Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-05-20

mur.ierously assaulted by William Tib-
belts. now in jail at La Crosse. cannot
recover.
Surveyors for the Green Bay and
Western road have finished a surrey of
/ The company's property at La Crosse,
with the erection of handsome new
depot ana roundhouse in view.
/ While deciding that murder has been
/ done. guilt was not fixed on any ore by
the coroners jury for the death of Gus
taye Krueger the aged farmer whose
! body was found weighted down in the
river near la Crosse.
| I.ista. the little daughter of Mr. aud
/ Mrs Goelzer of Glen Buah. was bitten
I by dog. The animal lacerated the
ehild's face and ear. There is great ark
Lefty in regard TO the injury, as the ami
NAL is thought TO have been mad.
All the laborers of the Fairbanks
Morse works quit at Beloit, being refus-
ed 81. advance Of wages. The strike
causss suspension of work in the foundry,
but the mo.ders are not striking. Other
branches of the big shop are running.
Mrs. Wilhelm Iohrez. aged 20 years.
while walking on the railway track near
the Atlantic street crossing in Appleton,
was run down by an express train and
instantly killed She leaves husband
and large family of grown.up children.
The youngest daughter Of MIR and Mrs
Dittle of the town of Mitchell took a
dose Of morphine. A doctor was sum
moned who worked over he girl for
forty-eight hours before he was able TO
bring her to Consciousness. 1t is be-
lieved that she will reeoyer.
The State convent of Modern Wood.
mon declared emph.,rally against the
proposed step rate plan and ordered
the appointment of a committee to sug-
ges1 proper readjustment before the
Indianapolis eneampment j. H. Har-
beck of Appleton was elected head con
sui and A. y. Bort of BelOit was in
dorsed for national banker
While mis- father was conversing with
friend in the Kitchen, the 4-year-old
son of John Prudeil of Marinette climb
ed on chair. twining a circular towel
hanging from the wall around his neck.
lie accidentally slipped off the chair and
the towel choked him before he could
utter sound tor, who was sum
moned. worked for ours before con-
seriousness returned.
| L Ire destroyer IUt HDuTiHE nm VI W.
B. Helmer at Fond du Lac The loss is
estimated at 10000 with insurance
amounting in all to $4,000 divided be-
tween two millers' insurance companies
about equally The plant will be rebuilt
at once or as soon as the losses are ad-
justed. The origin of the FIRE is sup
posed to have been in a shaft box locat-
ed on the ceiling of the FIRST floor.
The section men on the Wisconsin Cen
trail who struck at New Richmond were
paid SIPS per day until recently. when
the company voluntarily advanced the
pay 10 cents. Now they refuse to go to
work unless paid $3.50. the same pay as
men on the Chicago. st. Paul Mime
apoliS and Omaha receive. Section bosses
are getting $45 per month. The one
at New Richmond demanded $50, which
was refused. and he quit.
Henry Ratz. a 14-year-od Fond du
Lac boy. has been arrested charged with
forgery He is said to have been OPP
Grating for about two weeks and to have
. obtained at least $50 Several of his
: schoolmates are thought to be implicated
J and arrests are expected. The superin-
} tendent of schools has been cooperating
= with the police in examining specimens
J of handwriting and taking steps to ferret
! out the mystery which has surrounded
the forgeries.
The body of Conrad Raster of Mil
waukee, who left the home of Christie
pher Wallin in Marinette on the night
of March IS, and no trace Of whom could
subsequently be found. was discovered
in the river by three boys. His watch
and valuables were On the body and no
traces of foul play We're discovered. Sui
eide is suspected He Lad wife and
children in Milwaukee Financial trou-
bea were supposed 10 have been the
cause of his suicide.
T. ms Rubjarg. painting contractor
of l. lcine, attempted TO comm. suicide
by 1ooting himself through head.
Ruojarg was found by his wife prostrat-
ed on the kitchen floor with the barrel
of a revolver in his mouth. The woman
kicked the weapon away and then ran to
summon aid. Rubjarg left the house and
going to the rear of Il saloon again at
tempted TO kill himself, but was pre- emit
ed by the sal0onkeeper IT is believed
that the man is dcmented.
The Chippewa Falls, Phillips and
Northeastern Railroad Company has filed
articles of incorporation with the Secre-
tary of State, its purpose being to build
and operate a railroad from Chippewa
Falls TO Woodruff. about ll5 miles.
Headquarters are to be at Phillips.
Whether 1t is to be steam or electric
road IL not stated in the articles. The
capital stock is $4,000. nearly all held
by Robert y Travers of Chicago, The
other incorpora;ors are Addie NJ. Trav-
erse, Elizabeth Pullen, Wallace W.
Johnson and Michael +. Cure, all of
Chicago
There will be trouble for rattlesnakes
down in GraHt County and all along the
Mississippi bluffs. because OF the passlg age
of the rattlesnake bounty bill. Ii en-
powers the county boards to provide
bounties for killing rattlesnakes aud some
of the counties that are infested like
Grant will speedily take advantage If
the law In the days when the hogs
were allowed 10 run around they made
short work Of the snakes and killed them
off as they multiplied but OF late years
the hogs have been penncd up and the
snakes have been thriving. When the
county makes il an object the populaee
will turn 10 and go. snake hunting, and
: il will not take long 20 nearly exterh.inate
the reptiles While poisonous. the Wis
consin RATHER is not nearly so yonoulOus
as his Southern broti or. because In is
constantly emptying bis sack in KILN :
I J. ,,s.- &. food atsI Far he