Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-04

Fire destroyed the farm buildings of
Thomas Moyle, one mile north of York
vile, with loss of $4,000.
Robert Moriarity and Robert Soper,
two boys. broke through the ice while
skating at Eau Claire and were drowned.
A large unused building belonging to
the Rock River Paper Company was
burned at Beloit, endangering the electric
light plant. which it adjoins.
Thomas Banbridge, one of the old pio-
neers of that section, died at his home in
| Benton. He was member of the State
| Legislature for several years.
Two boys. sons of A. Scheffner of Tom
ahawk, were drowned in the Wisconsin
river. The lads were Is and Il years Of
age. They broke through the ice while
skating.
Mrs. John Sewitzke of Lagadow re-
turned home after a brief absence and
found the house burned and her three
children. aged from 3 months to . years.
cremated,
Oscar Israel of Eau Claire, while in a
fit of temporary insanity brought ON by
dissolute habits. shot his wife through
the shoulder aud then committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head.
\ Chicago, Burlington and Quincy liIh-
| tied passenger train plunged into a local
freight train at Newport while going fifty
miles an hour. The engines of both trains
were wrecked, but no one was injured.
William George, a leading member of
the Wisconsin branch OF the Winnchago
Iadian tribe, was killed by another In
dian. who has fed the county. Witnesses
say that the killing was in seif-defense.
4 marked change for the better Is no
ticeahle this fall in the character of the
stock offered for sale in the Grand Rap
ids market Heretofore the stock raised
in fbat locality was almost entirely Of
the stocker or feeder class, marketable
only for shipment to Illinois and Iowa
sneculators for stall feeding. But this
fan many farmers are bringing in cattle,
hogs and sheep which are in perfect
.Safe for the block, and the time when
necessity Of Texas and Kansas City
beef for retail trade existed is pat,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kunzeiman cele-
brated their fifty-egbth wedding anniver-
sarv at Barab0o. They have resided
there NftF years uHN I'VE OF lae SFfOHNs
sixteen Of the third and seven Of the
fourth generations were present.
Jadge Bum 10 the federal court at
Madison refused the motion Of Thomas
Bates III Evanston Ill, for the appoint
mcnt n a receiver for the bayfield, LuU-
her Company ana the BAYFIELD,. Sgperier
and Minneapolis Railway Company and
John 4. Rice. vino. as president Of the
Milwaukee Trust Company. held secari-
ties of both companies
WHEN the census was taken last year it
was found thst the largest family 10 Bar
aboo was that of J. C. Dunn. there being
nine children. There has just arrived ID
the family pair o. twins, which gives
the father the greatest handicap in the
line IF large families ia the city.
Patrick Kane. charged with the muir
der Of hiss wife on Sept. -, was found
not guilty IN the Circnit Court az Prai-
re du Chen. Judge Clemcntsen took the
case out Of the hands Of the jury and de-
eided that the prisoner was not guilty.
The judge held that there was no evil
dence 70 show that the shooting had not
been accidental and nothing 20 support
he murder charge.