Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-08

in the vicinity. The police are looking
for the m~arauders.
Fire started in the general merchandise
store of August Elmer of Seosho. All
the goods and the building, belonging to
the Baker estate, We're destroyed. as was
also the dwelling house of Frank Hau-
pert. A very valuable mastiff belonging
to Mr.. Elmer was burned to death.
Stanley Clark, a school teacher, while
hunting on Genesee lake, in the township
of Summit, had his right arm shot off
abeve the elbow through the accidental
discharge of his gun. He is the son of
Charles Clark Of Mukwonago and is a
graduate of Beloit College and was a
member of Company A, Fourth Wiscon-
sin volunteers, in the late war.
James A. Rape of Marinette, who
walked to the G. A. II. encampment at
Cincinnati, aud wheeled to the encamp-
ment at Philadelphia, has decided on an
other unique method of making the trip
to the mex encampment at Chicago. He
will shove a wheelbarrow from Marinette
to that city and on it he win carry a
camping outfit. He will procure his own
~s,lstenance, prepare all his meals and
sleep in the tent nights during the jour
ney to and from Chicago. Mr.. Rape cell
ebrated his eighty-fourth birthday re-
Gently.
Congs ssman j. j. Esch has returned
from Eau Claire County, where, in COM
pany with Col. Henry Casson, superin-
tendent of free rural delivery, he inspect
ed and approved of two routes, which
will be put in operation Jan. ], 1900. The
route out from Eau Claire is twenty-three
miles long and win furnish service for
175 farm houses. The Augusta route is
a mise shorter and passes $50 houses.
Carriers for both routes have already
beer selected and their names sent in to
the Postoffice Department in Washing
ton.
The heirs of William Lynch of Keno
sha have given up their fight to evade
the payment of the 5 per cent legacy tax
levied upon the estate by the new in
heritance law. The law as passed was to
be IN operation from and after the first
day of July of this year. Lynch died at
noon on the first day of that month and
the attorneys for the estate held that the
heirs We're not liable for the tax. The
county judge decided against the estate,
but the Attorney General has handed
down an opinion that the heirs must
pay. The estate is valued at $4,000.
Joseph Hill and his son, Joseph Hill,
Jr., met with a very serious accident
while returning to Kenosha from Pleas
ant Prairie on a Northwestern freight
train. Just after the train had passed
Racine Junction a sudden stop was made
and the shock was so great that the ca
b0ose was almost thrown from the track.
Mr.. Hill and his son were thrown from
their seats in the caboose and the father
was thrown up against the wall, where
he vas pinioned by a heavy iron stove.
As soon as the boy could release himself
he went to the assistance of his father.
When Hill was pulled out he was in an
unconscious condition.
The Postofice Department has issued
an order which prescribes that beginning
Nov. / all mails between Harvard, ILL.,,
and Fontana, Wis, passing through Big
Foot and Walworth, that have hitherto
been carried by stage, shall be carried
by the Chicago, Harvard and Geneva
Lake Railway, an electric road finished
the past sumlner from Harvard to the
shore of Geneva lake. With better car
rying facilities two additional mails will
arrive daily, one morning and n even
ing. The directors of the road are pre-
pairing to exte,N their line in the spring
to Delavan ana Elkhorn, touching Della
van lake at Mettowee park.
John Ward was found guilty of burg
larry at Neillsville. The many circum-
stances surrounding the case have made
it one Of more than ordinary interest and
the doubt is quite commonly expressed
both as to the absolute guilt of the accus-
ed as charged and also as to his sanity.
That he is one of the shrewdest Grim
inals or of unsound mind is the universal
opinion. A medical commission asserts
he is a degenerate and shamming. He
will have no artificial hight in his cell
ever while eating. He stuffs soap in his
ears that he may not hear the voices of
those who annoy him. The evidence was
mainly circumstantial and none of the
money-about $150-taken from Mr..
Trogner's house was recovered.
Edward, a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Zick of Brillion. YVES struck in his back
Df HIS DIOiiItI Niiildhi u StibOhoiy az
jured. They were hewing logs at the
time of the accident.
James Hanrahan, the engineer who
was injured in a Northwestern wreck at
Menominee, has commenced suit against
the Northwestern road for $4,000 dam
ages. The wreck was a head-on col
lision and Hanraban was pinned between
the engine cab and tender Of the engine.
Escaping steam scalded him badly and he
claims to be disabled for life. His home
is at Sturgeon Bay.
Thomas Lynn Chase. son of Alderman
A. T.. Chase of Oshkosh, has disappear
ed. The police have been notified all over
the country and a reward of $50 has been
offered, but nothing has been heard. He
is 13 years old. slightly built, with dark
hair and brown eyes.
Ray Marsden, 10 years of age, and a
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marsden of
Fond du Lac, has been missing from his
home for several days, and all efforts of
his family to locate him have proved Of
no avail. When he left home he was in
poor health and his family are considera-
bly, alarmed, fearing he has been taken
i'll some place in the State and is where
he cannot get proper medical aid.
S. ID. Hun sington. son of Judge Hunt
ington of Green Bay and grandson of Col.
ID. X. Noyes of Baraboo. has been raised
to the rank of first lieutenant in the Unit
ed States army stationed in the Philip
pines. He is a surgeon and has G as
signed to the island of Negros.
Alonzo Russell, a leading citizen Of
Fall River, was fatally stricken with
paralysis during a fire in that village.
The fire originated in the residence Of
Mr.. Russell from the explosion OF a lamp
ard Immediately spread TO the adjoining
houses, barns and stores. 1t was under
control at midnight. The loss is e%Stiinat-
ed at about $4,000. Mr.. Russell was
owner of most of tbs property burned.
Through the efforts of the Racine chap
ter of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution clothing and ether goods have
been sent to the suffering people of Porto
Rico. to the value of S312.T2.
The directors of the Wisconsin and
Michigan F~ishermen's Association have
sold in advance the bulk of the fan catch
to James Dornler of Buffaso. who Is 10
secure all the FISH he desires. which viii
mean $4,000 packages. The deal involves
$4,000. the price being $50 per pack
ace. A representative of the fish trast
Is purchasing some small lots. The asso-
clarion Is fighting the trust. and 80 far
hrs been successful. il ~aispnSing IN adj
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