Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-12-03
SEEN AND HEARD
IN WISCONSIN


Fond du Lac.-Mf. and Mrs L.
7. Baker OF this city have just cele-
brated the fifty-first anniversary Of
their wedding.
La Crosse.-The Western Wisconsin
Poultry association viii hold it's an
nual exhibition at La Crosse on De
cember 2 TO g.
Brodhead.-The addition TO the
Congregational church in this city
has been formally dedicated and
turned over to the children of the Sun
day school
Fond du Lac. = Carefully filling
| every crack leading to room
where his daughter slept. Robert c.
Smith, sixty years old, committed sui
eide by asphyxiation.
Viroqua.-The three-year-old son
Of Rev. and Mrs. Milford OF the
town of Retreat, who was scalded by
a tea kettle five months ago, died as
the result of his injuries.
Madison.-Mrs Adolph Scholl OF
this city, whose husband was
scalded to death in boiler which he
was repairing at the factory Of the
United States Sugar company two
weeks ago. was awarded $4,000
La Crosse.-Dayid Griffin. brake
man on the river division of the
Milwaukee road. who left here, was
killed at Wabasha, Mimi Griffin was
the third member of his family to be
killed in railway accidents.
Appleton. - A telegram received
from Montreal by Miss Emily Erb
from her sister, Elizabeth, clears
the mystery of her disappearance on
September 3. 1t is believed she has
been to England and telegraphed for
money upon her return to Montreal
Racine-John Thesdorf, aged TWEEN
ty-one. was accidentally shot while
hunting near Burlington. He was
dragging his gun by the muzzle
when the trigger caught in wire
fence, the shot taking away a large
for life.
Racine.-The six-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Vorpa-
gel. farmers of the town of Lyons
was drowned in 4 horse watering
trough on the farm. The trough con.
tanned two feet of water. The body
was found by the parents. who had
spent hours in search for the child.
Waukesha.-The Waukesha Coun.
ty Historical society is behind
movement to erect a monument me
morializing the three Wisconsin
Cushings," Howard B., Alones H. and
William b. Gushing, all of whom did
many heroic deeds during the Civil
war, and they lost their lives in the
service.
misunderstanding so peaceably
that his nose-glasses were not dis
turbed and he still held a news
paper in his hands, Evermont g. Bon
durant, aged seventy-nine, pioneer
agent of the United States Express
company in Marinette. was found dead.
He had been retired for some time.
He was father-in-law of County Judge
Alvin e. Davis.
La Crosse. Lothardt Engaas,
twenty years old, was shot and
instantly killed while hunting with his
brother August near Holmes. August
had chased a rabbit into a brush heap
and. with his gun under his arm,
hurled stick into the heap to scare
out the animal. The weapon was dis
charged and the shot struck his broth
er, standing 90 feet away. full in the
chest
Merrill first fatality of the
deer hunting season in Lincoln
county occurred near here Balthasar
Krinn was shot and killed by his COM
panion, John Obey Obey thought he
was shooting at a deer and fired, the
bullet entering Krinn's left lung just
below the heart, killing him instantly.
Obey was arrested and admits firing
the fatal shot. Krinn leaves a wife,
three sons and one daughter The
men were neighbors and friends.
Madison The state industrial
commission ordered the r. L. Ken
yon company of Waukesha to pay
to w. T. Gowans the sum of 1920
Immediately. and 1925 within six
months, as the balance of an award of
$685. as compensation of personal In
juries sustained by him on November
%, 1912, while in the employ OF the
company. The injury totally disabled
Gowans for six months and partially
disabled him for Il months. He was
a laborer and received so cents an
hour
Racine. Unconscious from the
smoke that filed his room, Mat
thew Christensen, sailor. forty-five
years old, was slowly burning to death
while firemen we're trying to extin-
guish the blaze from the outside. The
flames. which had started in his room.
spread to the other parts of the house
and the firemen were called. While
they fought the fire not knowing he
was within, Christianson lay on his
bed. Soon his head and the upper
parts of his body were charred beyond
recognition. When the blaze had been
put out the firemen found the partly
while on the way to the hospital. :,
Milwaukee. Sidney Maybaum of
New York, has filed a claim against
the Pullman Sleeping Car Company
for $500 in cash and a valuable
diamond he says was taken from him
on Lake Shore train. He charges his
sest pocket was slit open while he
slept.
Florence Elmer Peter.son who