Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-08-30
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Three valuable horses, the property of
j. I'll. Meaney of ReedsvilIe, were struck
by a train and killed.
An Italian section hand was run down
and killed ny a Northwestern train near
Racine. Ills name could not be learned.
Joseph Felix, an insane patient who
was being taken from Ironwood, Mich,
to kewaunee, escaped from his keeper
at Appleton.
A lady from Mineral Point was reliev-
ed of all the money she had. amounting
to over SGne, by a pickpocket, while on
her way to GAINESVILLE on a train.
Markwards meat market and Henry
Miller's residence at London burned. The
buildings were worth about 81 1000 each
n each was insured for about $500.
Artemus Coon, assistant superintend-
ent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, was struck lead by lightning
on the sidewalk at Eau Claire in a heavy
rainstorm.
Congressman Babcock has made appli-
cation for the establishment of rural
free delivery at Neenah. The Postoffice
Department has sent an inspector to in
vestigate the need of such service.
A 6-year-old son of William Holtz
drowned in Lake Michigan at Sheboy-
gan. The boy, with three others, got
possession of a boat and rowed out into
the lake, where the boat capsized.
K. w. Davis, n w%ell-known farmer and
.umberman of Tie t0wn of Cady. was
instantly kihe.fn q runaway accident by
the wagon rur ain, over him and crushing
his head while he was hauling a load o.
lumber.
George G. Houghton has been elected
vlce-presldent and general manager of
the Wisconsin National Bank to succeed
the late Charles Best. He is one of the
Oldest and best known bankers in Mil
waukee.
A span of the st. Croix river bridge at
Osceola on the Minnesota side of the
main river collapsed and dropped into the
river. The span is $50 feet long. To
repair 1t IN a substantial manner will
probably cost $1,000.
Edwar Gillen, assignee of the Hurl-
but Manufacturing Company of Racine,
hled his final report. The amount real
ized is S47,927,46, leaving $3,S41.96 in
the hands of the assignee. The assignee
wants $500 for his services.
Deaths in the State: Mrs. Ernest
Helms, aged 20, Evansville; Fred J. Bur
byte, aged 50, River Falls; Mrs. 4. IL.
Rogers, aged 30, Bloomer; Arthur Eilert,
aged IL, Evansville; III. c. Wright, Ell
roy; Antoine Wesler, aged 80, Kenosha.
While Mrs. William Hilpertshauer was
at work at Sheboygan an oil stove ex-
ploded and she was quite badly burned
about the face. The house caught fire
and there was about $500 damage before
the blaze was ~extinguished by the de-
partment.
Fire broke out in the hayloft of w. III.
Raynor's barn at Lake Mills while a
high wind was blowing. Two horses were
burned. Mr.. Raynor was nearly suffo-
Gated and fell to the fIoor while trying
to loosen the horses. He made a des-
perate effort and crawled out.
David Headland and Oscar Lundgren
of Washburn, who went to Klondike
about two years ago, returned from there.
While not a fortune, the boys have
brought back a good deal of money. They
both have good health, but say Wiscon-
sin will be good enough for them in the
future.
William Blake, a farmer living near
Friendship, has found in Mrs. William
Black of Stark County. Ind, a sister
for whom he had searched for forty
years. The Blake family formerly lived
in Milwaukee and early in life the chill
dren became separated. Mrs. Blake
was adopted by a family who moved to
Indiana. Thirty years ago Blake began
his search.
Eugene Sprague, an aeronaut of Lyons,
Mich, and Miss Mabel Schumacher Of
Racine, were killed by an electric car
in front of the Racine city hall. They
were riding bicycles, and, in trying to
avoid collision with the car. fell upon
the tracks in front of the motor, which
was on a down grade and running at a
high rate of speed. Policeman Schumach-
er, stationed at the city hall, heard the
young woman's screams. ran out, picked
up her dead body. and was Mortified to
find it that of his w daughter.
Nicholas, the 12-year-old son of Law
renee Ambrose, was drowned at Sturgeon
Bay. The boy left home early in the
evening, and, not returning at the usual
hour, his parents and others set out to
look for him, the search being continued
all through the night. 1t was not until
D o'clock the following morning that he
was found. The father discovered the
boy III the water near the Washburn
planning mill. The body was in n
standing position and there was but one
foot of water over his head. He had evil
1 6GntlU conn Echino foil off fhn lnpE
lung to a pile until exhausted and then
let go and drowned.
Quite an exciting bear story comes
from Superior Junction. One of Dan
Conroy's burberry teams was passing
through the country en- route to the juno
ton, when something which looked very
much like little black pigs was discovered
close to the wagon, and while the two
men on the wagon were trying to ascer-
| tain what they were the horses were fe-
rociously attacked by a female bear. The
| horses turned and started to run, strik-
ing a tree and breaking the wagon
tongue. The driver started Immediately
for the horses, which were tearing
through the woods. and was followed by
the bear, which, however. turned and
started back for the remaining mar on
| the wagon. who beat a hasty retreat up
a small jack pine. The tree being small,
the bear failed to climb il, and after a
space of about two hours the man was
rescued by the driver and Il party of
hunters.
Peter Dickhoff of Marshtield has re-
turned from Alaska after an absence of
eighteen months. He was IN the hospital
four months last spring, and the expense
was $1,000.
The official schedule of the Wisconsin
| good roads conventions is given out by
| Secretary Rella C. HARDER as follows:
Milwaukee, Sept. 49,; Kenosha, Sept. %;
La Crosse, Oct. 8: Fan Claire, Oct. IL;
Warsau. Oct. u; Ashland, Oct. II; Osh-
kosi, Oct. IS; Green Bay, Oct. 10; Man
itowoc, Oct, 20; Waukesha. Oct. 81; RAJ
| cine, Oct. 24c; GAINESVILLE, Oct, %; Madi-
son (Statel, Oct. %.
While George Scheneeker, a prominent
farmer of Bristol, was unloading grain
| at the SIM Prairie elevator, something
broke about the wagon, letting Mr..
Schenecker down with sacks of grain
| under the wagon. The horses ran and
the wagon passed over Mr.. Schenecker,
breaking several ribs.
While David Klass was engaged in
| saving lumber in the All"n saw!nill at
Oakley he accidentally fell against the
| large circular saw, badly cutting his right
arm in three places and making an ugly