Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-02-01
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Ane DhHish Lutheran Chureh Society
OF ksnosha celebrated it's twentv-hfth
anniversary.
DR.. and Mrs. William Decker Of Dsh-
kosh observed the fftieth anniversary of
their wedding.
Che saloon building Of John long Mt
e,hippewa Falls was entered hy burglars
and $l2O in money was taken.
a fire in the residence of Louis Heller.
Milwaukee, resulted in the death of the
servant, Almira Yuein, by suffocation.
AT Chippewa Falls, thieves entered
John Longs place of business and beat
Long, who is SO years of age, into insen-
sibility.
The board of directors of the State ~.
=. 1. Z. Home for Women closed its an
nuai meeting at Eau Claire The old Off
GERS were reelected,
AT Milwaukee, Joseph Letter. who saws
that his home is in Washington, ID. G..
Jumped out of a second-story window. His
LETT leg was fractured.
NJ. j. Hayden of Lodi and for nearly n
quarter OF century travelling salesman
Tor leading Chicago paint houses, died of
pneumonia after short illness.
The streets Of Brodhead are Iii dark,
ness, owing to Il failure of the electric
night company and the City Council to
agree upon price for service
Miss Lydia Wobec, the 17-year-oId
daughter of Tim Wobec of Duluth Hol-
low, was run down by two boys riding
horseback and wac severely injured.
The State Federation of Labor has es.
poused the cause of the striking coopers
and has placed under the ban all barrels
made by non-union shops in Milwaukee.
q. e. Remer of Kenosha the week be,
fore Christmas bought for II cents Il
chance in &. rattle Of horse and cart. He
was the winter. The outfit was worth
$780,
Joseph Gruettner, representative of the
Pabst Brewing Company of Chiffon, re-
ceived broken hip in a runaway acct
dent. An order was issued disseminating
the postofflce at Reesburg Mail will be
sent to Thorp.
j. w. Stone, special game warden, re.
GENTLY seized trunk full Of venisoh DIT
Ashland which had been checked through
10 Oconto, and also a bundle of hides.
Warden Stone did not prosecute the
claimant, as he told very pitiful story.
In the Circuit Court at Racine Judge
Fish sustained the decision of the muni-
cipal court in the case of A. ]. Pierce and
Adelaide Korizek, found guilty of riding
bicycles on the sidewalk 1t is said that
the case will be carried to the Supreme
Court.
The residence of Leander Ch0ate at
Oshkosh was entered by burglars, who
secured a gold watch worth $3.50 and
other property valued at $3.50 The thieves
overlooked diamonds valued at 500
which were in q drawer that they ran
sacked.
Charles Arnce and his 14-year-old bride,
Lille Baker of Saginaw, Mich, were ar
rested at Stevens Point Arnce is accus-
ed of abducting the Baker girl. Chief of
Police Kaine of Saginaw took them back
to Michigan, they having waived requ;-
sition papers.
While walking on the railway tracks Il
mile south of Kenosha an unknown man
was struck by a north-bound train. He
was seriously bruised. County Agent
1OIllCl lHill ltOh Hilll W SHltuEo vi the
next train and placed him in the Alcxan
Brothers hospital
Henry Dodge engaged tramp to assist
him in getting a load of hay from the
Strong farm to La Fayette. They had an
argument which was settled with knives,
or at least the tramp used one on young
Dodge, who Is pretty badly cut up. The
tramp skipped out.
Miss Klenna Crister, the 14-year-old
daughter of a wealthy lumberman in
Mount Aver, Ind, and Percy Lakin, a
farmer boy 20 years of age, eloped from
home, going to Kenosha, where they were
married by Rev ]. w. Corey, The par.
ents traced them there.
BLACK Diamond Annie" otherwise
Mrs. j. T. Bacombc was assaulted in her
saloon at South Milwaukee, Two masked
men bound and gagged her. threw her into
the icebox and locked her in Then they
robbed the place of $50 in cash and ST.
200 worth of diamonds.
At the farm OF George A. Buckstaff
near Oshkosh thoroughbred Jersey heif-
er was born with six legs. Aside from
the superiority of legs the calf was normal
and perfectly healthy. Mr.. BuckStaff had
DIR. Hall remove the extra legs and the
heifer is now only an ordinary Jersey calf.
Fire was discovered at Grand Rapidg
in the frame building occupied by w,
Kline, who conducted a bakery and coz,
fectionery store. The heavy fall of snow
delayed the firemen and in short timL
the flames spread to an adjoining build.
ing occupied by n. Relard as meat mar
ket. From there the flames spread to thu
next building owned by n Weiland Of
Appleton and occupied by Rath & Raw
son as saloon. The firemen with tive
streams Of water were unable to get con
troll and the fire department of Centraia
had to be called on. Without their aid
one-half of the business portion of the
city would soon have been in ruins.
The daughter of Edward j. Martin, a
Marinettc cx-alderman, has awakened,
after sleeping nearly week. During that
time her slumber was wholly rnbroken,
and the strongest efforts of her attendants
failed to awaken her. She took no nour-
ishment during that time, and the only
signs of life she manifested were her
breathing and a smile when attempts
were made to awaken her. Her physical
condition is good and she seems to have
no i'll effects from her long slumber. Ply
sicians ascribe her strange condition to a
sort of nervous prostration, due in a meas
ure to the death of her mother last sum
mer and fright she received about six
months ago. She is II years old.
The village of Hancock is to have a
bank. L. S. Walker of Plainfield will
be the proprietor. 1t will be known as
the Bank of Hancock.
The Rev. G. w Lamb. who has sup
piled the pulpit of the Episcopal Church
at Shawano for some time, will go to
Philadelphia to take charge OF congre-
cation there.
Bishop Messmer of Green Bay, assist
ed by large number of the clergy. CON
Quoted a pontifical high mass in St. Pet
ers Church at Stevens Point and ordain-
ed to the priesthood the Rev. John 81
Pocieka
Parties from Missouri and Iowa have
purchased large quantity of land from
S. E. Rollins. the Marinette County pro-
moter, located near Athelstane. The pur-
chasers intend moving 100 families there.
Representative Griffin has written to
one of his friends that he will appoint
Thomas S. Aiken postmaster ut Onalaska.
There has been something Of a contest.
He will also name NJ. J. Lefingwell for
postmaster at Midway.