Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

The bullet just grazed the top of ms
head.
Richard H. Garland, 20 years old, faith
or of Hamlm Garland, the author, mar
ried Mary +. Bodies, aged 90, at La
Crosse.
While Mr.. and Mrs. John Kohl of
Rubicon were gone To Il neighboring town.
thieves entered the house and stole ST.
200 in cash.
Carl Swart2, who abducted Emma
Becker and took her 10 Oshkosh, where
he was arrested. pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to prison for four years.
Fire Destroy d the residence of John Il,
Cole at Downing. The loss is about ST.
200. 1t was only by hard work that the
entire village was saved from destruction.
Arthur Voyer, who lives At Junction
City. was accidentally shot by a eompan-
ion. Mr. Anderson of Waukesha,. while
hunting partridges. The wound win not
prove fatal.
Adam Pleats. II years old. whose faith
er lives near Junction City, was shot by
A farmer who was practicing in prepara-
ton for the deer hunting season. The
boy will not die.
Fred Revorce. Il young grocery clerk
in Racine. received word from White
water that his aunt, Miss Carrie Thayer,
had died. leaving him and another
nephew her entire estate. valued at $40
600
Henry j. Miller, one Of the oldest and
most prominent residents Of Racine, was
found dead in bed. He had been in usual
| health. and heart failure is supposed 10
have been the cause of his sudden de-
mise.
Hollendale Hotel summer resort on
the north shore of Delavau Lake. owned
by George Holland, burned. The fire
was caused by the explosion of kero-
sene lamp. The building was insured for
| $3.500.
Miss Clara Raddatz, the Oshkosh
young girl who disappeared and was
| thought to have drowned herself on ac-
count of the fact that she had repeatedly
| threatened to do So has been found. The
| police returned her to her home.
The Racine police are looking for
burglar who entered south side resi-
| dence and. finding no one but a 13-year-
/
and ransacked the house, but secured
nothing. The girl managed TO break the
lock just as her mother was entering the
| house.
| The will Of Frederick s. Newell was
| fled for probate in the County Court in
kenosha. 1t bequeaths everything TO his
widow, Mrs. Frances Newell, and, with
the wealth left her from the Balm estate
at the death of her father. Edward Balm,
/ will make her one of the richest women
| in the State
! The Park Hotel was destroyed by hre
at Lake Mills The guests and employees
barely escaped with their lives. Every
thing was lost, the occupants not even
having time TO dress, the flames spread
SO rapidly Many had TO be AIKEN out
of the windows. Il. w. Davis, proprietor
of the hotel, estimates the loss al $l0,'
900.
An epidemic of smallpox has broken
| out in the Indian settlement ten miles
from Spooner Nine Indians quarantined
in one house broke away from the guards.
DR.. j. p. Cox, the health officer, headed
posse of armed men and they surround
ed the Indian village and drove the In
dams back through the swamps into the
guaranteed district.
At the instigation OF the government
officials Senator William O'Neil Of Wash
burn has closed all of the logging camps
on the Bad River reservation, throwing
ont of employment nearly goo men. Ii
is presumed that fear of smallpox out
break is the cause for closing the camps.
Senator O'Neil stated that he did not
know how long ii would be necessary 10
keep the men idle. as that would depend
solely upon what the Washington officials
decided to do after they had satisfied
themselves as TO the conditions.
Joseph and James Noseu, uneIes Of
Thomas lie Claire. who was burned to
death 10 the recent theater fire at Hur-
ley. have just returned from that place,
and assert their nephew was murdered
and the building fired to conceal the
crime. They claim they discovered that
on the evening Of the fire Thomas lie
Claire had a fight over variety actress,
to whom he had been paying attention.
lie Claire, they say, was on the same
floor MS those who were saved, but no
one was found who had seen him during
the fire. The story will be investigated.
Mrs Ernest Meyer was taken to st.
Mary's hospital, Oshkosh, dying from
burns which rendered her unacceptable
and her husband is in the lookup. lie
was rescued by the fire department from
angry neighbors. who were talking Of
lynching him. The woman's clothing was
set on fire in some manner not yet ex-
planned and she was burned in fright
ful manner, Her breast was eharred
to the bone aud her cheeks and forehead
hung in layers, obscuring hcr sight effec-
tually. One report is that the woman
was attempting 10 drive out reaches vii IA
fire and ignitcd her clothing.
Conductor Henry STARK Of the App q
ton and Neenah interurban line saved a
family from being burned to death w lie
on his run the other night While p IS
ing through Menasha. Stark saw flnes
bursting from small frame hor = Stop.
ping the ear, he rushed TO the place and
tried to awaken the inmates by pounding
% the door. This proving Of no avail. he
threw several stones through the win
] dows, which aroused the sleepers who
! were partially overcome by the smoke
! A boy first staggered 70 the door and
with his assistance Stark ucceeded in
saving the parents and sister Of the boy,
who, but for his prompt action. would
have died 10 the burning building.
Two men. forty deer and twelve head
Of cattle killed is the result of the open
| ing day Of the deer hunting season. The
/ report concerning the killing Of the TWO
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