisoning for
three years. He has been compelled to
submit to three operations for the removal
of pieces of the skull, and the strange dis
ease will undoubtedly prove fatal in a
short time.
At La Crosse, Sheriff Lang sold under
execution practically all of the assets of
the Eureka Chemical and Manufacturing
Company save some scattered accounts,
formulas, good will, trademarks, etc, to
James McCord, for $500. The liabilities
of the concern, when the recent assign
ment was made, aggregated $119, S2S.74.
The large frame warehouse of the Thil-
many Paper Company at Kaukauna got
a bad scorching and a worse drenching.
The building was a two-story affair, on
the upper floor of which was most of the
stock. The fire was confined entirely to
the roof, which burned nearly off before
it was extinguishej. The whole stock,
which consisted mostly of fine, decorated
tissue paper and which was particularly
susceptible to damage by moisture, was
literally deluged The stock was valued
at about $500 and is insured for $4,000.
The building was valued at about 81, 600,
with an insurance of 1000.
1t is alleged that there are fifty children
under the legal age employed in factorieF
at Sheboygan. The State inspector has
brought several cases into court. Several
of the children were allowed to return, as
they were found to be the sole means Of
support of families.
Henry and Charles Griebler of Oshkosh
have retained counsel to contest the will
of their father, a wealthy farmer of She
boygan County, who left all his property
to his second wife. The young men claim
that q large amount Nas due them by ar
rangement, wheG they should attain their
majority.
The Ellington Mining Company of Hor
tonville is developing an iron mine which
it owns at that point. A shaft eight feet
square has been sunk 100 feet. The vein
has been traced for eight miles. 1t is
100 feet wide and from rs to 40 feet deep.
The company is capitalized at 100000.
The coroner's jury brought in a verdict
of accidental death in the case of Mrs.
Daniel Crowley, who was burned to death
in Dodgeville. She was alone in the house
at the time of the accident. When found
by neighbors she was already dead, but
the flames were still burning her cloth
ing. 1t is supposed that she was taking
burning wood out Of the oven of the stove
and her clothing became ignited
Ole Larson, homesteader living east
of White river, disappeared six weeks ago.
Recently some of his neighbors searched
his house and found his dog. In the barn
was the body of horse that mad been
half devoured apparently by the dog,
which had also eaten every chicken on
the place, and hog.
Judgment in the divorce case of Hooper
versus Hooper at Oshkosh has been filed.
The defendant, Noses Hooper, must pay
his wife, Julia. $1,000 in cash and an
annuity of $1,000 year. besides $1,000
for costs. The defendant is one of the
leading lawyers of Wisconsin. The plain
tiff sued on the grounds Of desertion and
infdelitE~The former was no: contested.
The body of child was found in small
paper box in the Rock river at Janesvi''e.
The box was wound with cord, to which
was attached Il stone. The body was
wrapped in a paper Of the date Of Feb.
%. 1898
1t is said that there is movement on
foot. backed by the Hill and Rockefeller
interests, to cut a new canal through Min
nesota Point opposite the mouth Of the ST.
Louis river. in order to facilitate Sgpe-
rior's marine commerce. 1t is said that
a private corporation win be formed for
this purpose. and after securing permits
sion from the Government il will put
through the canal and collect tolls from
all using IL