Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-06-05

build new high school building at
cost Of $4,000
John Hardeastle was returned to the
rastorship of the Primitive Methodist
Church of Mineral Point.
The j. l. Case Plow Company plant
will not leave Racine and it will not be
removed from its present location.
Gov La Toilette has appointed DIR. Al
ma j. FriSbie the first woman member OF
the Wisconsin GARD of university re-
gents.
N. Peterson. at work in a paper mill
at Eau Claire. had his left arm and the
fingers of his right hand torn off in ma
ehinery.
Dr. Il. A. Gottslehen of Mayville died
Of injuries received by his horse running
away when coming home from a fire at
Theresa.
Prof, Bergen. for the past eleven years
principal OF the Prairie in Sac schools.
has accepted the superintendeney of the
Mineral Point schools.
In the absence of Tom Wiley of Lake
Mills his wife went to the stables to feed
The horses when one of them bit and
tore off entirely one Of her ears.
4 party of Wisconsin homeseekers left
Mayville on special car for Oklahoma
territory. where land has been offered
them. About twenty were in the party.
Eugene Fosha, boy Of Hayward, has
been sentenced to the Industrial School
until u years Of age. He pleaded guilty
of having robbed the till of RiYkin Bros.
ID. r. Sampson will be appointed re-
ceiyer of the United States land office al
Ashland. to succeed Neis Auley, who has
sent in his resignation to take effect June
80.
The Supreme Court has refused TO
transfer the custody of Lille Stittgen,
a minor child, from her guardian, Mrs.
Harry Ernst, to her mother The case
came from Milwaukee,
The Barring Gould boys, who We're kid
mapped from their mother in Oshkosh
some weeks ago by their father, are in
England. Detectives hired to trace the
boys have SO reported.
When court convened at Chippewa
Falls Judge Ninje announced he had de-
MED the motion for new trial for Ira
Steward and Immediately sentenced him
70 States prison for life.
William b IN, stonemason. commit
ted suicide by hanging at his home in
Whitewater He had little work and was
thought to be desp"adent over money
matters. He was ~ years old.
A fire in the Marinette Christian Sci
ence Church caused u loss OF about ST.
L. - -, shn lar
pipe organ was ruined aud the interior
decorations were badly seorehed.
John Youngworth. the 7-year-old SON
Of Peter Youngworth of Oshkosh. had
his right foot crushed 40 that 1t will have
to be amputated. while stealing a ride
on a Wisconsin Central freight train.
While boating Oh the Rock river at
IIustisford village tws sons OF Frederick
Koch. aged II aud 1tfsnars, fell into the
river, while changing sents in the boat.
The younger boy was rescued. The eld-
er was drowned Both were unable TO
swim.
Frank Charles Of Epu Claire. bridge
builder working ON the Great Northern s
steel bridge across the Spokane river at
Spokane, Wash. slipped from trestle
aud plunged headlong sixty-five feet to
the ground. He was dead when his COM
panions reached him.
Clarence Babcoek of GAINESVILLE met q
horrible death by being almost cut in tive
BY an electric street ear The dead boy
was playing on the street with soTse
companions and ran in front of the car
He was knocked down and the ear wheels
passed over him. Death was instantane-
Gus.
George Schneider, aged 60, who has
been employed for some time past on
section work for the Milwaukee road,
was found dead in bed at La Crosse. An
inquest was called 1t was found that
the mans heart was nearly as large rs
that of an OK and this was m doubt the
caues of his death.
Hans Hermanson. an aged farmer, was
robbed just outside the city limits of Mar
inette by two highwaymen who stopped
him 18th shot from revolver. The
bullet cut off his ear. He was relieved
Of SIS After rohbing him the highway
men beat him nearly insensble. The
men missed $f2 which the old man had In
his shoe,
The wife Of Browne Peterson, one Of
Waupnca Cod tvs best-known and veal
finest farmers. committed snicide by eat
ing paris green. 4 few mouths ago Mr.
Peterson sold his homestead farm foI
SGG0o, possession to be given April
next year. Recently Mrs. Peterson want
cd the sale declared off. but the purcbas
er would not consent, although $500 DO
nus was offered him. Mrs Peterson had
bfnoded much over the affair. Three
children survive.
The 11.year-old daughter of Peter kta'
yer, Marnette farmer. was SO hndly
burned that 81 ! will probably die. She
was playing IN the yard around a stump
that was abIaze. when her clothes became
gnited The father ran ont and seeine
her all ahamc picked her NJ and thre1s
her into AIT old well. The water cxtin'
guisbed the Hames. bu the little girl
hal narrow escape from drowning.
Her entire body is Il mass Of burns
4 man representing himself 70 be a
sewing machine agent attempted 30 chic
reform Mrs. James Fay in Baraboo. AZ
ter some time Mrs, Fay suddenly beehI1e
dizzy and nj the same time detected the
odor Of chioroforu. She had presence Of
mind enough TO order the fellow oat of
the house aud as soon rs she had strength
enough to venture ont she gave the atarn.
but in the meantime the FELLOW made
good his escape. He tried the same
scheme at several places bat without sac
cess. Robbery was Violently his motive.
The local committee appointed BY The
Elkbern fire department are making pre-