Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-25

The n. r. Aliens Sons of Kenosha viii
greatly increase their tannery.
Residents in the Fox River valley fear
the stream is running dry owing to the
reclamation OF swamp lands.
The house Of Mrs. Fien, widow, near
the city limits Of Eau Claire, was struck
by lightning and literally torn to pieces.
Victor, the 4-year-old child OF Albert
Soohafcr, a farmer living near Marsh
field, fell into tub Of scalding water ana
died shortly afterwards.
Fire destroyed IT, furniture store OF
/ William Laemmrith in Menasha The
loss will be $500 on the building and
stock and is covered by insurance.
While attempting to board an Omaha
train at Cameron Junction Thomas Eli
OFT 1t Fergus Falls Mimi, fell beneath
the wheels and was instantly killed.
The Marjnette Chautauqua assembly
has secured Andrew Jackson Palmer, the
great platform orator of New York City,
for two addresses at the coming session
in August
son of Mr.. Thomas. farmer living
near Cambria, was killed in a runaway
| accident. He was thrown from a buggy
and died in short time from his injuries
The boy was II years old.
The 1-ycar-old infant of James Garvey,
chairman of the town board of Freedom,
was drowned by falling into wash
boiler full of water which had been left
on the floor in the kitchen.
The 3-year-old child Of +. Turzushu,
who had been lost in the woods near Yes
| per tor several days, was found still
| alive, near Hansen. There hgd been
heavy rains and the child had no pro-
| lection.
Maj John +. French, Jr.. qunrtermas-
/ ter Of volunteers. has been directed TO
| visit Milwaukee and Racine, at least once
| in ten days while contracts for clothing
and eqnipage 1T these places requires
supervision.
John Harris, whose father IS said to
he banker at Hancock, Mich. confessed
at Milwaukee that he forged draft on
| the First National Bank of Hancock for
$50. lie gave as an excuse that he need
ed the money.
Chauncey Richards. a dentist al Fond
| du Lac Shot Mt Sun Wah. Chinese
laundryman, after discussion Of the
/ Boxer troubles, The bullet grazed the
/ Mongolinn's head and he afterward came
near being lynched
The machine shop and pattern room OF
/ the kohler Hayssen d Stein Manufac-
/ turing Company la Shehoygan, was dam
! aged by fire to the extent Of about 81 800.
The fire started in the oil room by spon-
! taneous combustion.
| \ big land deal is being closed between
Judge Bartels of Criyitz aud Chicago par
/ ties. Bartels Is selling $4,000 acres of
/ agricultural land located west of Criv-
/ itz, The consideration will emount to
thousands Of dollars.
Anthrax has broken out in herd Of
cattle belonging to Anton Bloom. near
| Five Corners, and three deaths have re-
/ suited. Veterinarian Mack inocgiated
thirty other cnttle in the herd to preraut
/ the spread Of the disease.
Robert Good. wood8man. was drug
| ged and robbed Of Silt al Pemhlnc He
was met by two men, " no induced him TO
drink. and he soon after lost conscious
ness When he recovered he was on a
/ train and his money gone
The Mazomauic electric light and wat
or works station was struck by lightning
| and took fire. The building was burned.
/ Tho machinery was saved with compare
lively small dam g. The loss is about
$1,000, covered by insurance
BY the bursting Of an emery wheel at
the plant Of the Valley iron works at
Appleton Fred \. Schroeder was Instant
| ly killed, "A fragment Of the wheel crash
ing through his skull Peter Stark, an
other empioye, was injured In the hand
The Racine Milling Company's prop
erty was sold there to W II Hopkins OF
| Chicago, The consideration was not Civ
rn out but il is understood that the
! property was sold for $50, 000 The mill
Is one OF the hest-equipp d in the State.
At Fairehild the residences OF Beenan
! and Carroll were struck by lightning. A
/ high wind blew the roof off Fosters plan
| ing mill and blew down Fosters elevator.
! The lumber IN Fosters yard was scatter
! cd far and wide. Tho damage at FAIR
child aud vicinity may reach $4,000
Alex. Malmstadt. a house painter living
| IN Marinettc, has. suddenly become rich.
! Several years ago he purchased two for
! tics Of land near Crystal Fails, Mich,
and sold the timber on them He kept
! the iaad because he WAS unable to dis.
! pose Of it. as il was deemed worthless.
/ A mining company has now offered him
/ lump sum Of $4,000 Tor the property
and agreed to pay him 5000 month roy
/ atty as long as iron was taken out Of it,
| Herman Haimgrcn. about 10 years of
! age. fell overheard from a boat in the
/ river at kenosha. Ben CbristoDbcrson,
! q sailor GA a schooner. jumped inlu a
/ yaw and went to The locality OF the nc-
! cident In moving his oar about the bot
| tom Of the river, which is very turbid,
/ be touched the body, catching it by the
coat and raising II to the surface The
sailor and a companion got the wstcr out
Of the lungs aud then hurricdly took the
boy 10 the nearest drug store and called
Ia Or Kimbal, who completed the rcsus-
citation.
Anna Mflnek. 15-year-old Polish girl
If the town Of Burnside, was sent to the
Milwaukee Industrial school by County
Judge Oden Sue set ire 10 her en-
pl6ycr's barn, burning II. with fora eight
loads Of bay and also set ire to ,ae
house The next morning She burned 1--WE
loads Of hay and set ire II the house
twice The loss was S1,J00 to $1,000.
She is suspected of having set FIRE to
barn at the same place last spring and
also house and barn at two other
places where he baa worked before, al
Of which wcgn destroyed Sac told the
ind~r that sh" set thc fires because she
was lonesome and boulesick and wanted