Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-12

business man.
Thomas Roach received serious injuries
in a runaway accident which happened
near Merrimac
Rev. +. III. York of Oshkosh has ae-
cepted call to the Church of the Re
deemer at Waterloo, Iowa.
Nrs. Amanda Turner died suddenly at
her home near Cumberland. She VS. Civ
en- medicine and Immediately expired.
Frederick Walker, an employe in the
Dells paper and pulp mills at Eau Claire,
was caught by shaft and instantly kill
ed.
Chris Holverson. an old resident, was
found dead about one mile from Rio, hay-
ing doubtless frozen 70 1eath while On
his way home
Gov. La Toilette has appointed Mrs.
Grace Darling Madden of Milwaukee
member of the board of regents of the
State university.
John Schultz, employed in Groh Bros
meat market at Lake Mills. while hang
ing meats in the smokehouse, fell, strik-
ing on the back of his head, cracking his
skull.
Howard Brotherson. years old, while
playing on the street in Racine, fell into
bentire and before he could be rescued
was frightfully burned about the face,
hands and arms.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
We Company wiz pay the State nearly
$4,000 more in taxes this year than last.
The total, being per cent on the gross
earnings for 1901, is $564.SGJ.
While feeding some cows on her hus-
bands farm near Cumberland Mrs. Ole
Thompson was gored by vicious COW
and received injuries that will probably
result in the loss of her eyesight.
Edward F. Hassinger, for many years
a prominent business man of Brodhead,
dropped dead in Hahn's clothing store.
He was 10 years of age and an old set
tier. Heart disease was the cause of
death.
james Sht tter, well-known resident,
was held up in Ashland on side street
and robbed of $374. Shafter resisted the
attempt of the highwaymen and was shot
through the hand. The highwaymen es-
capped.
William Beiler. a farmer of the town
ship of Monroe, was arrested on com
plant of his wife, who alleges he attempt
ed to shoot her, and fired five times at
her. Bleiler says he was practieing to
kill screeeh owls.
William Schulz, who with sledge
hammer assaulted Edward Meyer, assist
ant janitor at the Niagara flats. pleaded
guilty in Milwaukee to murder in the sec
ond degree and was given an indetermi-
nate sentence of between three and six
years at Green Bay reformatory. The
prisoner said he did not intend to COM
NIT the assault, bur was unable to con-
troll himself.
Jlmes Churchill, II years old, of the
town of Porter, was the victim of ter
rible accident which cost him his hfe.
His death was caused by the accidental
discharge of a shotgun in the hands of a
companion named Monthree. The load
struck him in the back of the head just
at the base of the brain. 1t plowed
through the brain. killing him instantly.
The boys were hunting rabbits and Mon
three carried his gun cooked He STUN
bled and the gun went off.
Miss Frances Rel OF Oak Park. H.,
who is visiting with her aunt. Mrs John
! Nelson. in the town OF Somers, met with
frightful accident. She was preparing
| dinner ON il kerosene stove when it ex.
| ploded. The flames leaped up and struck
her in the face and large portion OF
her hair was burned. Before aid could
reach the young woman the flames were
| communicated to her clothing and her
dress was partly burned from her body.
Miss Rel will probably recover.
\ story comes from Village Greek of
the killing of wildcat. \ son of NJ. II.
| Pope took his fathers gun and went for
rabbit hut. The boy found the cot
tontails rather scarce and wandered into
| the woods farther than he intended ana
came across wildcat. The animal made
| for the boy. who Immediately poured a
| charge of lead into the animal and killed
| it. The lad in some unexplainable man
ner then tangled his gun up with the
vines and grasses and broke it in two,
leaving him without a weapon, when the
wildcats mate came up to investigate.
The lad succeeded in soaring the intruder
away without any harm to himself, but
would have been in a bad position had
the cat shown fight,
Margaret Brill, the S-year-old daughter
| of Mr.. and Mrs. John Brill of Appleton,
was crushed to death at Thirtieth street
and Cottage Grove avenue. Chicago. She
had been downtown with her mother and
relatives, with whom she had been Wis
| iting, and was returning home on a cable
car At Thirtieth street SHE left the car
and ran quickly around the rear end of
the train. not noticing the approach OF
| the wagon from the opposite direction
She ran directly behind the horses, struck
the whifiletree and fell to the ground in
front of wheel. Before she could rise
or the driver could stop the horses the
wheel had passed over her body, causing
almost instant death.
Frank Heinz, the principal in the
shooting ARRAY at Arpin, was taken to
Grand Rapids The shooting in which
William Moody was seriously if not IA
tally injured proves 10 BE the cuimina-
ion of a series of rows which have been
Ii progress for several months between
the Heinz aud Moody families. who are
near neighbors. \ 10-vear-oid daughter
of the Heinz family was ont in the road
with her dog when the Moody girls came
ont and a row ensued in which. it is al
;cged. nearly all members Of borh fami-
lies participated When Frank Heinz. A
SON appeared ON the sceae and used a
revolver with serious results, wouudlng
his father in the arm and probably IA
tally injuring Moody.
The 4-year-old child of Alex Ray
mond of Westboro was burned to death.
Her clothes caught fire from stove and