Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-02
Wisconsin, NelUs
Tersely Told

Bennett-Suffering paralytic
stroke as he was about TO take
the first step down long flight Of
stairs, Peter Van T;ire. ffty-eight-
years old. a farmer. rolled to the bot
tom and was dead when picked up.
Wausau.-Seyenteen head OF cat
tie, belonging to Wenzel Wildman
of Langlade county have been slaugh-
tered on orders of the state live
stock board, the animals being in
fected with hoof-and-mouth disease.
Antigo-Keen disappointment was
experienced by five hunters near thiss
city when. after wounding deer and
trailing 1t over six miles in the snow
and water, they found it had been
stolen
Kilbourn.-Mrs. Nellie Workman.
wife of George Wenkman, a shoe
merchant of Kilburn, died sudden
ly. Mrs. Wenkman was taken with
a coughing spell and ruptured BLOOD
vessel in her throat.
Trempealeau.-Mis Eva McLaugh-
lin, fifty years old, was found dead
on the back porch of the resi-
dence of Dr. E. d. Pierce, having com
mitted suicide by cutting her throat
with razor. She was an invalid.
Superior Allotments aggregating'
several thousand dollars are being
paid Chippewa Indians in north.
ern Wisconsin and northern Mime
sofa at the rate of SIS each. Special
Agent Cross is in Superior making the.
distribution
Antigo.--Being grandmother at
thirty-two and great-grandmother at
fifty-six is the novel experience of
Mrs. H. C. Glauderman of this
city. A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Taylor. Mrs Glauderman'sl
granddaughter.
Neenah. - Investigation is being
made here of the work of incendi-
aries, several a ttempts having been
made to destroy cars belonging to the
Menasha Woodenware company in the.
local yards of the Chicago & North
western road.
Eau Claire. Lucy Glidden, six
teen-year-old high school girl who
mysteriously disappeared from here
after leaving a note addressed to To-
cal minister, has been found. The girl.
nearly dead from exposure, was
brought to hospital here.
Wausau.-Eric Lindroth of Me
nominee, Mich, identified as his SON
Ernest, the nineteen-year-old BAN
dit shot when resisting arrest recently
at Elderon. The boy, who thought
that he was near death from HIS
wound. asked that his father be noti-
fed
Superior. Claiming that their pay
has not been forthcoming for more
than a month, the crew of the
steamship H. G.. Cof1nberry, now tied
up at Ashland, has begun libel pro-
ceedings In federal court here. Deputy
Marshal Pugh has placed a Waterman
on the vessel pending action by the
court The sailors, dozen in num-
Der, seek to collect nearly one thou
sand dollars as wages.
La Crosse.-A second case OF
ptomaine poisoning developed ON
the North side when Mr.. and Mrs. Ole
Nelson and daughter became seriously
i'll as a result of eating canned beans.
Twelve persons were slightly poisoned
and two seriously from eating a salad
containing canned beans at the home
of Mrs. A. Berry when she entertained
a sewing circle.
Antigo.-Policeman Nels Madson,-
a member Of the night force, was
shot twice by his wife while he
lay in bed at his home on Edison
street. One bullet lodged in his arm,
which he had raised in defense The
| shot was intended for his head The
other struck him in the foot. He was
taken to the city hospital Mrs. Mad
sou was placed in custody and is now
| in Jail here. That she heard voices
| telling her to kill her husband, was the
/ delusion of Mrs Madison, who has.
been showing signs of insanity for
several days. 1t was her condition
that caused Madison to return from
hunting trip to take care Of her.
| Madson's wounds, though serious, will
probably not result fatally.
| Janesville.-Out at the Wiscon-
sin Institute for the Blind is a
/ young man who is overcoming his
handicap of blindness by learning wire
| less telegraphy. 1t has been an up
| hill climb but he bids fair to become
an expert if perseverance and study
can accomplish it, Taken up as a.
recreation to pass the dun hours of
blindness he has persevered and with
| a small set of instruments has learned
| the rudiments of the business. Theo--
dore Dresser lived in Madison Until
twelve years old he enjoyed life as.
other boys of his age. He was a
healthy. happy younster. then came
his blindness, the result of an acct
dent, and since then he has lived a.
life almost alone. Handicapped ~ the,
fnct he had just completed the earlier
grades of school work. young Ores
sen took up telegraphy. his elder broth
ers teaching him the Morse code, with
a small set of instruments in his own
home.
La Crosse.-Ruth Nimocks- Robare,
fifteen years old, has been ordered
to appear in court to show cause
why her recent interlocutory de-
cree of divorce from Victor Barnes
youthful motion picture operator OF