Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-06-01
state Items of Interest,

Albert M1chelS, aged u, drowned IN
the Red Cedar river.
Al Gloomrick of appleton was killed
in a runaway at Tigerton.
The high theater hat agitation is gain
ing ground il Sheboygan.
Fire at Beloit destroyed the barn, horses
and poultry of w. G. Weirick.
Louis Vestrum of Dodgeville broke his
left arm while grubbing on a farm near
| by.
l.. w. Hasten, travelling salesman,
committed suicide by shooting, at Milwau-
| kee.
| The GAINESVILLE Furniture Company has
been Incorporated with capital stock of
$4,000.
Over 100 children from Juneau, Oregon
and Whitewater were confirmed at the
Catholic Church in Clyman.
Charles Hihterthuer caught two stur-
geoh weighing 104 and 40 pounds, re-
spectively, lii the river at Neenah.
Allie Higgins of Stevens Point broke
his left upper jaw and the roof of his
mouth by running against d wire clothes
line.
The land on the "IsIand' which was
given to the city of Menasha is being
converted into one of the finest parks in
the State.
An enthusiastic mass meeting was held
by the young men of Deerticld and mi
litia company was organized, with III. G..
Klinefelter, an Iowa brigade Veteran, as
tlrillmaster:
A dog fight at La Crosse precipitated a
man fght in which three men took very
active part. When fisticuffs got too tame
knives were drawn and used very freely.
The men are in the hands Of the author;-
ties:
r'he George c. Ginty Guards is the
name of the new company formed at
Chippewa Falls. Col. Ginty is we'll
known and popular character in Chippe-
wa Falls.
Lewis Gudenschwager shot himself in
the head at Sandusky and died instantly.
He leaves a wife and FIVE children. A
short time ago he tried to hang himself,
but was prevented by his daughter
Forty Winnebago Indians gnifed
their willingness to join the Rough Rid
GrS. III WfliIUE. LIZ. IONelI OF LII
Crosse, who is known among them as
"White Beaver" is back of the move.
Following the example of some of the
game wardens in other counties, Game
Warden johnson is making it very I'M
comfortable for fishermen. He made six
arrests at Eureka lock.
According to the decision of the Fed
eral Court at Duluth, the McCord Lum-
Der Company at West Superior will have
to pay L. l.. Doyle of Duluth $4,000 on
an oral agreement of which they claim to
be ignorant.
Eddie Cullen and Orville jerks, 10 and
from their homes in Oshkosh, presumably
as a result Of reading dime novels. Each
had rifle, two suits of clothes and pro-
visions when last seen.
Alonzo Willard Bolte. the 5-year-old son
of G. G.. Bolte of Winnetka, was acct
dentally shot and killed by his 7-year-old
brother. The children had found load
ed revolver in a bureau drawer, and I'M
known to their mother, were playing with
it. The older boy leyeled the gun at his
baby brother and pulled the trigger.
NI1mOllIlE III tlit IuAilDtE III the
Menominee river region has virtually been
done away with, as a recent deci1ion of
the Circuit Court at Marinette held that
the companies satisfying gambling debts
out of the wages of the men are still liza
bic. As men hare no cash while in the
woods it virtually does away with the
gambling evil.
The Northwestern Railway paid Franch
Chapin, a GAINESVILLE motorman, S1.4O0
damages for personal injuries.
Two arrests were made at Shawano,
Eve at Prai.ie du Sac and one at Me-
nasha by gene wardens for illegal fishing.
Twelve hundred feet of nets was de-
stroyed at Shawano and each of the FIVE
men arrested there was fined $50 and
costs.
A relief association has been organ
lied at Marinefte for the families of the
volunteers. Congressman Isaac Stephen
son is at the head Of the movement, and
he has personally pledged hi.aself that
none Of the volunteers families shall
snsar need.