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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
dicating any undue activity throughout

dicating any undue activity throughout
the country.
The present building boom had its In
ception in 1862. The ball was set rolling
by Representative David B. Mercer, who
for number of years past has been
chairman Of the committee on public
buildings and grounds of the House of
REPRESENTATIVES. Mercer, who halls from
Neb. aska, developed a perfect hobby for
providing new government buildings, and
has given all possible aid to every Con-
gresham who has had justification for
asking for a new branch Office of the
government. The crusade started with
rush in 1892, when Congress appropri-
ated money for 1S5 new buildings at a
total expenditure of $30.000000. In the
few years following there was lull in
distribution of contracts in order to give
the builders an opportunity to catch up
with the government but In 1899 the
rage for public buildings was again In
full swing. In 1899 Congress appropri-
ated $10000,000 for new buildings, and
work upon some of them is not yet com
pleted. In 1901 the authorization of new
contracts footed up 19,T50,000, and the
present year has seen $17,0O0,000 worth
of contracts added to the list As some
of the work provided for ms far back as
1899 is yet under way, the buildings now
in process of erection or projected repre-
sent an outlay Of more than S50,000,-
600
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
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.s:,s,s,. g 40 fs2sl@- a.
go Jss 6 Ss y. ~ ~
e@tesISE1, = 5000

Chicago-Cattlc common 10 prime,
$500 to $a23; hogs. shipping grades,
$500 to 50 Is; sheep. fair to choice. 81. %
TO S4.40; wheat. No. red, S3c TO SIC;
corn. No .. 43c to lie; oats. standard.
Soc to 3sc rye No. =. sc TO DO; hay,
Timothy, $3.50 to $3.50; 'rairie. 5000 to
$Il 90; butter. choice creamery. lDc to
Ole; eggs, fresh. 23c to 26c potatoes
Tie to Tie.
Indianapolis-Ca shipping. $500 to
$5.25; hogs, choice light, $500 to $4.S5;
sheep, common TO prime, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat. No. >. Soc to Ole; corn, No. 2
white. Ale 10 ABE; oats. No. > white,
SIC 10 3Sc.
st. T.uuis-Cattle. $3.50 to sos: hogs.
$500 10 S4S5; sheep. $500 70 S4.35:
wheat. No .. DOC To 92c; corn, No. =,
Ale to 42c: oats. No. . 36c to 31c rye,
No. >. 4Sc to 400.
Cincinnati-CattIe. $500 to 500:
hogs. $500 to $40: sheep. $500 to
So 40: wheat No. ,. 93c to 04c; corn,
No . mixed. 4jc to 4Gc; oats. No. =
mixed, 3sc to soc; rye. No. .. Gle TO &c.
Dctroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $40; sheep, $3.50 20 S425;
wheat. No. . Ole to 92c; corn, No. 3
yellow. 44c to 45c; oats. No. white,
Doc to 40c; rye. No. , J9c 10 Gle.
Wheat, No. , northern,
Soc to SIC; corn, No 3, Soc to Ale; oats.
No 2 white, SIC to 39c; rye. No. !. Doc
to SIC: harley. No. ,. G3c to CSC pork,
mess. $3.50
Toedo-Wheat No. 2 mixed, Soc to
Ole: corn. No. mixed. 43c 10 47c; oats
No. , mixed. SIC to 3Sc; rye, No. .. Jsc
to GOc; clover seed. prime. S7-05.
Bnffalo---Cattle. choice shipping steers,
$3.50 10 $40; hogs, fair 70 prime 500
to $500: sheep. fair TO choice. S3.25 T.
81 p. lambs. common to choice. $i.7J 10
500
New York-Cattle. $3.50 TO $40;
hogs. 800 to $500; sheep. $500 to
500; wheat, No. 2 red. DC to Csc corn,
No. ?, tic 10 &c oats. No. white,
43c to 45c butter, creamery, zoe to &c;
eggs. western, &c 10 DE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20

