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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-04-23
LEGAL.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN firm OF Shelton & McCarty has dissolved
partnership. All bills and accounts owing so the
firm will be collected by Mr. J. w SHELTON and
all outsta nding Indebtedness against the firm
will be paid by Mr.. SHELTON.
j. w. SHELTON.
c. S. MCCARTHY.
Tonopah. April IS. 1904.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-04-23
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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
pROGRREss OF THE MAR MAR

of the Kaimon, an old wooden gun
boat of 1860 tons. Its commander got
most of the crew off. but refused TO
leave himself, and was drowned. The
Kaimon was in Da,uy bay Its de-
struction shows that the divers en-
gagged in clearing out the mines must
have overlooked one of them.
Admiral Togo reported that in the
course of a torpedo attack on the night
Of June - IL Russian guardship In the
outside hGrbor and Russian destroyer
were sunk. The Gnardsh.p had two
masts and three tunnels. Togo had
fourteen men killed and three wound
ed. II is not known whether .he guard.
ship was battleship or a cruiser.
While Kouropatkin and Kuroki have
been facing each other and feinting.
the siege of Port Arthur has been zig
crously prosecuted. The Japanese are
gradually moving on from hill TO bill,
and have mounted their heavy siege
guns in such a way rs TO reach all
parts OF the town. The laps have APP.
parently stretched their line clear
around the town from Pigeon bay on
the west to Lounvantiau on the east
y German repc IT'S that Port Arthur Is
overfo"titied. That Is, that there are
too many forts placed TOO near togeth-
er n such way that If a key fort
be taken there will be half dozen
other strongholds upon which the key
fort can direct plungtng fire.
The Japanese evidently are trying to
get as close as possible TO Port Arthur
by approaches before putting their
fate TO the test of assault. Within q
few weeks these approaches will be
completed. and the world will have
the story. either of the fall of Port Ar
thur or of it's successful defense
against desperate attack. Many thou
sands of soldiers will be killed, wheth-
or the attempt succeeds or fails.
Gen Sakarof reports that 10 heavy
rains have fallen recently in the the
alter of war The rainy season has
either ceased earlier than was expect
ed, or else it IS taking a recess. In
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
BIG RUSH FOR HOMES.
MORE FARMS TO BE DISTRl5U-
TED TO SETTLERS.
Opening of DeviI's Lake Reservation
in North Dakota Attracts Unusual
Attention Milwaukee Judge Rules
Against Closed Shop Agreements.

Passenger officials OF railroads operat-
ing between Chicago and st. Paul and
Minneapolis are receiving hundreds Of
inquiries daily pertaining to the opening
of the Devils Lake Indian reservation
In North Dakota. 1t is estimated that
between 5000 and 5000 landseekers,
chiefly from the crowded agricultural sec
tons of the East, will leave Chicago
for the reservation registration points
between Aug. / and 10. The drawing Of
lots will take place in Devils Lake Aug.
"a. The Cuthead Sioux Indian reserva-
ton is the technical name for the reser-
walton, which lies between the Cheyenne
river and Devils Lake, in Benson Coun-
ty, and comprises 10000 acres Of land,
to be apportioned in 160-aere tracts. Only
625 persons can be lucky" but the rail-
roads figure that many OF the disappoint-
ed ones will buy land in the district. The
land is now quoted at from SIS to $50
an acre. Government officials believe
the opening of the Devils Lake reserva-
ton will witness one of the greatest
rushes for land in the history Of the
nations free distribution.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
the dry weather events will march rap
Idly. This years campaign may be
definitely decided within month.
warNewsinR Brief.

