Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06

bathing.
The State fish car from Bayfield, un,
loaded lake trout fry az Shell Lake and
Cumberland
Marquis l.. Hopkins has been appoint.
Ell regular and c. IL. Hopkins subst.
tute rural carrier ut Dale.
As result Of having t'fo teeth ex-
tracted Miss Winnie I.einnger Of Ap.
peton was taken i'll with blood poisoning
and died.
Allen p. Lovejoy, OF. GAINESVILLE. fas
been awarded the second John Addison
Porter prize in American history by Yale
university
Harry Burt is in Jail in Depere, charg-
ell with shooting his step-father, Charles
NJ. Burt at their home in Snyderyile
The wound is not serious.
Joe Zaccarridi of Cumberland. who
was seriously injured by falling from an
Omahe train last winter has filed a suit
against the company.
University of Wisconsin women grad
yates organized an alumnae association,
electing Mrs. Charles Ingersoll Morse
C99l of Chicago president.
Charles Coles, farmer in the town of
Greenfield, was drowned in a well five
feet deep. He was 81 years of age and
leaves widow and daughter.
In the presence of a large congrega-
ton the third church editice erected in
New Richmond by the Baptists was ded.
icated with appropriate services.
The Beals & Torrey Shoe Company Of
Milwaukee will build large shoe fac.
tory in WATERFOWL and work will begin
in few days. The new plant will cost
! abont $4,000.
Charles Visit, a Beaver Dam barber,
lost his money in game of poker. The
following morning his body was found in
the lake about twenty feet from shore
He evidently had waded out and DELHI
erately drowned himself.
Racine BARRIERS attempted to stop the
BARRIERS employed by the Wallace circus
from plying their trade, maintaining that
they had no right to work without State
licenses. Some of the men were pretty
badly beaten in the scrimmage.
\ cyclone struck an interurban trolley
car on the bridge across Rock river, en-
| dangering the lives of q picnic party of
Wisconsin University students. The car
! was lifted from the front trucks, but
did not go into the river. No one was
hurt.
Fire at the Dane County fair grounds
| caused a loss of 5000. Eight race
horses belonging to Madisonians and 9TH
ars ere burned to death. John Ma
honey discovered the fire and was pain
fully burned getting two horses odt.
There was no insurance on building or
stock.
L. f. Easton, La Crosse millionaire,
saved n boys life by stopping a runaway
team at the risk of his own life. The
team became frightened at a road roller
| and dashed down the street. Mr.. Easton
caught the end of the wagon and bound
ed in, taking the reins from the little
fellow and stopping the runaway.
The marriage OF Miss Ethel ]. Robin
son to William L. Mccormick was cele-
brated at the home of the brides par
elts in Chicago. Mr.. Mccormick is well
knoGn in northern Wisconsin in business,
| professional and political life. He rep
resented the Sawyer. Washburn and
! bayfield, County Assembly district in the
! Legislature four years ago, and is the
oldest son of the well-known millionaire
lumberman, r. l. Mccormick of Port
| land Ore.
Crawling on hands and feet for thirty
feet through a bit of boiling water, Rob
| err StOrbeck, wiper for the Northwest
ern Railway in Sheboygan, escaped from
! a horrible death, but with his flesh burn
| ed SO that it will take many weeks be-
| fore he will be able TO be ont again. He
had crawled under one of the engines TO
wash ont the boiler of the locomotive.
He tried to unscrew ehe plug and get
out of the way while the water was be-
Ing drawn off. He says that the thread,
however, was worn and blew out The
| boiling water escaped.
A stranger, giving his name as George
| Airey of New York, was arrested at the
plant of Rodenord Bros. & Co. in Osh-
kosh by Officer James Mulva. upon sus-
picion He was selling watches to the
| employees. Upon his person were found
| fourteen watches, most of them being
cheap movements. in cheap filed cases
and marked railroad watches" Scwed
| in the lining of his coat were Iou- bum
| dies of money. one of 500. in $40 and
! $40 bills; two Of IS and so, $500, and
! 500 respectively; and one Of $40 and
| 50. amounting to $50. Il total of S1,057.
! The man disliked to give up his coat in
| which ,.,e money was found. Many reg
| istered letter receipts were also found
among his effects. They were addressed
to Mrs George Airey, Leeds Road,
bradford, Eng. He was poorly dressed
and appeared TO be a tramp. lie is a
man about 35 years of age.
Miss Anna Gustomsh was shot by her
rejected lover, Peter Zmuda. The af-
| fair occurred on the Wisconsin river
bridge Mt Stevens Point. in the presence
| of large crowd of people. Miss Gus
tomski and girl companion were cross
| ing the bridge when Zmuda ran up be-
| hind them and four revolver shots rang
out in rapid succession. Miss Custom
ski fell helpless 10 the walk, and Officer
Hulce ran TO interfere, but was con
| frontcd by Zmuda. who snapped his re-
| volver in his face i failed to explode
| and Zmuda was placed under arrest. He
| is a cigarmaker. 80 years OF age. One
| of the four shots entered Miss Custom
skis spinal column just above the waist
| line. and resulted in complete paraly sis
of the hips and limbs She probably is
/ fatally injured She was removed TO her
room at the sheriif's residence. The
| hsll caud .ot lie removed. John Fields,
p young travelling salesman from Plain
| fed. received a ball in the rieht arm.
| 1t entered below the elbow and made an
ugly flesh wound.
Tie Prohibitionists of Racb4e County
| held their convention in tie County