Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17

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branch house in Tony caught fire, de-
stroying two carloads of beer. The loss
is about $500
West Alls stores have experienced nu-
merous visits from burglars the past two
months. OF late the town has averaged
one burglary u week.
z. Slocum, a wood chopper, is living
in common tent pitched in the woods
near Mazomanie. Mr.. Slocum says he
finds it very comfortable.
AT the sale of State lands in Superior
but thirteen pieces were sold pu OF
about $50 descriptions offered. In no
case did the bid exceed the appraised
valuation.
The granting of a divorce to Emma
Reed from her husband, Curtis Reed, on
the grounds of cruelty and drunkenness.
has occasioned a sensation in Menasha
society circles.
The school board at Racine voted on
a resolution to employ two extra teach
ers TO whom dull pupils should be as
signed for special training The resolu-
ton was referred.
Fire broke out in Caristrom & Bakkes'
grocery store in Mellen, threatening the
total destruction of the whole town The
building and stock w"r1 destroyed, fully
covered by insurance.
Hans Louis Jensen. aged -, died from
inhaling the fumes used in what is
known as TIL dry cleaning" process for
fine fabrics He was employed at the
F. p. Gillen laundry in Oshkosh.
The milE dam at Whithall went out
and as result the village will be with
out lights until spring The flour mill Of
James Larson will also have to stand
idle until the dam can be repaired
Miss Laura Mosher of La Crosse was
sevel ely burned on the hands and head
and viii be partially bald as a result Of
the ignitiug of two celluloid side combs
which she was wearing in her hair.
Kaukauna people have just received
copy of the 1900 United States map
and are much wrought mp to find that
their city is not on the map. although
many smaller towns near by are marked.
Charles Pilger Of Sheboygan was ar
raigned in the Circuit Court in Manito-
woe and sentenced to three years ut Wau-
pun on Il charge Of breaking into a sa-
loon at Sheboygan. The prisoner is 81
years of age.
Delafied trustees, it is said are being
urged to order the killing of every dog
in the village, owing TO an epidemic Of
hydrophobia. 1t is said twenty-five dogs
are affected, and every dog in the vii
lage is chained mp.
A sale of 100000 feet OF white pine
has just been made b, the Hines Lumber
Company at Du:uth to a Toronto firm tc
so TO England and The Hague. It is
to be cut at Hayward next summer from
logs near Superior
After his wife had been in a drunken
stupor from Thursday until MondayTaf
ternoon Valentine Duszynski. at Milwau
kee. took handkerchief, looped il
around his neck and hanged himself Il
the post Of the bed ON which she wa,
lying.
Mrs. Edith ]. Raft of Denver was
given Il verdict of $1,000 in the United
States Court OF Appeals at Milwaukee
against the Northern Pacific Railroad fol-
injuries received in a collision, although
Mrs. Raft obtained her ticket from {
scalper.
julius Severson. aged II. trapper
| brought in to La Goose a fox hide From
| Coon valles and received the bounty o
| 81 The fox has been feasting on tn
| farmers hen coops for years. but no ef
| fort to capture him has ever before beer
worked TO success.
II seems likely that the question of in
corpora ting Washburn will be holly con
| tested Mt n special election March II
! The present township form of govern
ment includes more than seven govern
ment Townships with population of owe
I 1000 people. considerably more thai
| 5000 being IN the village proper.
John Krofski, Howard Kellman. Gu
| Hoff and Joseph Skotski were arraigue,
1 in Kenosha on charge Of burslarlzin!
/ the home of Anton Depskc The gang, j
| is alleged. has robbed a store in Racine
hurrlarized private house in kenosha
and stolen n quantity Of liquor from ;
| saloon Kellman stated that they plan
/ ned to hold up a large number Of tn
girls employed At the Chicago ROCKFORD
/ Hosiery works. but lost courage at, thu
critical moment
J Pike Lake have been arrested on thu
( complaint of the president of the Banl
Of Wittenberg. r. ". Roberts, OF
| charges of forgery For several years, i
| is alleged. these officers have carried OF
Il system of collecting money from differ
| cnt parties on Illegally drawn town or
ders. Recently about $1,000 Of these or
| ders fell into the hands Of the Witten
/ berg bank for collection. when nm invcs
tigation showed them to be worthless
| The bank brought suit against the tow
! for recovery, but Judge Silverthorn helt
chat as the orders We're forgeries thu
town was not liable and upon that de
cision the arrests were made.
Charles Brandon aud John Fletcher
who are supposed to have robbed jew
elry store at NeoSho and secured a large
amount Of jewelry, were arrested on thu
blind" end Of the Waterfowl passen
ger train when it pulled into the Allii
station. They were armed and each car
ried a lot of the jewelry supposed to hav,
been stolen. The Chicago police have
more. which was found by the train crew
n two packages where the men had beer
riding. The men are supposed to b.
/ from Chicago. Conductor Sweeney no
ticed the peculiar actions Of the mer
and telecrnphed the Milwaukee police. II
the two packages We're twenty oD'
watches. six watch cases, four sets Of
watch works and two dozen stick pins.
Seven students have been suspended
from the University Of Wisconsin, law
school. One has been punished because
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