Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-19
State Items of Interest.

The Sparta postoffice will become Sec
ond-class office July l, 1899.
Captain Henry Cray, aged -, one Of
the oldest lake mariners in Wisconsin,
died at Racine, of dropsy.
Edward Rakes Of Burlington, Iowa.
fell fifty feet from partly built bridge
at Ecu Claire to the ice in the Chippewa
river.
The residence of G. D. Scheel, Wey-
auwega jeweler, was burned with most of
the contents. The loss is covered by in
surance.
At Alma, the large roller mill of the
Alma Milling Company was burned, caus-
ing loss of $4,000, insurance about
$4,000.
Congressman Isaac Stephenson pur-
chased the handsome steam yacht Bonita,
owned by the Terrence estate of Racine
He paid $4,000 cash for it.
The Wisconsin Manufacturing Com
pany of Jefferson has received an offer to
join a contemplated combine of chair fac
tories. The offer was accepted.
John McGough of Eau Claire was at
tackled by a stallion and shaken into I'M
COuStlOuSAScS. L Ac udu 10 De
shot before he would release his hold on
the man.
Articles of Incorporation Of the West
ern Relief Association were fled at Osh-
kosh. Its object is to provide indemnity
to the members for loss Of time caused by
sickness or accident and to furnish a
burial fund in case of death.
The 16-months-old child of NJ. Leik met
with a horrible death at Marshfield by
scalding. His mother was out in the yard
hanging up the washing, and the child up
set tub of hot water ON to himself, scald-
ing him so that he died within an hour
Jerry LIE Mere, an Egg Harbor saloon
keeper, was found guilty of selling liquor
to a minor by jury in justice court at
Sturgeon Bay and the fine and costs
amounted to $40.
Benjamin T. Wolf, merchant at Cla-
no, died as the result of injuries received
by being thrown from the platform of the
caboose of an Illinois Central freight
train. He was 62 years of age.
John Marched aged Is, a Stevens Point
normal school attendant, was arrested.
charged with stealing $50 worth of lenses
from the school. He pleaded guilty and
was bound over to the Circuit Court.
An inmate of the lakewood sanitarium
at Lake Geneva, Fred Claypool of Cen
tralia, H., was killed by train while
walking on the track about mile south
of the railway station.
z. G.. Simmons of Kenosha intends
making an offer to the city to build city
hall at his own expense. The building will
probably b. erected at an expense of S25,-
600 or $50, 900. Mr.. Simmons will provide
it with large vaults for keeping the public
records safe from fire. At present the
documents belonging to the city, which if
destroyed by fire might involve hundreds
of thousands of dollars loss to the city,
are kept in places where, if fire broke out.
they would be entirely unprotected
A house at Marshfeld owned by ]
Wellner and occupied by L. Arthurs burn
cd at loss of about 81 200. partially in
sured.
In an alteration at the residence of
Mrs. Fifeld, an Eau Claire widow, Fred
Phillips was shot twice in the left shout
der aud Mrs. F'ifeld was knocked down
with piece of a chair rocker
In the last death report sent by Gen.
Otis from the Philippines is the name of
AdoI "a! koplene, son of Mrs Pauline
Kop.ene of Neenah. He was a private in
Company A, First North Dakota regi-
ment. His death was due to accidcntal
drowning. He was 80 years of age aud
leaves a wife and two children.
Miss Mereie E. Taft of Chetek was
thrown from a cutter and said she was
not hurt She walked sixty rods and then
fell TO the ground dead.
Burglars entered the residence of w. G. |
Bolcom at Eau Claire and took tv o dia- /!
mond rings, two gold watches and GUAM |
tity Of other jewelry. The whole was
valued at $3.50.
William Evans Of Chippewa Falls. aged |
So. met with a frightful death While |
ascending an outside subway at his l
home, the railing on which he was lean
ing broke. and he was thrown to the frog /
en- grouL below. When he was picked /
up it was found that his skull was broken /
and be died soon after.