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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24

The advocates Of irrigation are point
Ing to the Mississi< pi river food as an
argument in favor Of their scheme for
the construction of storage reservoirs and
other irrigation works in the Western
States. They admit that it may well be
questioned whether in a hundred years
the government could build reservoirs
with sufficient capacity to appreciably
mitigate the evil caused by the rise of
the Mississippi at st. Louis to over seven
feet above the danger line They say.
however, the situation would be rene
died considerably. "A feature Of this
food storage, which may not be gener-
ally understood, but which would un-
doubtedly accomplish the desired result,
may be termed secondary storage {"
said one of the leading irrigation enthu-
siasss the other day. THE water stor-
age proposition applied to the Missouri
and its great tributaries involves the
question of the irrigation of the vast arid
domain through which these rivers flow.
If irrigation storage reservoirs were con-
structed on these reservoirs it Is esti-
mated that as much as 81, 600 oG0 acres
of present desert land ould be reclaim
ed. The principal season of growing
crops for this area would be April, May,
June. July and August and the reason
that the lands are not irrigated at pres
ent is that while there is plenty of water
in the first three months, during July and
August, when water is absolutely neces
sary TO mature the crops, these streams
are reduced to mere threads. If the
storage reservoirs were built they would
supply water for this land during July
and August, during the three preceding
months the water for this great area of
land would be drawn directly from the
streams themselves"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24

the back Of the head will keep longer
and be better than those permitted to
die slowly?
Do you know that birds destroy mill
ions of bugs, mosquitoes and harmful
insects, that without the birds we
could not live OH the earth, and that
every little insect-eating bird you may
kill and every egg you may take from
its nest means one less bird to destroy
insects Live Stock journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24

DO you snow that every cruelty in
alcted oN an animal in killing OF just
before death poisons to a greater or
less extent its meatT
DO you know that every cruelty in
fiicted upon COW poisons TO a greater
or less extent its milk?
10 you know that ash killed as soon
as taken from the water by a blow on
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24

Cholly say. Fweddy. let's 90 and
consult a spwiril medium.
Fweliy " bat goh, old chappie?
Cholly Why to-aw talk with ouah
ances;ahs. doncher know.
Fweddy Couldn't think OF IL. chap
py, old boy. My ancestahs were deu.
cedly common twade people. d'know,
and WEAKLY don't care to wecognlze
them
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24

Just as soon as any crop of vegeta
bles is finished in the garden, spade
the location. and if any seeds are in
the soil many of them will sprout. If
SO go over 1t again, which will save
much valuable time and labor in the
spring. Late summer and fall is the
proper time to clea- garden, cspecis :
" if weed seeds to be eFadicaIei.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24

Have they any candy in heaven.
mammas" asked little 4-year-old Flos-
sic. who was slowly recovering from
a serious illness.
Il think not, darling replied her
mother
well" continued the little invalid.
I'm awful glad we've got a good
doctor"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24

A German mathematician estimates
that the average man who lives TO I've
30 years old consumes $4,000 worth
Of food IN bis life.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24

lily. This ievele- will be found to work
perfectly on any soil that is not too
heavy, and it Will level the soil better
and cheaper than in any other way.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24

A Panama canal will be constructed
and operated by the United States. This
decision has been reached by the Presi-
dent after conferences with those leaders
who have been prominent in canal legisla-
ton. There is no intention of abandon
ing the Panama project even though the
canal treaty is rejected by the Colombian
congress. Hope is entertained in official
circles that the treaty will be ratified.
No information has yet been received
which convinces the President and his
advisers that the treaty will be defeated.
That there will be strong or ,osit;on and
ar attempt to levy blackmail is conceded.
President Roosevelt is reported TO have
nade a statement to William Nelson
Cromwell, American representative of
the French Panama Canal Company.
which was in effect that the United
States regards Colomhia's obligations as
more binding than those of an ordinary
treaty and cannot admit the right of the
Colombian government to recede from
them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24

President Roosevelt. much to his dis
satisfaction. now tips the scales at near
ly 200 pounds. His long transcontinental
journey res;l'ed in his taking on a good
deal Of flesh. despite the fact that the
monotony of the trip was frequently
broken by long and hard horseback rides
and extended ramps through the noun
tains.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24

