Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05


deny knowledge Of the assailant.
Gov. Scofeld has pardoned Charles
Press, serving life sentence at Waupun
for murder committed in La Crosse.
The indications are that the poultry
show In La Crosse Dec. 1T-22 viii sur
pass all previous efforts Of the associai
ton.
A Polander, ehristened by his co-iabor-
ers ski and known BY no other name,
committed suicide ae Inc BY shooting
himself.
Louis Kailer and Mrs. Fred Will Of
Oconomowoc are heirs TO 100000, tde
money being tied up in England pending
az investigation.
The dry gooS store Of Bert Bailey &
Go. al Beloit was entered by thieves and
silks and gloves were taken to the
amount Of about ST 800
Thomas Franci', 80 years old. fell from
street car ! Racine and was so badly
hurt about the back and head and spine
that it is believed he will die.
Walter Noe of Oshkosh, the youth who
was arrested recently for smuggling people
on the street. has forfeited his bail bond
Of S21, signed BY Frank Murphy.
Capital stock of $4,000 has been rails
ed to start canning factory in Waterloo.
A site has been purchased and the factory
will be ready for the next seasons run.
Mrs. A. G Wilson has left La Crosse
for Mexico to join her husband, who dis
appeared from Rushford twenty-four
years ago. He has been located by de-
teetives as wealthy ranehman.
Henry G. Kramer Of Waupun, aged %
years. was killed while out hunting rab-
bits. He was crawling under fence and
in some way his gun was discharged, the
shot nearly severing his head from his
body.
Sandy" Dixon, an eccentric farmer,
70 years old, who lived alone seven miles
west of Elroy, was burned e death in
his house. The old man disposed of some
of his property the day before and foul
play is suspected
y. e. Borst, agent of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway at Combined
Locks, who disappeared from that station
a short time ago. was taken in charge
by officers near Coloma. He was found
to be short in his accounts.
The north and west walls of the new
brick factory building, which the Lange
Manufacturing Company is erecting at
Lakeside Racine, were blown down by
high winds. The loss will be $500. The
walls were two stories high.
Charles LEM of Waterloo, aged Is
years, broke his leg while hunting squir-
rels. The squirrel he had shot failed to
fall to the ground and he climbed the tree
to dislodge it. In getting down he fell,
breaking his leg on stump.
John G. Gray, foreman in w. w.
Mitchelfs sawmill at Stevens Point, met
with a bad accident while at work in the
mill. He was feeding a slab into the
bolter, when the board was thrown back
with terrific force. striking Graw on the
mouth and jaws. knocking out or loosen
ing all of his teeth and breaking the jaw
bones. He will be permanently dishg-
III ed.
The pupils of the Neenah high school
marched ont in a body. Their action fol-
lowed the announcement in their pres
enee by ]. III. Healy, superintendent Of
schools. of the suspension of Prof.
Schuester, the principal of the school,
and the placing of another teacher in his
place The school board has been in con-
slant trouble since the beginning of the
term over the hiring of teachers, and it
is likely that he matter will have to be
settled in the courts.
A serious accidea- was narrowly avert
ed on the Northw astern road near Me-
dairy. The passenger train No. 3, was
late and the section crew, three men in
number. were travelling along the track
on a handcar not expecting a passenger.
having just passed u freight train. The
section boss saw the approaching train
as il rounded the curve and cried for
them to jump off the handcar. They were
none too soon, for they had barely gotten
out of the way when the train hit the
handcar, wrecking it.
The Wisconsin Central has just COM
pleted its shops in Fond du Lac ard the
officials of the road are about to trans
fer the offices Of the concern there, to-
gether with the Waukesha shops. A sec
ond welcome announcement comes from
the Northwestern Railway Company to
the effect that Fond du Lac would be
made the terminal yards for the five lines
running into Tond du Lac. Large repair
shops. coal sheds, storehouse buildi, IS
and dispatchers' offices are to be built at
once.
The body Of dead man was found ly-
ing near the Chicago aud Northwestern
track four miles north of Sheboygan, by
the section crew, The coroner was motif
fed but upon his arrival no trace Of the
body could be found. 1t was afterwards
learned that relatives OF the deceased had
arrived from Cleveland station and taken
the remains home His name was Wag-
per and he was formerly a farmer, but
for several years had lived retired life.
The cause of his death is supposed to
have been from fits, as he had been sub
jeet to them for many years.
Jacob Ritter of St. Joseph's Ridge re-
ports the discovery of mammoth cave
in the hills near his home. Mr. Ritter
and two other men have partly explored
the caverx. After entering the first OPEN
ing from the outside one enters cham
Der at least fourteen rods long and in the
neighborh0od of forty feet high, after
which there is another Of the same height
and about two rods longer Between
them is a huge rock, under which il is
necessary To crawl to get from one to
the other. The party was in the cave two
/ and half hours and did not then find
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