Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-04
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD


when an automobile in which they
were riding went over a 5O-foot
embankment and rolled onto the Chi
cago & Northwestern tracks. where it
vas struck by train. Carl Thorstad.
proprietor of the Northwestern hotel
Of Madison. was pinned under the car
and died instantly Albert Lee. Mar
shall. who was employed in Thor
stad's hotel, is dying in the General
hospital here, where he was brought
following the accident. Both his legs
are broken and he is internally in
jured. Physicians hold out no hope for
his recovery. The accident occurred
near Mendoza. about a mile north of
here. a thick fog is believed to have
been responsible foTr tt!:c tragedy. The
men are thought to have been return
Ing to Madison from Westpor
heboygan.-Wenzel Kabat. who es-
capped from Waupun, where he
was serving a life term for murder,
spent night at a hotel at Random
Lake, and although posse was watch
ing him, he made his escape. Kabat
was recognized by the son of Patrick
Heinen. proprietor of the E>,e.- Mar
shal William Bitter was notified of the
criminals whereabouts and strong
guard was placed about the building
Kabat, apparently unaware of the
watch being kept over him, came
down to breakfast Arrangements
were made to capture him as soon as
he finished his meal. Kabat stayed in
the dining room only a few minutes,
however and, catching his watchers
unawares, slipped out of the room
and disappeared.
Madison.-M. l.. Shelter of Morgan
field, KY. a freshman in the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin, was shot and
robbed by two masked highwaymen on
the university grounds. He was shot
through the abdomen After shooting
and robbing Shelter the robbers fed in
the darkness. Shelter staggered to
the home of Dean H. L. Russell and
from there was taken to the city hos
pital, where surgeons performed an
operation in the hope of saving his
life. When attacked Shelter was
walking with Miss Alma Fellows. Pre-
vious to robbing and shooting Shelter
the highwaymen held up and robbed
five other students.
Wausau.-It is claimed the auto
mobile is proving the greatest pow
er for destruction of game ever in
vented Since the opening of the
partridge hunting season all Of the
highways of the county have been
secured by autos filled with hunters
and large number of birds have been
killed. At present the supply in the
county is sadly depleted. The birds.
as well as the rabbits, seem not to be
afraid of the machines and the hunt
ers are enabled to get within easy
shooting distance before they fly.
Argyle-After a journey Of nine
miles ON a slow freight and six
mile dash on horseback. Miss Anna
Ramster arrived at her home too late
to prevent the suicide of her Tilted
lover. Miss Ramster, who has been
working in a neighboring town, re-
ceived letter from Trussel saying he
was going to kill himself. When she
arrived home her former fiance was
dead. He had written letter to his
rival and disappeared.
Rhinelander.-At a meeting of the
Rhinelander Advancement association
the following officers were elected:
President, A. E. Weesner; vice-presi-
dent, S. B. Cary; treasurer T. C.
Wood; secretary, o. f. Barstow of
Canton. III.
Racine-Coming to Racine from
Beaver Dam in search of employ
ment, Charles Ineacine was held
up in the freight yards by three
masked men and relieved of his purse
and the greater portion of his cloth
ing. His wild flight caused his arrest
Beloit.-The annual cane rush may
be abolished at Beloit college
The college student council is con-
sidering push ball or some other
interclass contest as substitute for
the rush between freshmen and sophie
mores.
Fond du Lac.--August SpindIer,
seventeen years old, 500 line call
boy, was run over by freight
train at North Fond du Lac. One leg
was amputated and he sustained other
injuries from which he died an hour
later.
Ladysmith.-The body of Ignacz
Matykiewicz, a farmer of the town of
Strickland, was found frightfully mu-
tilated by the side of the railroad
crossing near Lehigh, evidently killed
by a train.
Kenosha.-The coroner's jury called
to investigate the death of John Luss,
Somer farmer shot by hunters, re-
turned verdict of murder and placed
| the crime at the hands of Luigi AdlozZi
an Italian Luigi is held without bonds
Antigo.-Robert Boyd. twenty two
years old, accused of jumping his bond
| in Kentucky about six months ago, was
arrested at Elton by Undersheriff Will
| lis Jones. 1t it probable he will be
taken to Prestonburg. Ky.
Madison.--Carl Thorstad, owner of
| the Northwestern hotel, was killed
| and Albert Lee fatally hurt in an
automobile accident. Their machine
| jumped the road at track depression
viaduct and passing train crew saw
the bodies. A woman's hat and coat
we're in the machine. but the police