Many years ago the statisticians OF
the pension office made careful calcula-
tons TO show the number of survivors
of the Civil War for a series of years.
They used as the basis of their .clIcula-
tions the n ortality tables Of the insar-
ance compai les. but were far out of the
way. The cid soldiers are ding Of
more rapidly than was e.-7ected- Ac-
cording 20 the estimate The total num-
her Of survivors in 1902 should have been
800 $50, while the pension rolls show only
Us, 100.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24

A naval officer recently returned from
China tells an extraordinary story about
a derelict which has been floating around
the eastern sea. The Fannie Kerr is a
four-masted bark of 2,426 tons, built of
steel. She left Newcastle in April, 1902.
with a cargo of coal for San Francisco.
She rounded the Horn safely, but her
cargo caught fire in the South Pacific,
and after trying for more than a month
to extinguish the flames the ship became
so hot that the captain and crew aban-
doned her on June 6 and took to their
boats They landed at Kauai an island
of the Hawaiian group, made their way
to Honolulu, where the captain made his
~aport and the crew was discharged On
larch 10 last the captain of the steam
zip Heathdene, bound from Yokohama
to Formosa, sighted a vessel adrifr from
which SIN IKE seemed to arise Steaming
toward her he discovered that she was
the long-missing Fannie Kerr, which had
been gradually drifting westward sew
eral thousand miles for nearly nine
months, with her cargo still on FIRE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24

While the postoffice situation in New
York has beer receiving large share OF
Washington attention, the condition OF
affairs in the department here has been
going from bad 70 worse Evidence -
sccumuIating every day TO sustain the
most serious Of the charges affecting the
law division. the free delivery division
and the division Of salaries and slow
ances, in which New York politicians are
involved. as well as George W Beavers
and minor officials. The report OF ens
Civil Service Commission on the eondi
zion Of affairs in the Washington CITY
postofice has caused sensation seem
only 70 that in NsW York
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24

During this period 1850 Hebrews ar
rived, about Al per cent of whom came
from Russia. % per cent from Austria,
Hungary, 10 per cent from Roumania,
II per cent from Germany and IL per
cent from all OtAer countries. 1t is be-
lieved by officials of the bureau of immi-
grafton that it will be shown that the
number of aliens who arrived in May was
close to $4,000. In the past a larger
number of immigrants have entered the
United States in the month of May than
at any other time of the GEAR. The fiscal
year 1882 holds the record for the num-
Der of immigrants landing. In that year
77S,000 were brought over. Owing to
the enormous increase in immigration this
year, however, the department officials
believe that the record made in 1882 will
be surpassed and that by July l not
fewer than $4,000 aliens will have been
admitted to this country.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24

The number of immigrants arriving in
this country continues to increase. Sta
tist.cs for the dwelve months ending April
30 last, the returns for May not having
yet been compiled, show that the immi-
grants arriving numbered S03,2T2. They
were divided as follows:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-04
FREIGHT ENGINES
COLLIDE IN THE FOG
Rock Island Locomotive Crashes Into
Milwaukee Train at Merriam Park.

In the dense fog yesterday morning
a Rock Island engine, pulling a train
of freight cars, collided with a double
headed Milwaukee freight train at Z
o'clock, near the Midway depot, in Mer
Ram Park. The double-header, to
which long string of box cars was
attached, was standing in front of the
depot, awaiting orders, when the Rock
Island engine, switching from the east
bound to the west-bound track sudden
ly ran into 1t.
The engineer Of the Rock Island en-
CINE, seeing the impending collision,
reversed his engine and jumped. He
was slightly bruised but was able to go
to his home in Minneapolis. None of
the crew of either train was hurt.
Six box cars of the Rock Island train
were telescoped and thrown from the
track, but the Milwaukee train was not
so badly damaged. Traffic was delay
ed for some time. The shock of the
collision was terrific. The boiler of the
Rock Island engine was slightly broken
and the noise of the escaping steam
sounded for over an hour like that of
a whistle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-04
RAVEN FIGURES AS
a MAIL ROBBER
He Is Caught and Thus Mystery In
Utah Is Cleared Up.

