Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-10-01

brought before Judge Curran and adjudg-
ed insane. He was prominent business
man and became respondent over i'll
health.
1t is ~umored and apparently on good
authority, that the 800 Line" will ex-
tend its road north from Frederic TO con-
meet with a logging railroad in the south
ern part of Douglas Couny, which runs
into Superior.
Frank Ramthun, aged 81 ycers. who
resides near Osceola. accidentally shot
himself while exhibiting ham; ,erless
revolver Death followed almost instan-
taneously. The shot entered the right
side OF the head.
A Sclcs of Incorporation have been pre-
pared for the Stanley Mining and Invest
ment Company. organized for the pur-
pose of developing the Merritt ore fields
north OF Stevens Point. The capital stock
is placed at $250.000.
Mrs. Clara Brinkman has brought suit
for divorce against Harry Brinkman. a
well-known business man of Racine. Mrs
Brinkman alleges that her husband has
been cruel and inhuman toward her and
has not supported her.
Johnny MeCloud, aged 10, Of Vinegar
Hall, accidentally knocked a bottle of
powder over on the stove and it explode,s
wrecking the top of the stove and dI
stroying the sight of one eye completely
and injuring the other.
Miss Selma Engcbretson and Seger
Gryttenholm of La Crosse, who disap-
peared some time ago, did not elope. as
was reported at the time, The young
lady was visiting relatives and this led to
the report being circulated.
The G. A. Potter department store and
postoffice in Pittsville was entered ty
burglars, the door of the safe blown off
with dynamite. Postage stamps to the
amount Of $500, also several dollars
worth OF pennies, We're secured. Ne other
goods are missing.
While threshing was being done at
the farm of Albert Hawkins, in the town
of Winfield, a spark from the engine set
fire TO the stacks. The blaze made such
rapid Roadway that il was impossible to
save the separator One of the horses
was also severely burned.
A young man giving Alfred Lowell as
his name aud with a ticket on his person
showing La Crosse to be his destination
was picked up along the track Of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road near
Peterson so badly injured that he died a
short time after. He fell from a train
and was run over.
James johnson, an ex-mail carrier and
jantor of DANA Hall Of Racine, who dis
appeared several weeks ago. has returned
to the city, only 10 find his wife nearly
Frustrated and with her little children
turned ont into the street and depende 4
upon charitable friends. The nan is be-
lievcd to have been deranged.
As an experiment, the Fcnwood Lum.
Der Company last spring planted two
acres of its farm near Fenwood to tobac-
co and a crop OF it has just been har'
vested amounting TO about 10000 pounds
Sheds have been erected for the curing
process ara an expert is now on the
grounds TO see that the crop Is properly
cured. after which the value can lie dc
termined.
A skeleton of man about 9 feet tai
was found by workmen while digging a
trench for the water works mains al
| Chippewa Falls. The ease in which the
body had been buried was all decompos-
ed. but the bones were in good state OF
preservation. although they show age. II
is estimated that the skeleton, which lay
face downward, has been there for a hun
drcd years.
A rope hoding n swinging scaffoId mp
on which two painters. Harry Hunt and
George Ermatinger. were at work at the
South Side Manufacturing Company
L. .
ger fell thirtJ five feet to the roof Of the
boiler room and narrowly escaped being
fatally injured. His arm was broken.
Hunt grabbed hook and hung on until
employees pulled him through a window.
The City unci Of Sbeboygan passed
resolution redrng John Saudrok, chief
OF the fire department, on account Of ply
steal disability, allowing him a yearly pen
sion Of 800. Alderman Mohr notified
the Council that he would enjoiu the city
from paying any pension money to Chief
Sandr0k, as 1t was stealing from the city
treasury. Chief Sandrok has served in
the Sheboygan fire department nearly
fifty years and is 70 years old.
Frank Morciy a 1J-ycar-old boy living
at Cartwright, was sent TO the industrial
Ncn0Ol AT y duhFSuh i9E buIEiuFs+ ne
broke into the Farmers store al that
place thre,. nights in succession and stole
morey. The last night he was caught in
the act Of tapping tue till.
Gottfried kison, 50 years Of age. had
n narrow escape from drowning while
fishing in Rock lake. In some. manner
his .Uoat capsized, but he managed 70
get hold Of the boat and held on until
help came, when be was taken from the
cold water in an exhausted condition. af-
ter being in the lake thirty minutes.
H. T. Miller, residing in West Supe-
rlor. an engineer on the Eastern Mime
sofa branch Of the Great Northern. was
killed in a wreck near HibDing, MINI.
An ore laden train ran into loaded
freight ear which had been switched 70
the main track from a siding. Miller
was crushed beneath his engine,
L. =. Sawyer Of Oshkosh. son Of the
late United States Senator Sawyer, Is
deeply interested IN the agitation II th
plan Of curing consumpsIycs by isolation
and hospital treatment. and has donated
81 900 toward a fund taat Is . be used
ffor tn efetfi5n ~ a cottage at Health
Park. near Tjfnhnawk, where consump-