Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-12-10

, challee valued ut about 5000.
John Keller. 90 years old. was sufro-
Gated in his home on the Howell road
! near Milwaukee by fuel gas
George Gunders who lives on far.a
five miles west of Waupuu, had his right
hand taken off in corn shredder.
A young man named Fitzpatrick, a
railroad employe. feil from the pilot of
a switch engine at Altoona and was kill
ed.
Several passengers had a narrow es-
cape in rear-end collision between two
freight trains on the Milwaukee road
at Beaver Dam.
Frank Aldrich. an old hunter and rap
per of Lake Mills, had a strok of paral-
ysis while hunting deer in the northern
Wisconsin woods.
The 5-year-old son If Mr. and Mrs
ANDREW Tennison drowned in cistern
at Kenosha. The mother found the body
floating on the surface.
John Kennedy, the mar who broke
into r. Newburg's clothing store in La
Crosse and was caught in the act. has
been sentenced to one and a half years
in States prison
Through the accidel-ll discharge of a
shotgun in tbs hands 81 Edwin Andra-
shek Mt Manitowoc, Nosephine Mrotek
suffered injuries that resulted in her
death few hours 'ater.
1t is reported that the Oliver Mining
Company is about to undertake to change
tb course of the Iron river in order to
'inllltate the mining of ore in its Riv-
,'rton and Miller properties,
Frank Lucas Of the town Il Pleasant
Prairie was badly bitten by a mad dog
which ran into the house and crawisd UNI
der the bed. After terrific battle it
was beaten to death with club.
The police and health authorities will
be asked to break up the Pol,Sh com4
munity in Racine. II has been revealed
that forty-two immigrants are liYinS in
the same house at 1905 North Wisconsin
| street.
Two highwaymen dressed Us laborers
held MP the crew of n Greenfield avenue
electric car at the terminus of the Green
field avenue line in Milwaukee the other
morning and secured $50 from Conductor
Curtis Neydis.
Miss Frances Smith, who has held the
position as head milliner for Schuette
Bros. at Manitowoc, was arrested ON the
charge of shoplifting and pleaded guilty.
In default Of 500 she was sentenced 10
ninety days in Jail.
Joseph Breiten bech. electrician ut the
shops of the Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
| Paul Railroad in Milwaukee is believed
to have been drowned while shooting at
Pewaukee lake. His wife says he left to
| hunt and has not returned.
Sever Gunderson and Ed Falkadahl.
two Juvenile toughs who assaulted liver
| Peterson at Ettrick. were brought be
fore Justice Gippie at Galesvile They
pleaded guilty to the charge of assault
and were fined $40 and costs each.
William Komasa and Barney Gssum-
kn were convicted of highway robbery
at Stevens Point and will be sentenced
to Waupuu They were accused If hold
| ing up an old man Of the name Of Andcr-
son and relieving him Of about $40.
August Wagner. living about three
miles south of Nellsville. was hauling a
load of wood to town when his team be.
came frightened and ran away ard the
W heels passed over his body. breaking
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| 1t is thought he will die.
The new Lutheran Church building
which was built by the Lutheran con.re-
cation of Nesper and vicinity, was dedi-
| Gated with impressive ceremonies. Rev,
Bittner Of Grand Rapids preached q
sermon. Rev Boese of Sigel and Rev
Selle Of Nekoosa assisted
The largest deer killed in northern
| Wisconsin in ten years was brought in Il
| Sayner by party located near Plum
lake This magnificent specimen of deer
was n nine-prong buck weighing ?6l
| pounds and was killed by III. Warner. the
host and guide Of a party.
\ serious stabbing ARRAY occurred al
Mansion. John Spaulding, a blacksmith
was returning home when he met a crowd
of disorderly young men aud attempted
| 10 restore order. A member of the crowd
| Jumped upon his back and stabbed him
five times. Spaulding will probably die
w. T. Perkins. travelling salesman
| for firm of Kalamazoo, Mich, commit
ted suicide in his room at the Hotel RIA
| cine in Racine y taking nine grains OF
| opium. He was Respondent over re
verses in business. failure to meet his
debts. combined with his love for q girl
in Columbus. Ohio, whom his lack Of re-
sources forbade him to marry.
The Northwestern west-bound Passen
ger train was fred on near Onalaska 10y
unknown parties. aud the fact thai he
was leaning back in his seat saved the
| life of Prof. Paekman Of Christ's EP SEQ.
| pal Church in La Crosse. One bu,ei
crashed through the window and srazel
the nose of Mr.. Pnckman and imbedded
itself in the opposite side Of the car. less
| than an incl above the head Of another
passenger.
The ease of Henry Krcmm Of Appleton
against Max DELL for $350O0 for SANDER
was decided in favor Of the defendant
| The defendant did not deny that he made
serious charges against the plaintiff. John
| Dchl. the son Of the defendant. was
murdered over two years ago The au-
| thoritica were unable to find enough cNi
| dence to warrant an arrest The father
however. made serions allegations which
| led to the SANDER suit.
4 mysterious and fatal accident or
| CURED on Wooden Shoe Alley road. south
Of Neenah. through which John kra,iss.
aged 20 years. farmer lost his life
| About 3 o'clock in the morning his broth.
or, who ro0med with him. hwoke and
| found John gone. He went to the front
Of the house and found his brother M
| conscious near the front porch. The
young man died while being carried inta
the house The authorities think that
he fell from the front porch with such
| force that his skull was fractured.