Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-06-15

son for postmaster at Cumberland.
Former Gov, nor G. w. Peck was rob-
ded at Madison of his pocketbook, con-
tanning $40.
From the opening of navigation to June
/ boats have taken from Ashland 439, 032
tons of ore.
Thomas Fitzgerald while rowing across
Delavan Lake. fell out of the boat and
was drowned.
The entire plant Of the coffin box and
lumber company at Irvington was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
Burglars made a systematic canvass of
Racine private residences, and carried of
all the jewelry they could find.
James Fitzgerald fell from logging
train on Bigeiow's road at Washburn.
-Four cars ran over him, killing him in
stantly.
Michael McMalley. % years old, whose
home was at Columbus, Ohio, was run
over by train at platteville and instant
ly killed.
The Wisconsin Superior Court has de-
cided that specification in contract re-
quiring the contractor TO employ union Ia
Dor is void.
David I'll. Bonesteel one of the oldest
residents of GAINESVILLE, died, aged so. He
had been resident of GAINESVILLE for thir
ty-fve years.
William Glantz, of West Bend, charged
with prizefighting, has been bound over
for trial In the Circuit Court and bail
fixed at $500.
At Westbr, Mrs. Martins6n, aged 80,
commit ID suicide by hanging herself with
her garters. This was the fourth attempt
to tak1 her life.
The brick dwelling of Henry Schenck
at Port Washington was partially de-
stroyed by fire. The loss Is about 5000,
covered by insurance.
The sentence of Harry b. McMaster.
the Eau Claire banker, in Waupun, will
terminate Feb. 10, by Communication re-
eeiyed from Washington.
Thirty-five ore and coal shovelers of the
| Illinois Steel Company's force went on q
strike at Milwaukee. The men were re-
ceiving 20 cents an hour and demanded
%, which was not granted.
| At Berlin, August Nimpke, Polish la
| borer, shot and fatally wounded his wife,
as result of a quarrel. Nimpke attempt
| ed to commit Suicide when placed under
arrest; but the gun missed fire
| w. l.. Green, d. D., pastor of the Pres
| bsteridt Church of Poynette, presented
| his resignation to the congregation. to
take effect on July Z. The reason assign
ed is poor health. He has been pastor
| there for seventeen years.
A lad living near Ellhorn filed a glass
bottle with powder, attached fuse and
| applied lighted match. The services OF
d physician were required to separate the
| youth from the fragments of the impro-
vised cannon. but when he grows up he
| will beware the bottle"
The Sheboygan City Council has appro-
| priated $1,000 for dredging the river
above Eighth street bridge. A PROPOSE
ton from the Ria1to Elevator Company
of Chicago to build modern elevator here
will involve a still further appropriation
for the same purpose If accepted, as it un-
doubtedly will be.
b. G. Siggin's furniture store at La
| Crosse was Quilted by fire, and one Of the
| largest blocks in the city ruined. 1t was
| impossible to get water to supply the fire
| engines. One of the firemen came off bad
| ly cut by falling piece of plateglass The
estimated loss was $4,000 only partly
covered by insurance.
| The forty second annual meeting of the
| La Crosse Valley Baptist Association was
held at La Crosse with large attendance
| of lay and clerical delegates. The annual
sermon was delivered by Rev. j. w.
| Priest Of Sparta. Officers were elected as
| follows Rev. Priest Moderator; Rev. A.
LIE Grande, Bangor, Secretary and Treas
| urer.
| Paul X. Stanton, who was sent to State
prison for one year last September, has
been pardoned. Stanton was a yoilng
| theatrical man who was stranded at Ra-
cine with a company. He obtained en-.
ployment, stole goods to the value OF $3.50
was arrested and the goods were recover
DID, and he pleaded guilty and was sen
fenced by Judge Flett for one year. The
young man will join his wife and child a,
Denver, Colo.
A. J. Webster, president of the Web
ster Manufacturing Company, of West
Superior, makes the following statement
in regard to the late fire at the works OF
the company: 81 wish to correct the or
roncous statements that have gone forth
in regard to our fire loss as to the extent
of the same. One large building In which
our lighthouses and dry storage were sit
uated, two small stocksheds and barn
were destroyed. Loss of about $4,000
with some $4,000 insurance. The flag
is still up and the factory running
At Sparta Miss Grace Lennon, 10 years
of age, died from the effects of rat poi
son, taken with suicidal intent. She WIS
to have graduated from the high school
within a few days. and had made all prep
arations for that event. This morning she
was informed that she had failed in one
of her studies and consequently would not
be granted q diploma. Having worked
very faithfully the last year the disap-
pointment was great and preyed on her
mind to such an extent that she imme-
diately went to drug store and purchas-
ed the poison.
The Grand Lodge of I. o. o. f. of Wis.
consin, in session at Portage, elected the
| lIlS OlilttIS. MHSttI, II. Il
Manuel, Oshkosh; Deputy Grand Master
Jackson Silbaugh. Viroqua; Grand War
| den, L. S. Woodwork, Menawo, Grand
Secretary, II. Poe, Milwaukee: Ora I'd
Treasurer, David Adler, Milwaukee
Grand Chaplain, Charles Barker, Miwau'
kee; Grand Representative. w. G.
Thwaits, Milwaukee; Grand Marshal. A.
f. Brant, Sparta; Grand Conductor, S. J.
Shafer, Colby; Grand Guardian, William
Fisher. Horizon; Grand Herald, William
| lessen. Milwaukee,
Edmond Leicht, an employee of the
Hamilton Manufacturing Company, at
| Two Rivers, was severely injured while
working on a surface planer, by getting
his right hand caught in the knives, which
necessitated the amputation of three fin
| gers.
The body of an infant child was found
in the river at Chippe "a Falls The child
| had never been alive. Its condition show
| ed it had been in the water less than two
weeks. The remains were buried by the
coroner. There is no clue to the parents
of the child, but the district attorney will