Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-05-06

NlIiSeu Mhlte our uHCA hunting Al west
superior The wound may lame him for
life, but it is not more serious
\ masked man held up the families Of
5. X Newberry and Fred Trampisch,
who live in the same house AZ Kenosha.
lie o ,ined considerable booty.
Charles Bensen aud Hans Larson. two
farmers. living eight miles northwest of
Racine, were injured in a pitctfork fight
said To have taken place on account Of
a girl with whom both were ia love
ReuScn was jabbed wit pitchfork in
the arm and leg aud Larson received
stals on :he thigh and breast it is said.
Oscar Dumphy. one Of the best known
young mcu in Racine. IS dead from blood
poisoning caused by a rusty nail, upon
which he stepped while tearing down an
nd building.
Two coaches. lie of them passen-
ger, ran wild down a lsQg steep grade
near Spring Valley, killing one pasSen
ger and severely injuring another and
two trainmen.
The Kenosha State Bank has heen re-
opened without any opposition on the
part Of the State bank examiners. AS
suran has been given the courts that
all the creditors will be paid in full.
T'hC largest mortgage ever filed in Yer
non County has been placed on record.
there 1t Is for $4,000 and is on the
right of way Of the La Crosse and South
eastern Electric Railroad. The Newark
Loan and Securities Company is the
mortgage, the bonds drawing per cent.
A party of boy thieves broke into the
Burlington depot at Trempealeau and
stole a quantity of cigars. fruit and con-
fectionS They Were apprehended and
allowed to go on paying the damages,
with the exception of the leader. who, it
is said will be sent TO the reform school
Ross Wilbur. son of George II. Will
bur of the Wilbur Lumber Company, has
started divorce proceedings at Wauke-
sha, and has taken up his residence with
his two children at the home of his aatn-
or. Mrs Wilbur upon whom Summons
is said to have been served. is reported
to he nearly Frustrated and is at the home
of her mother. Mrs. Parker.
FirR destroyed the large bridge of the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy road
over the Black river at Trempealeau
suspending all traffic on the Burlington
south of Trempealeau. The bridge was
about 250 feet long. 1t will probably be
two weeks before trains can again run
over that section of the road.
Gov. Pardee of California has granted
requisition papers for the arrest and ex-
tradition of X. n. Warren, wanted at
Clintonville on a charge Of abducting
Ella Doty, aged II, from her home. Some
time ago Warren accepted employment
on u ranch ne4r Davisyille, Cal. I He
was accompanied by the girl who was
dressed in boys clothing. Their identity
was discovered and they fed to Wesley
Cal. where Warren was arrested,
Farmers in the northern section of
Manitowoc County have been victimized
to the extent of several thousand dollars
through the operations of Chicago man
who induced them to organize n stock
company for the purchase Of n large stall
lion. They paid $4,000 for horse which
is found to be worth less than $500. The
district attorney has been asked TO in
vestigate and if possible locate the stran-
ger, who departed for new fields few
days ago.
George Shores. a postal clerk running
between Appleton and Ashland. was run
down by freight train and killed near
the Ashland division depot At Appleton,
hile on his way to his mail car standing
in the railway yards. Tie body was
dragged 100 yards, was then run over
again by a passenger trainl coming from
the other direction about an hour later.
He was cut into several pieces. mangled
beyond recognition and the clothing strip
ped completely from the body.
A young man, supposed to be William
Pulls of Arnott, was found lying in the
road west of RhincIander with a bullet
hole in he top of his head and a A
caliber revolver lying near He cannot
recover. An envelope was found upon
his person which had evidently been writ
ten under difficult circumstances. and in
scrawling words the following was in
scribed: John is the one that shot me
for SO" The police are investigating.
They think it a case Of suicide and that
the man is insane.
A peculiar accident happened in the
town of Maine, in which a young woman
lost her life Henry Radtke, a farmer,
was engaged in hosting a pump out of a
we'll and had his daughter Ida, a girl of
10, helping him. A chain was placed
around the pump and to this a long,
heavy pole, used as a handspike, was
attached. When the pump had been lift
ed a distance the chain slipped allowing
the pump to fall back into tine WELL
striking the pole, which was thrown up
ward and struck the young woman
breaking her neck. and she died instantly
Safeblowers attempted TO crack tie
safe in the hardware store of Frank
Verstegen at Little Chute They had
previously broken into the Chicago and
Northwestern depot. where they secured
a small sum in change from the cash
drawer and stole some tools from n box
in the freight house, The robbers ut
work on the safe in the Nerstegen's store
were heard by DR. Doyle. who rooms
over the store. and looking from his win
dow he saw one of the robbers acting as
a picket. patroIlins up and down. DIR.
Doyle telephoncd 10 Hammers Hotel and
gave the alarm. but when he and the par
ty from the hotel reached the store the
robbers had fed They had drilled n
hole in the front Of the safe, where they
had knocked of the knob. and had filled
the hole with utroglycerln. but were
frightened away before they had time to
explode H. They secured nothing but
little change at the depot.
The government Beet doing improve
ment work on this portion If the Missis-
sippi has been II j aud will spend the