Chinese coming into Newchwaug from
the country report that Russians every
where are retiring before the japanese,
who are soon expected there Active
preparations are being made for defense
1T Tntchekiao.
Admiral Togo reports that at midnight
July II torpedo boats approached the
boom which blocks the entrance to Port
Arthur harbor and attacked the guard
ship Diana with torpedoes. The result
has not been ascertained. The japanese
boat returned unchanged.
1t will be long time before Gen.
kuropatkin will have enough supplies
and men to assume the offensive. In
the meanwhile he will ave to fight rear
guard actions, perhaps giK;ng up impor-
tent positions like NewF wang. which
are Of vastly more cons"q Since than Kai-
chou.
II is reported that FIVE Russian cruis-
erS and several torpedo boats left Port
Arthur at s o'clock on Saturday morn
INK iast and shelled the euemy's positions
on the east coast. returning unchanged
at q O'Clock in the evening. 1t is he
Hcved they encountered ADMIRAL Togo $
\ notable gathering of educators and
students was held at Toxic 10 express
the gratitude of Japan to the United
States for the sympathy shown in the
present conflict The meeting was held
in the lecture hall of the Higher Com
mercial School. and in the assemblage
were representatives Of the Imperial Uni
vPrSity and of twenty other leading insti-
tutious OF learning, government and pri-
waite. in the japanese capital
The opposing armies are grimly fac
/ ing each other on the heights across the
/ Iiauk river, ready TO engage in death
gYapple. The I.iank crosses the main
/ Liaoyang -Fenghangwangcheng road
/ twenty-eirht miles east Of Liaoyang. 1t
( flows north into the Taitse river. which
! passes through Liaoyang and empties
: into the Lao river.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
MAP OF THE rHEATER OF WAR

If so, he is probably the mysterious
Gen. Nogi' continually referred tc IN
unofficial dispatches but never III Jap
anese official reports, as besieging Port
Arthur In the army list Of Japan
there are two marshals, four generals
and thirteen lieutenant generals. Not
one Of these is named Nogi 1t is hard
ly likely that the siege of Port Arthur
would he intrusted to commander
lower in rank than lieutenant gem
eral
Admiral AlexiefT's report on the
naval battle of June - lin which tie
Russians suffered slightly, not serious
ly. as reported by Togo. has consid
erably cleared up the naval situation.
IL that fight the Russians sighted in
the Japanese squadron four tirst-class
and one second-clasS battleships, as
well as four tirst-cIass armored cruis-
ers. At the beginning of the war the
Japanese had five tirst-class and one
sscoud-class hattteships. The Hat>uSa
was sunk Therefore the remainder OF
AAtt NNiNllkttNt Afht titSlllH stlNttiAANtir ~
Russian report is intact. Furthermore.
il is concentrated near Port Arthur,
and Admiral kamimura's fleet must
consist only Of cruisers. The Japanese
have seven tirst-class armored cruis-
erS. Four of them were at Port Ar
thur on June -. Three are probably
with kamlmura 10 cope with the three
armored cruisers of the Nladivostok
squadron.
Kamlmura has had his third chance
TO engage this squadron. but he has
failed again. 1t escaped him. He
seems to have tried 10 head of the big
ships on the high seas with torpedo
boats. He could not do IL. of course.
This confirms the prophecies of the
limitations Of the torpedo boat Against
ships at res near harborsF they arr
good. but ON the high seas they arc
not Of much account
The Japanese suffered naval disas-
ter during the week in tn, blowing up
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20

The fog Of mystery surrounding the
war has been thicker during the last
week than ever before, says the Chi
cago Tribune. There is a feeling that
great events are going forward, but
only the merest rumOrs of them nave
reached the outer world.
Kuroki has pushed his lines forward
few miles. Saknron reports that on
the morning of July vast camp Of
the enemy was discovered In the neigh
borhood of Slaokhetzza. which is prob
ably located as marked on the map.
The Russians report that KurokI has
not moved forward from Ia and
Fenshui passes.
In the meantime Oku has been ac-
tive. After Il severe fight on Friday
he occupied llaichou. 1t is unottcially
reported from Toxic that he captured
ten guns and fifty prisoners. If this
be true, the Russians exhibited unpar-
donable negligence. because they must
have allowed another small portion of
their army to be caught by superior
force II kouropatkin lost ten guns
at Kalchou. he repeated the blunder of
the Yalu crossing and of Telissu. He
allowed an inferior force, without hope
Of reinforcemeutS. to get involved in a
serious fight To get partly surrounded.
and to have its guns taken. Perhaps
he is undeserviug of such structures,
The report of the Kaichou incident has
not been confirmed. nevertheless he
has already committed this identical
blsnder twice, and may L9ve repeated
himself
The puzzlng question in regard to
the japanese disposition is the where
abouts OF Nodzu. Early in May he
was reported to have landed at Taku-
shan, with the first, third and fourth
divisions. Since then his name mas
hardly appeared in Toxic dispatches.
Now, the troops which carried Nan
shan hill were the first, third and
fourth divisions the same as landed
at Takushan under Nodzu When this
army was transferred to the I.iaotung
peninsula is it not likely that Gen.
Nodzu. it's commander. went with it?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
ChicdqO.

