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c0MMANDERy-

! Tep1plar, No. 1. Meets third Thursday il
S. each month at Masonic hall, Dakota block
\ M. H. Jewell, E. c. Murdoch Mckenzie
Recorder.
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NICHOLSON REBEKAH NO. 40.
MEETS THE FIRST AND THIRD SATUR-
days of every month in Oddfellow's hall, at
{sg 8 o'clock Alvina Couch, N. G.; Nellie
z Evarts, Secretary. H.. * ~
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[. O. O. Z

CAPITAL CITY LODGE NO. 2-MEETs
n every Friday at MCGOWAN hall at 8 o'clock
p. m. F. J. Burt, N. G.; VIM. D. Gorsuch,
Secretary.
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n FOR SALE-A SKI Plate camera in
good condition. Enquire for B at
Tribune Office.
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500 TIME CARD

! No. 81, mixed, west bound, arrive 900 p. m.
No. g6, mixed, east bound, depart 8.4b q. m.
Freight and passengers for Braddock, Napo-
leon, Cakes, Hankinson and all points on the
500 line to Minneapolis. q
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UNDER GENERAL DEBATE.
Mouse Takes Up the Agricultural Ap
preparation Bill.

washington, Feb. 6.The honss.
upon convening, went into committee
OF the whole. with Mr.. Powers mel
in the chair, and began consideration
~ the agricultural appropriation bill,
Four houTs general debate on the bill
~ agreed upon.
MI. WadsEorth IN. y. u chairman Of
xhe c0mmittoes on asriciiiture. ~
planned the provisions q the bill.
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BISMARCK CHAPTER, NO. IL, Q. E. S.
Meets first and third Fridays in each month
ut Masonic hall. Dakota block: Gertrude
Miller, w. M; Hattie Shelton, Secretary.
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ANCIENT ORDER [

.INc1ENT ORDER UNITED WoRKMEk
BISMARCK LODGE NO. 100. MEETS THE
first and third Tuesday evenings of each
month at their hall in the Baker block at
8 o'clock. F. J. Rupert, M. w.; Bradley
u C. Marks, Recorder.
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GIRL WANTED-for general house
work. Frank Connolly, 800 Ninth St.
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Fear Safety of Sub iects.

Fear Safety of Subjects.
Washington. Feb. 6.-The state de-
partment announces the receipt of in
formation that Japan has called it's
subjects from the. Yalu districts in
Korea into Seoul.
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BROTHERHOOD OF AMER1CEN YEo.
!. Or. .i... KFrN

a FRATERNAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT
Insurance organization. Meets the second
End last Tuesdays Of each month in the Odd
fellows hall. L. w. Hea'y, Foreman; c
A. Hess, correspondent; R. L. Best. NJ. A.
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& RATHBOME. SIsTERS.

LisCOLN TEMPLE NO. O. MEETS EVERY
Thursday evening at X. p. hail. Baker block.
Nellie Evarts, M. E. c.; Ida MCGOWAN, M.
7i Of C. R. T., ~, lzs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

under as fair a sky as was ever vouch-
sated to a picnic crowd. The 400 chill
dren were singing dancing, and way
ing handkerchiefs and flags in answer
to the sautations of those on shore or
from passing steamers.
The scenes during md after the ca
tostrophe were the kind that make the
heart sick. Mothers hugging their chill
dren to their breasts in love and terror
were forced to choose between certain
death III the flames and almost equally
certain death in the water
Some. made frantic by their sudden
peril. threw their babes into the whirl-
ing waters of He'll Gate, hoping doubt
less for improbable rescue. while many
were not allowed the poor privilege of
choosing. bat were forced overheard by
the mad rush of the panic stricken na'-
sengers in their efforts To get away flon
the flames.
1t was a spectacle of horror beyond
words to express great vessel all in
fumes. sweeping forward in the sun
light within sight of the crowded city,
while its helpless. screaming hundreds
were roasted alive or swallowed up in
the waves; women and children with
their hair and clothing on fire: wailing
children and old men trnmpled under
foot or crowded over into the water
and the burning steamboat. its whistle
roaring for assistance speeding for the
shore Of North Brother island. with a
trail of CHASTITY faces and clutching hnnds
in the tide behind gray haired mothers
and tender infants going down to death
together.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22
THE HELL GATE HORROR.

