Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-30

William Elfermann, formerly OF that
city.
August stoeton. farmer 9s years old,
hanged himself near Collins. No cause
| is known.
A man named Eldred committed sui
eide at Kiel He was 40 years Of age
end in poor health.
Clara Abel, IT years old, left her home
at Spring Valley for bicycle ride and
has not been seen since.
John W. Black Of GAINESVILLE secured
Il verdict Of 5000 against G. A. Ian
bier for alternating his wife's affections.
Sever Gregerson, single man about 40
We vs. Of age, accidentally fell from lad
der and was instantly killed at Slough
ton.
The name Of Warner has been changed
to Ladysmith. Postmaster Fritz has just
received notice from the Postor De-
partment
Al Rib Lake fire destroyed the -ngine
and boiler house, bark mill teaches and
cooler yats OF the Fayette Shaw tannery.
Loss $4,000, insured.
Nels Nygrea, chairman of the town OF
"A
Mr.. Nygrea was well known and was
candidate fol- sheriff.
The home of Charles Stinson, a promi-
nent Chippewa Falls logger. was burg
larized. The burglars secured a gold
watch and 500 in cash.
The Perley-Low Company of Chicago
purchased the seasons cut Of the Pesh-
tigo Lumber Company. which amounts
to between 25.000.0W and 3o.000,0oO
feet. The consideration is about $780,
600
isaac Stephenson, father Of /. Watson
Stephenson. who Is united in marriage
with AIiss Kathryn Mclaughlin at Mari
nette, has given the couple as a wedding
gife house aud shares of stock worth
$4,000.
ALBION Iindblom, hatch tender, en-
ployed on the Ohio Coal dock at Ashland,
was killed while walking along the der
rick trestle He fell under tue wheels
of a moving derrick and his head was
taken off above the ears
The Peshtigo town board has granted
franchise to the Marinette street railway
for line from Marinette to that town,
a distance of eight miles. The right Of
way win be secured Immediately and con-
struction will be commenced next spring.
Silver City. large settlement just out
side the western limits of Milwaukee,
was menaced by a large fire. The loss,
however. win not exceed $4,000 One
block Of stores and dwellings was de-
stroyed A dozen families were made
homeless.
A log driver by the name of Frank
Meyers, employed by the Bay Shore
Lumber Company, was drowned in the
Pechekee river near Champion. He slip
ped off the logs and before he could make
any attempt 10 swim was carried by the
current under them and drowned.
Andrew sehoetz, student of Law
renee University and son of ex-Mayor
Schoetz Of Menash, experienced a mar
row escape from drowning while out fish
ing in Lake Winnebago. Young Schoetz
was out from shore perhaps three miles
when he capsiaed. He was rescued by
Frank Zandig.
DIR. Wingate Of Milwaukee, secretary
Of the State Board of Health. conferred
with the Eau Claire Board Of Education,
Board of Health and ten doctors, They
decided there We're twenty-three eases Of
smallpox on the east side hill. An active
quarantine and other measures have been
enforced 1t Is believed the disease will
soon be stamped out.
Harry CappaIan, bad boy whose
home is in Kenosha. was sent to the
state industrial school at Waukesha for
a term Of two years and nine months.
~ aP
Jefferson junction he boarded a passen-
ger train aud held man up in true high
way robbery style, relieving his victim of
much cash He held sharp knife to the
mans heart and threatened to plunge il
in if the nam refused TO hand over his
vaiuables. Cappalan pleaded guilty.
The celebrated Haskins triplets at
Raraboo received congratulations on
their passing birthday recently. In 1864
there arrived at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Haskins of South Starks-
horo. Vt. three boys. The parents con-
sidered the task too ditheult Of finding
names Tor the three sons and sought the
| aid of President Abraham Lincoln. They
| have in their possession letter written
| by the martyred President in which he
| offers the name Of Abraham Lincoln for
| one of them, Gideon Wells for another
and Simon Cameron for the third. These
names they still retain and feel proud of
! the honor
| Laura Humber II years of age, laugh
ter of John Humber, was brought into
| court at Chippewa Falls, charged with
| attempting to murder her parents and
| three sisters. The girl broke up glass
| into fine particles AMI placed it in several
| articles of food about To he served. but
/ the glass was discovered by one Of the
| sisters before any oft the food was eaten,
| According to the fathers story the girl
| is utterly tepraved. He stated that she
! had tortured to death thrce domestic ani'
| mails aud dozen chickens ard destroyed
| most all the family apparel. Judge Con
| dit. committed the girl to the industrial
school at Milwaukee.
The best physicians of the Chippewa
! valley have, for three years, been puzzled
| by the illness of Miss Barbara knobe
of Altoona Miss Barbara complained
/ of a pain in her side. aud not only die
| the doctors do alt they could. but she was
/ operated on In the hospital for what is
/ known ~ floating kidney" but all te
/ 40 purpose, Az last the girl was exam
/ ined with the \ ray. and 70 the aston
! ishment III all, a long. slender metallic
point was discovered IL the right side