Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-20

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| which is to be incorporated.
At GAINESVILLE sixteen-year-old Earl
Baxter - charged with attempted as
SAINT on 4-year-old girl.
Stoughton has an epidemic OF ty-
phoid fever. Health officer Melaas has
discovered seventeen cases.
At kelosha Harvey De rBow. pastor
OF the First Baptist church resigned
because he became socialist.
At Chippewa Falls because he at
tempted to kiss a policeman, Joe No
felt, an Indian, was arrested and fined
Sc.
| At GAINESVILLE Arthur and Orren
Dietch have been arrested charged
with stealing from ~ Magoon, a
farmer
The tightness of the money market
has caused the Edward Hines Lumber
company TO close its mill at Iron
River.
For the first time In the history of
the circuit court of Chippewa county
no criminal cases will be tried at this
term of court.
At Stevens Point Charles Schultz
was choked to death on a piece OF
meat. He was 81 years old and leaves
a widow and four children.
At Eau Claire Carl Steffen was fined
$3.50 for violating the child labor
law by allowing his Il year old son TO
work for saddlery company.
The will of John LeVant Stevens Of
Kenosha, bequeathes property valued
at 100000. John LeVant Stevens, Jr.,
is named as the principal beneficiary.
William Layman of Mellen was
elected highway commissioner of Ash
land county roads. Col. n. B. Wharton
was reelected supervisor of assess
ments.
Announcement has been made that
the opening of traffic on the Chicago
and Milwaukee electric railway be-
tween Milwaukee and Racine has been
set for December 1.
Near Markesan with flames leaping
up around the tonneau of their auto
mobile, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Yunker
narrowly escaped burning to death be-
fore their car came to stop.
Defective electric wiring is assigned
as the cause of a fire which caused a
loss of $1,000 to the Madison residence
of Edward Smith, official reporter OF
the circuit court for Dane county.
Rev. Julius Stone the Oldest minis
ter In point of service in Chippewa
Falls has resigned as pastor of the
Church of Christ and may accept a
call to Grand Rapids.
H H. GitIer of Crawford o. writes
that he will soon arrange for the con
struction of the electric line from
GAINESVILLE to Madison. The project is
backed by a syndicate of Chicago cap
italists.
j. E. Hall, aged 40 years, a well
known Kenosha contractor, was killed
by being struck by a southbound pas
senger train on the Chicago & North
western road. He was walking along
the track when he as hit.
James Howard, suspected OF being
implicated in the blowing up of the
Mindoro postoffice and feed mill, will
be held pending further investigation.
Howard is serving a sentence of forty
FIVE days in Jail for stealing an over
coat.
To start for his home late at night
with $500 in a pocketbook which was
placed in an inside pocket and to
find when he reached the end Of his
journey that the money, was gone
was the misfortune that befell John Il.
Needham of Beloit.
Governor Deneen has issued a reoi-
sition on the governor of Wisconsin
for the eturn to Chicago of Frank
GorsId, alias Andres Nehrgheek, who
lis under arrest at Eagle River charged
with murduring Charles J. Waywood
in Chicago on Oct. IS, 1907.
Deputy Dairy and Food Insp actor
fP. A. Larsen of Holmen has renewed
his campaign against patrons of the
cheese factories and creameries of La
Crosse county. AS the result of re-
cent inspection warrants for the ar
rest Of two town Of Bangor farmers.
a. D. Grouse of Viola was shot by
a companion while on a hunting trip
eight miles north of Ladysmith. He
jumped in range just as his compan-
ion fired and a bullet passed through
both legs. AS the bones were badly
shattered, amputation may be neces.
sary.
At La Crosse the will of Mrs. Emma
De Lorea, who died recently, has been
eied for probate. The estate is valued.
at 10000, of which $500 is bequeathed
to the Masonic Hall association. $3.50
to Christ Episcopal church and to the
Oak Grove Cemetery association, and
the remainder to relatives and friends
Commissioner of Banking NJ. C.
Bergh approved of the articles of in
CORPORATION for a new state bank in
Lafayette county The name IS the
Citizens State Bank of Blanchards-
Vile The canital stock is SIS con nrd
the incorporators are A. McKeIlar.
Kris King, ". A Williams, Oscar Ole
son and others.
At Chippewa Fails, one year in ,he
penitentdary was the sentence re-
ceived by Albert Bates upon MS p.ca
Of guilty OF bigamy. Bates pleaded ig-
norance that he was not a free man
man when he married the last wife,
saying he had heard that hisother