Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-20

Frank Bcdell. who set himself on fire
| with suicidal intent while in Jail at Wau-
sau. died of his burns.
| Two boys. aged Il and Il years, escap-
ed from the State public school Sparta.
One was captured before leaving the city.
w. II. Springer. painter. dropped
| dead on Water street, Eau Claire while
hitching his horse. He left large fam
lily.
y stock company has been organized
working toward the erection Of new ho-
tel on College avenue, Appleton. 1t will
| cost 10000.
Among those who will be graduated as
second leutenants in this years GRADUATE
ing class ut West Point are ]. II. Poole
and Ernest Peek of Wisconsin.
Robert Smith died from injuries receiy-
ed II few days ago while working in a
sawInill near Embarrass. \ lath bolt
flew back aud struck Smith in the b. v
els.
While hunting. Loran Ellis of Plain
field ii years old, accidentally shot off
two fingers and the thumb of his left
hand, His face was lacerated and burn
ed by the discharge, and he barely es-
capped with his life.
II. -. Thomas proprietor of the
Blancharlville bank, and Oscar A. Olsen
who for the past six years has been cash
Ter, have formed partnership under the
firm name of Thomas x Olsen, bankers,
and viii start bank at Belleville.
Fire started in the Economy store at
Fond du Lac and the entire stock of
goods in the establishment was destroy
ed. The building is owned by Louis Rue
pIn- and Was damaged 81 900. covered by
insurance. The stock was valued at ST.
500 and there was $1,000 insurance ON it.
The citizens of Cooperstown, who are
the only opponents of the proposed cleo
trio railroad between Green Bay and
Manitowoc, will leave the matter of
granting right of way through that
town at a special election to be held for
that purpose as, soon as practicable.
On account OF the unusual mix-up for
judicial hopors ins the First district, a
Republican convention may be called to
make nomination for county ju .:e.
-Four candidates ARE in the field. They
are Louis Rohr. Otto Ahrens and w. w.
Rowlands. Republicans, and Max w.
Heck, Democrat.
A scheme is on foot whereby national
association of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS will soon
be formed. with DIR. NJ. ]. Roderr1dnd Of
Appleton and frank ID. Blue, Terre
Haute, lad. as the promoters. 1t is pro-
posed to SO to work Immediately to get
financial b@cking, s.and should the effort
prove successful Il Fight will be waged at
once Throughout the country against vac
cination. II
The New Richmond Park Association
has taken the nitiAtory steps toward or
ganizing the county and local fairs into
q circuit for the purpose of preventing
Cash of dates and to secure better speed
programs and high grade of special at
fractions. AT the annual meeting of the
local society the following officers were
chosen: o. ]. Williams. president John
II. Pardon, secretary; l.. A. Baker, treas
urer.
Next summer the Peshtigo Lumber
Company will build a sixmie logging
road from Twin Greeks into large body
of hemIock which it owns. The road will
be a spur connecting with the Wisconsin
and Michigan Railway. The \. Luding
ton company will also build logging
road during the next few years. 1t will
tap a virgin forest of pine and hardwood
timber east of Wausaukee. The road will
connect with the Wisconsin and Michi-
gan Railway.
A frightful accident occurred at the
Grubb gristmill at Stanley. A 17-year-old
youth named Brill. son of farmer liy-
ing near Stanley, was the victim, and his
life was forfeited as the result The I'M
=, ~
volving shaft, was caught by the cloth
ing and whiled around with the motion
of the shaft The body was thrown
against the ceiling mt each revolution
with terrific force until the engine was
shut down and the machinery stopped.
The body presented CHASTITY sight.
Because the lawyers in the eases have
not recorded the judgments more than
200-perhaps ms many ms a00-perons in
Milwaukee who supposed they we're legal
ly divorced within the past two years are
still in wedlock in the eyes Of the law.
In some Ga yes these people have remar
ried and in consequence are liable to pros
ecution for bgamy. The fee for record
ing is only $500 and this sum has. in al
most all these eases. been collected by the
lawyers. who have put the money in their
pockets and allowed their clients to go.
supposing that their divorce was an ac-
complished fact.
Sutter Brothers of Chicago. the largest
packers and dealers in leaf tobacco in the
West, have closed all their warehouses in
Wisconsin and are repudiating all con-
tracts made for the crop III 1900 tobacco.
Several crops were put through the fore
ed curing process at their plant at Cam
bridge and would not stand the resweat.
The crop in all parts of the State is so
badly damaged by rust, pole rot and smut
that they have refused 10 accept any
more crops contracted for 10y them. They
have warehouses at GAINESVILLE Madison,
Cambridge and Soldiers Grove.
The farmers -rsidng in the western
part of KenoSh County are signing n
petition to the managers of the proposed
Milwaukee. Burlington and Lake Geneva
Electric Railway asking that the road be
extended from SHADES Corners. where the
road viii leave Keu0Sha County, 10 the
Ia Ike regions of the town of Randall At
present several summer resorts have been
built on the shores of Powers lake and
several others. will be built during the
spring. At present there is no passenger
road to the lakes aud the owners of lrop-
erty in the resieu hope to have the pro-
posed line continued ia order to get an
cutie; to Milwaukee, AMI Chicago.
Anthrax has been found to exist on
the farm of William Rehfcldt. a farmer
seven miles west of %praah State Ecte-