Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-04-17


mills at GAINESVILLE who mysterious'y dis
appeared, was found drowned in the mill
race.
Chief of Police Weisbrod has issued
orders forbidding the playing OF poker in
saloons and all other public places of Osh-
kosh.
All the necessary capital for the new
State bank in Dale is subscribed. and
the bank will soon open in temporary
! quarters. A handsome bank building
will be erected as soon as p, sibe.
There was great demonstration at
| Criyitz. The citizens burned the etiigies
Of Peter Graef. candidate for chairman,
| and Nj. Wloch, candidate for clerk who
| We're defeated al the town election.
A postofiice official has established n
rural free delivery route extending south
and east from Neillsyile through The ter
ritory covered by the Day. Cainslc and
1 ShortyAe rostotiices. Robert Eunson,
contractor.
John Czech, Bohemian, who works
/ for the Girard Lumber Company ut Dun
bar, was killed ten miles west of Penn
! bine He went To sleep ON the railroad
| track aud was run over by 500 pas
senger train.
Harry Kerr, brakeman on a Mil
waukee road freight train. was instantly
! killed at Tomahawk by being caught be-
tween the bumpers Of two fiat cars. An
open switch derailed the two cars be-
| tween which he was riding to uncouple
| them.
The bodies Of Myron Baker and Louis
| Larsen were found floating in Partridge
lake near Fremont. Baker and Larsen
went duck hunting last November and
were lost. nothing but their boat and de-
coys being found. Baker was a promi.
nent young groceryman Of Weyauwega.
To cheek the epidemic of crime which
has been raging in kenosha the Council
viii introduce a measure providing for a
complete police telephone service, and TO
increase the force by the addition of a
night desk sergeant. If this does not
check the depredations the Council viii
authorize the appointment Of several spe-
cial policemen.
Mrs. ]. G. Dufiield came to Fond du
Lac from Pewaukee. where she resides,
to view the remains of The man who
!, died at the county jail from the excess
siye use of opium. She stated. upon see,
ing the body, that there was strong re-
sembance between her husband and the
dead man. but that was all The iden.
tity of the man is still mystery.
John Wnterfeld, the missing Monroe
County farmer, who left his home neal
Cataract some days ago, was found dead
in Chicago and his remains were sent
home for burial. Nothing is known as
To how, or in what manner. he came e
his death; but the presumption is that he
committed suicide, as he had on different
occasions threatened TO take his own life
A narrow escape from a fatality thai
would have caused tH deaths occurred
, on Chequamegon bay near Ashland. 4
j. Lindsay and William George, tw'
well-known citizens of Ashland. whil'
, driving across Chequamegon bay from
. Washburn to Ashland drove into an air
hole. The team OF horses aud the sieig
! were lost The men were rescued b
friends who saw the catastrophe frou
the shore.
Seven business men of Racine have OF
fered $4,000 toward the erection Of
public library building under the follow
/ ing conditions: That the city permit tn
building 10 be erected in West Park tina
/ the city levy an annual tax not less 1hai
40 mills to sustain the library, and tina
, the citizens subscribe So. 900. includinl
, the $4,000 already pledged. II the citi
Gems can raise more money the gentlemei
agree 10 raise their offer IN proportion.
A daring aud almost successful attemp
at horse stealing was perpetrated at Sey
Inour by Frank Camden. who has beer
apprehended ley Sheriff Wur aud ha
pleaded guilty to the charge, Camdcl
cut the tie strap Of horse which wa
: hitched ON the main street of Seymou
and attempted to escape in daylight. Tn
horse became frightened at the franti
efforts Of the driver 80 increase tn
speed. and shying to one side. tipped tn
buggy. and threw out the robber. injur
ing hmm SO that the officers had no did
Guilty in making the capture.
An attempt to break jail was made a
I;ichland Center by Joseph Jordan an
Floyd Perkins, who are held 10 answe
10 a charge Of riot. and Charles Culver
awaiting Trial for alleged burglary. The
Lad two pieces Of lead pipe about st
feet long. which they used as batteriu
rams. They had also unfastened som
bolts. Of which they made chiseis Mrs
s. T. Ross. wife OF the sheriff, heard I'll
prisoners pounding on the wall and sh
notified the under sheriff, who found tina
abou, one foot If stone wall had be"n ca
away and with little more work til
prisoners would have escaped.
An appeal 80 fhe United States ST.
2 preme Court has been taken from the de
cision Of the Wisconsin State Suprem
Court IN the case OF the Oshkosh Waite
Works Company against the city OF Osh
kosh involving the contract for bydran
rental between the city aud the company
Ii was claimed thar some amendment
made Is the city charter impaired tn
contract. and the City Council refused
20 pay hydrant rental amounting for on
quarter 70 $4.0Sj. The Circuit Court dc
citied the eaye 10 favor of the city. an'
the State Supreme Court affirmed the dc
; cision Feb. - last, Justice Bardeen dis
: senting. Attorney Hooper for the waite
= works company has NOW taken 30 apDea
TO the United States Supreme Court.
William Meyers. wel-knowu saloon
keeper of Bangor. lost one Of his arm
and came near losing his life as the Sc
salt Of a hunting accident lie was ear
rying his gun under bis arm. The trig
ger 0f tine gun snapped and charge @
shot tore his arm almost 10 pieces.
] william Chafee of Beaver Dam ha
been adjudaed insane. The cause wa
the strike Of the maileabIe Iron works