Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20

haeuser. was burned To death by the ex-
| ploSion OF i lamp.
All Slot machines have been ordered onr
Of saloons At Spenccr and every form OF
| gambling is prohibited,
AT Appleton VIII Curtis 10 years old.
broSe through the ice and was rescued as
he was sinking the third time.
Fred Potter was fatally injured at In
Vale by load Of hay tipping over upon
him. His abdomen and. chest were crush
ed.
James II. Cameron died in Kcnosha at
the advanced age OF 81 years. He was
born in New Brunswick ana came to this
count-y IN 1852.
Fire on the farm of Mrs. w $. Evans.
near Hudson. caused loss of $1,000.
| Two barus, thirty head Of cattle, six
horses and It quantity Of grain We're de-
stroyed.
The fixtures and furniture Of the de-
funct bank Of BrilIiOn were sold at auc-
ton. the trustees realizing $500. The
creditors viii not realize much over .
per cent on their claims
10 Yudy fen from tree and struck on
his head, breaking his neck and crushing
| his skull. lie was an early settler OF
Lake Mills, and prominently connected
with horticultural pursuits.
Henrl Dupee, farmer. who lives
about three miles north of Pittsviile, was
frun, dead in the road near his home.
He was abour 81 years Of age. The cause
of ,s death is supposed 70 be heart dis
cas-.
While Daniel stoag of Stevens Point
was working around the engine at mill
at AIillad0re re lubrieator glass broke
and piece Of the glass hit him in the
left eye, cutting painful cash in the
eycball.
AT Racine John DAILY and Charles Sui
liyan pleaded guilty TO burglari2ing the
barber shop OF John Lonergan. DAILY
was sentenced TO State prison for two
years and Sullivan was sent up for tif-
teen months.
Charles II. Rowan, the Milwaukee ex-
matrimonial agent, was found guilty of
an attempt to bribe United States Off
cials by a jury in the United States
Court. 1t IS claimed he offered $500
to the officials.
Robert Cramer, 16-ycal-old Marinette
high school lad, ran away from home be-
cause he was reproyed by his teacher.
He left without any overcoat or money.
1t is thought that he went to either West
Superior or Ashland.
Andrew Carnegie has given GAINESVILLE
100000 for public library building, the
city to furnish suitable site and $4,000
annually for the library's support. This
sum will be increased by bequest of
$4,000 from the late + s EIdred.
Fire was discovered in the saloon and
boarding house of Charles Faust on Third
street, kauhauna, and before it was eX
tinguished there was Il loss of 81 200 on
the contents, the building, which was
owned by j. Merten, being but slightly
damaged
August Rege. conductor on the Milwau-
kee road. 80 years of age, married and
with a family, was killed at Junction
City. He was walking to the head end
of the train and walked off box car.
The train had broken in two and he was
not aware of the fact.
A serious wreck occurred at Curtis.
Twenty-three freight cars were derailed
while the train was running at a high
rate of speed. The cars Were badly
smashed up; some of them are heap Of
splinters. The track was torn up for Il
considerable distance.
Because they claim that they cannot
pay their board from the wages they
received. thirty girls employed in the
dressmaking department of the Mons An
derson company. manufacturers of over
ails at La Crosse, walked out after they
had made formal demand on the man
agement fer a raise in their pay.
William Harris was found dead in
front of the door of his home near Rox-
bury. The body was frozen and the sup
position is that Harris was stricken i'll
while returning 10 the house He was ST
years of age and was a pensioner of the
Mexican war. His estate will revert to
the State, there being no surviving rela-
tives.
The mystery that for three months sur
rounded the Disappearance of Jacob Riehl
was solved by the discovery of his body
floating in the Fox river just below the
Northwestern Railroad bridge at Osh-
kosh Iiehl had been for twenty-nine
years in the employ Of the Northwestern
road Ii i supposed that he committed
suicide.
Frederick Pofotha of the town of Alma,
| n middle-aged man, IS sole heir to a snug
| little fortune left by his mother, who
died near New London Il few days ago,
| leaving a fine, well-Stocked farm, togeth-
| eF with good bank account. to her wan
| dcring son, who cannot be induced to 30
and look after his property. He seems
| to think it is all hoax.
I After vainly searching for six months
| for his missing son. Michael Steinbaek
| of Kenosha received telegram from
! Chicago say ing that the boy had died of
| injuries sustained from an accident in
| that city. Robert Steinback left his
! home about SIX months ago 70 see the
world. He was only II years old, but
was restless and hard to control.
| On Nov l., 1885, two lads. John Ran
/ aud Eph. Pilon, aged each about -
! years disappeared from their homes in
! Two Rivers Not a trace could he found
| and the parents were compelled to give
| them up "a lost. Recently Henry Rau,
| a brother of one of the missing boys. re-
| ceived letter from his long-last broth
| or. stating he was well and would be
| home in short time. lie writes he had
! spent Il long time in the [ nited States
! navy and had hecn stationed at Pekin,
| China. The letter does not give any in
| formation regarding the Pilon boy.
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