Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-31

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Bozal Of MilIadore. died OF riiphtheria.
]. Hackett OF Baraboo has lost over
fifty hogs from cholera. and many Others
are affected
Mayor Higgins Of Racine appointed
! Fred Billings superintendent Of Mound
cemetery, in place Of Samuel Gates, re-.
signed.
Racine police are looking for the per
son who left 4weeks-old baby boy on
the steps of cian<o Burgess. prominent
resident
W y. Boies Of Elm Grove has receiv-
ed news Of the death Of his 13-year-old
son by drowning while in the State Of
/ Washington.
The roof OF the old Heileman iceho2se
cayed in al Ia Crosse, and injured two
workmen. one of them. Andrew Sunuest.
probably fatally.
Unknown persons broke into the yolan-
teers of America hall in Racine, broke
open a number of trunks and stole So
which the members had saved to pay the
rent.
Hog cholera is taking off the swine in
tm'' or three sections of Dane County.
In Cross Plains about 100 animals have
died, but the progress of the disease is
now somewhat checked.
William Jacobs was instantly killed at
Marshall by the premature discharge of
a gun in the hands Of Eddie Diedrich. 10
years old. The coroner's jury returned
verdict of accidental death.
The report Of the postal department
shows =. considerable increase for the Ke-
ndsha office during the last four years
In, 1896 the revenue from this city was
~ .S6I.a this year shows S1S,295.74.
There are TIVE cases of smallpox in one
OF the Wilkinson camps. IA few miles ont
of Iron River The board of health is
acting promptly in quarantining the 10
fected camp and isolating the sick men,
After a longfought case, extending
over more than week, the jury in the
case of Ashland Lumber Company vs.
Detroit. Salt Company rendered verdict
of 81, $50 IN favor of the Detroit salt
works,
J. ID: .Wltter of Grand Rapids. who
has established number of tra1 cling
libraries. in the State. will donate a IL
brary. 9f, eightytwo books to the town
of Hatnmonds La, where Mrs. Witter
spends the winters.
lie clerk OF the Circuit Court at Ke-
npsha reports that more than one hun
dred first papers" have been issued from
his office during the last few days Among
these weuld-be citizens Poles and Boz
heUiaass have a majority.
Authority has been granted fer the or
ganizagion of the Peshtigo National
Bank, capital $4,000. William Ellis.
Jr., w. A. Ellis, f. +. McGraw, Thomas
Barrett. j. Brown and Warren J. Davis
are named as incorporators
William Glenzer. employed on the farm
or William Mueller. near Sheboygan, was
nearly killed while blasting rock with
dynamite He sustained compound
fracture Of the skull. and his left hand
was badly burned and lacerated
The large tobacco shed of William
Oates. in the outskirts of Milton, togeth-
er with its contents, seven acres of to-
baeco, was burned. Loss 81 600. The
fire was the work of an incendary. his
tracks being found leading TO and from
the building.
Tillie kaunzer. who disappeared sud-
denly from the Hotel Kenosha. where
she was employed. and who was suppos-
ed to have committed suicide ey drown
ing at Highwood. has been TT, ced to Mil
waukee. where she is reported to be alive
and well.
Three men blew open the safe in the
postotfice at Footeville, securing guam
tity of stamps and a registered letter con-
taining S53 They were captured Mt Ev-
ansvilie by Officer B~oughton and his as
sistants. The money and stamps were
found and also reyolyers and a full kit Of
burglars tools.
BY fleeing to Europe to avoid a $1,000
Judgment, Charles Mayer o. Milwaukee
has lost $20.0G0 estate His equity in
his homestead, valued at that figure, has
been declared forfeited by Judge Seaman
because of Mayors flight. 1t nc " goes
to his creditors. and the $1,000 Judgment
will have to be paid if he returns
Mrs. William Bradford and her two
children. one an infant in arms, were
driving in a top buggy at Durand, when
they met Elijah Brown driving thresh
ing machine through the streets. The
team of bronchos driven by farmer took
fright and dashed into Mrs Bradford's
vehicle. The occupants were thrown out,
Mrs. Bradford striking on her head, be-
ing killed instantly. Her young child was
seriously injured. and the other quite
badly hurt.
Edwin III. Abbott, who made several
millions ON of the reorganization of the
Wisconsin Central Railroad and then
went to Boston to live. still has faith in
Milwaukee business chances He is about
TO spend nearly million dollars on dock
property which he own there, which ex-
tends several hundred feet east of the
Northwestern railroad bridge. The new
docks will be of stone and concrete. with
depth of water greater than that at
any other docks on the lakes. SO that the
largest draft vessels may be accommo-
dated for all time.
Miss L0ttie Eagle, a beautiful quarter
blood Winnebago Indian. about Is years
of age. living at Minocqua. received a let
ter from the London law firm of Tutroch,
Pedsen & Strolle to the effect that she
is heir to S130,000 by the death of her
mothers only brother. Rudolph Grafton
of Irviiig Tree Place. England. The be-
quest is conditioned that Miss Eagle shall
receive only the income of the entire
amount. based on 6 per cent investment,
until she graduates from college She is
then to come into possession of the entire
sum. That which serves TO complicate
the matter is that Miss Eagle was to be
married Thanksgiving evening to prom
inent young mprehrnt of Arbor Vitae. If