DENVER, COL, Nov. S.-The mys-
terry of mail box robberies at Spanish
Fork, Utah, which has been puzzling
postoffice authorities for months, has
been solved and the robber has been
caught, tried and convicted.
For months mail carriers on certain
rural delivery routes in Utah had been
troubled by mysterious thefts from a
small mail box near Spanish Fork. A
day or two ago a decoy letter was
found in a plowed field. Another was
Immediately dropped in the box and the
carrier stationed himself near by to
watch.
In a few minutes large raven flew
UP to the box, struggled through the
aperture for packages and emerged in
a few minutes with a letter in his beak.
His course of flight was followed, his
nest detected, and there, in crotch of
a big tree, were found all the contents
of pilfered letters. There were drafts,
money orders, samples of dress goods
and scraps of love letters.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-04
CITY NEWS
ERNST SURRENDERS
Turns Over All His Property to
Satisfy Creditors.

Casper Ernst, the st. Paul banker ar
rested last week upon a charge of for
gerry and embezzlement, preferred by
John B. Metzler, Catholic priest Of
Chippewa Falls, Wis, yesterday turned
over his property to John D. O'Brien,
who will take charge of Mr. Ernst's
affairs and endeavor to realize all pos
sible out of the property.
Mr.. Ernst yesterday filed a trust
deed, turning over to Mr.. O'Brien the
Ernst building, Fifth and Wabasha
streets, and the Exchange building on
Wabasha street, the two properties
being valued at about 100000. There
are some membranes, however, on
the buildings.
Mr.. O'Brien will hereafter collect the
rents, pay the expenses and will sell
the property as soon as purchasers can
be found at a suitable price.
He will pay the creditors, as far as
possible, the proceeds of the rentals or
sales to be divided among the creditors.
1t is stated that the settlement will
leave Mr.. Ernst almost penniless al
though it is thought that a sufficient
amount will be realized to discharge all
of the outstanding claims against Mr..
Ernst
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-04
LIKED HIS "NIP."
Not a Whisky but a Coffee Topper.

Not Whisky but Coffee Topper.
Give coffee half a chance and with
some people it sets it's grip hard and
fast. up to couple of years ago." says
a business man of Brooklyn, N. Y, 'I
was as constant a coffee drinker as 1t
was possible to be, indeed my craving
for coffee was equal to that of drunk
ard for his regular nip and the effect
of the coffee drug upon my system was
indeed deplorable.
my skin lacked its natural color.
my features were pinched and nv
nerves were shattered to such an ex-
tent as to render me very irritable. I
also suffered from pa1pitation of the
heart.
ut was while in this condition I
read an article about Postum Food Cof-
fee and concluded to try it. 1t was not
long before Postum had entirely de-
stroyed my raging passion for coffee
and in short time had entirely given
up coffee for delicious Postum.
The change that followed was so
extraordinary am unable to describe
It, Suffice 1t to say. however. that all
my troubles have disappeared. I am
my original happy self again and on
the whole the soothing and pleasant
effects produced by my cup of Postum
lake me feel as though I have been
landed at another station
Not long ago converted one of nv
friends to Postum and he is now as
loud In it's praise as l am" Name fR-
nished by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Look in each package for a COPY of
the famous little book, The Road to
MELVILLE"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-04
POLICE BELIEVE
BURNS is MURDERER
"TaIl Man" Arrested Here
Thought to Be implicated In
Chicago Tragedy.

