Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-21

arrested h. two pUsCaalen. who had a
hard .isht before they placed Mahnke in
Jail. 1t is thought that he is deranged.
a. c. McComb has sold 25,00O,00o feet
of hardwood timber in Iron County 10 the
Milwaukee Lumber Company, which win
hold it as an investment There are
5000 acres in the tract, and it contains
hemlock, birch bass, ash, elm, spruce
and cedar
Fire in the Hudson Produce Building
spread ranidly to all portions of the
building excepting the engine and butter
rooms The loss is nearly total The
insurance en- the building is $4,000 and
on stock approximately $4,000 Over
1000 cases of eggs were in store.
The National Association of Dentists
at Milwaukee passed resolution for the
appointment of committee on weys and
means TO fight so-called bogus diploma
mills" This legislation is in line with
the work mapped out by the National
Association of Dental Examiners and the
National Association of Dental Facul-
ties.
Frank Buelow, Waterman at the Wis
consin Manufacturing Companys chair
shop, of Jefferson. was the victim of
serious accident. He was sleeping in his
accustomed place and one Of his legs ac-
cidentally fell over the rails, of the spur
which ran to the shop. While in this
position. a swatch engine sent some cars
on the spur mad cut of his leg above the
ankle.
A party of capitalists, headed by Al
bert +. Smith, of Milwaukee, has closed
deal with the Union Pacific land de-
partment at Omaha whereby they be-
come posscssors of $4,000 acres of graz
ing land in lincoln County, Nebraska.
The land is located near the Gothensburg
irrigation canal, few miles north OF
Gothensburg.
While four bodies we being moved
from one part of an @ ! Sosh cemetery
! to another, Sexton Noe found one of
| them to be in a remarkable state of pres
ervation. The corpse was one inferred
about ten years ago aud was in a con-
dition of naturalization, though not petri-
| fed Mr.. Noe has been sexton for thirty
years and this is the second body he has
found in tlis condition
J. L. Iemmenway, a farmer near Boz
vina, and the team of horses which were
attached to the wagon on which he was
at work, were struck and instantly killed
! by lightning. A number of other per-
| sons who were assisting him loading hay
were knocked to TIE ground Dy the shock,
/ but 81 stained no severe injury. The
| lightning came from a Gear sky, as, with
the exception Of an approaching thunder
storm, there was scarcely cloud in sight.
Robert II. Barker, wealthy young
man of Racine, and friend, while rid
| ing in an automobile, were overturned
and thrown into a sand hill twenty feet
| away. Mr.. Baker fried to stop the ma
| chine, which was frightening horse,
and threw off the current and put on the
| brakes SO suddenly that the auto was
/ thrown over backward Neither men
were seriously injured and the auto was
not much the worse for the accident,
| An investigation has been going on to
! determine the cause of the typhoid fever
| in Baraboo, and it has been found that
the suction pipes and valves at the pump
| ing station are defective and that Bara-
! boo River water has been pumped into
the entire system. These pipes are con-
,nected with the river, TO be used only in
| case Of fire, but it is now believed that
! the arrangement has brought the cpl
/ demic which has caused several deaths
and over 100 cases of the fever. Six
leaks were located in the pipes and
valves.
John Gales, one Of the best-knowa
| young men in kenosha, met death while
working on the new building being erect
ed by the n. II. Aliens Sons tannery.
| GALES. who was in charge OF the work,
! gathered together large bunch Of heavy
| timbers and chained them TO the hook Of
| block aud tackle. He then stepped to
| one side and began 10 turn the crank.
/ The timbers had been raised TO a height
/ Of about eight feet when the knot slipped
| and the ti;nbers fell Lack 20 the fourth
floor striking GALES on the back, knock
ing him to the floor and breaking his
neck and causing almost instant death.
Grace Fox, the 5-year-old daughter Of
! Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Fox, shO reside
near Kenosha, met with a terrible acct
! deut, which may result fatally. The lit
! tie child had been left alone in the house
while the father attended TO some work
at the barn While alone, the little girl
| went into one Of the rooms and attempt
the mantel was a very large lamp and in
some manner the child pulled it over An
explosion followed and the burning oil
was poured over the child Hearing the
| screams Of the child. the father hurried
20 the house and soon extinguished the
flames The chill had been terribly
burned about the legs and body.
Prof. d. =. FrankenbeIger, head Of the
department OF elocution at the State Uni
yergity, is the latest victim Of the dog
tax ordinance, being the last Of the dozen
or more who have been brought up with
in the last day or two for failure TO pay
the 81 tax on CANNES.
Eastern parties have bcen inspecting
the Two Rivers pea caBncry owned and
operated by the e. j. Eodra Canning
Company with view Of securing an op-
ton on IT, II is understood that there
| fs Il movement on foot 20 consolidate all
the large canneries under one head. form
ing a gigantic trust.
In the Wheeler viii contest al Sbeboy-
gan Judge Gilbertson held that no court
hal the right 20 interfere as long as the
widow used and disposed OF the property
without injury to the remainder. Hav-
ing the life tenure. she enjoys a power
absolutely to dispose Of the property,
and therefore the sale was valid.
''TubercuIous cattle. though condemned
bv the State veterinarian. are being Kill
cd at certain packing houses about Nil
waukec and the noHinfected portions sold