Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-21
State Items of Interest.

The Edgar House at Edgar was burned,
causing loss of $1,000.
At Oconomowoc, j. NJ. Wigginton died
suddenly of heart disease.
John Campfeld, whom the coroners
jury in its verdict charged with the MUIR
der of Alfonso Sandon at Oshkosh, is in
jail.
Frank Keller, a mechanic or Racine,
has received notice that he has fallen heir
to $4,000 through the death of q relative
in Ohio.
A. G. Probst of Washburn, who was
convicted Of illegal banking and served a
term in prison for the offense, has been
released.
Mrs. Irving Inman. wife of a we'll
known farmer in the town of Clinton, was
sentenced at Janesville to the State hos
pital for the insane at Mendoza.
The slot machine owners are mourning
the visit to Ashland of a gang of crooked
operators and Chief of Police Tanner has
large collection of lead nickels that have
seen much service. 1t seems that the
scheme of the operators was to use their
bad nickels until they had emptied the
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on to the next machine that could be
found.
W. c.. Coles Transient house. South
Kaukauna, caught fire for the second time
within twenty-four hours, and this time
the roof was nearly burned off and some
of the furniture in the rooms on the upper
floor damaged. Postmaster Hugh Null
holland is the owner of the damaged
building, and was carrying $500 insur-
ance. which will but little more than cover
the damage.
A Kenosha boy, while playing around
malthouse elevator, lost his leg in being
caught in the machinery.
As a result of a long argument before
the State Board of Equalization the tax
assessment of Portage County has been
reduced from Se,O00,0OO to %, ,OO0. 900 and
that for Douglas County from S12, 2,OO0,-
600 to $9,000,000.
Mary l.. Evans, a widow, IS years of
age, living at Spring Green, was found
dead in her home. A coroners jury gave
verdict of death by poisoning, whether
taken with suicidal intent or by mistake
is not known.
The Montrose Hotel at Elroy, owned by
Alexander Wallace OF West Lima. and
leased by Charles Wletzel, was partially
destroyed by fire. The damage is about
81 900 with partial insurance.
Shipments of ore over the Iron Range
up to the present time have not been as
heavy as the same time last year August
1897. was the banner month in the history
Of the road. This seasons shipments
have been light because the underground
mines of the Minnesota Iron Company
have from lack of men been unable to
produce as much ore as required. While
the total shipments TO date are less than
a year ago, the total at the wind up Of the
shipping season may exceed last year.
Farmers in certain sections of Rock
County are becoming considerably alarm
ed over the prevalence of hog cholera that
lust at present seems to be in fiourishing
condition. John Hurd, residing near
GAINESVILLE, is now mourning the loss Of
800 hogs, while Richard Horefe, nearby
farmer, reports the loss Of fifty head.
Barney Chopin of Kaukauna came near
cutting his own throat by breaking
through a window in his sleep. receiving
an ukE cash right across the carotid ar
terry and jugular vein. The most singular
part of it is that it did not seem to awak-
en- him, as he was found trying to find
his way back to his bed after breaking
through the window.