Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02

Pardeeville, died IN tae eighty-third year
of his age.
burglars entered the Offices Of the Ke-
nosha police department and stole a biey-
Gle valued at $50.
The body of Fred Mueller. the sIilwau-
kee youth who was drowned Aug. /, was
recovered four miles south of where the
accident occurred, outside the Sheboygan
city limits.
The son of John Frisch, farmer liy-
ing short distance south of Amigo,
was accidentally shot and instantly kill
ed while our hunting shor, distance
from home.
The Stoughton Mill Company adopted
a resolution to the effect that an electric
line be coGs6ructed to connect Stopghton,
Cambridge msi Oregon, providing fran
chises caA be obtained.
The Kersten lank litigation was COM
pletely settled v hen the last payment to
creditors, under the agreement of year
ago, wa made. The settlement was for
90 cents on the dollar.
The City Council of Waupun has
passed an ordinance regulating the speed
of automobiles and motor cycles not to
exceed six miles an hour, and fixing
penalty Of IS to 500 for each offense
The Chippewa Falls Common Council
has adopted the general charter law TO
substitute the special now in use. On
account Of the manner Of collecting taxes
ii win not be put into use until Jan. /.
William Lippe. of Burlington. 45 years
Of age, while coming down hill with a
load of rails and ties, fell off and was
run over, sustaining Injuries from which
he died. He leaves 0 wife AID one child.
The Roddis Veneer Company Of
Marsh6eld. which recently purchased a
sawmill and 10000 acres of timber lands
near Park Falls. has plans perfected to
build fourteen miles nf railroad extend
ing to the timber traces at a cost of $685.
600.
Fire broke out at the Phoenix Manu-
featuring Company's plant at Eau Claire
and destroyed the woodworking depart
ment and the lumber warehouse. .rhe
rest of the plant was saved with dill
calty, The damage was about $4,000,
insured.
James McCauley of Desoto Ia dead,
the result of the kick of horse. After
he was kicked and in spite of the intense
pain he mounted another animal and
rode TO town, almost fainting from ex-
hanstion and loss Of blood. He died
shortly after.
C. r. Goldsworthy, O. Oliver and G.
Martin, real estate agents, engineered
one of the largest real estate transfers
known in recent years when they sold
for John Parrish of Grand Rapids. re-
tired Zimmerman, 5000 acres of eutover
lands in Wood and Marathon counties TO
the Waukesha Land and Investment
Company of waukesha, Wis. The con
sideration paid was $4,000.
AS Miss Marie jacobson. of Superior.
was preparing to retire she discovered
a well-known young man peeking at hez
window. She ran 10 the door and the
man bolted into hiding place, A passer-
by was summoned he dragged the prowl-
er from the hiding place and held Sim
while the enraged young woman got d
revolver and took a couple Of shots at the
offender. He was not hit. but was badly
Jared
Macarthur, manager CT its office in Eau
Claire. has just solo the South Musca-
tine Lumber Company Of Museatine,
Iowa. upward of 1900 acres Of hard
wood timber lands in the southeastern
corner of Sawyer County for 100000.
In view of the recent reported purchase
Of the old Valley eompanys mill site
by this company it is presumed that tley
will erect extensive mills and maniifa>-
ture this timber in Eau Claire.
Fred Cara. an italian, is sid 90 have
assaulted fellow countryman named
Anton Lavonio in Kenosha, with a still
leto, and it is feared that the latter may
die. Cgira has been madly in love with
an Italian girl named Lena Pacini, a
fruit vender, and when he saw her in
company with Laeonio as they came
from the opera house it is said he made
a dash at his rival from behind, reached
over his shoulder and cut great cash
down the right side of his face He
then used a stilleto, penetrating his vie
tins lung.
An unusual flag raising took place
near Glenwood Springs. Lake Geneva.
4. q. Douglass. who owns the point Of
land from which history says a white
man first viewed the lake. employed Cap.
tain Eph Sanford TO plant the tallest
pole that could be obtained, and Old
Glory was run up and is now waving in
the breeze. The banner will be kept
afioat during each summer season. II
is claimed that the white man who made
the discovery was John Brink, who is 95
years old and is now living with his
daughter, Miss Fay Brink. near the old
village of Crystal Lake, III. 1t is known
that Mr.. Brink in the early days was an
engineer in the employ of the government
and THAI he gave the lake its present
name. choosing il from the New York
body Of water of the same name.
Thomas r. Morgan Of Oshkosh, Alder
man from the Seventh Ward and presi-
dent Of the Morgan Sash, Door and
Blind Company, was murdered by Fred
HampeI, a laborer. WHO hanged himself
by his suspenderS in the city lookup after
he had fought a desperate battle with
another employe Of the firm and had been
disarmed and arrested Immediately M.
ter the shooting the employees Of the Nor
gan factory and of others assembled near
the lookup, and lynching was talked of
until it became known at Hampei had
taken his own life. Then the crowd dis
persed. Morgan was walking toward his
factory with John Rowland, when Ham
pei. crazed with drink, began aring at
him. The first bullet struck Morgan,
and then Rowland tried TO disarIn the
murderer. After a fierce struggle Ham
pei WAS overpowered. II WAS hardly half
an h9ur later that Hampel committed
suicide in the city lookup while the crowd
outside was discussing the advisability Of