Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-23
State Items of Interest.

District Attorney John Il. Martin of
Langlade County has suffered stroke of
paralysis at Amigo.
The delinquent tax roll of Superior last
year amounted to 100000. This year
it is not likely to exceed 100000.
A $4,000 addition to a high scnool
building will be built in Watertown. 1t
will be two stories high and G0x6S feet.
The records of the tramp house at Ra-
cine show that 2,512 wayfarers have been
sheltered in that institution since last Oc-
tober.
Another gift of $1,000 towards Ste
phenson Science Hall at Lawrence Uni
versity has reduced the total still needed
to about $4,000.
The Oshkosh pump factory has resumed
operations after long shutdown. The
plant employs twenty-five men and the
force will be increased to sixty.
August Dreyer of Oshkosh fell through
the ice while fishing on Lake Winnebago
and was rescued with great difficulty af-
ter he had been in the water some hours.
A young man named Harder, employed
by the Il. Coner Company, was killed near
Marshfeld by being caught under a roll
ing log. His parents reside at Auburn
dale.
The Browning -four mill at Okee was
damaged about $500 by recent high wat
er in Spring creek. The flood is also do
ing much damage to farm lands in the low
localities.
A man giving the name of Henry Brutus
was sent to jail for sixty days at Mari
nette for threatening young clerk in
grocery store and intimidating him into
giving up goods.
On account OF the recent thaw it is pre-
dicted that navigation will open ON the
Fox river and the connected lakes by
April 10. The opening is sometimes de-
layed to the Both. The closing occurs
about Nov. Is.
Rev. C. S. Nickerson of Racine has re-
ceived an authenticated piece of the Ply
mouth rock. When the historic stone was
raised few years ago the workmen acct
dentally broke off small corner. The
fragment was saved and recently was d.
viled among those who could prove de-
scent from the Pilgrims of the Mayflower.
Mr.. Nickerson is one of the eighth genera
ton of Elder William Brewster and the
friend who secured the relic for him is
descendant of Capt. Miles Standish.
Mrs. Jerry Gillard and her sister, Miss
Sarah LIE Jois of Sherman, are afraid of
tramps, so when the formers husband was
away from home short time ago the two
mapped out plan of defense against any
Weary Willies who might chance to wan
der around. When they retired at night
they nailed all the outside doors tightly to
the castings. All went well until Mrs.
Gillard awakened in the night to find the
room full of smoke. The two women
screamed and hammered frantically on
the doors. At last they broke out a win
dow and were assisted out of the burning
building by the neighbors. The dwelling
was total loss.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union is about to enlist the support of the
people of Oshkosh in q war for the
suppression of the cigarette habit, not
only in Oshkosh but in the State. The
State officials of the w. G.. I. Z. have au-
thorized the starting of the movement.
William G. Bradley, one of the best
known dairy farmers of st. Croix County,
a resident of Hudson Prairie, was seri-
ously injured by a fall. While examin-
ing model barn he fell a distance of six
teen feet. His right wrist was put out
of joint and the left elbow shattered. He
also sustained minor injuries.
Medar Lenor, woodsman of Pembine,
was struck by log, which rolled from a
car, and his ear was clipped smoothly
from his head. He found the appendage,
and wrapping it in a handkerchief, took
it to Marinette and wanted a surgeon to
sew it on. The operation, however, could
not be performed.
Carl Gunierson, a Dane, about 60 years
old, committed suicide by hanging himself
in barn on the Pratt farm in the town
of Dunkirk. AS he had no relatives in
this country the remains were taken to
Stoughton and prepared for burial. A
coroner's jury was empaneled and return
ed a verdict, merely. setting forth the
cause of death.
Expert Engineer Lowell of Des Moines,
Ia. has decided that it will cost $2S6,000
to duplicate the water works at Oshkosh.
His report will be the basis of the ques
ton to be voted on by the people of Osh-
kosh as TO whether they shall purchase
and operate the plant.
About year ago Andrew Carnahan of
Sparta lost pocketbook containing about
S65 and papers valued at $3.50. Recently
he suspected neighbor of knowing some
thing about the matter and accused him
of having the money. The man confessed
that he had found the purse on the road. |
burned the papers and spent the money. |
He was arrested, but gave security for the |
full amount of the loss and was released. |
Miss G. Mead, representing the Mead !
Construction Company Of Mcdonald, Pa, |
Of which she is manager and principal es- |
timator. has been awarded contract for |
the erection of the new Christ Episcopal |
Church in La Crosse.
The annual spring breakup among the |
lamps on the Menominee river and its |
tributaries has begun. II is the earliest |
breakup in years, but a full stock has |
been put in. Nearly 400,000.000 feet Of /
.ogs have been harvested and will be cut /
oy Marinefte and Menominee mills next I
season. Lumber operators are figuring /
IN making water shipments by April /, !
he earliest opening Of navigation known /
years being looked for.