! Dul IleNIeW OL lHe
UnlGd1O weeks trade. published
-I by r. G. Dun Il Co..
says: Bank exchanges increased and
mercantile money was literally in
vested in high-grade securities. The
July disbursements reached a larger
aggregate than heretofore and the set
Elements proceeded smoothly among
the financial institutions. Commercial
loans remained in moderate request,
but indications developed suggesting
freer use of accommodation in the
near future.
Aside from an improved volume of
retail trade business in the producing
and distributing lines has undergone
no important change. Country buyers
have shown less hesitancy in select
ing future requirements. Railroad
traffic reports disclose gains. although
slight, in the westbound movement of
general merchandise.
Iron and steel products assumed
more firmness in prices. There has
been some curtailment in production.
and the general demand was without
especial feature, except in pig iron,
orders for which were numerous, indi-
eating that consumers stocks are very
low Other manufacturing branches
have maintained fair activity and
there was less closing down of plants
for repairs than expected.
Grain shipments. 1,53S.098 bushels.
are 13 per cent under those a year
ago. Current receipts run light, but
are ample for the demand Reports
Of damage to wheat caused by excess
sive rainfall in the central valleys
forced sharp rise.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number nineteen. against twenty
eight last week and Twenty-Five year
ago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
New York.

Nun lUlh. change during the week
- in the general trade stu
alton, jobbing centers reporting active
business. several lines showing good
gains over a year ago. In many in
stances these gains are sufficient to
compensate for losses sustained early
in the season.
The outlook is generally encourag-
ing, reports from all centers indicat-
ing a more hopeful feeling than pre-
vailed a month ago. While there is
the natural uncertainty of the Presi-
Dental year, there are few blue
spots" in the country.
At the West business is active. Flu
ture deliveries in clothing. shoes.
mems furnishings, and some branches
or dry goods compare favorably with
year ago. Sections where mills
have shut down reflect some depres-
sion, but this is not unusual for IN
ventory week" Owing to the rush
work of year ago, and consequent
postponement of repairs needed then,
the period of inaction this year may
be somewhat prolonged. Except for
the hardship to employees this inter-
ference is not likely to prove of much
inconvenience.
The labor situation at the West has
unQuestionably improved Employers
aud employees are working in greater
harmony than at this date for years
past.
The more confident tone noted a
week ago in the iron industry con-
tinues. and the belief gains ground
that the Improvement will gradually
extend to all branches of the trade.
Some improvement is noted in New
England. where general trade is pick
ing up slightly and merchants appear
somewhat more hopeful.
The indianapolis district reports fair
trade in all lines excepting dry goods,
where sales average less than a year
ago. Collections in that territory are
still SLOW. In certain sections of the
South trade has fallen off Slightly. al
though business in general is well up
TO the last years total.
Crop conditions everywhere have
shown Improvement. the government
report confirming the encouraging tone
of private advices to the effect that
the outlook was excellent for a record
cotton yield.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER
DOM.
Husband Tries to Kill Wife and Makes
Certain Job on Himself Why Did RAJ
cine Girl Kill Herself Party of Fair
play Young People Missing.

Herbert Wright, q crippled harness
maker, SO years of age, in a fit of jeal-
Gus rage, shot his wife and sister-in-
law, and then committed suicide at On
alaska. The previous day Wright cjeet-
ed boarder from his house. and en-
ragged his wife. She left. going to the
home OF her sister, Mrs. Thorp. Wright
emerged from his home several hours
later and went directly TO the Thorp
home. He met his wife in the dining
room and shot her, the bullet passing
through the, hip. He then turned the
gun on Mrs. Thorp, wounding her in the
arm. Rush ing into the yard. Wright
pressed the pistol to his temple and
fired. He died an hour later. Both
women will recover. Mrs. Wright is the
daughter OF II. Schilling, wealthy and
prominent La Crosse County farmer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
DGs l@(2T[s7S
o.
~. &RAAS/

