Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-14
STATE NEWS


irg their loss for several minutes
local couple the other day. The couple
had taken a short cut across the
bridge TO their home When half way
over the father noticed something fall
from the baby carriage, but paid no
particular attention Arriving at the
other end the parents proceeded on
their way, and it was only when the.
mother happened TO glance into the
carriage that the child's absence was
discovered. Retracing their steps liz
search of the babe. they found il
hanging between the ties of the
bridge. its shoulders having proved
too large to pass between the ties.
Manitowoc-Tests are being ar
ranged for in connection with the
harvesting of the second crop OF
the Wisconsin Pea Gamers company
Of a thresher, a machine which has.
been patented by Albert Mundt and
Edward Schnorr of this city and
which is said to be one of the biggest
booms to the pea industry which has
ever been perfected. With the use OF
the machine, which resembles in ap-
pearance q grain threshing machine,
the need for viners in the factories is
done away with, the thresher doing
the work of the viners in the field
Barron.-John Signor of Rice
Lake and a Mr. Siller of Kansas
City, Mo, killed four bears which
were crossing a narrow point on Lake
Court Orelles few days ago. Mr.. Sill
Ter was fishing in a boat and noticing
something swimming in the lake, he
rowed out and found four bears. He
kept them circling in the water. and
called for help. Signor. who was in a
cottage nearby. came out in another
boat with a rifle and killed the old
bear and three cubs. The men were
so close to the animals they could
touch them with the gun.
Kenosha.-Mrs. Carrie Jensen, for
ty-one years old, a resident of
Zion City, committed suicide here by
jumping into Lake Michigan from the
South Water street breakwater. The
woman was a daughter of Christian
Lange, a prominent resident of Ra-
GlHE, anu Nut ulNOIC6u WIG Vi
Jensen of Kenosha. 1t is thought she
was suffering from religious mania
She might have been saved, but she
refused to accept assistance.
Marshfeld-The appearance of a
so-called wild man." thought to
inhabit a wooded spot near Hewitt.
has caused excitement the past
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specimen. habited only in a shirt, and
as wild as a hawk in his actions. Mr..
and Mrs. c. Echwell, who reside near
the place where the freak is supposed
TO lie concealed, which is a dense
thicket on low ground. have seen him
several times.
Marinette.-There is gold in the
Kirby hills. in section q of Ma
rinette county. according to Mike
Smith, a homesteader in the town of
I\thelstane. Several months ago
lImith sent a sample of some mineral
INSTANCES taken from one of the Kir-
ty hills to Judge L. NJ. Evert of the
olice court in this city. Smith at the
kme was of the belief that bright
articles in the sample might be
old.
Racine.-The body of James Ma
lyee, employed as a farm hand in
he town of Yorkville, was found along
he right-of-way of the Milwaukee
road between Corliss and Union
Grove. One leg and one arm had
been severed. 1t is believed Magee
was thrown under the wheels in at
tempting to jump from freight train.
Madisou.-State Bank Commission
err NJ. C. Bergh has issued a call
for reports on the conditions of
the state banks at the time of the
closing of business on August 81. This
call comedies with that of the control
Ter of the currency applying to ma
tional banks.
Wausau.-John Schwister of Wau-
sau chauffeur for c. J. Winton
of Minneapolis, a lumberman formerly
of Wausau. is building an aeroplane.
1t will be eighty feet wide and forty
feet long The engine will be of
aluminium and is especially construct
ed for the purpose. Mr., Schwister
SAYS he will give an exhibition flight
here as soon as the machine is COM
pleted
Beloit-The Berlin Machine works
is about to build new Office
building. steel fireproof construc-
ton and three stories. The cost will
be about 100000 The site is adjacent
to the company's shops on Fourth
street. The company plans to build
large additions to the Beloit shops
next year and also will build in Seat
tie. Wash. 1t also has a shop in Ham
ilton, Ont.
Green Bay.-Bankruptcy proceed
ings have been started against the
Diamond Paint company. The stated
liabilities are s5,O7593 and the assets
s9,241.S6.
Oshkosh.-The survivors of the
Twenty-first Volunteer infantry will be
entertained here September Is and IA.
Depere.-The total valuation of
taxable property. real and per-
sonaI. in Depere is s2,025. SS4, as
eaualized by the board of review. This
is an increase of s15.46S over last
year
Green Bay-Mrs. Charles Hassler,
wife of the chief lineman on the High
Falls power line. climbed the tower
on the east shore of Fox river and re-
manned there for some time. Few
men have performed the feat