Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-16

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Gov. La Toilette has approved the ac-
zion OF the State board Of control to es-
tablish an artisan school for the blind at
Milwaukee.
Frank Smith and Charles Tulver. from
Madison. weic arrested at bloomington
Ill. while in possession o. horse and
buggy stolen III Toilet.
Miss Maude Weeden Of Woodstock.
while on q train on the ST. Paul road
took dose Of earbolic acid The cause,
so far as known is a love affair.
Dennis J. Daley and Mrs. Catherine
Whalen Of Chicago were married in ke-
nosha and brought 10 an end the quarrel
which deferred the ceremony just thirty
years.
Worpel and Zimmerman, two farmers
and neighbors. residing near Marshall.
quarreled over some poultry. Mr. Zim-
norman Is said to have struck Worpel
over the head with an AK, intiicting a Sc
rious wound.
The Parker Pen Company Of James
vile viii give to the women and girls
who have been in its employ three years
SIS, and $50 after FIVE years service.
The move Is made to discourage the girls
from getting married.
The allowance Of water to be drawn
in Appleton from Lake Winnebago for
power purposes is restricted TO 60 per
cent of the normal flow. This indicated
that the proposed repairs to the upper
dam are abandoned for this season.
The remains Of the late John NJ. Ew-
ing were laid at rest at Wildwood Gene
terry in Sheboygan. The services at the
home. which were simple and unostenta-
tious, We're conducted by Rev. J. W.
White of the Congregational Church.
William Herring. farmer near Spar
IA, was blown to pieces by dynamite in
his house. He was standing by the
kitchen stove with three sticks OF dyna
mite in his hand when the explosion oc-
CURED. His sister was IN the same room,
but escaped injury.
All the print paper mills in the Fox
river valley region and throughout the
West shut down and reniained down
three days ON agreement for the frankly
announced purpose Of curtailing overpro-
duction and preventing the slump in the
market price which So,Ild result from
the piling up of the stocl,
Lars EngeIbretson, a farmer residing
near Lanesboro. VITO has been missing
for week, is dead Ills body was
found in a field near his home with ev-
cry indication that he had been muir
dered The remains were mutilated and
footprints not his own were found in the
vicinity, as well as blood stains.
The ice racing yacht Comet one Of
the fastest on the upper Mississippi; the
warel ouses of +. IL. Pfaff aud several
other buildings and many carloads Of
produce were burned at Pepin by a FIRE
of mysterious origin. Several less speedy
yachts we're also destroyed. The total
loss is estimated at $1,000, without in
surance.
Three men working under the heavy
iron beams on the Burlington bridge
three miles below Prairie du Chen near
ly lost their lives when staging broke,
precipitating all three 70 the rocks and
ice below. Martin Ducharme. carpen-
ter, fell on his head on a pile of rock,
crushing the skull and inficting internal
injuries His condition is serious.
As the result OF the commercial tray-
elers employed by the bankrupt Mons
Anderson Company of La Crosse getting
the worst of it ia the division of the es-
tate, Congressman John }. Esch has in
troduced into the House of Representa-
tives at Washington bill providing that
travelling statesmen shall receive their pay
in full. not exceeding three months prior
to the bankruptcy and not exceeding
$500.
T. w. Morgan's 100000 stock farm
neAr Beloit caught fire. The fire started
in the $4,000 barn and the buildings
were all threatened with destruction. 4
high wind and the cold made the fire a
hard one to fight. This is one of The
finest stock farms in the world and is
owned by Fred W. Morgan OF the Nor
gan & Wright Company of Chicago. The
pss is estimated at SO, 900 on the build
ing and $4,000 on hay, grain aud imple-
ments.
Judge Bum in the United States Cir
cult Court at Milwaukee made an inn
portant ruling regarding the lie Of trade
marks The suit was bEgaght by the
Warren Featherbone Company against
the American Featherhone Company.
The Warren company claimed the sole
right to use the word ''featherbone." The
elqirn that the right TO a trademark ex-
pred with the patent on the article was
not allowed the decision being that
trademark lasted indefinitely.
The Fair store. one OF the largest de-
partment stores in Sheboyga-, was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is 100000.
Edward Gerber, a fireman, was struck
by falling wall and suffered a fracture
OF the skull and three broken ribs. John
Gerber. a brother fell through a trap
door in the fire engine house and his skull
was fractured His condition is serious.
The store was owned by Dayii Nadel-
son and Max Winniek. and the building
by the Geele Hardware Company.
In an eudeavor TO discover the true
cause OF the death of the 6-months-old
babe of William Kleinfeldt, the authori-
ties OF Ashland County disinterred the
body and an inquest was held. Follow
ing a post mortem, the jury was unable
10 bring In q verdict other than that the
babe died Of conclusion of the brain
while in charge OF the father whose
caFelessness. they said, caused the acci-
DENT. The child died the day before
| Tn tnksgiving and was buried two days
| later. The result of the inquest was to
e,;onerate the father.
While working a corn shredder or the
| farm OF Jacob Wheeler at Rock Falls
| Ben shaw had his mitten caught in the
machine. Before the engine could be