Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-11

comodated sixteen tramps and ten
more were picked up by the police,
this being the largest number the
police have had to deal with at any
one time this fall. Three of the men
were held in suspicion, while the
others were ordered out of the city
Register of Deeds w. S. Powell Of
Grand Rapids is in correspondence
with a number of other registers OF
the state. looking to the calling of a
meeting at which a state organization
may be perfected. The meeting, ac-
cording to the indications in this cor
respondence, will probably be called
for the holidays.
Bulletin No. 16 entitled THE Ge-
oIogy of North Central Wisconsin" by
Samuel Weldman, is now ready for
distribution by the Wisconsin geolog
ical and natural history survey. The
region described Is the whole of MIRA
thon. Portage, Wood. Clark. Taylor.
and Lincoln counties, and adjoining
portions of Langlade, Price, and Rusk.
The new railroad shops of the Mil
waukee road at Tomah are about
ready to begin operations. Twenty
three carloads of machinery from the
Milwaukee shops have been received
which in addition to the large number
of new improved labor saving ma
chimes already set up, makes the
plant one of the finest in existence.
The Hoffman personal injury case
was argued before Judge Webb. on
Saturday, motion for new trial be.
| ing under consideration. The plain
tiff is suing the Rib Lake Lumber
company for damages on account of
| injuries to his knee, which was hor-
ribly mangled in a gearing at Rib
Lake, about year ago. A jury re
Gently awarded the defendant $4,000
A young man whose name can not
be learned was almost smothered to
death when fire broke out in the cot
| tage belonging to Mrs. Henry Sehmstz
Kaukauna, and the fact that the wind
blew open the rear door is probably
all that saved the mans life. The
occupant of the cottage had just
moved into Kaukauna last week and
his wife and family had not yet
arrived.
Mayor Linley's latest order to close
all the saloons in the tenderloin dis.
trict of Superior is the most sweeping
order in the way of reform that has
been given the Civic league and the
State Anti-Saloon league started opar-
ations here about two years ago. 1t
is strictly enforced and If the inmates
do not leave town they viii be given
a chance for trip to Waupun
The order goes into effect on Jan. /
next
Capt. John Martin, of Marinette
whose tugs, the Evans and Williams,
were seized for claims, says he has a
good claim against the United States
government which he viii push for
reimbursement for the wreck of the
Evans. He says he will present a
claim against the government for s36,
600, claiming that he was offered SIS.
600 for the tug, and that he is entitle
to as much more for loss of time for
the tug and for injury to his business
caused by the Illegal seizure.
Eau Claire police unearthed the rec
ords Of gang Of young men who
have been doing some Jesse James
stunts making Their headquarters in
cabin. hale of which had been dug
out of the cliff. Boards for building
the cabin had been stolen from
neighboring box factory. The ycNng.
men who held forth in the ia 70
pleaded guilty. They are Vincent
] Thomas, Fred Mulligan, William Wag.
ner. Edward Krautseider, and joe
Kenninski, and range in age from
| II to p years.
AT Menasha operations win be
be resumed in an addition to the
John Strange paper mill in osh-
kosh which has cost more than
$4,000 The capacity of the mill has
prac tically been doubled. TIL, adii-
ton is of brick. with cement founda-
ton and cellar under the entire build.
ing. A new industry has been
opened, a carding min. which has been
constructed and viii be operated by
John Stickler of Houston. Wis, and
which will employ about 100 hands at
the beginning. The new factory will
furnish Wisconsin knitting mills with
carded yarns.
Andrew Carlson, young farmer
living In the town of Sigel, about six
miles west of Grand Rapids, Commit.
ted suicide while he was supposed to
be doing his morning chores. When
he aid not come in to his breakfast
his wife became alarmed and started
out to search for her husband. She
discovered his lifeless body suspended
from rafter in one of the sheds. He
had been married only two months
was in good financial circumstances,
and man of excellent habits.
Meeting a company of hunters on
the outskirts of Eau Claire and fearing
that they would mistake him for a
: deer, Wenzel Mikesh ran to Chippewa
, Falls, distance of twelve miles, to get
Supt. Dickinson of the county asylum
and-eppealed to him for help. He was
, positive that hunters were on his trail
. and asked to be locked up. His
hrOt her saws he has often lampnteI