Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01

bautoh ttohSe ana q tIlt Mefchauis
Hotel of Racine.
After eleven months service as rural
mail carrier on one of Elkhorn's rontes,
Z. u. Miller has given UP his position
because of the small pay
The Womans Federation Of Clubs of
Beloit pettioned the common council
that an ordinance BE- passed prohibiting
expeetoration in public places.
Annie Moore, aged IL years. living
nine miles west Of Racine, was probably
fatally burned. She attempted to light
fire with kerosene, which exploded,
Henry Doris and Susie Lame of Madi-
son we're arrested at StouChton, charged
with the holding mp aud rohbinc of John
Tohin. who lives in the town of West
port
James Dykins fell asleep in his rock
ing chair after supper and when called by
his wife she found him dead. He was
81 years old and lived in H.. ,,boo fifty
years.
james r. Wilson. Joseph Miller and
James Her lson. charged with safe
blowing al burglary at Meridian, were
convicted. the jury returning a verdict
of guilty
Robbers entered one of the Holt Lum-
Der Company'S camps near Pound end
stole horse collars, horse blankets and
all the fresh beef and pork that was in
the camp.
Anton Wenzel attempted TO commit
suicide by drowning in the river at Mari
nette. The water was too cold aud shall
low and after his leap into the river
Wenzel hastily sought the shore.
Coy. La Toilette has refused the APP
pication for the pardon of Henry Ripple,
sentenced for life at Oshkosh for muir
der, Ripple was sentenced for the muir
der Of Policeman Louis Hardy in 1892.
The contract of new $4,000 school
house building for Elkhart Lake was
awarded to L. Welsh 1t will be erected
during the summer and will he n two
story building with AZ modern conven-
fences.
Louis De Demar, KenoSha mail
carrier. charged with destroying mail by
throwing it in a sewer, has been exon
Grated by the postal officials at Wash
ington. The charge was made by sa-
loonkeeper.
ger in the city, was sent from Chippewa
Falls to the reformatory at Green Bay
for two years. lie pleaded guilty to the
charge Of robbing John Nelson, woods
man, of $11O.
Gov. La Toilette has signed the bill
providing for the submission to the peo-
pie at the coming judicial election April
{ of the constitutional amendment ere
ating two additional judges for the Wis
consin Supreme Court,
Arthur Il. Appleyard. the trolley road
magnate, has bought out the Eau Claire
Light and Power Company, excepting
small amount OF stock held by an Eau
Claire man. George b. Wheeler remains
as manager of the plant.
1t has become known that Chauncey
r. Flegle. well-known Racine manu-
facturer was married Aug. 30, 1902, TO
Miss Camille Phei of Milwaukee. The
marriage has been kept secret, but no
reason is given by those concerned.
The will of the late f. w Wall for
mer publisher of the Oshkosh Times. has
been admitted to probate. Mrs. Mary
Wilson Wall. the widow is the sole leg
aztec. The document contains the state
ment that the writer believes that she
will deal justly with my two sons. Frank
Wall and Edgar WALL The property is
scheduled at $4,000
Herman Daley of Milwaukee. aged %
years, who was arrested in Milwaukee
few days ago for having committed
twelve burglaries in Racine, pleaded gull
ty iii the municipal court and was SEN
of
This is the fifth time that Daley has
been arrested for burglary, and has al
ready served nine years.
\ contest was filed in the Probate
Court at Eau Claire aga nst the adnis-
sion to probate Of the viii of Henry II.
Hayden. The contest is on behalf of his
daughter, Avis Hayden, who has been
adjudged insane. The contestant alleges
that the estate amounts TO 100000; that
the daughter Avis was bequeathed only
$3.50, and that the testator, Mr.. Hayden.
was of unsound mind and was unduly
influenced.
Two prominent society ladies got the
scare of their lives the other evening
while on their way along the main street
of kaukauna They were accosted by
some young fellows, well-known residents
of Appleton, who proceeded at once to
embrace the ladies' They finally got
away from the men and fed in terror
and laid their case at once before the
police The young bloods from Appleton
got away.
A proceeding commenced in Circuit
Court at Juneau will set at rest the re-
ports current that Ida Tllman Of Neosho
would not appear against her father, Al
bert Ullman, who is under bonds to APP
pear at the September term of Circuit
Court on charge of having attempted
TO murder his daughter Judge :. w.
Lamoreux of Beaver Dam, acting as
Miss Ullman's counsel, commenced an
action against Ullmau for the recovery
Of $4,000 damages Miss Gilman 1T
present is not residing with her faith T,
but is earning her own living.
Serious trouble is in progress at the
Northwestern University at Natertpwn.
Two sOphomores, Herbert Jenny. son Of
Rev John Jenny of st. Jacobs Church,
Milwaukee. and Joseph Deisler of Me
dina have been suspended for two terms.
When sentence was pronounced the
sophomore class met and decided 10 leave
the institution in body if the decree
was not revoked. The suspension grew
cut Of an alteration Of the two sopho-
mores with Henry Gergier Of Alilwdu-
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