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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
conFsssEs TO FRAUD.
Charles ~. Rathbun, Supposed TO Be
Dead, Is Arrested.


TIE arrest of Charles Newell Rathbun
at Louisville opens the way to the ex-
posure of a plot to defraud the Metro
pelitan Life Insurance Company and may
result in Rathbun's indictment for muir
der. The action began when man sup
posed from letters in his pocket TO be
Rathbun was found dead in bed in
hotel in Jacksonville, Ind. The authori-
ties shipped the body to Little Rock.
Ark. They got cir clew to Louisville
as the mans nome from the letters.
When the body got TO Little Rock, Mrs
Rathbun met il and wept profuseiy. She
said it was the body of her husband.
Then the = ice discovered that the
corpse was not that of Rathbun. but OF
w. l.. Ten Eyck, tramp. and that there
were evidences of laudanum poisoning.
Who Rathbun was or where he was,
was not kr own till a man giving the
name of Lou Root applied 10 Recruiting
Sergeant Skinner of the regular army for
enlistment. Skinner saw that the man
wore regulation army underwear and he
became suspicious Inquiries made in the
barracks at Plattsburg, \. Y, revealed
the fe that a soldier of the name of
RathJun, answering closely to the de-
scription of Lou Root" had deserted
from the army there.
Lou Root" was arrested in Louisville
and confessed that he was Rathbun. lie
accounted for the attempted palming of
of the body of Ten Eyck as his own by
saying that by that means he near 70
defraud the insurance company OUT cf
the amount of the policy he held upon his
life.
Then the question arose touching the
way Ten Eyck, the tramp, had died.
Rathbun insists that Ten Eyck died of
acute alcoholism. He says that he put
his coat, with the letters in it, on Ten
Eyck, and that he thought the substitu-
ton of Ten Eyci's body would get him
money The police are working upon a
theory that Rathbun killed Ten Eyck.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
109,00O000 bushels from year ago. The
yield in detail is estimated US follows:
Tots. os51 900 1.as5. coo coo 1850 OOO. 900

The general average as to quality Is
1871 per cent, as compared with 500 per
cent in November last and ST2 per cent
In November, 1890. 1t is estimated that
40 per cent of the corn crop of 1900 was
still in the hands of farmers on Nov. /,
1901, as compared with "A per cent OF
the crop of 1899 in farmers hands on
Nov. l, 1900, and 80 per cent of that
of 1893 in hand November, 1899. Pres
ent stocks are 95,000,000 bushels, COM
pared with 81 ,432 900 bushels last year.
Preliminary estimate of the yield per
acre of potatoes is 500 bushels. against
an average yield per acre of sos bushels
In 1900 $50 bushels in 1899, and ten
year average of 1871 bushels. The pres
ent indicated yield per acre is the lowest
since 1890. OF the States having 10000
acres or upward in potatoes, all except
Michigan aud Maine report a yield per
acre comparing unfayorably with their
ten-year averages Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska report less
than one-half and Missouri less than one
fourth of an average crop. The average
as TO quality is 1874 per cent, as COM
pared with SS.1 per cent in November
last and 81 4 per cent in November 1899.
The preliminary estimate or the aver
age yield per acre of hay is 1.32 tons,
against an average yield of LIS tons in
1900, 1.35 tons in 1899, and n ten-year
average of lbs tons. While more than
threef ourths of the forty-seyen States
and territories for which comparative
data are available report a yield per acre
in excess of their respective ten-year av-
erages. such important States as Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri. Kansas, Nebraska, South
Dakota, Texas and Arkansas are all in
cluded m the region reporting less favor
ably. The average as to quality IS 9l.3
per cent, against S9.1 per cent in No
vember last and 93,S per cent in No
venDer, 1899. The sweet potato crop is
above the ten-year average.
The apple crop is considerably below
the ten-ypar average. and the pear End
grape crops are slightly below.
OF the fifteen principal tobacco States,
nine. including Kentucky, Virginia, North
Carolina and Tennessee, report an aver
age yield per acre OF tobacco in excess of
their ten-year averages, while six. in
Guiding Ohio, Wisconsin and Missouri.
fall below such averages.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
LOW YIELD OF CORN.
OFFICIAL. ESTIMATES SHOW THE
SMALLEST AVERAGE.
Yield for Entire Country Is Only 1874
Bushels Per Acre as Compared to
25.3 Bushels an Acre in i9o0-Lower
than Lowest Previous Record.

