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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
MARKED INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY.
Wheat, Cotton and Hog Products Tend
Toward Lower Prices.

Wheat, Cotton and Hog Products Tend
Toward Lower Prices.
Bradstreet's view of the business situa-
tion is thus summarized: Favorable
weather conditions find reflection in re-
ports of good retail distribution of spring
and summer goods, and in fair flling-in
orders from jobDers. Demand from first
hands for general merchandise is, ii any
thing, quieter, in keeping with the be
tween season period now at hand. In
dustrial activity continues specially mark
ed, pleasing feature this week being the
practical absence of the unrest, particular
ly in the building trades, noted for many
years past about May /. While fayoring
retail distribution, the springlike weather
conditions, however, have been the reverse
of stimulating as regards quotations of
two of the countries greatest staples,
wheat and cotton In these and in hog
products the tendency of values has. been
toward lower range. Winter wheat crop
advices have continued irregularly unfav-
orable Cotton has weakened on better
reports. The strength of the lumber mar
kets shows little impairment. Wool as a
whole is quiet and steady. Wheat, in
eluding -four, shipments fcr the week ag-
gregated 3,02S, 2S3 bushels, against 1882,
$50 bushels last week. Corn exports for
the week aggregate 2,G15.079 bushels,
against 1901 $40 bushels last week"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
submarine Forests in Epg,ana.

Submarine Forests in England.
Some curious submerged forests exist
in England. Midway between the estu.
aries OF the River Mersey and the Dee
along the shore west of Leasome, Is 4
long stretch Of forest growth, which
through the encroacbment of the sea
is being rapidly washed away. AT one
time the forest was completely covered
by sand, but as the water Is gaining
very rapidly on the land, the forest be-
comes more and more exposed to view.
Many proofs of submerged vegetable
accumulation, with stumps of trees in
the position in which they grew, have
been traced round the shores OF Devon.
Cornwall and Western Somerset. A
submarine forest occurring at the
mouth of the Parret, in Somersetshire
on the south side of the Bristol Chan
mel. was described by r.. Horner In 1917
and its position attributed to subsI.
dence. Charles Harris discovered IN
1881 evident traces of fir wood be-
meath the level of the sea at Bourne.
mouth. in Hampshire. the formation
having been laid open during low
spring tide.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Monon CHANGES Hands.

The Chicago. Indianapolis and Louis
vile Railroad. popularity known as the
Monon route. has now passed into the con-
tra Of the Yanderbilts. the deal having
been ,.onsummated and the chick for the
purcl ase money being paid by the firm of
j. T. Morgan & Co. to Gen. Samuel
ThomaA This is the first step taken in
the proposed formation Of the Vanderbilt
consolidated system in the middle west,
the purpose being to merge the Monon in
to the Big Four system. The new stock
holders held meeting in New York and
elected William Fl. McDoel to succeed
Gen. Samuel Thomas as president of the
road. A. j. Thomas was named for vice.
president, and the following directors
elected: Il. Kimball. II. NJ. Galloway,
Gen. s. Thomas, G. III. Coster, w. II,
McDoel, Amos I. French, Temple Bow
don, G. B. Shaw, James Mallate, A. j.
Thomas.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
FIVE PERSONS MURDERED.
aged Woman and Four Small childrcl
49, KtIlad a.. a1yaaor~s

Aged Woman aud Four Small Children
Are Killed In Missouri.
Mrs. Jane Tettaton, an aged widow. and
four children ranging III age from to II
years. were murdered and their bodies
partly cremated in the family residence at
Maiden. Mo- j. H. Tettaton. stepson Of
the woman who was killed, IS under arrest.
He tells conflicting stories about the tra-
gedy. He says he was at home talking
to the murdered woman when two men
entered with reyolyers and demanded
money that he had taken TO her to effect
q settlement on some land matters. He
says he refused to turn over the money
and they opened fire; that the widow was
shot at his feet, and that he ran into the
yard and was there cut and dubbed into
insensibility. Thirteen trifling knife
wounds were found ON his face. AT the
death of Washington Tettaton, the wom-
ans husband, two years ago j. H. Tet-
taton was selected to administer the es-
tate. Ili-feeling sprang up and lawsuits
followed. The woman agreed TO settle
certain claims for $500, and young Tet-
taton was to give her the money. The
last seen Of her alive was when she went
with him to the house, supposedly to make
the settlement
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Postomce Robbed.

