Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
In Madison Jeremiah Delaney's fingers

Henry of the State University, died in
Madison, after a brief illness.
Frank Stelphon a Russian boy. nearly
lost his left hand while discharging
dynamite firecracker at Hudson.
Alfred So-euson of Racine. IA years
old. had the left side of his face torn
away By the discharge of revolver
Through the explosion of toy can
non, Pat Bovee, aged IS, Of Chiffon, suf-
fered the loss of two fingers OF his right
hand.
In Menomonie Eugene Strand, IA
years old. had his forefnger and thumb
] torn from the left hand by cannon
/ cracker
Jacob Paff-of Elk Mound held light
ed cannon cracker in his hand which
exploded and tore his hand badly and
cut his head
Claude. the 14-year-old son of Els
worth Peterson of Cashton. was injured
while playing with powder He will
probably lose the sight of one eye
Burglars cleaned out Z. G. Farlin's
cigar store in Madison, leaving but little
besides the show cases and some dummy
cigar boxes. Indications point to local
talent.
George Rhode. aged 81 years, resi-
dent of Franksville and employed at
Corliss. was killed by st. Paul train
while walking TO his home. A wife and
five children are left destitute.
Il. b. Shaffner claiming to be a detee-
| tive, who was held at the county jail
III Rhinelander on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. escaped by
= hra ba hap in
Harry DAIMLER. aged l., was drowned
III the river at Manitowoc while bathing
! with number of companions. 1t was
more than half an hour afterwards that
his frightened associates notified the POI
f, lice.
George Abhet Of Indian Ford fell and
broke his neck during a celebration in
GAINESVILLE and died the next morning at
the city hospital. He was seated on the
rail of a cellar way, missed his balance
and fell some twenty feet into the base
ment.
The fruit crop in Calumet County will
be seriously affected by a blight which
is attacking the leaves of apple and other
trees. For several years this has oe-
Cured until farmers fear that it will be
impossible ever to again obtain good
fruit crop.
John Blankenhagen was killed by an
interurban car at Erdman's corners. His
wagon was struck by the car and over
! turned and Blankenhagen was thrown
out and sustained a fractured skull and
broken shoulder He was dead when
picked up.
Willie Polka, John and Dan McLaren.
aged ID, IA and 10. of Chippewa Falls,
while standing near a cigar box filed
| with powder, accidentally dropped light
ed trecrackers into the box. causing a
terrific explosion. Polka is not expected
to recover
John BONN, an employee of the Schu-
cite Cement Construction Company in
Man ,owoc, may be crippled for life as
result of falling from a scaffold on
which he was at work. The bones Of the
foot were fractured and twisted in ter
rible manner.
Milwaukee has a population OF be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 according to
estimates based on the latest school cen
sus. which gives the total number OF
children of school age as los, 953. ghis
is an increase OF 2,030 children over the
previous census.
Anna Larson, aged %. a clerk in y. ].
Josephines Store in Menomone WAS in
stantly killed by lightning in severe
electrical storm. She was sitting near
telephone when the fatal bolt came. The
house was badly damaged, but the other
occupants escaped injury.
Ed Gruettner. 16 years old, was cut
and burned about the face by a cracker
at Haydn. William March, aged 50,
was badly injured by fragment of an
iron plate used in firing an anvil strik-
ing his right leg and so mangling it as
to necessitate amputution.
Fire did considerable damage in the
Empire block in Superior. Smoke injur-
ed some hundreds of thousands of dol
lars worth Of property. The blaze start
! ell in the basement of n hardware store.
-Four firemen were carried out, over
come by the fumes and smoke
George A. Heath, State agent for the
Monitor Drill Company Of Minneapolis
was shot in the millinery store of Mary
Mullen in Waupun by her divorced hus-
band. James Mullen. The shot took eff
feet in Mr. Heath's mouth. Mullen is
under arrest Heath will recover.
/ Firecrackers in the hands of small
boy caused loss of $500 at the home of
Charles Gulbrandson in Racine, and As
sistant Fire Marshal Henry Blake, hur-
~ ing to the fire. was nearly killed. The
wagon was turning ont of the street car
tracks when he was thrown off, striking
Oh the top of his head
Located in Marathon County, nine
miles from Wausau, is a half acre of
land producing without doubt the most
valuable crop to be found on any like
amount of land in the United States. II
represents the gardens of the Wisconsin
Ginseng Company, the pioneer concern
engaged in the ginseng industry in that
section. In this garden are 200 beds of
plants. ranging in age from one year to
seven wears. and estimating the crop at
the present price of root and seeds it IS
worth S20000 When the garden was
first started it was for experimental pur-
poses, but the proprietors now devote
their time wholly TO the business. 9th
ers have since engaged IN raising the
root until to-day the crop is one of the
most valuable of Marathon County pro-
ducts.
Mrs. Samuel Outlay OF Milwaukee is
dead. the result of a pistol shot, the
bullet entering the temple. The womah's
husband is under arrest pending an in
vestigation The Duffays had been mar
ried only six months. and il is believed