Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-04

Ahs CITY bpAulhS alu llDrary were de-
Stroyc1 ut Tomah,
Louis HAHN of Leeds. ased aT drop
ped erad while unloading wood near Ar
iington.
John Rafferty,, aged II, received serl-
Gus and possibly fatal injuries by being
struck by falling tree near Cumberland,
Adolph Bauer, aged ~, who was
caught by a falling tree in the woods
near Marshield, died without having re-
gained consciousness.
The Oconto Exchange Hotel at Mari
nette was damaged and other property
destroyed at loss of $4,000, on which
there is insurance OF $1,000.
In a saloon brawl AT Park Falls be-
tween two men named Woode and Blach-
later. the latter was knocked down, the
force Of the blow rendering him uncon-
scious and producing hemorrhage of the
brain. HE condition is critical
A bad FIRE in the Stanck marble works
Mt La Crosse caused several thousand
dollars damages and will probably cost
Lient. Mclaughlin his life IL was four
teen below zero and Mclaughlin was
knocked off ladder, falling far and
fracturing his skull
Three alleged clothing thieves, Harry
Williams. j. ]. Walton aud William Ris-
sell, We're arrested after a fierce strag-
gle on the Mississippi bridge at La
Crosse, in which rcyolvers took pron1i-
nent part. They were trying to escape,
it is said, with clothing stolen from the
Newburg store.
Mrs. Edmund Nelson of St Paul came
60 Hudson TO secure bonds for her sen,
win c. Nelson, who is under arrest.
charged with wife desertion and non
support. While there she was arrested,
charged with aSsaulting her sons moth
cr-in-la's. and was fined. She returned
to St Paul on the first train without Sc
curing bonds for her son,
Lena Rober, aged 20 attempted to
commit suicide in Racine by taking
dose of tincture Of iodine. Antidotes
We're usta within a few moments and
the girls life was saved. The cause Of
the act is said to have been frequent
quarrels with younger sister, who en-
We'd the handsome clothing Worn by
Lena, purchased with money earned by
clerking
The jury in the Stevenson murder trial
returned a verdict at Jefferson finding
the defendant guilty of murder in the
second degree This verdict was reached
after the jury had deliberated three
hours. Stevenson's attorneys at rnce
moved that the verdict be set aside and
that a new trial be granted. Frederick
w Stevenson was charged With the mu;
der of Deputy Sheriff William Cooper
on Feb. s, 1902.
Attorney Frank f. Withrow testified
in the Schaffermeyer case at La Crosse
that Mrs Schaffermeyer, who is attempt
| ing to secure tie defendants fortune by
claiming him as her husband, attempted
to bride him 10 swear that he was the
justice of the peace who married her TO
Schaffermeyer The woman declares the
ceremony by which she was married to
Schaffermeyer was performed by some
justice of the peace unknown to her while
ON an excursion.
When Charles Eberhardt of Appleton
returned home from work on a recent
morning he found his wife missing and
ehe three children left alone in the house.
With the wife had gone all her clothes
and S3S in money. The children re-
port that their mother had gone to bed
with them early the previous night and
| instructed them to get to sleep quickly
as she had to get up and wash ut 4
O'Clock They do not know what time Of
the night she left the house. Mrs. Eb-
| crhardt is an attractive looking woman
Of about 80 years.
The Chicago and Northwestern Com
| pany has filed in the office of Secretary
| of State Houser notices that the system
of the company in Wisconsin would be
| extended as soon as practicable. some
| forty-tiye miles. One extension is to be
| twenty miles in length. in Shawano. Mar
| athon and Portage counties, from the
present main line at ElaId, extending TO
the west and southwest, The other ex-
tension 10 - be twenty-five miles in
length, in Langlade, OcontO and Mara
tIioin counties, from Elton, east and
northeast to the main line of the road
While in the county Jail at Fond do
| Lac awaiting trial in the Circuit Court
charged with the theft Of several nun
dred dollars worth Of jewelry and wear
| ing apparel from Mrs. Mary Bradshaw,
Mrs. Ellen Drew. wife of a travelling
salesman, died of heart trouble Mrs
Drew was arrested on Feb. 3 in Mime
| apolis. She came to Fond du Lac sew
eral months ago and took up her resi-
dence with Mrs. Branshaw. When she
| left il was alleged that she had taken
with her some jewelry and valuable mer-
chandise which. ii is claimed. were after
ward found in her possession.
Many persons were injured. two, 1t is
| believed, fatally, during a panic among
the 1000 spectators at the Lakeside au
Gitorium in Racine during the Horlick-
| Richmond polo game. A section Of the
seats gave way and POO men were thrown
among the broken timbers. The crash
was heard throughout the building and
alarmed all and many rushed for the
doors to escape The police vera sum
moned 10 preserve order. The cries Of
the men could be heard, and at oncc res
cuers were al work clearing away the
debris. The two men believed fatally
Injured were taken to ST Mary's hos
pital.
4 horse belonging 10 James Wilcox Of
Hayton was killed recently by crows
which alighted upon the beast, Teckiug
and scratching until it sank exhausted to
the ground The horse was confined in
a small compound some distance from
the house. and its plight was not d;seov-
cred until too late 10 avert its death.
There were hundreds Of crows in the
flock. They settled upon every availa-
bic portion of the animal and as il could
not shake them or the effect Of the long
continued assault Of the vicioua birds
,,,s fa.aI Wr7ta7 found the horse was in