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


billed by the cars at Cedar Grove. His
Identity could not be ascertained
A. y, Hendrix. brakeman on the Chit
cago and Alton, living at Curryville, was
killed by the ears near Mexico. Mo.
Plans are bling made. il is said. by
the Winnebago Traction Company to
build a line through Come TO Berlin from
Oshkosh.
Ivan Henl,lin, aged 6. fell thirty feet
al la Crosse from an outside stairway
to the ground below aud was practically
uniniHred
~ Incorporation papers have been filed az
Madison for an electric railway from She
hoygan TO Waldo and Elkhart Lake. The
capital stock is S200Q0O.
George Balthazar. 1T-year-old son Of
G. Balthazar of Maple Creek. disappear
ed from home. A severe repri uand is
assigned as the cause fot his leaving
Two of the prosperou. turner's in the
town of Sigel have commenced the cree,
ton Of a creamery in that town in order
To accommodate the farmers in that vi
entity.
Fred Wilson, a tirem. ON the vest
bound 500" ine train No. 81. had his
leg cut off nj Strickland. He went on;
ON the pilot to drive some cattle away
and fell under the engine.
At la Crosse Miss Kittie Downey was
badly burned by a gasoline stove explo-
sion, which also set fire TO the house.
The flames were put out before much
damage was done TO the building.
Walton Pyre, who has been Instructor
in elocution in the State University for
two years, has resigned and will join
Otis SINNERS company. which opens in
Chicago Aug. 20 in Francesca da Ri
mini"
John Kroner, prominent La Crosse
business man, member of the Kroner
Hardware Company, is at one of the hos
pitfalls in serious condition, the result
of runaway. His leg is fractured and
internal injuries are feared
The cancelling of an accident policy
three or four days before the death of
Fred IL. Werner of Oshkosh, represents
a loss of $500 to the heirs. Mr.. Wer-
ner died from injuries received in a col
lision with buggy while he was riding
his bicycle
The Fleming water power site at APP
pleton, recently sold 10 William L.. Da-
Wis of Neenah, has been again transfer
red to the Patten Paper Company. linz
tied. The sale includes all water power
and other riparian rights, the considera-
ton being $4,000.
Alfred Benson. farmer living just
north of kenosha, was made temporarily
insane by the use of cocaine, aud while
under the influence of the drug tempted
to strange his infant daughter. Benson
had IN aching tooth and dentist injected
cocaine into his gum to prevent pain.
An unknown man and woman had a
terrible struggle on the Fourth street
bridge at Racine, the man being deter
mined to leap over the rail into the river
and drown himself A number of men
started for the struggling couple, when
the man broke away and ran, the woman
following.
l.yle Wilkinson. son of the most promi-
nent contractor logger in northern Wis
consin. was arraigned in municipal court
at Ashland. charged with stealing a team
of horses from the sale stables Of j. r..
was also arraigned on the same charge.
Wilkinson. on hearing the charge, plead-
ed guilty and was remanded to the coun-
~ Jail. where he will stay until the Cir
cult Court conyenes lext fall, at which
time he will be sentenced. CURE pleaded
not guilty and WAS bound over for trial.
The tongue of horse which was haul-
ing peas from the packing company
fields at Appleton was pulled out. it 9
alleged, by teamkter. The ground be-
ing soft and the load heavy, the horse
became halky and refused to pull. The
Infatuated teamster who is accused Of ap-
plying barbaric ingenuity then tied a
strap around the tongue of the animal in
an effort to compel the horse to pull
The animal suddenly reared and about
four inches of the tongue was literally
torn off.
A little yellow dog came near being the
cause of the death of George Arnold.
general manager Of the =. H. Worcester
Company in Marinette, and his brother
Joseph. Both men We're on gasoline
yelocipede. and coming down the Wiscon-
sin and Michigan Railway. when the d-
minutive canine jumped on 10 the track
and collided with the nlecbine. Machine,
men and dog went about thirty feet into
the air. Mr.. Arnold had his scalp bad:
~ cut and Joseph Arn6ld was I'D badly
shaken up that il will be several week
before he is able to be out.
M0ritz Fisher. while alone. wandering
on the skirmish range near where the ar
tillery target was built at Camp Douglas
picked up a percussion shell, supposed to
have been fired by battery A last year,
from the artillery range about a mile west
Of the camp. The shell. not following it's
aim. imbedded itself ia the soft earth
without exploding. Fisher picked ii up
aud threw il against Il stone. when il dis
charged and blew off both hands below
the wrists and the left leg below the knee
1t also tore away part of his face. frac-
lared the remaining leg above the knte
and made large hole ia his side His
injuries caused his death.
August Jackson. faglnan at the
Greenfield avenue crossing Of the N0rsh-
western Railroad in Milwaukee. met
tragic death aud Joseph Warczschick viii
be charged with his murder. The latter
tried to board the Chicago train at tho
Greenfield crossing, whore il does not
stop. Johnson prevented him The men
came To blows ana johnson bad to strug-
gle tiercely to resist the attack upon him.
The men wrestled desperately. but the
Pole WAS younger aud stronger lie
pushed Johnson back and then flung him
in front of passing switch engine The
engine wheels passed over him and crush
a I.4 t4l haf hasE 4.