Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-04
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Known lumDeT uedlSI ulcuf d6Su a.
He leaves one daughter and son.
Frank wiegand. a farmer of Free
dom. got his left hand caught in a
corn shredder and it had to be ampu-
tated.
At Appleton Jacob Lohn, aged IS,
while cleaning a % caliber rife, pre-
pairing to enter into a shooting match
for Thanksgiving turkeys, accident
ally shot himself in the stomach.
At Kenosha, Miss Susie Mayer was
held up just before midnight and the
fact that she had concealed her sur
plus cash in her stocking did not save
her from raid of the hold-up man.
At Chippewa Falls, robbers broke
into the Omaha depot and rifled the
safe of about s125 Hoenig Bros.
store was also bulgariged and eight
revolvers and ammunition taken.
Christian Lucason, aged %, was
killed during a runaway near Cashton.
His fiancee, Miss Aas, was seriously
injured. Her clothing became en-
tangled in the wheels and she was
wound around the axle so tightly as to
stop the horse.
The jury in the Boney Lombard MUIR
der case found John Speeht, Bay
field county homesteader, guilty of
murder in the second degree. Lom-
bard was found dead in the forest
near Specht cabin with bullet hole
through his body.
With his only daughter but four
days in her grave ex-Alderman William
c. Okershauser left the bedside of his
wife, who is Frustrated by grief. and
went to the municipal court where he
received a sentence of one year in
the workhouse for soliciting bride.
At Superior, burglars removed the
500-pound safe from the Office of the
Independent Laundry company. towed
it into the company's rig at the back
door, drove to a secluded spot and
broke it open with sledge. They
got 500 in currency and $50 in
checks.
At Menomonie word was received of
the death from suicide of John A.
Cassidy, son of Mrs. Mary Cassidy
formerly of Menomonie. Cassidy was
serving as a United States soldier in
the Philippines under the name of j. T.
Riley His mother lost all track Of
her son several years ago.
The state fire marshal's Office is in
yestigating three cases of alleged in
cendiarism. AS a result of an investi-
CATION at Jefferson, John Sullivan, an
old man, is being committed to the
home for the feeble-minded at Chip
pewa Falls. Another somewhat SINH
lar case is at Oconto, and third is at
Sturgeon Bay.
The Cooperative store, book and
students supply house near the State
university, was entered by burglars.
Some change. was taken from the cash
drawer and an unsuccessful attempt
was made to break the safe. The R.
G. Norton jewelry and repair store
was also entered, but because all the
valuables were locked in the safe moth
ing was taken.
Charles L. Wheeler. aged 30, son of
George n. Wheeler, one of the Oldest
and best known residents of Wauke-
sha, and Miss Mary Lynch, aged 26,
daughter of Joseph Lynch, who have
been sweethearts for fears, are the
principals in a murder and suicide.
Wheeler bore an excellent reputation
and any motive for the crime other
than having been moved by a fit Of
passion following a lovers quarrel, it
is difficult TO surmise.
Commissioner OF Banking NJ. C.
Bergh filed with the secretary of state
the appointment of Alpheus H. Hay
ward OF GAINESVILLE as state bank ex-
aminer. The position pays a salary
of $1,000 a year. Mr.. Hayward takes
the place vacated ny Thaddeus Wild
of MiIwaugee. Who resigned.
At Rio George H. Gilbert, aged
about so Years. son Of Warren Gilbert,
died FROM stroke of apoplexy. His
wife anL. several children survive him.
Women students of the University
of Wis cousin have found it dangerous
within the last few nights to venture
from their rooms and walk through the
university section because of the oper-
ations of two Jack the huggers.' At
about 8 o'clock one night two mem
bers Of the Phi Beta Phi sorority were
attacked in front of the state histori-
cal library. Men students of the uni
yersity found them later hy5terical on
the library steps and took them to the
sorority house.
The first try-out of the new public
utilities law passed by the last iegisla-
ture, as affecting Milwaukee. will re-
SUIT from two important actions taken
John l. Beggs served notice upon the
city that the Central Heating company
wishes to surrender its thirty-fve-
year franshise. granted in 1905, and re
celve an indeterminate franchise, an
nuiing all provisions of the grant re-
ceived by the city council. by vote
of 80 to 8. granted a lighting and heat
ing franchise to the Continental Realty |
a subsidiary concern OF the
Schlitz Brewing company. Under the
franshise no other COM
pany dealing in commodity which
will affect by competition the COM