Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-25
A new $4,000 intake pipe is to be put
in nj West S,lperior

ding anniversary
George Jon1sol was fined $3.50 and SEN
fenced to Jail for nifty days at Beleit for
selling liquor Illegally.
Oshkosh sportsmen allege that there is
much Illegal fishing and shooting going on
in Winnebago County.
The shingle mill of Fetterly Bros. in
the town of Coleman burned. The loss
is $1,000, with no insurance.
Archie Morris. arrested at Dale for
fiourishing a revolver. was sentenced 10
sixty days in sail at Appleton.
John Wolf of Crivitz, prisoner be-
ing taken TO Marinette on criminal
charge, escaped from an officer.
John owsley, ST.. one of the foremost
pioneers of western Wisconsin, as well
as of South Dakota, died at Mendoza.
August Krahan and Carl Dagge We're
struck by a locomotive on the Wisconsin
Central at Abbotsford and Instantly kill
ed.
Former Speaker George A. Buckstaff
of Oshkosh is a candidate from his dis
trict to the national Republican conyen-
| ton.
]. L. Raycraft of Oshkosh was award
| ed the contract TO build the addition to
the Oshkosh normal school. His bid was
$50, 26J.
| Henry Poeblng of La Crosse paid $500
| judgment secured against him by Anna
Jacobs of the same place for breach of
| promise.
! A. L. Lassen of Kenesha has sold his
bakery and will go back TO Denmark on
| account of having received legacy from
| the death of a relative in that country.
A cable message from Oligno, Italy, an
nounces the death of Count Palolano
/ Frensanelli Cibo the husband Of for
mer Racine lady, Miss Marie McCiuIY.
Miss Mary g. Brehm, national super
/ intendent of Junior work of the Woman 5
| Christian Temperance Union, held a
county temperance institute in La Crosse.
The Chicago and Northwestern road
has sent five large locomotives north from
Green Bay to handle the immense ore
business which II. company expects to
/ do this season.
DIR. A. J. Benjamin will this year be
superintendent of the northern Chautau-
qua assembly. He is editor of the Wis
consin Christian Advocate. The assem-
bly, will meet Aug. ,.
Judge EMIL Wallber has forwarded his
resignation as municipal judge in Mil
waukee to Gov. Scofeld, to take effect
May 20 Judge Wallber will assume the
duties Of judge of the County Court.
ID. d. Weschler of Chicago manager
of the American Mailing Company, has
| spent some time in La Crosse looking
over the ground with d view of locating
a million bushel elevator and mailing
plant
Ensign John Holley Roys of the United
States navy, has arrived home IN 30
days furIough, the greater part of which
he will spend in La Crosse With his uncle,
Cashier John NJ Holley of the State
Bank of La Crosse.
\ plan has been Instituted in Sheboy-
gan which will result in the probable erec-
ton Of a 100000 theater in the course Of
time. L. a. Cabow. a theater promoter
and builder of Kewanee H., arrived
in the city and submitted the proposition
that he would build an opera house there
that would seat 1000 persons. The plan
is similar to that which has been used
il the erection of opera houses in Green
Bay, Wausau and other Wisconsin cities.
All of the seats in the house must be sold
for the initial performance at SO a seat
and there mus be interested other local
capital.
Quite a few farmers have beer notified
the past few months by Harvey Klotsch,
the register of deeds of Sheboygan Coun-
ty. that the Government title TO their
lands vas not eXtinguished, and advised
them to secure patents for their lands.
| A large number of the farmers paid no
| attention to the request But case has
come up showing how necessary it is.
Two farmers in the town of Greenbush
/ have found that the titles 10 their farms
are absolutely worthless as the land be-
| longed TO the Government. After consid-
nrable trouble they will secure a home
stead claim for their land and in the
course of time it will all be Strengthened
ont. These. farms are now worth Sl0,-
O00 and if it should have happened that
| a sharper discovered this and purchased
the land from the Government, the farm
ers would have a hard time 10 hold their
farms.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has been arous-
ed by an occurrence that happened n
the outskirts OF Neenah, and in which
a supposed tramp was beaten by August
Rock, a molder. and SO severely that he
may not recover. At noon MIR. Rock
was notified that tramp had broken in
the panel of his house door and had in
suited his wife simultaneously a mes
senger was dispatched To- police headquar-
ters. Mr.. Rock left for his home n once,
and ascertaining the state OF affairs. he
! at once set out in search of the unknown
man. He overlook hiBa finally and with
out ado began pounding him with a club.
Chief Of Police Watts reached the scene
about tl.s time and found Rock standing
over the man, who was Il mass of blood
from the wounds he had received. Chief
Watts took the man ia charge and turn
ed him over the city physician for treat
ment. The man gave his name as l.. an
Blaren He is % Years old. He says he
knocked at the Rock residence asking
for a drink of water. This was refused
him and the dog was set upon him and
he was bitten in the leg. To defend him
self against further attack he picked up
stone and threw il at the dog, but the
stone flew wide of its mark, hitting the
door and cracking the panel. Van Blair
en- has been recognized as a once-pros-
porous resident of Shiocton. where he
conducted a photograph gallery.
! Wolves have again gotten TO be- nai-
sance in the section around Sparta. espe-
cially in Farmers Valley. Recently a
hunter of the name of Hughes brought
to town six, and later ten of those ami
mails. The wolves have been killing many