Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-08-27


farm near Sun Prairie, has recently
fallen heir to $4,000.
William Carter. the negsu who assault
ed Anna Zimmerman near Dane, was
sentenced TO five years in prison.
Arthur Huffman Of Eastman. about II
years old. accidentally shot himself in the
left ankle with'a rife while out haunting,
Richard Wagner. Is years I'D. Of Rib
Lake. accidentally shot himself while ont
hunting. He was alone when the acci-
dent occurred.
Eddy I.oomis, aged IA. of Fifeld, while
hunting was shot through the head and
Instantly killed by Frank Morrison, who
mistook his brown hat for game.
The State board Of control has elected
James +. Conklin of Madison as warden
of the State prison at Waupun, The APP
pointment is surprise, Conklm is a
Democrat.
Charles Dawson, a Chicago expert at
pointing Bricks. az work on the new city
halisat Janesyille. fell from scaffoldmg
fifty feet from the ground and was IA.
tally injured
Clifton Froxe. 10 years old drowned
in the Mississippi river near Charme,
The boy was left at home alone and went
to the river to battle. His father found
the body on the beach
Mrs. Anna Zacharius ran to the Racine
police office the other night with her MISE
half cut off. the result of being assarhed
by Peter Johnson. who she charges stru n
her with frying pan or tin dipper
Mrs. Clayton ID. Iuow took her i-year.
old boy and left her home in Racine. She
left note to her husband in winch she
threatened to kill the child and herself
il followed. She has not since been seen,
In communication just received from
the War Department, NJ. A. Butscher of
Boyd learns that his son. Charles A.. a
private in Troop l., Third United States
cavalry. was drowned in Manila harboI
June 4.
Capitalists of MasShield are planning
to build railroad between Grand Rap
ids and Friendship distance of thirty.
two miles This win be the first railroad
in Adams County. Ii will tap rich
farming country.
Alfred ii. Prescott, a wealthy and
prominent merchant of Cambridge com.
mitted suicide in a hotel room in Madi-
son by eating rat poison. Dependency
caused by illness was the cause. He
leaves a widow and five children.
Despondent for seven years on account
of the death of his wife, Merritt Morse,
aged GA years aud well-known resident
of Racine, committed suicide at Mount
cemetery lying PROSTATE upon his wife
grave, with his hands upon the hcadstone,
Morse was found and an empty bottle,
which had contained carbolic acid, lay
near by.
Farmers about kaukaunu cannot be in
duced to say much about the big crops
being harvested there. They seem to
fear that such assertions will tend to
lower prices of their products. The facts
are that in that particular locality the
most amazing crops ever grown there are
either just coming to maturity or being
harvested.
Mrs. Lena Wesselboeft and children OF
Chicago were the victims of a runaway
accident at Menasha. which resulted in
death TO one and severe injuries 10 -four
other persons. Mrs. Wcsselhoeft and
children arrived on a Wisconsin Central
train. They were met at the depot by
Miss Boreman. their relative, who started
to drive them home in light buggy. The
party had gone but a short distance When
team OF mules driven by Henry ODER
weiser and attached to heavy dray used
for hauling sand became frightened at :
passing locomotive and ran away, crash
f,t ba ,ni.tetn IN x4rhiah p.
the women nd children. The force of tn,
collision shattered into fragments tbs
light carriage and the sand wagon wal
hurled ON top of the occupants.
Nathan E. Manor. an old resident OF
Racine County. ha Begun a suit against
Edward e. Bailey, on Of a retired farm
or. to recover $1,000 which the plaintiff
alleges is due him on contract for in
Producing Mr. Bailey to Mrs. Calvin
Peck, wealthy widow, whom Bailey
married The complaint alleges that Mr.
Bailey, about May /, 1902 entered int,
contract with the plaintiff whereby i
was agreed that the plaintiff would ar
range for him to call at his house, where
Mrs. Peck boarded; that the plaintiff wal
to introduce Ny Bailey and give him tn,
privilege of his home, and that Bale,
agreed to pay him 81 900. Mr.. Bale,
hasSSnce married Mrs. Peck. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Bailey were seen at their home ant
were considerably amused at the sum
mons and complaiat. They would no
talk for publication.
Judge Hastings Of Green Bay has jus
handed down decision on one Of thu
| fish cases which have become famous IL
that section Of the State. The decision
established the dividing line between this
State and Michigan in the waters of
Washington Island. According 10 tbs
decision this line lies midway between
the shores Of the two States. In the tria
in Circuit Court the theory Of the de
PENDANTS was that the channel was tbs
dividing line and that the channel wal
marked by the course of boats plyini
along any certain course. The channe
as held by the plaintiff in the case was &
line running midway between the shores
Of the two States. In this the question
Of islands came up aud ii was determined
that the island should he considered q
part Of the mainland SO far as the deter
mining of the line was concern>a. the
great flow OF water determining which
channel should be the one considered. By
this decision of the court the state ol
Wisconsin of Washington Island Is ilxcC
about four and a half miles from shore
BY this decision the nets Of Mcdonald
Brothers, plaintiffs in the case, are cut
so that about one-third OF them were IN
Michigan waters at the time they were
seized and the remainder lie in Wiscon
sin. The third in Michigan waters are
therefore lost. while damages for the
balance can be- recovered. The defend
.,t -, Tho go 20, vs-sr.. tho anon that bpIDpd