Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

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senee Of the family, and did considerable
damage with an AK. Valuable bric-a-brac
and furniture were hacked and chopped.
j. Il. Congdon, secretary of the Bara-
boo Y. NJ G. A., has accepted the sec
retargship Of the institution at Camden,
n. ]. The Y. NJ G. a. there is under the
control of the Pennsylvania Railroad and
is very large. NJ Congdon gets a. ine
increase in salary.
AT Peaver Dam, John Bearder was
very se.'ccsly injured while engaged in
saving wood with a ciieular saw. Sev-
era men went to shift the saw while the
saw was still in motion, although the belt
was off. Mr.. Bearder was lifting his end
of the frame and came in contact with
the saw so as to split his leg from the
knee to he thigh aud cutting away part
of the lons
A special meeting of the Kenosha City
Council was held for the purpose of COM
pleting the work of fefunding the city
debt of S1T5,00O. The work of refund
ing the debt has been taken up by u. q.
Simmons and over forty bids were receiv-
ed for the new bonds. 1t is expected that
the debt will be refunded at a 31a per
cent rate. The change will result in a
saving to the city Of over $1,000 year.
A. Altman. clerk in leading Racine
dry goods house. week ago received
silver dollar in payment for goods that
brought him $1,000. The coin is dated
1904 and very valuable, there being only
a few of that denomination in existence.
Altman sent the coin to Chicago. experts
pronounced it genuine and it was sold for
$1,000. The party who gave the dollar
for goods is not known.
The will of John r. Bennett ha $ been
admitted to probate at JanesviIle. He
left his gold watch and chain, gold
headed cane and third interest in his
law library to his nephew, Emmett ID.
MCGOWAN. and the rest of the estate, real
and personal, TO his adopted daughters,
the Misses Minnie and Kiftie Bennett,
share and share alike. The two women
are cxecutrices Of thu estate without
bonds
George s. Perrin mas been pardoned by
Gov. Scofeld. This pardon was obtained
through the efforts of James Cavanagh,
Fred Gottfredson and John kiliton. who
have been working for some ime to Sc
cure this erd. Mr.. Perrin is the last of
the men 10 be released from prison OF
those who were sentenced some years ago
fec burning the Chicago bedding factory
and conspiring to dsfraud the insurance
companies.
The convention of the League of Wis
consin Municipalities opened in Fond du
Lac with an attendance of fifty mayors
and city officials. Mayor Hoskins deliv-
cred the address of welcome, which was
responded to by President G. E. Whelan,
former Mayor of Madison. John ID. But.
Ter Of Milwaukee, president of the muni
cipal league of that city. spoke on The
Model Charter and Its Relation to Wis
consin Cities
Laddie Coma, young man IL years
Of age. about a month ago diseegered that
the sight Of one eye was failing, but be-
fore anything could be done the sight Of
that eye was entirely gone. DESTROYS of
retaining the sight of the other eye, he
sought the services Of Specialist, but
although everything was done, the news
has just reached his parents at Two Riv-
ers that the sight Of the remaining eye
is also gone.
Mrs Charles Richmond was run down
by bicycle scofcher at Racine and was
seriously injured. Her left arm was frac-
tured, leg was badly bruised and ii is
thought she was internally injured. She
was walking alofg when a wheelman
came suddenly upon her and kno,ked her
down, the force of the blow SEEDING her
many feet away The wheelman was
also thrown from his wheel, but did nor
stop to find out how badly she was in
iured or 10 ask any questions.
Under the Orton insurance tax law the
stock life insurance companies doing busi-
ness in Wisconsin will have to pay a total
Of $161 .396.1 ID additional taxes in this
State this year. OF this the Northwest
ern Mutual Life of Milwaukee alone must
pay S152, 1921. The new law went into
effect May 5. The companies had ,lready
paid $500 license fee each March 1. In
computi : the tax to be paid this year
the Insurance commissioner, after ,om-
putting the total tax for the year ui!der
the new law, per cent of the gross pre-
MUM receipts. allowed esscii:: company a
credit of S247.64 TO apply on the license
left from the $500 already paid after de-
ducting the amodnt due under the cid law
for the sixty-fve days from March to
May ).
Levi Chase, an old Madison settler,
died after an illness of three weeks. He
was 81 years old and came to Wisconsin
in 1915. He was native Of Mexico,
0swego County, \. Y.
AT Racine, d. 1ase and John Bartlett
were driving with three horses tied to
their buggy. The horses became fright
ened lit a passing street ear and jumped
Oh to the buggy in such manner as to
overturn ii with the two men on the I'M
der side. Case suffered two broken ribs
and was injured internally. Ba5 slett was
kicked in the side nd received a bad
cash.
The old settlers mcea ng for jefferson
County was held at III, ,bron. Ex-Goy.
w. d. Hoard, L. b. CasN ell OF Fort At
kinson and Rev. +. i. Eaton of Des
Moines, Iowa. were the speakers. Large
crowds we're in attendance
Neal Morrison and Miss Allie, Williams
were killed at Perkinstown in d cam ac-
cident. They were riding with party
OF women and children aud comipg down
a steep hill, when the tongue Of the buggy
broke and stuck in the ground. teiescop-
ing the wagon. Mrs. Morrison and Miss
Williams died soon after from their in
inries. Miss Williams home was at New
I.isbsn, where her body was taken for
burial.
w. s. Swenson Of Menonionee and w.
B. Naylor. Jr., Of Tomah hare been adj
mifted 10 practice before the Treasury
Department at Washington.
The receiver of the Manufacturing In
vestment Compan- has sold the Appleton
and Madison AIe.l plants 10 O. Fl. Payne,
who is one Of the principal stockholders.
The Madison plant viii be transferred TO
the Great Northern Paper Company of
Maine and the appleton plant will prob
ably be run in connection with the Great
Northern Paper Company The latter
company is controlled BIZ Mr.. Payne and
viii oppose the print paper trust. The
amount paid for the property Is not an