Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-11-01


on the mercy Of the court.
President Roosevelt spent a strenu
Gus day in Alabama, rushing from
city to city making speeches to whites
and blacks, and leaving Birmingham
in the evening for Little Rock.
The Prudential Insurance company
and ubsidary specializing concerns
own 4 majority of each others stock
All are supported by 100000 policy
holders among the poorer classes.
Charles Boos, until few days ago
superintendent of a transit line and
model business man, is said by the
police of Middletown, N. Y, to have
confessed to a number of burglaries.
Members of the Illinois federation
of women's clubs, VINO closed their
convention at Joliet, decided to work
for federal inquiry into the condi-
tons surrounding women wage earn
ers.
! The Wisconsin supreme court decld-
ed that Mayor Rose must defend him
self in the suit for libel brought by a
/ Milwaukee coal GO 1pany as the result
of charges made by the executive in
1902.
I Deep in the mire of speculation, T.
lice Clark, cashier of the Enterprise
National bank of Allegheny, Pa, be-
fore ending his life, made desperate
efforts to get mones meet obliga'
lions.
A young woman who was bitten by
dog thirteen years ago developed
symptoms Of rabies in New York
City, and the doctors say it is one of
the most extraordinary cases in their
experience.
Three men, two said to be members
Of notorious New York gang, waged
desperate battle in a street car
while the passengers covered in the
corners and on the floor to escape
flying bullets.
The Pugh law providing for street
improvements. repairs, sweeping and
sprinkling was upheld by the Ohio SUI
preme court and Columbus will realize
many thousands of dollars now tied
up in litigation
New York investigators decided to
include the state department of in
surance in their inquiry because of a
suspicion that examiI ers are named
by politicians in the interest of the
big companies.
At Galesurg, ILL.,, N. g. Hahn, who is
charged with killing Frank Chronkite,
after being released on $4,000 bail,
was rearrested Oh a peace warrant
sworn OFT by Eeighbors, whom he had
threatened to kill
Observers in Washington believe
Taft ar d Bryan will be chosen as pres.
idential candidates in 1908, as the
INebraskan Is the strongest man in
his party today and the Ohio man Is
considered a power.
At Hull, Iowa, burglars carried away
{1,50u worth of goods after blowing
the safe in J. C. vlckers jewelry
store, An attempt had been made to
rob the Iowa State bank also, but the
vault could not be penetrated.
News from Washington, Indicating
that prosecutions of those responsible
for the failure of the Enterprise Ma
ticnal bank of Allegheny are to fol-
low, resulted in the hurried payment
of notes ny Pennsylvania politicians.
Clinton 4 Heath of Chicago was
awarded 100000 damages in the cir
cult court at kaukakee, H., for in.
juries received in 1904 while EN-.
ployed as a switchman in the Ford.
ham yards of the Illinois Central rail.
road.
The cable-ship Burnside returned to
Seattle, Wash. for coal reporting
new and serious faults in the Alaskan
cable between hat city and Sitka of
such a nature that all communication
with Alaska is cut off until the Burn
side can return.
AZ Ladysmith, Wis, three men were
seriously injured in an attempted hold
up of a saloon-keeper named Mclean
Friends came to McLean's assistance
ar d In the shooting that followed
| George Potter, Mclean and another
man were wounded.
/ Brewers If Kansas City, Mo. refuse
| beer TO three Kansas towns, as a reply
TO Governor Folks crusade and 1876
saloons are closed in consequence
| The brewers hcce to stir the people
when taxes are increased by the loss
OF the liquor revenue.
F. $. Monnett, formerly attorney
general of Ohio. submitted to the
grand jury at Akron evidence that six
teen bridge manufacturing and build
ing companies had entered into al
agreement to increase prices aud di
vide the profits pro rata.
At Pierre. S. D., the supreme coul
decided that The county seat of Wal
worth county shoud be at Bangor
ending a war with Selby, in whic
citizens Of the latter place at one tim.
made a night raid ON Bangor and car
ried on the county records.
/ William H. Mechanism has been ap
pointed special assistant attorney gen
eral for Wyandotte county by At
Itorney General Coleman at Topeka
with explicit instructions to aid Ia,
present county officials in closin
Illicit saloons at Kansas City. Kan.
TwenW-six ships were wrecked am
twenty sailors persisted in furiou
storm which swept all the great lakes
Many otler vessels are missing al.
further Ceath and disaster are feared
The wind rencheI a Velocity o