Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-24

Fire did $1,000 damage on the farm of
Henry Katterhagen. near Waterford.
The Watertown shoe factory has been
sold to tho William Gorder Company.
The price is said TO be $4,000.
The coroner's verdict on the death Of
John Smith. who died in the Madison
police station, was suicide by taking
strychnine.
Miss Edith Hamaeker. teacher in
the Stevens Point public school, has re-
ceived scholarship in the Chicago Uni
versity offered to a graduate of the Ste
vens Point normal school.
While two children of August Lenhardt
were playing with matches in their faith
er's barn at Sherry the barn was set on
fire and a 4-year-old boy was burned to
death. The other boy escaped.
Rev. Ebenezer Thompson, pastor of
Methodist churches in Wisconsin for fifty
years. died at his home in Glen Flora,
at the age of SO years. His wife, who
Is the sole survivor OF the family is ex-
actly the same age.
While threshing o. Charles Bcnder's
farm near kirkqri, sparks from the
engine started a fire which destroyed
all the grain stacks, the barn and other
buildings, together with the steam thresh-
er. The loss is $4,000.
John Rusach, a laborer, was found al
most dead from exhaustion floating in the
river near the mouth of Racine harbor
clinging to a rudely constructed raft. He
had marks Of violence on his body and
attempts at foul play are suspected.
Postage stamps of various denomina-
tions valued at $172, which We're stolen
from the safe in the postoffice building
at Arena the other night, were found in
the coal sheds OF the ST. Paul Railway at
Mazomanie by an employee of that road,
Judge Seaman of Milwaukee confirmed
the sale of the United States Flour Mill
and the cost of the sale was $50 ,52S. The
total Indebtedness was IS, 147 800, with
100000 interest. There was a dehcien-
cy of $5.1S5. Oh.
August Nigbor, well-known farmer,
residing six miles west of Berlin, was in
stantly killed by lightning while stacking
hay. His son, who was working with
him, was stunned and was unconscious
for several hours. The has stack was
set on fire and entirel.r consumed.
Prot Rodney IL. True, son of John
NJ. True of Baraboo. is making some rap
id strides in the field of botany, since
being employed by the United States gov
ernment. For a long time attempts have
been made TO procure green tea in the
curing process where 1t is grown in
South Carolina, but 40 one was able to
get the desired produce until discovered
by Mr.. True.
Edward Kalina, 10 years old, was al
most killed by the explosion Of a dyna-
mite cartridge he had picked up ON a
bluff east of Prairie du Chen, where the
city water works reservoir is being built
Carrying it home he laid it on stump
and struck il with a hammer. The ex-
plosion badly lacerated his groan ami
nearly tore his left hand from his arm.
He will live.
A peculiar and very painful accident
happened at Kaukauna to {. l.. Sanborn
of Minneapolis, Mimi, who was engaged
in covering the roof of the Kaukauna
mill with tar. Sanborn had just reach
ed the highest part of the roof with a
bucket of hot tar when he slipped and
the contents of the vessel covered him
from head to foot, burning the exposed
parts Of his body terribly.
Mrs. Isabella Compton Denninger, wife
of NJ. w. Denninger, an insurance ADJUST
or of Kenosha, has received a check for
$4,000 as the result Of n promise made
to her years ago by Andrew Frazier, the
California millionaire. At the time Mr..
Frazier promised to give Mrs. Denninger
gold mine which bore her name. The
mine was recently sold and the check was
the amount received for it.
The four iron tires of the wheels is the
only portion Of a buggy which remained
intact as the result Of an accidental ex-
plosion of fifteen sticks of dynamite on
the farm of George Cough, near Apple
ton. Mr.. Cough had purchased twenty
pieces of the explosive and placed six OF
them under a stump, leaving the remain
der in the vehicle. The six pieces were
ignited and the stump blown up. por-
ton Of the burning stump dropped into
the buggy. the conclusion exploding the
dynamite in the rig.
Clara Oehler, the 17-year-old daughter
Of Mrs. Anna Rebenstorff, committed
suicide at her home in Oshkosh by taking
carbohc acid According to Fred Rebens-
torff Of Fond du Lac, who is visiting his
mother, the family were sitting in the sit
ting room when the girl went upstairs TO
her room. She was not seen again until
about o'clock, when 'ourd lying on the
bed. The cause for tie girls act is said
to be the opposition of her family to her
keeping company with Bert Hunter.
The sale Of the track and right Of way
Of the Chippewa River and Menomonie
Railway, owned by the Chippewa Lum-
Der and Boom Company, was consum-
mated by the 500 line purchasing the first
thirteen miles and the Beldenyille Lum-
Der Company the remainder which con-
sists Of sixteen miles of track and right
Of Nay running north from Apollonia IN
TO Sawyer County. The road will be ors
Grated as a logging road for the nsxf
two years, after which il will he put into
shape for general traffic.
Much excitement has been caused by
the discovery Of a body Of a man buried
on the farm Of William Roth, near Bsloit
The body was in a rough box and was
dressed and had on boots. 1t is wonder
fully well preserved. but it has evidently
been buried for many years Mr.. Roth
made the gruesome discovery while ex-
cavating for foundation for building
Old inhabitants recall that nearly thirty
years ago stranger came 70 this place
and settled on the Roth farm. The fam
ily was very small ard had little or moth
ing to do with any Of their neighbors.