Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-07


tenrs The loss is $1,000. with but nom
mai Insurance.
John Il. Wright, superintendent OF the
mineral department ia The land office at
Washington under Cleveland, died The
internent look place at Baraboo
Mrs Nancy NewberFy. aged S} wears
died al Whcajlond. She was one of the
first settlers Of Wisconsin and lived IN
the same house for the past sixty years
Thu 3-year-oid son Of John Bremen. re
siding near Ellsworth fell into a pan OF
boiling water and was fatally scalded
The child died after many hours of suf-
fering.
Twenty tr&mps who were given per
mission 10 Sep in a large empty store
in Racine, were found almost dead from
the fumes OF coal gas, which had accum-
ulated during the night.
The body Of John c. Hanover Which
had been buried eleven years. was eN-
humed nj Avon to be renterred in Be oft.
On opening the casllet the body appea red
to be in perfect state of preservati IN,
excepting thar ii had become somewhat
darker
Fred Anderson. a farmer residing, two
ard one-uulf miles west of Abbotsford,
and who had been working on TIE extra
crew Sh0veling snow in the Wisconsin
Central yards. was struck and instantly
killed by an engine backing over him
while hs was at work.
Mrs Catherine Pierseh Of Dacoda was
seriously burued by the explosion of "A
can Of Kerosene with which she had built
the fire. She had placed the can in front
Of the stove and either through heat or
a spark Of fire ii exploded. Ii is thought
thar she will recover
The fight ever the possession # the
Bayfield, and Western Railway seems to
be at an end. H. Whigham and II. Laub
of Chicago, capitalists, together with DIR.
Rice of Milwaukee, have secured com
plete possession of the road, Extensive
improvements are planned
Henry A. Heath died at Milwaukee.
He belonged To the firm Of Badden q
Heath, wholesalers. He was 81 lars Of
age, member of Company {, 137th llli-
nois infantry, during the civil war, and
since then a successful business man.
with a very wide circle of friends.
Allie ] Wilson. oldest sou of the late
Station Agent Wilson OF Sparta, had not
been heard OF by his relatives and friends
for number of years. \ letter just re-
ceiyed from him from the Philippines an
nounces that he is alive and we'll and =
member of the Thirty-fourth Infantry.
LIZ Mayor Dewolf, Robert d. Wynn,
Del Buel Of Waukegan and w +. Dim
mick of Chicago have been in kenosha
making arrangements for the presenta-
ton of an ordinance to the City Coun-
ell providing for the granting of a fran
elise to build an elee tric railway between
I<enosha city and Waukegan.
Adam Apple Ole Hanson and J. j. ia
cobson of Norway. and John Flynn,
Louis Caesar and James Malta of Mus
kego have been appointed committees III
the Muskego Lake Drainage fight to IN
stitute proceedings for the creation of a
drainage district to comprise lands III
Waukcsha and Racine counties.
John Campbell. working for the C,si-
cago and Northwestern Railway Com
pany as Waterman at the crossing OF
Thirteenth and South Water streets,
Manitowoc. a man Of about 30 years of
age. mysteriously disappeared the other
day and nothing has been seen or heard
of him since. For several days he had
been acting strangely, and became morose
and melancholy. 1t is thought his m,nd
has become unbalanced.
The f. H. Pease Manufacturing Con-
pany at Racine, one of the largest faA-
ming mill and elevator factories IN the
State, has made an assignment to Z. ii.
Adams secretary of the concern, for the
benefit Of its creditors. One of the OIL
GERS stated thar the assignment was not
made because Of the actual insolvency
of the assicnors, but for the purpose OF
retiring the company indebtedness ana
Withdrawing from business in that city,
OF accomplishing a reorganization upon
i new ana more extended basis
Fire in the big department store of the
Beaver Dam Lumber Company at Cum
berland materially damaged the entire
building. including the opera hall and
Masonic hall. located on the second floor.
4 stock of over 900 worth of general
merchandise was damaged very heavily.
The building was insured for $1,000 and
the stock for $4,000. which will cover
the loss. Ex-Mayor Hunter fell down
flight of stairs and was seriously injured
and Manager Waterman was overcome
with smoke and carried home insensibie.
Clifford Ellis. son of A. q. Ellis, a
druggist Of Brooklyn, died, aged II years.
Mr. Ellis attended an entertainment IN
Evansville aud boarded the midnight fast
mail train for home. As this train does
not stop at Brooklyn. he jumped just be
fore he reached that place. In jumping
he struck mile post. and lay uncon-
scious for about two hours A farmer
four him and took him home. Physi-
clans were called and found both limbs
were broken above the knees. one knee
was badly mangied. his face was dread
fully cut, besides other injuries.
Beloit celebrated the other day the final
payment of Il city debt which for forty
wears has hung over the community, and
during which time it has levied annually
for the payment of This debt more taxes
than it has USED in its general expenses.
In 1888 Beloit Was Il thrifty village hay-
ing gradual growth. The city at that
time subscribed for 100000 in railroad
then projected 20 go from Racine south
west through Bcloit. The road was built,
but was forec!osed on a mortgage and
the stock became worthless. By delay
ing and attempting 10 avoid payment of
the stock the sum has been greatly in
creased, and over 100000 was he total
amount paid out of the city treasury he
fore the debt was finally wiped out.
A gang Of drunken tramps were found
in a box car near Fall River. One Of
the number had fallen out of the side
door Of car while the train was in mo-
ton and was nearly killed He was TAX