The preliminary estimate Of the aver
age yield per acre OF corn. as published
in the monthly report OF Statistician
Hyde of the Department I Agriculture,
is 16.4 bushels, as compa ed With an av-
erage yield OF 2o.3 bushels pei acre in
1900 and 1890. 1913 bushels in 1894, and
ten-year average Of 244 bushels. The
present Indicated yield per acre is the
lowest general average ever recorded for
y is crop. being - bushels per acre be-
low the yield in 1881, y hich has stood
for twenty years as the lowest on record.
The indicated yield in bushels per ccre
in the seven principal States is as fol-
lows: Ohio, PSI; Indiana, 1913; Illinois,
I'D; Iowa, %; Missouri, 10,l; Kansas,
IS; Nebraska, HI OF the twenty
three States having 100000 acres or up
ward in cora. all bur Pennsylvania, Nir-
ginia and Michigan report an average
yield per acre below their respective ten
year averages.
The low yield per acre--16.4 bushels
evidently allows for the loss by abandon
ment IF area. Taking the government
area of S2,S21 900 acres, the crop is esti-
mated at 1,33S, 100000 bushels, or 49,
100000 bushels more than the October
returns indicated. The official reports of
the crop for the past twenty-five years
comDara rs follows,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
FIND FORTUNE AFTER YEARS.
Eeirs of i. e. Hoibrook Discover Prop
erty Missing Since 1870.


erty Missing Since 1870.
The mystery of the disappearance of
the fortune Of $3,0c1,000 left by Isaac S.
Holbrook. New York stock broker who
died suddenly in 1876, is at last to be
cleared up. When he died he was regard
ed as a millionaire, but on the settlement
OF his affairs his wife and his three iii
dren We're unable 10 get track of the b4ik
of his property. Holbrook's home at
East Marion, l.. L., worth $4,000 pass
ed out OF the hands of his family on a
small claim and is now owned by the
wife of Commodore Latham Fish. Suit
has been brought 10 recover this property
and the investigation prosecuted in re
spect to it has revealed the existence of
other property of the estimated value of
$3,000,000 Isaac $. Holbrook, Jr.. was
a baby when his father died, but is now
PC years old lie has been prosecuting
the search for his fathers estate with
yigor. There are now, as result Of his
exertions, in a lawyers office two big bat
tered tin boxes in which repose the orig
inal title deeds to millions of dollars
worth of real estate purchased by his
father in the early 70's and which could
not be traced before owing to the fact
that the deeds were not in Holbrook's
name. In those boxes are the deeds to
Ago, 900 acres of land in Kentucky, part
of which is said to be rich in oil and min
eral deposits. The value Of this tract Of
land is said to exceed $2,000,000. Then
there are deeds to a tract Of land in the
city of Elizabeth. n. j., a conservative
valuation of which is not less than $780,
coo
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
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The Archbishop of Canterbury says
that England is suffering from defective
grammar.
Senator Hanua's secretary says that
since 1896. 500 children have been named
after the Senator.
Sara Bernhardt says that she rehears-
ed "Cleopatrs" 800 times before it was
finally presented to an audience.
The Queen Of Spain likes good music
end during her residence at san Sebas-
tan. in summer never fall to invite
Sarssate to her place for some private
soirees.
The first woman TO hold the office Of re-
gent of the Wisconsin State University
has just been appointed 10y Gov La Fol-
lette. She is Or. Alma J. Frisbie Of
Milwaukee
\ movement is on foot in North Caro-
lima. prompted by the tobacco dealers.
to erect & statue OF Sir Waiter Raleigh
in Raleigh Collection boxes are TO be
placed in stores where tobacco is sold.
1t is understood in London that W. T.
Stead will soon become editor OF the
Daily News. having as his assistant II.
W. Massingham. formerly editor Of the
Daily Chronicle. Both are opponents of
i the wax party
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
"coRPsL" WANTS TO GO TO WORK.
Man Pronounced Dead Proves to Have
Had a Fit.

John Sesler gave a gainesville, Ohio.
undertaken the scare of bis life by his
refusal to consider himself dead. Sesler
is subject to fits. He had one on bis way
to work and fell unconscious to the side
walk ON the main street Of the town. A
passing physician pronounced the man
dead. Some one telephoned an undertake
er, and an ambulance was soon on the
scene. The body was placed within the
ambulance, and the horses started to-
wards Seser's home ON the outskirts of
the town. Half way there the supposed
corpse sat up and asked where he was
going. The driver gasped that they were
taking him home. Il don't want to go
home, said Sesler. II want to go to
work" SO the driver had to turn about
and take him back to town. There SEES
Ter climbed down and walked away
whistiing.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
TWO WOMEN AHE MURDERED.
The Bodies of Victims Slain by Similar
Means Found in Evansville, Ind.


