Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-03-05

An electric road will probably be built
from Chiffon to Fond du Lac, taking in
the small towns along the lake shore,
soon.
Pete Husting of Fond du Lac has sign
ed a contract to play with the st. Louis
baseball team He is to receive $1,000
salary.
Truman SEsby of Clintonville was
killed by a tree. Two trees lodged in
third tree and he cut that one down and
all three trees fell on him.
Little Bernie Westergaard of La
Crosse. aged years. drank carbolc acid
cut Of bottle left near her by mistake
and is badly burned internally. She may
die.
While digging in an embankment Of the
new Beloit. Delavan Lake and GAINESVILLE
Railway Dennis Curry of Rockton and
David Shaw of Roscoe We're killed by a
cavern.
Annie Hoffman of Menasha narrowly
escaped asphyxiation at the Oshkosh
House in Oshkosh, She came from Me-
nasha and took q room in which there
was a gas stove which she mistook for
a steam radiator and turned on the gas.
An early freight train on the Northern
Wisconsin Railway was wrecked at John
sons Greek. between Jefferson Junction
and WATERFOWL Two cars jumped the
track, wrecking the rest of the train.
Contracts were awarded at Appleton
for the construction of two-machine
paper mill on the Illinois river at Mar
settles by Howe & Davidson. The plant
t,;H
board.
The coroner's jury in the Parker case
return a verdict of justihable homicide.
thus practically disposins Of the case
against Hiram Hall of Millston. No
prosecution will follow unless other facts
come to light, which is not probable.
Lucius Hart son of Sands Hart. presi
dent of the Racine Woolen Mill Com
pany, accidentally shot himself at Calls
toga. Cal. where he was spending the
winter for his health. Young Hart died
a few hours after he received his wound.
The preliminary hearing of Fred w.
Stephenson, charged with the murdr, Of
Deputy Sheriff William Cooper of Wat
erloo Feb. s. was held at Jefferson, JUS
tice W. H. Torter presiding. Stephen
son was bound over to the September
term of the Circuit Court without bail
A dead man was found lying on the
floor of a vacant house near Centeryille.
He was well dressed ana bears evidence
of foul play.
After Il search of six months. Sheriff
Dickinson has located Frank Freedom
in Colfax. Wash. Freedom is charged
with ENLIGHTENMENT of about $500 from
Cooper. Lehner & Co. Of Lancaster.
John L. Wolf. former comptroller #
Milwaukee. after being al liberty less
than d week. has again been locked mp,
pending a recommirment 10 the insane
asylum, IS the result OF an attack on tie
employees OF the city garbage crematoTE.
The other night. while f. Rooster Of
La Crosse was driving a sleigh.oad ii
neishbors home from church services the
horses ran away. dashinz over u steep
3n-foot embanF-uent. The sleigh and o.
cupauts were hurled to rle bottom 9f
ravine below The sof3 snow is all that
saved their lives.
Two women were ia Prairie dH Chiea
on a recent evening with % child. ana az
ter several attempts 20 leave it With
parties. went to McGreSor. where tire
infant was left En- the halfway Of a pri-
waite residence. and where the head u
the house found it crying shortly after
ward. The police were notified OF the
fact and the two women were arrested.