Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-08-05

cross q ford over a creek in the town Of
Primrose.
The organization of a State association
of grain buyers was started at GAINESVILLE
by grain handlers.
The Field Mems Club. an Insurance
workers organization, held its annual
meeting at Green Lake.
The government has discontinued the
nostoftce at Dacada, aud free delivery
routes have been established.
The first reports received at the Office
Of Secretary of Agriculture John NJ. True
show that crops are in fine condition.
Recent raius rave caused the Wolf
river to overflow it's banks near Shoe
ton, causing thousands Of dollars lam
age.
The boom-men's threatened strike,
which would have involved the whole
lumber industry of the Menopinee river.
was settled.
Michigan capitalists have purchased
the Diamond Match Company's plant at
Mariaette and viii convert it into a ee-
real food factory,
Tile issuance of tax certificates on two
of the biggest churches in Superior gave
the congregations quite a scare. The GER
tiheates were issued by mistake.
Mrs. NJ. Ritehter of the town Of Ne
kimi. aged So, has appealed to the muni-
cipal authorities for protection from che
alleged cruelty of her three daughters.
At Babcock Thomas ]. Smith, a Mil
waukee road brakeman, was badly injur-
ed while giving signals from the side of
a ear. His arm struck a switch target.
Seventeen nurses at the county hos
pital, Milwaukee, the entire staff, went
out on strike. They rebelled against the
strict discipline enforced by the head
nurse.
The life of John 0'Connell, assistant
city electrician, was snapped out in the
twinkling of an eye by grasping a high
potential wire of the Oshkosh Electric
Light and Power Company.
Work on the new compressed air water
supply system for the State University
and capitol building at Madison. for
which the hast Legislature appropriated
$4,000, is soon to be begun.
At the State free employment offices
in Milwaukee end Superior, 1S2 per-
sons applied last week for employment
and each one was provided with a place.
There were 1914 applications for help.
Startling information was received at
Milwaukee from State Bacteriologist
Russell of Madison whereby it develops
that 4 dog which attacked and hit q num-
Der of children recently was suffering
from rabies.
At Oshkosh Frank Reisenzahn. aged
| Ak y < offnr4 ntal 70 nhapua fha holt
on a pulley with a stick. The stick
caught in the wheel and struck his chest
with such force as to break two of his
RIBS. He died.
As a result of being stung by a swarm
Of bees, Jens Ramstad, a farmer rekid-
iug near Spring Grove, and his hired
man are nearly dead. Two horses were
killed by the insects and the men only
saved themselves by jumping into a
stream.
~Spr;ngvale is excited over the discov-
| cry Of copper deposits in quantities that
! are SAID to be paying. Y. L. Scott and
John Baker struck a vein of ore ut thirt {
feet. The land in the vicinity is selling
on options at high figures, and prospec-
tors are busy.
Judge b. +. Dunwiddie of the Circuit
Court of Rock County granted a re-
straining injunction against picketing at
| the Berlin Machine Works. The injune-
ton is very sweeping in its nature. The
maehinists' lrdon has been on on q
strike for nine weeks.
Mistaking g woman picking cherries
for birds, John Ryff, a farmer near Osh-
kosh, shot. a charge IF bird shot into the
tree and was borr;ied tc see Mrs. Mar
Gieast dop to the ground. Sew
eral of the pieces of shot took effect. but
Mrs. Giesst was not seriously injured.
Miss Sawyer, who shot herself i'll New
Y ,rk, was formerly one Of the best
K ..bwn society girls of Milwaukee. She
is the daughter of james Sawyer, a
member of tlse Board of Trade. About
FIVE years age Miss Sawyer was married
to Cecil Clay Of Philadelphia, nm artist.
Shortly ~afteSwa-d size secured a divorce
and went OH the stage. Her family is
one of the Oldest in the city.
A lively discussion is expected by Wis
eonsin bankers at the anirsEll meeting of
the State Bankers Association, to be
held at tie Hotel Phster. Milwaukee.
Congressman Charles y. Fowler. r lthor
of the Fowler finance bill in G Ihk ress,
has consented to speak on the afir4 .ative
side of tire asset currency Glestion.
Banker A. j. Frame Of WaukesAa viii
speak on the negative side and a general
discussion will follow.
The Penn Mining Company will start
work soon on the water power at the
mouth Of the Sturgeon river at Norway.
A bill was passed in the last Wisconsin
Legislature 30 allow it to build a dam
IN Maringtte aud Menomiiiee counties.
The plans have already been drawn for
the Improvement, which will cost over
$500, coo. The power win eventually be
used Cor an interurban line connecting all
the Mendminee range towns.
Max Winkel has been arrested on the
charge Of having killed james Campbell
May "a ut his farm near Arcadia. The
affair was clothed in mystery for a time,
brit n chain Of circumstances which had
several missing inks was recently made
{ m,lete by the efforts of District At
torn.y Cowie. At the time &c he MUIR
der the body was rolled iato a slough
ab0It thirty rods from the house of the
mai slered man. 1t was discovered on the
thi.d day after the crime. The body
when discovered was almost covered with
water.
The catching of erawfish. which form
ed an important industry at Two Rivers
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