Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-10-15

George A.eiloAer was killed in the Iaik
road yards at Tomah by special train.
His residence is unknown.
David Yanwart, for fifty years resi-
dent of the town Of Porter died as the
result of stroke of apoplexy.
Miss Annie McGurk of Chippewa
Falls and William Hoaltou, a prominent
lumberman, were married at Brule.
Heavy and protracted frosts have not
only put stop to fall work, but have
caused much loss TO farmers by running
corn fodder.
After bleeding at the nose for over five
days John w. Burke of Delavau, a boiler
maker, "a years of age, died. Mr.. Burke
was married.
Frank Steinmets. wealthy and we'll
known farmer of Tilden. aged So years,
was found dead in field. Apoplexy was
the cause of the sudden death.
Broke Ingal reported to the police that
he was robbed of $3.50 in Oshkosh. He
visited several saloons and does not know
when or where he was robbed.
William Miller. young man residing
in La Crosse, accidentally shot himself
while getting out of launch. He had
been hunting. 1t is not thought that he
can recover,
Fred Skundberg, the 3-year-old son of
prominent farmer of the town of Al
cen, was instantly killed by the accident
al discharge of a rifle in the hands of an
older brother.
At Burlington Mr. and Mrs. James
Patoute celebrated the SEVENTEEN ami
yersary of their marriage. They are he
lieved 10 be the oldest living married
couple in the United States.
Frank Peterson, a farmer in the
Wheaton township, lost all of his farm
buildings and crops by fire. The loss is
fully $1,000. with $500 insurance. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Joseph Van Haelst. 4-year-old child of
H. Van Haelst, was killed in front of his
| home in West Superior by being ron ever
with wagon load of heavy timbers, up
on which he was trying to climb
Ear Sturgis, an employee at Pixies
| mill at Bayfield,. was almost cut to pieces
by saw. He had just taken the belt eff
and attempted TO stop the saw with q
stick when he was thrown on top of II.
Norman Anderson. the 3-year-old son of
NJ. t. Anderson. residing near Spur
Three, was killed by rife, which was
left standing by his older brother against
the wall, falling down and dischurgns.
l. l.. Kincaid of Oshkosh has received
word of the finding of the body of his IS
year-old son, Forrest Kincaid, near Wan.
zeka. The young man was employed
with a railway construction crew. He
disappeared several days ago.
Joseph Lautner, aged IL. son of Joseph
Lautner of Hastings. Mimi, was acct
dentally shot and killed at La Crosse
by Frank Kisselbaeh, aged 10. with
whom he was visiting. The boys were
| shooting at target with a rifle.
Rev. II. d. Kamp, who for the past
two years has been in charge of the
German Methodist Church In Kenosha
resigned his passionate and will retire
from the ministry. He will be succeeded
| by Rev. J. Romoser of Manitowoc.
The giving way of the Jones & Adams
coal dock at Ashland allowed 1900 tons
of coal to be split into the bay and did
n damage to the dock which it viii take
| thousands of dollars 10 repair The ap'
proximate loss is computed at $4,000.
1t develops that Christina Peterson
the girl charged with stealing horse al
| Ferryville, took the animal so that she
| might join her lover in Vernon County
| and be married. Her arrest has put =
stop to her romantic ideas. Her parents
| live at Lansing.
While John, the son of Ferdinand
| Theike, six miles west of Woodland, at
| tempted to slide down n haystack. a rod
| which was leaning against the stack en-
| tered his abdomen, infiicting Il wound
| several inches deep. Unless blood poison
| ing sets in he will recover.
a crowded street car running at high
| speed ran off curve in going around a
corner on the north side at La Crosse
skipped over the sidewalk and ran into
| n house on the corner, injuring Mark
| Post and severely shaking up the other
occupants of the car. Several women
tainted from fright.
Burglars entered the general store OF
John Lyle at Middleton and carried away
| $1,000, They blew open the door Of the
safe with dynamite. Several men who
| heard the explosion rushed into the street
armed posse was formed and wild chase
began. The robbers took to the woods
but two men were captured.
The Circuit Court adjourned at Bar.
ron. There were no criminal cases on
the calendar and the only jury case tried
was that of Mrs John Steene against the
Beaver Dam Lumber Company of Cum.
| berland. Mrs. Steene sued for $500 for
the death of her husband, who was killed
| in the company's mill near Cumberland
April /. 1901. The jury found for the
| plaintiff in the sum of $500
John Tesch, once a prominent clothing
| dealer of Chiffon, committed suicide by
| jumping into the Manitowoc river above
the mill dam. His body was washed
ashore near the warehouse of the Chill.
ton granite works, where it was found by
| posserhby. He was about 60 years old
and leaves a family. For some time he
had lcln in poor health and this. to-
gcther with other troubles, is thought to
have led him to commit the deed.
The mystery surrounding the finding
of the human skeleton near Augusta re-
Gently has been partially cleared A Mrs.
Schneider of Humbird identified the re-
mains az those of her husband. The
Identification is rather unreliable. Sehnel-
Ter left his wife four years ago and came
to Augusta in company with another
woman and her two daughters. They
purchased n farm near there and lived
there a year Then the house burned
aud the woman left for other parts. 1t
was thought at the time that Schneller
wont with her. but the fnding and idemti-