Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-10-29

son came TO his death from an overdose
OF medicine taken accidentally.
William Cronin, IA years old, was ne
cidentally shot and killed by Joseph VIII
cox at Edgar. The gun was a 22-caliber
and was supposed not to be loaded.
Mcbride Brothers & Knobbe, ice cream
manufacturers Of Chicago. are seeking a
location for a milk sterilizing plant, gnd
probably will build near Walworth.
The question of establishing manual
training in the Beloit public schools V as
put TO the vote of the people. Those who
opposed the proposition won by large
majority.
Thirty men at work on the new $780,
600 high school building al Grand Rap
ids will be thrown out of employment
for about two weeks for lack of material
to proceed with.
George Peterson. aged years, son of
X. ID. Peterson of Milwaukee, aud Au-
brey Clailin. aged -, from Chicago, were
| drowned while sailing on Lake Naga-
wicka near DelafieId.
In GAINESVILLE the Harris Bar Wire fac
| tory, which has been shut down for sew
eral weeks owing to the universal slow
market for such products. resumed work
with full force of men.
While threshing on the Hayes farm ut
Askeaton, in adjusting belt on the ma
chine, Peter Wall had his hand drawn
| into the gearing and torn to shreds. and
| he also received internal injuries which
may prove fatal.
The Albert yogel sawmill at Epson
/ k,,rfaaI al. nd Inn, hQr hnin %
Il total loss The cause of the fire is not
| known. One hundred thousand feet Of
| lumber was consumed The loss v i'll
probably amount to $4,000.
Samuel Hichenbothams will was filed
at Sheboygan. His estate is valued at
$4,000 and almost all of this is left to
George III. Hichenbothan, son, cut
! ting off three children with 81 each and
others with small sums of money or real
estate.
Rev. Samuel w. Eaton. father of Pres
ident Eaton of the Beloit College, after
completing fifty years continuous ser
vice in the ministry, has resigned his pas
torate in Roscoe, ILL.,, and viii retire. DR..
Eaton was for forty years located at Lam
caster.
| The contempt OF court proceedings
! against persons at Yuba and Boaz, who
took possession of the Elgin Company 5
creameries after its failure, were dismiss
ed in the federal court at Madison, the
defendants relinquishing all claims TO the
creatneries or any part of the property.
| Charles Olson, the cook in Mays camp
near Wausaukee. who with Otto Wen
eel shot down George Arnold, the sup
posed insane murderer of Fireman ko-
cha, appeared ia justice court at Mari
nette and waived examination. He was
bound over on the et arge of murder and
released on $500 bonds.
Gust Weller a farmer living three
miles east of Manawa. was badly injured
| 10y a thrashing machine. Sixty-fye Neigh
| bors completed all his fall work in one
day, digging 1000 bushels of potatoes,
hauling them to the station, loading them
into cars and carrying back his money.
| They also husked all his corn and shocked
the fodder.
4 coroner's jury has decided that Her
man Schroeder of the town of GreenSille,
who was found dead in his step-father s
barn, committed suicide. The missing
money was accounted for when the dead
mans sweetheart Miss Bertha Lemcke,
was put on the scand. He mailed her Il
letter the day he disappeared, and Miss
! Lemcke produced the letter, which had
not been opened. 1t contained draft Ia
her for $500.
Station Agent e. c. Towne of the Du-
luth South Shore and Atlantic Railroad
killed one of two robbers at Lake Ne
bagamon. One of the burglars was at
tempting to rob the safe at the depot
while the other was keeping watch on the
outside. AS Towne came along the out.
side man fired ON him, but missed. Townt
returned the fire, killing the man in
stantly. The inside robber escaped with
out securing any booty.
Bishop James Schwebach of the La
Crosse diocese of the Catholic ChIrcf
was seriously injured in runaway a
Casscls. He was being driven to tht
church in Cassels and salutes were free
during his approach. When the first Sa
lutte was fired the horses SHE'D and tn,
driver dropped one of the reins. Tbs
team then rhH away. The carriage wa
smashed. The bishop was badly bruised
but no bones were broken.
4 startling scene was enacted IN III,
Oshkosh Council chamber the other even
ing City ATTORNEY John +. KluwiI
struck 4. f. Ferdinand of Milwaukee il
the face and blackened his eyes Mr.
Ferdinand made frantic efforts to get a
Mr. Kluwin, but members of the Council
interviewed and the participants were hur
ried ont of the room. Mr.. Ferdinand ha
been trying to get n franchise for Il telc
phone line. He was turned down by tn
Council and is now trying to get into th
city under the State law.
\ most distressing accident occurre,
on the farm of Fred Heni,ings, near Le
ganvile. which resulted in the instan
death of Fred Meyer. 20 years old. Th
heavy threshing engine of ShrOeders out
fit was about to be moved after complet
ing setting of grain. The young ma
was in the act of removing the blockin
which was in front of the drive whec
After signaling the engineer TO rom
ahend he stumbled and fell in front of tn
wheel. the weight going over his head
the engineer was told TO reverse his eI
CINE. which he did, again going over hi
body, which was now Il pulp-like mas
Marie Jensen. IS years old, who la
2 lived the life of hermit for many year,
was found dead in the hallway of be
, home by the Racine police. The author
ties found large amount of money, eei
I tifcates of deposit and mortgages in he
I room. She owned considerable propsrt.
: Thomas T.. Goodwin for the secou
= timo was declared to be guilty of attenp
e inc TO murder his wife May %, 1900.
- Il Jury in Circuit Court at Juneau. I'll
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