Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-06-29
State Items of Interesf.

The Beloit Cycling Club has opened its
new race track.
Julius y filler of Babcock was adjudged
insane and sent to the Northern hospital
Mrs. e. W. Schmidt of Oshkosh died OF
consumption, leaving husband and three
boys.
William O'Brien of Eau Claire, aged
II, son of Superintendent O'Brien of the
Dells paper MILL drowned in the Chippewa
river.
The lumber known as the Port Wing
stock at Ashland has been sold to the
John Spry Lumber Company of Chicago
This deal includes about 100000 feet.
Miss l.. X. Commander, pastor Of the
UnitariOn Church ut BaraboO, has resign
ed that she may take up course of study
next year. She came from Toledo, Ohio.
and has been pastor there for three years.
Fire destroyed the opera house at Stur-
geon Bay. owned by Barney Hahn. The
loss on building will reach $1,000, which
is covered by insurance. The contents
and scenery, piano, fixtures, etc, are a
total loss. The front part OF the building
was saved.
At Platteville, Henry Micka, aged about
10 years, confessed to robbing the post
office and drug store of several dollars
in pennies. He was sentenced by Justice
Dolan to the reform school until he be-
comes Fl years of age.
The Oshkosh Omro- Berlin Electric Rail-
way Construction Company has been or
gained with n capital stock of $25, 600.
1t consists of ]. A. Jenkins, 8, w. Hoi-
lister, John Hinebaugh, Nathan Paine,
Jay Hume W. J. Wagstaff, r. C. Rus
sell, A. B. Ideson and Charles Barber.
The company will build an electric road
from Oshkosh to Berlin.
Bonnie Eggers, 5-year-old Two Riv-
ers lad, was frightfully burned and died
two hours later The child was left alone
few moments, and is supposed to have
set his clothing on fire.
As result of walk-out of iaborers at
the plant of the Illinois Steel Company at
Bay View, near Milwaukee, the blast fur
naces Mt that point are practically shut
down. The strike started when fifty coal
beavers quit in sympathy with the strik-
ers employed to unload boats. Since then
the number has gradually increased in
different departments. The mer ask for
a raise in wages OF % per cent from the
present wages, which range from S1.2O
to $40 per day.
Judge Seaman, in the United States
Court at Milwaukee, has issued perma-
nent restraining order against the Fred
Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee
against using the word "Budweiser" in
connection with the branding of certain
brew of beer.
State Superintendent of Schools Emery
issued a circular letter TO the county and
city superintendent of Wisconsin asking
them to cooperate with the American Ma
tiora, Red Cross Relief Committee In
raising funds for use in relieving the
wouned and sick soldiers in the present
war. The purpose is 10 raise fund by
small contributions from the school chill
dren.
Matthew Gibson, son Of I. IL. Gibson,
prominent man and pioneer of Benton,
shot himself through the heart. Death
was almost instantaneous. 1t il thought
that dissatisfaction over the division of
his fathers property was the cause of the
suiciS ), He was ~ years of age.
David C. Pelon has sold a tract of 80
Ooo. 900 feet of timber between Inc and
Topside to Willoughby & Hathaway of
North Tonawanda, N Y. A big sawmill
will probably be built. The company win
probably take option on other timber, as,
there is over 10000. 900 feet in that vi
cinity, and, with other purchases by this
company, they will be able to run their
mill for several years.