Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24
LATE NEWS CONDENSED.
BADGER WAITS.

owned by him had been killed by hunt
ers.
James Carew, for fifty years resi-
dent of Waupaca county, and 9. A..
veteran died at his home in Mana
wa, of tiood poisoning at the age Of.
70 years.
John Klopotek probably was fatal
~ hurt and his horse cut in two by a
train on the Green Ba.' and Western
railroad, two miles east Of Amherst
Junction
John Poshensk died at the Amigo
hospital from injuries sustained at
Eland Junction while uncoupling cars.
He slipped and fell while the train
was in motion
Arthur Klinker Of Menasha was ar
rested by UnitedM States Marshal
We'll on a charge Of sending an OBJ
scene postal card through the mail to-
an Oshkosh woman.
John True, nephew Of JIM. True,
secretary of the state agricultural so
ciety, and Thomas owen drowned in
the Wisconsin river at Merrimac by
the capsizing of their boat
The county board of "a, ervisors OF
Columbia county voted to permanently
locate the Columbia ounty Teachers
Training school at Columbus. the
question has been debated for two
years.
Police of Kenosha have been asked
to arrest two bold check forgers who
are alleged to have gotten away with
more than $50 by issuing forged
checks on banks at Kenosha ana
Xion City.
A we'll dressed young man entered
the Engert Brothers Hardware store
at Racine aud ordered wire netting
While the clerk was cutting the wire
in the rear of the store, the young man
robbed the cash register of $3.50 and
escaped.
While assisting in the erection OF a
large barn on the old Fred OFT farm
IN Green county, John Morse was
struck by a large beam across the
small back, knocking him fiat ana
unconscious The lower limbs were
temporarily paralyzed.
To catch wild ducks with nets is the
latest work Of the game hog In the
Lake Winnebago region. Game War
den Gudenwald is looking for hunt
er's' who spread a net In the lake ana
enmeshed flocks OF ducks when they
dove for food, drowning the birds.
william I,awry of AuburndGle, Wis,
was slugged and robbed in a freight
car at Ladysmith. Arthur Taylor, Fred
Cardinal, Joe Penald and Ed. Swager
were arrested and bound over to the
circuit court for trial. They claim to
be from Polk county.
another murder was evidently
brought to light at Washburn through
the finding of an unknown tloater on
the bay shore The stranger has a
bad wound above the right eye which
doctors say was done before the man
died. The man is of large stature and
has one arm off below The elbow.
A New Richmond hotel keeper plead
ed guilty to a charge OF selling liquor
without a license and paid a fine OF
500 and costs. This is the first pro
secution brought by the recently or
ganized Civic league since New Rich
mond went dry on July 1, last. 1t Is
said that eases have been made
against number of others.
Louis Greger, who left Fond du Lac
city in 1897 for California and who
has not been heard from since may be
declared legally dead and his estate
disposed of within short time Mrs.
Mary Scamitz of Milwaukee has made
an application in county court for
the disposal OF her brothers estate.
which amounts to about $500.
The case which was threatened by
James T. Drought of Milwaukee
against the town of Black Wolf in
Winnebago county, for damages sus
tanned to Mr. Drought's automobile on
account of bumps placed in the high
way has been dropped Mr.. Drought
was informed by the Oshkosh Aut0mo-
bile club that the bumps had been
taken out
Frank Eckes OF Marshfeld went
hunting with an old borrowed army
rrsket which had not been used for
several years. Before loading the gun
he put cap on the firing pin and
raised the trigger, and when the uig
ger went down it set off and old charge
of fine shot which had been In the gun
for fifteen years. The shot tore away
n,nqt az hie pnSa and atubr,pA him ~
he lay unconscious for three hours.