Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24
All Over the State.

Robert Bloom. at one time leading
merchant of Kansas City, died at Bara-
boo, aged A.
Jerome l.. Barker. assistant postmas-
ter at Stevens Point, was arrested and
lodged in Jail on the charge of embez-
ling $3.50.
Great damage was done by frost in
Eau Claire and adjoining counties Ice
formed and the temperature registered
in Eau Claire city was 80.
Fred Hammerly, supervisor of the
town of Haney, was attacked by a vi
cious colt and had his left leg broken
in two places below the knee.
Ten thousand people were in attend
ance al the annual convention of the
Northwestern Band Association at Fond
du Lac. Twelve bands participated.
Frank Forte, Il veteran from Lake
Mills, who was attending the encamp-
ment, fell down a stairway at the Taylor
House in Chippewa Falls. Two ribs
were broken and his back and foot hurt.
Thomas Waddell, who assaulted Ole
Hanson. a conductor ON the Milwaukee
Street Railway Company's line, pleaded
guilty in tn Racine municipal court to
a charge of committing an assault with
intent TO kill. and was sentenced to serve
seven years in the States prison at Wau-
pun.
The funeral of the late Maaijke De
Groot Of the town of Sheboygan was held
recently. Though % years of age at the
time of her death, and though a resident
of the vicinity since 1S47 she had not
set foot in the city for the last twenty
FIVE years She had never used a rail-
road nor steamboat and had never
seen a trolley. a telephone or an electric
light in close proximity.
Frank Lane of the Berlin machine
works at Beloit. whose machinists are on
a strike was assaulted and seriously in
jured, it is said, by Israel De Cramer.
one of the striking machinists of his fac
tory, while on his way TO work. DE
Cramer is an iron molder and was dis
charged by Mr.. Lane. and. it is alleged,
threatened the superintendent with vio-
lence. He is said to have waylaid Mr..
Lane. The striking machinists decline
any responsibility for the act and are
very indignant at certain reports which
have blamed them. DE Cramer has fed
to Illinois.
A freshman student at the university
in Madison applied to the chief Of police
for permission to carry a revolver. He
said he wanted 20 be prepared to resist
attacks of hazers.
Mrs. Bartholomew Coyne will remove
to another house in Madison. her present
home having been sold to the University
Of Wisconsin for 5000 to allow of an
extension Of the boathouEe
Ennis Crate, a farmer Of Seneca, was
attacked by a bull and one Of his arms
WIS broken and near,y torn from the
socket and two ribs were broken. Help
arrived in time to save his life.
John Hoffman. well-known farmer,
IS lying at deaths door at his home in
Mishicott from injuries suffered By fall
from a barn which be was erecting.
At Grafton, while a l0-yesF-1id son
Of Andy Stasb was trying TO get through
a window in Joseph NieseB's slaughter
house. the window dropped and broke his
neck. He was dead when taken out.
A new company will erect a plant at
81 berior 10 convert all pine stumps into
turpentine and axle grease The value
Of abe product Of cord Of stump5 is es-
tir-lated al $40. while the operating ex-
penses will be but So per cord, it is claim
%. The company viii erect plant cost
ing $1,000