Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-23

$4,000 school house to be ready Tor occu-
patton one year from next September.
William Henke was struck by light.
ming and instantly killed while at work
Oh the barn Of L. z. Hume at Marsh.
field.
six young women in the garb of trained
nurses acted as pallbe lrers at the funeral
of Miss Gertrude Clark in the town OF
Nekinii.
Nellie II Inbly. aged Is years, daush-
ter of the sexton of Forest Hill GENE
terry, fell into Eau Claire river and was
drowned.
Claude futile, the 14-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. I, futile, was drown
ed while bathing in Cornwalrs pond at
Milton Junction.
Emil johnson, aged 8 years, was
drowned while swimming in Chippewa
river at Eau Claire. This was the third
drowning there in a week.
Frank McPhall, Chippewa Falls sa-
loonkeeper, WIS yictimized out OF $7S.35
by a stranger. who presented forged
check on the Lumbermen's Bank.
The blueberry crop this year will be one
of the largest for years. Picking has
already commenced and scarcely an idle
Indian or half breed can be found.
\ cyclone struck PittsviIle, blowing
down part Of E. w. Rings barn aud
sheds at his mill. 1t scattered the lum-
Der for quarter of a mile, causing a
loss of $1,000
During heavy storm lightning struck
the Watertown grain elevator. The fire
department extinguished the flames be-
fore much damage resulted. Standing
grain suffered from the heavy downnonr.
Hugh Manson, laborer employed 1T
the Case Threshing Machine Company )
works in Racine. while carrying a heavy
piece of timber stumbled and fell and
was kicked by horse. He may not re-
cover.
The Peerless, a new launch owned 10y
Prof. Moritz Langstadt, said to be- one
of the best ever built on the upper Mis-
sissippi. was launched at La Crosse. Ii
will participate in the regatta there in
the fall.
Oliver Flackey, IS years OF age, was
sentenced at Chippewa Falls TO one year
In the reformatory at Green Bay. He
pleaded guilty OF having stolen check
amounting to 1886 from Edward Porter of
Estella.
Rev. Joseph A. Sternhart, the Milwau-
kee preacher who prepared his grave
and predicted the time of his death, is
dead. The grave which he made ready
is larger than that usually prepared and
lined with brick.
The Ross-Sellinger Company of Chi
cago is considering a proposition from
Geo. b. Nation of Sheboygan, who of
fers to put up four-story building Us q
factory for the glove company, now en-
ploying 800 hands In Chicago.
Chippewa Falls capitalists have pur-
chased the Harsheman estate interest
Of S25, 900 in the Harsheman Shoe Conn
pany at Harsheman. Ohio. The factory
viii lie removed to Chippewa Falls. A
brick building 100 by 40 feet viii be
erected immediately.
AT the regular school meeting an anpro-
priation of S22,5)O was voted Cor the con-
struction of urge modern brick school
house at Cumberland. At the same meet
ing the school board was instructed to
repeal the rule which prohibits teachers
attending dances. The ruling was made
some five years ago, but the sentiment Of
the people OF the city has become very
strong against II.
With her mind tempoEeEy deranged
by the shock Of the recen death of her
daughter, Mrs. Theodore Walt. aged GO
years, committed suicide during a very
noticeable state of melancholy. She nc
complished her design by hanging her
self to rafter in a deserted house not
far from her residence at North Prairie.
and she had been dead for over an hour
when found by her daughter who was
searching for her.
The fiety-eighth birthday anniversary
Of the famous Windecker triplets was
held at Byron. This trio came to be the
Oldest living triplets in the world. The
triplets are Syl,este Windecker of By
ron, Sidney Windecker Of Fond On Lac
and Mrs. G. VI. Pier of Wausau. Mrs.
I. w. Bostick. one Of the sisters Of the
triplets. although 80 years OF age. tray-
cled all the way from Norwalk, Ohio. to
attend the reunion.
pewaukee was visited by another Sc
we're wind and thunder storm. Consid-
cradle damage was sustained and one life
lost. George Vincent, the victim. re-
tired jeweler Of Waukesha, had Caken
refuge in the barn Of II. =. Reford when
the storm broke, and was standing In the
barn door talking to Mr.. Reford when
the barn was struck BIZ lightning. Vim
cent fell over dead, and Reford was stun
ned and partially paralyzed by the shock,
but he heroically dragged the PROSTATE
body of Vincent fire.. the burning barn,
and, crawling on H., hands and knees.
went through he barn and liberated
forty cattle. just before the roof fell in.
Very little remains Of the business dis.
trict OF the village OF Welcome, whic1
vas visited by q destructive fire. The
village is without FIRE protection and af-
ter the flames once secured a Roadway,
the entire place was doomed. Many fam
lies are rendered homeless as a majority
of the stores which were destroyed were
used as dwellings by the owners. The
residence part Of the village escaped, as
it Is located a short distance from the
center OF the town. The loss is estimat-
ed at $4,000 with only a very small
amount OF insurance The buildings de-
stroyed were: Fred Raisler general store
and cold storage; Lewis Albright, meat
market Mrs. Cnlyerts, millinery; Dr. J.
A. Lyons, drug Store and Office post
office; George Balihorn, hardware; A. J.
Damon, furniture; T. Bnsher. general
store: Charles Hickman. barn and ice-
house Armstrong 4 j. Lucia. saloon:
William Dempsey block, unoccupied.
An adopted Daughter OF A NJ. Farm, in
the village Of Peshtigo was accidentally