Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-06-11

Fire at chetek caused loss of $780,.
coo.
Frank Jung of Butternut was drowned
in Gordon Lake, four miles north of Gid
den.
Street railway employees at Sheboygan
struck for higher wages and all lines
tied up,
Tiltas Tayett of Pennington was kick
ed by broncho at saltwater and died
of his injueres.
AT Rolling Prairie William Strause
shot his wife three times and killed him
self with the same revolver.
Frank Sexton of the Beloit postotiice.
one of the oldest men in the employ of
the office, committed suicide by shooting
himself.
During a severe electric storm the
buildings of the kcnosha Country Club
were struck by lightning and the tool
house of the club was badly damaged.
Mrs. c. Sorensen and her daughter
were badly burned on their hands in Ra-
cine while they were fighting FIRE which
had been caused 10y the explosion of
lamp. su
After quarrel with a friend George
+; Ayord took poison at his home in APP
pleton, Though he suffered from the ef-
fects of the dose his life is no longer en-
dangercd
George Link, god about 10 years, who
had been employed by the Arpin Hard
Wood Lumber Company OF A?pollonia.
as chain carrier for surveyors, was
strnck by lightning and killed.
kenosha is threatened with an cpl
demic of scarlet fever, and so many new
cases have been reported TO the healta
department that the most rigid Quaran-
tine measures are being taken.
Charles Lynch. supposed I'd be a Mil
waakee lad was killed by a Northwest
or freight train two miles from Mequon.
He was trying to steal ride aud fell un-
der the wheels. The boy was 16 years
old.
Reginald McCusker. star half-baek on
the championship football team which
represented the Oshkosh high school in
1899, died at St. Mary's Hospital there,
where he was recently operated upon for
appendicitis,
Miss Amanda Hurd. the wcil-known
artist. died at Baraboo from heart fall
IRE. She came from q family of noted
persons aud had given her life to the
brush ana easel,
The county board of supervisors has
accepted the new. court house just cont
pleted for Gates County. at Ladysmith
and committee of the board has been
appointed to arrange for grand open
iuU hut fo ha eriyafa Itsoa
The 15-year-old son of Peter Peterson,
residing three miles southwest of Dun
barton. accidentally shot himself with a
22-caliber rifle. The bullet entered his
leg below the knee and passing down,
| lodged in the bottom of his foot.
Rose Welack of Dousman was killed
| by train. She was fishing with her
| 9year-old brother from the railroad
| bridge and did not see or hear the train
until it was too late. Her brother, how
| ever, saw 1t just in time 10 save himself.
| Frank Baer. employed as foreman OF
| the press room of the Courier Printing
| Company of Fond du Lac, attempted sui
| eide by taking poison. He wrote let
ter before he took the poison in which he
! babe goodby to his fellow workmen. M
motive for the deed can be learned.
The heirs Of the late Leopold Mann OF
| Two Rivers have presented the city with
! a fountain to be placed in front of the
! Joseph Mann library as a memorial of
| the deceased. The conditions imposed by
the donors are that the location shall be
| permanent and that the city shall supply
the water and Light and keep il in re-
| pair.
For the first time in forty-seyen years
Attorney James Freeman, who Is among
| the oldest members of the Winnehago
| County bar, and his brother. George H.
! Freeman, a California mine owner, met
in Oshkosh ON recent afternoon. The
| last time they saw each either was when
both were young. and each had an event
full life before him.
The fight for the possession of Chester
! Hazel Petersen, the 7-year-old son of
Myrtle Petersen, deceased. which has
occupied the attention Of the Circuit and
| Supreme Courts of Wisconsin for several
months. has been settled. The relatives
recently met ia Kenosha and decided
that the child should spend n portion OF
the time with the grandmother. Mrs. l..
Andrews OF that city. and the remainder
with the father. Charles Petersen Of Ra-
cine.
ID. F Daley, of Marinette, who has re-
turned from the Sturgeon River drive
tells Of narrow escape of an Indian
who was caught in a big jam and swept
down the river. The Indian, known as
| Doc" was at the top OF the jam. sud
denly the logs started to move. The
crew escaped for the shore, but doc
was carried down the river with tho
twisting and whrling pines. He managed
to remain on top. He finally succeeded in
escaping and making the shore.
When the heavily loaded passenger
| packet Dubuque Of the Diamond 10 line
pulled away from the leyee in La Crosse
she was caught in the swift current and
before her powerful engines could be- put
| in operation crashed gainst the iron
wedse.shaped protection of the bridge
| pier. Her side was badly 3qmaged I'm.
fnediately after the accident a woman on
| the boat became panic stricken and il
| took the combined efforts Of he officers
| and crew to preYeat serious tn Ible.
| W. b. Babceek Of Oshkosh. a music
| dealer and Grand Army man, will be APP
! pointed assistant superintendent OF the
! State rctormatoxy at Green Bay to sue
coed ". H. Thomas. resigned. Former
| Deputy Warden NJ Harvey. at present
/ If Chicago. will succeed Captain i Ill.
! E'laherty. the Salvation Army man. as
| deputy warden al tho State penitentiary
at Waupun The prison IL at present
! being managed by i. g Nelson Of the
/ State board Of control Mr.. McGlaugnFy