Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-26

Mrs John Watson died in Baraboo,
aged 65.
\ seven-legged calf is one of the curl
osities on E. Vanderpoors farm near
! Prospect.
/ Iohn Carlson was killed by the acct
dental discharge Of a gun near st. Ger
! main.
The 4-yeor-old son of George Laply
| of the town of Sumpter was instantly
killed "nile at play by a post failing on
/ him.
| Fhe remains of George Bohm, who was
accidentally shot at Howard Lake.
MINI, We're buried at his old home in
the town Of Pennington. He was out
hunting when the accident happened He
leaves family.
James Smooth and J. Kingsley. two OF
he four alleged safe blowers who es-
capped from the Whitehall jail few
nights ago, were captured by a farmer
not far from that town. They had gone
about thirty-siX hours without food and
/ upon seeking something to eat at the
farm house were captured.
/ Guy Wheeler. a wealthy farmer in La
/ Prairie. and father Of United States Dis
/ trict Attorney Wheeler, has received
from an Indiana sculptor a large image
! cut from solid stone Of his faithful dog
/ Turk dead about two years. 1t is Il
crown > monument which ne is erecting
| 10 the memory of the canine.
Lewis Anderson. the engineer at the
! Wisconsin Lakes Ice Company's plant
| in pewaukee was found dead in the
shallow water at the icehous, pier 1t
! is supposed that he was seized with a
faintiug spell and fell into the water
and drowned without a struggle. Amber
son was % years old and a widower
w. A. Thompson of Sparta was
drowned in Oconom0woc lake. He was
a patient at Sanatorium WaIdheim and
was brought there from Mendoza about
| three weeks ago. William Stammeu
bathing instructor at the sanatorina
found a hat and coat on the pier. aud
looking into the water saw the body
He brought il to the shore. Mr. Thomp-
son was about GS years old.
A clever swindler whose name is give,
as Richard Ruther took a check for S.:
to Carry x Moutgomery's store at Ire
yor, and requested them TO cash T. The
check was on the bank of Antioch and
bore the signature Of Pierce Bros. pc.
Mechanics" The check was cashesl and
from there Ruther went over 10 Silver
Lake. where Charles Bernhoft. a bust
ness man of that place, cashed anothe-
check for S74. The swindles have arous
ell the ire Of the merchants caught and
a fugitive warranl has been issued for
the man.
James Claffey. who pleaded guilty to
an attack on Mrs. Thompson, 70 years
old, was sentenced to twenty years in
Waupun by Judge Belden of Elkhorn.
The dropping Of Rockford from the
Three Eye League may result in tie
formation Of an interstate league with
GAINESVILLE, Be.oit aud Rockford as
nucleus.
A. II. Cross. coa1ty coroner and
werl-known character in Oshkosh polit-
ica circles. committed suicide at his
home by shooting himself with q slD;
gun. Ill-health Is assgued as the cause
Of the deed.
Free mail delivery will be installed il.
Menomonie Dec. : Examinations for
carriers will be held Oct. -. There are
over sixty applicants, with three posi-
tons to be filed.
The United States Court In Madison
fined Joha johnson AID Charles Olson.
wel-Fnown citizens Of Hayward. 800
each. Or sixty days in the Milwaukee
coun house Of correction, for furnish
ing liquor TO Indians.
Tw .nty-one pupils at the State school
for the blind ia Jlhesyiue have pett
toned the State board 81 control for
less economy in the table supplies. They
80 4ha food q fnaufifiaut rha rrfpe, aoo.-,
smy for political purposes.