Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-16

suicide by hanging, while temporarily
insane.
1t is positively announced by officials
Of the Wisconsin, Michigan and Northern
road that line will be built to Norway
this year.
Charles Pc'eer. prominent farmer of
2Ielrose, was urown from his wagon.
brc@1-.ng his leg and otherwise receiving
serious injuries.
Eau Claire County business men have
selected committees 10 work for the build
ing of a railroad from Eau Claire to the
Mississippi river.
Mrs. Rebecca Smith, who was horribly
burned while making a fire in her cook
stove at In Crosse, died in terrible az
ony She was so years OK age.
A lighted match, accidentally brought
in contact with jug of alcohol ia an
Eau Claire saloon, caused an explosion,
much excitement and about $500 damage.
The Sank County Board unanimously
voted a resolution to petition the State
Legislature to protect deer in Sank
County for five years, and also to extend
the law on quail for five years more.
A 5-year-old Phailas colt of Charles
Bayerman of Racine was poisoned in
peculiar manner. Rough on rats was
placed on the stable floor to kin rodents
5ud in some manner the horse ate it.
Or. ID. X. Pearsons of Chicago has do
mated 100000 TO Beloit College. The
condition of the gift is that S150O00 be
secured in addition. Friends of the col
lege believe this amount can be raised.
Walter Brown, author of ''Mytaline"
and other books, died suddenly at the
West Salem sanitarium, where he had
been for over year. He was 70 years
of age and settled in La Crosse about
1856.
President James Smith If the Enter
prise Laundry Company was fatally
burned in West Superior. He was in bed
at his residence when the house took fire.
He was badly burned before rescued by
the tiremen.
Burr Trumbull's team. drawing a wag-
on in which several school children w9re
riding, ran away at La Vale. The chill
dren Were thrown out and one Of them,
George Golden, aged 8, died from the
injuries received.
The report from Appleton that the
Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company had
practically concluded the purchase of the
sulphite mill of the kaukauna Fiber
Company is declared by Mr.. Thilmany
to have no foundation.
Dependency over alleged neglect by
his family is said to have impelIed II.
Nicolaisen, a New Denmark farmer, aged
go years, 10 take the paris green route to
death. He lived alone and was found
sick in bed by relative the day after
swallowing the fatal dose
G.. III. Delavan was held for trial in
the municipal court at GAINESVILLE. In de-
fault of $1,000 bail Delavan was re-
manded to Jail Delavan is charged with
representing himself as a physician and
drugging Z. NJ. Smith of Owatonna,
Mimi, in room at the Grand Hotel,
and then robbing him of his watch and
money.
Paper mill projects representing an in
vestment Of 100000 in the Fox river
valley have been decided upon These
include a $4,000 tissue mill at Brokaw.
for the Wausau Paper Company; the
sale Of the Kaukauna Fiber Company's
sulphite mill at Kaukauna to the Thil-
company iOI NsfOyOOpg anu IL new
thirty-ton sulphite mill ut Menominee,
Mich, foi the Marionette and Menomi-
nee Paper Company, to cost $4,000.
Joseph koperstein, who resides near
Baraboo, was fatally injured by being
thrown from his wagon. 1t is said that
Koperstein was racing with some farm
ers on their way to town. While he was
going down a hill at high rate Of speed
Koperstein's wagon lurched and he was
thrown out. The reins became wrapped
around the mans neck and he was drag
ged several rods His skull was injured
and one of his arms was broken
Some amusement has been afforded by
the discovery of a sealed package on an
island in the Mississippi river. near La
Crosse. which. when opened, was found
10 contain manuscript entitled Bible
Passages Explained" The writer de-
clares that the Hebrew scriptures have
been crroueously translated; that there
were no miracles ever performed except
a few by Christ himself, and that He
will soon lc, Urn to earth to reign 1000
years.
\ stabbing affray that cilme very near
proving fatal to one of ;Ae parties oc-
CURED on North Eighth street, Manito-
woe. Fred Carus of that city and X. Ii.
Butterfield of Naidcrs. while engaged in
conversation, got into an alteration
about something when, il is alleged. But
terrified pulled out knife and quite Sc
fiously wounded Caru> by stabbing him
in the neck and face The police was
at nee summoned and Butterheld was
lodged in Jail
Mrs. Fannie b Davis. a we'll known
young widow of KenoSha. was the hero
inc # an exciting fight with burglar.
Ms Davis lives alone nj small store
on Wisconsin street, and rs she was
closing up She heard one Of the windows
rafting. She went To the window and
found that man was attempting TO
break into the hanSc The woman raised
the window asd caught the fellow rs the
hair The man started 10 run and Mrs.
Davis grabbed pistol. which was near
by. and fred two shots at him. The fell
low fell to the 2. md bur managed TO
escape. II is thought that he was wound
ed.
The new Racine city directory for 1900
aud 1901 has just been issued. Ii con-
tains 1920 names. which, multiplied by
21a. gives the city a population OF 3D.
0I5. and the pubinsher believes that is
nearer correct that the figures given by