Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-08-21
NEWS III A NUTSHELL
BADGER NOTES.

Suit Tor SIO,UUg mas DeeH HlSu W
Fred Mandershield of Fond du Lac.
against the electric light plant of Pax.
ton, H., for the death OF Mander-
shields son John.
At ReesevilIe while Station Agent
Henry Becker was watching ball
game burglars entered the depot and
stole 500 in currency and a months
pay check amounting to $50.
The body of John Pamperin, a La
Crosse cigar manufacturer, who died,
was taken to Milwaukee for crema-
ton. Mr. Pamperin had always ex-
pressed the wish that his remains be
cremated
At GAINESVILLE while his mother was
listening to the band concert. o
yearold George Barry. son of a North
western switchman fell from TEN
porary bridge on the Northwestern
road into the Rock river and drowned.
A. R. Horn, former division saperin-
tendent of the Wisconsin Central, re-
tired by the new management, has
leased the Palmer house at Fond du
Lac. His son-in-law. George Luce Of
Minneapolis, will be associated with
him
All girls in the binding room Of the
Northern Electrical company at Madi-
son struck Saturday in order to at
tend picnic Of the Gisholt Machine
company. Monday the ringleader
was discharged, but the girls refused
to work until the ringleader was rein
stated. E.7Hl
supt. s. R. wagg of the Fox River
Paper company summoned the twenty
girls employed in the finishing de-
partnlent Of the mill gave them a
lecture about the follies Of early and
indiscreet marriage, and then ex-
tracted a tacit agreement from each
that she would stay at the mill and ac-
cept an increase of Is cents day.
At Watert IN Fred Karge, arrested
on a charge of assault and battery
preferred by his wife, was sentenced
to thirty days in the county jail
When he has served his sentence he
viii face prosecution on a revolving
charge made by his 15-year-old daugh-
ter. who has made q complete state
ment to the district attorney.
Alleging that her husband accuses
her Of riding his pockets and taking
his loose change, Mrs. Anna Rey
nolds of Kaukauna has fled papers for
divorce, Mrs. Reynolds resents being
called a thief by her husband, and this
together with a charge Of cruel and
inhuman treatment will be the founda
ton Of the proceedings
At La Crosse Edward Van Dorm. a
wen known character, was fatally In
iured in a peculiar accident Beeom-
ing tired he crept underneath car on
a sidetrack and went to sleep. A
few minutes later a switch engine
hauled way the car, the wheels Of
which ran over Van Dorm, causing in
iaries from which he may die
At Eau Claire, j. d. Ferry, jeweler
took $I40 in currency out of his safe
and laid it on the counter, prepare
tory TO sending it to the bank. While
he was talking to a customer man
in a soldiers uniform came in turned
around and walked cut again. Mr.
Ferry then missed his $l40. The po-
lice are looking for the soldier
Senator Isaac Stephenson left with
party Of friends for Escanaba. Mich,
where they will board boats for a
cruise down the Escanaba river. The
party will camp out on the banks at
night and drift down the river during
the day the boats being manned by
Indian boatmen. At the mouth of the
river the party will board steam
yacht and sail for Marinette.
A report from Lansing. Mich.
states that the attorney general OF
that state is going ahead with the sur.
Vey OF the boundary line between
wisconsin and Michigan. The Dur.
pose OF the survey is to run n new
line and to claim 5000 acres from
Wisconsin, which the Michigan Off.
Gals assert should have been given to
them by the original surveyors.
henosha is going to have the big,
gest democratic powwow in its his
tory week. Sept /, as the Cook
County Marching club of Chicago has
accepted the invitation of Mayor Cor
man to have the annual club outing in
Renosha. The big steamer Pere Mar
quette has been selected as the boat
Tor the occasion. and it is expected
that fully 5000 democrats from Chi
cago win come to Kenosha.
George Mattern of the village of
Wilmot met with an awful accident in
an lce-house, where his left eye was
gouged out by being struck By an ice
tong. The man was working in the
icehouse when one OF the other work
men dropped the ice tongs with which
he was working aud one of the prongs
went into Mattern's eye He was TAX
en- to Chicago hospital for treat
ment
Anton G. Scnsder of Tisch Mills.
Kewaunee county. member of the as
sembly. was appointed by State Fish
and Game Warden ]. w. Stone as chief
deputy warden The place was until
re 5ently held by c. D. Nelson. who
served in the position under Wardens
Overlook and Swenholt but was not
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