Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-12
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Two children Of August Erdman,
Z residing in the town of Porterfeid
near Marinette, were badly burned IS
shaking lime.
Reports are current at Wausau that
there are more deer at northern lakes
than in former years, driven there 5y
the pest of flies which is filling the
woods.
While playing at Eau Claire, Arthur
Gum, the little year old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Gum, was badly bitten
on the arm and hand by dog
yManitowoc will join Superior in the
fikht before the next legislature for
alchange in the law regarding the
tbxation Of railroad property.
In. n. Van Dorian, candidate for dis
3-lct attorney Of Waupaca county and
e. w Mason. a Hatton worker, were
tnjured in a runaway accident.
| Oshkosh was promisf a new depot
Fby officials Of the Wisconsin Central
who were there on an annual inspec-
ton tour.
Fifty-one years as postmaster Or
Rock Falls is the record Of George H.
Chamberlin. He Is now 81 years OF
age.
Station Agent c. W McGuirk has
mysteriously disappeared from Com
monwealth. An examination Of his
books is In progress
Charged with forging checks amount
ing 10 800 George A. Williams, aged
GO years. was bound over to the cir
cult court at Marinette.
The cucumber and potato crop al
Manawa have been practically ruined
by the iongcontinued dry spell ana
nothing but a weeks steady rain can
save them
While playing near home SIX miles
from MenOminee, the II months old
child OF Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence Berg
lund was sayagely hooked by COW
George Willonghby. the Milwaukee
wife murderer. has one OF the easiest
positions in the state penitentiary at
Waupun He is regarded AS one OF
the most intelligent prisoners
Three car thieves. Frank Cook,
Henry Woodford and George Cook Of
GAINESVILLE pleaded guilty and were
sent TO prison for Two years, eighteen
and twenty-one months respectively
Only S9,255 insurance was carried
on 600 cases Of leaf tobacco, largely
owned by American Society Of Equity
members. and valued at $25,000 which
was burned on fine John Decker farm
near GAINESVILLE.
Or. Macmillan Herzog OF Chicago.
recently federal pathologist In the
philippine service, Is making study
of the disease which annually claims
the lives OF about 100 horses at this
season OF the year along Lake Winnie
bago
Charles +. Kmball OF Racine had
bis left leg broken and narrowly es-
capped being drowned. He became
wedged between the pllng on a
bridge protection and In evtricating
him from The piles aud to save him
from being drowned, his left leg was
broken above the knee.
II may he that the body OF the man
who was killed near Truesdell 81 week
ago and which was Identified as that
of John Mccoy by his divorced wife,
win be exhumod again. Mrs. Mary
Murphy. Chicago believes the body to
be that OF her husband, John Murphy.
who disappeared about the time Of the
accident
George Smith night clerk at the
American house at La Gro Sc, who Is
charged with abscoudiug with over
$500. was arrested at Freeport and
will be brought back for trial When
arrested he had $3.50 in his possession.
Members Of the life saving crew az
Kenosha. have been dragging Pike
creek o find he body Of a man sup
posed to bo loan Decent Clothing
belonging to him was found ON the
banks OF the crock Ten dollars in
money and several pieces OF jewelry
were found in the pockets, Not q
trace OF The romans has been found