The general merchandise store of
Charles Tiee & Son of PERIL was entered
BY burglars and large quantity Of goods
was carried off. The postofiice is in the
same building and the thieves proceeded
to lay themselves open to Uncle Sans
legal wrath by stealing several dollars
worth Of postage stamps. There is no clue
to the burglars.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it cleal by
tirring up the lazy liver and driving all I'm.
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads
and tina. sickly bilious complexion by takim.
Cascarets,--beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c. 25c, soc.
The moralist no more thinks of put
ting all his maxims into practice than
the shoemaker does of wearing all the
shoes he makes,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03

been found in the Carbon district north
of Mount Raster, and sixty miles east Of
Tacoma. Wash The ore is said to be
similar Ia character and geological situa-
ton TO that found in Montana, and to We
fully as rich as that Of the Butte mines.
Chester Thorne, president of the National
Bank Of Commerce of Tacoma. has had
prospectors at work in the new district
for Two years. 1t Is stated that large
force Of men will engage in the work of
development as soon as the snow dissp-
pears
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Mans Future Hasitation,

1T is the general teaching Of Catholic
Theology" says priest. that among
the scenes and places of mans future
Meditation will be this Planet, not as we
have it now. with its winters and sum-
mers, with its biting winds and ener~
waiting atmosphere. but as 1t will be
after the great day of Judgment. when,
& eeording to the clear teaching of holy
scripture, the world is to be deluged by
fire. and in the purifying elements OF
fire the world is to be renewed and i -
generated. The world will then b.
transformed into a scene of ehangelesS
and SURPRISING loneliness, a fit dwelling
for glorified man.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
BURIED on MS RANCH.
Finding of Sheep Hcrder's Body
Furnishes Proof of Murder.

Finding of Sheep Herder's Body
Furnishes Proof of Murder.
Parties arriving from Bycrs. Colo, re-
port the finding of the body of Otto
Goette, or Brown, as he was commonly
known, sheep ranchman, who was MUIR
dered on his ranch Sept. 30, 1898. Goette
disappeared and his 1000 sheep were af-
terward sold in Omaha. A draft for the
receipts Of the sale was cashed at the
Colorado National Bank in Denver by X.
III. Beeler. 1t was believed that Goette
was murdered and suspicion pointed to
Beeler as the murderer. Efforts were
made to capture him. but all trace of him
was lost at Salt Lake. The body of Goette
had been buried near stream on his
ranch and the spring rains had unearthed
II. A large hole in the skull corroborated
the murder theory.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Po;sonous Snake by Mall.

An attempt 10 sd George r. Sterry,
Jr, secretary of the firm of Weaver y
Sterry, New York. was made when an ASP
was sent him through the mail. The adj
dress written in faded ink on the box that
held the snake was in a woman's hand.
When opened the snake fell on Sterry' g
hands, but by his quickness the merchant
escaped injury. Mr.. Sterry has put the
case in the hands of detectives.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Illinois Troopa In Riot,

The final night Of the Second Illinois
regiments stay in Augusta, Ga. was cele-
DRAFTED with a riot at midnight, in which
Private james G. Gillilaud was shot,
probably fatally, by Lieut.. John Mayeski,
and lynching bee was only prevented by
the strongest efforts of Col. Moulton. The
soldiers had set fire to sheds near the
camp, and the lieutenant, who vas officer
of the day. was trying TO suppress the dis
turbance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Find Dynamite il the TaiI.

