Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01
The nsw ledItion Of the Wisconsin Bin.

NHANN A1NNA VI NAAttAllltlu nHilEEu nlul-
self u is believed that he was insane.
Ieines Kommerstad, wealthy resi-.
dent os the town of Hale, hanged himself
He was insane.
George Dale. a farmer of Whitehall
dropped dead of heart disease. lie was
10 years of age.
William Hopper had his thumb and
one finger cut OFF while working in
Bolle's mill at Pound.
Archie Felix. aged Is, and John Me.
ner, IL years old. drowned in the Eau
Claire river at Chippewa Falls while
attempting to cross.
\ contract has been 'et nv The Haze
Green Mining Company for a $1,000
concentrating mill on their land three
miles west of Benton.
The life-saving crew found the body
of Andrew Bartleson floating in the Roo
river at Racine. Bartleson committed
suicide. He was II years of age.
The Jacob Skinner sawmill at. Pins
River caught fire from some unknown
cause, and was destroyed. The loss Is
about $4,000, partly covered by insur
ance.
The unsanitary conditions in the vii
lage of Corliss are ca using alarm, and
the State board of heslth will be called
upon to insist that the drainage be i'm
proved.
The body of II W. 1bbings of Madi-
son was found near Ashland. Ore. He
had been a student at Rush Medical Col
lege in Chicago. 1t is evident that he
was murdered.
A valuable letter was found on the
street at Appleton by DR. w. II. Chill.
son. 1t contained draft for $427 which
had been lost for week. 1t belonged
to ID. ", Dean & Co.
Matt Aubrey. formerly a son-in-law of
Chief Justice Fuller and at one time a
resident of Chicago. was sentenced at
Milwaukee to serve four years in the
State prison for forgery.
Arthur Everson, aged IS, from North
ST. Paul, attempted to jump from a NOV
ing train in the yards in Glenwood, and
must have his left leg amputated below
the knee. He will recover
Burglars entered the store of Wiltsr-
ding & Westerfield at Hatley. blew opea
the safe and carried away the money
box, which contained about $3.50 in cash.
Four men were in the gang.
Miss Coda Thomas eloped with Roy
Kineade from Pound. They drove to
Menominee, Mich, and were married
there. The bride is a girl of 16 and her
parents were strongly opposed to the
match, but they made no chase.
John Woletz, runaway from the
WaukeSha industrial school. was captur-
ed at Bass Creek. His father is under
arrest on charge of aiding him TO es-
cape. The lad had been allowed 10 so
home to attend the funeral of his mother.
The Western Wisconsin Modern
Noodmen Picnic Association held it's an
nual picnic at Trempealeau and it was a
decided success in every particular. Ad-
dresses were made by District Attorney
Cowie of Whitehall, Senator Gaveney Of
Arcadia and Attorney Donovan of La
Crosse. The baseball game between
Galesville and West Salem resulted in
victory for Galesville by a score of
8 to 3.
An attempt to wreck the Chicago and
Northwestern train was made the other
day. The train struck a pile of ties and
heavy planks north of Brooklyn. The
trainmen went back and found the south
bound track piled with the same mate
rial, Later a freight struck the same
timber it having been again placed on
the track. A third attempt was made.
but the trainmen saw the obstruction in
time to bring the train to a standstill.
The State board of control has an
nounced the following new teachers in
the State school for the blind at James
vile next year; Tavern Brooks, gradu-
ate of Lawrence University: Principal
Boetz Of the Albany schools; Miss, Liz
zie McGrath, and Miss Elizabeth Kor-
rer of Fond du Lac; Frank Froelich of
the Oshkosh normal; Miss Helm of De
troit Superintendent c. r. Schowal-
ter was reappointed. Ten of the old
teachers will remain.
Joseph Barber. repufed to be an es-
capped convict from the Iowa State pris.
on, was arrested at Neenah, after
struggle NTH Chief Of Police James
Brown Andrew McCabe. az Oshkosh de.
teetiye, and Barber nearly lost their
lives. In attempting to take Barber
from a houseboat on which he was liv-
ing the officers were pulled into Lake
Winnebago and it was only after a des-
perate struggle that they were able to
overcome Barber and place him in
naphtha launch. Barber is wanted in
Oshkosh on charge of larceny.
TIL assistance of his Scotch collie dog
saved Frederick Williams, a Waukesha
farmer, from being killed by an enraged
bull While lie was crossing a field VIII
liams was attacked by the animal. which
had been deborned. but which
was making shor, work Of him until his
collie interfered and made such a fight
that, injured as he was. Williams was
able to climb n tree. The dog kept the
hull busy for several hours, but could not
drive il away from the tree, where the
farmer remained until his hired man. re-
turning from town, found him Three of
Williams ribs and one arm were broken.
Another bandit Of the Holzhay type
has showed up. Nine men employed in
Camp u of tie Yawkey Lumber Com
pany at Hazelhurst were held up while
returning from Tomahawk lake by a
lone highwaymap, who commanded them
all 10 throw up their hauus. HOue man.
Charles McElhaney, was slow and the
robber shot him through the foot with
his Winchester. The men were com
handed to turn their backs to the bandit,
who then went through their pockets. Sc
curing over 800 and several watches.
Search is being made for the robber. who
wore black handkerchief over his eyes,
boxing through holes.
John GuelG swore out warrant at
Appleton for the arrest Of Frank Kern,
whose farm adjoins that Of Guelf. Kern