Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-21

works.
Frank ]. Pishion. formerly bookkeeper
and assistant steward at the Northern
State hospital for the insane, pleaded
guilty to cinbezzlement in the municipal
court at Oshkosh and was fined $50 and
costs FASHIONS defaleation was in the
neighborhood of $4,000 and exterdca
over several years 1t has all her.. made
up,
Rural free delivery will he established
April 2 at Oconomowo", The length of
the route is twe.ty-seyen miles: area
covered, 40 s4tc.e miles; population serv-
ed, SIS: the carrier, A, {. LYMAN. Also
at Prairie dn Sac, length Of route, III
miles; area covered, 80 square miles;
population served go: carrier, N. q.
Keller.
Lewis Wandell of Kaukauna is soon to
become a rich man through the death of
an uncle, who died intestate some time
ago in New York, leaving a fortune OF
from St0,000000 to S12.000,000. One ac-
count places it as high as S2o,o00,00o.
Mr.. Wandell is weil-known engineer of
tho Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Company.
n E0huluu ol DotH tut 04h snlu4tAo VI
the civil war and the veterans Of the
S.anish-Ameriean war il the scheme now
proposed by the committees in cha e of
the arrangements for the State q. A. X,
encampment To be held III West Superior
next June, Steps have alreaay been
taken toward that end and il seems that
the plan will be success.
Beloit has a firebug. whom the police
would like To apprelend, -Four times II
barn on Fourth street has been set on
IRE. The last attempt TO burn the barn
as made while the fire department was
looking after small fire IN the other ed
of the iowa. As in all the previous eases,
the fire was put ont before any damage
was done. No motive can be assigned
for the incendiary act.
The body of Buel Davis, son of the
former superintendent of schools of Osh
kosh, Winona and Topeka, was found
in the Fox river. The young man left
home and the next day his parents re-
eeiyed letter telling them thar he fear
ed that his mind was breaking down un-
der study and that he chose suicide in
preference to insanity. Young Davis was
II years old and exceedingly sensitive.
He attended the normal school at Osh-
kosh and had been ordered TO appear be
fore the president to explain why he bad
dropped two studies.
Paul Sznkalski, wealthy and promi-
nent farmer of Newton. was killed while
returning from church. Mr. Szukalski
and his wife had attended church in Man
itowoc and were driving home in cut
ter when the accident occurred As the
horse was part way up the approach TO
the bridge near Newton his breath fail
ed and he fell over the 12-foot embank-
ment into the valley below, pulling the
cutter with him, Mr.. and Mrs. Szukal-
ski were thrown to the FOUND and Mr..
Szukal3ki's neck was broAen. Mrs. Szu-
kalski sustained serious internal injuries.
The establishment Of the Manitowoc
public library, 50 long a cherished desire
and for which the people of that city
have been working 50 earnestly Tor sew
eral years, is at last an accomplished
fact The reading rooms have been open
cd to the public. Miss l.. II. Stearns or
ganizer for the Wisconsin Free Library
Commission. with appropriate remark,
introduced the new but wflaome inhabit-
ant to the people, OF .thom there was
Ii large number in and about the build
ing The library starts out with 3,000
volumes, which number will he constantly
increased as the funds allow.
John Anderson, woodsnan confined
in the county jail 1T Marinette for drunk
enness. made three attempts to hang him
self They all proved unsuccessful owing
to his fellow prisoners. - cut him
J.. ~ h..
made with handkerchief led it to
the bars Of his cage and then pulled his
legs up under himself He was cnt down
in time by fellow prisoner. The second
attempt was made with half of bis sus-
pender; be tied this in similar manner
and for the same reason it proved fail
ure. He was then moved 10 the hospital
ward and there made the third attempt
with the other half Of his suspcndcr. lie
was unconscious when cut down and he
WAS also injured in thu fall. He is
thought TO be ihsa1c ewing 20 alcoholic
excess.
james II Andrews Of Akron. OHIO
has sold the ! oad du Lac gas works 10
q stock company composed Of X. &.
Dawes Of Evanston. IL; Il. -. Dawes Of
Little Rock, Ark; s. ". Little and y.
r. Clan, Peoria. H., and ". Mills VI
Newark, Ohio.
James Ballard, 14-ycar-old lad, who
was taken from the State school at
Sparta BY Tim 0'NeiIl Of Big Spring.
skipped away from the farm with one
Of O'NeiHs best teams He reached
Portage aud was attempting to sell the
team when Marshal Dempsey arrested
him He was returned to Sparta.
The Leland Hotel at Ashland. owned
by William II. Irish of Neeedah. was
damaged by fro 70 the extent Of $4,000.
Ii was fully covered by insurance. The
br. 4 was conducted by NJ ellis, whose
loss Of 5000 on furniture and fixtures
was not covered by any insurance.
While Bernhard Wendurf aud his 10
year-oId son Otto were loading logs at
Neva. the grap-hook lei 90 and liew back.
striking the boy on the head, killing him
instantly. The frantic father carried the
boys body home distance Of two niles.
lie seemed to blame himself fer his sons
death and his mind giving way under the
strain he took paris green and died. Wen-
dorf leaves q wife aud five small children.