Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
THE NEWS IPToMIzED
WISCONSIN.

has been appointed a street commits
sioner at Salt Lake City. at a salary
OF s2.40O.
The sum Of $3.50 has been collected
and will be expended in the purchase
of a buffalo for Irvine park, at Chip
pewa Falls.
Tomas Fox of Friendship is the
owner OF nineteen graded Holsteins
whose milk for last year brought
$1.525.O5, an average Of $SO.26-
New Wisconsin postmasters; Van
Buskirk, Iron county, Casper Harper,
vice w. Labro; Werley, Grant county,
William F. Steinforth, vice E. I.
Krause
Nothing has been learned of the
whereabouts of Nels Mel son. presi-
dent of the Nelson & Bet Lumber
companv of Dorchester, Wis. who
has been missing since Ian. IL
E. N. Suait and F. Y. Hanson. en-
gineers in the employ Of the state
rate commission ate taking an in
ventory of the property of the La
Crosse Gas and Electric company.
Information was received at Green
BAY of the killing of Leo Scannell
of Green Bay at Shawano Saturday
afternoon by the breaking of chain
which was attached to a load of logs.
Andrew Dolan, whose home is near
Ottawa, Can, was killed at Rhine
lander by being caught between two
loads Of logs and crushed, The body
was taken to his old home for burial
A peculiar accident befell John
Schultz's calf in the town Of Lincoln,
Eau Claire county. Joseph Brandy
was sleeping in stall when the calf
ate one of his socks. The calf died in
agony.
L. 7. Holford has resigned on the
editorial staff Of the Fond du Lac
Daily Commonwealth and viii go to
Teas. Mr.. Holford will be succeeded
BY Frank Heath, who has been on
The Bulletin stan.
While loading a gun in the dark to
shoot a wolf. Charles Mcneil of Bar
ron county az cidentally discharged
the weapon, the charge passing
through the ceiling and striking Mrs.
Massie's sister in the breast
Fire Chief E. E. Goss of Beloit ten
aered his resignation. He has served
In the department in various capaci-
ties for twenty years, and was chief
cor ten. He will probably be sue
ceeded by John E. Nygren OF the
Rockford department.
Roy Keller and Roy King OF the
town Of Geneva attacked Miss Mabel
Gibbs of Springfield, it is charged,
while she was on her way to Lyons,
to pay her taxes, and robbed her oil
$40. II is thought that neither of the
boys is mentally sound.
A. D. Barnes Of Waupaca, is in COM
nunication with the promoters OF the
Oshkosh Winneconne gasoline motor
line. They advise Mr.. Barnes that
they consider an extension to Wau-
oaca as feasible and win take the
matter up after the present line IS
under way
Arne Bergreen OF Kenosha, aged ii
Gears was arrested on charge OF
ro;nfing a revolver at Carl Anderson,
a playmate II years of age. The
revolver was discharged and the bullet
tore away a portion Of the left ear OF
the Anderson boy Bergreen claims
that the shooting was entirely acci-
dental
Adam Schaet1el, Waukesha sa-
loon keeper, charged with "ulting the
lid withdrew his plea of not guilty
n charge of selling liquor on sun
Aav and was fined s15 and costs
The enforcement of the Sunday clos
fnp law was announced in that city
Ian. u. and all Of the saloons closea
except schaetzel who did a lucrative
business all day
The CITY of Oshkosh is aiding TINS
winter a much larger number OF PEG
r,a than usual. According to Mlchaei
stopper. .overseer OF the poor, The Gus
tomary calls have been more than
doubted by the fact that many OF the
mills were shut down for longer peri
DDS than usual. and men have been
laid off in some instances.
The engineers "a the employ OF the
state railroad commission have re
norted that they had fixed the present
value of the property of the MadisoT
Gas and Electric company at s6SS,s64
which is s533, I'll less than that fixe'
nv the experts of the company. 1t L
understood that the company has
large value as a going concern whlcf
win make up some Of the difference
between tie two valuations.
-Four Of the gold wa ches stolei
from the West Salem store BY Cor
man T. German have been recovered
charged with purchasing the stolei
nroperty John Kerrigan, Frank Sloane
ara Paul Nero were arraigned Il
county court. Kerrigan and Sloan'
pleaded guilty to the charge, and wer'
ened SIS and $40 and costs respeC
lively Nero pleaded not guilty AM
his CASE has been adjourned on
week.
DOMESTIC.
The steamer TEespis, from Rio d
Ianeiro. brought twenty sacks OF maj
to New York f, ON the American bal