Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-31
State Items Of Interest.

| While raising large cistern with a
| windlass, Henry Hinze of Kiel had his
arm shattered to splinters.
Thomas Evans of Sparta was severely
Injured in La Crosse. He says that the
| trainmen put him off Of the fast mail train
and he fell, striking on his head
The Tornado Mining Company, which
was organized in Sturgeon Pay month
or Sc ago, has collapsed No shares had
been sold, only prospectuses issued.
District Attorney Reilly of Fond du Lac
entered a nolle in the case of Edward
Floody, charged with interfering with a
preliminary election meeting last fall.
John Crillman of Ashland was drowned
in White river. He attempted to cross
the river, which is now very high, with an
improvised raft. The current upset the
raft and he was drowned
After the muster in of Company g of
Hudson by COL B. III. Daily officers were
elected as follows: Captain, w. Y. Bur-
ton; first lieutenant, Lony Enslin; second
lieutenant, Joseph Miller.
The grain elevator at Picketts burned
with its contents. The building was own
ed and operated by M. b. NJ. Peacock of
Beaver Dam, who controls nearly all the
elevators on the northern division of the
Milwaukee road The building contained
about 1,500 bushels of grain.
August Swanson, resident of Mari.
nette for eleven years, committed suicide
by hanging himself on clothes line in
barn. He was an employee of the l.. w.
v. ). Co. Swanson was comfortably fixed
financially. He came from Sweden.
where a wife and FIVE children survive
him.
Jacob Pollock of Chicago died at HID
son in an epileptic fit. He was 36 years
old.
A freight train on the Milwaukee Rail-
way broke in two parts north of Somers.
A freight car loaded with bicycles was
wrecked. Many of the wheels were only
slightly damaged and residents in the Vi
cinity helped themselves.
b. Il. Heatherington, barber who re-
Gently went to Kenosha, is missing. and
is supposed to have committed suicide nv
jumping into Lake Michigan. He address,
Ell letter to his employers, stating his
intention to commit suicide by taxing NOR
prime, and when the drug began TO act 70
end his life in the lake.
William Steinhoff Of Ashland. brake
man ON Mitchell & McClure's logging
train, was killed near Barker. AIin,s
A disease known as black leg has brok
en- out among the herds of cattle in the
neighborhood of Hilbert Junction and has
proven fatal in the past few DAYS in over
thirty cases. The disease is now being
checked by the use of vaccine.
Chairman Stensaas has received not;s-
cation from the president of the Scan1;-
navian Lutheran Singers Union that fha
dates are fixed for the saengerfest at Eau
Claire for Aug. ID. III and IL. Over 900
singers viii come from the Dakotas. Min
nesota, Michigan. Wisconsin and other
States.
The strike of the Feeders and Helpers,
and Pressmen's union in Milwaukee has
been successful. The demand of the men
for higher wages was acceded to by the
bosses and they all reported for duty.
Fred Hansen fell from high roc. ut
Iilbourn and was seriously injured. IA.
dropped upon some stones at the edge of
the water of the Wisconsin river
AT GAINESVILLE, Judge Bennett sentenced
DIR. Robert l.. Brown, a well-known local
veterinary surgeon, to Wanpun for one
year on charge of forgery. Brown is
alleged to have forged note on John
Haight, a farmer. securing $500. Strong
efforts were made to settle the matter out
side of court.