Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11

Tree Gu ms bfetAeSS iafli near eSt
;ialela. ami instantly liiiea.
Company b has purchased the Turner
Hall in Oshkosh and il will be used Is
an armory for the local company
August Haubrich, ap employee OF tho
Aliens Sons tanuery II kenosha, drop
ped dead Of Ne..rt disease at his home.
The infant son of John johnson, few
miles south Of La Crosse. fell from a high
chair and broke his neck, dying immedi-
| ately.
Mrs. Christina Becker died at Sheboy-
gan from the effects Of dose of carbolie
acid, which il is believed she took by
mistake
\ disastrous fire OF spontaneous origin
is raging deep in the big soft coal piles
| on the Ioughiosl my and l.ehigh dock nj
West Superior.
Helmik Hansen. farmer residing ut
Tisch Mills, was held mp anu robbed Of
$3.50 about eight miles from k2waunee
by two masked men.
Joseph II. Jensen was drowned while
skating on Lake ST. Croix, below The
sawmill at Hudson. The boy was about
II years old and the son Of widow.
Daniel Jones, one of the best known
farmers in the town of Mount Pleasant
attempted suicide at his farm by cutting
hits throat with a razor. His physician
says he viii recover
Hugh Tuley Of Beloit will spend the
next five years behind prison walls at
| Wan pun, on account of entering a Nit
waukee road warehouse in BeIoit ana
stealing two bags of -four
Theresa Wvtusch a girl of IL years of
| age, bought It ticket at Arcadia, Nor D.
| to 20 to Eau Claire to see her father.
She has not arrived and no trace of her
whereabouts can be found.
Ten thousand dollars worth OF goods
| in the factory of the Modern Shirt ana
Skirt COMPANY ia Racine was damaged
by fire. The damage to the building will
amount to several thousand dollars.
Clara Gunther. the 12-year-old daugh
tcr of Daniel Gunther, residing near the
Illinois State line south of Senosha, was
! terribly burned about the face and arms
| by the explosion of kerosene stove.
Alonzo Beans was found dead at his
| hime in the towh Of Nekimi with an
empty bottle marked carbolic acid beside
| him. He was about 20 years of age and
! had been in poor health for some time.
On account of being 10 longer loved by
the man Of her choice. Anna Smith. do
nestle AT the Highland House in James
vile. attempted to commit suicide by
| the use of chloroform. She will recover
Lloyd +. IIorsfal of Prairie du Chen
has been appointed by Congressman Bah
cock to the military academy at West
Point from the Third District of Wis
consin. The appointment takes effect
June /.
James Bean. an oid soldier, 10 years
of age, was found cad on the river bank
near the old sawmill site at Prairie du
Chen. Where ne came from IS unknown
Physicians found no marks OF violence on
the body.
The dry goods and clothing store 9own
as the Surprise Store" run by A. Levitt,
was completely destroyed BY fire at Ber-
lin. The building, owned by A. Frohne
was burned 10 the ground. The origin
of the fire is a mystery.
Frank O'Brien, freight conductor
running between Amigo ANA Ashland.
was shot in row - James McIale's
saloon. O'Brien died OF his wourl. The
shooting was the result Of Il heated dis
cussion concerning a freight car
Elmer Johnson. aged Is years. was
dangerously injured by his brother, 20
years of age. while they were examining
a revolver in one of the rear rooms of
their home in Racine Elmer being shot
in the right groin by ;i2-caliber pistol.
Provided she does no. marry nor have
any relations or communication whatever
with man who formerly lived upon her
fathers homestead, Miss Alice F. Della
mater of Ninland is to inherit the home
stead Of her dead father. Hanson Della
mater.
While out hunting William Harder Of
Chiffon town was shot and seriously in
jured by David Leahy, his companion.
Lealp was crawling through a wire fence
and in some way the shotgun he carried
was discharged. Harden may possibly
recover.
Frank Neatly. 5he 1S-ycar-old son of
Charles Neatly of Bhbon. was drowned
in White river near his home while skat-
ing. His brother. George broke through.
and while Frank was trying to save him
he was washed under the ice and drown
ed. George was rescued.
Mrs. Thomas I.ittlcfajr, an aged wom-
an, who lived five miles southwest Of
Dunbarton, cut her throat with butch
er knife and died from tho Effects. She
had been great sufferer for consid-
cradle time and for the past two months
her mind became affected by pain
Ed Deter. a well-known and prosper
Gus farmer, one mile north Of juneau
committed suicide. almost blowing his
head off with a shotgun For some time
past Deter had not been on good terms
with his family, and it is supposed that
these family quarrels prompted the rash
act.
Charges of haZing among the students
of La Crosse high school were made ut
a meeting of the Board of Education,
when DIR. Oscar Houck. member of the
board, reported that complaints had been
made to him. In one instance he said. !
an applicant to the social club of the |
high school had been brought to tree
and tied there while fire was started !
under him. and the boy was left for three !
hours, until rescued by citizens The boy !
was high enough to be out of danger |
Another practice was said to be dousins !
applicants into barrel OF swii head |
first.
Harry Reifenbers of Bcloit was con |
victed of attempted burglary and senteuc- !
ed by Judge Dun widdie Of Janesyille TO !
the penitentiary for two years
Frank Young. a Butternut hunter Of |
considerable fame. returned frcm his /
Rear Lake buurft1ey Grounds bavfDs, 80 /