HE whole world
in Chicago and parallels in dramatic and pahOs
the destruction the Slocum
burning or the Chicago playhouse those who met death or injury Were
The children
school for holiday Shortly passing
from East River
and before could
death forcing others overheard in
Iroquo horror victims
and children whose heplessnes made
fla and
parallel
with life
crowded that had recently
that was provided with all the ffesavng required by
Whether this
principally children preservers they
deck after the
fit o which
The General
of
Federal officials responsible
will fix
The lesson responsibility in the handling of
in the
o Genera Slocum is n terribly costly one
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22
THE ILL-FArED STEAMER GENERAL sLocuM

the excursion. was saved, but his wife
Gertrude and his daughter Anna are
among the dead
the office of the United States
steamboat inspection bureau it was
said the General Slocum was inspect
ed on May ) and was reported to be
in a thoroughly good condi N and
ready for the excursion season. Aboard
the steamer was all the life-saving ap-
paratus required by law of steamers
of her capacity. The General So
| Gums licensed captain is W. ii. Van
Schaick. one Of the oldest excursion
cal tains in New York harbor waters.
When police headquarters received
the first vague report of the disaster
every source of succor and aid was
utilized. The hospitals were notified
by telephone and each sent all avail
able surgeons. nurses and ambulances
to the scene. The police reserves of
a halt-dozen stations were hurried out
and more than fifty patrol wagons
were sent for ambulance purposes.
North Brother Island, where the Slo-
cum was beached, is occupied by mu-
nicipal charity hospitals and a con
siderable number Of physicians and
nurses were immediately available
Many Of those picked up alive a
the river win die III the hospitals.
Most Of them were frightfully burned.
having delayed leap z from the boat
until their clothing was Oh fire.
Some died in the improyised ambu-
iances in which they were hurried
from the shore.
Every man on board 10 could
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22
Our Food Fishes.

The total catch of foodf in the
United States and Alaska, ns shown by
the last canvass. was l,T33.3l4. 324
pounds. valued at S45.,3l 165. The num-
Der Of men employed was 2l4O5G and
the capital invested was So, 26i GAG. The
salmon pack of Puget Sound alone in
1901 exceeded S4.JO0.0O0, IN amount
more than four times as great as the
entire silver output Of the whole region
drained by the Columbia riTer. The
salmon output Of Alaska for 1903 Is val
ned at S10OD0.Oo0 which exceeds by
more tabn Sc,J00O00 the amount which
Alaskn cost US: and II we adj 70 the
salmon the value Of cod halibut AMI
other fisheries Of Alaska, the total great
" exceeds all the other resources Of
Alaska combined
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22
TO MAKE IDLE NEGROES WORK.


in Operation.
The new vagraucy l,tw of Mississippi,
which recently went into effect, has
caused a panic among the negroes Of
that State. The new vTgrancy system,
which has met with much favor in the
South, having already been adopted by
Georgia and Alabama and being likely
to be adopted in Louisiana and Virginia
in the next few months. is borrowed
from the so-called labor laws Of Nicarh-
qua and other Central American rspub-
lies. The Central American peon shows
great Discrimination TO work. TO meet
this Unborn iaziness, the government re-
quires every one to be employed. IL not
employed he is seized by the government
and his services as laborer are sold.
The Mississippi statute provides that
every person must have a means of I've
lihood, a sufficient income or work that
will provide him with living. If with
ont visible means Of support he is pro
nounced vagrnnt and sent TO prison
and while in prison the state may en-
ploy him in road construction. in leree
building or in other public work.
The Legislature which passed the net
h'lbFNfh AT kilt NutIf ii-iAF u NV tPeb
law, hnsed upon the theory that the
State would have at its command n force
OF several thousand Migrants whom it
would he able to set 10 work nj the
roads If the calculation proves correct
Mississippi, which is very dencient in
roads just now, will have one of the best
systems Of highways in the Union. The
law makes no distinction Of race or color.
but AZ the same time it will affect a
hundred negroes for every white.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

