Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-27

Peter Rayome of Glidden, charged WITH
obtaining money under false pretenses,
was dismissed at Ashland.
The will of W l. Happier was fled for
prof. tie at La Crosse. The estate is
vafaeds at 100000 and is bequeathed to
II wife and daughter.
1t is reported that there are eases OF
smallpox in the town Of Chi ton. Strict
measures have been taken to prevent the
further spread of the disease.
The postofices at Emmerton and Vale
have been ordered discontinued and mail
win be sent to Bloomcr. The postoflice
at Myra is also TO lac discontinued, and
mail will be sent 10 West Bend.
Capt. w. A. Thompson of the upper
Mississippi river improvement has receiv
cd letter from the War Department
asking him to secure recruits to compose
two more battaiions of engineers.
Mrs. f., c.. Neville of Green Bay, dis
trict president Of the Woman's Fedora
tion of Clubs has accepted the invitation
extended by the Woman's Club of kau-
kama to hold the next meeting of the
federation in that city. 1t will occur
May and 3, Thursday and Friday.
Sire in the Lutheran parsonage at
Neillsvile destroyed the ui,9er story and
some household goods. The loss is ap-
proximately $1,000. fully covered by in
suranee ia the Wisconsin Church Mu-
tual. Rev. Thrum, the pastor, was quite
badl, hurned in attempting to save his
library.
Joseph Steidt, aged IS years, was
struck by a noFth-bound passenger train
on railway crossing at Appleton and re-
ceiyed fatal injuries. He had been To
early mass and was on his way home in a
binding sleet storm with his collar turn
ed up. which prevented him from hearing
the whistle.
Mis- Emma Jens. employed in Apple
ton. was taken i'll in that city, but be-
fore her sickness had been diagnosed as
mlllpox sbt made her escape aud went
to her home in 'vrightstovS, distance
of eighteen miles. Mis- Jens travelled
by train and exposed many people to the
dread disease.
William Johnson, a workman in the
Barron Stave and Heading mill, was dan
gerously if not fatally injured while OPP
Grating cutoff saw. He slipped and
his head struck rapidly running belt
which threw him violently to the floor.
His arm was twice broken and blood
flowed freely from his mouth and ears.
w. W. Gillespie, a student at the Mil
wankee Med:tai College. will be disfig-
ured for lifi rs the result of hazing by
fellow students. y lighted cigar was
thrown in his face. He resented it with
Ii 1 I,,I, I'D
and knocked down. He thinks he knows
his assailants and will take steps to have
them punished
The suits aggregating $4,000, which
were recently brought against the North
western Railway Company by Joseph
Hill and son. were settled out of court at
kenosha. The railway company paid
the plaintiffs il the action $1,000. The
elCer H'q had formerly received u SINH
lar amo I from the company in settle
ment of the same case.
James Nevin. superintendent of the
State fish hatchery, viii at once conf
mence the erection of temporary build
ings ut Minocqua for taking bass, pike
and muslsellunge spawn this spring. As
soon as they are through with this years
spawn, work viii be commenced on a
large building and fish ponds to cost be-
| tween $4,000 and $1,000.
After shooting himself in the leg with
| a 322-caliber revolver. Konrad Halzer at
tempted to walk to his home. a distance
of over a mile, without assistance, and
was picked up by the Appleton police
in a critical condition rendered by pain
and the loss of blood. Halzer is a baker
and while handling a revolver in his over
coat pocket the weapon was accidentally
discharged.
Florian Monka, aged 33 years, and Jo-
seph Shecranek. II years old. were
drowned off Sheboygan. Both were fish
| e1men and resided at Two Rivers. The
/ men started out to set their nets. but
before they were enabled to return were
struck by a stiff northeasterly gale and
carried up the lake. They were carried
on to the geef just north of the break
water when their boat was seen to cap
| size and boat and men soon disappear
ed in the breakers.
The Menominee stage was entirely de-
stroted by fire while bound to Sturgeon
Bay. Six passengers narrowly escaped
| with their lives. When about ten miles
out from Menominee the stage dropped
| into a rut in the track and capsized. The
| stove vas disconnected and burning Goals
| scattered among the passengers, who lost
! no tille in scrambing out Several of
| them had their clothes burned the light
canvas bursting into flame which was
| fannet by n furious wind.
/ The Lawrence University Athletic AS
! ISOLATION decided definitely to groceed
! with the plans for a field and track meet
| Of the high schools of the Fox river val
/ ley district, under the college association
! management. and invitations are to be
| sent out at once to the schools of Mari
nette, Green Bay, Deperc. Appleton, Nee
/ nah, Menasha, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac,
| Manitowoc, Shcboygan and others. En-
tries Of more than 100 athletes are assur-
cd. The meet viii be i in Appleton
about May 10.
The Rev Edward II. Smith, pastor of
| the First Congregational Church of Osh-
/ kosh, who rs chaplain of the Second Wis
censin regiment declared for the army
I eanteen. startled the Oshkosh Ministerial
| Association by declaring There is no
! DEVIL Like all other conceptions of
| the public mind. that Of the devil has
been an evolution he went on. Then
( he maintained that the popular eoncep-
/ ton that the devil is drawn from the
/ Bible was a mistake; it was Milton )
/ devil that of Paradise Lost.
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