people have shared IN the prosperity.
Millions of dollars of moUey representing
the savings of Western fl rmers and me-
chanics have been sent to New York for
use in railway and industrial enterprises.
The West is lending to the East. At
Chicago during the past month there has
been 3 great accumulation of money.
Chicago bankers had sent out round
hundred millions of currency to move the
crops, and that money is now flowing
back, and nuch of it is loaned in the
East. Chicago provided more money dur
ing the autumn for crop-moving than
New York did, and saved New York
banks much of the drain which they had
feared on that account. 1t is a peculiar
and an interesting fact that large share
of the hundred millions which Chicago
sent out for crop-moving purposes was
sent to the South to buy cotton. There
is so much money locally in the North
west that the centers are not called on
for funds as they were in the olden
times, and what bankers used to regard
as an annual stress, and which they
found it necessary to provide for long in
advance, has nearly disappeared. Broad
ly speaking, the people of the great corn,
wheat, hog, cattle and dairy country of
the Northwest have money to do their
own crop-moving and to carry on all
their operations. They are lenders, not
borrowers.
Wherever one goes he beholds evidence
that the people have been living well. It
Is undeniably true that never before in
the history of the world have 10000, 900
people inhabiting a given area enjoyed
such high standard of personal comfort
as the people Of the great Northwest.
They are housed, clothed, fed and pro-
vided with articles of necessity and of
luxury upon a scale which in it's distrib-
sIted average surpasses anything ever be
fore known in the history Of mankind.
This high standard Of living is the
amazement of all foreigners who visit
our country. 1t is a eondjrJn simply i'm
possible in any nation e z rope. It
Is a standard which is sun, singly well
diffuseG; its curve fhroug the mass
Of population is almost a ST. 'ght line,
showing few elevations for tie wealthy
and not many depressions for the very
poor.
Though the people have been living
we'll, buying much and enjoying the good
things of life to a remarkable extent,
they have for the most part lived within
their incomes. as is shown by the large
Accommodations Of savings. This is more
true of the agricultural communities
than of the manufacturing or CONNER
cial centers; and il there is,to be period
os industrial depression. the farmers, the
very foundation Of the edifce. were =r
before so strong " SO well able to wealth
e. a storm.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
All Ger the State.


The D. Clint Prescott Company has
secured the contract to rebuild the y.
Ludington mill in Marinette at cost of
100000.
Charles Davidson, a North Freedom
druggist, was found guilty of selling
liquor without license and fined $50
and costs.
Charles +. Moore, who swindled a
GAINESVILLE concern out of more than $500
on raised draft in 1893. died i'll prison
recently at Michigan City.
Rudolph Ristau of Marathon City was
arrested, charged with having injured
August Sindermans hand so badly in a
fight that he had to have several fingers
amputated.
The First Baptist Church in New Rich
mond was totally destroyed by fire, which
caught from the heating apparatus The
church was new and was well insured.
1t will be rebuilt
J. Z. Williams. manager of the Grand
Opera House in Oshkosh. has n crew of
carpenters working on the building cut
ting new doorways. An entirely new
means Of exit for the gallery will be pro-
vided
Reports from the logging woods are to
the effect that the weather is just right
for loggirc and the work is much fur
Their advanced than at the same time last
year. Hauling is now well under way
and the ice roads are in perfect condi-
ton.
\ runaway team, behind which were
riding five men. dashed into a rapidly
moving log train in Marinette. People
who saw them approaching at wild
gallop expected a terrible accident. just
as the horses reached tie train they
veered, turned around, and dumped the
men, who escaped without injury.
Ray Glynp. a former Chippewa Falls
young man, now in the employ of the
Northern Pacific, went before Judge
Smith in the Superior Court ia Superior
ana pleaded guilty To having stolen his
girls watch while he was being enter
tanned by her at her home. In the
lower court he had persisted that he
took the watch as joke and it was said
TO be in a repair shop al St Paul His
mother has seen that the watch was re-
turned to the girl
4 lamp exploded is the home of ". q.
La Mere in Appleton and set the clothes
of his wife on fire. A small girl in the
family first threw the lamp out of the
window and then rushed back to help
her mother The woman was slightly in
jured.
Fred A. Engberry. a weil-known in
Surance man and secretary Of the Saw
ings and Loan Association. left Stevens
Point for business trip to Chicago early
Sunday morning. Jan. 2, and has not
been seen or heard from since His
friends fear be has been the victim Of
foul play.
The Waukau Methodist Church burn
Ell to the ground. the fire probably start
ing from the furnace. No one was in the
church. The building was extensively
repaired Jrt time ago and the last
payment % lover the expense had ir Il
been pr d.
Wat on and Jackson. arrested on the
night Of the recent hold-up and burglary.
pleaded guilty TO the charge 81 breaking
into n freight ear near Eau Claire An
other member 81 the gang Nike Davis,
pleaded guilty to assault with a reyolv ~
with intention 70 rob The fourth mem
Der Of the gang Is 10 jail at Whitehall
He Is wanted for a more serious oiTense
there.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
WEST is PROSPEROUS.
AGRICULTURAL SECTIONS ARE
IN FINE CONDITION.
People of the Great Corn, Wheat, Hog,
Cattle and Dairy Country Are Now
Money Lenders Instead of Borrow
era-Reizu of Prosperity.

