Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-01-04
Deaths ID the State ". II psassall,
aged 40 Elroyi Levy Flynn. aged 6S, Be.

ram lAvsus business man or
Hillsboro, has been taken to the Mendoza
asylum.
The hog cholera is raging in the yicin-
ity of Lodi. many farmers having lost
entire herds.
Grip is reported by physicians to be
epidemic in La Crosse. Up to date it has
been manifest only in a light form.
Burglars entered the house of William
Schmitt at Kenosha during the absence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Schmitt in Chicago.
All the Oshkosh banks have cut down
the rate of interest on certificates from 3
to per cent. plethora of money is the
cause.
At Platteville, the residence of B.
Beardsley caught fire from defective
fiue and burned out the inside of the
house
James Mcdonald aged 102, a resident
OF Chippewa Falls for forty years, died
i'll st. Joseph's hospital He was born in
Montreal in 1896.
Levi w. Naylor, a well-known Racine
boy, has been appointed second assistant
district attorney of Kings County, n. Y,
with salary of $4,000 per year.
Burglars broke into the station at Mid
way. They cut the ticket cabinet slide.
forced the money drawer and all drawers
in the secretary, but found nothing.
Thomas Collins of Rhinelander. aged 40
was taken to the Northern hospital, hav-
ing been declared insane by a council of
physicians. He was a cook by trade.
Passenger train No. 8. La Crosse divis-
ion of the Milwaukee road went into a
ditch at Camp Douglas. Some little dam
age was done to the rolling stock, but the
passengers escaped with only good shak.
ing up.
A 4-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. vii
liam Thiesenhusen of Prospect, while
making dolls clothes, thrust a needle she
had been using into her stomach by fall
ing against chair. The child could not
tell the location of her pain.
Private John Hack, Battery A, Second
United States artillery, of Beloit, died al
Huntsville, Ala, of pneumonia. He was
in four battles in Cuba and had a thrill
ing experience on San Juan Hill. He was
home on a furlough early in the fall.
La Crosse is now the official residence
of the United States district attorney for
the Western Wisconsin district. ID. f
Jones, who lives at Sparta. His Cfiicia
residence, as well as that OF all his prede
cessors, has been in Madison for several
years past.
Frankie Brown, aged II years, had 9
narrow escape from drowning at Neenah
He was walking on the ice near the Wis
consin Central main bridge when the ice
broke and he slipped beneath the ice near
the opening. He was rescued from his
frightful position by a workman named
August Rourk,
One of the biggest deals Ia pine stump
age of the year has just been consum,
mated by c. l.. Colman of La Crosse who
buys from the Weyerhauser syndicate, on
the upper Chippewa river, 100,000,00C
feet of high grade pine stumpage. Mr.
Colman will do his own logging and will
establish two camps at once.
The yards of the West Superior Lum-
Der Company on ConnOrs point had q
narrow escape from destruction. A fire
broke out towards one end of the dock
stocked with lumber, and before the fire:
men arrived it was burning furiously in q
high wind. About 100000 feet of lumber
burned, with los of about $1,000.
Prof. George p. Bacon. an instructor in
the Beloit College academy, has been
granted leave of absence by the faculty
for three years. and will go to Europe to
study special branches Before leaving he
will be married to Miss Churchill of Bos-
ION, who will accompany him. Mr. Ba-
con is a brother Of Prof Charles A Ba-
con, the college astronomer.
The Sieg factory employees at Kenosha
are at their benches again. The strike OF
about two weeks duration was settled
after conference between the company
and President ]. +. Mulholland of the
International Bicycle Workers and Allied
Trades Union. The contract, which is in
writing, is for one year. The company
agrees to recognize the union and takes
tack the men without discrimination. The
prices are the old ones.
Twelve polishers and buffers stopped
work at the Badger brass factory in ke-
nosha. leaving those departments empty.
According to the statement of one of the
men he was given a task at piecework
rates so low as to cause him to leave it.
He was told that if he did not wish 70 do
the work he could leave. which he did
Another man was ordered to the work
but he also refused it at the rate and was
told he could go. Then the whole depart
ment went OUT.
Patrick O'Connor, travelling scaler foI
the Marinette Lumber Company, had a
thrilling experience in the woods north
west of Wausaukee. He was chased by
huge catamount. which followed him for
three miles until he took refuge in a home.
steader's cabin. His flight was an excit-
ing one, and he only kept the savage beast
away by burning pieces OF paper, and as q
last resort burning his handkerchief and
pieces of clothing which he could tear off
his person while running.
The Fond du Lac city roller mills and
elevators burned. The loss will exceed
$4,000. The fire broke out in the roller
mills office and spread rapidly to the 9TH
er portions of the structure. Owing to a
stiff breeze the iremen could make no
Roadway against the flames. The Offices
of the Daily News, morning paper, were
badly damaged The contents of the office
were carried out and dumped in heaps, en-
failing considerable loss. X. Il. Allen,
Joint owner of the mills and elevator. esti-
mated the loss as follows: On building,
$1,000; Oh machinery. $4,000; on stock,
$4,000 to $4,000.
novel suit has been brought in Circuit
Court at La Crosse Nels Anderson, a
farmer, is suing the town of Holland for
$4,000 for the loss of an eye i'll 1897.
Anderson claims to have been thrown
from buggy because of an alleged defect
In a public highway.
George Kanuck, laborer is alleged to
have sold his T-year=old boy to Italian
peddlers. WHO have been working Mani
towoc, The sale is said to have taken
place at Kanuck's house during drunken
orgy, In which all participated. The Ital-
ans-two women and man--left town
next day with the boy
Investigation into the murder of Chris
Melga at Milwaukee, to which Albert and
Ingela Funk have confessed, has brought
to light the fact that the coroner. John
Winkenwerder, was told of the murder
before the inquest and then rotur""' a
verdict of heart failure.
At Oakfeld, Mrs. William Tanner killed
her G-months-od baby with strychnine
and took the poison herself This failing
to end her life. she secured her husbands
razor and cut her throat. The husband
was away The couple were young and
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