Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-02-08
Company e of Eau Claire is being re.

A. V. Berg of Windsor, Kan, was kill
ed in Soderburg's camp at Thorpe by
falling tree.
The coroner's jury returned formal
verdict in the Willy mill explosion at Ap-
pieton. The verdict throws blame on no
one.
The confectionery store and factory of
W. G. Pile at Bel0it was closed on a
chattel mortgage. Mr.. Pile went there re-
Gently from Belvidere, Ill.
A. Stretch g. Bros, Oshkosh wagon
manufacturers, have been awarded ST.
600 Government contract to supply 100
dump carts for service in Cuba.
Several society women recently form, J
themselves into an ambulance club at Eau
Claire. They ordered a $425 ambulance
which they will present to the city.
Mrs. Mary Stephens, whose dress
caught fire from skillet of grease on the
stove, died from her injuries at New Rich
mond. She was about 20 years of age.
William Straihearn. 76 years old died
at the residence OF his daughter, Mrs
Mary Judd in Milwaukee, He was born
in Scotland and located in that city in
1852.
The Latin & Rand Powder Company
VIII begin work on the plant in Pleasant
Prairie about March l. The company
has given notice to the people on the land
TO move their holdings before that date
Henry Driver, a wel-known resident of
Sheboygan County, was killed at Amigo
by being struck by falling tree He was
aOpopaH ip al ~
which he recently purchased, when one of
the trees struck him.
Emil Prucha, age1 10, living at 321
North Sixth street, La Crosse, was run
over at West Salem while attempting to
board through freight train on the Mil
waukee road losing both his feet. He
was taken TO La Crosse for amputation.
Deaths in the State: Mrs. Richard T.
Wilson, aged 3D. La Crosse; Alexander
Plnegore, Chippewa Falls: James Hos
trawser aged IL Irving; Mrs C. H.
Thompson, Amigo; Mrs. E. j. England,
kenosha; Lewis Cass. aged -, Mansion.
Lottie Jensen, tn. 14-year-old girl
whose disappearance had been puzzling
Appleton police authorities, has been
found. She had merely run away on ac-
count of a whipping. which she had got
ten, and was found in a farm house some
distance west of the city.
AT 10:40 on a recent evening John E.
truth, collector and salesman for Mel
son, Morse & Co. of Chicago, was held up
in front of the Division Street VI. K.
Church in Fond du Lac and robbed of
$40 in cash, two checks for 500 and $50
respectively. and gold watch and chain.
Samuel A. Jones of Boston gave Law
renee University at Appleton 81 900 to be
used for a memorial room in the new Ste
phenson Science Hall, in memory of his
brother, Prof. Hiram A Jones, who was
member of the faculty for more than
forty years. Mr.. Jones has previously
given large sums to the school.
The largest lumber deal of the season.
and probably the largest of the year, was
recently completed at Marinette, Lowe,
Perley 4 Co. of Chicago purchasing the
entire cut of the Fl. Witbeck mill for the
coming season. The amount of lumber
is about 40,000,000 feet, and not less than
100000 is involved in the transaction.
A dozen prominent Appleton young men
have organized a ETY. under the name
of the Marble Hearts, which has for
its object the encouragement of matri-
mony for pecuniary advantage. The rian
of the organization is to deposit in a bank
the amount raised by initiation fees as
well as the annual dues. Each nan who
marries forfeits his right to the pool which
is thus formed. A fine of fixed amount
is also provided for breaking the vows of
the organization.
The right of colored people to attend
public places of amusement under the
laws of Wisconsin is to be tested. Ra.
chael and Clara Black are the nearly
white and attractive daughters of a col
ored barber, Alfred Black. The young
women visited the Century roller skating
rink at Oshkosh as spectators. The next
day they received note requesting them
to discontinue their visits. They went
again and were invited to leave, which
they did. The reason assigned by the
management of the rink is that it had es-
tablished rule not to let colored people
frequent the place.
A great surprise was in store for the
family and friends of p. p. Dawson when
that young man came to Chippewa Falls
unexpectedly, as the report had been cir
eulated that he had fallen in the battle
of Manila. While his home is at Chippe.
wa Falls he had been engaged in steam.
boating on the Missouri river and when
the call came he enlisted at Bismarck as
a private in Company A, North Dakota
volunteers, and went with his company
to Manila, where he participated in that
memorable battle; and no word had been
received from that day until his arrival
He received his discharge before coming
home and says he has come to stay.
Greed of money proved fatal to Carl
Hartmanns pet dachshund in Milwau.
kee. After long illness resulting from
the CANNES inordinate appetite for pen.
MES the animal was killed and eighty five
pennies and one nickel were found in his
stomach. Carl Hartmann keeps a restau-
rant and the dog was well known by all
who frequented the place. He had a
great fondness for catching pennies in his
mouth as they were tossed 70 him, and
would catch four OF five in succession
without dropping one. After getting them
in his mouth he wor!d often carry them
arodnd for some time before hiding them
Peter had swallowed the pennies from
= time to time in the excitement of catching
lthem.
Thomas Doud, a car repairer for the
Omaha Railway, living at West Superior,
was killed near the Northern Pacific Rail
way bridge. He was riding to Duluth on
the Omaha train and leaning too far out
from the platform, his head struck q
semaphore post. killing him instantly.
A stump of tree which stands on the
farm of William Hazelton, near Barab boo,
cut down some time ago, shows 400 rings,
making the tree approximately 400 years
old. A ring does not always signify
year of existence or growth to an exact
degree, but to some guide as to ascertain
ing the age of exogenous planting.
The Oshkosh Mutual Accident Associa
ton has suspended. In a circular letter
the association announces that it has rein
sured it's risks in the Metropolitan Acct.
dent Association of Chicago. The com.
pany had many policies in northern Wis,
consin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Schmitz. sur
rounded by their children and grandchil
dren and many friends, celebrated theil
golden wedding in the town of Newton
The old couple were married within few
rods of the house in which they now live
Mr.. Schmitz is now T8 and his wife IS
years, "a both in the best of health
There are nine children, all of whom are
alive and present at the jubilee.
Laurenc. r. lease, a Milwaukee mo
torman, commi lifted suicide, making doubIy
sure of death by turning on the gas and