Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23
Lonis Grambs Of La Crosse was fined
$50 and costs for giving his wife a black


ried off $4,000 in cash.
4 II. Washburn of Lynn shot and kill
ed silver-g-ay fox at that place, 1t
Is said the hide has a value of 500.
The Day-Lindsey Hardware Company
of Omro has sold its stock to +. Gensch
g. Son of Manitowoc, who will take pos
session about Jan. /.
George Flint of Monterey had his land
badly shot by the accidental discharge OF
his gun while hunting. 1t may be nee
essary to amputate the hand.
Clarence Walker, aged Z. was saved
from drowning in lake near Kenosha by
his 6year-old sister, who threw a scarf
to Rim and held him from sl.king.
The 2-year-old son of A. ]. Coleman,
burned in Sturgeon Bay, died from the
effects. 1t was playing with burning pa
per about stove when its dress caught
fire.
The residence of Rival Smith was de-
stroyed by fire in Omro. The loss was
several thousand dollars. 1t was in
sured for about $1,000 Most Of the
contents We're saved.
Henry Radclif, aged Sc years. one
of the leading manufacturers of Racine,
died suddenly of pneumonia. He had
been resident of Racine since 1870. He
was born in England.
George Hagen, a well-known Mantle
voc resident, died suddenly from an at
tack of heart failure. He was SIS years
of age and had been resident Of the
city for a long period
The Rev. Benjamin stanton OF Chi
cago has accepted call to become the
pastor of the Congregational Church at
Lake Mills. Mr.. stanton is now en-
gagged in the practice of law.
While at work on an excavation near
Marshland, Henry Packe and Ed Nc
Nally were caught beneath a huge ledge
OF rock and dirt which came down upon
them and both are in a critical condition.
Peg Corners. an old GAINESVILLE wom-
an VINO has lived "a shanty near the
St. Paul roGi,dhouse for thirty years,
while picking up coal o., the tracks was
run over by an engine. She died soon
afterwards.
The State of Wisconsin contains 923,-
534 cows, according to the returns COM
piled by Secretary of Agriculture j. NJ.
True. There are S27, 1893 other cattle in
the State. 4T2.271 horses. $40, 400 sheep
and 542.26T head of swine
Henry Lippe, a farmer residing near
Lansing, built a shelf in a shed ON
level with his head, blocked the gun
solid and tied stick to the trigger He
pressed his forehead against the gun and
fred. Death followed instantly.
john Bailey. GAINESVILLE rural mail
carrier, wniie driving over a rough coun-
try road shot and killed with a small
revolver an immense wild goose which
was perched on a fence by the roadside.
The bird was the largest killed in Rock
County this year.
o. E. Bell. president of the Reming-
ton Watch Company. which was estab-
lished in Appleton and employed several
hundred hands. but later closed up, is ne
gotiating with the Commercial League Of
indianapolis, Ind. to remove there if in
ducements are offered
Lester Rodney, a victim Of the cocaine
habit, was found freezing in the snow
at La Crosse. He will do four months
time for vagrancy. The cocaine habit
was contracted by taking a catarrh cure
used by snuffing into the nostrils. The
cure was loaded with cocaine.
William Vega, employed in the Gill
bert paper mill in Neenah, caught one
Of his hands in the spring shafts on a
dryer and had the thumb torn out. Mad
ison Hanson got his left hand caught in
corn shredder with the result that the
end of the thumb was cut off.
Fifty-three desirable building lots in
the northwest section of Racine, owned
by the estate of Byron Blake, were seiz-
ed by the sheriff The action was
brought by Thomas J. Emerson to collec,
mortgage for S10,S00, which was given
by Mr.. Blake some years ago.
The electric light and water commits
sioners having charge Of the municipal
electric light and water works in Two
Rivers have decided to reduce the price
of both light and water 10 umers.
Under the Few schedules the ..sht win
be charged for at 10 cents per 1000
watts and the water at 20 cents per 100
cubic feet.
The Illinois Central Railroad has Mt
last secured an opening to the rich agri-
cultural ard dairyine country of east
central Wisconsin and next spring will
begin the construction of branch, AL
ready sur eyed from Madison to Sun
Prairie, Columbus, Beaver Dam. Fond
du Lac. Oshkosh and Green Bay. The
ultimate plan is said r. be TO extend
to st. Paul, Duluth and the Northwest.
James Hanson. teacher in a country
district school near Barron, is under
arrest charged with responsibility for the
death of the 10-year-old s,a of John
Lightner When the bell rang at the
close of recess the boy is said to have
chased a girl into the school house and
she collided with the teacher. Hanson
is alleged to have picked the Lightner
boy up and thrown him across the room
against a desk. The boy sustained in
juries from which he died.
Miss Maud Weeden. the young woman
who took carbolic acid in an attempt to
commit suicide on a train between Rich
land Center and Lone Rock. is still in
critical condition. although there is some
hone entertained for her recovery Inre-
Quilted love is said to be the cause of her
attempt When it was discovered that
she had taken the poison, the passengers
in the car made every effort to save her.
There being no antidote at hand, one
man ran to the engine and obtained a
can of machine oil, quantity Of which
was forced down the girls throat This
prompt treatment is supposed to have
saved her life
The report that the Cuban itch" has
afflicted two pupils of the Lincoln school