Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02

The GAINESVILLE Gun Club plans to hold
big all-day shoot early in September.
The Office of the Atlas Paper Company
at Appleton was burglarized. The draw.
ers in the desks were broken open, but
only about go cents in money was Sc
cured.
George King of Beloit, aged 30 years,
while temporarily insane escaped from
his home and when found was dying
from exhaustion. Tie lived but a few
hours
Thieves broke into the barns of the
Hotel Corliss, at the village of Corliss,
and stole horse owned by John p. Ole
proprietor of the hotel. The horse was
valued at $3.50.
Bert Golf of Hadleyville, aged %, was
arrested in Eau Claire on the charge OF
stealing stamps from the posholilce there
rr stamps We're sent to Chicago. mail
order house for bicycle.
The Lake View Beach Hotel at She
boygan, owned by the Pabst Brewing
Company of Milwaukee, was destroyed
by FIRE The hotel will not be rebuilt,
but cottages will be put up instead.
Ethel La Sue, a La Crosse society girl
narrowly escaped drowning in Death
hole. whirlpool in the Mississippi. Miss
LaSue fell from q house boat She was
rescued in an unconscious condition.
Notice has been given manufacturers
of the Fox river valley By the Net 7ah
and Menasha Water Power Company
that the allowance of water to be drawn
from Lake Winnebago for power will be
reduced so per cent of the normal flow
of the river.
When the ore steamer John Trevor
came into port at Ashland one of the
crew found the body of Julius Simmer
ling of Milwaukee lying in one of the
matches. It is presumed that he fell into
the hatch while it was open and was in
stapty killed.
Forty Indians, representing the tribes
Of the Chippewas. Ottawas. Sioux and
Winnebagoes gathered on the slopes Of
Grass lake. near the Kenosha county
line. to commemorate the deeds of the
great chief, LoufSeau Hundreds of peo-
pie came from many points to witness
the spear dance and the annual sacri-
fee. which consists Of the slaughter Of
white Cog by living chief. and the
scattering OF fue DlSOu hDphb LIE grave
Of the dead chief
The 10-year-old son Of William Green
waldt, living about three miles north Of
Waupun. was killed by a kick from a
! horse. The injury was received just
back of the right ear and death was in
Simultaneous.
Wenzei Stadkey, well-known charac-
ter Of u ,lIritowoc, committed suicide by
hanging. The body was discovered b.
his 12-year-old daughter. Stadkey was
As years Of age and was formerly a pros
porous farmer of the county, removing
10 the city FIVE years ago. Domestic
troubles are said TO have prompted the
deed.
Joseph ScoSeld, an inmate of the To
nah almshoiTse, died from the results Of
eating glass and straw. He was known
as wild joe and made a practice OF
eating any substance he could find. Sew
erai pounds Of straw. cotton, glass and
Irvine were found in his stomach.
Rosa Miller and Mary Black, the two
Chicago girls in jail in Milwaukee on the
charge Of burglary, pleaded guilty be-
fore Judge Brace and were each sen.
fenced - years imprisonment IN the
house Of correction They are Is and 20
years old respectively and were charg.
81 With stealing some womeifs clothing
from the house Of Mrs. Kate Hinst Tbey
called there in search Of room and board