Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08
Oscar Para Of Pound accidentally shot

whitewater IN one day recently.
Bids for a site for public buildings at
Marinette and Chippewa Falls will be
opened April To-
A bridge on the Wisconsin Central
Railroad several miles above Chippewa
Falls. WAS destroyed by fire.
Charles Sharkey. an engineer on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul road,
dropped dead in his cab at Neenah.
Thomas Young who was injured by
al explosion of dynamite at the Port
Edwards paper mills, died of his injuries.
William Meilke, farmer residing in
the town of Moundville, was choked to
death while eating dinner by a piece of
beefsteak lodging in his throat,
Miss Sylvia White of Minneapolis has
given $4,000 to Whitewater for a Pub
lie library building. Miss Whites father
was the founder of Whitewater.
Michigan University won from Wis
consin at Madison in a debate on the in
come tax. Michigan contended for the
enactment of such a tax law by Con.
gress.
William Dean, one of Beaver DAMS
earliest pioneers. died Of old age, aged
~ years Mr.. Dean was father of VIII
liam Dean of Milwaukee, who is now at
Seattle Wash.
Leo Wright, switchman. 2l years
of age. employed by the Chicago, Mil
waukee and ST. Paul road, was killed at
GAINESVILLE by being crushed between the
bumpers of two freight cars,
Gilbert warfeld, the actor who stole
81, 700 from Treasurer Nrdinger of the
Marguerite Sylvia Opera Company ut
Milwaukee. pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to two years in the house of cor
rection.
Miss Louisa Winbler, a young mliiuer
Of Shawano. charged with using the
mails for improper purposes. was bound
over for the next term of the United
States Court, which will he held at Osh
kosh in June.
Racine school teachers are stirred by
anonymous letters threatening bodily
harm unless they resign; an association
has been organized for mutual protec
ton and $1,000 fund will be used to pros
ecute offenders.
John Grotzkc. n German farmer rcsid-
ing near Corning Station, committed sui
eide. His wife found him hanging in a
shed used for sheltering farm machinery.
He was au inmate of the asylum at Men
dota several years ago.
Two leading members of st. Josephs
Catholic Congregation in Racine got in
to a fight over pew AMI both landed in
the police court. Jacob Hinze, one of
hem. was fined $40 and costs for as
shutting w. G.. Schweitzer. a trustee The
l,I aft alRt
During a fierce thunder storm light
ming struck the barn on L. \. Gallo
WAYS farm. about three miles from
Waupun. Two hundred bushels of grain,
all the farm machinery and four yalua-
BILE horses were destroyed. entailinS a
loss of $4,000, only slightly insured.
George w. Wylie died at Elkhorn. For
half century Mr. Wylie was Il pctur-
esque character in Walworth County. A
Yankee by birth and rearing, he was
possessed of IA fund of humOr that was
spontaneous. For more than forty-six
years he was chief marshal Of the fam
Gus Walworth Comfy fair
Charles C. Bardeen. justice of the
Wisconsin Supreme Court died at Madi-
SON. Judge Bardeen had wide prac-
tice as lawyer and considerable expe-
rience as jurist He was elected judge
of the Sixteenth judicial district in April,
1891, and was reelected for tern of
six years in April last there being no
opposition to him. He was Dorn in
Brookfeld, n Y, Sept %, 1850.
Milwaukee will no longer be reproach-
ed for having an unsightly river front if
the plans of the Outdoor Art Association
are carried out in the spirit in which
they hive been started. The association
has Induced the manufacturing concerns
and large stores to remove all advertis-
ing matter from the river front of their
places of business and have employed a
landscape gardener 10 plant trees, flow
ers and vines wherever possible.
Thomas Ferris entered the Dousman
House in Prair du CHEN and it is al
legged demanded the night clerk to turn
over the caah in the drawker. Steve
German, the clerk. who is only about 10
years old, lodged under the counter,
thence to the telephone booth, where he
called the police Ferris is a big burly
fellow and is said to have pointed So
shooter at the hoy's face Officers cap
tured him in the railroad yards and he
viii be held for the Circuit Court.
Miss Matte Shpman of Omro turned
the tables on her friends who had plan
ned to give her surprise party. When
the party had gathered at the Shipman
home and had been welcomed Miss Ship
man disappeared for a few minutes 10
return with a minister and Robert Law
son of Milwaukee, her hance. She an
nounced that the marriage was to be per
formed ut once and before the surprised
guests hardly realized it the ceremony
was performed. The engagement Of the
couple had been announced and the sur
prise arranged by the friends of the
bride-to-be was to be in the nature of Il
''pillow shower" in celebration Of the
coming event. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson will
reside in Milwaukee.
Oscar Davis. the 1G-year-oid son of n
farmer residing near Waukesha Beach,
was found dead near a road in the vi
entity of the beach, with a bullet hole
through his heart. Near the boy was
small-cnliber rife, from which. it IS sup
posed. the bullet was fired which caused
his death Young Davis went to school
as usual. and failing to return home at
night. his parents became alarmed and
search was instituted for the boy,
which resulted in finding him dead in the
woods. The body was found but half
mile from his home and il is supposed.
from the position Of the body ard the
gun. that his death had resulted from
accidental shooting. IS no one. as yet.
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