Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-29

broken by log falling on TO it.
In Manitowoc the jury in the case of
the State against Andrew Hunt. charg
ed with highway robbery, returned a yer
diet of guilty.
n. NJ Rousseau, carpenter at work
on the new canning factory building at
New London. fell from the building.
breaking two ribs
At Marshtield fire almost totally de-
stroyed the plant of the Marshtield Bed
ding Company The loss is $4,000, fully
covered by insurance.
The Bellevue Hotel, one of the largest
summer resorts ut Powers Lake. owned
by Mrs. NJ. Molter, burned, with furni-
ture. Partly insured.
While working in well at Berlin.
William Veelter, through the breaking of
a rope. fell thirty feet TO the bottom OF
a WELL breaking both legs above the
knee.
The Mazomanie brewery was destroy
ed by FIRE The loss on building and stock
will approximate $4,000, with about
$4,000 insurance. The cause of the IRE
is mystery.
kenosha County lakes are paying no at
tention to the ice tax law and are ship
ping ice to Chicago at the rate OF hun
dred cars per day.
The Central House at Pittsville was
| destroyed by fire, which for time threat
eued the City Hall, postoffice and other
nearby buildings. Several of the guests
had harrow escapes.
John Melzerek of La crosse skated into
an open space, was carried under the ice
and narrowly escaped death He finally
caught floating stump, 70 which he
chung for an hour until rescued.
Russell, the 7,year-od son of r. ii. Van
Curren, residing southeast of Cumber-
land, accidentally shot himself in the
thigh while playing with a revolver. The
injuries are severe, but not dangerous,
Henry Brutus, woodsman employed
in the Re-! Cliff Lumber Company's
camps near BAYFIELD,. was struck by a
falling tree ana received injuries which
will probably cost him his life. The tree
struck him in the head aud back. inflict-
ing several fractures of the skull and
breaking his back Many ribs were also
broken
Edward Hines & Co. of Chicago have
bought the seasons cut of the y. Luding-
ton Company and tie H. Witbeck Com
pany at Marinette, asgregating 10000
| 600 feet of choice white pine lumber and
costing over S1.500,000, The entire out.
put of lath and sh'-ssllns is also contract
ed for. This IS the largest single sale
ever made on the &enominee river,
The high school building at oconomo-
woe was completely destroyed by fire.
| The loss is $4,000, with no insurance.
The fire was discovered by Miss Jessie
Davis. who gave the alarm and warned
the children. who were in the building. in
| time so that all were able to escape,
| Most of the books in the library and the
| piano were gotten out. The origin Of the
| fire is mystery. 1t started in the labor
| atory on the third floor and was burning
| tiercely when discovered
Fire in the factory Of the Tabor Glove
Company and the Kalamazoo Knitting
Company in Milwaukee caused a panic
among the 200 girls employed on the
| fourth floor of the building occupied
| jointly by these concerns. The smoke
| became so dense that the girls joined in
a rush for the exit, The girls in the glove
factory on the second floor leaped from
the windows, but none Of them was seri
| ously injured. The damage to the build
ing and stock was about $4,000.
Relatives in Cumberland have 5een al
| vised that Carl jacobson, former ), ell
| known Cumberland hoy, had been fright
fully cut up in a sawnllll at Vending
| Ore. While feeding the edger in ths
| mill Mr.. Jacobson's apron got caught in
the roller and. in try ing to extricate him
| self, his hand went on TO the saw. The
| saw split the hand in two and sawed
| up the arm four inches above the wrist
| taking out four inches Of bone. The nm.
| fortunate man fell face forward on tc
the saw and received an ugly cnt in the
| jaw
Christ Larson. resident OF Racine
| was found in a ditch three miles west Of
the city in an unconscious condition. II
| was believed that he was dead. A farmer
| loaded the supposed dead man on hi'
wagon and started for Gown. On the
way Larson revived and told the farmer
| that he was thrown from his wheel some
| time during the afternoon and had lain
where found for number Of hours \
] pllA SiftaI llalt an examination hAiN
| found the mans shoulder dislocated and
| that he had sustained a concussion of
the brain
| The report thai ore taken from the
| bluffs north Of Prairie du Chen includ'
! "a golu and silver in Femunerative guam
titles was confirmed by assays made by
! professional chemists and metallurgisti
| whose standing places their reports be.
| yond the realms Of speculation. The as
says show bullion running from 81 lao to
| Sl1..}0 per ton on samples taken from
! the ledge. The average per ton is about
| IS. The ore body is upon land owned
! by Mrs y. < Dousman. who is making
a thorough investigation To determine the
average yield of the ore at various dis
| ;ances from The surface
Waterfowl police have been notified OF
/ "A daring attempt Of assault upol WON
an Mrs Bertha Wnldersee. when op.
| posite the entrance to Washington Park,
| was set upon by two men. who caught
| her by the throat and dragged her into
| the park. One Of them took a bottle Of
chloroform from his jacket and began
| to administer il. Shortly before the WON
an became unconscious from fright and
| the effects Of the drug she heard one
| Of the men say: This is not the woman
we are after They left without doing
| any further harm and did not rob her
Of sum Of money which she had on her
person.
Fire destroyed the large barn Of Wal
ter Cooley a wealthy farmer, residing
near Brodhead. Nineteen head Of cattle,