Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-06-04
All Over the state.

Nels Iverson, 1O-year-old boy, was
struck over the heart by foul ball while
watching game at Indian Hill and seri-
ously hurt.
A. G. Wright, publisher of the Mil
waukee directory, estimates the popula-
ton of the city as 3OS,0OO, an increase
of 10000 in two years.
The firm of Smith & Smith, bankrupts
of Marinette, has declared a l per cent
dividend. The claims aggregate $1,000
and the creditors will get 500
Lille Messing, a Prairie du CHEN girl
Is years of age, has been missing. 1t is
feared she wandered into the woods and
was seized by an epileptic fit, to which
she is subject, and died.
The body Of a man found floating in
Muskegon lake near Muskegon, Mich,
has been identified as that Of Joseph
Meyer Of Mauitowoc. The man was
about 30 years of age and was well dress
ed. though there was no money in his
pockets. There is some suspicion of foul
play, but more reasonable theory is that
he fell off the dock.
James L. Gates of Milwaukee purehas-
ed all the cut-over lands in Chippewa,
SAWYER and Gates counties, which were
oxned b. the Meyer-Hauser syndicate.
Over 10000 acres are included in the
transfer. The consideration was $780,
coo.
Mrs. Walter Noe, aged 23 years. was
struck by bolt OF lightning at her home
at Racine. She had gone on. to get ket-
tie of water oct of barrel when the
bolt struck her right arm, piercing the
limb. Her clothes caught fire, but she
had presence Of mind and escaped being
burned to death by jumping into the bar
rel filed with water.
James McMath. night engine dispatcher
for the Northwestern Railroad Company.
located at Amigo, disappeared last fall.
The other afternoon his badly decOmpos-
el body was found floating in the Fox
rirc-. McMath was financier Of the An
tigo lodge Of the Brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive Firemen. but left enough money
behind to pay all claims.
Sheriff Murphy Of Marinette hsd a
hard struggle with George Butler. an in
sane man whom he was taking to Osh-
kosh. The latter. who is giant. over
powered the sheriff and carried him
through the coach, taking possession of
the car and putting all the occupants in
treat fear until Green Bay was reached,
where he was haudcuned.
A union Of leamsters and one Of jour
neymen tailors have been established in
Beloit. Nearly every branch Of labor in
the city has been unionlzed.
The work of launching the yachts Of
the Chicago and Milwaukee Yacht Club
squadrons. which have been in kcnOsha
during the winter has been started
The mystery surrounding the disappear
ance Of Willie. the 1Oyear-0ld son Vf
Mrs Mary Gokey Of GAINESVILLE, who .ias
been missing since May II, was cleared
10 when his body was taken from Rock
river by & delivery boy who saw tAe
body floating.
The will Of the late John Bradley viii
be contested By his grandchildren, HoT-
ace and Nellie Bradley on the ground
that undue influence was used. The es-
tate is valued at $4,000. including vaiua-
bic farm land and property at Bangor.
4 log measuring six feet eight inches
In diameter was landed in the Chippewa
Lumber and Boom Company boom AT
C-hiBpers Fall. River men sag II Is the
biggest log that has ever A0ated Ia the
Chippewa river The log was cut on
the north fork Of the Flambeau in 1877
and since that time has been on the way
down river. its immense size preventing it
from floating only when the river was
high