Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-05
NEWS OF THE WORLD
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fenced to nine months in Waupun.
Fire starting from a tank heater
at Amherst burned John o. Stom-
mems ia mhouse with all its contents.
BrBes, Clark, 10 years old, was run
over by a horse and buggy at Beloit
and escaped without being injured.
Numbers of farmers near Haydn
lost quantities Of hay in fire that
swept over a vast marsh in Mantle
VOC county.
Steps are being taken to form an
organization in Kenosha to unite with
The state organization In the light
against consumption.
M. J. Dillon, the Superior saloon
keeper who was arrested recently
charged with keeping his place open
after IL O'Clock at night, was fined $28.
Mrs. Lena Hoffman Of Racine, a
widow 60 years old, after shoyeEng
snow from her sidewalk, dropped dead
of heart disease, caused by over exer-
ion.
A. F. Spooner of GAINESVILLE received
a telegram stating that Frank +.
Nicholson of this city had been in
jured in a runaway accident near
Billings, Mont.
The ice harvest on the inland lakes
of Kenosha county was started and
hundreds of men brought out from
Chicago were put to work. The ice is
fourteen inches thick.
Waushara county got the county
training school which was offered to
Fond du Lac county, the last one Of
fered by the state under the proV.s-
ions of the last legislature.
william Nelson. an employe of the
Ghpert Paper company at Menasha
became entangled in machine and
his clothes were completely torn from
his body. He escaped uninjured,
E. ChiYers and w, Fischer, who
were arrested at Portage on a charge
of burglariztng the general store of B.
J. Hurd here at Fail River are bound
over for trial under $1,000 bail
The second special election for
bonding the village of Cashton for
$4,000 is found to have been illegal,
and the whole matter viii have 10 be
gone through with for third time.
BY fire, the origin of which is I'M
known, John NJ. Schmidt, farmer,
near Ellington lost his house and
barn with most of the contents of
both.
The Black river has experienced
fall of ten inches over night, one of
the most remarkable drops ever re
corded. The drop has caused the lay
ing OF Of all men employed in ths ice
business.
Thomas Roche assistant chief and
electrician for the fire department,
at Oshkosh narrowly. escaped death
while responding to an alarm. A
truck overturned and Roche went IN
der it.
Gustav Frenz, farmer near Cedar
burg was struck BY car. His body
was found about $ xty-fve feet from
where the car struck him, mangled
almost beyond recognition. His horse
was also killed.
Andrew King OF Glidden had the
muscles of his left leg badly lacerated
by buckshot. While working on the
splitter at Kerns mill, Louis Stock
lost all the fingers of his left hand
with the exception of the index finger.
May Buckley, who recently went TO
Chicago and on account Of her failure
TO write to friends at Kenosha caused
them to fear that the body found in
the lake off Jackson park was her re-
mans, is alive and we'll.
Health Commissioner H. P. Rothe
Of Green Bay escaped I'm injured from
3 collision in which his automobile
was wrecked. The machine skidded,
and struck a bridge projection as the
health officer was crossing the span.
Incendiaries made second attempt
to burn the barn of Herbert Coolidge
at La Crosse. The barn was fired, but
it was thought that the fire was
caused by a spark. The return OF the
men put the idea Of accidental fire
out Of consideration.
John A. Miller Of La Crosse has
been appointed guardian OF Miss
Gertrude Ida Sehmitz, who was re-
Gently committed to the asylum at
Mendoza Miss schmitz has no re-
tives and has property in La Crosse
and Madison valued at $4,000.
AIRS Sara A. Rattle, wife of Thomas
s. Rattle of Denver and mother OF
Paul S. Rattle of Oak Park, ILL.,, died
at Denver from the shock following a
surgical operation, Mrs. Rattle lived
at Oak Park for many years while ner
husband was connected with the
Northwestern railroad.
Kinis Knutzen, Gibson youth, VINO
was missing from his nome for sew
eral weeks and returned a few days
ago, was unable to account for MS
whereabouts. He has been adjudged a
victim of ambulatory unconsciousness'
form of insanity, and committed TO
the Oshkosh asylum.
Adelbert E. B,eekman, for many
years one of the most widely known
members of the Wisconsin bar, d ed
at La Crosse aged 62 years. Mr..
BIeekman, when mere boy, TOOK
nart in all the battles OF Grant S
campaigns of 1864 and was mentioned
for conspicuous gallantry.
Insane cases are again occupying
mach of the attention of probate
ca,,YA a+ Manitowoc. Kenes Knuts0n,