Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-10-14
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tracks at Green Bay, was given one
years term in state prison
Miss celia Harris died at the
Mercy hospital at GAINESVILLE. where
she was taken two weeks ago after
fall from a second story window.
The report OF the commissioner Of
pensions shows the number Of pen
sioneers in Wisconsin were 24,595.
and the amount paid them $4070,114.
Charged with passing worthless
checks amounting TO 500, Mrs F. II.
Rogers of MINNEAPOLIS was arrested
at La Crosse and taken back to that
city.
Theft OF lot of honey from The
farm Of Al Buckeridge near Belo.t
has been traced to three boys who
have been arrested and are being .eld
for trial al Rockford, III.
Henry Stokes. aged 70 years, while
in the woods near Brodhead, tripped
over wire and fell. njuring himself
so az to be unable to move He was
found in a critical condition.
When A. o. HlgermGnn Of the
RhineIander Brewing company
checked up his bank account he dis.
covered that sjX le1ks each of $40
denominations. were forgeries.
w f. Sawyer. wanted on the
charge of forging a s125 note in.
dorsed by Or. 0. W. Laplout Of Port
age was arrested at Battle Creek,
Mich He will be returned for trial.
Joe Stickeneyer Of Merrill was an.
rested on a charge Of horsesteaiiug
and taken TO stevens Point for hear.
ing He had six horses with him when
arrested, but said he was a horse
trader
Mrs. Elizabeth Boucher of Fond du
Lac, has commenced suit against the
Wisconsin Central for $4,000 for the
death OF her husband. David Boucher
who was killed at North Fond du Lac
on Aug 4.
The Watertown Poultry and Pet
Stock association has been organized
with William f. Greutzmacher as
president. and Arthur Gamm, sccre
tary. It is planned to give a show next
January
Robert Holland - year old
Green Bay boy, was the victim of an
accident when an unknown autoist
ran him down throwing him off his
wheel 10 the pavement One of his
eyes was badly injured
Henry DeMar and Harry Smith, ar.
rested at Clarno, whore they terror
lied the train crew after having been
put off, were given jail sentences on
charges Of vagrancy and carrying
concealed weapons.
Assistant Postmaster A. n Mirlach
of Beaver Dam was injured while dis.
charging fireworks on the premises Of
ID. y. IAmureaux for the amusement
Of party of friends of the latter. His
right eye IS badly bruised
Pending an investigation Mayor
Downey of Portage, has suspended
James Cayauaugh from The police
force Cinnamon conducting o laundry
allege that the officer held them no
tor So on a threat to arrert them "a.
smoking opium
While T Ietland. La Crosse
county farmer went 20 town to dis
pose of some produce. three strangers
whom he had hired to dig potatoes.
overpowered his wife and ransacked
tho house. securing some jewelry aud
other yaluables.
Passing over section Of track
twenty miles south of La Crosse
where piece Of rail Two and one-half
feet in leugth was missing, the Burl
ington limited literally "leaped the
gap The imperfect track was two
miles from the village Of Genoa
Frank Noyak of Manltowoc a char
acter recently sentenced to four
months in jail as vagraut after he
bad resisted arrest and had caused
the police IN III trouble. is violently
insane and has been committed 90 the
Oshkosh asylum for the insane.
William + Howard, who ran down
and killed William II Allard in ep
automobile at Kenosha was exoner
ated by the corouer's jury All OF the
eye witnesses OF the killing testified
that 1t would have been impossible
for Howard TO have prevented The ac
cideut
Dead in her chair. while her two
small children. aged and > years,
played about her knee Mrs. Emma
kasch. a ManitoN 10 county woman.
was found by he husband when he
returned home after an absence Of a
few hours. Mrs. kssch died from an
attack Of heart failure
Charles Stewart aged % years. of
Couer u Aleue, Idaho. was sentenced
to two years in state prison for
theft OF goods from the Northwestern
cars, He was caught near Evans
Vile after a chase of several miles
Stewart claims to have been a pros
Porous merchant in Idaho auul re
Gently
The police ana FIRE commission re-
moved from Office Desk Sergeant 10
seph A. Bieuuemann one OF the old
est members OF the Keuosha police
force, on charges Of neglect OF duty
and of drinking while on duty prefer
red by tho chief. and IL Is understood
that there Will be other complaints
fltd within the next few days
Henry ole. Of Racine. accused Of
causing Tho death OF John Hermcs.