sued amid the living stream of per-
sons going over the rail into the water
AS far as eye-witnesses can deter
mine. the flames originated on the
forward part of the boat. Persons
who saw the accident from the shore
say that almost instantly persons who
occupied places on the forward deck
began to jump overheard.
All the boats at North Brother ISL
and were sent to the assistance of the
people in the water and as fast as
they were brought ashore they were
cared for in the pavilions there. The
patients in the hospitals on the island
became almost insane from fright.
A large part of the crowd on the
doomed steamer We're children, and
there was little hope for them after
they had gone overheard The cur
rent in the East River ut this point
is very strong and scores of little ones
were sucked in by the whirlpools at
He'll Gate One MN who went out
in rowboat said thaS he saw at least
fifty children perish in these whirl-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22
a WONDERFUL NEW INDUSTRY.
Over 100000 Persons Employed on
American Trolley Lines.

American Trolley Lines.
The development Of the trolley sys-
TENS OF Ohio is the wonder Of the cen
fury. II has grown to be a new indus
try, with its variety Of uses Within
FIVE years over 300 miles Of trolley lines
have been bull east. west and hhrth
from CINCINNATI and in the State there
are now $500 miles Of trolley lines.
Within the past year more than 1000
600 passengers have been carried There
are chair cars with buffet attachments,
funeral cars. express cars aud sleeping
cars.
onjo is the Trolley State now. but
othe, STATE are making progress IN the
~ .ne direction More than s. 90,
600 is invested in trolley lines IN th's
country and last year over 5000 900, go
persons were carried on them. "he cash
disbursements in salaries alone amount
ed 10 over ninety million dollars lSgC
$40. 1873. and security bolders we're paid
for interest and dividends nearly seven
ty-five million dollars (S74slG,032j.
This earning power aud distributing
medium is Ia close ouch with the well
fare Of very large percentage. directly
Or indirectly. OF the population, as there
is possibly none Of our great industries
more closely allied with the people and
certainly none OF the public utilities
more generally used. Besides, more
than 10000 people are daily employed
in the operation Of this industry.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

cursionists aboard the Slocum had
finally settled down to enjoy their ride
through the picturesque Hell Gate ard
up the Sound TO their picnickins
grounds. brass band was clashing
out one of the latest popular airs and
the children were singing and dane
ing. Flags were flying from every
staff O'H The great boat. More than
one tusDoat or steamboat pilot turned
around in his wheelhouse as he swept
by the General Slocum to watch the
gay and joyous crowd
AS many of the women and children
as possible were crowded together in
thick, huddled masses on the hurricane
deck when the flames broke out. The
first sweep of the flames not only cut
off escape from this hurricane deck of
the big boat. but also burned away the
light wooden work on which it was
erected. Many of these people who
had been sitting on the hurricane deck
must have been burned to death in
the blazing furnace which roared I'M
derneath.
Within a few seconds after the first
burst of fame and smoke the happy
crow IS of people were turned into a
mad fighting mob. Mothers tried to
save their children and were torn from
them by other mothers in search of
their children. Men fought together
and everything was in wild tumult.
The excursion boat. wrapped in
flames and smoke and with the people
on board fighting and screaming in
panic and distress, was finally ground
ed on the northwest spit of North
Brothers Island. There some of the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

Fully 1000 persons persisted in
the burning of the crowded excur-
sion steamer, General Slocum, in the
East River at New York Wednesday
morning The disaster is the most
terrible since the IroIuois Theater fire
horror in Chicago. Like the Iroquois
e Y, it was a slaughter of the limo
cents, as more than half those on
board the Inflated boat were children.
The steamer, carrying the Sunday
school excursion of st. Marks German
Lutheran Church, caught fire in the
East River, off Hell Gate, and was
burned to the waters edge.
The excursionists were members of
an Evangelical Lutheran Church. The
great triple-decked excursion steamer
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

pools before lie could reach them. 1t
was estimated that the steamer car
ried more than 1000 persons. She was
the largest excursion steamer in these
waters and could carry 900
The excursion was in charge of a
social committee of the church. head
ed by Miss Mary Abenschein. In the
minister's party were the pastor, the
Rev. George c. +. Haas, and his fam
lily, Miss Abenschein. Assistant Super
intendent Carl Anger, William Schla-
fer, the pastors daughter, Gertrude,
his son. his sister, Miss Emma Hass.
and W. b. Tetamore.
Rev. George c. f. Haas. the pas
tor of the church which was giving
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