It is now believed, almost beyond
doubt, that Patrick Burns, who was
arrested in st. Paul last Thursday by
Pinkerton detectives, assisted by Sher-
iff Scholl, of Waukesha, Wis, and dep
uties from Sheriff Justus' office, is the
"talI man. wanted by the Chicago po-
lice in connection with the Cottage
avenue car barn murder some months
ago.
He is said to be wanted in Chicago
on another charge of murder and for
other offenses, but the most important
crime with which he has been connect
ed by the police is the mysterious car
barn murder, which has baff1ed the
Chicago authorities for some months.
Burns, whose true name is said to De
! James Lennegan, was arrested In 81.
Paul, along with Packard, who had
escaped jail some weeks ago at Wau-
kesha.
The men were known to be desperate
characters at the time the arrest was
made, but 1t was not learned that
Burns was suspected of having been
implicated in the car barn murder until
after the Chicago authorities had
made an investigation into the matter.
following his arrest and return to Wis
consin, where he is charged with hav-
ing been implicated in the robbery Of
bank at Eagle, Wis, some time ago.
He and Packard are also suspected
of being members of the gang which
robbed the Superior postoffice of $15,-
600 worth of stamps recently.
Police Sure Burns Is the Man.
The Chicago police claim to have
sufficient evidence to connect Burns
with the car barn murder, and the
Wisconsin authorities have been noti-
| fled to use every precaution to prevent
the escape Of the man. Chicago depu-
ties went to Waukesha yesterday to
identify Burns.
The description of the "tall man.
implicated in the Chicago murder is
said to tally exactly with that Of
Burns, and it is believed that the mys-
| terry which has caused the Chicago po-
| lice so much worry is to be cleared
up at last.
Burns is also suspected of the muir
der Of Anton Duffek in Chicago. For
| this murder a former Chicago police
| man, Edward Callahan, was arrested,
but the charge of murder was not
pressed as the police believed the wit
nesses who identified him were misled
by his remarkable resemblance to
Burns. z
At the time Burns and Packard
were arrested in st. Paul last week
they attempted to draw their guns, but
the officers closed in upon them before
they had an opportunity to get the
weapons out of their overcoat pock-
cts.
Both men were heavily armed, and
in the soles of the shoes worn by Burns
were found two long steel strips used
by crooks in making saws for the
purpose Of breaking Jail.
Burns is still in Jail at Waukesha,
and unless convicted in Wisconsin for
bank robbery, will be taken to Chicago
to answer to the charge of murder.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-04
ATTORNEY HIRED TO
AID. PUBLIC EXAMINER
FIJI. Griggs Appointed Special Assist
ant to States Legal Department.

Franklin H. Griggs, formerly assist
ant corporation attorney, has been APP
pointed temporarily as special assist
ant in the department of the attorney
general and assigned to service in the
office of the public examiner as legal
adviser of that department.
This appointment is made for a Pc
Rod of two months only, under the law
empowering the attorney general to
secure additional legal assistance for
the state when it is needed and pro-
viding contingent fund for that pur-
pose. Just at this time the public ex-
aminer has a great deal Of legal bust
ness, which demands immediate atten-
ton, and as Gen. Douglas and his regu-
lar assistants are fully occupied, it be-
came necessary that special assist
ant should be appointed for this work.
Mr.. Griggs will be chiefly engaged
in the collection Of back taxes from
railroad companies.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-04
ond ward and Ellar McKeller, from the

In1rd ward.
The aldermanic contest in two of the
stanchly Democratic, Schroeder, who
succeeds himself, gained the election by
a plurality of but ten votes over John w.
Mclaughlin the Republican candidate,
and In the Republican stronghold, the
Third ward, Linner's plurality over G. H.
CARL, the Democratic candidate, was but
six.
union workmen was held at Eichten hall
Monday night to discuss the future of
unionism In this city. Louis P. Nelson,
president of the Mill and River Men S
union, presided. Senator q; w. Durant
discussed the main theme In a general
way. J. W. Schroeder, FL. P. Ryan and
C. H. Carl, Democratic candidates for
aldermen, declared that they were friend
ly to working people and unions. r. e.
Golf and M. E. Sullivan, both of this
city, discussed the chief topic of the
evening. Messrs. Dart Lund, Ogg and
Conway, of the Minneapolis Flour Mill
union, presented their views of the strike
in that city, denying that any more than
a few of the old men had gone back to
the mills and they were given permission
to do so because they were well advanced
In years. They also stated that the funds
being received in Minneapolis are used
to defray expenses of extending the boy
colt on Minneapolis flour and incidental
expenses.
The change to the new Northwestern
telephone system was made today. Ev-
erything is new from the exchange to the
patron.
Henry Lavalle was brought here under
arrest from st. Paul and deposited $l5O
cash bail for his appearance in the mu.
nicipal court to answer the complaint OF
William Law that he was the putative
father of an illegitimate child born to
Nellie Law.
John A. Loffelmacher has been received
at the state prison from Nicollet county
to serve four years for arson In the thlrd
degree and three years for endangering
the life of human beings by placing eX-
plosives in a building.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-04
OCTOBER'S RECORD
Weather Was 1Erratic and Pre-.
cipitationHeavy. If

