Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-07-13
State Items of Interest.

Benjamin +. Weeks, leading business
man of Racine, died of paralysis.
The Madison convocation of the Epis-
copal Church was held in Baraboo.
The last rail on the Washburn, Bayfield,
and Iron River Railway has been laid.
At Ashland, Paul Boyer. a mill en-
ploye is in Jail for beating his wife.
Johnnie Griffin, GAINESVILLE boy aged
II, has disappeared. He left home and
has not been seen since.
A Republican assembly convention for
Oneida, Villas and Price counties has been
called to meet at Minocqua July 80.
A telegram from Aspen, Colo, an
nounces the death of William II. Limond,
former old resident of Racine, in his
65th year.
At Kenosha, little son of August Mel
ser, while playing with firecraekers, was
seriously burned by having his clothes
catch afire.
Workingmen at Kenosha found the
body of a man hanging to rafter. The
body was badly decomposed. Nothing
was found to identify it.
At Genesee, horse hitched to hay
rake, driven by Joe Evans, a .14-year-old
son of II. o. Evans, became frightened
and ran away, inficting serious injuries
about 49, head of the boy.
The internal revenue collections at the
La Crosse office for the month of June
broke all former records, aggregating $46,-
459. 25, of which $31, 554.56 was for the
sale of beer, tobacco and other stamps and
$14,004.G9 for special licenses.
William Plamondon of Elkhorn, a lad
ii years of age, found a railroad torpedo
on the track, which some of the trainmen
had lost. Not knowing what it was, he
took q stone and struck it, resulting in
serious bodily injuries.
William jones, son of Eben Jones,
postmaster at Stanford, accidentally shot
himself while handling revolver. The
ball entered the left breast just below the
heart. Unless complications set in he
will probably recover.
The result of the trial of Gustave and
Ad3lph Weight at Merrill, charged with
killing Carl Woller, resulted in the jury's
acuuitting Adolph and convicting Gustave
of manslaughter in the fourth degree.
Judge Silverthorn imposed a sentence of
two years.
Fire broke out in the engine room of the
r. G. Kuhn Sash aud Door Company's
factory at La Crosse. For a time the en-
tire plant was threatened with destruc-
ton and it required heroic efforts or the
part of the fire department to keep the
fire within stone power house.
At Sheboygan, the fish houses of Gust
Gunderson were destroyed by fire, caus-
ing n loss. including stock of fish and nets,
of about $4,000.
William e. Hoch pleaded guilty in the
Circuit Court at La Crosse of forging the
name of Hiram Goddard, wealthy lum-
herman. Hoch was sentenced by Judge
Wyman TO one year at Waupun,
John Weber, an employee of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway, was run
over in the railroad yards at La Crosse.
The cars passed over both of his legs and
one arm. His condition is critical. He
was married man, 3S years of age.
A very he"vy electric and rain storm
struck the town G Westport, NJ. FL.
O'Afalley lost six cattle by lightning, two
badly and fifteen slightly injured.
During terrific thunder storm at
hartford. the house of A. I. Baldwin was
struck by lightning. a chimney was de-
molished and the ball passed through n
window in the rcarOf the building.
At Oshkosh, Deputy Sheriff Jacks. a
man with quite record as a detective,
made what the police believe to be a good
catch when he arrested Richard MeCar-
thy, alias Bert Carter. Jacks took the
man into custody for impersonating
deputy sheriff and the prisoners identity
was dug up later.
Jacob Schaffer, a pewaukee wheelnlan,
returned from : practice spin on the race
track and was overcome by the heat He
fell off his wheel. fracturing his skull and
otherwise injuring himself.
AS James Miller was making some
slight repairs on the harness of n team
he was driving in the field near Baraboo.
the horses became frightened and ran
away. throwing him under the harrow.
Before the horses could be stopped he
was dragged some distance One arm
was broken and he was severely cut in
many places. The family has been more
or less unfortunate-one brother, August
Miller having been buried alive in a well
and in which he was suffocated.
At Plain, some of Ed Conley's compan
ions saturated his ceat with kerosene ami
then set FIRE to it viii. he was still in
hahiting the garment. The young man
was somewhat burned and caused the ar
rest of his companions. The matter was
settled by paying Mr.. Conley the sum of
500.
Charles Gould, formerly Of Baraboo.
lost his life in well at Usage, Iowa. At
ter making an excavation several feet
deep a blast of dynamite was discharged
TO remove some rocks. He then went into
the well, and soon called for help. but the
gas below caused his death. Deceased
was % years old and was buried at Del
ton.