Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-24

NaS Sdihllet. MICH
Alfred Lamb, small boy of West
Salem, was drowned in the Vernon val
ley mill race. He ,waded out and got be-
you'd his depth, He could not swim.
Donald A. Cameron, a prominent citi-
zen of Eau Claire, was found dead in Il
hotel al Sioux City, Iowa, Ii is belies-
cd death resulted from the intense heat.
Edward Kannenbcrg. au engineer at
Ives station, was boiled hy hot water and
steam which was turned into boiler he
was cleaning. He is alive, but fright
fully injured.
Developments in regard 10 the discoy-
cry Of natural gas at Marinette have
been promising. ana company is to be
formed TO make a thorough investigation
\ number Of wells u be sunk.
Ole Newhouse. an old employee of the
Omaha Railroad Company at Milsion,
was struck by the fast mail while sitting
on the platform. He was instantly killed,
his head being severed from his body
As u result of habeas corpus proceed
ings Iouman Mehls of Chippewa Falls
has surrendered his 6-year-old son Will
liam to the Eau Claire attorney for the
boys mother, Mrs. Springer Of St Paul.
II. G.. Hackney, president of the Wal
worth County Telephone Company, has
succeeded In securing over 100 sahscrih-
ers fora farmers township telephone sys-
tein for the town ami village OF East
Troy
While Fred Welsh, a farmer residing
n mile from Altoona, was hiteling np Il
team OF horses they became unmanage-
able. He tried To- stop them f.om run
ming away and they tramplcd him TO
dea;h.
While Luther lorgensen. aged Ii years,
was stealing an caglet from its nest on
Il marsh near Horizon. he was attacked
by the mother eagle and was frightfuliy
| beaten aud clawed by the enraged par
cnt bird
Herman Burdt. late of the Third in
fantry who lost am arm in the Philip
pine war, WAS TO have been married te
Miss Schultz Of Eau Claire, but has dis
appeared He recently re5eived $lGS
pension money
The village OF Neefkina narrowly es-
capped total destruction 10y fire. Flames
started in the yard Of the Neefkind Man
nfacturing Company, destroying over S.,
| 000 worth of finished stock and scorch-
ing The MIL hadl.
! The Big Lake Lumber Company SAN
/ mill. located two aud half miles south
/ 81 Three lakes, was burned To the
1 gsouHd. The loss is about $1,000. with
4 insurance for about one-fifth Of the value
| The company will rebuild.
John Finn. IN enployc Of The Wiscon
sin aud Michigan Railway ear shops. na,
/ fatally injured at Marinette He was
/ holding chisel when the head Of a
1 sledge hamm,r slipped of the handle and
! struck him in the head, fracturing his
/ skull.
/ Frek Zack, a swift hman in the osh-
! kosh cards Of the Northwestern Railway,
received injuries from which he died a
/ few hours later. The ears ran over both
| legs and he did not long survive the am
1 pntaiibn which the doctors considered
| necessary.
Michael the lG-year-old son Of Matthias
| Steinmetz of the town OF Polk. was
drowned in Little Cedar lake while in
bathing The family had gone to Fed.
| cries summer resort TO spend the day
! and the father mother and sister watch.
/ Ell him battle.
The dead body OF Frank Selner. d
homestcader, residing near l;hinelanier
was discovered by farmer lyins, neal
| he Northwestern tracks, The mans
neck was broken and he had evidently
| hecn thrown forty feet after being struck
rs the Ashland limited.
Capt. Thompson. in charge 81 he la
| Crosse harbor Improvements says the
I int f.F-
| In Crosse harb0r will be more thau
/ enough 10 complete The Job. Ii j. expect.
ed that the harbor viii have been com
/ pleted within two months
! Frank Byrnc. foreman Of the construc-
! ton crew Of the Milwaukee road. while
working near Lake City. accidentally
| took plunge from high biuf down
1 sixty feet. bat viii recover He was
/ standing on ledge when blast Of pow.
| der went OF behind him. hurting q huge
rock IN his direction. Ii struck him in
| tho SHOULDER. pushing him of down the
abyss
| Victor Maionpy. aged 10 years. fell inta
| ms Eau pieine river ~ keuosha and
! would have Il .oVn ned hut for the presence
81. hind ~ a Young friend. The boys were
fishing when NIaIoney ftii Into the water.
Harold Gone. aged 10, thrust his fishing
pole ont to the sinking boy, by whom IT
was grasped, thus keeping him above q he
water The first pole breaking, the lit
tie fellow took that % third companion
and leaning far ont oves the bridge rail-
ina. managed again 10 get n within roach
Of the drowning iaa Ia t5e meantime
The third boy ran AND Summoned help
f.ttt
Angus Eluehder. aged 10, an empl6ye
of the Carter novelty works 10 keaos!.i,
had one arm completely severed from his
body. and bis body was all bat 'at in two
l,y a circular saw which be ;%as operat-
iug. The accident was caused iN the
lireaaime OF a ROPE which controlled the
saw.
Eov McCov. an employe ii the Barker
4 Stewart Luniteg Company was drown
ed at Ashli.nd. lie was engaged IN roll
inc Ines fram u fat car sna 0ne Of tbem
ruled of from the skids, and strik NJ
him hard ia rhe head precipiiated aim
into tito water.
Adeices frbm London state that Anna
Iirkish. fb. IN Crosse gir1 who appear
"a before klnz Edward. together with
N.Ita aud others. .rored "a great bin. be-
sHs personally cUmplimeHtpfi i'y his royal
bf,bl,.-. aud presented with souTenir
ri tlle 9cr1si1ti
Mrs. T. Twin Drake. the only pi1<e<-
.sa,al woman pearl digger an Tho Mis-
.tsssgtt has f0nni II pearl at Hound
I-fsHl Viii d s. th. cXast counterpart IT
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