In searching the jail at Oshkosh inyesti-
eating Charles WheeIer's escape four
ounces Of dynamite and three saws were
found. Some Of the bars were found part
~ sawed through. A portion of the wall
IN the north end Of the jail was dug away
and hole large enough to pass a mans
body was found. An outside wall prevent
ed the prisoners from crawling out 1t
was the intention to blow out the WALL
Ihe dynamite and fuses were found in a
small vent hole in the ceiling of the cell.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
NEWS OF WISCONSIN
]. A WEEKS RECORD or STATE
HAPPENINGS.


The village Of Crivitz Is an excitement
over the discovery Of an attempt to poi
son a1'olish family Of the name Of Tadish.
The husband, Tadish. recently purchased
sack of rye Hour. Mrs. Tadish convert
cd the flour into bread. bur, fortunately.
noticed when a loaf was cut that there
were green streaks running through it.
She took sample to DR. f. r. Doherty,
the nith officer, who very soon discover
ed The presence Of paris green in auanti-
ties sufficient to have made certain death
Of the entire family Of father, mother and
five children.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Two Fires in Philadelphia.

In Philadelphia, fire destroyed William
j. McCausland's paper tube factory. The
flames spread to Fleming Il Chapin's yarn
and thread storehousc, damaging the
place to the extent of $4,000 McCaus-
lands loss is $4,000. Whitaker & De-
ianey's glue works, at Tacony. suburb
of the city, were also destroyed By fire.
The loss is estimated at 100000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Pody Of Man Found in River.

The breaking of ice in the lower bay slip
at West Superior resulted in the recovery
OF a body OF man which has probably
been IN the water since last fall. The pa
pers on the body identified him as Godfrey
johnson of Amery, Wis. No foul play is
suspected, because SIC in cash was on the
body, also 1925 in certificates of deposit
on the Bank Of Emery and other yalua-
hlas
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
FIVE ARE INSTANTLY KILLED.
Result of the Explosion of Dupont
smokeIess Powder Works.

Result of the Explosion of Dupont
smokeless Powder Works.
One of the press mills of the Dupont
smokeless powder works at Carney's
Point, n. j., blew up and killed five men
and seriously, if not fatally, injured an
other. The one-story shect-iron mill was
lifted from it's foundation as if it had been
a piece of straw and carried into the adj
joining fields in the shape of kindling
wood and scrap iron. The powder presses
were entirely destroyed and not a trace Of
them could be found. What caused the
explosion will never be known. 1t was a
miracle that none of the old mills or maya
zines exploded, or the hundreds of men
employed there might have shared the fate
of the other workmen.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Great Damage by Tornado

At least sixty persons killed, over 1000
injured, residences and business buildings
to the number of 200 demolished and the
heaps of debris. imprisoning dead and
wounded, are results of tornado which
swept over Kirksyille, Mo. Much dam.
age was wrought and several lives lost in
the Soldier river valley Of Iowa by the
same Storm
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Many Horse. Burn. j,

The livery stables OF Bowser & Bros.
at West supeliar were totally destroyed
BY fire. The loss is complete on twenty
two horses, carriages, hacks, etc, valued
at $4,000; insurance 1900. The origin
of the fire is unaccounted for, as no one
can be found who was around the prem
Uses at the time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03

Hilary $. Starr. superintendent Of the
Oak Knoll ranch, Pasadena, CAL, has dis
appeared and the indications are that he
was murdered His brother Charles was
assisting him about half mile fsnm the
ranch house. and went to his cabin TO put
on his working clothes When he returned
twenty minutes later Hillary was nowhere
to be found Not far from the door of the
pump house there was evidence of fear
full struggle having taken place.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Race for the Pennant.
following is the standing Of the clubs

The trouble between union and nom
union miners at Wardner, Idaho, which
has been brewing there some time, culmi-
mated in 600 men attacking the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mine and mill, blowing
APP the mill with dynamite, killing one man
and wounding many others. Property
worth $250,000 was destroyed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03

