Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-17
state Items of Interest.


4 district hremen's tournament will be
held in Brodhead on Aug. %.
John Starr was sent to State prison
for two years for robbing a freight car
at Madison.
Frank Arndt. aged 81, of Osceola, died
of blood poisoning resulting from the bite
of an insect.
The hardware store of OFT & Boden in
West Bend, was burglarized. The thieves
secured several hundred dollars worth
of cutlery.
William Stang, aged 81, employed on
Albert Braaten's farm short distance
northeast of Madison, was killed by an
angry bull.
George Lntz, the aged man who was
out of work and penniess. committed
suicide by hanging in cheap lodging in
La Crosse rather than return to the poor
house.
The tank for the elevator in the cap
itol at Madison burst under the cold
water pressure aud flooded the basement
Work on the new elevator will be delay
ed some time until a new tank can be put
in place.
Mrs. Alex Obey. who Wa burned in n
fire which destroyed the tailor shop of
F. II. ELp and restaurant Of c. H. Dur
nell in 1omahawk. died of her injuries
She was lighting a gasoline stove when
it exploded
4 new bank is TO be started in Mil
waukee. called the Century " tional 1t
viii; have capital of 100000. W. D.
Gray is to be president and August F.
john cashier. 1t viii open for business
about JpA. ].
The Wisconsin Central depot at En-
deavor was destroyed by FIRE Several
business men lost quantities of freight in
the depot H. c. Coon's potato ware
house near the depot took fire. but was
extingushed with only a small loss.
4. Hirshheimer. president of the La
Crosse Plow Company, and two labor
ers. were badly burned by an explosion
OF metal while making a casting. Mr.
Hirschheimer's sight was at first thought
to be gone. but his eyes will be saved.
Reports from throughout Rock County
point to the fact that almost doubt. the
number of chickens are being rGised this
summer than ever before ant chat large
flocks of TURKEYS and ducks and geese are
also on the poultry ';stS = quarters where
they were never raised in the past
The Mayor Of Milwaukee has been in
vited TO select a young woman to christen
the protected cruiser to be named after
that city and which will be launched
Sept. 10 at San Francisco.
new State hank has been formed Ia
Kewaskum. The capital stock is SIS. 900
and the Incorporating stockholders are
Motitz RoseHheimer. Adolph Rosenhei-
aer and -. NJ. ROsenheimeT.
William Persch, discharged condne-
tor, attempted 70 murder Peter Yaller.
superintendent Of the La Crosse Street
Railway Company. The loaded yistol
missed fire Persch was arrested.
Miss Lena Psiaz, p years Of age, tke
daughter Of Faustin Prinz. president OF
the Prinz & Rau Manufacturing Com
pany OF Milwaukee and quite wealthy,
committed suicide ~ turning on the gas
In a bathroom. 1t was Miss Priv,
birthday, and she was 70 have been P.yen
surprise party that night.
A killing frost visited Grand Rapids
doing serious damage on the cranberry
marshes. The average cranberry crop
Of Wood County is about 1900 barrels.
which sells for about 81 a barrel. One
half Of this crop, the cranberry men say,
has been destroyed. Thermometers on
the marshes registered q degrees above
zero.