Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-20
Monroe County is TO buila poorhouse.
A. Lynch Of Mansion was acquitted Of


Mrs. James London, well-known res
ident of Janesyille, was terribly burned
while filling a gasoline stove. She will
not recover.
". A. Lawson, trainmaster of the
Madison division of the Chicago and
Northw estern Railway, died at Baraboo,
aged A wears.
Benie Wallis. AGED ii years, son of
| ex Sheriff Wallis, was killed at Mineral
Point by being thrown from wagon By
a switch engine.
The AIenasha Wooc enware Company
has begun the building Of two immense
large steam dry kilns which are 10 be
used to dry slaves
John Adams, who made his escape
from the jail at Fond du Lac Oct. 10 to
| gether with two other prisoners, has been
arrested in Saginaw, Mich.
Nick Baker, a section hand on the
| Eastern Minnesota read, was killed in
the yards at West Superior by a switch
engine and two cars running over him.
On account of the road not being COM
pleted within the time limit the Bayfield,
| County Board declared void the 100000
bonds voted to aid the Bayfield, Western
Railway.
The entire county is aroused over
brutal attack made upon John Thoson,
farmer living near Golden Lake, and
his sister, who were set upon in their
] home by two tramps.
Hugh Harlxins, 54 years old started
| TO walk to Chicago from Kenosha While
| he was on the road he was struck By the
! engine Of d south-bound train and hurled
| into ditch. He received severe injuries,
but was not killed
| By the premature explosion of dyna-
mite, Il. R. Hudson and w. I'll. Patrick,
| his son-in-law, residing IN Avon town
ship, were badly injured The accident
| occurred on the farm of Theodore Haase,
four miles west of Beloit, where a well
was being drilled.
Patrick Donohue woodsman in the
employ of the Sawyer GOODMAN Company
at Park Siding, Mich, on the st. Paul
| Railway. was caught between two fall
| ing trees and his skull crushed Death
was instantaneous. Donohue was mar
ried man aud leaves family at Manito-
voc.
A few days ago as Spaulding's crew Of
men at Big Falls were chopping timber
| they came upon a small tent lying fiat
ON the ground, Upon removing the tent
| they were surprised to find a skeleton of
a man with rusty gun ~ his side. The
| skeleton had apparently lain there at
| least a year.
/ Burt Monty, aged II, one Of the trio
| who broke into freight cars in the North
/ we fars1 a1.lS
4 and stole merchandise, has pleaded gull
/ ty and sas sent TO the reform school at
| Wa1kesha. Red Mccarthy and Joe
Gantz pleaded not guilty and will be
| tried. They are charged with burglary.
Sensational reports have been received
of a gold find at Lefarge. A two-thirds
| interest in the property has been sold to
| d New York syndicate for 100000. The
| balance is owned by brewer at Hills
! boro, who first obtained the land from
farmer. 1t is announced that mining OPP
erations will begin on an extensive scale
| Immediately.
| Ed Mullen, Wisconsin's State claim
agent, has notified Gov. Scofeld that
/ settlement has been effected of the sec
| ond installment of Wisconsin's claim fer
quartermaster' supplies furnished the
| Third regiment, Wisconsin volunteers, at
/ the tine of enlistment for the Spanish
war, and that a treasury warrant for
| the amount, $4,000, has been received.
| Samuel Frederick of Ripon and Mildred
/ Louis Robbins of Oshkosh were married
| by Rev. e. H. Smith of the Oshkosh
/ Congregational Church. The groom is an
attorney of Ripon and secretary and
| treasurer of Ripon College The bride
was professional nurse. They became
acquainted while Miss Robbins was nllrs-
| ing Mr.. Pederick's father a few months
! ago.
letter from the Philippines states
| that Joseph La Chance, a Marinette boy,
/ led squad of seven men across river
/ into the Filipinos' lines, reconnoitered
the enemy's position and returned, swim
ming the river both ways. The return
! trip was made amid shower of bullets
after the Filipinos had been aroused, but
all escaped unharmed The next day the
entire army swan the river and routed
| the enemy.
! Thieves stole an entire load Of supplies
| belonging to the Hamilton & Mcrryman
| Company of Marinette. The teamster
was hauling them from the depot at AM
/ berg to the camp. The horses played out
| and he left the wagon in the road while
/ he went on to tie camp to-get fresh
team When he returned everything had
disappeared. The load consisted of eat
ables of every kind, clothes, tobacco, ETC.,
and was valued at over 5000.
Highwayn.en in Milwaukee held up two
members of the Barry family and robbed
them at the muzzles of revolvers. Eugene
/ Barry is the manager OF the Ptister IL
Hogel tannery, and Eugene Barry, Jr.,
is the secretary Of the same concern.
| They locked the office about 9 o'clock and
| started home When only she'' dis
fance from the office thee men sprang
upon them, presented revolyers and then
rified their pockets, securing $50 from
/ the father and $11 from the son. The
robbers escaped.
! The board Of control has let contracts
] for three months for the supply Of gro
1 ceries, candy and crackers, spices and
/ coffee and tea for the State Institutions.
| The contracts were let as follows: Gro
| eeries. to Wallatier & Hoffman, Roun-
dg & Co. William Steinmeyer and Ed
ward Dewey of Milwaukee, and Gould,
| Wells. Blackburn & Co. of Madison.
Candy and crackers to Woodard & Stone
| Co. of Watertown. Spices and coffee to
Kersting & APPEL Co. Of Milwaukee. Tea
| to j. C. Flint of Milwaukee.
Mike Bercnz, charged with the murder
! of John BIumenroeder. an old hermit re-
! siding in the town of Marshfield, was
eound not guilty by jury in the Cireuit
| Court at Fond dll Lac. The pfficers Win
now go to work to ascertain who The true
murderer is.
The I.indauer Pulp Company, with a
capital stock of S25. 900. has been formed
1 at Kankaana, and articles Of incorpors
| tien were fled at the county clerks Of
| fee In Appleton, authorizing the same
| The names of the incorporators are Lu-
| ther Iinaauer, Lucy Lindauer and Hem
| ry Becker.
The long-distance telephone line be-
tween Superior and Ashland has been
completed and the line is now IN regular
service. 6 It is claimed that Superior viii
eventually be given connection with Mil
waukee via Ashland.
Mrs. Helen waitel was shot on Main
J. e+ra,t Cfavarls Paint bv hf - husband,