Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-02-21

owing TO Ill health Miss Katherine
Graham has resigned as Instructor of elo-
cution at Lawrence university.
Henry Tarrant, ex-melaher Of the Leg
islaturc from Rock County, was badly
injured III a runaway at GAINESVILLE.
Dana Leasitt, resident Of Mineral
Point was found dead in the granary Of
his farm, nine miles east ef there.
S. III. Brown of Belle PLANE, Iowa, has
been appointed trainmaster of the Mad-
son division of the Northwestern road
The Grand Rapids Paper Company has
prepared plans for adding to its paper
mill at Grand Rapids sulphite plant
with capacity Of fifteen tons of sulphite
pulp day. Work on the plant will be
gin shortly.
The death of Mrs. A. L. johnson took
place at Beloit. She was the heaviest
woman in the State, weighing nearly 450
pounds. 1t was necessary 10 make an
e.ytra-size coffin for her. She was buried
at Racine.
large barn belonging to John Kohn
of Lake Geneva was destroyed by fire.
There were over fifty head of cattle IN
the barn and all perished The cause OF
the fire is unknown. The loss is esti-
mated at $500.
At Eau Claire the jury in the case OF
Mrs. Myrta Wanzer against the Chippe.
wa Valley Electric Railroad returned 6
verdict of 81 $50 damages. The plaintiff
was hurt III jumping from a car which
had coIlided with wagon.
The Northwestern Railway Company
has effected settlement with Libouri
Roy, father Of Miss Olive Roy, who was
instantly willed ut the Northwestern
crossing iii Fond du Lac last fall. By
the terms of settlement the father gets
$1,000 and 5000 for the expense of the
| funeral.
| About fifty farmers living in the neigh
borhood of Poplar, are planning for CO.
operative creamery association. They
are working to raise $4,000 and will get
the patronage of farmers having 30t
cows. About $3.50 has been raised al
ready. Those already pledged to support
the creamery have 200 cows.
| AT Oeonornowoc fire broke out in the
McCabe building, destroying the upper
| floor. The remainder of the building was
damaged by water. The fire originated
in the rear upper part of the building
where a stovepipe went through the cell
| ing The damage is estimated at $1,000
| partly covered by insurance.
| Daniel HerZog Of Manitowoc, a brake.
man i'll the employ OF the Chicago anG
Northwestern Railway Company, was Sc.
riously injured by having his right arm
and leg crushed. He, vas switching on
the lake front yards, and while standing
on The rear footboard of the locomotive,
which was covered with ice, he slipped
and fell, thirteen loaded freight cars pass
ing over MIN.
Mike Grazialny, an employe of the Me
nasha Woodenware Company, went yiO-
lently insane while at work. He was tax
en- with fit of insanity and rushed out
of the building where he was employed
and started to yell frantically. 1t was
not long before every one of the thousand
employees of the Menasha Woodenware
Company joined in the chorus with their
yells, not knowing the man was crazy,
and the entire city was awakened by the
din. Grazialny was finally taken in
charge by an officer. He is a man OF
family and his insanity is said to be due
| to religious troubles.
| Phil Beaulin, an empioye of the Fay
cite Shaw Il Co.'S tannery at Mellen,
was killed in most horrible manner
| While Beaulin was inspecting a 12-foot
1 corrugated wheel enclosed in a box be
and a companion were suddenly caught
on a swiftly moving wheel. Beaulin was
whirled around against sides of the box
with such rapidity that before the wheel
could be stopped nearly every bone in
his body was broken. his body being left
a shapeless mass His companion was
knocked down and escaped with but s'ight
! injuries. Beaulin was native of Can
ada and was about 21 years old.
The first perjurers ever to be sent to
prison from Douglas County We're sen
fenced at West Superior the other day
Charles Wilson, Mrs. Amelia johnson
| and Mrs. Annie Lesman We're given two
and half years each in Waupun, Judge
Ninj6 of the Circuit Court passing sen
tencc. The defendants all pleaded gull
ty to the charge. the case against them
being very strong. They We're arrested
some time ago to answer for the murder
of Abraham Carlson. j -ore the coro
after being separated several days pend
/ ing their preliminary hearing, these three
| admitted to the district attorney that they
had not told the truth. In court they
! pleaded ignorance OF the law as the ex
cuse.
| LAUNDERING by moonlight is the eXtrem
ity to which the iumbermen of the Me
nominee river valley have been driven by
the lateness of the arrival of snow suffi
ciently deep to enable them TO haul logs
to the river 4. ID. Curtis, secretary OF
| the Menominee and Marinette Box Com
pany, told of the unprecedented efforts
the lur1ber &C 4dnies are making to ex
ceed the cut of last year to meet the
| great demand for lumber The lumber
companies have two shifts Of men work
ing in the camps: a day and night shift
This is unique in the history on lumber
ing in the MenOminee river valley, but il
is absolutely necessary in order to NOV,
the seasons cut to the river. During
moonlight nights recently gangs Of meI
nave 'skidded' logs over ice roads through
the pine fores,s all night long, their places
being taken by fresh gags - the morn
ing. Despite these efforts, ho' ever, the
/ last year 1t is now estimated at 400,
100000 feet"
The farm residence of Frank Mead al
Galesyile was destroyed by fire. A part
Of the contents was saved but the build
ing was entirely consumed. The loss /:
about $1,000.
| Ex-Congressman Clinton Babbitt had {
narrow escape from drowning Will,
crossing Turtle creek, pear Beloit, insai
endeavor to drive some cattle ton plac'
of safety during storm The creek hat
swollen from the rains. Mr.. Babbitt wa!
on horseback, but the force of the stream
swept him from the animals back. a
neighbor rescued him in an unconscioui
condition.
A baby boy. about a week old. was lef
on the doorstep Of the residence of w
S. Young of Tomah. There is no clue al
to the parentage of the child.
| Menomonie ladies have purchased col
lection Of pictures by the worlds bes
artists aud will circulate them through
ont the county on the same plan as trav
cling libraries.
i. n Meme foreman in Alexander 4
! Edgar's sawniili at Iron River, was tax
en- to West Superior with one ar nearly
torn OF at the elbow Ampntation ma
be necessar. Menow was at work at 10,
mill when mis- sleeve caught in the @bul
| chain, which drew his arm in. causing
the tearing, Of the ligaments.
Aaron Peterson, prominent Swede oi
| the town of Frankfort. aged d6. vas in
stantIy killed while hauling logs 10 tht
sawmill near his home.
/ Ms. Maria Friedrich died at Juneau
at the age OF 101 She was born in Pom
niern, Germany, Oct. 81, tbs. and came