Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-05

Jacob Hiestand, prominent farmer OF
the town of Blooming Grove, was found
dead in bed, supposed from heart dis
ease.
Henry ESch. Jr,. of Manitowoc. has in
vented a valuable and seryiceable fire es.
cape that may bring him fortune and re-
nown.
Edward Carlson Of Arpin was killed
crossing below Marshdeld. He was 81
years old.
Counterfeiters. who have been onerat-
ing in Eau Claire. visited Chippewa and
were successful in passing 81 bill raised
TO $40 on Mrs. Mary Luton.
George Holzhammer brought to La
Crosse a pearl valued BY local jewelers.
at $3.50 found by winter clam fishers.
who get them through the Ire.
The Milwaukee Pickle Company has
contracted with growers of Palmyra for
125 acres of eucumbers this season at an
advance of 20 cents per 100 pounds on
last seasons price.
Lloyd Bixby of Emerald pleaded gull
~ TO one of several burglary charges.
He was sentenced to the State reform
atory at Green Bay for not less than one
nor more than three years.
Frank Kruger. who was injured by be.
ing run down by a Northwestern train
while driving across the track at Camp
bellsport, died of his injuries August
Batterman, who was with him, is recov-
ering.
Despondent over his blindness and the
arrest OF his eldest son on charge of
wife desertion, John Battalis. aged -,
committed suicide in Racine by taking a
dose of Paris green. He leaves a widow
and seven children. He had only been
blind a few months.
Albert Reyes was arrested at Yalders
in connection with the robbing Of Henry
McCort lie is now in jail awaiting his
examination. Reyes took an officer to
spot FIVE miles from the scene of the
crime and disclosed the hiding place of
notes TO the value of $315.
Reports state that farmers aud land
owners along the river bluffs from Prai-
RE du Chen north 10 badly hit with the
gold fever, since the assay reports of
the vein on the Dousman property Pros
pecting parties are being formed and the
hills Will De thoroughly examined
Members of the Chippewa. Alaska
Mining Company banqueted at Stanley
Housn, Chippewa Falls in honor of ex-
Asselnblyman b. It. Willard, who. after
copper claim which the recent sale OF
netted members of company large sufs
of money.
Pat McHugh. Clemens Managan, JAS
Laughlin and young man named
Creamy, all of Chiffon. were struck at
crossing near Hayton by a nOrth-bound
train ON the Milwaukee road McHugh
was instantly killed and LaughIin proba-
bly, fatally injured, but the others es-
capped uninjured.
James Long. living southwest of La
Crosse, was found in the woods by a
searching party, paralyzed and almost
frozen. He was chopphlg wood and was
stricken without warning. Being unable
to move, he laid where he fell until res
cued. His warm clothing saved him.
He was out in the cold thirty-six hours.
Miss Anna Ziesemer died suddenly un-
| der peculiar circumstances in kenosha.
| Miss Ziesemer was apparently in perfect
health the other morning when she start
ed to work. She laughed and chatted
| with her companions. During the walk
she turned to Miss Mary Link and said,
| II am going to die this afternoon" The
| girl reached the factory and started to-
| ward the workroom, when she fell in a
! faint. She was taken TO her home in a
! carriage and died shortly before ) o'clock
in the afternoon.
julius w. Schmidt. the Burkhardt mill
er who recently attempted to murder his
| wife and then commit suicide, failing
in each. was examined by Drs. +. w.
! Epley OF New Richmond, s. G. Johnson
of Hudson, who declared him insane.
| An effort made to remove the bullet
from Schmdt's brain failed. 1t is
thought that If the bullet was reno ed
Schmidt's reason would be restored. An
other attempt to remove the bul ct which
/ has partially worked out through a hole
| in the right ample, will be made.
4 Milwaukee girl fell victim to Chi
cage matrimonial bureaus scheme. She
| became stranded in Gilett and business
uIen gave her money to go home. The girl
said that she had opened correspondence
with an agency which advertised young
man who desired wife. II represented
/ that he was worth seferal thousand dol
| lars in cash besides real estate. Ii was
| arranged that she should meet the young
/ man al his home town She gathered
/ up about 5000 and came on to Gillett a
! few days ago and turned over the money
TO the man. The wedding license was
/ secured But some disagreement caused
/ Il
| demanded her money. which the man
refused to surrender. He finally gave
| gave the young woma a quantity Of post.
| age stamps and revolver.
| The long-anticipated dream. the dredg-
| ing Of the Desplaines river Is being talk
| ed Of again among the farmers ia Ke-
nosha County and the plan is likely to
/ soc fruition by n move now on foot. Sew
4 cril farmers of the county have contrib
| uted literally toward a fund which win
/ he lsed to survey the Desplaiues river
| bottoms for the purpose Of dredging the
| river and making it navigable. Should
| 1t be found possible as an engineering
/ feat aud be constructed il will mean a
continuous water way from Kenosha TO
the Mississippi aud from there TO the
| Gulf Of Mexico. The Desplaines yearly
/ in the spring season mandates the bot
| tom lands along its course, causing great
| loss to the farmers owning land along
its banks. The present move by them is
| ia prevent this annual humiliation as well
as 10 afford water way FOR their pro-
duce.
Buttman and Colman. lrakemen on the
Omaha freight train No. 70, while cook
ing dinner on q gnsolinc stove IN he