Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22

Fred SoIneryille, aged 40. died as the
result Of injuries received in a runaway
twelve miles north of Glenwood.
Charles Pearson. Jr., farmer living
near Ironton, was thrown from a load
of ties and is in a critical condition.
Warren D. Tarrant of Milwaukee has
been appointed judge of the Circuit Court
| by Gov. La Toilette TO fiji the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge Elliott.
Mrs. Wi liam Nussbaum Of New Lon.
/ don, whit performing her household du-
| ties slipped and fell, striking the corner
Of the stove and breaking one OF her ribs.
Christian Weiner was killed and his
son. George Weiner, fatally injured by
a train while driving over a railway
crossing of the Chicago and Northwestern
road at Dousman.
Benjamin Keig, the man who killed his
wife. died at the city hospital IN Madi-
son, Keig cut his wifes throat with a
butcher knife and then cut his own throat
with the same weapon.
The Downing Wagon Company was
organized at Downing with a capital of
$4,000 The company has Purchased
| the patent rights of j. H. Gres0m to a
new and improved fifth wheel Tor wag-
| ons.
j. *. +. IIiles and Frank Hiles of
Dexterville, who own large property in
terests in the western ret of Wood
County, win open up 300-acre cranberry
marsh near City Point the coming sea-
son.
Frank Johnson. a Racine farm hand,
Lok 10 I,nI L.,
| die. His team ran away Saturday night
| and he was thrown to the road, where he
lay unconscious until found several hours
later.
William Guttman, an employee of the
Yves crn Telephone Construction Com
neny at Winthrop Harbor, was acct
dentally shot and fatally wounded while
duck hunting, by a companion named
Farmer.
The 800" depot Office at Rhinelander
was broken into bv robbers. The cash
drawer was emptiei of about $40. A re-
port was received from Hazelhurst that
the depot of the Milwaukee road there
was robbed of $3.50.
While his mother was busy attending
to her duties the 3-year-old son of A. Pc
toskey of La Crosse fell into tub of
boiling water. When a doctor arrived
a touch of the hand on the infants arm
brought off the cooked flesh.
The American Tobacco Company Of
Sparta has advertised for several hun
dred girls, guaranteeing Sc to $40 per
week. Many girls have been leaving La
Crosse to accept the offer, and there is
a famine of domestic servants.
Carelessness in getting the wrong bot
tie will probably cost Arthur Mcconnell,
a prosperous farmer residing one mile
east of Cylon, his life.eis.He had been
taking medicine for sore throat and took
a tablespoon of carbolic acid instead.
In Fond du Lac the Gallant House,
valued at $4,000 was partially destroy
ed by fire. and Assistant Fire Chief
Michael McGrath was almost killed by
a fall from the roof. The thirty guests
lost their belongings and some had mar
row escapes.
The Beaver Dam Worsted Company,
| which has been doing business in the up
per wooden mill, Beaver Dam, made an
assignment to ID. =. Lamoreux for the
benefit of its creditors. The liabilities
are said 10 be about $4,000, with assets
about S21 900.
Gertie Lomsted, servant at the fash
ionable boarding house of Frank Red
field and wife in Racine lies iajured and
in critical condition, with her hands,
arms, face, neck and head terribly burn
ed. The girl, in haste to build a fire in
the kitchen range, poured kerosene on the
coal. not knowing there was smolder-
ing fire below. An explosion followed,
and the flames shot up, setting her cloth
ing ON fire, burning face and head.
: marriage license was issued to Rob
ert l.. Swinton and Mary r. Swinton,
both of Appleton. Promptly upon pro-
curing the license, the couple proceeded
to the office of the county judge, where
they filed az plication for a special dispen-
sation to be married Immediately About
two months ago, the prospective bride
was the plaintiff in a divorce ease which,
after occupying the time of the court,
was granted The couple both declare
that each is unable to live happily with
out the other.
Hartland was thrown into wild ex-
element by Otto Ross, young man, who
is studying biography. He broke into
| the store of G. r. Peabody, while under
the influence % liquor, and was ro5bing
the place when discovered. Several men
| gathered in front of the store and COM
manded him to come out. Instead of
| obeying he began throwing crockery out
Of the store at the crowd. He hurled
| large plates at the marshal, breaking the
| big plate glass window and the glass
| door. He smashed almost everything
breakable in the store and ended by fall
| ing into large show case. The officer
| took advantage of this last move and
| grabbed Ross before he was able to du
any more damage.
Frank Wright, , Kenosha policeman.
was the hero os a hIe and was forced to
dodge three bullets for his pains. The
| Park City Hall and Garden, local re-
sort. caught FIRE from some unknown
| source, and crowd Of Il hundred or more
people soon gathered. The building was
wrapped in flames when it was learned
that Mr. and Mrs r. G. Stoehr were
asleep in Their apartments on the second
| floor Wright placed ladder to the win
| dow, mounted it, and started to crawl
| into the room. where the two persons
were supposed to be suffocating. At that
moment Stoehr was aroused from his
| slumbcrs and not understanding the in
vasion he fred three shots at Wright. All
Of the bullets went Wild and the police
! man explained the circumstances in time
to allow Stochr and his wife 10 escape
| by the ladder The building was de-
Stroyed. Loss $1,000.
| L. O, Brown, agent for the BrelIing-