Means Found in Evansville, Ind.
The police of Evansville. Ind. are
greatly exercised over the discovery Of
two bodies of women who have been muir
dered, each apparently having been done
to death by the same means, but both OF
which were found at different portions of
the city. Both bodies had been laid in
a ditch. and in both cases the bodies
We're badly bruised. The bodies were iden-
titled as those of Mrs. George Railey
and Miss Lena Renner. The discovery
Of the murder of Mrs. Railey was made
by G. +. Schlage, farmer. who was
driving into the city. The coroner was
notified aud an investigation showed that
in addition to the bruises on the body the
neck Of the woman had been broken. Mrs.
Railey was married, but had been sep
arated from her husband. In the after
noon the body of Lena Renner was found.
Examination in this instance showed that
the woman had been choked to death,
The woman had been visiting with rela-
tiyes for several months and left the
house with the remark that she was going
to take a ride with friend.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
NEBRASKA TOWN BADLYBuRNED.
business Portion of Butte Wiped Out by
an IucendiarY Fire.

Fire destroyed nearly the entire bush
ness portion Of Butte, Neb. Not a hotel
or restaurant remains, aud ten business
places in all were burned. The loss is
about $4,000, one-third of which is Gov
cred by insurance. The heaviest losers
are w. NJ. Carter, hotel, $1,000; john
Story's hardware store. $500; Mrs.
John Story, grovery. $1,000: Werner "
Mason's drug store, $4,000; Johnson's sa-
loon, $500. two restaurants, $500.
About fifteen firms suffered more or less
loss. The fire is supposed TO have been
started by an incendiary in the rear of
Johnson's saloon, which was the first
building to burn. Nine others were soon
on fire, and it was with the hardest work
that the remainder of the town was
saved
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
FIND HOUSE OF TRAGEDY.
Chicago Police Say the Natoli Murder
Mystery Is Solved.

The murder of Antonio Natoli has been
explained to the satisfaction Of the Chr
| cago police. The wagon in which it is
| supposed the body was carted away and
thrown out on the prairie has been dis
covered. and the horse in which the po-
lice believe the mt RIDER was committed
has beer located. The occupant of the
house, Felipe RIM IS under arrest, With
him was found iovanni Scarafai. bu;
1t is not believed e had anything to do
with the murder. Natoli, the police say,
was decoyed to the home of Felipe RIM.
l92 North Union street. murdered, his
body placed in a barrel. and removed.
with the assistance of a gray horse and
covered wagon. Frank Colby. private
Waterman, Informed the police that he
saw two men take. barrel out of the
basement and place it in n wagon, which
was backed up to the front door OF the
two he recognized one as Felipe RlnI.
the peddler occupant of the house When
the police entered the house they found
nothing to indicate that a tragedy had
been committed there. The first floor APP
parently had not been occupied for sew
eral days. Passing down the half dozen
morrow steps leading to the basement,
the searchers found a different scene. The
walls and floor were despatched with
blood. Clothing hanging against the
wall was damp, showing that seeming
effort had been made to remove the blood
stains. Concealed in the corner Of the
basement were two hatchets, while a
knife lay on the table. All bore blood
stains upon them. although efforts had
been made to remove the dark marks.
The crime wa undoubtedly committed TO
obtain the $500 which Natoli was known
IN, bay. hnd
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
INDIANS cEDE VALUABLE LAND.
Large Tract in North Dakota to he
Opened for Settlement.

Maj. Mclaughlin, Indian inspector, has
closed treaty with the Fort Totten In
dams of North Dakota, by which l04,-
442 acres of the finest agricultural land
in the State will be opened II settlement
as soon as Congress can act. The lands
are magnifcently situated between
Devils Lake and Cheyenne" he said.
They are exceptionally valuable. The
conclusion of the treaty came after only
a weeks negotiation. The Interior De
partment will frame Ill throwing the
lands open, which viii be submitted at
the next session IL Congress. Settlers
will be able 10 go in within a year,
think"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

Ohio Relatives Think Miss Emm Scott
fs Dead in Nome Fields.

