Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-14

Dennis Meidan. Jr.. and Miss AIMS
Buss of Appleton were drowned while
rowing on Fox river.
John Alleman, aged 96, died at the
La Crosse county asylum, after having
been an insane patient for thirty-eighi
years.
{. +. Scharpf. a pioneer hardware
merchant of the Northwest, was found
dead in bed in La Crosse. Tie was 6S
years old.
The Horse Shoe Lake creamery near
Perley was totally consumed by Ire
Lots $1,000, insurance $1,000, 1t win
probably be rebuilt.
The second largest sturgeon ever
caught in the Fox river was landed by
William Buss at Strobes island. 1t
weighed 10 pounds.
Anker Craven. the 12-year-old son of
L. 7. Craven of Menomonie, was acct
dentally shot in the leg by companion
while hunting at Chippewa Falls,
Harold Kincaid, the 1S-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Kincaid of Oshkosh,
who was struck by an east-bound Great
Northern train at Gear Lake, Mimi,
died from his injuries.
Fire practically destroyed the home
of Mrs. j. Thomas in Neenah. Lucy
Thomas, aged II years. was perhaps IA
tally burned while trying to save some
personal belongings from the flames
In an election in Kenosha to decide
the issue of bonds to the amount of
$4,000 for the construction of an addi-
ton to the present sewer system the
proposition was defeated by a vote of 437
for and 1862 against it,
Edwin C. johnson, formerly proprietor
of Myers hotel in GAINESVILLE, and at
one time very wealthy, committed sui
eide at the grave of his mother in Johns
town cemetery. He had recently lost all
he owned in a hotel failure.
Three youths, Eugene Cannon, Peter
Biskup and Christ Schlecheimer, ranging
in age from IA to 81. have confessed
to the robbery of several stores in Ia
Crosse Schlecheimer has been at the
State reformatory and was out on parole.
The finest collection of pearls ever
gathered together on the Mississippi
river is owned by 7. o. Heide. local
dealer in Prairie du Chen. 1t com
prises 210 gems weighing from fifteen
to $50 grains and is valued at $780,
600
The west-bound passenger train OF the
Sheboygan and Marshheld branch of the
Northwestern railway was ditched near
Glen Beulah. Albert CHAMBER, mail
clerk; Mrs. John Franey of Fond du
Lac and an unidentified man from Elk
hart Lake were slightly bruised.
Carl Hamann and his wife, Minnie
of Sheboygan, each about 80 years old,
were committed to the Oshkosh insane
asylum because each believed the other
was bewitchnd. Mr.. and Mrs. Henann
both were disciples of Spirltuahst
teacher but went further with their
views as TO witchcraft. When their
cherry crop was ripe they refused to eat
them because they believed them be-
witched Later they decided the evil
spirits had got into their cattle and
nearly starved them.
Gov. La Toilette on Tuesday formally
declared vacant the office of State Treas
urer. took the treasury vaults and books
from the possession of John ]. kempf,
the deposed official, under dramatic cir
cumstances. changed the locks in the
doors and turned the keys in them. The
Governor later appointed Thomas NJ.
Purtell as acting State Treasurer to fill
the office until regular treasurer is
appointed. Mr. rurtell filed a personal
bond of 100000 signed by Wayne Ram
say. Joseph W. Hobbins and a number
of other Madison capitalists and bankers.
Two men were fatally injured am one
badly hurt and eighteen cars were piled
up in shapeless mass as the result OF
wreck on the St Paul road at Bardwe ell.
The fatally injured are Charles Mills.
engineer and W. L. Babeock, fireman, of
Milwaukee. 4 fast time freight APP
preaching Bardwell from the south re-
ceived the signal to go ahead and pulled
out of the station just as freight came
in sight from the opposite direction. To
prevent a collision the towerman threw
the spreader derailing the train. The
engine was demolished and every car left
the track.
Federal officers are to receive notewor-
thy help from Kenosha in their effort to
fight wildcat Insurance companies.
Walter NJ. Cowell of Kenosha, who has
been called the king of the wildcats"
has decided to give the officers every pos
sible aid in the conviction of the men
now under arrest Cowell is himself
awaiting a hearing before the federal
grand jury He was released on a rec
ognizance bond and went 10 Milwaukee,
where he furnished the United States
district attorney with large amount
of information. 1t is thought Cowell has
been promised immunity from prosecu-
ton.
Fires of an incendary nature are
again breaking out in the Fourth Ward
Appleton. The other night n barn
belonging to George Foss was set on
fire and was totally destroyed. Chief
MCCLELLAN believes he has sufficient evil
dence to arrest the guilty party, but ow-
ins 10 the barn being located in Calumet
county, just across the line he is unable
10 act in the matter. A few days before
a haystack belonging TO Charles Molter
was burned. During the past year eight
fires have taken place in the Fourth
Ward from being set. the largest being
the barn of the Appleton Mailing and
Brewing Company. causing a loss Of
O.OO0 Last winter a half-witted per-
son was arrested. charged with setting
the fires, and while the evidence was not
strong enough to convict him, still no
more fires were set until this time The
man was seen at the last fire mad it is
believed by the neighbors that he is re-
sponsibe.
Oleander. the only child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. X. Z. Muenchow Of Mayyille, died