Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-02
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sin will be held at Algoma June 5. 4
and Z.
Mrs Anna Strand Of Warrens was
run over by a freight train at Millston
and killed.
James Winters, an ex-engineer on the
Northwestern road was adjudged insane
at GAINESVILLE.
Spring Valley business men are making
an effort to locate an iron foundry for
small castings.
Wayne E. Doolittle, the T-year-old sol,
of Claude h. DOolittle. was accidentally
drowned in the race at Brodhead
Inc Beloit militia company reorganiz-
ed, viii be readmitted to the Wisconsin
National Guard by order of Col. Falk.
The Beaver Dam Guards have obtain
ed an option on suitable site for an
armory and are now busy soliciting aid
for erection of the new building.
The barn of +. Denzer of the towl of
Rhine was struck by lightning and burn
ed 10 the ground. together with 1000
bushels of grain, two horses, TWO cows
ana a lot of chickens. The loss is ST.
500.
The sawmili near West Superior. own
ed by 4. Horner & Sons, has been de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is upwards Of
$4,000. The lumber piles and the plan
ing mill were saved and the mill is in
sured
1t is now probable that the interurban
line from Appleton to Kaukauna will not
be built for another year. The~eompany
is said to be not satisfied With the fran
chise recently granted them at kau.
kauna.
Charles Wright of Emmett was acct
dentally killed by his wife. Mrs. Wright
shot at a large hawk just as her husband
was passing out of the barn, and the
charge tore through his body, killing him
almost instantly.
John Taggart was murdered at Ash
land, his body carried to high bridge
and thrown into a ravine. Officers chas-
ed an unknown negro tramp into the for
ests north of Ashland. Robbery was the
motive for the murder
Mrs. Christina Templar of Oshkosh
hung herself, using clothesline TO ac-
complish her purpose. She was "a years
of age and lived alone. She was told by
some of her Eeighpers that She was to be
taken to the insane asylum. and rather
than go she decided to hang herself.
Octavius S. Newell, ex- Mayor of Keno
sha and one of the wealthiest citizens of
southern Wisconsin. died very suddenly
at the Pennoyer sanitarium in that city.
Mr.. Newell had been at the sanitarium
since his family went abroad last fall and
his health had been in a very delicate
condition for some tine.
The case of the town Of Flambeau VS..
the Chippewa River Improvement and
Log Driving Company. of which Freder-
lex Wcyerhauser is the head. has neen
settled. The plaintiff alleged that the
defendants logs damaged the bridge IN
the town to the extent of $4,000. Suit
was begun for that amount. The settle
ment was adjusted for $1,000.
Gov. Scofield has pardoned John
Fritsch and John Dwyer, conditioned up
on their total abstinence from all liz
uors for a period Of FIVE years. The
two young men both live in Manitowoc
County and were sentenced TO States
rison for term of two years Jan. "A,
1899. Their terms would therefore have
expired the oath of next January.
Sawdust and mill rubbish dumped into
. / tllS 1upItNd at ASulDHthu 4 AIS ~ 40 a
legged, and brought down by high water,
has clogged the racks at the Dells dam in
Eau Claire, causing much damage to vari-
GUS concerns. The Dells Pulp and Paper
Cpmpany's mills had to shut down. the
watel FORKS station had no power for
pumping from the wells and the light aud
power company could not operate the
street railway.
Samuel Tingley lineman in the en-
ploy of the Peoples Telephone Company
at West Superior, is lying in the hospital
with broken neck, with no chance for
recovery. Tingley was hanging to cross
arm on pole trying to locate wires which
had become crossed with a heavily charg-
ed wire. He struck the right ones and
the current was stronger than anticipated.
1t burned his fingers. caused his grip TO
loosen and he fell TO the ground thirty
FIVE feet below
The remains Of Andrew Mattson. who
was drowned in Yellow lake, near Grants
burg, Oct - last have just been found.
He went out on the lake the morning he
was drowned to shoot ducks. 4 little
later his boat was found bottom side up.
Every effort was made at the time to find
the body, but without success, and his
friends came to the conclusion that he
had left the country and turned his boat
over to give them the idea that he had
been accidentally drowned
A ''scoot" running on the Wisconsin
Central road between Neenah and Mani
towoc was wrecked near the freight depot
at Neenah The rear truck of the express
car in some manner left the rail, turning
upon sidetrack and drawing the for
ward truck of the following car with it.
After jumping along a few feet the rear
truck of the mail car broke through the
bridge and the car stood nearly Oh end
and was held on the track only by the
engine No one was injured.
Anton o. Black, defaulting ex-postmas-
ter. village. town and church treasurer.
etc, Of the village of IIolmen, was ar
Praigned before Judge Brindey at La
Crosse on d charge of cmbezzlement pre-
ferred by District Attorney Thomas
Morris. The States case against Black
was nolled and he was Immediately re-
arrested by United States Marshal
Charles Lewiston on charge of embez-
Element preferred by the postotiice author
tiles The defendant win be allowed to
plead guilty and receive sentence under
the State law.
While saving wood with buzz saw
Rudolph Humpf, one of the Supervisors
of the town of Sullivan, fell into the saw
and received injuries from which he died.
| IIa ioavps a wife and two small children