Mr. Rand, l want to say that when /
issued a warrant in this case it was on
the assurance that there was ample evil
dence to hold this woman. No such
evidence has been produced here. 1t
ought never to have been brought into
court"
The plaintiff, whose condition Of mind
was lamentable. first said the woman
had made threats and then admitted that
on many occasions he had give. money
to her willingly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

IN. Magistrate Ommen also expressed
chagrin at being made a party to such
a sham. After her discharge on the
criminal action Mrs. Elias was rearrest-
ed in a civil action. but was released
on $4,000 bail, which was put up in
cash.
Mr.. Plat and his attorney, Lyman =.
Warren, had been on the stand for near
~ an hour when Assistant Attorney
Rand turned to the court and said:
Your honor l think the parties to
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

swim went overheard loaded down
with children. Many of these heroes
lost their lives, because. hardened as
they were, they could make no head
way against the overpowering swirl
of the tide as it rushes from the East
River into the sound.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22
HORROR uNsPEAkAeLE.
Burning of the Slocum a Spectacle Be
yond Words to Express.

The disaster wholly matches in pitt
lTlness and horror the Iroquois Thcater
fire in Chicago last December. 1t was
app allng III It's immensely, dramatic in
its episodes and deeply pathetic in the
tender age Of most of its victims.
As in the lroquois fire most Of the
victims were women and children. They
were members of the Sunday school OF
st. Marks German Lutheran Church
bound for their annual excursion up Long
Island sound, happy. gay, care free, aud
full of joyous expectations Of their day
of all days in the year.
They went to their death with bands
playing, flags whipping in the breeze. aud
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22
A THOUSAND DIE.
Awful Horror on New York Ex'
cursiOn Steamer.
FIRE AND WILD PANIC
TerrOr-Stricken Sunday School Children
Leap into the Sound.

Blaze Spreads with Fearful Rapidity
and FrightfuI Scenes of Panic Ensue-
Majority of Victims Are Women and
Children - Hurricane Deck Crashes
Down, Crushing Hundreds - Crowds
Jump Overheard, Only to BE Drawn
TO Death in the Whirlpoo1s.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

200 Beers and some Znlus Swazis and
Kaflrs. will give exhibitions Of the sort
Of warfare which so long bafiled the Eng
fish in South Afriea. At the close Of the
fair all Of the party excepting Gen.
Cronje. will settle in Mexico, The bat
tie Scared Boer leader will return at
ono to his farm in the Transvaal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22
BOER ZERO AT ST. LOUIS.
Comic, with 200 Beers, Gives Exhi-
billions of South African Warfare.

Frog fighting the real battles of the
,rronsvaal republic TO mimic warfare at
the st. Louis worlds fair is long jump,
but it has been taken by Gen. Pet Ar
noldus Cronje, known to fame as the
Zion of Paardeburg.'1 1t was at that
place that he surrendered his beleaguer-
ed army after a bombardment Of seven
days. Cronje was then deportcd to the
island of st. Helena, being released soon
after the close of the war. At .he St
Louis exposition Gen. Cronje. with about
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

this miserable scan
dial ought to be al
lowed to stew III
their own grease.
There is no evil
dence before you
that possibly will
serve to hold this
woman on a charge
of extortion. | rec
ommend that she be
discharged"
Il agree with
YOU said the mag
istrate. There Il
not a scintilla Of
evidence before me
in this case. Han
nah + as, you arr
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