Miss Emma Scott, sister of the wife OF
Attorney General Sheets of Ohio. is be-
lieved to have persisted from starvation
in Cape Nome territory while in search
of gold. She went with party on an
expedition into remote part Of the coun,
try. Members of the party dropped off
one by one leaving Miss Scott alone. A
telegram was received by Attorney Gen
eral Sheets the other day from John b..
Cromwell Of Tacoma. Wash. containing
meager Information about Miss Scott be
ing stranded in Alaska. Her relatives
will send party to rescue her If she is
still alive.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

few years ago he was rated as worth
several hundred thousand dollars. lie
was the main owner of the Thompson &
Boynton Tugboat Line until two years
ago, and owned several freight boats.
He has been elected over and over again
to his position of supreme finance keeper
of the order without any opposition aud
without any electioneering on his own
part. He took the money to aid his own
imperiled business interests, and large
as the defalcation is it is said to be less
than a quarter of the October receipts.
The order has almost 100000 members.
Their policies range from $500 to $1,000
each, and the total Insurance is close to
$3.50, 100000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
U. S. MINISTER FIRED ON.
Colombian Sentinel Ignores American
DIP omat's Passport.

A Bogota, Colombia, correspondent ca
bles as follows; y sentinel AZ Tequen-
DANA Falls declined 10 honor the pass
port of United States Minister Charles
Har, and fired one shot at the minister.
The diplomat was not hit by the bullet.
The government has severely punished
the soldier and is seeing that the minis
ter is fully protected.
Charles Rurdett Hart was horn in
Maryland and was appointed TO Colombia
May -. 1891. being credited TO West
Virginia. He was weii-known news
paper man in the State Of his adoption.
resigning a position OF editor of the
Wheeling Intelligeucer to enter the diplo-
matte service. He was one of the orig
Inal Mckinley men in the campaign Of
1896 and received his reward immediate
& after NJ. Mckinlsy's iaauSuratoE-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
HOLD UP 10, Bur GET ONLY SO.
Robbers Ought to Have known Better
than to Visit "a Lodging House.

Two men, armed with twice as many
revolyers, held up nineteen guests and
the clerk of the Barnett House in Chi
cago. When they had partly completed
their job they were interrupted and calm
ly backed out of the hotel and mingled
with the crowd on the street. The clerk
and the roomers were lounging in the
Office when two men entered and adjust
ed masks. Then they drew two pairs of
revolvers and commanded the roomers to
line up against the wall. When this or
der was obeyed they cleaned out the
money drawer and then rihed the safe.
Their -eward in this direction was but
go
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

While bus was on its way TO North
Valley City, S. D., about I o'clock the
other evening, it was held up by masked
men and number of the passengers re-
lieved of their valuabes. There were
seventeen passengers aboard the vehicle
and about half of them lost money and
other valuables, the amount secured be-
ing about SiOO.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
WEDDING TOUR ON A TROLLEY.
Conductor Makes Up Enough Extra
lime to Get Married.

When John Bauer, motorn IN on a st.
Louis and Belleville electric line. started
out on his trip the other day. Conductor
Leonard Shannon walked forward and
said: Il wish you would pull into Ed
wardsvlle two minutes ahead of lime
this morning; have a little business to
attend to-" Motorman Bauer peered
back into the car, where Lucy Melee r.
the prettiest S.! on the line. sat blush
ing furiously, and he smiled and gave
the controller an extra swing. They ran
into Edwardsyille two and one-half min
utes ahead of schedule, and Shannon and
Miss NcLeer hastily departed. In a few
moments they came back and faced she
grnring motorman. Permit me to In
trodlce Mrs. Shannon. John" said the
happy conductor. Then they started
humeward ON the wedding tour, and Mo-
torman Bauer whisted 'Goo-Goo Eyes
all of the way and never once looked
back into the ear.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
Shnnta Man In Church.

During services at negro church near
Hopkinsville. Ky, Henry Davie quarrel
ed with Abe Allen, with whom he was
occupying pew Dnvie shot at Allen
with his pistol The bullet missed Allen.
but pierced the heart of Jerry Wilson on
the opposite side of the church and killed
him instantly
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
CRUELTY IN DOSE OF WHISKY.
Ohio Woman Sues for Divorce Because
Husband Made Her Drink.