Nina Kessinger has just died near Jack
son. Ohio, after living as a recluse- fol
thirty-seven years. She was engaged &c
John Trehaine. who went to the front in
the Union army in 1861 and was killed
On hearing OF his death she vowed to re
main true TO him until her death and never
to leave the farm on which she liged. She
remained in this voluntary imprisonment
untii her death.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Iiiot Cnrri.s a paaa Ma

When passenger train on the Wiscon-
sin Central Railway arrived in Neenah
about daylight the other morning the life
less body of Theodore Barteau of West
Menasha was found on the front end Of
the engine, sitting erect and covered by
the upper part Of carriage and the robe.
lie was driving home and his rig was
struck by the train, the train crew being
ignorant Of the accident.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Cut tbs Mississip.,i Levee.

Seventeen farmers of Pemisrot County,
in southeast Missouri. have been lodged IA
the city jail at st. Louis by United States
Marshal Louis G. Bohle on Federal in
dictment, charging them with cutting the
levee No denial is made by the farmers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Rough ON the General.

A French actor named Hyaeinthe
once illustrated the saying, Discretion
is the batter part of Salor." II was in
the month of June. and company of
the national guard, of which Hyacinthe
was sergeant, was engaging body OF
insurgents behind a harricade at the
other end Of a short street One OF the
insurgents, in particular, from corner
of the barricade was making remark
ably effective practice on the assailants
At that moment up came a general.
I'VE must get him 10 expose himself. .
said the general. zone of you must
Chamber Up on top OF the barricade;
then. when our friend at the other end
of the street shows himself to take aim.
two or threc of YOU fetch him down. Up
with you. sergeant
Beg your pardon, general, but, per-
hap9, you see. an insignificant non-com-
missioned officer like myself may have
no attraction for him. But a handsome
distinguished man like you, in that styl-
ish and becoming unifo-m-he'd be
more than mortal if he could resist the
temptation. Til lend you a hand, gen.
eraf"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
ouarrei Ends Two Lives,

A double tragedy is reported from VIII
Transport, y. ID. Two brothers. James
and Joe Caldwell, living on ranch a few
miles from Williamsport, became engaged
in an alteration. The former seized a
rifle and shot his brother through the alb
domen,. inticting injuries from which he
died. The surviving brother then took a
dose of carbolie acid and wandered to o
neighboring ranch, where he died shortly
after his arrival.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
HEIREss TO HALF a MILLION.

Claim of Girl Arrested at San Fran
cisco for Vagrancy.
A young woman known as Mildred Wis
Ion, who was arrested at San Francisco on
charge of vagrancy, claims to be heiress
to property valued at $500, 600 Daniel
Webster. an engineer at Mare Island, who
raised the girl, says sne was born Mt
Burke's Point, Butler County, Mo-, and
is now ~ years Of age. Her father, wlose
name was Whitaker, owned nearly half
of Butler County, and she and her sister,
who is now living at Cairo, Ill, were the
sole heirs to the estate. The girl recently
ran away from her home in Vallejo with a
soldier who has gone to Manila.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Forms sewer Pine Combine,

The options ON the Akron. Ohio, sewer
pipe plants have been accepted. The meet
ing for the organization of the Federal
Sewer Pipe Company, with capital stock
of $25, 100000 will be held in New York.
The combine takes in fifty-one plants in
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, New York and
PENNSYLVANIA
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
planinn Mills ina combine.

Eight of the planning mills Of Toledo
have formed a combine to contrsl prices.
This includes all the leading mills except
one. MaeClarep q Sprague, which concern
has held out, desiring to be paid in cash
for the plant. The combine represents
nearly 81, 900 900.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
YIELD or CUBAN Chops.
Production of Sugar and Tobacco SHOW
Increase Over Recent Years.

rrouuction OF sugar ana ioDacco sho"
Increase Over Recent Years.
The sugar crop for 1890 in Cuba is Off
cially estimated at 307,903 English tons,
against total for 1892 of 232, o32 tons.
The tobacco crop is said to be of good
quality and more abundant than for Two
years past. A large stock Of remedies
filler was sold in the field for SOB per quin-
tai. The planters in the province of Pinar
del Rio are cheerful as to the outlook.
The Cuban national party just formed
makes demand for the holding of gen.
eral elections. The party is growing
stronger and is forming branches in every
village in the island
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Fierce Fighting in Samoa.

