Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-27

while returning home IN carriage, was
struck by a Wisconsin Central train and
killed.
Five cases of smallpox were discovered
in the family of Jerry Balza, an employe
of the rag room Of one of the paper mills
at Appleton.
Rev Charles l.. Mallory of Delaware
has been named as rector of ST. Mat
thew's Church at Kenosha, TO succeed
Rev. Harry Thompson.
The over house of the Appleton cleo
trio lighe, local street ear and Appleton
Neenah e'ctric railway systems was
burned, thu. loss being $4,000.
The 0mro Pioneers Association has
elected the following officers FOR the en-
suing year: Rev. ] I. Woodhead. presi-
dent; p. NJ. Wright, secretary.
Thomas Dunn Of Appleton had both
legs cut off by falling under the cars
while braking on the Ashland division
of the Northwestern Railroad.
DR. Willis G. Craig of Mccormick
Seminary preached the dedicatory sermon
= Pioneer Presbyterian Church in Mari
n. e. all the Protestant ministers and
cor gregations assisting in the services.
Iichael Binion, 12-year-old boy, en-
ployed to carry water TO a gravel train
crew on the Omaha road. was run over
by train at Chippewa Falls and both
legs cut off. His home is at Cumberland.
The Outagamie County Teachers in
stitute will be held at the Ryan high
school at Appleton from Aug. g to a.
The conductors will be G III. Landgraf
of Menasha and H. f. Bolton of Milwau
kee.
s. e. Emmons, postal inspector, arrest
ed Henry Anderson end Will Collins,
each aged about 20 years. both Of the
town of Durand for alleged postofiice
robbery at Red Cedar Junction about two
years ago.
John w Mckie. who was appointed
cadet to West Point in June, 1899 and
who was reported to have failed to pass
the examinations. has written to his par
ents at Ashland that he passed and will
remain at West Point
A number Of hamps who had been
around Chippewa Falls for week com
hined forces On recent night and robbed
seven ice boxes IN the, residence portion
of the c;tg. They LETT the city with about
500 worth of delicacies.
Burglars entered the store of Wi am
Lind at Hillsboro and got q large amount
of dry goods. clothing, etc. The store Of
p. +. Corsaw and the postotice at Union
Center We're broken into and a small
amount of plumber taken.
While workmen were engaged in dig
ging well at Casco Junction, they came
across a wel-preserved pine log twelve
feet from the surface Of the grouud The
log was about ten inches in diameter.
How it came there is a mystery.
The most brill'anr wedding thar Osh-
kosh has had al yeats was that OF Gil
bert Pomeroy Drew Of Los Angeles, Cal,
and Miss Katherin Morgan of Os Eosh.
The bride is the daughter of r. T Nor
gan of the Morgan Lumber Company.
Louis Jondreau was struri ever the
head with rife in the LIDS If Adolph
Ashley near Mosinee and killed Prior
to the killing Jondreau had fatally
wounded Ashley with a large knife. The
fight was the result of a drunken row.
Henry f. Corbett of Milwaukee began
suit against Chief Of Police Edward
Schumacher, the Rev. David Cheney and
Mrs. Hattie Cheney of Racine for $25,-
900 damages as the result Of Corbett's
Imprisonment and trial for the alleged
shooting of Mr.. and Mrs. Cheney.
Much excitement has been caused at
Rice Lake by the finding of the dead
body of Mrs. Fate Meyer. wife of Vim
cent Meyer, within a short distance of
Meyers house seven miles north of that
city. The woman disappeared June ..
She left horle to go a short distance into
the woods.
The wo nan nhu at A. A. Smith of
Milwaukee, at MallC rove claimed to be
his wife. He is firemao on the North
western road and % years old. He went
to Maple Grove to attend wedding and
the woman followed him. His relatives
say they did not know that he was mar
ried. He says he will not prosecute the
woman.
During a picnic at Lincoln Park. RAJ
cine, several men got into a fight and
Mayor Higgins, Who was one of IT,
guests of honor of the society giving the
picnic, stepped in TO separate the COM
batants when Ben Thofas. a member of
the Racine fire department, struck the
Mayor a heavy blow in the face, sing
it badly The man was taken in q i0dy
by two deputies.
John Ringhold. who was arres ed a
short time age on charge Of attempting
to wreck a train on the Northwestern
road. was before Justice McCanon at
Kenosha to answer the charge. The
prisoner was released, a there was no
evidence against him. The officials of
the city. as well MS those Of the railway,
have come to the conclusion that the
whole story of the attempted wreck is
probably without foundation.
Capt. Iom J. Rogers of Beloit in let
ter Of recent date from Nueva Caceres,
p. r.. whore he is serving with the Forty
sixth United States volunteers, writes
concerning the death Of a soldier of his
coms,any. Private Richard Eisenach Of
Neenah, as follows: "On Sunday, April
s. while on outpost duty near Caceres,
iyate Richard Eisenach of Neenah,
Wis, of my company. was approached
by a native who gave him to understand
that he wanted to sell some bananas,
Eisenach turned his head, evidently TO
reach for his hat. when the assassin made
a slash at him with a bolo he had con-
cealed in his basket, and nearly sew
cred the poor soldiers head from his
body"
Mrs Nicholas Lanser died at Racine in
the most terrible agony caused by lock-
jaw A short time ago while cleaning
fish, one Of the fms cut her finger. Her
hand was sore for some little time. Later
she was taken with lockiaw Physicians