Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-10

..ackleg is carrying of large NUM-
Der of cattle in Brown County.
At La Crosse Doud Sons Il Co.'s COOP
er-shop burned. Loss, $1,000.
John Mclean, woodsman working
near Hurley, cut his foot off while at
work.
+. J. Curtiss, of Chiffon, has been.
chosen as instructor of science in the
New London high school.
Daniel Murphy. of Eau Claire, was
convicted of grand larceny and sentenced
to one year at Waupun.
Fire at liacine did $1,000 damage in
Fanchers drug store. The fire was
caused by an oyerheated stove. The loss
on the stock was $500; on the building,
$500. Fully insured.
Christian Thomson, farmer residing
twenty miles north of Chippewa Falls,
was found hanging to the rafters of
barn Poor health is supposed to have
led him to commit the deed.
Four thieves were arrested at Keno
sha. They had in their possession prop
erty that vas identified by the merchants
as taken from their show-windews. The
men give their address as Chicago.
Harry Corson, Wisconsin Central
switchman, was nearly crushed to death
while at work at Ashland. He was
caught between two cars and his hips
injured and his leg and foot crushed.
Patrick Shaughnessy, of Marinette,
will leave in a few days for the Trans
vaal to enlist in the Boer army. He is
asking financial aid to make the trip al
so far has received a generous response.
Sam Windsor, the builder of dams,
who has done some great work in the
Menominee river region, has been taken
to Marinette from Amberg on a petition
asking for an examination of his mental
condition.
The debt of $4,000 which has hung
over the North Wisconsin academy of
Ashland since it was built in 1891 was
wiped out by r. l.. Mccormick, of Hay
ward, and other prominent citizens of
Wisconsin.
A fire caught in the Northwestern
Lumber Companys lumber yard at Stan
ley and burned for ten hours before it
was gotten under control by the fire com
pany. The loss to the company will be
about 81 600.
A 14-year old son of Patrick O'Neill,
farmer in the town of Eagle Point, fell
upon the blade of large carving knife
which he was carrying. The blade en-
tered the left breast and pierced the
lung, also the lining of the heart.
The Bronson school at Kenosha has
been closed by order of the school board
on account of imperfect ventilation. For
ty children are prevented from attend
ing school.
Julius Baumhlatt, of Racine, propri-
etor of the American Shoe Store, filed a
petition in bankruptcy. Assets are esti-
mated at $1,000 and liabilities from
$500 to $4,000.
Manager JON /. Beggs, of the Mil
waukee Electric Railway and Light Com
pany, has placed S125,000 insurance with
Racine agents ON the property of the
company at Racine.
Rev. and Mrs. David b. Cheney, of
Racine, who were Slot by burglar,
have been presented with a purse of
5000 in gold by mempers Of their con-
gregation.
The meat market OF Barnes a. Eggers
at Fond du Lac was broken into and
about $50 pounds of poultry stolen The
store of Prichard & Son was also enter
ed Only a few goods are missed from
the latter place.
J. d. Hollenbeck. ofsBristol. had OBJ
served bees flying a. yong the rafters of
his house He found that hive of bees
had in some way got under the caves
and had made honey there. Nearly 100
pounds was secured.
! A petition in bankruptcy was filed by
Jesse Hartman and Mrs. Eliza Strauser.
cigar dealers of Kaukauna. No schedule
OF assets and liabilities has been filed.
The A. Richardson Shoe Company's
retail shoe stJre of GAINESVILLE was placed
in the hands Of a receiver. The liabili-
Ties are placed at from $4,000 to S17,-
600 and the assets at 5000.
4 special election was held at Trem
neaIeau on the question of dissolving the
village corporation and Incorporating
npder the general law with larger terri
torv and population While Il majority
of voters were for dissolution there was
lack of ten votes of the necessary two
thirds majority.
Roots store. in which the postoifice is
heated at Leon, was broken into and
robbed. The thieves obtained only about
sic
There Was bad wreck In the Yards
~ the Milwaukee road ut Iacine. a
switch engine was drawing I'VE freight
/ cars Is the junction, when one Ut the
ears. loaded with irons cot off the track
The car ran along for about block
when II struck stick. II then tore up
the track and ran into the Freepcrt pas
senger train on a sidetrack. The baggage
car was smashed and q hole knocked IN
the side of Il passenger car. Nh one was
hurt. Damage r. The amount Of Sl,ou0
Was deEa