Adyices just received from Apia, Sa
moan Islands, report that severe fighting
has taken place between large bodies 0.
friendly natives and the rebels. The cas-
ualties, it was thought, would not exceed
twenty, and no Europeaps Or Americana
were among the injured.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
1ru,t in { hewing Gum.

The chewing gum trust is now an ac-
coynplished fact under the name of the
Consolidated Gum Company, Incorporated
nnder the laws of New jersey, and CAPT.
talized at 100000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Crearneries Burn.
-. ~. ...ll - WY 4

Fire in the village Of Woodwork de-
stroyed the large creameries owned by the
peylin brothers. together with their con-
tents. The loss will be over $4,000, par
tally covered by insurance. Severakneigh-
boring buildings were also consumed. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
RIG TUNNEL PLANNED.
Great Engineering Feat Being Con
sidered in London

>
sidered in London.
The project for tunnel from England
or Scotland to Ireland is very much TO The
fore just now in London 1t is announced
that no fewer than i've separate projects
are under consideration. The difficulties
in the way are great. the depth necessitat-
ing steep gradients for the distance tray-
ersed. The shallowest sounding is seven
ty-fve fathoms, and the distance. accord
ing to one scheme is forty miles. The
estimates of cost vary from fI.000,000 to
fl6,O00O00, but the advantages would be
enormous. The journey to America would
be shortened, according to the Arnold-Fos-
fer map, by $50 miles. 1t is thought prob
able that the Irish railways will combine
to take up one scheme or another, n the
hope of obtaining a Government guaranty.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
unkuowu Man Killed by Cars.

The mangled remains of an unknown
man we're found scattered distance OF
two miles along the tracks of the West
Shore Railroad just east OF Fairport, n.
Y. The remains were those of man Of
medium size and of sandy complexion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
MEXICO Orders Many Rides.

An order for $4,000 military rifles Of
light power has been placed by the Mex
lean Government in New York This or-
der is the largest one placed in this coup
try by foreign power in the last twenty
FIVE years.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Dynamite on the Track.

Two attempts were made to destroy
Burlington trains with dynamite near
Nodaway, small station between st. Jo-
seph Mo-, and the Iowa line. Sticks OF
dynamite were laid on the track and the
Denver Hycr was given a shock that broke
all the windows in the coaches. The
Omaha express had similar, but more
severe, shock ten minutes later. 3urling-
ton officials went to Nodaway on special
train three hours later. There was moth
ing to indicate robbery was the motive.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03

A negro broken out with smallpox sores
and delirious from the disease ran through
the streets of Kansas City. Kan, the
other evening. His capture by the police
revealed the fact that the disease is epi-
demic among the negroes of that city.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Locomotivc Hauls 5000 Tons

All tonnage records were broken on the
Lake Shore Railway the other day. Al
east-bonnd coal train of sixty five cars ont
of Ashtabul,t, Ohio, hauled by one engine
carried 800 tons.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
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Kills Wife aud Daughter.

Edward 0swold, an instrument maker
at Camden. ~ j., stabbed to death his
wife and S-year-old daughter. He then
attempted TO commit suicide by cutting his
throat. A 6-year-old daughter escaped
the fate OF her sister BY running into the
street.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03
Nero Kiiled by Necroes.

Charles Williams. colored man, who
killed Lanra Canafax. negress. was put
to death by men Of his own race at Ga
lena, Kan. Twenty-Five masked negroes
battered down the Jail door and fired al
him through the bars of his cell. killing
him instantly.