Mrs. Isabelle C. Lincoln. dressmaker
for Mrs. Mckinley while the late Presi-
dent was Governor Of Ohio, applied for
divorce in Columbus, Ohio, from George
p. Lincoln on the ground Of cruelty. Mrs.
Lincoln says she found the gate chained
one night when she came back from see
ing Mrs. Mckinley about work and al
leges that Lincoln threatened to kill Gov
Mckinley if he ever came to the house
Mrs. Lincoln was Frustrated over this
incident and says her husband nearly
strangled her by pouring raw whisky
down her throat in an effort to restore
her to consciousness
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
BOUNDARY OF SOUTH.
MASON AND DIxON'S LINE BE-
ING RESURvEYED.
Old Line So Closely Associated with
Country's History Not to BE Allowed
to Vanish-Mrs. McKiniey's Dress
maker Sues for Divorce.

Mason and Dxon's line, the famous old
historic boundary Of uc South, is being
resuryeyed and will not be permitted to
drop out of existence. The old stone
markers. or posts. which marked the line
are being reset in solid cement bases and
iron posts are being substituted in places
where the old posts have disappeared.
The old line is TOO closely associated with
the country's history to be allowed to
vanish from tn. earth aud the States are
having it resurveyed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

Paymaster Stevens, U. $. A., arrived
at Pensacola from Atlanta. Before leav-
ing the latter city he placed in a hand
satchel 5000 in silver aud $4,000 in paper
money to pay the artillerymen at Fort
Barancas and McRea. When he reached
the fort he found that all the paper
money hal been distracted and that only
the 5000 in silver remained.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

The Bank of Scotland, s. D.. was rob.
bed the other night of $1,000 The safe
was blown open and the entire contents
carried away. About = o'clock in the
morning an explosion aroused the eiti,
zens. who arrived NJ the bank building in
time 10 see the robbers making their es-
cnne on horses
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
KING EDWARD TO DIE SOON.
Physicians Announce Monarch Cannot
Live over Two Years.

Physicians Announce Monarch Cannot
Live over Two Years.
King Edwards life is not worth more
than two years at the very most. That is
the opinion of The best physicians in the
United Kingdom. and il may he set down
as truth on authority which cannot be
doubted, despite optimistic and inspired
of tai bulletins to the contrary. At the
san time it car be affirmed on equally
unimpeachable grounds that his majesty's
malady is not cancer Of the throat, as has
been so frequently insisted. 1t is in the
under part of the tongue, which is even
more dangerous. and which, according TO
the unanimous belief Of the doctors, must
reach fatal termination within the spe-
CITED period -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
portion of Queen victoria's celebrated

portion of Queen Victoria's celebrated
herd.
The sale was conducted by the veteran
auctioneer, Col. f. NJ. Woods of Lincoln.
Neb. Lord Banff, a member of the royal
herd, was sold to George E. Ward of Ha-
warden, Iowa, for So, 100; Cicely, also of
the royal herd, went to j. G.. Robbins &
Sons of Horace, Ind, for $1,000 and
forty-four head brought an average of
81. 139 each. These are the highest prices
paid in this country for shorthorns in
quarter of a century
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
nauif 10 IlnrIs Gam,

4 sentinel at Tequendama Falls. Co
lombia, declined to honor the passport yf
United States Minister Charles Hart md
fired one shot at the minister The djplo-
mat was not hit 10y the bullet. The gov
eminent has severely punished the soldier
and is seeing that the minister is fully
protected
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
Bank I.ooter Caught.

After having eluded detectives for
more than two years, John II. Joiee. for
mery president of the Stoughton Ma
tional Bank of Stoughton. Wis. has been
caught, He is now in custody in Chicago
and must answer for the alleged embez-
element of $4,000 belonging to farmers
who had made deposits in his bank
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

At Oronogo, Mo. the Aurora mine,
which for the last seven years has been
u large zinc producer, is now wreck
and the machinery, plant, office and six
iat cars are covered UP completely. The
large pillars gave way in the immense
drifts over which the plant was situated,
thus caving the ground from the top and
cngulhng eT'ry surface object connected
with tho nina
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

In the seven surplus States the yield
of corn is estimated ut 7J0,000,000 bush
els, or 63,000,000 bushels more than in
October, and shows loss of 635. 200, 600
bushels from last year. Iowa and Illi-
rois have the best crop. but Iowa is short
nearly 100000 bushels, aud Illinois
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
MANY AnimaIs Rurued.

All the monkeys, birds and other amt
mails owned by the city of Toledo, Ohio
in the ZOO" at Walbridge Park were
burned at midnight the other night The
collection comprised valuable and rare
specimens and all were gifts to the city
The loss of the buildings, which were
new, is heavy. Two horses were burned.