Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-12-03

factory Of Algona. had the fingers of his
left baud cut OFF by a saw
John Grodsman, while boring for wat
er in lis yard at Marinette, struck gas
at a depth of eighteen feet.
II. J. Seheibel was elected chief of po-
lice at Beloit. to succeed SheriT-elect
George NJ. Appleton, resigned.
Miss Rilla Chisholm, who completes
the course at the Whitewater normal
school this term, has just been informed
that considerable property has been left
her in England
The faculty of Beloit College has de-
cided not to expel the sophomores who
participated in the recent class riot on
condition that they pay all damages
amounting to SO.
Traffic into La Crosse was delayed
several hours by a freight wreck on the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul road at
Rockland. Engineer Max Rudolf of
Portage was instantly killed.
H. Il. Cover. TALL lank countryman
hailing from Wisconsin. was bunkoed
out Of S223 in cash and n certificate of
deposit for $1,000 at Spokane. Wash, in
a game Of cards he did not understand
Not only has the year 1902 been pro-
ductive of the largest tobacco crop in
the history of the State of Wisconsin, but
never before in the annals of the State
has the crop been so completely cleaned
up at so early a date as in this year
High water in the Chippewa river has
| shut down the Eau Claire paper mill,
leaving over 800 men idle and doing con-
siderable damage in the fume. The stop
ping Of the water wheels has also Grip
Piled the electric plant which lights the
city.
The vegetable warehouse of the Hud-
son Produce Company, with contents
was destroyed by fire at Hudson The
loss on building was $1,000. insurance
$500 In the warehouse We're $1,000
worth of vegetables, mostly onions, onion
sets and potatoes.
Mrs, William Pohman, aged IS years,
died at her home in Campbellsport of
paralysis. The death of Mrs. pohlman
recalls the tragedy enacted by her son,
Fred Pohlman, July 6. 1901, when he
shot Miss Ida Guenther upon her re-
fusal to marry him.
Charles Ortell, farmer. was killed
in n runaway while on the way from
Racine to his home near Franksville. His
body with neck and one leg broken, was
found at the foot of an cmbankment by
neighbors attracted to the spot by the
neighing of horse.
Edward Baumstark narrowly escaped
bleeding to death at Racine. He fell
while coming down stairs and cut his arm
open on a pitcher which he was carrying
and which broke in the fall. When
found he was almost dead from loss of
blood He will recover
Henry McGill, brother of District At
torney McGill Of Ladysmith, while hunt
ing was mistaken for deer by another
hunter and a bullet fred at him grazed
his chest, burning a mark across it and
tearing his hunting license. which was
in an inside pocket, to pieces.
Thomas F. Hardy, young Racine at
torney, has brought suit for divorce from
Marjorie Hardy, who at the time of her
marriage FIVE years ago was one of the
society bellies of the city. The divorce
is sought on the ground Of desertion. the
wife having gone to live with her father,
J. +. Van Pelt of Denver, Colo, a year
| ago
John Linsnannen, prominent fnrmer
in the town of Caledonia, had a narrow
escape from being electrocuted He was
| driving to Racine and in attempting e.
cross the tracks of the Milwaukee,, RIA
cine and Kenosha Electric Railway, u
| live wire which had been broken down.
struck one Of his horses in the forehead,
killing it instantly. The wire passed with
in an inch of Iinsnannen's head. and
swinging back over his head, knocked off
his hat.
Word has been received in Racine
| that Frank Moore, an engineer on the
Mexican Central Railroad, is in prison
in the City of Mexico. Edward w.
| Ifing told of the arrest Of Moore aud
three Americans by the Mexican author
tiles. H. G, Morrison, friend of Moore
and the others, got into a quarrel with
one Of the Mexican coal passers and nc
cidentally killed him. The Americans
were arrested and thrown into prison.
They have been terribly treated while
| imprisoned and had no opportunity to
have their case tried The friends of
Moore are making every effort to have
him released.
Excitement is running high over a
| shooting ARRAY five miles northeast Of
| Baldwin Jens. the 14-year-old son of
Mrs Elsie Nelson, ii is alleged, DELHI
erately shot the 7-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs Albert Ecker, in the mead with
shotgun. killing him instantly. The
boys ad planned TO go huntina together,
but Mrs. Ecker refused to let her boy 20,
as she did not wish him t associate
with the Nelson lad as she regarded him
as a bad character. SO the Nelson boy
went alone, but when he returned he
went into Ecker's yard and the Ecker
boy vent out 10 meet him when the
fatal shot was fired.
Six arrests, the capture Of a tugboat, n
gaso inc launch, more than mile Of fish
ing Iets and the couis,afion Of $50
peuT ds Of lake trout was the result of
the first attempt Of Deputy Game War
den Edward l.. Tracy to break up Illegal
fishing Tracy chartered the tug Meyer
In Milwaukee and went 10 the fishing
sro iuds a gasoline launch was sighted,
boarded. and its crew found pulling up
trout nets. On the way back the tug
Major was sighted, aud through pair
Of field glasses ii was seen that some
thing was dumped into the lake. 1t was
discovered that the fish dumped into the
axe were trout, Then the tug started in
pursuit Of the Major, Oycrhauled II. and
ali the crew were arrested. This is the
first raid ia compliance with the agree
iaent with Illinois and Michigan to stop
Illegal fishing on the lake.
While suffering from the rabies. result
ing from the bite Of dog. horse nc