Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-05-13
The stone onnrrles at Duck Creek axe

cedar poles near Whitcomb. The blaze
originated from forest fires,
The los by IRE which destroyed the
approaches Of the Burlington Railroad
bridge across Trempealeau river is esti
mated at $1,000
Lawrence Hamburger. formerly chief
of carriers in the La Crosse postofice,
has become violently insane He has
been out of work for some months.
The law office of A. A. Alvord and F.
Y. Hammes' meat market burned to the
ground in Pound. Most of the meat was
saved, but the attorney lost his books
and papers.
Prof. w. l.. Carlisle. professor of ami
NAL husbandry In the State University.
has decided 10 accept the position offered
him in the State Agricultural College of
Colorado.
The general store of Irwin Gray at Og-
densburg was broken into and robbed the
other night The robber secured $500
worth Of goods. This is the third time
Mr.. Gray has been robbed In two years.
The Rink Opera House in Stevens
POINT, the largest building in central
Wisconsin, covering ground space 75x
200 feet, was ruined by fire. The build
ing was owned by George w. Miller,
whose loss is estimated at $1,000, with
$500 insurance.
Three small boys. aged 10. 10 and IA
years respectively. are discovered 10 be
the eulprits who have been stealing boats
aud other property from boat houses
along the river front Mt Racine Property
to the amount of $3.50 has been recov-
cred. The boys are sons of prominent
people.
Ole Abrahams0n, Superior lumber
man who was struck b. Il train on cleo
ton night aud thought TO be fatally in
jurad, has so far recovered that il Is
thought that he will live, although he
will probably lose the use of his legs
through paralysis. The back is broken,
but the patient is steadily improving.
Two boys, aged Is and 10 respectively,
are under arrest at Racine charged with
rohbing Sylvester Stevens of $25 and
then attempting to kill him Stevens
captured the younger boy. Leo Dooley,
who says he is from Chicago. The 9th
er hey. Frank Coleman Of Denver, Colo.
was caught at Caledonia. Both boys
deny the charge.
In the interseholastic track meet at
Beaver Dam the track team rer resenting
Wayland College of Beaver Dam won
by margin of 20 points. The quarter
mile foot race was won in % seconds.
Ralph Inman of the senior class at Way
land broke the State tetscholastie rec
ord for the shotput by margin of 12A
inches. making the remarkable record of
IS feet Ga inches.
Half hundred cutters employed by
the Wisconsin Pearl Button Company
Of La Crosse struck. 1t is understood
the girls went out on account of the
failure of the concern to adjust the
claims of the seyenty-five carders who
went out some weeks ago because their
wages were cut Girl pickets have been
posted about the factory and from all
appearances the strike will be bitterly
fought.
The residence of John Tobin. con-
stable of the village of Ridgeway. was
wrecked by dynamite A threat had been
written and placed upon q telegraph
pole near his residence several days be-
fore. Trouble has been at fever heat in
that village for some time over a sem
dnl, and revenge seems to maze 5een
taken out on the constable. Although
several persons were sleeping in the
building, nobody was hurt.
Sheriff Corbin Of Sank County and
Leonard Case, an attendant at Mendoza,
had a desperate struggle with William
Harmed, insane. Harmed was getting
the best of the struggle when he slipped
s = 81,
cunsn river, few rods from his broth
er's home, where he was staying. In
stead of jumping into shallow water,
he plunged into a deep hole, and after
rising four times went down to rise no
more. Case was almost drowned ia try
ing 10 save Harmed The deceased was
As years of age.
Albert Wood, John Schuer and Morton
Stapers, the latter colored man, rob-
bed the general store of ]. b. Go1frnen
in Appleton, taking three complete out
fits IF clothing and a quantity of cheap
jew, ,sy. They also broke into the
plumoing shop of William Wenzel and
carried off ari planted a quantity Of
brass valves. They were captured at
Fond du Lac and returned to Appleton,
where they confessed. but refused to tell
the hiding place of the stolen brass. All
three Of the young men are paroled in
mates of the industrial school at Wan
kesha.
4 terrible fatality resulted from the
premature explosion of dynamite at the
farm house Of man by the name of Pc
terson at Chase Brook. Peterson was
using dynamite in gruhbng on his farm
and be placed several sticks of dynamite
by the kitchen stove to warm and he left
the house to attend to some chores. Dur
ing his absence one Of the sticks of dy-
Mantle exploded with terrific force while
Mrs Jefferson was at work in the kitch-
en-. 4 woman was literally blown to
pieces and the house was wrecked, por-
tions of the building being picked dp
$50 rods from the scene of the explosion.
Five Of six tramps who terrorized the
country in the vicinity of Four Cor
ners, are under arrest at Manitowoc, and
the county is being secured searching
for the one who escaped. The men held
up several farmers on the road aud en-
tered the home Of Fred Engelbrucht and
ransacked the house At the home Of
Ed Hall two Of the tramps made an
attack upon Mrs. Hall and Threatened
her with a revolver and razor. At the
saloon of William kcllner, the proprie-
tor was relieved u his money and was
forced to give the intruders free sway
Of the liquors and cigars, of which they
partoeA freely.
The II. ]. Heinz Pickle Company is
making arrangements to erect q pickle