Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-18

Nader and Lawrence Stelphug's proper
ty. The loss is $1,000
Kittie Sweeney, who is employed at the
Young House in Brodhead, attempted sui
eide by takirs ammonia.
Eastern capitalists have applied to the
Racine Council for franchise for pub
lie heating plant to cost 100000,
r. s. Sargent of Waupun lost his right
hand above the wrist by the accidental
discharge OF his gun while hunting.
Christ lessen % Oshkosh was robbed
by two men al Neenah. We had SO in
his pocket which the assailants secured.
A plan has been put on foot by teach
ers in the Superior normal school fol
making a summer resort for teachers az
Spooner Lake.
Business men in the Wisconsin rivei
valley are going 10 expend S5,OO0oO0 il
developing the water power ir the Wis
consin river valley.
Albert Mocco. q knot-sawyer, cut Of
the four fingers on the right hand at the
Bird & Wells Lumber Companys shin
gle mill at Wausaukee.
Albert Wenker, young man living
eight miles west of Ironton was horribly
mansled while at work in sawmill. His
recovery is very doubtful
George Beck Of Rice Lake who came
to Baraboo to join Ringing's circus,
while jumping off train fell under the
wheels, and one leg was cut off.
At Waterfowl the 10-year-old son OF A.
n Hardy had both arms amputated, the
result Of jumjing from moving freight
train and falling under the wheels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Schoenmacher,
clippers from Amsterdam. Holland, are
with relatives near Appleton. The bride
is an heiress and her husband was the
family coachman.
A man named Finnegan. who went to
Ashland from Sheboygan to work on
dock improvements made by the North
western Railway, was accidentally killed.
tn boom of derrick fell and crushed
him
At La Crosse Pat Brogan pleaded gull
ty before Judge Brindley 10 a charge of
larceny. He was sentenced 10 one year
and a half at Waupun. He has just
completed Jail sentence for similar
offense.
Nicholas Biersticker Of Little Chute,
employed at the paper mill at Kimberley,
fell from a staging and. striking his head
on cement floor, suffered concussion of
the brain, from which there is little hope
of recovery.
Charles Nelson, 10 years old. confess
ed to Chief of Police Schumacher that
he had committed numerous burglaries re-
Gently in Racine. He said also that he
escaped from the reform school AT Wau-
kesha eight years ago
Mrs Elizabeth Botsford, while being
removed in a hack from Racine to =
home of friend, few miles from IL
died Mrs. Botsford was 81 years If
age and had h.sn ~ for some time, She
was the willow of JaUes Botsford, for
merry a well-known newspaper nan Of
Racine.
C. n. Hawley. one of the leading bust
ness men of La Crosse, had a narrow cs-
cape from death. He had kinded the
fire in the fur lace at his residence, using
kerosene, thin king that the fire was en-
tirely out A explosion followed and he
was badly burned about the ia and
neck and hands.
Lena f1OuEtHs II uuiiltNtit. WIS duJhuS
ed insane at La Crosse She is pursued
by hallucination that some friend has
willed to her several pieces of valuable
property about town. She went TO sew
eral persons and demanded that the prop
| erty be turned over to her, or she be paid
| its value in money.
| Justice Kleeber Of la Crosse places
the value of human nose at 500. Such
was the verdict rendered by him in the
damage case of Gollinick VS.. Wolfe in
which the plaintiff sued for $500, as dam
age resulting from Wolfe's breaking his
nose. Wolfe claimed justification as Col
lnick laughed at Mrs Wolfe every time
he saw her
George Bohen of Trempealeau shot at
supposed horse thieves several nights ago
who made their escape to the Minnesota
side of the river. leaving traces of blood.
Weird was later received of the death
from gunshot wound Of a young man
residing across the river. and the two in
cidents give rise 10 the theory that Boheh
severely S0unded his man.
Ole Haugen, an employe of the North
western Lumber Company in Stanley. re-
ceived injuries in the lumber yard which
will undoubtedly prove fatal He was
near a large pile of lumber when it sud
denly collapsed. llaugen was struck to
the ground and when extricated he was in
an unconscious condition. Both legs are
crushed at the ankle and physicians think
internal injuries viii prove fatal.
Mrs. w j. Cameron of La Crosse who
was examined H. 10 her sanity some da 5
ago upon the application of her father,
Ole Sandbp, will bring suit against him
for damages To her reputation and social
and general position in life TO the amount
Of 81 900. She viii also bring suit to
recover the value of the chickens which
she alleges were stolen and iich it is
claimed were taken at the ius igation Of
her husband The valne Of these she
places at $50 and she says she intends to
get IT, She was charged with threaten
ing to shoot her parents when examined
as to her sanity.
Joseph Shimon If Menchalyille was
brought to ManitoWoc in "A terribly man
gled condition. He was operated upon,
but to no avail, as death soon came, He
died in terrible agony. While working
in the sawmill Of Joseph Schultz Shimon
was struck by a board. He fell on the
saw and both Of his arms were cut of
below the elbow and one Of his legs was
half cut Off The nearest physician was
eighteen miles away. The sufferer was
placed in wagon and taken to Mani
towoc He was nearly dead with pain
and the loss Of blood when he arrived.
Shmon asyas % years old and unmarried.
James Mikkelson was terribly stalded
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