Chieago-Cattle, common TO prime.
$500 to 1928; hogs, shipping grades.
S4.OO to S5.45; sheep, fair to choice, 81. 10
to 500; wheat. No > red, S1.0S to $1.10;
corn. No. 2, Arc to 49c; oats, standard,
39c 70 4oc; rye, No. ., &c to CSC; hay,
timothy, $3.50 to $14.00; prairie, $500 to
Sl1.5O; butter. choice creamery, 1Gc to
lie; eggs. fresh, 13c to l5c; potatoes,
re to soc.
dianapolis-Cattle. shipping, $500 to
$685.; hogs, choice light, $500 TO $3.50;
sheep, common to prime, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat, No. =. S1.o0 to S1.02; corn. No. >
white. 4Sc to 49c; oats. No. . white, Acc
to Ale.
ST. Louis-Cattle. $3.50 to 5000; hogs.
$500 TO $500; sheep. $500 to $3.75;
wheat. No. .. 97c to S1.00; corn, No. 2,
4Sc to ACE; oats. No .. 39c 10 40c; rye.
No. >, &c to Csc.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to $3.50;
hogs. $500 TO S5,65; sheep, $500 TO
$3.50; wheat. No. >. S10T II S1O9;
com. No. 2 mixed. 51c TO SIC; oats. No.
. mixed. 40c to Ale; rye, No. ,, T4c TO
76c.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs.
$500 to $3.50; sheep, YOU TO S3.T0;
wheat. No. ,, $1.05 TO SLOT; corn. No. 3
yellow. soc to SIC; oats, No. 3 white. Ale
to 4Sc; rye. No. ,, nc to f3c.
Observation-Disclosures. No. northern.
97c TO 99c; corn. No. 3, soc to SIC:
oats. No . white. Ale tC 43c; rye, No. /,
zoe TO re: barley. No. ,, CSC to 64c;
pork. mess, $12S5.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers.
81 90 TO $3.50; hogs, fair 10 choice. $500
to $500: sheep, fair to choice. $3.50 TO
81 10: lambs. common to choice. S5.I5 TO
$50.
New York-Cattle, $3.50 TO 500:
hogs. 500 to $5.55: sheep. $500 to
S4.OO: wheat. No. red. S1.O5 TO S1.O7;
corn. No. 2, SIC 10 5Sc: oats, No. 2 white,
46c to 4Se; butter. creamery, &c 70 1Sc;
eSSz, western, 15c to 1Se.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20

Gen Miles also ran, but hardly so yon
could notice it,
1t IS all over now except the cam
paign, which will soon be all over-the
country.
Perhaps Kuropatkin has been hesitat-
Ing because he was trying to follow all
the advice offered him.
Il IS great advantage to Port Arthur
10 he small town. II it had been larger
the japanese would have hit Il once or
twice after Smelling it steadily for
months
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
Mystery in Girls Suicide.

The deepest mystery surrounds the sui
eide Of Anna Nimms, beautiful girl,
20 years OF age, whose parents reside
at WATERFOWL, and who, after writing
two letters, drank two ounces of car
bolic acid. The girl was employed as a
cashier by Frank Lintner, wholesale
and retail baker in Racine. and was dis
charged the other morning but the rea-
sons given for such discharge by the
employer and other employees are conflict
ing. The employer says it was because
OF her refusal TO obey orders and the
employees say it was because of short
age in the cash register On being no-
tilted of her discharge Miss Nhnms pur-
chased carbolic acid and was seen to
write letters which She placed on .
dresser.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20

The discovery of four boats on the
beach of the Mississippi river at East
Dubuque has caused a systematic search
of the river in that vicinity for the bodies
OF two young women and two young
men, farme RS, who reside near Fairplay.
The party eft Fairplay July 3 for Du-
buque, Iowa. At East Dubuque small
row boat was secured and was later
found upturled a mile below that point.
4 large reward has been offered for the
discovery of the bodies.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
Blanle the Eugineer,

Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
officials, after an investigation of the
wreck at Glen wood in which nineteen
persons lost their lives. say the blame
rests on Engineer Hoxey Of the freight
train, into the rear end of which the ex-
cursion train crashed 1t is charged that
he violated 4 general order in backing
down a track in the wrong direction
without a special dispatch
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20

Onalaska saloorkeepers. in an effort
to avoid the payment of large licenses,
formed a trust and determined to operate
under one license dividing the profits,
figuring that the combined trade would
equal the former business of all The
Onalaska Council refused the application
of the saloon trust for the single licence
and for the first time in the city's his
tory Onalaska is dry" town.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
Superior Depot Burns to Ground.

