Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-20

The electric railway company at Eau
Claire is going to build a new W
house there.
Mrs. Burke, on trial in the Circuit
Court at Ashland on a charge of larceny.
was found guilty.
The Council at Hudson has awarded
to II. j. Anderson for $3.50 the contract
to build the new city hall.
The canning factory at Burlington is
being run full force l. supply the United
States army with canned goods.
The ~Trempealeau City Council has de-
cided on a water works system to cost
$1,000. 1t will not be necessary to issue
bonds.
The Fox River Valley Electric line is
encountering difficulties in its efforts to
secure a franchise through Little Chute
on the kaukauna road.
The body of Il man was found floating
in Chequa megon bay. There are bruises
and cuts upon it, which lead the Ashlaad
authorities to believe a murder has beef
committed and the body thrown into the
bay.
The members of the Theatrical EN-
ployes' Union have presented a scale of
wages to the managers of the Milwaukee
theaters, which includes an increase of
pay for almost all classes of workers be-
hind the scenes.
Ex-Goy. Upham has closed up a $780,
600 land deal. The transaction involves
the transfer to A. l.. Kreutzer of Wau-
sau of the Kelley land contracts and the
old Fox River Improvement Company
lands as we'll as property in Marshteld.
A team of horses belonging to Anton
Helebrandt, a farmer living in the town
of Pierce, ran away. The wagon was
upset and demolished and Mr.. Helebrandt
was pitched over the high fence and sus-
tanned a broken collar "nd serious injuries
internally.
Jesse b. Noyes of Baraboo has filed
a petition in bankruptcy, his liabilities
amounting to about $1,000. He is prob
ably the youngest bankrupt in the State,
having passed his twenty-first birthday
only a short time ago. His creditors are
mostly the merchants OF B%araboo. The
assets amount to but a few dollars.
The La Pointe Indian agency at Ash
land received information that Peter
Phalon, an Indian farmer on the Fond
du Lac reservation in northern Mime
sofa, was drowned. He went out in a
canoe with an Indian, and when a few
rods from shore, the canoe was overturn-
ed. Phalon was drowned, as he was I'M
able to swim. Some of the Indians on
the reservation were very angry at Pha-
Ion, having made numerous complaints
against him at the agency, and it is fear
ed by his friends that his death may not
have been an accident.
John Martinek Of La Crosse mad a ter
life. He was attacked by two swarmS of
bees, and they kept at him SO persistent
~ that he was forced TO seek refuge in
the Mississippi river, but a few rods dis
tant. The bees pursued him, and he
plunged headloAg into the water, only
showing enough of his face above water
to give him opportunity TO breath from
time to time. Finally the bees flew away
after Martinez had been in the water
over an hour. He returned to his home,
and the doctors found on his face, neck
and hands over 100 distinct bee stings.
At pittsville, the school question came
10 Il CEiSlS tHc OlutI luDIUllSs HtI the
hour arrived for school to convene the
rival aspirants for the p%rincipalship were
on hand, together with the two anti
Kaufman members Of the board. Kauff-
mar was elected and the new teacher
installed. The other member of the
board, Mr.. Seyerns, then arriving, for
babe Prof. Jones TO commence work, but,
having the sanction of two members of
the board, he refused, and school was
opened. A large majority of the pupils
then left the school building and marched
in a body to the center of the city, where
they rendered Prof. Kaufman flowers
and a reception.
After a month in Jail at Fond du Lac,
Fred Stillman, II years old, was taken
to Green Lake County by Sheriff Mer-
rell to be examined in regard to his steal
ing So cents worth of ice cream. Over
a mOnth ago the boy went to a dealer
in Berlin and after securing some ice
cream had it charged to another person.
Shortly after this he was arrested and
committed 20 the Jail in Fond du Lac
to await the term of court which meets
next January. The boy was held in Jail
with criminals Of the worst reputation.
Mr.. Bishop of the State board of control
saw the boy when he was looking through
the Jail and investigated his: ease. He
Immediately had the case opened, and will
see hat it is settled at once md the boy
sent back to his father at Oshkosh.
A stabbing ARRAY occurred at Ingram.
The trouble arose over the difference in
5 cents in making change at the store of
tbo UNuo,.h lx Ca. Da4..
Lego was attending to the store, and he
had a transaction with James Watts. In
making change Mr.. Watts discovered
that he was D cents short and called Mr..
Lego's attention to the matter. The lat
ter, however, refused to give up the 5
cents and some warm words ensued, dur
ing which Lego drew q knife and drove
the blade into Watts side, inflicting a
serious wound. \ warrant was sworn
III for the II est of the assailant, and
he was taken Il tLe city. 1t is: thought
that Mr.. Lego was laboring under a fit
of temporary insanity. The night before
he arose in his sleep and paced the street
firing a revolver. Miss Clara Radiker,
an Invalid, who was IN eye witness to
the stabbing affair, was so overcome by
the excitement that She died during the
night.
Mayor Higgins of Racine has received
word that the Milwaukee and the North
western roads would build a new depot at
Racine " 4ction. The old station has
been condemned by the Board of Public
Works, rs e~ndangering the health OF the
residents i'll that part of the city.
At West Superior, Williams Bergman
was given a verdict of S160. He sued
Martin Hendrickson in the Superior
Court to that extent for injuries which
caused the loss of a thumb. Bergman
testified that he went into H~endrickson's
saloon to get a drink and was assaulted
by the bartender. He asked for $1,000.
Miss Daisy Hargraves, teacher in the
La Crosse public schools, made an at
tempt at suicide by taking laudanum.
She took I'm overdose and that saved
her life. She has been i'll for some time.
Dependency is the cause of the attempt
on her life.