Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-05

Park Church Of Chicago has accepted
call to the First Presbyterian Church Of
Baraboo.
Harry Danner, an Omaha railway
brakeman. had both legs cur OFF at Hay
ward He leaves wife, his home being
at Eau Claire.
T. Malone Of Wrightstown lost his new
barn by fire together with al his MA.
ehinrry ana crop Of grain, Just harvested.
The loss is $S,000, 10 insurance.
\ small farm house and two barns near
Appleton were destroyed by FIRE, VITA
loss of S9O9, covered by Insurance 1here
is. strong evidence OF inecndiarism.
Fire at Appleton did $4,000 damage to
the paint shop, warehouse and manufac-
tured stock Of the Appleton Toy and Fur
for 5000,
Joseph LnNa of Menasha. aged years,
found railroad torpedo. lie took il into
freight she'd ana exploded it with a
stone, He lost an eye and one hand is
terribly mangled.
Fred Trafford. workman at the Dowd
machine works in Beloit, had close call
from being killed by the bursting of an
emery wheel He was badly cut on the
face by a piece of the stone
A man giving the name A. l.. Johnson,
who has been working for a Beloit con
tractor. succeeded in eashing bali doz-
en- forg checks at saloons, and then
| left. pre- umably for Chicago.
| The body OF an unknown man was
/ found In the Wisconsin river. three miles
i from Kilbourn. The body was nude and
1 bore no marks of violence It is believed
the man was drowned while bathing.
! Frank Burnley, employed upon the
! drive for the John H. Davis Lumber
| Company, was drowned while working
| upon the logs in the river at Phillips
| He was seized with a tit ana fell in.
Parnel Devine. Beoit boy, has enlist
ed in the United States navy and zen as
| signed 10 the receiving ship Vermont,
now al Brooklyn. Devinc got his taste
| for miitar; life in the National Guard.
I Emer Finstadk OF West Superior fell
/ 100 feet from the side OF the Great
| Northern steel elevator and three hours
! later died from the result OF the in
| juries He was being let down the side
| OF the elevator when the rope broke.
The detectives of the Milwaukee road
! are determined TO put stop to the ia
| yorite method of cheating in vogue be-
/ tween towns near In Crosse-stealing
| rides on the blind" baggage. Several
/ such passengers have been caught and
forced to pay fare.
At Rome burglars have been operating
! with more or less success having entered
the home OF Charles Hinkle, securing
| $40 and also about S25 Of James Lewis,
! proprietor of the Rome Hotei They also
| visited the homes Of Audrtw Block, lake
| Friede aud Aaron Mcfarland without
results being frightened away in each ir-
stance.
John L, L. Brown, the oldest resident
| of Keuosha County ana the last surviv-
] ing member Of the family of Gen j. p.
| l.. Brown, famous tighter in The Ameri-
| can Revolution and the wa Of 1872.
died at his home in henosha. at the age
| OF nearly 100 years. The deceased had
an eyentful career. He was born on an
ocean liner living between France and
America on Sept. 20, 1900.
The Bank of New Glarus was entered
by burglars. The vault. door was pried
open and an attempt made to open the
safe door. but they were unsuccessful
and the combination was tampered with
in such a manner that the bank officials
cannot open the safe at al The would
be robbers made their escape by taking
Dr. Burners team Of that place. bui
after going certain distance they met
with runaway. smashing the buggy e
splinters.
The storm which reached Milwaukee
on recent afternoon did not appear tc
be exceptionally violent. and yet within
twinklng bolt of lightning had
wrought sad desolation in the family Il
Herman Bunker, living on the county
road. an extension Of Nineteenth Street
In the town of Milwaukee. His two
young daughters. Freda, aged 8 years
| and Adeiia. aged 9 years were instantly
killed by the lightning, which struck the
barn, in which they were at play,
Barney Harvey Of 10 Crosse has just
passed throug h a novel. but not pleas
ant sensation, Of almost starving to death
for year. During that period he has
been treated by Escannba. Mich. physi
clans for various diseases and had come
to La Crosse to bid his friends farewell
preparatory to returning home 90 die. liz
was examined hy local phy stefan whs
fonnd that the outlet 10 the stomach
was stopped mp by huge growth on tht
pylnrir sphincter. He had worn dowr
nearly 20 the bone from lack of food. Hs
has been operated upon successfully al
one Of the hospitals and now eats like
horse and is rapidly gaining hesh.
e,,,.;,,,a ataLhs,tS offrqr occurred NJ
Racine aud as a result William Jensen
10 years old. is thought 70 be a the poin
or death at ST Wary hospital, ahd SIS
other lads. were mnre or less badly
wounded Jensen and niue companions
were sitting on the street shout A milk
aud a half from town near tho caF barn;
when two young men, accompanied by
two girls. walked along past them. Tbf
boys began TO chat tiie couples aud ~
alteration cnsned. ending ia the crowd
of lads following theta along the road
4 few minutes later the young men whip
ped ont pocket knives and jumped 10
among the boys. slaShing thcm right and
LETT with their weapons. Jensen fell and
| was picked up some time later by he po'
lice. The two complies and their other
| victims aH disappeared Jensen was
! stnbhcd three tunes Ia the back aud tWice
ia the abdomen. one Of tue gashes per
| forating his intcsiiues,
! An old resident Of Colby was arrested
on a charge Of breaking into aud robbine
houses near Depcre When he saw the
officers coming be started Tor the woods
The officers fired. taking of two of the
fugitiyes fingers This brought the man