Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-04-03

suited in the death of the passenger engi-
neer, besides serious injuries sustained
by a numher of others.
drunken man armed with a Ratchet
smashed slot machine in a saloon at
Appleton and stole the money therein,
amounting TO 81. Because the machine
was gambling device, all OF which were
recently ordered out of saloons, the man
will not lie prosecuted.
A man registering as Il. raymond,
Chicago. was found dead a, the Clipper
House in Milwaukee. having committed
suicide by turning on the gas. He left
a note. which read as follows; - hope
God will forgive me, for ] have been a
bad boy" Raymond STAGED that he was
a mem = of the theatrical profession.
\ discovery of utmost Importance TO
the citizens Of La Crosse has been made
by Frank Winter. local attorney. He
found that since 1893 the words County
of La Crosse" have been left out in the
notices of the unredecned tax sales.
which makes every tax certificate issued
since that time invalid. There is an
amount of something like $4,000 myolv-
ed
Judge Ludwig in the Superior Court
at Milwaukee declared chapter 332 OF the
laws of 1899 of Wisconsin. which was
designed to prohibit discrimination again
against members of labor organizations.
unconstitutional and void. In pursuance
of this decision Judge Ludwig ordered
the discharge OF Louis kreutZberg, fore
man OF a south side foundry. kreutz-
berg had been arrested because il was
claimed he had discharged a workman
for the simple reason that he belonged
to labor union.
!. ID. Witter and y. Johnson, stock
holders in the Consolidated Water Pow
err Company. have purchased OF +. Il.
Nash his claim against the company. The
case Of the Consolidated Water Power
Company rs. Thomas l.. Nash has been
in litigation for years and the Supreme
Court recently gave a decision in favor Of
the defendant, reversing the one Of the
Circuit Court. The purchase assures the
! building of the large pulp and paper
| mills in Grand Rapids which will cost,
| including dam. in the neghborhood of
! $309000.
| Caroline Fahres Of Milwaukee IS in
! Oshkosh trying to regain possession of
! her two children. whom she rclinqushed
| when she was in poverty in 1892. She
allowed her children TO be sent to the
| Sparta school on an order of the Miwau-
kee poor commissioner. In 1888 they
were adopted by two Neenah families.
Now the mother. who has remarked and
is in comfortable circumstances. wants
her children. but is now unable to get
them Her husband is willing She pro-
poses to test the State law which gives
the board of control power to consent To
adoption of children from the school.
John Novak Jewish peddler residing
at Wankesha. came near losing his life
as the result Of a practical joke. Novak
had been working at Zion City. and had
started to walk to Ilenosha. On the way
he was overtaken by two Kenosha ice
men and was permitted to ride with
them. Both the men Were intoxicated.
and they decided to scare the peddlcr.
The rig was driven under tree and
rope placed around the neck Of the ped
der The other end OF the rope was
wound around the limb Of the tree. Then
one of the men struck the horses and
they dashed forward. leaving he pcddler
hanging from the limb. When the men
saw the effect Of the joke they hurried
back and cut him down. but he was faint
and for a moment it was thought that his
neck had been broken by the fan. lie
has consulted an attorney aud will make
the men pay for the fun.
Nathan Powell. who shot Joseph f.
Kelly twice with a rifle near Augusta,
was arraigned before Justice Wilcox in
Eau CIdire on the charge 81 assault with
intent to kill. Are you guilty or not
guilty. asked the magistrate Il ain
guilty" replied Powell. 'it was his own
proposition that | should do that If he did
not do as he agreed" The prosecuting
attorney and the justice reminded Pow
ell who had no lawyer. of the serious
ness Of the case. but Powell persisted IN
saying he was guilty and Intended to XIII
Kelly He says Kelly swindlcd him on
a horse deal in Minnesota two years ago
and owed him money. Powell came from
Split Rock 10 the farm where Kelly was
working. deliberately fired two shots into
him and walked away. Powell walked
thirty miles to Eau Claire and gave him
self no at the county Jail. He Is a smooth
faced, gray headed man Of 60. Kelly is
in the hospital and will probably recover.
Congressman John J. Esch has appoint
ed Vaughn X. Conan Of Ia Crosse 10 the
naval cadetship at the academy al Ann
apolis. three young men from Eau Claire
who had higher standings refusing to
accept the place owing 10 other engage
ments.
r. Derrick. proprietor Of III" Hotel
Wagner Of Racine. went 10 kenosia tbs
other day since which time 40 trace IT
the mau has been found. lie left note
At the hotel saying that when next heard
from he would either he in jail or dead
The officers believe he has committed sui
eide.
Presiding Elder Farmer 81 the Apple
ton district of the Wisconsin Methodist
Church. who recently in London Ont.
shot himself in the hand, is likely 10 lose
his arm by reason Of blood poisoning
which it is feared will make ampntation
necessary
The first labor union ever organized
among the paper mill employees Of The
Fox river valley during the forty years
existence Of the industry was formed the
other night. when branch Of the Unit |
ed brotherhood OF Papermakcrs Of Amer
lea was formed with twenty-five nem-
beers from Appleton. NeeD0h, MeDasha,
Kimberly. Little Chute, Combined Locks
and Kaukagna.