Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-12-27

Herman Bubolz of Maple Grove was
at the village of Reedville ON business.
On his way home the horse ran away and
Bubolz was thrown ont. He was found
the next morning lying on the road in an
unconscious condition, severely injured.
He is man of means.
The Trades and Labor Assembly of
West Superior has made complaint to the
United States District Attorney on ac-
count of the local street car company
making what, it is claimed, is TOO free
use Of the sign, III. s. Mail" which is
put on the ears by virtue of the fact that
they are used in carrying mail at certain
times of the day.
Charles Mckenny, president of the Mt.
Clemens, Mich, Normal School, has been
elected president of the Milwaukee Nor
NAL School by the State board of Normal
School REGENTS. He has been four years
president at Mt. Clemens. State Super
intendent Harvey was exonerated from
the charges that he was advertising and
favoring the book trust,
The will of Banker John G. Wells of
Fond du Lac disposes of $4,000 in money
and lands. The widow is bequeathed the
homestead on Sheboyga street and $780,
600 in money; an only son, w. I'll. Wells,
is given $4,000; NJ. L. Simmons, who
has been the manager and cashier in the
Wells banking house for years, is gicen
the bank building and its fixtures; I'll. ..
Lewis, assistants cashier, is given $4,000,
and $4,000 is left in trust for his daugh>
ter, Miss Fannie Wells, the income to be
paid to her during life.
A mass meeting was held ut Hammond
for the purpose of discussing the advisa-
bility of building a new court house at
Hudson for st. 5Croix County, which the
County Board decided to build at its am
nual session. The meeting was largely
attended from over two-thirds of the
towns of the county. 4 committee COM
posed of G. G. McCabe, Ed Gardiner, j.
0. Witford, L. NJ Johnson, Peter
Tricky, all representative men Of the
county, was appointed to secure counsel
and use all honorable means and meas
ures to prevent the building at this time.
Racine has another mystery and the
officers are working to unravel it. A few
evenings since a stranger entered the
saloon of Patrick Deyine. He took
few drinks and his peculiar actions at
tracted attention. Presently he left the
place by the rear door. As he did not
come back an investigation was made
and in the back yard he was found lying
in III snow on his face. He was assist
ed into the saloon and properly attended
to. Not long after he departed. An
hour after Mr.. Devine locked his place of
business and started home and found the
stranger lying in ditch nearly dead
from exposure. He kindly helped the
man and took him to his room and did
all he possibly could to warm him up,
and decided TO let him remain during the
night. The stranger accepted the invita-
ton. just before retiring he grabbed
his hat and said he wanted to go out
short time and ran from the room, leay-
ing good overcoat and ten plugs of to-
bacco. He failed to return and all eff
forts to locate him have failed.
Papers have been served upon Il. w.
Ring and G.. W. Brown, members OF the
school board of Pittsville, and upon Geo.
w. Lundy and Frank NJ. Bemis, who aid
eeain forcibly ejecting Prof. o. ]. Kauff-
man from the school building on Sept. IL.
Damages in the sum of $1,000 is claimed.
The verdict of 81 ,226 damages granted
by the lower courts in favor of Mrs.
Isabella Cook of Marinctte against the
Wisconsin and Michigan Railway, which
was sustained by the State Supreme
Court, ends two years litigation. Mrs.
Cook was put off of train several years
ago and sustained serious injuries.
The Southeastern Wisconsin, Poultry
A hr,fd tfc al ltpu
show in Burlington the second week in
January. The association is composed
of poultry fanciers OF Racine, Kenosha
and Walworth counties.
The dwelling house on the farm of Da
vid Davis Of Sun Prairie was consumed
by fire during the absence of the tenant
and his wife. The children, between the
ages of and ~ years, were left at home
and in their attempt 10 light fire in the
tank heater by carrying Goals from the
kitchen stove some of them fell from
the shovel and before help could be sum-
monel the building WINS burned. The loss
is covered by insurance.
At Waukesha the jury found George
Eckert guilty of murder in the second
degree and recommended mercy by the
court. Eckert killed his wife by shoot
ing her ON Aug. % last while in fit OF
jealous rage.
Henry T. Corbett. the Milwaukee pic
ture agent, has been positively identified
by Rev. David b. Cheney and Mrs. Che
ney of Racine as the man who entered
their home Dec. and shot them. Cor
bett was taken before tie minister and
his wife and both stated that there was
not the slightest doubt that he was the
man who entered their home for the pur-
pose of robbery and when discovered shot
Rev Mr.. Cheney and his wife.
Samuel Blair, brother of the late
John T. Blair the millionaire railroad
owner OF New jersey. is buried in the
cemetery at Horizon. He lived there
for twenty five years.
A sanguinary encounter occurred on a
ST. Paul train going north. Two Mari
nette woodsmen who would rather fight
than eat got into scrap with party
of seven Poles. A hot fight was waged
for about twenty minutes. The train
men were powerless to stop il and the
passengers in the smoking car, where it
occurred. simply stood ON the seats and
watched the fun. When Il was over the
car door Was covered with blood and
three Of the Poles we're lsiG out.