Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-06

year-Old son OF MI and Mrs
Avila Brunei, was drowned The boy
had slipped out of the house unob-
served and ran upon the ice that COW
cred the west branch Of the Fond du
Lac river, the fee broke and the child
drowned before aid could reach him.
Madison.-Word was received in
this city to the effect that Stephen
Tandell, aged sixty-two years. who
had run between Chicago and
Madison for the last thirty years as
conductor of a Milwaukee road train.
fell beneath his cars and suffered the
loss of both legs. His home is in Ey-
anston, where he has a family. 1t is
thought that because of his age he
will not survive the shock. His re
moval from the run viii mean that
many conductors viii receive promo
lions and 1t is thought that Thomas
Lehy. GAINESVILLE. will get Tandelrs
run.
Black River Falls.-The Indian
agency at this city is abolished
by orders received from Washington.
The reason given is that the Winneba-
go tribe in this vicinity is dying out
so fast that an agency is no longer
necessary. Only sixty survive of the
branch of a once powerful tribe occu-
plying this neighborhcod. The surviv-
ors are transferred to the Tomah
agency. where a considerable number
of Winnebagos still remain.
Kenosha.-Rudolph Weinhardt, thir-
ty years old, a farm hand living
in tne neighborhood of Burling-
ton Ior more than year, committed
suicide by hanging at the barn of An
ton Daniels, town of Brighton. He
had been on drunk for several days
The man had a rope just long enough
TO reach round his neck. and was
forced to sway to his knees and to
and fro in order to break his neck
New Richmnnd.-Tel Telegraph opera
tors on the Chicago division OF
the 500 line, formerly the Wisconsin
Central have been granted a five per
cent. increase of pay with a minimum
of S55 per month. The former mini
mum was $3.50. Station agents are
promised raise
Superior Smyrmesk!, twe...
ty-four, was instantly killed when hA
was caught between two unloading
bridges at the Reiss coal dock His
chest was crushed in.
Wonewoc.-The new $4,000 German
Lutheran church. just completed. was
dedicated. It was estimated that
there were between 800 and 5000
people In attendance.
La Crosse.-The body of the man
who suicided In hotel in this city by
drinking carbolic acid was identified as
that of Bert Allen of Reedsburg.
Superior.-While riding on the foot
board of an Omaha road engine, Claude
L. Ronald, a switchman, was killed
when the engine collided with fat
ear.
Madison.-Kenneth Sullivan, nine
years old. who took carboic acid
in Birmingham park because he
was homesick for his grandparents,
with whom he formerly lived at Lone
Rock. died at the city hospital Short
ly before be died he regained con-
seriousness and told the nurse that he
took the poison because he wanted to
live with his grandparents, and his
father would not allow hir2 to do So
He said he found the poison at his
homo.
Superior-Driyen insane by the
hardships and priyations suffered
while hunting for the carcass of a deer
which had been shot near Boylston,
Andrew Finsland of this city is con-
fined to ward at ST. Mary's hospital,
in serious condition both mentally
and physically. The deer, which Fins
land shot November IA. did not drop,
but ran through the woods leaving a
bloody trail in the fresh snow. Know
ing the animal to be mortaIly wound
ed, Finsland followed, but had to hunt
for days. He came to farmers home,
bringing with him the carcass. He
was famished and weak from hunger,
and soon became i'll and violent and
was restrained with difficulty Fins
land is forty-five years old, is well
known in Superior, having lived here
Is years, and has a wife and four chill
dren.
William Williston, Jr.,
and William Gruman, miners. who
gave evidence against saloon
keeper named Schuenemann. whose IL
cense was revoked, were sentenced by
Polio Judge Everett to ten days in the
workhouse. A similar charge was
made against John Gruman, bui after
paying a fine of s14 he was released.
The action Of the authorities in using
the boys as witnesses and then SEN
fencing them 10 Jail for first offense
Is severely criticized.
Oconomowoc--The body of Her
nan Bartelle, aged twenty-five, was
found beside the tracks Of the
Milwaukee road He had evidently
been struck by train and killed He
was an unmarried laborer and had
last been seen alive in this city at MIC
night