Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-11

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The mine Mt Meekers Grove is closed
on account VI trouble between the lessee
and owner. About thirty-fve men are
thrown out of employment.
c. Buchs. OF Palmyra, while working
near wall under which an excavation
had been made, had both legs broken by
the wall falling down ON him.
Burglars entered the postonice at Jew
ett's Mills and blew open the strong box
with nitroglycerin. About $50 in cash
and $25 in stamps were secured. No
clue to the thieves was found.
August Toole of Three lakes accident
ally shot his son while cleaning a gun
which he supposed was not loaded. The
charge PASSED through the wall of the
building before striking the boy and did
not kin him.
The coroner's jury was unable to agree
on a verdict as TO the death of John
in the woods near Logansville. II is
claimed by some that there are indica-
tons of foul play.
Louis Tice hanged himself from tim
Der In his barn near 0mro. No cause
is known for the act, as he was hard
working man and getting along well. He
leaves wife and two small children. He
was about 80 years of age.
The body of Robert Brightman was
found hanging from the barn rafters by
his father at the farm. three miles north
of Milton Junction. Young Brightman
was % years old and well known. No
cause for the suicide is known,
Bernard zoesch, an employee of the
Fambeau paper mill in Park Fails, was
terribly burned by escaping steam. while
he was attempting to clean out the boil
ers. Although scaled from head TO foot
it is thought that he may recover
In Racine Charles Nelson, arrested on
the charge of burglary. pleaded guilty
and was sentenced TO serve four years
in prison at Waupun. On Oct. IA he
entered the s. & H. department store and
carried away $500 worth of goods
Officers returning from lshpeming
brought back the two men thought to
have been implicated in the postofilce
robbery in Superior Marked money,
which was in the postofiiee before the
burglary. is said to have been traced to
these men.
Michael Brophy, a La Crosse stock
dealer, arose in the middle of the night
preparatory to a trip in the coun-
try. He slipped on the stairs and fell
to he bottom, fracturing several ribs,
a couple OF which penetrated his lungs.
Ills recovery is doubtful
In GAINESVILLE Miss Stella Pearl, Is
years old, asked permission from her
parents TO attend dance. The request
was refused and now the girl is dead,
the result of having taken an ounce Of
silver polish With intent to commit sui
eide because of her disappointment
Sweethearts may continue their
"spooning' on the school stoop at night
at any IF the public schools without inter
ference by the police. says the GAINESVILLE
City Council. The decision is q victory
for Alderman Edward Council, who has
championed the cause of young lovers.
The brick wall of a building immedi-
ately adjoining the La Crosse palm gar
den caved in and the debris crashed
through the roof of the amusement hall,
smashing the furniture. lad it been an
hour earlier, when the garden was crowd
ed, many people might have been injured.
News has become public that at Me
nominee, Mich. Oct. %, Mrs. Clara A.
Gerry Of Appleton. widow of George w.
Gerry, a wealthy IumbermaD. was mar.
ried to her coachman, Frederick Lappen
Mr. Gerry died several years ago, leaving
his widow comfortable fortune. Lap
zen has been in her employ several years
as ? coachmaa and general factotum
Tie c,uple will make their home in Mil
waukee.
4 Wisconsin limited train had a mar
row escape near Stanley and was saved
by the efforts of n farmer living near
the tracks, who discovered that the
bridge over the North Fork river was in
flames and tagged the train in time. As
the bridge is at the bottom of steep
grade tile engine and cars might have
gone down the steep embankment and
into the river before the engineer could
stop. had it not been tagged.
A movement has been started among
Milwaukee city officials TO abolish parlor
matches Chief Meminger of the fire de-
partment said that he would ask the city
attorney to prepare an ordinance pro-
hibiting their sale or use and submit the
ordinance at the next council meeting,
1t is claimed by the fire chief that an
average OF one fire a week is caused by
parlor matches His measure is favored
by the fire and police commission.
Samuel Harris and Merritt Stoner,
who have been in Jail in Whitehall since
July awaiting trial upon the charge OF
assault with intent TO rob and steal,
pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court and
were sentenced TO serve a term of one
year each in State prison. The crime
was committed at GalesviIIe July TO- and
their victim, Charles w. Bidwen, a
young man, was struck down in a dark
alley ard relieved of IS and jackknife.
4 long standing eamity between Prin-
cipal Ellis OF the Elroy high school, his
assistant, Mr. CLARK, and the students of
the upper classes, eliminated in a fist
fight in which Mr.. Clark and the older
boys engaged. Both Principal Ellis and
Mr. Clark are much disliked by the pu-
ru4. and when Mr. Clark undertook to
punish one Of the younger boys, whom
he thought had been the cause Of a slight
disturbance IN the senior room, the older
boys interfered, believing that the pro-
lessor had selected the wrong one. Fist
blows were exchanged and Mr.. Clark
found that he could not stop the riot.
One OF the boys was choked almost into
irsensibility and Mr. Clark's clothes were
badly torn
II is currently reported that Frank X.
Bull and other wealthy parties OF RAJ
cine are organizing a boat manufaetur-
ing company TO take the place Of the Ra-