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

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George Rutland. a pioneer Baraboo
brewer, died of stomach trouble, on his
birthday. He was 60 years. of age.
The special election at Benton resulted
in favor Of bonding the village for $780,
600 to put in an electric light plant.
Fred Jaeger, well-known Marinette
resident fell off his wagon while driving.
The front wheels passed over his chest
and he HE'D in a few hours.
The postoftiee and general store of ].
II. Jensen & Co. at Barronett, was burg
Iiarized of 500 in cash and goods. No
clew to the perpetrators of the deed
Congressman Esch's request to have a.
good roads expert sent to Tomah has
been granted The expert will visit that
city in October aad will build sample
piece of road.
Splattering hot metal being poured in
to mold covered the arm and a por-
ton of the face of John Verse, a La
Crosse molder. and as a result the arm
| is burned to tie bone and he will proba
| bly, lose an eye.
Large searching parties have not been
able to locate John Beaver, who left his
home at KEENAN, with gun prepared to
go hunting. Beaver has been sick for
the past. few days and it Is the general
belief that he committed suicide.
William A. Dallier a freight brake
man on the Milwaukee road. was run
over and instantly killed at Tremble by a
passenger train. Dsllier was sent back
to flag the train. Overcome by fatigue
he sat on the track and fell asleep.
William c. Ruediger of the University
| CT Wisconsin of Madison receives the
graduate scholarship of $3.50 at the
| Teachers College in New York. Cliff
w. Stone, University of Chicago. of Osh-
kosh, gets the Hoadley scholarship
A big strike is on at Mason in the
! White River Lumber Company's saw
| mills. About IS per cent Of the employees
refused to go to work because 10 per
cent raise was not GRANTED. The strik-
| ing employees threatened bodily violence
to any one who offered to work
John Kaufman of Daa and his wife
Lillian. were married about nine years
| ago, and on April % last. in Circuit
| Court at Appleton, a divorce was grant
| ed Two children remained a bond be-
| tween Mr.. and Mrs. Kaufman and kept
awe lhe Olu ioFc, NhIcu eftHtudIiS iN-
! suited in a reconciliation. They have
| been remarked.
Milwaukee merchants are moving In
the matter of the smoke nuisance, which
| they say has become unbearable A pc
| tition is being drawn up for submission
TO the common council, asking for pro-
lection. This will be circulated for sig
natures and as soon as signed will be
presented to Mayor Rose and the coun-
| ell. If the council and city officials fail
to do their duty, damage suits will be
| brought.
| Brakeman G.. Baker of the Chicago.
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway, saved
| his life in a wreck by jumping into the
seething waters of the Mississippi. A
| heavy timber had fallen across the track
| and the two first ears, on one of which
he was standing, jumped the rails and
were overturned. Feeling that he would
| fall under them. Rekef jumped 70 the
Mississippi at the side of the track and
swan to safety.
At meeting of the trustees of Racine
College an offer was received from Frank
! X. Bull, Richard and Fred Robinson, all
trustees and residents of Racine, to give
1 $4,000 to the college provided $4,000
more would be raised, the money to be
! used in building a new gymnasium, nata
torium and heating and lighting plant.
The trustees believe that the money will
be given by wealthy graduates within a
| few weeks time.
While riding in his racing automobile,
| Carl Conlee of Oshkosh overlook Miss
| Libbie Hansen, a young woman riding a
bicycle ahead of him on Main street. She
was thrown under the machine and bad
] ly bruised. J. II. Crawford and wife
were caught while driving in the dusk Of
the evening between two automobiles
going in OPPOSITE directions and thrown
violently to the ground The chauffeurs
| disappeared and were not recognized.
The United States weather observer in
! charge of the government station at La
| Crosse declared that owing to a certain
| climatic condition existing throughout the
/ Northwest there is now raging an cpl
demie of murder. suicide and crime. HG
produces many scientific theories to bear
out his remarkable statement, and chief
among them is the clai2 that the low
| barometric pressure produces a morbid.
nofose disposition which leans naturally
| toward crime and murder.
kid" Rollins. colored, of st. PAU.
convicted of burglarzng the Park de-
partment store of La Crosse last Noyem-
| Der, made an attempt 10 escape from
| moving train while being taken 70 the
| State prison at Waupun. He was hand
| cuffed but had no leg irons on, as Sher
| if Leuth had confidence in him. He ask
| ed to go to one of the rooms In the car
and the sheriff granted the request. fol-
| lowing shortly after to find him just in
| the act of attempting to jump through
| the window.
The death of Mrs. Kathrina d. Wood
| Of Cambria. aged 65 years, who figured
| in a divorce suit brought against her
| husband on charges of cruelty last De-
cember, which she withdrew after the
| trial had been begun in Portage. is sur
rounded with mystery. The body of Mrs.
| Wood was found near her home with
the skull crushed, evidently by a blunt
| instrument The coroner called a jury,
which returned a verdict Of murder. The
woman's husband proved TO the jury that
| he was AT work on a farm three miles
| away from the scene Of the crime and no
charge has teen made against him. Mrs.
| Wood. 1t is said owned the farm upon
which she and her husband. who is 45
years old, lived. She alleged at the trial
| last December that he married her for
| her property.
James Phillips Of Trempeleau was
shot by Clarence Utter. editor of the
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