Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-19


ifornia tree ut Devils Lake, fell from n
ladder and broke lbs hand
George 4. Gerhard manager Of the
Central Hotel in Elkhart Lake has pur-
chased six lots Of valuable property from
the Gottfried estate. 1t is reported that
Il $4,000 hotel will be erected.
The record for asking questions, fool
ish and otherwise. was broken in the
Circuit Court in Sheboygan by two at
torneys. who asked l,294 in three hours
about some damaged cheese.
Edward LAURA, who came to Milwau-
kee few days ago from Chicago and
Of whom little is known, has committed
suicide by shooting because of despon-
dency. L1uria's home was in Hamburg,
German, where, from letters found on
his person, it is thought he was well con
nected
Charles Nelson of Milwaukee. who
was found guilty Of embezzling the funds
of his abor union, was sentenced to a
year in the house Of correction. He ad-
mitted the shortage. but pleaded that the
officers of the union forced him 70 lend
them the money to gamble with. They
denied this
Prominent Methodists held services in
the cell ut the county Jail in la Crosse
occupied by the Rev Nathan Wood,
Winona minister who is under arrest
charged with stealing chickens. The SER
vices consisted Of prayers. in which for
giveneSs for the Rev, Mr. Woods sins
was asked.
August Raumgardt. formerly n Kan
sas farmer, the inventor of revolving
life-saying boat, nearly lost his life at
Racine while trying to repair th ma
chine. His clothing was caught j., the
shafting and he was hurled about sew
eral times and would probably have been
killed had not his clothing been torn from
his body.
G., NJ Mead, an expert mason en-
r a On the construction Of a new beet
sugar factory in GAINESVILLE, and residing
in Chicago, drew his pay and after mail
ing $40 to his wife invested the balance
in whisky. Then he started to walk on
the Chicago and Northwestern railroad
tracks and was struck aud killed by a
passing train. BIS neck, arm $ and legs
were fractured and his deoth was in
Simultaneous
| Bessie Blish. daughter CT a prominent
resident OF Racine. was married at Chi
| cago to Peter W ltadamaeher, who is
employed as painter in one of tse large
| wagon works. 1t appears that on re-
i cent hight, at the home Of the girls
| parents. Mr. Radamacher nearly cut the
| fingers of his left hand off with a bowie
| knife. Ii is claimed that he threatened
some of the lives of her family and wien
| he was ordered from the house Bessie
went with him. Her father it is said.
{. led in every way TO get her TO come
home, hut she refused.
In Barron II. I. Walker, known as
Buck" Walker, was convicted OF muir
der in the second degree for having kill
ed his daughters lover, Oscar Burns. The
story, as told by ne witnesses, is as fol-
lows: On the night Of July II last Oscar
Burns started out to escort his fiancee,
Miss Isle Walker, home from church
The young people prolonged their walk
and II was a late hour when Miss Walk
er returned home. y father had hunt
ed for her and when he learned she had
been with Burns ne went up town,
bought revolver. hunted up the young
man. took him down to his house 10 pos
itive!y identify him, and then il is charg-
ed, shot at him three times. one bullet
passing through the lower part Of Burns
abdomen causing wouni from which
he died two weeks lates Burns made
an ante-mcrtem statement to District At
torney Soderbcrg the day he died
August Schwantes. now serving n term
in the States prison for the murder of an
aged couple near Spencer, may have been
or still is insane, Gays the State board Of
control. and lie viii be examined to de
termine the condition Of his mind The
murder was one of the most cold-blooded
affairs that ever happened in the county.
Mr. and Mrs. William Klokaw were an
aged couple living ON small farm near
Spencer. aud about one mile from the
farm upon which Schwantes and his
family resided. Feeling the approach OF
old age and realizing that they could not
work the farm many years. the old cou-
pie decided their place to Sclwantes on
condition that he was to maintain them
during the remainder OF their lives. One
night the klokaw residence was burned
and 10 trace Of the old couple could be
found. 4 few days later Schwantes' &C
tons aroused suspicion. The line of
prosecution was that Scbwantes visited
the old couple in the afternoon and that
same evening entered their home, mur-
dered them. and to hide his crime. burn
ed the building.
Judge Parish in Ashland sentenced
Sheriff Charles Peterson Of Sawyer cgun-
~ to pay a fine Of $3.50 aud to serve
thirty days in the county Jail for con
tempt Of court in failing to capture Dietz,
the Sawyer county outlaw.
Judge Blenski, Comptroller Pawinski,
Michael Grutzka and other Milwaukee
ans. will shortly visit Superior to inves-
tigate offers Of land for colonization by
10000 Polish families which the Polish
National Alliance intends to bring to
Wisconsin. Many other lands IN Wiscon-
sin and Upper Michigan are being offered
the alliance.
Sheriff Simon. the newly appointed Of
fetal Of Iron county, has already begun
his campaign Of reform. His first step
was to order all gambling machines re-
moved from Hurley. Reformers are now
agjtafing the closius; Of saloons Sundays.
NJ G.. McGheehOu bias appeared before |
the town board Of the town Of Vaughn, |
which includes the village Of Hurley. and |
demanded that it close down IT, new |
Central theater.
II. s. Elwell. Milwaukee travelling /
man. was killed By stray bullet in a |
street duel in San Antonio. Texas. be-
tween J. VI. Cliittendcn, "the Texas eat
tie king" and w. w. Jones, a banker.
Neither Of the fighters was hurt.