Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
State Ite..s of Interest.

. J. r. Hibbard. Stoughton farmer
who was kicked by horse, died from the
effects. He was 45 years old.
An illicit distillery was broken up al
Crivitz by Judge +. J. Bartels. The Off
GERS are or the trail of the owners, who
have left the country.
Fred Gruelin, an aged man of Milwau
kee, quarreled with his young wife ane
shot her twice and then killed himself
The woman may recover.
Harry Parks, Michigan lumberman
commenced work at Bayfield, on con
tract Of 50,00O,000 feet Of logs for w. III
Gilbert, the Norway timber king.
S. M. Braden, until recently ain dis
patcher at Barabco, has been promoted t
the superintendcncy Of the Lake City di
vision of the Chicago and Northwestern
This is a new branch just completed By
the company.
H. III. Hanson, Jr., well-known farm
er Of The town of Clayton, near Me
dina, was found hanging in his barn. He
was well-to-do and drawing S24 pension
a month as disabled volunteer soldier
of he civil war.
Floyd Jones, IL years old, an adopted
son of John Jones, farmer residing neal
GAINESVILLE, was found hanging 10 stfaI
in the barn. The family claim it was an
accident Friends say the boy grieyec
over being an adopted son.
Plans for the new Y NJ. G. A. building
at Kenosha have been accepted and work
will be begun at once. Sixteen thousand
dollars has been raised and in addition n
G. Simmons has given $1,000 for inside
furnishing and equipment.
The tug Temple Emery has arrived
with second raft of logs for the Two
Rivers Manufacturing Company. The
raft consists of over Loco, 900 feet of pine
logs. The Nashota river presents solid
surface of logs from the harbor TO the
mill.
Albert Wobser, q Nasewaupee farmer
lost his barn and three horses by FIRE. The
loss on structure will amount TO $500 and
on animals about $500. Charles Swichten
berg, also of Nasewaupee, hkerise had
his barn go up in smoke. Loss S400. Ii
is believed by many that the fires are the
work of incendiaries.
Veteran J. A. Rapp of Marinette, who
will start awheel for Philadelphia soon
has begun praeticing on wheel, and is
making fair progress. A Afenominee bi.
cycle factory has constructed wheel de-
signed especially fer the old man. and be
will ride 1t to Philadelphia. He has pur-
chased bicycle for his wife. and II i
her intention to accompany hel husband
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members at Philadelphia. The sight Of a
couple aged 50 and 55 years respectively
wheeling through the country on a jour-
ney Of the length Of the proposed one will
be without parallel.
Marvin Blake, the first permanent
white settler in Baraboo, is lead. aged ~
wears. Mr.. and Mrs. Blake celebrated
their sixty-second wedding anniversary
last February.
During the absence Of the family, a
tramp entered the residence - G. c.
Ertz at Manitowoe and stole suit of
clothes belonging TO son Of Mr.. Ertz.
The tramp dressed In the stolen ss1;t, leay-
ing his own In exchange.
Miss Helen Kriz, the 1S-year-old daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Georls Kriz, who
disappeared from her home in Racine
over three weeks ago. was found by the
police Of Kenesha and returned TO her
home in Racine.
AT Marshfeld, during the parade Of
Main's circus thieves robbed the Wiscon-
sin Cestral depot cash drawer Of 500.
Engineer Ed Kelly, in charge Of Chr
cago and Northwestern engine, tioped
over into the mud between Elroy and
Sparta. the result of the track giving
way. The roadhed was softened by
water. No one seriously injured.
The large barn of the Smailey Manu-
featuring Company located on the lake
front at Manitowoc, was destroyed by FIRE
the other evening. The barn contained
! large quantity Of hay and straw and it
i supposed that the Ere was started by
children playing in the building. The loss
4 about 81 900 and is fully insured.