Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-10

pal for another year.
The boiler used with wood-sawfag
machine owned 10y James Davis blew up
near. was quite badly hurt.
\ deposit Of silver ore was found on
farm northeast of Prairie du CHEN,
which promises to be a big producer, Old
miners pronounced it as being rich.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail
road has finished lis new station at RAJ
cine. The structure is of brick and stone
the building proper being capacious and
well lighted.
Seven men came near being drowned in
the river at Horlicksviue. They were at
tempting 10 cross in a boat when the
craft capsized. They chung to the boat
until rescued.
Mrs. Ferdinand Sci oen committed sui
eide at Mayville by cutting her throat.
A few weeks age 81, fell and broke her
leg, and this is supposed TO have caused
her 10 end her life.
Farmer Butner of Big Creek lost eight
head of cattle by poisoning. Some person
mixed arsenic with flour aud salt aud put
it around a spring, where the cattle We're
accustomed to drink.
The village of Tigerton was visited by
burglars who, after gaining entrance TO
the bank, succeeded in blowing open the
two outside doors OF the safe. They got
no further, however
George Kchr, an employe of August
Benz. "A scavenger. VIII hauled away all
the cattle which died il the recent an
thrax outbreak at La Crosse is perhaps
fatally i'll of the same disease.
Christian papzke. 10 years old, while
showing a number Of men how to operate
a road scraper was thrown over the ma
chine into an open sewer at Racine. He
sustained injuries from which he died.
Rev ii. +. Haylett of the First NJ. f.
Church at Racine, while delivering a SER
mon before large congregation, suddenly
collapsed, sinking into a chair. Although
conscious, the pastor was completely ex-
hausted and suffering from nervous pros
tration.
Hunters returning from their first few
days experience shooting partrid e in
Douglas County SAY partridges al a0t
nearly as numerous g, they were asst
year, and that persons who have pictured
the woods as being full of the birds are
practical jokers.
The 5-year-old son Of Basil Gaynard, a
clam fisher on the Mississippi. some miles
below La Crosse, fell into the vat OF
boiling water used to cook clans SO that
they can be opened and pearls extracted.
He was 50 frightfully burned that it is
thought that both arms will have to be
amputated.
j. w Riley. aged about 30 years, who
had bean employed in foundrics in Ra-
cine for Ihe past six months, was killed
at Corliss while attempting to board
south bound freight train ON the Milwau-
kee road. His clothing was caught in the
brake beam of a car and he was dragged
several hundred feet.
w. Gray of New Orleans was held up
in front of the Star restaurant at ElrOy
by two trampS and relieved Of $40. They
were caught after short chase, but the
money has not yet bees recovered. The
men appealed to Gray foi something to
eat and after he had fed them at a res
taurant they seized him and took his
money.
Arthur Robarge, secretary Of the La
Crosse novelty wood works, who recently
married Miss Edna Nichols. president OF
the Nichols Lumber Company. recently
risked his life to save that Of Emily Pc
tcrson. Is years old, The girl was taken
with cramps while swimming in the Mis-
sissipp and was sinking when Robarge
reached her.
\ freight wreck directly in front Of the
Wisconsin division depot Of the North
western road ut Kaukauna made kndling
wood of a Cincinnati. Columbus aud st,
Louis fiat car clover hulcr and
threshiug marhine. The tat car was
caught in ihe center Of a heavy freight
train and jackkuifed. throwing the ma
chimes into the ditch.
The city Of kenosha will make an eff
rort to make the city poorhouse q self
sustaining institution. aud steps hare
been taken To purchase a large farm just
north Of the city, on which tho poor will
be settled. There are at present forty
seven persons in the house, and il is the
plan oG the committee to force these pco-
pie to furnish the labor 10 run the farm.
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