Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-08
State Items of Interest.

Theodore Nyberg of Prentice broke his
leg while loading a car of poles.
Henry Kennedy was badly injured a
few days ago while working in a lumber
camp near Rhinelander.
Miss Ida Norder of Sylvester, aged 10
years, is the first woman in Green Coun-
ty to take our a hunters license.
The Yellow River Lumber Company
has been organized with a capital stock
of $4,000 to do a general lumber bust
ness north of Boyd.
Archbishop Katzer confirmed a class of
s~ixty-ive at st. Demands Church, Wat
ertown. At st. Henry's Church he con-
firmed a class of 107.
In Milwaukee, the mill and elevator of
the Wisconsin Milling Company, an ad-
junct of the Pabst Brewing Company,
was severely damaged by fire.
At Grand Rapids S. Mclaughlin, ST.,
died from Injuries received from falling
down stairs. He was an early settler
of Wood County and about 80 years of
age.
The Beebe Manufacturing Company Of
Racine has entered the newly organized
association for protection against the
bicycle trust. The capital will lie $780,
600.
The steamboat business the past sea-
son On the Fox river has exceeded that
of The past five years and all the steam
ers have had more than they could at
tend to.
Burglars entered the Wisconsin Central
depot and the postoffice at Coloma. They
blew open the safe in each place. They
got nothing in the depot and only about
$25 in stamps from the postoffice.
George Dubie, a ~well-known resident of
Peshtigo, is dead. His death was due to
slow starvation. He had a cancer of the
stomach and for two weeks had been un-
able to take nourishment of any kind.
Joe, the 10-year-old son Of Thomas Lee
land. a $500 line b-aggageman. had his
right leg taken off below the knee while
playing in the 800" railroad yards at
Rhinelander. The boy fell beneath a
passing freight train.
Ensign Ernst Eckhardt Of Sheboygan,
who is seeing service with the United
States Pacific squadron at the Philip
pines, has been promoted to chief engi-
neer of the gunboat Castine. The new
position gives Mr.. Eckhardt an honorary
billet. When promoted he was located
at the Cavite navy yard as the only as
sistant TO the chief engineer.
In order to evade the tive-day Wiscon-
sin marriage license law, County Clerk
Frank L. Starr of GAINESVILLE made his
way to Rockford, H.. where he was
married to Miss Naomi Barriage OF
GAINESVILLE. The groom is a ~we,l-knewn
officer whose duty it is TO issue all mar
riage licenses taken out in Rock County.
Burglars robbed the store OF kerwin
& Dalton at Silver Lake. They stole
a large quantity of miscellaneous goods
and the small change that was ia the
cash drawer. Two men were arrested
the next day at New Munster as they
were trying to sell some of the stolen
goods. The men Were armed aud well
dressed.
The ladies of the Clio Club, who have
worked so diligently for the past w
years TO raise enough money by popular
subscription to establish a public library
in Manitowoc, have turned the subscrip-
ton list over TO the City Council. The
ladies have succeeded in raising about
$1,000.
Walter Kowalski, a deaf mute liz years
of age, while employed drawing brush
lust outside of the Manitowoc city limits.
was run into by a switch engine. The
engine struck the horse, killing it Instant
ly, and the hoy, who chung to the lines.
had two of his fingers severed from his
right hand and received bruises about
his body.
The coroner's jury, which has been in
~vestigating the cause of the Green Lake
Casino fire, has been unable to determine
It's cause. There is still, however. Singh
lar unanimity of opinion that the burning
of the handsome hall was due to incen-
diarisnl.
a man giving his name as Frank Smith
was captured by Chief of Police j. NJ.
johnson in Racine, after having I'D
sixty pocket knives and a revolver a, a
pawnship for $3.50. A burglar, believed
to be the fellows partner. entered the
home OF Judge E. o. Hand and was steal
ing jewelry and silverwsre when 6iscov-
cred. He dropped his plumber snd ran
sway Just before the police arrirad.
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