Elmer Z. Lesyi,t was acquitted OK the
charge Of tie larceny Of 100000 O. [ Dos
to,,. He was accused % making false
representations to national banks 70 Sc
cure n loan for Lamkiu d Poser. Of
which firm be waS d member and which
SON after went into bankruptcy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22


her freedom amid
dramatic S c G n = S.
Disguised with the
hollowness of the
case made out by
Mr.. Platt and his
lawyer, Assistant
District Attorney
Rand withdrew and
asked the court to
,iiSpborVa fbp WON
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

which for years
has piled between
New York and
Rocka way Beach
was crowded with
the gay crowd
when it left its
pier. Children,
women and a
scattering of men
thronged the up
per decks. The
hurricane d e c k
was thronged, the
middle deck pack
ed and the lower
deck filled.
The fire broke
out just as the eX-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

passengers managed to make their es-
cape.
When the boat was beached it was
ablaze from stem to stern and prac-
tically Quilted out. What could be seen
of the rails and guards on the decks
of the boat show I'd that they had been
splintered and torn as the crowds on
board fought in their mad panic. They
showed also that numbers of people
jumped or were pushed from the decks
to death as the boat went up the
river
Thousands See the Disaster.
The disaster was witnessed by thou
sands of people from both shores of
the river, and as rapidly as possible
hundreds of small boats and launches
set Off to render assistance. With the
boat burning under his feet the cap
tain stuck TO his post in the pilot
house and the engineer remained at
his post below deck until the boat was
beached at the lower end of North
Brother Island off Port Morris.
Even then the passengers were not
In a safe position. for they were some
distance from shore and the boat was
q furnace. Hundreds OF small boats
were scattered about and picked up
those who jumped overheard as rapid
~ as possible.
An eyewitness said that the great
est loss of life was due to the collSos-
ing of the heavy upper deck. 1t fell
with a crash soon after the fire Start
ed. crushing hundreds OF persons who
had gathered on the lower deck IL
was then that the greatest panic en-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22
Iomcial publicatIon.l

STATEMENT of the condition of the
MICHIGAN FIRE AND MARINE In
surance Company, of Detroit, in the
State of Michigan. for the year end
ing December 3lst, 1908. made to the
Commissioner of Insurance OF the
State of Wisconsin, pursuant to the
laws of said State
Capital Paid up in cash.. S4Oo'oOV "
Income ................''.' 4oo'So~ "
Disbursements -. 39s,599 IS
.Assets.
Total admitted assets. ..... s2I,sIS %
Liabilities.
Total amount of all liabili-
ties except capital and
surplus ............... S47, AGO 20
Surplus over all liabilities
and capital stock. 179sOs SO
Wisconsin Business.
Gross risks written.... -. 1,4156O1 90
Gross premiums received. 29,104 40
Paid for reinsurance and
cancellation ............ $3.50 2S
Losses paid. ....... 1920 OF
Losses incurred. ...... 16,416 70
hereby certify that the foregoing is
an abstract of the sworn statement of
the Michigan Fire and Marine Insur-
ance Company, filed with the Insurance
Department of Wisconsin, this Goth day
of January, 1904
ZENo NJ. Host,
Commissioner of Insurance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22
{CHO0A
Anr-D COLLEGES

There is great deal Of unwise talk
about school consolidation. The idea
now is TO get the children all TO attend
town schools. as If that were the only
place to acquire an education, Grades
and punctuality and attendance is about
all the talk one hears nowadays, espe-
cially in the town schools. Did it ever
occur to these people who are such ar
dent promoters of consolidation that not
one out of ten of our great thinkers
were brought up in the town schools but
got their start in the little country school
house? Stop and think about it. How
many lawyers, preachers, doctors and
other thinking men of this town ever
went TO graded school till they we're
almost grown We shington Qowal
Democrat.
For the coming year the Chicago
schools nre in need of 400 new teachers
and as yet only 1850 eligible applicants
have been found. Superintendent Cooley
has been obliged TO take the unusual step
of advertising the city's needs and SET X
ing TO recruit his forces from the ranks
of the teachers elsewhere The most
striking phase of the situation is the
evidence brought to light that young
women who formerly would have adopt
ed the teaching profession are now look
ing to other methods of obtaining a live
lihood. The increased demand for teach
ers is not abnormal. nor has the supply
of new Tenders been entirely absorbed
by the demands of other cities paying
better salaries, The fact appears 20 Ne
that the inclination 10 take up the work
of teaching. undergoing the necessary
preliminary training therefor, has be
come less general The whole story is
told in the report that, whereas a few
years ago the number of graduates al
the Chicago Normal School averaged $50
year. this year there are only seventy.
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