Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-08-10

hoy Divan, 2-year-old son of Mr.. and
! Mrs. Edward Divan, who reside near
Juda, met death by falling into the water
! tank.
The board of control of the Agricultural
| Association has decided to rebuild the
new exhibition building, recently blown
over at Plymouth.
| While hurrying to the fire at Beloit on
| his bicycle Bert Rathburn collided with a
| log left in the road since the recent great
| storm and was seriously injured.
Capt. Scott. who resigned the Indian
| agency at Ashland TO 20 TO the front, has
been appointed to have charge of the light
| ers for the Porto Rico expedition.
| Thomas Holland of Racine, who has
! been arrested on numerous occasions.
| was sentenced to nine months in the State
| prison on the charge Of having deserted
! his wife.
| In a runaway at Prairie du Sac Miss
| Lizzie Felix's arm was broken and C. A.
| Burton was knocked into semi-conscious-
ness from blow on the head while try
| ing to stop the animal.
| -Four little st. Paul boys arrived at
| Stevens Point locked in wheat car, hay-
ing had nothing 70 eat since they left st.
Paul several days before. The boys are
each from 10 to l. years old.
Ten cows belonging to Ole Melsby { :
| Spring Valley were driven away by
thieves. Four were horribly bruised and
| crawled home the next day. The others
| were found under n cliff far from home,
| four dead and two almost dead.
NJ. z. Sorenson, an employee of the Chi
| cago and Northwestern Railway Com
| pany. was run over 10y dump car in Ev-
ansyille. \ large bolt was forced through
| his leg between the bones running from
the knee TO the foot, severing an artery.
| The water works war, which has been
| carried on for years in the city Of Osh-
| kosh. but with special ferceness since
| Mayor ldcsen was elected. came to an
end by the adoption of an agreement he
tween the city and the company, in which
| liberal concessions were made to the city.
AT Racine, Judge Flett rendered a de-
| cision in the cases of \. j. Pierce and
| Miss Adelaide Korizek, charged with rid
| ing on the sidewalk with bicycle. 1t
WAS held that the ordinance forbiddiag
liulHS oH int SlttNdlh III tIlC tltg III
| cine is valid and each of the defendants
was fined ST and costs.
Sparks from a locomotive set fire to the
roof of the Draper elevator at GAINESVILLE.
The building is an old one and is insured.
1t contained machinery worth $500. which
was damaged. While chopping a hole in
the roof City Electrician Kline slipped
on the shingles and in trying to save him
self was severely injured.
In 1868 DIR. A. l.. Buchan lived on a
farm in the town Of Yorkville, near Ra-
cine. One day he caught a small mud
turtle and cut on it's back the name, "A
l.. Buchan, 1865 One day the Graham
brothers. who now live on the farm
caught turtle and on its back found the
name and the date put on by A. L. Blu
chan.
a passenger train on the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway killed Il man and
team at Five Mile crossing, near Ra-
cine. The body was taken to Racine and
identified as that of Charles Hoppke. a
Caledonia farmer, 40 years old. He was
on his way home and it is believed went to
sleep and his horses wandered on the
track.
Michael Noonan, farmer whose home
is at Cooperstown, who was being treated
at Oshkosh fred two bullets into his
breast and one into his head. Noonan is
about 90 years old and well-to-do. He
was married TO a woman much younger
than himself six months ago Dcspon-
dency through fear of going insane caused
his death.
The effort of the Oshkosh sash and door
manufacturers to resume operations after
eleven weeks suspension ON account of
the Woodworkers' strike partially succeed
ed. -Four hundred men went to work,
and all factories except one were run
ming. The crews will be gradually in
creased. it is expected. There were no
demonstrations.
a meeting at Library Hall. Berlin. was
held for the purpose of pcrfccting a per-
manent organization with which every
effort will be made to secure the removal
of the county seat from hartford to Ber-
lin. The petition circulated last fall and
presented to the County Board contained
more than the requisite number of names
empowering that body to submit the
question 10 vote Of the people.
At Germania location, a suburb of Hur-
ley, Mrs. John Anur put her two youngest
children to bed. one boy of years, the
other IL months old, and went across the
street to a neighbor. Shortly afterward
neighbor, seeing the house on fire. and
hearing screaming, tried the door and
found it locked. He then broke in win.
dow, but could not get the Children and
plU l. 10 i
The fire department tried their utmost to
save the house, but it was burned to the
ground with all it's contents. The bodies
of the two children were recovered, burn
ed to a crisp. The savings of Mr.. Anur
and their clothing with all their furniture
were burned.
The Wisconsin Central stock yards barn
on Minnesota avenue, Stevens Point, was
destroyed by an incendiary fire. While
the fire companies were engaged Mt this
fire a M. from the business district, fire
broke uH' DOWN town. The storeroom of
John Rice u Bros, containing a large
stock of hardware and patterns Of the
firm. who do a general foundry business,
and all the patterns for the Wisconsin
Central construction department, which
-
a large feed, grocery and general pro.
vision store and small residence belong
ing to j. N. Gray x Co, are also n total
loss. The loss by both fires is estimated
ut $4,000; insurance not ascertained. The
downtown fire started in the kitchen Of
a fiat over the Gray store.
L, ID. Armour & Co. of Chicago have
leased from the Chicago. Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railway four large elevators
known rs a, r, c and Z, at Milwaukee,
They will be operated by the Chicago firm
on Sept. in the name of the Milwaukee
Elevator Company.
Timothy Williams, Beaver Dam grain
dealer, met with a singular accident.
While at his Office where he kept n gun
for rats, the weapon was knocked over
by his dog, with which he was playing.
One barrel was discharged, which shat.
tered his left knee. The leg was ampu-
tated above the knee.
II. L. Hanson, n prominent resident Of
the town of Holland, was accidentally
drowned while in bathing III q lake just
off Black river. He was unable to swim
and he got out over his depth and drown
ed before assistance could get TO him. He
Tas 50 years old and leaves wife and
six children.
According to the statement of ono of
the members of the Board of Education
at Oshkosh there is a plan under way to |
completely change the entire list of text |
books used in the public schools. 1t il |
the intention TO abolish the readers, spell !
org rrammars arithmptics froooranhias |