Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-09-25


At Mayyille the young son Of Emil
Mann drank carbolie acid by mistake
The chilt's life was saved by prompt
medical attention
! Fred Brodhaken Of the town Of Wash
| ington committed suicide during q fit Of
/ dependency by shooting himself in the
abdomen with shotgun.
The druggists OF Dodge County have
! organized the Dodge County Retail Drug
! gists Association. viii 4 w Hebing u
Beaver Dam as president.
During a thunderstorm Edwin Shirley
a carpenter. Al years Of age residing at
Fond dn iae. was struck by a bolt o.
lightning and killed instantly.
Barney '{orton. whill Changing stoves
! nj TIE NayFille iron works, ignited the
gas a.4 was burned very badly all oyer
his body aud face. He will recover.
james Aluivey, young man OF Loyal.
died az the Butternut summer resort, Of
consumption. He Jreathed his last in 4
boat on the lake = allie ont rowing.
| A new and large discovery of graphite
( beds has been made in the vicinity Of
junction City 4 20-foot shaft has been
sunk and good body Of ore uncovered.
The Falls Manufacturing Company of
Oeonto Falls suffered a loss by fire Of
| $4,000 No statement Of insurance is
given The PLANT will he rebuilt at once.
In Ia Crosse Mrs Joseph ]. Fyatt. an
Assyr.an mother. has been arrested.
charged with hanging her little son up on
hook on the wall by the heels and beat
ing him.
Herry Shipman. aged 40, returned
soldiyr from the Philippines. committed
suicide at Brodhead by taking opidm.
He leaves widow but no children. No
reason is given for the act.
James Rawlinson of La Crosse was run
over and killed at the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul depot at Sparta. De
ceased was bricklayer employed on the
American Cigar factory building.
Robert S. Downs has been appointed
superintendent Of the Washburn, Bay
field and Iron River Railroad. succeed
ing u. Stanton. resigned. Mr.. Downs
has been train dispatcher for three years.
Racine is TO lave one of the largest
and most elaborate charity balls in the
history of the city. 1t viii be given UNI
der the direction Of the St AIary's hos
| pital association ON the night of Nov. 10.
After two months of solicitation and
| hard work on the part of the promoters,
Geinite and agreeable arrangements were
concluded ut a mass meeting and the new
$4,000 theater at Appleton is now as
sured
Matthew Kingsley Of La Crosse at
tempted to commit sHicideyby jumping off
the high bridge into the Baraboo river,
distance of forty feet. He was rescued
from the attempt. 1t is thought he was
insane.
Isaac Stephenson has offered 100000
TO Marinette for library building on
condition that the city bond itself to APP
propriate $1,000 year for maintenance.
The council has unanimously accepted
the offer
While walking over the top of swiftly
moving freight train near Rushford,
MINI, George Koethe, brakeman. re-
siding in La Crosse, fell between the cars
and was instantly killed. Koethe was 10
years old.
Judge 4. H. Goss of the Oshkosh mu-
Ricipal court sentenced Emil Waltz, alias
Karl Stolen, to eight sAonths in the
county jail for the abduction Of Annie
Kramer, G-yearold daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Anton Kramer.
Mrs. Thomas Jarosch of Butternut re-
Gently became the mother of twins. This
is the fourth pair of twins hJrn in the
Jarosch Iamily and all but one child are
living. Mrs Jarosch became the mother
of a sin ole child hut once
John Howard Of Ia Crosse wiIl lose
hand the result Of rescuing a young
hound from being crushed by Iocomo-
tive. 1t was in the way of the ensine
when Mr. Howard jerked it away by the
tail. The dog not understanding the sit
uation and taking this as IA declaration of
war, bit his hand frightfully and the doc
tors fear it will have to be amputated.
While A. Jacobs, farmer residing ON
st. Joseph's ridge, was at work furring
a patch of turniDs q swarm of bees flew
over the heads of his horses At the same
instant one Of the animals opened its
mouth aud the queen bee entered it in her
flight. The working bees swarmed about
and when. in great agony. the animal re-
opened its mouth. the entire swan darted
| In after their queen. The frenzied animal
galloped madly about the field until it
fell to the ground exhausted 1t died
few hours afterward
The bank OF Hammond was blown
! open and the conteats IL the strong box
taken by unknown ratbers early on
recent morning Every cent of cash and
some valuable papers We're secured. There
is no clew 70 the robbers. The town is
full OF strangers over 100 men being at
work on the railroad The robbers en-
tered thc building through the rear and
| dug hole through the wall Of the vault,
then they blew open the safe Several
thousands of dollars in currency and SCI
curities were taken, the cash alone
| amounting 10 $4,000.
! After being separated forty-two years,
/ there was a happy reunion of three sis
| ters in Racine. They are Mrs. Michael
Frawlcy, Marinette; Mrs. John C.more,
| Chicago, an3 Mrs. John Young. Forty
| two years aye there we're six children and
/ their names were Hanley. The parents
| died Some of the children went to a
| Milwaukee orphan asylum and others
! were adopted. John Hanley was one Of
| the brothers lie became assistant chief
| of the Minneapolis. Mimi. fire depart
ment A year ago lie commenced search
inn for his lons-lost sisters and brothers