Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-08-20


suicide is unknown.
Robbers entered the residence of A.
Schallenberg ut Keon's Corner. They
secured Sl25 from a cash box in the
house.
The strike of the two hundred handlers
in the employ of the Knickerhocker and
Jefferson Ice Company at Twin Lakes
is ended
Col. w. II. Angel, wealthy pioneer
resident OF Sun Prairie has donated Ene
acres of land to be fitted up and used for
q pn6lic park.
The La Crosse Common Council has
passed iaw making it a crime TO eN-
pectorate on the sidewalk, in street ears
or in any public place.
Arthur Pugh. employed by the Racine
Malleable and Wror ght Iron Company
at Lakeside. was hldly scalded on His
head, neck and back IA. molten tin.
William Smith. aged g.. an employe of
til Sprague Brick and Tile Company of
Eikhorn, had both hands crushed in the
rollers Of a tile machine. Amputation
was necessary.
]. August Lund quarryman. was
killed at the Woolney & Hanson quarry
at La Crosse by being blown from ledge
by charge of dynamite to the Jagged
rocks fifty feet below.
While being worked on the GAINESVILLE
race track a valuable thoroughbred horse
struck soft spot in the course and broke
both ankles. The bones protruded through
the flesh The rider, George Casey, was
unhurt.
John Schock, aged 70 years, of Mena-
sha, was leading his COW to pasture when
a street ear frightened the COW. The
animal jumped and pulled him under
wagon. He got up and walked mile to
pasture the cow, but he was fatally in
iured and died
John IL. Gallup. carpenter st Milton,
has taken out an injunction before a
court commissioner forhidding Thomas
Beckel having anything to do with the
compliments wife. This is said to be the
second case Of the kind in the history of
the legal RFofession.
Between $4,000 and 10000 tons of cab
bages will be harvested in Outagamie
County by the last of this month. The
crop is larger than that In any county
in the State except Racine, Premature
harvesting and a large supply will about
split last years prices.
Otto Stroebe captured a two-headed
garter snake in the Mud creek marsh
near Appleton. The reptile is less than
one foot long. Both heads are we'll de-
veloped and are equal in length from the
point of Junction with the body, where
there is a thick knot in the flesh.
The 11-year-old daughter of Thomas
Vayra was pounded into insensibility by
boy companion while coming home from
the bluffs east Of Prairie du Chen, where
they had gone to pick nuts. The hoy
badly bruised the girls body with his
fists and feet and she is in a serious con-
dition.
Ncls Bergman, a farmer living on .
homestead south of Rhinelander, has a
large block of iron ore which he states
was taken from a section of his land
which was made up Of the substance.
Considerable excitement was caused by
the find and miners have left for the land
to make estimates.
Edward Collins, supposed TO be too i'll to
leave his bed at ST. Francis Hospital,
West Superior. where he has been kept
awaiting his hearing on the charge Of
| highway robbery, broke away and is now
at large with deputy sheriffs trying to
| catch him. He made his escape early the
other morning, taking bis special guard
! by surprise and running out Of the hos
ptal before anyone else could get hands
on him.
The depot at Hogan, on the Burlington
Railroad, was struck by lightning and to-
tally destroyed. Fifty pounds of lyna-
mite stored in the building for blasting
purposes exploded at the same time with
report that was heard for ten miles
around. The limited train, south-bound,
rushed into the station just at the time
Of the explosion, but the engineer, realiz-
ing the danger. pnt on the emergency
brake and kept the train at distance
from the fire.
| Ralph Barlow. 81 years old, is thought
to have been drowned in Lake Winnie
bago near Stockbridge. The youRg man
went with party Of fishermen 10 raise
nets which were set Illegally, the work
being done at night to escape detection
| by game wardens, The fishermen left
| Barlow on shore When they returned
| Barlow's coat was found together with
an overturned skiff. II is believed Bar
| low attempted to row ont TO the nets af-
/ ter the fishermen left aim and was upset
aud drowned.
| Almost dead from hunger and with its
face and body covered with blood from
myriads of mosquito bites, the 3-year-old
child Of August Moldenhauer. who resides
on a farm neerly a mile from jefferson.
was found lying 10y the roadside three
miles from home The child wandered
away from home The family became
alarmed when the child could not be
found and the neighbors. boys and men.
were asked to join in the search. The
quest was continued night and day. 4
brother and sister Of the lost child finally
discovered the object OF the search.
Sheriff Scion arrested Albert Ullmsa
the father Of Ida Ullman. who was shot
from ambush on Adg. 3 near NeoshO
He at once confessed that the shooting
was done by him On the Saturday be-
fore the shooting Gilman drove 10 Ocon-
omowoc pretending 10 leave his team
there and take the train to Milwaukee.
Instead he walked back to the place
whe.c his daughter would have to pass
on her way home Sunday. lie fired the
shot. Ietnfned to Oeonomowoc. aud drove
home with his team. UHman was seen
by neighbors on his way to OeonomowOc
after the shooting This. coupled with
utteranccs made by him, led 10 his arrest.
No reason for the act can be learned.
Joseph Gilman. % years old, Of Wan
nakee. tried to commit suicide on a st.
Paul and Milwaukee train. He swallow