October weather was very cratic
this year, and the range Of tempera-
ture experienced during the month was
O wide one, According to the monthly
meteorological report of the weather
bureau, the maximum temperature was
reached on Oct 10, when the Their
mometer registered 76 in the shade.
Seven days later, on the 26th, it
dropped to 81, the minimum for the
month"; The average temperature was
an even so degrees, which is just the
same as for the month of October, 1902.
The precipitations-5.41 inches-was
about four times heavier this year than
in the same month of 1902. With 1898
1900-7.55-it stands as one
of the three Octobers during which
there has been rainfall of over five
inches since 1871.
There were 16 clear days, cloudy
and partly cloudy days, and five kill
ing frosts during the month.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-04
REGULARS RETURN
FROM FORT RILEY
Thirteenth Field Battery Is on Way to
Smelling From WaIIa WaIIa.

The Twenty-flrst infantry yesterday
morning returned from Fort Riley,
Kan, where 1t went Oct. IL, to attend
the army maneuvers.
The men returned over the Omaha
and arrived in St. Paul about o'clock
yesterday morning. They were I'M
loaded at the st. Paul union depot and
sent to Fort Smelling in street cars.
A detachment Of $50 troops from Fort
Lincoln and Fort Keogh went West
over the Northern Pacific later in the
forenoon. The men and their baggage
occupied thirteen cars.
The Thirtieth field battery is on
it's way to Fort Smelling from Walla
Walla, over the Northern Pacific, and
will arrive in st. Paul about 10 o'clock
Thursday night.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-04
WANTS A DEED TO WEST
SIDE LEVEE PROPERTY
Show Case Company Asks City to Quit
Claim Its Interest.

The st. Paul Show Case company,
which holds a West side Ievee lease,
wants quit claim deed to the prop
erty it now occupies. A request for a
transfer was made to the board of
aldermen last night.
The company was some time ago
sued by John B. Sanborn, who claimed
the fee to the property and his conten-
ton was sustained by the supreme
court, which disputed the city's author
ity to use the ground for any purpose
other than it was originally intended
for-levee purposes. AS a result the
company was compelled to pay Gen.
Sanborn $4,000.
In view of this fact the company
wants quit claim deed and makes the
point that if it were given the city
would realize taxes where now 1t OBJ
tains only 81 year as rental.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-04
City has 5,41s Street Lamp
According to the report of the board Of
puonc works, st. Paul has a total of 5, 419
street lamps distributed as Follows.

THESE VIII be The number of lights that
bids will be called for next month bv the
board. ~ '--e
The American Development company
ITS representatives say, is fully prepared
cations which according to its manager
are decidedly drastic in that limited
time is provided for the installation of
posts. Mr.. Seeger stated last night that
located the moment he is awarded the
contract When it Is known that iron
posts cost close to So when cast, the
ngure OF $3.50 made last night is the
lowest on record. The council set aside
$4,000 for the purchase of posts, but if
the low bid of last night is accepted, only
$ll, so of the amount will be REQUIRED
The II, total OF the Cleveland bid is nearly
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-04
ALDERMEN SANCTION
TRANSFER OF LEASE
Anchor Silver Plate Company May
Now Enter West Side Levee.

The board of aldermen last night
sanctioned the transfer of the West
side levee lease controlled by the Min
nesota Canning company to the Anchor
Silver Plate company.
The company receives twenty FIVE
year lease to the property, and in re-
turn agrees to employ not less than
fifty men. and seventy-five when the
factory is in full operation.
The Anchor Silver Plate company at
present has its headquarters in In
diana, but by the organization of a To-
cal company was induced to move to
st. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-04
Nushka Clubs Elects officers.

officers of the Nushka club were
elected as follows at the annual meet
ing of the club Monday evening: Will
liam G. Read, president; John N Jack
son, vice president; H. e. Smith, sec
rotary, and w. B. Geary, treasurer. The
executive committee for the ensuing
year consists of G. M. Griggs, L. P.
Ordway and H. P Clarke.