Walter Wellman, the well-knowu
newspaper correspondent, recently made
q tour OF that region embracing Michi-
gan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa
and Minnesota. The most noticeable of
all conditions at the present time in the
great West, he writes, is the almost I'M
diminished continuance OF the high tide
OF prosperity. Broadly speaking, there
has been no falling off in the volume of
business. The farmers have more mon
ey than ever before. The employed peo-
pie are all at work for good wages. Rail
road earnings throughout the West aver
age higher than year ago at this time
by from to 70 per cent. though many
good judges thought last years volume
OF traffic up to the highest possible mark.
The amounts of money which the people
of the West have on hand representing
their surplus, their savings, their accu-
mutations through these recent years of
unexampled prosperity are simply amaz-
ing. In purely agricultural counties the
bankers tell me they do not know what
TO do with the money that is offered them
for deposit. In many instances they
have been compelled to refuse further
deposits because of the difficulty of using
the money prohtably. 1t is surprising to
be told that's an average Western coun-
ty Of perhaps $4,000 population, embrac-
ing probably $500 farms, the aggregate
sums on deposit in the local banks reach
as high as 100000 or 100000, or an
average of approximately $1,000 per
farm. As.no one individual has very large
deposits, it follows that the accumula-
tons are well distributed.
What is true of the agricultural coun-
ties is true also of the cites and towns
In which there are manufacturing and
commercial interests In fact, money is
abundant everywhere and all classes of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
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Frank Robson, Of the ST. Louis Ma
tionals. is sa. to have offered Joe Cor
bett IS, 900 for next season.
The American League was just as en-
phAtic in condemnation OF the foul strike
as the National League was eestatie
ia favor Of it.
philadelphia JACK" O'Brlen was re-
Gently examined BY a Chicago physician.
who told O'Brien that he could not live
two years if he continued TO battle so
often.
Sammy Smith, of Philadelphia, is look
ing for a match with Benny Yanger.
Smith is one of the new stars of the
featherweight division, his recent work
in the ring being Of high order.
Roger Bresnshan. formerly Of Balti-
more. the best all round utility man the
New York baseball club ever had. is en-
ployed for a Toledo detective agency TO
drive shoplifters out of business.
The Increase Of President Ban John
sons salary to $4,000 despite his vigor
GUS protest was in some respects the
most significant feature OF the recent ses-
sion Of the American League magnates
in Chicago.
Joe Cans has declared of all his
matches for the near future because Of
an attack Of pneumonia. The colored
champion has been ailing since his bout
with Sam Langford at Boston, which the
latter won.
II is exported that Bergen, Poole and
Beckley. Of Cincinnati, win 90 TO St
Louis. Burke and Barclay TO Detroit.
Barnett 10 Cincinnati and Seymour TO
the New YORK Nationals for 5000 in
one big daal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
short News Notes

Former Italian Premier Zanardelli
died at Maderno, Italy. He was II years
old and one OF his country's greatest
statesmen.
Helen W Evnrts. widow Of the late
William NJ. Evsrts Of New York. died at
her country home in Windsor. Vt, in
her S4-h year.
The Berlin Frankfurter Zeitung says
that an int national petroleum pool has
been arranged between United States,
Austrian and Russian interests.
Il has been announced that Andrew
Carnegie has set arsrt 100000 as c
fund the interest on which Is to be used
TO care for injured workman At the Car
nsgis Stsal plant
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
Odds .ns Rnas.

A new revolutiod4is imminent in San
Domingo.
Spain has decided not to participate in
the 81 Louis exposition.
The English language is much in use
in Panama, especially on the Atlantic
side.
The Central Freight Association roads
have decided 70 refuse the application
Of the iron and steel men for n reduction
Of freight rates on domestic shipments ~
steel rails.
Rear Admiral Sir Charles Drury, now
second lord Of the British admiralty. is
a Canadian His wife ia "a daughter Of
the Whitehead Of torpedo fame aud IN
aunt Of Princess Bismarck.
re Partisan police have completed
the gatht ring Of statistics relating to
crime ia that city. During the yeaT
ending Dec. / a total OF 70,G09 cases
OCCUPIED their attention. Of which $500
were criminal assaults and fifteen wera
murders or attempted murders.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
UNCLE SAM AS A BUILDER.

