Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-18

banks OF the Peshtig0 river.
At Sparta the residence Of John Bur
roughs was destroyed by FIRE.
a second crop Of Strawberries has been
picked at the farm Of George Hoaglin in
the town Of Omro.
a barn and joining sheds belonging to
z. Hammond, about two miles east Of
Waldo, was burned.
William Hill, one of the pioneer set
tiers Of the city of Kenosha, died at his
home, at lineage Of so years.
Alvin Blood of Kenosha has returned
home from the Philippines. where he has
been in the Eighteenth infantry.
Work on Roundy Hall, a building for
musical instruction in Wayland Academy
at Beaver Dam, is progressing finely.
Haword, the 2-year-o.d son of Eugene
Morality of Horizon, was seeded to
death by upsetting a pot of boiling coffee.
The Marshfeld Council .oted to appro-
pirate $500 a year to the Second Regi-
ment band to give Il series Of open-air
concerts.
The total gate receipts of the Waushara
County agricultural fair for the two days
We're S1,205, a tribe less than the previ-
GUS year.
Prompt work of the Ere department
prevented a disastrous FIRE in the Stanley
Manufacturing Company's plant at Chip
pewa Falls.
Mrs. u. g. Simmons died at kenosha.
The deeedent was a daughter of Captain
Morris Robinson, a pioneer Of Lake
County, Illinois.
Clara Harkins. the Necedah girl who
caus I'd a sensation Mt Jacksonville, Fla,
by attempting suicide, was examined by
the medical board, found to be insane
and will be sent to the C~hattahooehee in
sane asylum.
An earthquake shock was felt at ke-
nosna and caused some alarm in portions
of the town. Reports show that the
shock was felt in all parts of the county,
but no damage was done. Tile shock was
less violent than that Of three years ago.
Eddie, the 13-year-old son of Erick
Mathson, died at the Calumet, Mich, hos
pital from a bullet wound. He was shot
by Angelo Kelly, aged Is years, who is
under arrest for causing his death. Kelly
claims that he accidentally shot Mathe-
son.
The large store building owned by the
Parsons estate and occupied by j. Gins
burg q Co. as a general store, burned at
Rosendale, togetn.l with the fle stock
of goods. The loss on the store, stocks
and fixtures will amount to something
like $4,000.
Three cars and the locomotive of a
freight train were derailed a short dis
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a drove of cattle. The locomotive and
cars went down an embankment twenty
five feet. The engineer and fireman jump
cd, escaping injury.
Charles Peterson, who gave his resi-
Fdence as Pierceville, was killed three
miles east of WATERFOWL. He was on his
way to secure employment with a rail.
road contractor and in attempting to get
off a train was whirled under the wheels.
He WINS 10 years of age.
The large new farm barn Of j. Il.
Pratt, situated in Pine Grove, burned,
together with seven horses, a large guam
tity of hay, grain, harnesses and other
articles, also 600 bushels cf potatoes
stored temporarily on the barn floor. The
barn was one of the fir est in Pine Grove
and was worth 5000 and was insured for
obiut $500. Mr.. Pratt's loss will De
about 81 500. Spontaneous combustion is
supposed to rave caused the fire.
Mrs. Johanna Soil of Fond Gu Lac,
who had been an invalid for years, re-
Gently expelled a big frog from her stom-
ach. A young son was with her at ths
time and his story is corroborated by hex
family physician, DR.. Council, who had
been summoned because of her illness.
For years Mrs. Soil has been troubled
with her stomach and had frequently tod
her physician that she believed her con-
dition was due to the presence of some
thing alive in her stomach. This idea
was secuted by all. All the physicians Of
the city are deeply interested in the case,
A public library building to cost $780,.
600 is practically completed at Oshkosh.
The city has a fund of S150,000 made ur
of a bequest of $4,000 from Marshall
and Abbie Harris, the former a pioneer
lumberman; $4,000 from former Senator
Sawyer, and the rest voted by the city.
Now the Harris heirs propose to contest
the bequest, claiming tina, the will is not
legally drawn, and the battle of lawyers
has already begun. The will proy.dez
that in case the city shall at any future
time cease to use the property for public
library purposes it shall revert to the
heirs. This clanse is claimed to be for a
longer period than the statutes permit
The city is making strong preparations in
defense.
4 most daring robbery occurred at Ike
nosha when two unknown men held VI
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and valuables to the extent of $50. When
Smith was about a block away from his
home two masked men came out of thu
shadow, and one, Il man of powerful
form, leaped upon him and attempted to
throw him to the ground. Smith, who is
quite an athlete, showed fight and a ter
rible encounter ensued. Another man,
who had been secreted in the shadow,
came to the assistance of the highway
man and they soon managed TO huri
Smith to the ground. In the melee a re-
volver was discharged by one of the men,
but a lucky blow from Smith knocked the
weapon from the fellows hand and the
bullet whizzed by Smiths ear. The men
then made quick work of their victim
and went through his pockets and took
everything of value that they could find.
His money and jewelry was all taken.
Later one Of the men dealt Smith a stun
ming blow which rendered him uncon-
scious.
A passenger train on the Wisconsin
Central from Chicago to Minneapolis was
wrecked half a mile east of Thorpe, and
four coaches went into the ditch.
Plans and specifications for the new
Indian school to be erected at Hayward
ha sc been forwarded to Agent Campbell
at the La Polnte Indian agency for his
approval. This school is to be one Of
the finest Indian schools ever. erected in
Wisconsin and is to cost 100000. The
school is to contain swimming pool, gym
I-nasium and everything that will add to
the comfort of Indian students attend
ing.
There is quite a sensation over the an-
nouncement of the marriage of L. w.
Laramy, one of the prominent old citi-
zens of Beloit, to Mrs. Leach, a widow
of Rockford, which, according to a teie-
gram from Mr.. Laramy to Beloit rela-
tiyes, occurred at Rockford. Mr.. Laramy
is 20 years OF age and very wealthy
Mary Lesser, an orphan, 20 years old,
went to Milwaukee from Madison two
months ago and went to work as a do
nestle in a hotel. On a recent afternoon
she washed her hair and went into the
basement to dry it by an electric fan.
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