Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-05-21


under water for ten minutes.
Postmaster Frantz received notifea-
ton from the Postottice Department that
the salaries OF all the clerks in the Ike
nosha office had been increased SI00
year.
The public and paroehial schools of Me
nasha, which had been closed for two
weeks owing To the smallpox epidemic,
have been reopcued, as the disease has
been stamped out.
In Tomahawk three business buildings
on the main street were destroyed by ire.
The loss is only partially covered by in
Surance, There are indications that the
FIRE was of lncendiary origin
Robbers entered the general store OF
Charles Evan at Hersey and secured sew
eral hundred dollars worth of clothing
and cutlery. They also secured about
$40 from the postoftice There is no cine.
Prof. j. NJ Phillips Of the University
Of Illinois. who had charge of descrip-
tive geometry and elementary drawing in
that institution. has accepted an assist
ant professorship in the University OF
Wisconsin,.
Former Senator c. X. Edwin has re-
signed as steward at the Home for Fee
bic Minded in Chippewa Falls, which Pc.
sition heA has held since the home NaS
opened MIR. Erwin will move TO Spo-
kane, Wash
Douglas Park. said to be from Aitken,
Mimi. was picked up in North La Crosse
by the police in perhaps a dying condi-
ton as the result of bullet wound in
his back There is some mystery attach
ed to the case.
Some gas ignited in the vat of the
Cassville brewery aud Louis Unterharn-
scheit. who was at work in the vat, was
enyeloped in a mass of flames. He man
aged to make his escape by crawling
through a manhole which he'd from the
vat,
The Watertown chief of police arrested
| two desperate men. supposed TO bc the
ones who held up machinist at Fond
du Lac One of the men attempted TO
shoot the chief, but the officer knocked
the revolver out of his hand just as it
was discharged.
While a force of men were engaged
making excavations for the new addition
to Racine County insane asylum. four
! miles west of the city, they unearthed a
number of petrifed frogs and toads. Ev-
cry part of the t0ads Is perfect. even 10
| the claws and mouth.
| Dr. Grin Grant Libby. who has, since
| 1895. been instructor of history at The
| University of Wisconsin, has accepted
an offer made to him by President Web.
ster Mortified of the University of North
Dakota to become assistant professor of
| history at that institution.
+. c. Wiswall. for the past eight years
principal of the Kenosha high school and
for twenty-five years a well-knOwn teach
er in Wisconsin schools. sent his resig-
nation to the board of education and will
retire from educational work NJ the close
of the present school year,
The new Common Council Of Necnah
has refused to give the Northwestern
Railway the franchise which was grant
ed to Il by the old Council. The tran
chise granted the company to lay double
/ tracks on Walnut street. The railway
company will fight the rerea, Of the fran
chise.
Ferdinand Schlesinger was perma-
neatly freed from his debt TO the Plan
kinton bank. tn Supreme sCourt affirm
ing the decision Of the Milwaukee Circuit
Court approving the settlement made and
declaring that there was no fraud in Mr.
Schesingers statement Of his financial
condition
The cause for the reduction Of the sal.
airy of the Racine postmaster is said ia
be due to the falling off in the sales Of
the office. It is claimed that number
of local business firms have been buying
their stamps from Chicago department
stores. from which they are able to Sc
cure a slight rebate.
4 freight wreck occurred on the Mil
waukee road at South Germantown, The
draft iron came ont from under box
car throwing it off the rails, and nine
others piled up on it, The cars were
completely demolished and their con
tents were badly damaged Three tramps
were stealing ride in one of the ears
and were badly injured il the smashup
The village Of Cottage tiroyc was all
excited the other night over a crazy man
who put up at the Hotel lpphoff and
who was discovered later by the land
lord piing up the furniture IN his room
with the supposed intention Of making Il
bonfire. On being discovered he rnn out
on the street entirely naked. in a driving
storm. and led posse OF citizens lively
chase. but was finally captured A card
in his pocket shows membership in cooper
Union No. 1871. ST. Paul.
The residents of West Superior were
greatly shocked by the decision rendered
by Judge Jenkins IN the city bond case
1t is feared That the decision given Jut
will iniurc the city's credit to such al
extent that it will be a difficult matter
to secure money in the future The mat
ltor will undoubtedly be- taken 90 the
United States Supreme Couri in order to
secure a reversal Of the decision. Wien
the court decides which bonds are iega
they will be puid by the city.
While she was engaged ia playful
scufTIt~ with her brother at Oregon, Miss
Pearl Nothcrwood's neck was broken
The two had been playing for some time
when the young man caught his sister
around the neck and tipped her bead
back She made an cutlery for him &c
stop. bat b. supposed it was an in p'ay
laud paid no attention for the moment
When Young Nctherwood did let 20 his
hold his sisters mead dropped to one
side aud he found that she was uncon
scions. \ physician f0uad that Miss
Notherwood had sustained partial frac.
ture Of the ueck II is feared she will
act recover.
The wife Of Perry Hill. living neat
Maiden Rock. was heating a mixture Of