The Union depot used by the Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and 81 nh
Shore roads in Superior was burned to
the ground. 1t was a frame building.
built in 1885. at cost of $4,000, and
was insured for $1,000 For years there
has been talk of fine Union depot
there, and people are hoping that the
fire will bring the talk to head. The
cause of the blaze is not known.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20

Wednesdays rain covered the entire
Northwest Conditions are such as
greatlT 60 disturb the grain trade. The
downfall was especially heavy in the
Red River valley. where the ground Is
already soaked James j. Hin says that
the United States will not raise more
than Go0000,000 bushels OF wheat with
the best possible conditions from now on.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
Humorous News Notes.

In Mauchuria il is all over except the
shooting.
Still. the Kaw river always cuts w
that way when II gets full.
Mr.. Rryan might as well have left the
free silver plank in his NoAdpile at home.
Mr. Bryor does no; call q spade a
souvenir spoon or 8 hand-paiuted match
safe.
A popcorn stand at the Esopus railway
station ought 10 be worth something
about this time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20

DIR. Julia Fiedelman. 30 years old. an
exre,liugly pretty woman, ended her life
r. her office in New York by inhaling
gas through a tube. According to her
friends. her practice had been falling Of
and she despaired OF making a success
Of her profession.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
CLOSED SHOP" is HIT.
Contract TO Keep Ont Non-union Men
Declared Void by Judge.

Declared Void by Judge.
CLOSED shop" contracts between labor
unions and employers were declared IN
laISful by Judge Ludwig of Milwaukee.
In a decision in the Marnit. case the
court ruled that contract between Mar
nitz & Go. and the tailors union. pm
viding that no non~union men should be
employed by the company, was contrary
to public policy and therefore void. Re
garding the principles involved in the
case the court says: I'm the general CON
sideratiou Of the subject it must be said
that the organization or cooperation of
workingmen is not against public policy.
But the social principle which justiies
such organizations is departed from when
they are so extended in their operation
as either to intend or to accomplish in
bury TO Others /"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
Kouropatkin's Strategy.

The retreat of Gen. Kuropatkin from
Kinchow is regarded as r mastery ex-
hibition OF strategy, and two companies
of Russian infantry. left to cover the
removal of the guns, fought their way
north at the point of the bayonet against
overwhelming odds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
Commit. Suicide at the Fair.

John w Parker, Is years old of Den
yer, committed suicide in ST. Louis by
taking prussic acid. Young Parker had
been In st. Louis visiting tho worlds
fair, and the persons with whom he had
been living could assign no cause for his
detection
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
Army Tragedy over Woman.

William Syphert, private in the
Fifth infantry, shot and killed Sergt.
Samuel PhilpoL also of the Fifth infan-
try, stationed at Plattshurg. n Y There
had been bad feeling between the men
because of the alleged attention Philpot
had been paying TO Syphert's wife
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
pa1aHin plant Destroyed.

The paratHn plant OF the Atlantic Re
fning Company at Philadelphia was de
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated AT
about 100000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
kiIIs Railway Ruilder-.

Seven men we're killed and two injured
by the premature explosion Of dynamite
on the new Canadian Pacific Sudbury
Toronto line near RomfOrd. Ont The
explosion occurred through placing dyua-
mite in a hole which had shortly before
Aeen blown with powder.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20

Four employc, Of the worlds fair are
under arrest, charged with conspiracy to
rob the exposition management by means
of ticket frauds, and detectives believe
the plot is widespread.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
Wealthy italian Slain.

Andrew Cuneo, a wealthy Italian fruit
merchant, was shot and seriously
wounded by Anthony Crescio. The cause
is not clearly explained.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-20
laps Take Yinkow.

Yinkow, the port of Newehwang, is
occupied by the Japanese, the Russian
garrison having fed.