Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-02-07
state Items of Interest.

Work on the new gas plant at Stevens
Point has been begu-. 1t viii be COM
pleted in six weeks.
Leiser Brothers, shoe dealers of Bara-
boo. have been adjudged bankrupt, with
$4,000 liabilities and no assets.
A barn belonging to Phil Dougherty OF
Cascade was burned with contents of hay
and grain. The loss was about 5000, no
insurance.
The La Crosse Common Council order
ed forty blocks of brick paving to be laid
this coming season. The work means an
expenditure of not less than 100000
The 12-yoar-old son of John Grass, in
the town of Waumandee. in sliding down
from hay NOW, was impaled on brok-
en- fork handle He died four days after
the accident.
At River Falls the Prairie Mill eleva-
tor, containing about 10000 bushels of
grain. was destroyed by fire. The loss
on building and contents is about $4,000,
partially insured.
Kate Brinkman of Racine has begun
action against the Milwaukee Electric
Railway and Light Company for $1,000
damages for injuries alleged to have been
sustained in collision Dec. 16 last.
Fred Wadell, clam digger at Lynx
vile. exhibits the finest pearl yet found
in the river. 1t weighs twenty-five
grains. 1t is red and remarkably bril-
liant. Its estimated wortlt is $1,000.
Traffic was tied up for a few hours on
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy by
a wreck at Ftrryvile. An engine struck
large pouldcr, which rolled down from
the bluff. Sixteen freight cars were piled
up.
At the Superior mine, just west of
Hurley. the timber gave way or the
eighth level and killed Fred Lind, Victor
Frederickson and Walter Grazesky.
Charles Nitlerbad and Joseph Enamo
were injured.
w. A. Meyers, accused of deserving his
wife and three small children at Stevens
Point last November, was found in Chi
cago. The fugitive was placed on train
in charge, of an officer and taken back 70
his home.
An interesting malpractice case III
which a Mrs. Peterson was .iaintiff and
DIR. J. l.. Callahan the defendant, has
inst been settled at La Crosse. The plain
riff sued to recover $4,000 damages, and
was awarded verdict for $500. Notice
of appeal was taken, but through the in
tervention of the defendants wife, the
judgment has been settled.
At Sparta fire broke ont in Foote's
bakery from the furnace. destroying il
and Richardson Bros photograph gal
lery. 1t also badly damaged Oiin's large
brick block The prompt and efficient
service of the ERE department saved the
whole block from going. The loss is 81,
500.
After FIVE days trial in the Circuii
Court one Of the hardest fought lega
battles ever waged in La Crosse County
was concluded. John Freismuth sued Dr
Friend c. Saitar, a member Of the State
Board of Health, for 5000 damages fol
alleged malpractice. The jury was oui
! less than three hours and brought III I
verdict for the defendant
Frank Conway, a ft-eman in one oi
the camps of Yawkey Lumber Company
near Hazelhurst, was brought TO tbs
Rhinelander hospital with q fractured
| skull. the result of being struck on tbs
head By a falling tree. The injury il
/ fatal.
/ Miss Edith s. Utter. known profession
ally as Edith Lemonte, and for years con
/ sidered the most beautiful woman Wis
consin ever produced. died Of paralysis
at her home in Trempealeau, where sh'
was born thirty-two years ago. She pos
/ sessed fine soprano voice and Travelled
/ IL this country and Europe in bs'clesqu,
ana light opera until two xears ago, whel
stricken rith paralysis