Construction Work Planned or Under
Way Which Will Cost $50, 100000.
The government is just now carrying
on the greatest building boom In its his
tory, says a Washington correspondent
At a time when private investors were
retrenching and curtailing their building
operations because the cost of materials
has gone up fully 80. per cent. Uncle
Sam is pushing forward the biggest pro-
gram in the way of new construction
which he has ever undertaken.
Public buildings which will aggregate
in cost not less than $53, 100000 are now
being planned or are under construction.
Nor does this tremendous aggregate in
clude many costly buildings in the ma
tional capital, which would, of course,
run up the total without necessarily in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20

States Circuit Court convened Judge Van
Devanter handed down a decision sus-
tanning the demurrer interposed by coun-
sci for Senator Dietrich. The demurrer
was ade to the introduction OF evidence
on me ground that Dietrich was not &C
tunlly a member Of the Senate when the
alleged bribery took place. The effect
of the decision is that a man Is not an
actual member Of Congress from the
time Of his election until he SHALL have
taken the oath at the bar Of the House
to which he is elected.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
WISCONSIN'S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN READABLE
SHAPE.
Erampled in Church Panic 90 Colored
Man Held for Murder-0shkosh Busi-
ness Man MissinG-Hold-U Up Men Get
Three Years in Prison.

Panic-stricken by a cloud Of black
smoke that came from a defective fur
mace and enveloped the altar where Rev,
NJ. L. Boyce was celebrating late mass,
a large audience in the Roman Catholic
Church of the Immaculate conception
in New Richmond, made frantic rush
for the outer air. Wild cries of Fire"
added to the general fright But for
the heroic work of few cool-headed
men many lives might have been lost, as
scores of persons were thrown to the
floor and trampled on. As it was the
men fought the fear-crazed people and
eventually stopped the panic. Women
and children were three deep ON the floor
and were being trampled on, when a
few strong men threw themselves
against the panic-stricken people and held
them back until the fallen could be pick
ed up and carried out. =. number Of
persons suffered bruises and scratches
and minor hurts and their clothes were
badly torn. Several others tainted, but
no one was seriously hurt, After quiet
had been restored the services continued.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
Oshkosh ManIs Missing.

Because of the disappearance of for
mer agent Major L. McGinty the office
of the Coe Commission Company in Osh-
kosh has been discontinued and officials
are hunting for McGinty. Investigation
reveals that three women claim to be
the wife Of the missing man. One lived
with him in Oshkosh and disappeared
when he did Another lives at Stevens
Point and a third makes her home at
Minneapolis. The last has a son.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20


ed in the volunteer Confederate serv-
ice, participated in the struggle on the
peninsula, had a part in the battle at
Malvern Hill and was commissioned
BriTadier General in November, 1862.
He was in command at Characteristic
and in the Pennsylvania campaign. He
was at the battle of Gettysburg, the bat
tie of the Wilderness, at Spottsylvania
Court House. In May, 1864 he was pro-
NOTED to be Major General and took
part in the important battles which
marked the closing scenes Of the civil
war. When hostilities were ended he
called his men about him and advised
them to bear the trial of defeat, to 50
home in peace, obey the laws, and r.
build the wasted country.
-
DIR. Frank Burr Mallory, who has just
announced the discovery Of the germ that
causes scarlet fever, is young man Of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20

School. AS assistant TO Prof. Council
man he aided in the discovery of the
smallpox protozoa. DR. Mallory has won
distinction ia The cUiu,ing of microscopic
tests. He prepared test stain for neu-
rogia that has been of great value in
studying LESSONS in the spinal cord and
the brain, and has contributed much in
formation concerning typhoid fever.
-
Vice Admiral Alexieff, who is in COM
mand of the Russian naval forces in the
East, and who also practically controls
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20

George Lavine, who was brought to
Superior from near Wausau to answer
the charge of embezzling $500 belonging
to his orphan ward, Peter Odds, pleaded
guilty before Judge Smith and was sen
tenceI to one year in the State prison.
Several years ago Lavine w3s named as
guardian for Peter Oids, who is now of
age. As Lavine had given surety
bond, the boy lost nothing. but the bond
company saw the prosecution through.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20

CHICAGO.

