Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-08

David Fontana, former alderman
and an ex-policerlan, committed sui
eide at Fond du FAC, by shooting him
self with a revolver. He had beer
| Respondent since September when his
wife obtained a divorce.
/ Mabel Schurman, recently com
mitted to the Home for Feeble Minded
at Chippewa Falls, was run over by Z
Central train in that city and is lying
at the point of death. She escaped
while the matron was absent in an
other section Of the building.
Teddy Clarno. the year old son o.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clarno Of Orange
Vile, swallowed one of the sse6
while eating watermelon. The seed
lodged in the windpipe An operation
was performed and the seed removed
The boy is doing well.
Stephen szatkowski, alias Kuster
who has heen wanted at Marinette
since July G, hes been arrester al
Grand Rapids, Mich. He is % years
of age and is alleged to have wronged
a child In a family that befriendef
him when he was in destitute circum
stances.
Reinhardt Andreason. aged So, a
resident of the town Of Primrose
Dane county, was killed by a train on
the Chicago and Northwestern rail
road. He was highly educated and
taught school in different parts OF
the state He leaves a widow, who
has a large estate In her own name
Marvin, the year old son Of John
Koenings, was killed by a train Wed
nesday night, just north of West
Bend. The little boy wandered away
from home and although a search
was kept up all night could not be
found. The next morning the decapt
tated body was found by the crew OF
a gravel train.
With poison purchased on Oct. Ia
last, Marcus Smith, formerly of Ban
gor, Wis, committed suicide at Lem
mons, S. d. When last year he failed
to obtain liquor license at Lemmons
and at the same time lost the agency
Of a brewing company Of Bangor
Wis, he fell into melancholia. He
was GO years old.
oseeola has certainly had its share
of the yeggmen. They broke into
the store of the Osceola Mercantile
company, taking every piece Of sill
yerware in the store. amounting tc
about $3.50. Then they made an at
tempt to get the strong box of the
Osecola Mill and Elevator company
hut failed to get a cent in cash.
John Kallgren, a resident of the
Fish creek settlement three miles
west of Beloit, ip Bayfield, county
was injured while 1T work and died Q
short time afterward. KalIgren wal
at work for the town of Pilsen build
ing bridge. He was cutting dowr
some timber. A tree fell upon hin
and crushed his back and broke one
of his legs.
John Cstaswsld, brother OF Alexan
| der 0staswski, VINO died at Superior
demanded that post-mortem exam
ination be held over the body to de
termine If the deceased met death By
poison. There is said to have beer
trouble in the family OF the deceased
and his brother claims to have gooC
grounds for suspicion. Examination
revealed abnormal conditions, but tn,
4 result OF a chemical analysis is nov
awaiting.
owen Tbarnton is IN Jail at Racln,
on charge OF attempting to kill hi
wife by forcing her to take canboli
acid. Three years ago Thornton ant
the woman were married. When
child was born he deserted his wife
| left her in destitute circumstances
fed to California and entered thu
regular army. There he let pris
oner escape while on duty and spen
eighteen months in a military prison