Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-03-09

The 5-ysar OH son Of Peter Biegan OF
Gilman hold a dynamite cap in his hand
aud lit it with d match. He lost only
two fingers and thumb.
Baseball fans Of Nisnitowoc are agitat-
ing the organization of a team to join
league which is proposed 10 include six
cities in the inm e,iate vicinity.
1t is believed tina, the cold weather has
nearly sxterndnatel the quail around
Bmaboo Wood cllonrers frequently lind
numbers uddled together under bush
froze.i to death.
Mrs. Morrill, J. Jenkins has brought
suit against her husband for divorce.
alleging cruel treatment Mr.. Jenkins
is superintendent OF the Alis- Chalmers
works ut West Allis.
john Conway, the well-known Wiscon-
sin hotel man, who went ont west nearly
dead several months ago, has improved.
and writes from Tucson Ariz., that he
never felt better IN his life.
The superintendent and train dis
patcher's Offices Of the Chicago, Milwau-
lice and st. Paul Railway Company
which have been located in Babcoek since
1891, have been transferred 10 Wausau.
The American School Furniture Com
pany Of New York. which has factory
iii Manitowoc, will enlarge the local plant
and it is reported has purchased the plant
of the East Wisconsin Canning Com
pany.
The Gavitt Manufacturing Company
will rebuild the casket factory which was
destroyed by fire few weeks ago in
Shell Lake. Mr.. Gavitt has secured
new capital 50 that the business will be
openodnfp on a larger scale than hereto
fore
II. r. sIansen, tobacco dealer at
Stoughton, has gone into involuntary
| bankruptcy. The unsecured claims
amount to $4,000. Giles Dow. assistant
cashier Of the State Bank, was appointed
! temporary receiver, taking charge of the
| stores and warehouses.
! The Dane County Rural Mail Carriers
| Association has declared itself opposed
| to that provision in the bin now pending
| in Congress prohibiting them from solic-
iting subscriptions for newspapers, car
rying express. and performing special
missions for their patrons.
The Carpenter Cook Wholesale Gro
lcery Company of AIenomnce has pur-
| chased the Marinette branch of the
Smith, Thorndike & Brown Company of
Milwaukee. The deal includes all the
real estate and stock in the house. and
the consideration was over 100000.
John Loose Of Hayton, who was bound
over TO appeAY at the March term of the
| Circuit Court TO answer the charge of
assaulting Joseph Koenigs with intent to
kill. voluntarily made a full confession,
it is said, acknowledging his guilt in ev-
/ cry detail alleged in the complaint.
Dates for the annual fair of tie Mani
towoc County Industrial Association
have been set, Sept. IA, 10 and 16. At
the meeting of directors, c. Muth was
re elected president, =. l.. Kelley secre-
tary, and J. Staudt treasurer. 1t is prob
able that the fair will be opened evenings
/ this year.
i Stephen Turner of Oshkosh. aged -
a Civil War veteran, received the use OF
one of his eyes. although he has been
blind for three years. "A piece of burn
! ing wood was held close to his face by a
| friend, by way of joke. The heat and
! intense light seemed to crack the film
over the eye, so that now Mr.. Turner ear
see dimly.
Word has been received % the death o.
/ Miss Julia Flat of Fond du Lac, which
occurred in Rome and was due TO a pc
culliar accident on the morning Of Dec
i -. While in Naples Miss Flint was as
saulted by D robber on her return from
church The man succeeded in gettin:
4 /. .x.sfls ctr IL.
| The nervous shock from this encountel
resulted in fatal illness. though Mis-:
/ Flint was at once taken to a hospital II
Rome.
Because of the action of the James
! Vile Common Council in placing a re
striction on the franchise of the South
ern Wisconsin Interurban road of S25t
| a year for fgty years, it is not probabl,
that the road will be but this year. A
two mass meetings the citizens asked
the Council TO pass the franchise asked
for BY the company, with "a freigh
clause. The Council agreed 10 do this
! but added the clause demanding paymen
to the city for the privilege of earryin;
4 freight.
1t was reported by a member of thu
Council committee that the Kenosha cit,
pestliouse had been stolen. The build
ing, which was a frame structure. hat
been located just outside the city limits
and some one had gone to the lot an'
placing the building on runners, moved /
away. 1t was found on lot belonging
| 10 an Italian, long distance from it,
former location. The building had beer
painted red, and was being used rs !
barn. The city will take immediate stepi
to recover its pesthouse,
| james Dunno and George Gaskill o
| Rising sun are charged with the murde
/ of Andrew Overberg. and il is said tina
Dunno has made partial confession
Both were arraigned at Soldiers Grove
Overberg. who was prosperous farme
of TowerviIle was returning home from
Soldiers Grove when met by his assail
ants. who, it is said, struck him on til,
| back Of the neck with heavy dral
tooth, inflicting wounds which PROVED
fatal. Oyerberg's body was found il
the snow writing in blood and life al
most gone. He was taken TO his home il
Towerville, where he died. This occur
red on Tuesday but not until Saturda!
at the funeral were any suspicious o.
foul play advanced. Search was immedi
ately instituted, when the heavy drai
tooth and spatterea blood were found oil
the snow half mile from the spot wheri
the body was found. Gaskill was unit
n few months ago resident of T.,
Crosse Dunno has been a resident o
Rising Sun.