~. X. G. Dun & Co.'S
LDlc100 Weekly Review of Trade
- says: Business generally
entered upon another years activity I'M
der less wnfavorable conditions than were
feared, and the outlook seems less appre-
hensiye. Large forces of men are grad
ualiy finding re-cmpoyment, although ut
t0wer wages. aud as few objections are
urged 10 readjustments now being en-
forced lay employers. serious labor CON
'roversies are not looked for.
The volume Of current dealings in sta
pie lines is satisfactory. Retail trade has
been good in seasonabe necessities. and
the wholesale branches report steady de-
mand in dry goods clothing and shoes.
Adyices from country dealers are OF an
encouraging character. New buildings
and other heavy improvements contem-
plated promise Il larger use of lumber
and materials Other eleTpnts Of
strength are strong buying of foodstufIs
at higher prices. an ample supply Of
money for legitimate enterprise, and an
absence of striking mercantile defaults.
With the resumption OF worl; in the iron
and steel mills there is assurance of EN-
ployment for many months.
Failures in the Chicago district mum
Der 30, against 33 for tn first week OF
1903.
Grain shipments aggregate 1859 56G
bushels. an increase of 1908 per cent
ever year ago. y wider fall of snow
has protected larger area of winter
wheat Increased values induced freer
mark ting of ain Compared with the
closing weels aEo. corn advanced rs
cents an1 ,ats and wheat each ] cent,
Live stock receipts were 330.5SS head
against 359.33 5I year ago. Supplies do
not show the increase looked for. Ship-
ping demand for heavy hogs and the best
sheep was urgent at an advance in each
of I'D rnnfS NOR hmnlrplNNeiohf
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20

the army in Man
churia. is a states
man of no mean
rank. He was for
a short time two
years ago at the
head of the foreign
Office at st. Peters
burg. Previously he
h a d distinguished
himself during the
Boxer rebellion in
China, and W a $
commander in chief
of the forces there.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
Sympathy Dodrer Gets Sentence.

Harry Atlas, alias Paul busch, was
sentenced in Madison to eighteen months
in State prison at Waupun, after a plea
of guilty TO obtaining money under false
pretenses. Atlas had been working the
sympathy dodge i'll the county. and for
six months had successfully eluded the
officers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20

instructed the Jury
TO bring In a YER
dict of not guilty,
and the district at
torney entered q
nolle In the other
cases against Diet
rich. Jacob Fisher,
postmaster at Hast
ings, Neb., also was
given his liberty, a
nelle having been
e n t re d in each
Of the indictments
a against him.
"bap thu TnifaA
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20
Hold. aInn .sentrnccd.

Antone Peterson pleaded guilty before
County Judge Quinlan in Marinette to
highway robbery. lie was sentenced to
,A.ae years in Waupun. Peterson, it is
charged. held up Il number of farmers
and ,errorized a section of the county for
several r,eeks
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20

position as he once
was through his po-
sition in a Presi-
dents cabinet. He
was the other day
quoted as saying:
1T is about ten
years since / was
Governor of Mis-
souri,, but | am still
rywhere known,
If at all, as Cover
nor. They don't
even put the 'ex' in
Frauf Of - Van
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20

ments of Colombian
soldiers, is one Of
the officers of the
Marine Corps who
won renown at the
siege OF Tien tsin
during the Boxer
troubles. He was
n lieutenant in the
Marine Corps. Dur
ing the battle out.
side OF the walls Of
Tien-tsin he saw a
wounded man lying
In the zone OF fire.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20

great promise. He
was born in Cleye-
land, and was grad
Nc ead from Harvard
in 1856, and from
the medical school
in 1900. He then
spent a year study
ing in Germany,
having determined
to adopt pathology
as a life work, and
when he returned
Joined the faculty
of Harvard Medical
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20

of light healing
rays, is famous as a
physicist. He was
born in Iceland, and
in 1888 became n
student at Reikia-
vik, the chief town
of t h e islam d
Thence he went to
the University Of
Copenhagen, a n d
was graduated NJ.
u. The light cure"
has proved Of great
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20

L ia, zen, 1OrdOn
was born in Epson
c ounty Georgia,
July 6 1882, Of
S c otc h ancestry,
which had a promi-
nent part in the rev.
dictionary war. He
graduated fro m
Georgia State Uni
versity in 1852, and
a few months later
was admitted to the
practice of law. Ear
nna
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-20

tertiary at Jack
son, was sentenc-
ed in August,
1902. to a term of
fifteen years. He
is now 81 years of
age, and when he
left n farm to earn
a living had, as he
says himself, as
sets of but SIPS.
He soon became q
partner in the Of
flee of Homer
Warren, operated
On the Board of