Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
State Items of Interest.

At Milwaukee, fire in the Meinecke Toy
Company's plant did about $4,000 dam
age.
William Philpott, pioneer of Loyal,
died at the home OF his son, 7. Il. PHI
pott, aged 50.
At Milwaukee William ]. Elf, 20 years
of age, committed suicide by cutting his
throat with a razor.
The Great Northern Railway has let
the contract for the electrical plant for
the 100000 bushel steel tank elevator,
which will be built at West Superior in
the spring.
1t has Just been discovered that coin
sweating operations have been going on
extensively in, La Crosse and vicinity. 1t
is mostly S. gold pieces that have been
operated on.
Milt Stoliker was shot and killed at
North Crandon by his cousin, Joseph
Stoiker, The trouble was caused by Jo-
seph Stoliker paying attentions to Milt
Stoiker's sister, Mrs. Hesel The MUIR
derer Is In jail.
The Ashland County board met to close
up the work of the annual meeting. One
of the first acts of the board was to or
der the county clerk to burn 500, 1000 un-
earned railroad bonds of the Minneapolis,
st. Paul and Ashland Railroad.
The crew of the fishing tug j. n. Brooks
report that Herman Germann, better
known as Fred Meyer. was drowned in
the lake about twenty miles south of
Manitowoc The crew were busted taking
in the nets when he slipped and fell over
board.
The last rail on the first thirty miles of
the Escanaba and Lake Superior Rail
road has been laid and trains will begin
running Immediately. Construction work
has ceased for this year. but next sum-
mer thirty miles more will be added
Andrew Roth. farmer residing a few
miles north o. Kewaunee. was struck by
the evening passenger train. while leaving
that city for his home with a load of lum-
Der and instantly killed Flying lumber
damaged the engine cab considerably and
endangered the safety of the train crew
and passengers. who jumped from the
train.
The Wisconsin Central is putting in a
side track six miles from Butternut at the
request of the Menasha Woodenware fac
y,
The announcement is made that Ash
land is to have another new sawmill. The
parties interested in the mill are the men
behind the Ashland and st. Paul Rail
road The mill will be erected during the
spring This will give Ashland the same
number of lumber mills that it had before
fire destroyed three of them, two others
having been built during the past year.
The mills will have a larger capacity than
ever and lumbermen predict that next sea-
son will be the most active in the history
of numbering in that region.
McComb's Opera House at Rib Lake
was destroyed by fire. 1t was one of the
finest opera houses in northern Wisconsin
and cost $4,000. Ii was partly insured.
The anti-s loon crusade which raised At
big excitement in the village of Stoddard
a few weeks ago. very nearly causing riots
and violence in other forms, has ended in
n fiasco. The test case-State against
Frank Brusch. a saloon-kceper. charged
with keeping his resort open on Sun
day-was tried twice in Justice Dudley's
court in that village, and each time the
Jury disagreed. Now the case has been !
dropped and the costs, amounting TO quite
large sum, VIII pe taAeu up ~ vernon
County.
\ fire broke out in the NJ. ii. Petit |
Mailing Company's plant at Kenesha, de- |
stroying large quantity of barley. The /,
cause of the fire was spontaneous COM
bustion.
In apportioning the State school fund
SUPERINTENDENT OF Schools Emery has held
that common school in which stctarian |
instruction is given is not common
school in the eyes of the law.
AT Marinette, Charles Schleich, charged |
with shooting his brother, was released !
from custody upon the petition of his |,
brother and his mother who secured a sus- |
pension of hearing on the promise of |
Schleich TO behave and 10 leave at once
for Omaha. !