Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-06

citizen. died at Walworth. at the age OF
-, after being bedridden for seven years.
James Palm. employed in the Chippe-
wa Falls Lumber and Boom Companys
mill, was fatally injured by log rolling
on him.
William Witt, farmer living two miles
west of New Holstein. was kicked and
instantly killed by a horse which he was
tending.
Louis Murgaw has been discharged at
Grantsburg for lack of evidence He was
charged with the murder Of the three
Bosley children.
The reconstruction Of Glenwooa's wat.
er works system made necessary by the
destruction of the pumping station by Gre
In August, is about completed, at co...
of $500.
Chris. Peterson of Waupaca has pur-
chased the general stock of goods and
hotel property of H. c. Van Airsdale of
Saxeyilie. Mr.. Peterson will greatly inn
prove the Saxeville property.
T. +. Washburn. leading haberdasher
of Racine, in business fifteen years, made
an assignment TO NJ c. Forrest. His
liabilities are given rs $4,000 and he
places his assets at the same figure.
Lineman f. A. Wickert of the Western
Union Telegraph Company was knocked
in the head by falling cross-arm at La
Crosse while thirty feet above ground
and but for the intervention OF network
of wires would have been dashed to death
ON the pavement below.
Henry keppler, who disappeared from
La Crosse two years ago and who was
thought to have bee. tcowned near Rock
ford last spring ant mourned as dead
by his family, was found in Minneapolis
working. He makes no explanation. Keep
pier disappeared once before.
Baldwin is to have new elevator and
grain buying firm. Peterson & Larson
have just let the contract for building
modern grain elevator of 10000 bushels
capacity at that place to Younglove "
Bergus. contractors of Iowa, and the
building is to be completed on Dee. /.
There was to have been a wedding in
the town of Lafayette the other day, but
the sudden premature departure of the
prospective groom for parts unknown an
hour before the wedding was To have
takef, place, caused an indefinite post
ponement of the affair. Ole Larson and
Miss Srsan German of Lafayette were
to be the contracting parties.
Blackleg has broken out among the
horses in the TOW of Grand Chute Three
valuable horses owned by John Kap-
hingst have died and a number more of
the twenty-eight remaining horses on the
farm are suffering with the affection.
Most of the horses on other stock farms
have now been inoculated and further
spread of the disease is not anticipated.
While being taken to Waupun 10 serve
seven-year sentence, James Gee of
Washburn escaped from Sheriff Lien Of
Bayfield, County and is still at large. The
conductor of the train, who saw Gee just
as he was leaving the coach, endeayored
TO arouse the sheriff from the sleep he
had fallen into. but failed to do so in
time. Gee made his escape from NOV
ing Wisconsin Central passenger train
near Marengo. On leaving the train he
ran into the woods which skirt the track.
| While hunting in the woods near the
| town of Black Greek William Wenzel
| of Appleton discovered the skeleton of q
man, who from appearances had evident
| ~ committed suicide over a year ago
| The dead body was completely devoid OF
| clothing. with the exception of shoes and
| fragments OF a straw hat, which laid
under the body. 1t is the superstition of
residents of the town of Black Greek
! that the skeleton is that of an insane
man, who wandered into the city over a
year age. and whose disappearance was
as mysterious as his arrival.
| Fire started in the rear OF Robert PIN
| kowski's grocery store in Wausaukee
from an oyerseated stove, 1t spread to
| Renaud's photograph gallery, Payant's
! dwelling and Brollier's barber shop. The
| buildings were about four feet apart aud
| could not be saved, as the water gave
out in the wells The loss on Rickaby's
| two buildings is $1,000; loss on Payant' S
| dwelling and the contents Is $500; loss on
| Brolier's barber shop oGl contents Is
5000; loss on Walter POweli's household
| goods, 500; loss on Renaud's photo
graphic aud jewelry stock, $500; loss on
julius Decaster's household goods, $3.50.
\ mailman with a shotgun ruled the
town of North Cape for hours the other
day. The citizens fed in terror when he
began shooting in all directions. and they
sought safety in cellars. The man. 10
ham Johnson, who is prosperous farm
or, became violently insane and, taking
his shotgun, he left the house. telling
his wife he had discovered plot to poi
son him, and that he would settle with
his eenmies He told a boy he met the
names Of two men he intended to kill.
The boy gave the alarm and the men hid
before johnson reached town. Angered
By his failure to find his intended VIC
Tins, the maniac began firing promiscu-
ously, and soon he had the streets TO him
self
Fred Louin Of the TOW :. Of Freedom and
Edward Schultz of App ton were delay
ed about two hours on the Kaukauna
road the other day while driving from
Appleton to Freedom A pine snake
estimated at twelve feet in length and
five inches through, was lying across the
road at a point seven miles from Apple
ton. and despite their efforts to scare ii
away the huge reptile calmly remained in
the road and denied passage. One Of the
party was faily compelled to 20 back
to the first firm house, - distance of
three miles. ahd pros IRE a rifle, but upon
his return the snake had gone and they
continued on their way. The snake had
been seen in that vicinity a number of
times before.
The body Of NJ J. Grady Of II .rtford
City. Ind. was found floating in the river
at Racine. II is believed that be either
jumped or fell of the Goodrich boat.
Ga his person were found letters and TEL