Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-03-01
The residence Of Henry Diener at Bara.

damage VIII aggregate about $4,000.
Mrs. Samuel Dowd OF the town of Dali
las died OF cancer of the stomach. having
lved without food nearly FIVE weeks.
The Northwestern Railway Company
mas cleared up the blockade in pulp-wood
which tied MP the trains for week at APP
pleton
Henry Harris, employed in the Hath min
in Bird a. Wells Lumber Company's plant
at Wausaukee. cut off two fingers of his
right hand
Miss Elizabeth Shepard will represent
the Oshkosh normal school at the State
oratoricai contest To be held at Stevens
Point March IL
Allie Murphy an engineer on the North
western road and a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Murphy of Fond du Lac, was killed in a
collision near Chicago
Bertha Aacey. aged 20, died at La
Crosse. She was the daughter of Il. c.
Macy, coal dealer, and Went to Chicago
for surgical operation.
While crossing Sturgeon bay from Me-
nominee two members of an ire-boating
party were seriously hurt bv the spar
breaking and striking them.
The Bigelow mill at Washburn win be
nearly as good as new when it is started
in the spring The owners are expending
$4,000 iii making changes and repairs.
The village board Of Elkhart Lake
awarded the contract for putting in Il sys-
TEN of water works to the Sanitary Con-
struction Company Of Green Bay for So
600.
The largest wolf pelt ever presented to
the county clerk at West Superior for
bounty came in from Albert Peterson of
Hawthorne. The animal was ) feet and
3 inches long
Henry Halberstadt has announced that
he is ready TO give 10 the city of Kenosha
as an ornament to the new city hall which
has been proposed memorial clock, to
cost between $500 and 81 800.
1t is just announced at Racine that
Miss Caroline Hatchwell and Frederick
l.. Monroe. two well-known society people,
had been married at Milwaukee April %
last by the Rev. T.. w. White.
Allie Laubach. Peter Keller and .Jo-
seph Strachan, three Oshkosh lads. plead
cd guilty to stealing copper and brass
from the Rahr brewery and were sentenc
ed 10 the reform school at Waukesha.
No city can be held liable for damages
resulting from the unsanitary condition
of its schools, III SIS there is special leg
islation with that end in view, according
to a decision given by Judge Ludwig of
Milwaukee.
The First ward school building at Ste
vens Point, erected in 1895 at cost of
$4,000 was almost totally destroyed by
fire. The loss is covered by insurance
The origin of the fire is not known, but
is supposed to have originated in the fur
mace room.
Burglars broke into II. T.. Christ's store
at Wausaukee by breaking pane of glass
out of the front. Two watch chains, two
pairs of rubbers and some shoes are miss
ed. They also had a lunch, opening sew
eral cans Of canned goods. Over $50 in
cash was taken. There is no clue
Lizzie Sweige used hatpin with such
effect that she routed a man who attacked
her and sent him fleeing down the street
with blood streaming from his face. Cross
ing the Becher street bridge in Milwau-
hee, a man suddenly sprang out in front
of her, at the same time crying: Now |
have got you. If you make any noise
will kill you" Miss Sweige broke away,
and, drawing her hatpin made a jab at the
face of her assaiant. Her aim was good,
and with howl of pain the fellow releas-
ed his hold. Miss Sweige followed up her
advantage and proceeded to puncture the
face of the man again. He at last broke
away and ran across the bridge.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
destroy the home and perhaps the life of
NJ. Marquardt at Rhinelander. In build
ing the kitchen fire preparatory to getting
breakfast he placed a dry piece of pine
in the stove. He had picked up the piece
in his back yard. Scarcely had he touch
ed match to the kindling than loud ex
plosion occurred, which filled the kitchen
with flying iron and wood When the
room was cleared the treboX of the stove
was examined and piece of wood about
eighteen inches long and four inches
square was taken out. 1t was blackened
and splintered but evidences of carefully
executed plans were plainly to be seen. A
hole perhaps ten inches deep by an inch
and a quarter diameter had been drilled
in one end and it had been filled with
powder and sealed up with unquestioned
evil intentions.
Plans are said to be assuming de Unite
shape for the building of new railroad
by the Union Construction Company, re-
Gently incorporated, that will extend from
the Illinois State line to point in Wal
worth County 10 some poin; in Douglas
County, probably Superior. 1t is said
work on the proposed line will be COM
menced with large force as soon as the
frost leaves the ground. This road is
planned to follow the line surveyed about
twenty years ago by the Chicago and Sp-
perior Air Line, and will endeavor to ac-
1uire some of the right of way that was
acquired for that company in the days
past. II will follow generally north
westerly line, from Walworth County
through the counties of jefferson, Column
bia Marquette, Adams. Wood, Clark,
Marathon, Taylor, Chippewa, Sawyer,
Washburn to Douglas, where it will
doubtless obtain a Lake Superior outlet.
There is possibility that the spur will
be built from some convenient point on the
route into Milwaukee, where connections
can bt maui Win a. AihHSidht lihtt tht =
giving the new road all the needed outlets
in the various sections.
The new S. Cyril and Methodius Poi
ish Catholic Church at Eaton was almost
destroyed by fire recently. The church
was erected last summer at n cost of near
ly $4,000, The loss is partially covered
by insurance of $4,000 on the building and
$1,000 on the contents.
At Eau Claire. the office of Robert Par
ker, real estate agent, was entered and
$50, two gold watches and bracelet
taken from the safe. Two hours later
police sergeant and three citizens, after
struggle captured two strangers and lock-
ed them up. Each of the prisoners had
two revlvers and some skeleton keys.
George Weichel aged %, a farmer re-
siding near Abbotsford, fell, dislocating
the vertebrate just below the shoulder
blade. Dr. g. r. Johnston placed him in
a plaster east and will perform the opera
ton of Fastening the vertebrate together
with silver wire.
Joe Woida who was sentenced at Mar
itowoc 10 ninety days in the county jail
for stealing an oyercoat. escaped from
Chief Pierce and Sheriff Lehrmann as be
was being led from the municipal court
rooms to the county jail. The chief had
been advised that Wcida would attempt
to make his escape in this manner. For
some reason the officers gun did not go
off at the proper time.
One Of the public parks of Milwaukee
was attached the other day to satisfy the
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