Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-03-29

and occupied by S. L. Gordon at Slough
| ton burned.
e. L. Johnson, principal of the Horizon
high school, died suddenly of heart fail
ure. He was 50 years old.
1 Rose Bros. of Manistique, Mich. hav,
purchased the general store of the Uphan
Manufacturing Company of Marshfeld.
Ole Danielson of the town of Winches
ter has been missing several days, and
his friends think he died from exposure
| He was unmarried
| G. Y. Schrader, charged with a chair
letter fraud, has confessed at Marinette
He is supposed to have realized consid
e1able on the scheme
Il. Berbeau, farmer of Bay settlement
was killed by Kewaunee and Western
| train while returning to his home. Hi.
| vehicle was smashed and his horse killed
III. +. Heldenbrand, proprietor of III,
Goodwin House at Bcloit, has closed tn,
hotel. Mrs. Helen Goodwin Fifeld own,
the property and says it will soon be re
opened
Near Pilot Knob Joseph and Jane.
Soup ran across several wolves chasins
deer, and returning for a gun they tool
up the chase for the wolves and brough
| down three of them.
| AT Sturgeon Bay, Arthur Washburr
found pocketbook containing $495 ant
on returning the same to its owner wa.
rewarded for his honesty by being invited
to take glass of beer
A contract for the erection Of one of tn,
finest cold storage buildings IN the North
west has been let by =. NJ. Parker ant
Il. Knudson of Rice Lake to the Ric,
Lake Manufacturing Company
The program for the convention of tn,
State Fireman's Association, TO be helt
at Columbus, June 20, Il and %, hal
been completed. A long list of big prizes
has been provided for the events.
John Speaker, ST., of Appleton commit
ted suicide in bed by shooting off the toI
of his head with a revolver. He was be
tween 80 and 80 years of age and hat
been ia ill-health several months
Andrew Matson, while attempting t,
jump from moving train at Ashland
struck his head against a post and wa.
killed instantly. His body was not dis
covered until the following morning.
A wreck on the Milwaukee road at Hor
icon tore off the signal and ripped out &
large section of platform. The car wa.
badly damaged and the passengers in i
were given shaking up and frightened
Rev. j. S. North died at Fox Lake
aged 81. He had been a resident OF
Dodge County for over fifty years. HI
was an old friend and companion of Solo
mon Juneau when both lived at Theresa
The Randolph mine near Superior in the
Seine river gold district has been purchas
ed by M. G. French and others, whose
names are not yet given out, but include
capitalists from Milwaukee, Chicago ant
Toronto
Results of the severely cold weather
upon the feathered game near Neillsvillt
are becoming apparent. Numerous bevies
of quail are found frozen, also grouse anG
prairie chickens. Partridges have winter
ed well and are plentiful.
Joseph Loeb of Appleton, representing
Athena, won first place in the State Uni
versity junior open oratorical contest
Joseph Koffend of Athena was awarded
second and George Thompson third place
Eight men delivered orations of more
than usual merit.
At the home of Rev G. l.. Richards in
Baraboo there was double wedding, two
brothers marrying two sisters. David J
Marshall and Miss Lizzie Steel and Will
liam Marshall and Miss Anna Steel were
the contracting parties. They reside in
the town of Caledonia.
Nf,,
raiser of Appleton, committed suicide
shooting herself through the heart. While
with one hand she located her heart with
the other she pulled the trigger of re.
volver belonging to her husband. Death
was almost instantaneous. No reason 9th.
er than ill-health is ascribed for the deed
The trial of M. G. Calf, agent of the
Swift Packing Company, for selling col
ored oleomargarine, took place at West
Superior before jury. Assistant Com
missioner Chadwick failed to prove that
the oleomargarine was colored to resem.
BILE butter, and further because his TEST
purchase was filled through Swift's Du
luth branch, and the jury rendered yer.
diet Of acquittal.
When Porter Ross, the Kaukauna wife
HioAoChCit hhAohCu liS lSIll anu was given
his freedom at Waupun he was immedi
ately rearrested by the sheriff of Outa.
game County and taken to Appleton
where he will be tried on the charge OF
numbering Katie Dupreis. Ross was ag
gravated by seeing his wife and Katie
Dupreis and two male companions drive
by his home. He demanded his wife's re.
turn, and after some threats made by him
she said she would return. Ross lost his
patience and began shooting. Mrs Ross
received the first shot and fell dead. One
of the men and the Dupreis girl were shot
the latter being mortally wounded
Father Hermann j. Hellstern of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception al
Barton, is not going to vacate the clergy
house until the last appeal to the court
of highest resort is exhausted. The priest
had trouble with his congregation and the
archbishop ordered his transfer, appoint
ing another priest to succeed him. The
congregation then began ejectment pro.
ceedings in the civil courts to compel him
to vacate the parish house. This action
gave rise to sensational suits against
Archbishop Katzer and prominent mem.
bers of the Barton parish. Judge Dick
of Waukesha decided these suits against
Father Hellstern and ordered him to va.
cate. He did so, but Immediately appeal.
ed from Judge Dicks decision to the Su.
preme Court. Judge Dick refused to sign
the bill of exceptions and dismissed the
appeal. The Supreme Court has now or
dered Judge Dick to sign the bill of ex.
ceptions and permit Father Helstern to
perfect his appeal.
At Beloit, the First Presbyterian
Church celebrated its semi-centenniai
The Rev. w. f. Brown, who has been G
member nearly fifty years, delivered q
historical sermon and there were remi-
niscences by DR.. Il. N. Clark, an original
member.
David Malm, lineman for the Western
Union Telegraph Company, was struck by
a train and instantly killed near Dane.
He was working with crew, and intend
ed to catch a passing freight train in a
curve when he was struck by train pass
ing on another track, going in an opposite
direction. His home was in Minneapolis.
Thomas Thompson, well-known ar
chitect, was found unconscious near the
railroad track at Devils Lake. He was
taken TO his home at Kirkland, but died
before reachi2g there. 1t is supposed he
died from exposure. He was for several
years captain of pleasure steamer on
Devils lake.
The announcement is made that the
Belle City Street Railway Company,
which operates the electric railway of RAJ
cine, has been sold to Matthew Slush,
saraStIant Of thu NFtlxxra,,t-a& De-