Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-02-16
State Itons of Tuteres+.

Henry Smith was convicted of breaking
into ard robbing the postoftice at Kelly
Brook
La Crosse saloonkeepers have been no
tilted that they must close at midnight
hereafter.
The disease known as ''blackfoot'' has
appeared among the cattle around Bara-
boo, and is proving excessively fatal.
Coloma is again at the head as a beam
shipping station. Twentyone carloads
of beans were shipped during January, or
forty cars in the last sixty days.
At GAINESVILLE, fire damaged the Fifth
ward school to the amount of 1000, the
fire catching from hot-air fiue. No pu-
pills were in the building. The building
was insured.
A malleable steel foundry will be es-
tablished in Racine in the spring. About
100 men will he employed. Four acres of
land have been secured and two buildings
will be erected. The concern will be con
trolled by local capitalists.
The four heirs of John Kelly Of Albany,
who died few years ago leaving an es-
| tate of $4,000, will not receive a cent of
| the estate, the entire property having
| been consumed in the costs of the litiga-
| ton, which two of the children, who were
| not named in the will, had brought TO have
| the testament set aside. There have been
| three trials of the case in the Green Coun-
| ty Court. and in the Circuit Court. W.
Ii. Caradine, who was administrator, re-
Gently petitioned to be discharged and his
| report showed that but $139.S4 was left
| 30 ~, tA ha ~ orl.
| this to be applied on a mortgage on It
small homestead which goes to one OF the
sons. The lawyers and courts fees had
eaten everything else up.
Emil Traschler Wa caught in the gear
| ing of saw machine at Ablcmans and
| almost instantly killed.
The County Board of Washburn Coun-
| ty has voted in favor of abolishing the
| town poor system and establishing a coun-
ty poor farm. The taxpayers do not fa-
vor the plan, and an injunction is talked
| of to stay the proceedings.
Two Beaver Dam boys got hold of an
| imitation Confederate S. bill with an ad-
vertisement on the back and succeeded in
| passing it on a grocer for So. The boys
were arrested later and their LaIen- had
| to make GOOD the amount.
! The branch sore of the General Store
| Company, located at Kirby, was destroy
| ed by fire. The fire was caused by a de-
fective chimney. The loss is estimated
at about $1,000.
| Nearly $4,000 worth of Ashland Coun-
" certificates have been purchased by
| outside parties from Prentice & Phillips,
| including Emerson Bros, c. e. Tobie, NJ.
| 4. Thayer and others. County certif-
| Gates are bringing so cents on the dollar.
| II. II. Fuller of Milwaukee and j. +.
Van Dooser of Ashland are purchasing
| city certificates at par. Ashland County
| holds certificates to the amount of S163,-
| 600 and this is the first lot that have been
sold
| A farmers cooperative creamery has
| been organized at Springfield with $1,000
capital The creamery plant viii be pm
+, in in the spring.
| Fred Carney and son of Marinette, who
have gone to California with some Chi
| eago capitalists, are negotiating for the
| purchase Of sawmill and several million
\ feet of pine in the northern part of the
| State. The timber is the giant sugar Pie.
| and the new company which will be form
| ed expects TO get control of 6O0,000,oOO
feet. The deal will involve S500,000 The
Messrs. Ducey of Detroit, wealthy lum-
herman, and Mr.. Wilson Of the Fuller a
Wilson Company Of Chicago are in the
party.