Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03

John McFadden. brake an on the
Chicago. Burlington and Northern Rail
way. lost an arm while coupling cars al
Charme
Albert Burton, 70 years OF age, an I'M
mate Of HE county poor farm at Fond du
Lac, was struck ay a st. Paul engine and
Instantly killed.
The body Of George Fehler. an old man
about rs years Of age, was found in the
lake al Algoma. II is supposed to be a
case of accidental drowning.
Word has been received at Chippewa
Falls upon authority, 10 the effect that
Il. Il. Willard has been appointed Uniteo
States marshal for Alaska.
An old man named Wassam, aged 50,
living four miles from Barron, committed
suicide by hanging. He suffered from a
cancer and became respondent.
At Kenosha, Mr. and Mrs. Il. q. Wright
aud their entire family were poisoned. Tx
poison is supposed 10 have been taken
into the system by eating green onions.
The store of II. j. Watts at Gillett was
totally destroy i b. fire. which is suppos-
ed to have started from a hanging lamp.
The loss is partly covered BY insurance.
Justice Marshall of the State Supreme
Court has decided to build an opera house
at Chippewa Falls at a cost of SIS, 900 or
$4,000. Part o. the block will be used
for stores.
The strike at John Thompson & Sons
works at Beloit is over and the 100 men
have resumed work. The obnoxious locks
were removed from the gates, as the men
demanded
Frank Newman OF Appleton was sent to
jail for ten days for contempt of court by
Court Commissioner Boyd. Newman was
summoned in an nnimportant case, but ig-
nored the notice.
The packing plant Of r. G. Gross &
Bros. Company, in Milwaukee, was dam
aged by fire to the extent of S25. COG. One
car load of hogs was burned before the
cars could be moved
T. Kelley, aged 6o years, walked off the
dock on the Government canal at Kaukau.
ma and was drowned He was a paper.
maker at the Ostagamie mills. He leaves
q widow and nine children.
Schett's saloon and the Morse restai.
rant at GAINESVILLE were burglarixed by
boys, cigars and candy being taken. The
police found several boxes of cigars be.
meath a sidewalk, which were not the
property of the above firms.
The statement that Warden Roberts Of
the State prison at Waupun was TO retire
10 make way for Charles G. McClaughry
is followed by the news that Deputy War.
den Vosburg IS to give place to Assistant
superintendent Thomas of the Green Bay
refermatory
Steiner Stenerson, d young Marinette
man, left Marinette last February for his
home in Norway. Nothing was heard OF
him until recently, when notice was re-
ceiyed from the public authorities of Glas.
gov, Scotland, stating that he had died in
that city on his way home and was buried
there.
Charles n. Gorham, who has been con
nected with the Bank of New Richmond
for the past fourteen years, and n. B
Bailey, cashier Of the Bank of Hudson
have purchased the Bank Of Baldwin anG
will reorganize the same as the STATE
Bank of Baldwin, with capital of $25,.
DO0
At Mansion, the jury in the case of A
+. Lynch, charged with the murder of his
divorced wife's father. .,eter being oui
twenty-six hours, stated to the court thai
they were unable to arrive at verdict ans
were discharged. The defense was insan
ity. The murder occurred at Tamah, Junt
20, 1898. A new trial was Immediately
commenced.
Prof. Carl Kukla, teacher of musis
well known in Milwaukee, died while Civ
ing a lesson. The old professor died whit
playing the violin. As his bow drew forth
the last strains of mn old German melody
he fell forward or the floor, the violit
crashing under him. His death was caused
by heart disease.
The Lakeside swimming school, owned
by Helmold & Exc of Fond du Lac, was
broken into and goods to the value Of .
considerable sum taken. An entrance was
made by breaking in the Office door
Among the articles taken was box OF
soap, 100 towels, four boxes Of cigars, o
quantity Of tobacco and tools.
Fishermen report that many Of the
trout streams around Baraboo have been
depopulated during the severe winter just
passed. The streams froze solid, which
caused the springs which supplied them
with water to flow out over the banks or
on the frozen surface Of the creeks. Except
in rare and favorable cases the trout have
persisted.
William III. Salter of Milwaukee is hope
lessly blind as the result of burning by
carbolic acid thrown in his face by q
young woman. As Salter vas returning
from work in the dusk of evening the
young woman met him at the gate and
threw the acid into his face without o
word and then ran away. Several persons
saw the assault, but made no effort to de-
tain the woman.
Mike Bartimes, living short way from
Phillips. became jealous of the attentions
shown his wife by another man and un-
dertook to kill her with a shotgun, only
infiicting severe flesh wound upon her
however. He then turned the gun on him
self and was more successful, dying in O
short time. The couple are middle-aged
He had been drinking before he commit.
ted the deed and this is supposed to be the
cause for the act.
The new railroad proposition to build
through Chippewa County, of which ]. l..
Gates Of Milwaukee is the promoter,
seems now to be taking Q definite course.
This railroad means a good deal for the
farmers and business men of the towns
and villages through which the road is to
PASS. Ii is also q matter Of very deep in
teiest to Chippewa County with its 10000
acres of wild lands and NH bring many
immigrants. The indications are that the
work will be rushed sTom now on.
IL has been made public that the State
Board Of Regents has apportioned $25,-
600 of the recent appropriation by the
Legislature to the Oshkosh normal. The
plans have already been adopted and a
three story addition will be erected this
summer
Webb Graham, negro ? ,w
in the pesthouse at GAINESVILLE, suffa ing
with severe case of smallpox. The pa
tent arrived from Cincinnati, where he
was discharged as cured from the pest
house. He came by way of Chicago and
visited several places in Janesyiiie begging
food.
Frank Malone, q W u known brakeman
Of kenosha, was seriously injured while
switching in the yards of the tAiicago and
N9rthwesterp Cpnii,sa. IN that city. The
accident was caused by q mistake in the
signals. One Of the cars passed over Ma
lone's bod.
Shortly after 9 o'clock the other morn
ing, nr. q. Il. Moore of 0conomowoc
awoke to discover burglar in bis room.
He snrang ont Of bed and followed the
intruder down stairs. On the last step the