Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-14
All Over the state.

| At Fond du Lac Mrs. Mary Eastman,
| an old resident, was killed by North
western train.
Earl Lacey, IL years old was drown
ed while swimming in the Nemadji river
at West Superior.
Charles Wassmund. farmer in the
| town of Freedom. narrowly escaped be-
ing killed by a ferocious bull.
Business men of StaniSy, Chippewa
Falls and Cameron have organized a
company and started new bank at Cam
eron.
Congressman Esch has reappointed A.
~ Maltby postmaster at Oakdale and
Andrew Book for the same position at
Stockholm.
Benjamin Stroebe ar old pioneer OF
0utagamie County, aged "A years, died
suddenly of heart disease, at his home in
Grand Chute.
Additional rural free delivery service
will be established Oct. l a. Evansville,
with one carrier. Mrs. Margie Munger.
The length OF the route Is Twenty-Five
miles; area covered, twenty-eight square
miles; population served, $50.
Fred H. Werner, aged 81, died at Osh-
osh of heart disease. brought on by an
accident which befe him while he was
riding bicycle.
An elderly man whose name is I'M
known has disappeared from the Third
street house in La Crosse, and simuIta-
neously with this discovery came the
news OF the loss of 500 by Mike Grau-
vogel, who also boarded there.
An electric line is proposed from La
Crosse to Wonewoc and IIilisboro tap
ping very rich farming country and also
taking in later the summer resort regions
of the middle portion of Wisconsin Other
towns without any railsoad connection
will also be on the route.
An excursion train from Minocqua car.
rying delegates to the Woodmen's eonvpn-
ton at Wausau had a head-end collision
with a log train just north Of the bridge
in Tomahawk. Both engines were badly
wrecked. together with four empty fiat
cars. The engineers and firemen' jumped
and escaped with slight injuries.
Suit 10 recover manages for breach Of
promise to marry her has been brought
in the Circuit Cos TT By Miss Alma Han
neman, a young lidy Of the town of sun
Prairie. against I'd. Dascheck, a young
man of that town. who started q Jew
months ago for the land of promise in
Oklahoma, leaving her behind.
Mrsf t.har1es y. Beebe, director Of
the Racine public library, has received
a letter from r. 4. Frank, private secre
tary to Andrew Carnegie. stating ;lat
the millionaire had consented to give
So. o." to the city for public library
building.
Hiram Palmer. who FOR twenty years
made his home on the banks of Lake
Chetek. died recently, aged -. He lived
alone in hut. the furniture consisting
Of table. bed and chair. and was known
to visitors to the lake as The Hermit
He was one Of the survivors Of the Lady
Elgin disaster.
Rather than be arrested for beating his
wife. Edward Mielkc Of Athens commit
ted suicide By hanging himself lie was
found dead by the constabies who went
to his house to serve the warrant The |
man had been arrested once before for
beating his wife, who is frail, sickIy lit |
tie woman
Mrs. Frank f. Eastman was struck |
and instantly killed by a Northwestern
freight train on the Griffin street cross
ing ~ Fond du Lac. Her body was |
frightfuliy muiilaied. the head and one |
arm being completely severed from the
trunk and the rest Of the body and limbs
feing badly mangied Mr.. Eastman was
- sears Of age.