Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-01

gree for having killed his father.
A new jail building will be erected
in Richland Center this summer 1t
will cost in the neighborhood of $780,
600.
Sneak thieves entered ST. Roses
Church in Racine and stole a gold chal-
ice the property of Rev. Father Thomas
b. Johnson.
Jay Melville of Chippewa Falls &C.
cidentally severed two arteries of his left
thigh while whiting a stick OF wood
with a sharp jackknife. He may die.
Alley Hoke, while trying to board a
freight train at North La Crosse, slipped
and fell under the wheels. Both his legs
were cut off between the ankle and knee.
The stockholders of the Kimberly &
Clark Company met in Neenah and de-
cided to rebuild the paper mill burned at
Kimberly last year at cost OF between
100000 and 100000
Emma Hopp, a daughter of John
Hopp of Franklin, and her sister were
thrown from buggy by runa way
team. Miss Hopp fell in such a way as
to fracture her spine Ind will die.
The English Lutheran mission has
been organized in Cedarbur:, as a con-
gregati under the name of the Church
of the Advent. The sermon was preach
ed by Rev W. X. Prick of Milwaukee.
Milwaukee officials. against whom in
dement's were returned charging brib-
cry, must stand trial \ demurrer in
the case of Alderman William Muir
ply was overruled by Judge Tarrant in
the Circuit Court.
The strike of the lumber showers in
Marnette has been settled. The union
accepts the offer of the lumber carriers
association. which is 30 Gems an hour
They asked for 52l2 cents and had
been out for two weeks.
At a meeting of the officers of the
Richland County Agricultural Society
held in Richland Center, it was voted
to expend $1,000 for improvements on
the fair grounds. The fair this year
will be held Sept. "a to p.
DIR. r. G. Werner. an Oshkosh real
estate agent, formerly Of Rib Lake, has
been made defendant in three acti' MS,
the damages of which aggregate $1,000.
the plaintiff in each case alleging fraud
in q real estate transaction.
W. men Eubbtn lit EiptFiA stun Va
Arthur Lamacchia in Kenosha. The
proprietor. who lives in the rear, was
silenced at the points of two reyolverS.
The burglars took all the cash in the
till and a watch and chain.
The planning mill and lumber sheds of
the George +. Wood Lumber Company
at Woodboro were destroyed by fire. The
loss is several thousands Of dollars, fully
covered by insurance The head Offices
of the company are in Chicago.
Burglars broke into the saloon Of
Peter Nelson at Gordon and secured
$3.50 IN cash. 5000 in bank checks and
about $1,000 in notes. They entered the
building after cutting a panel out of
the back door and blew open the safe
with nitroglycerine.
Frederick Burhop aged 81 years, one
of the oldest residents OF SheboySan
| County, PASSED away in the town of
Herman He was born in Germany.
came to this country in 1916 and settled
at Milwaukee. The following year he To-
Gated where he had lived ever since.
Given a poison used TO kill chicken
lice. instead Of the powder prescribed by
| a physician TO cure cold. nearly cauS ed
lie death of Edward Taylor, n resident
of Corliss Mr.. Taylor had been i'll for
some days and was taking the powder
prescribed. The poison was given him
| by mistake.
While excayating for new residence
near Manning. a hGm IN skeleton was
found encased in heavy oak box. There
were also two knives and two coins
bearing the dates of 1S47 and 1863. One
Of the knives had been driven between
the ribs. In early days outlaws infest-
ed the KickapoO valley aud murders
were frequent.
An effort is to be made by the city of
Racine 10 purchase the plant Of the RAJ
cine Water Company in 1906. or five
years previous to the expiration the
companys franchise. and the Common
Council will appoint a committee to visit
re next session of the Legislature and
,Adeavor 10 have n bill passed which
will empower the city TO create a fund
to purchase the system.
The giant dog of John AIaurer of APP
plet0n caught a burglar trying TO get
into the store and held on to his over
coat. The man escaped by removing
his coat. The dog was chained TO the
barn and nearly pulled it TO pieces in
his efforts to get at the man, who did
not notice him till he was caught. Short
~ before this. Rhodes grocery was en-
tered and ransacked. Seven burgla~ies
have occurred in the city and vicinity
and are all laid to the same man or gang.
John Roesbi asked the Kenosha police
to take steps To have his son, John
Roeski Jr aged IA. sent to some in
stitution for reform lie claimed sat
the boy was suffering from n mania fCr
theft. The father brought the police a
number Of things that the boy had
stolen. He states that when the lad is
seized with the mania he acts as II in n
trance. Ir his rational moments tbs hoy
is never able to tell where he got the
property,
Catching smokers and carp in tie East
and West Twin rivers at Two Rivers
Is Mt present proving very profitable in
,I1stry. For years the fish have been
carefullt protected by the State hnd no
nsts Of any kind have been allowed
Each spring suckers in large numbers as
c.nd the strc1iu. This year. hoNcver.
permits have Teen secured from the
State game warden and as result tons
of these fish have been caught. SO far
the daily catch has averaged about a
ton. These fish are shipped to Milw au-
kee and Chicago markets. where they are
sold mt an average price of cents per
pound.
Dying Of consumption. JOSEF. Dahm
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