Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-01-25

An entire freight train was ulIcneu TWO
miles east of Stanley. No one is reported
hurt.
The Chippewa Falls public library has
received gift of 5000, which will be i'm
mediately used for books.
Joseph Wenterbung of jefferson sus-
tanned severe fracture of his right leg.
His horse slipped and fell.
Room Al and it's contents, in Chaplin
Hall House at Hudson, were damaged by
fire to the extent of about $3.50.
The fight over the Randall road in Ike
nosha County has been ended and the
town board has ordered the road laid.
Adam Schauer was found dead in his
cell in the house of correction at Mil
waukee. His family lives at East Troy.
In Milwaukee, William Evans was SEN
fenced to five years in the Waupun pris-
on for attempting TO kill Minnie Parish or
the night of Nov. 81.
In Milwaukee, Health Commissioner
Schulz has been served with notice by
one of his own deputies that he is yiolat-
ing the smoke ordinance.
At Marinette Angus Harbick, aged IS,
train, tore his kneecap completely off. He
is probably crippled for life.
Deaths in the State: Theodore ]. t.
Foster, aged so, Racine; Peter Peterson,
Raymond, aged II, GAINESVILLE; William
McCutcheon, aged .65, Hudson.
At Maiden Rock, John Richards meat
market and machine. shop, A. p. Mer-
rill's residence and Mr.. Kelley's barn
burned to the ground. Loss $4,000.
James Meigher, a brakeman on the Mil
waukee road, was killed in the railroad
yards at Waupun. He tried to slide down
the brake stem and lost his grasp, falling
under the wheels. Both legs were cut off
near the body,
Frank Challoner, a prominent Republi-
can and a member of the Board of Re
gents of Wisconsin University for the
last five years, died at Oshkosh, aged 46
years.
One of the largest purchases of pine tim
her ever made in that region was recent
" closed at Ashland, W. III. Gilbert buy
ing % 600, 900 feet in one tract in Bay
field County.
The Woman's Club of Eau Claire, hav-
ing collected about 800 volumes for a
travelling library, o. H. Ingram has do
mated the cases to contain them, and it
will be started in the county.
The side rods on the engine of a Chi
cago and Northwestern train broke and
knocked through the cab near Manitowoc.
Engineer Sam Nelson was struck on the
head and stunned, but not seriously injur-
ed, and the fireman was scslded in the
face.
Six women and two men, bound for
klondike. were in Ashland a few days
ago. The party was from Ironwood and
Phillips and consisted Of the following
persons: The Misses Brewer and Water
house. Capt. Ford and wife and w l..
Green and wife. Mr.. Green, who has
spent three years in Alaska, has grocery
store and meat market at Skaguay, which
place Is their destination.
The goods found in possession of two
men at Baraboo were identified by w s.
Roach of London, whose store was recent
ly robbed.
A runaway accident occurred in Nee
nah. near the Wisconsin Central bridge
on Main street, and as a result the horse
was killed and two Clayton farmers who
occupied the sleigh narrowly escaped
fatal injuries. One of the men, named
Jonathan Hannigan. was thrown from the
cutter and rolled down the embankment,
sustaining a severe cut in the head. The
horse was frightened by a train and dash
ed at full speed toward the lake. The
animal headed into a telegraph pole and
was killed by the force of the collision.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schmidt, niece OF Ste
phen A. Douglas, died alone and in pow
erty. in her humble home at Milwaukee.
Mrs. Schmidt went to that city nearly
half a century ago. Many years she had
been forced TO depend upon charity for
subsistence.
Two men gere arrested at Elroy for
stealing +. fur coat fum DIR. Moore of
Merrimen. while en- route for Madison.
They yleaded guilty and were sentenced
to tb.fty days in the county Jail.
Christian Phillips OF Eau Claire, who
attempted TO commit suicide by taking
hydrochlorie acid. Eiay recover. Phillips
took enough TO XIII ten men. and the sur
prise 10 that he mag get over il.