Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-16

in a eistern BY jumping in after the child.
Grand Rapids has been selected as the
next meeting place of the city officers
of Wisconsin. The date set is June .
and 6.
Herman Kortseal, aged p. Grafton
farmer. committed suicide by hanging
himself in his barn. The cause is not
t:sown.
Prof. George p. Bacon of the Beloit
College Academy has accepted the head
professorship in physics Of Wooster, Ohio
University.
G. w. DemmOn, the yvell-known county
directory and county advertising man,
died suddenly at La Crosse of neuralgia
of the heart.
Mrs. Frank Techmar wife OF we'll
known La Crosse citizen. died from
blood poisoning which, it is said, was due
to vaccination.
Edward Weimer, an old resident Of
Appleton, committed suicide by shooting
He was about 20 years of age and leaves
a grown family.
Rev. ]. McGowan of BriggsvAle has
been appointed pastor of st. Patricl, :
Church at Askeaton, to succeed Rev. 4.
Bllian, who has been transferred to
Waupaca.
Rev. George W. Nichols. aged 70 a
La Crosse preacher and farmer, claims
his wife, aged GO. is driving him crazy
by her incessant talking. He has applied
for divorce.
Thomas FIiss. Stevens Point tailor.
about Oh years Of age, was found dead in
a clay pit where he had fallen during
the night. He was lying face downward
under about two feet of water.
c. f. Dutton. formerly general man
ager Of the old Milwaukee and Northern
Railroad and who conducts a large stock
farm at Wausaukee. was attacked by a
vicious bull and severely injured.
One hundred and eleven cans. contain
ing between 3,0O0O0O and 100000
white6sh fry. were emptied into the Me-
nominee river the other day from the
Wisconsin State fish commission ear
Badger.
John Buffalo Head. the Shawano
County Indian who killed William George
at Shawano Nov. is last, pleaded guilty
to manslaughter in the fourth degree nd
was sentenced to eighteen months I'M
prisonment N Waupun.
The farmers are very much afraid that
the heavy snow and cool weather will
cause what grain has been seeded to rot
in the ground and as in some places con-
siderable seeding has been done it will
be great loss to them
Capt. A. NJ. sherman of Eau Claire has
purchased the Lake Halle property the
famous summer resort, midway between
Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, from
John IRE for $1,000. The property will
be improved and reopencd.
The First National Bank of Campbells-
port has been organized with capital
of $4,000. The officers are as follows:
President, f. J. Barber. Oshkosh: vice
president. John Loebs C.mpbellsport;
cashier, Henry Bacon. Oshkosh.
The house of ]. Olisct lager was burned
at Omro The loss is about $1,000 on
house and with 81 .0O0 insurance. Mr..
Olischager was overcome by smoke
while endeayoring to save some of his
household goods. He was revived with
difficulty after several hours Of hard
work.
G. w. Francis, prisoner at the coun-
ty Jail in Madison. made an attempt to
escape, while the other prisoners were at
service With a chair leg and knife lie
had removed twenty -four bricks from the
inner wall when he was discovered. Fran.
els is waiting trial for robbing the post
office at Whitehall early in November.
Herbert Jones, one of the best known
young musicians Of Racine is seriously
i'll ut St Luke's hospital in Chicago. hav-
ing undergone an operation for appendi-
citis. Young Jones was born a cripple
and hardly able to walk or use his hands.
Overcoming these defects. he went
through the Racine high school took up
the study of music. both vocal and in
strumental and took part in many nota-
Bile events in the Belle City.
August Ucidcman. a wealthy retired
M, chant of la Crosse. has mysterious
~ disappeared from his home and all
efforts to locate him have been without
avail. On March % he started down
the river in a small pleasure boat TO a
farm several miles below. He never ar
rived at the farm. nor has ne been since
heard from. The boat was found lodged
in drift wood. 1t is feared that he has
been murdered and robbed He was 40
years Of age
Steps ave been taken 10 extend aud re-
organize The Chequamegon Oratorical
League and the contests of the two
branches of the league will take place
within the next few weeks. The leaSne