Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-29

>tNtt ~ tftAiah VI tit t0fn O4 htzfks
was sentenced to two years in State pr,s-
Oh for horse stealing.
Rock County. il il likely, will have
$4,000 soldiers monument located In the
court house park AT ianesville.
The new Commercial Hotel at Water
town, conducted BY NJ. j. Foy, was sold
g J. A. Mcconnell Of Spring Valley,
Mimi
Leonard Sc field Who Shot and instant
~ killed Charles Prindie nj Token Greek,
was arrested Al his home by the sheriff
4 few hours after the murder and lodged
in jail.
big cheese deal was closed by n
Simon of Neeneh The deal consisted of
seventeen eariouds of cheese aggregating
$4,000 pounds. and the price paid was
$77.350.
The sample trunk owned by o. r. Ry-
an. the Chicago travelling man who died
at Oshkosh suddenly, is missing. Ii con-
tanned 5000 worth Of silyerware used as
samples.
Kenosha is oyerrSm vita a lot OF
trsnps and at the police headquarters it
rs reported that an organized gang at
tempted mo less than four robberies in
one night recently.
lanes Carroll and William Brady, ar
rested in Fort Winnebago, were turned
over to the United States marshal and
taken to Madison. They win be tried
for the robbery OF the coIma postoffice.
William Supple, the Fond du Lac lee
dealer, is poorer by S55 than he was
day or so ago. His residence was en-
tered by a burglar, who succeeded in
escaping with the aforementioned sum.
Ira Monroe, a woodsman from Mime
apoiis. was brought to Marinette serious
ly and probably fatally injured. He was
struck on the head by a falling tree, and
rupture of the brain resulted. The acci-
dent occur d in camp OF the Murphy
Lumber Company.
The works of the Northwestern Glass
Company at Milwaukee were entirely de-
stroyed by fire. The buildings covered
an acre of ground at Burreli and Chase
streets and the plant was valued at
100000. The loss is $4,000 on which
there was $4,000 insurance.
Attorney Putnam, young lawyer of
New London, arrived at Marinette from
sidentally shot himself while hunting
He was on a deer run and was exam!n-
ing revolver which he carried 1t was
accidentally discharged and the bullet
penetrated his leg. The wound is not a
serious one.
Mrs. Mary Murphy died at Marinette.
Her death was due to fracture of the
hip which she suffered recently at the
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes. She
had lust received communion and was
stepping away from the communion rail
whel she slipped and fell and had to be
CARR d home She was 70 years old
and a well-known resident of Marinette.
John A. Butter, Charles E. Monroe
and Pahl Stangl, all prominent citizens
of high position, have filed in court at
Milwaukee a letter of apology TO John
.Iordon Miles the colored head waiter
of the planllinton house and accompanied
by the private payment of a large sum
in settlement. The meG are the leaders
in tie Municipal League, and at the last
election their personal organ, the Mu-
nicipal League Bulletin, contained an ar
ticle ahout Miles charging him with try
ing to sell the colored vote in the Fourth
Ward. Miles promptly sued them for
$4,000 damages.
The Stat" Board of immigration will
shortly send out about 10000 circulars
showing forth the opportunities which
new settlers can find in Barron County.
The same plan will he followed for all
the other counties in tny State, where
cheap lands are available to Immigrants.
A local board is appointed in each coup-
ty which will secure lists of names of
prospective immigrants. The expense of
furnishing information regarding the va
rious sections is divided between the
county and State. The State Board
proposes to do some d rtiSe work in Sc
curing settlers for the idle lands of the
State.
La Crosse has secured another indus
try that promises to develo2 into one of
prime Importance. At meeting of local
capitalists, ii was voted TO subscribe suf-
ficient funds to manufacture twenty
threshing machines of new pattern,
known as the "Cripple's Revenge" the
invention of Frank Ewes of jackson,
Mich. Several years ago the inventor
lost an arm in a threshing machine. He
set about to improve the present patterns
and to eliminate as many as possible of
their most dangerous feateures that
threaten life and limb. Two of the ma
chimes were given thorough and practical
field tests in the vicinity of La Crosse
this year.
Messrs. Page and Thomas of Chicago
have closed arrangements with the Citi-
zens' Committee for the transfer of their
fon (Nhtoa IN IapAcx-ilta Tho
Richardson building at the northeast
corner of North Main street and Pease
court has been leased and will be used
as the factory building after being thor
oughly remodeled The building is a
two-story brick structure. The new fac-
tory will contain the latest of machinery
used in the manufacture of woplen's
jackets, cloaks and all outer garments. In
the neighborhood of sixty hands will be
employed at the start, the greater por-
tion being girls.
Linrie Steinke, aged 3 years, was ac-
cidentally shot and instantly killed by
the discharge of shotgun in The hands
of Charles Schatschneiier. 1s-year-old
hoy employed on the ,Steinke farm, sew
eral miles south of Ripon. Young Schat-
schneider went Immediately to Ripon and
told straight-faced story, which in
effect was that the shooting was done
by a stranger whom he described and
whom he said escaped into the woods
Conflicting evidence was secured and the
boy finally confessed that he had done
the deed accidentally, while attempting
to kill sparrows in the barn. In extenu-
alton of his former story he stated he
thought he would be killed if the truth
became known. The shotgun was loaded
with No shot and the baby's body was
torn beyond recognition.
Edward Connell, well-known insur-
anee agent of GAINESVILLE, was held up
within block of the main business
street. He was accosted by two toughs,
who knocked him down and went
through all his pockets and then escaped.
A big deal has practically been closed
at Crivitz. Fl. Zech, the colonist and
capitalist has sold out his interests
@here to Chicago colonization company
for S110,000 The sale includes the saw
mills, timber and farming lands I'D
other property which he owned there.
The new concern will Immediately To-
cate $50 Polish farmers around Crivitz.
There were six ipcendialy fires in