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

Sebastian knight is said to have con-
fessed to several incendiary fires at APP
pleton.
George Bennewsy. a saloonkeeper, IA
tally shot his wife and then killed him
self at Madison.
Charles Jung, aged so years, a team
ster for the Racine Fuel Company, was
fatally injured in III laway.
Dan Scharfer, a saloonkeeper at Fond
du Lac was stabbed five times by John
Riley. who claims to live at Macon, Va.
Richard Guenther, United States CON
sui general at Frankfort-on-theM is
visiting his wife's mother, Mrs. Wilhel-
nina S>.-.verb, in Oshkosh.
While hunting in a boat near Trempea-
leau Bert Mead of Winona, MINI, at
tempted to pull the muzzle of a gun to-
ward him, when it exploded, killing him.
The residence. occupied by Julius Bag
ley, 100 Walker street, Fond du Lac.
was destroyed by fire. The flames orig
mated in a defective flue in the kitchen.
In a runaway accident Mrs. L. Won
Wald, wife of one of tle Leading mer-
chants of Baraboo, was seriously injured.
Her collar bone was broken and she
suffered other injuries
In all probability Appleton will have
voting machines at the next election. 1t
is understood that the entire committee
which has been appointed to investigate
the machines are in favor of them.
The cooperative store scheme, which
has been under promotion in Milwaukee
for the last car, has been given up, and
the guarantors have been offered 30 cents
on the dollar on whatever SUI they
have paid on their stock.
While the threshing crew We're at din
ner at the Waukesha county asylum.
spark from the threshing machine set fire
TO the straw stack just north of the big
barn. The straw stack and COO bushel
stack of oats were destroyed.
The Gross Coal ComuanY has sued
Mayor David S. Rose Of Milwaukee for
$4,000 damages on the ground of SLAM
der claiming he said the company hoard
ed coal and sold it for $15 a ton when
the poor were in need of the commodity.
Prof r. B. Dickie. who recently re-
signed his position as assistant princi-
pal of the Kenosha high school. has be-
come suddenly wealthy. When Prof.
Dickie left that city he went to North
Freedom to take charge of small farm
which had been left him as a patfimony.
During the last few weeks vein o! iron
has been discovered on the farm anu
eastern capitalists have secured an OPP
ton on it. the price being set at S125. 600.
Dickie considered the farm worthless
when it came to him from the estate of
his father.
The Milwaukee Electric Railway and
Light Company is made defendant in a
suit for 5000 damages, brought by Gus
tav Reth, for personal injuries. While
" Orking in a trench alongside the tracks
in Racine a car knocked stone into
the trench, striking him on the head.
Clifford. the S-year-old son Of James
Williston, living at Grass Lake, was
blown off the dock by a sudden gust
of wind The father di ed off the dock
and brought him up. After working for
half ar hour there were signs of life
and he was soon fully restored. He was
under water several minutes.
A Milwaukee fisherman, supposed to
be Adolph Milbrath. fell ont Of rowbOat
while drawing up anchor AT Pewaukee
and was drowned. Although the skif
was near shore and the lake was calm,
his two companions were so dazed that
they could give him no assistance.
Captain Yacks Iserman Of the central
Ere station and Captain Charles Schendt
were caught by a falling chimney and
wall while fighting a fire in Kenosha.
While making q hole in the roof to get
at the flames the wall fell, covering them
with bricks. Captain IsermSn was not
50 badly injured. but il is feared that
Captain Sehendt viii be unable 20 resume
his position.