Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-06


I the international Pulp company was
destroyed by ire, entailing loss OF
100000.
/ A reward of $1,000 was offered by
the Chicago Union Traction company
for the arrest of Miss Maude Reese
murderer.
! At Fort Wayne, Ind, Willie Geerkin
/ 6 years old, shot his sister, Gertrude
aged IS, in the forehead accidentally.
The girl may die.
| Apostle Dowie arrived in New York
from Mexico; in a message he sale
God had restored him to health after
paralytic stroke.
on ers of both houses of congress
gave notice that no flowers will be al
lowed in the capitol on the opening
day of the session.
The Peoria, H., grand jury return
ed ten more indictments against n.
c. Dougerty, making a total of $50,
with bail Of $106, 900.
At Fort Madison, Iowa, Johnston w.
Martin, who shot Arthur Lynch, was
sentenced to life Imprisonment. An
appeal will be taken.
AT Sterling, Ill.,, Edward Kosier and
his sons, Frank and Jesse, were in
dicted by the grand jury for the muir
der Of Jacob Weaver.
The court martiaI OF Midshipman
Meriwether revealed the existence CT
an Illegal code" OF laws at the An
napolis naval academy.
Mrs. Frances Burton Harrison, wife
of the recent democratic candidate for
lieutenant governor Of New York, was
killed in an auto wreck.
At Custer 5. d., Superintendent
August d. Fisher was killed and Ar
mold Spencer OF indianapolis was in
jured by blast in mine. j..
Newton c. Dougherty. former
Peoria Qll) banker and educator,
was sentenced from one to fourteen
years on each of FIVE counts.
Midshipman Meriwether, on trial
for killing a classmate in the naval
academy fight, decided to take the
witness stand in own defense.
Joe Rossi, coal miner, was muir
dered at Pennington, ILL.,, by Joe
GUAM and Joe Muluski in quarrel
over a woman. The murderers es-
capped.
Gage E. Tarbell second vice presi-
dent of the Equitable, admitted re-
ceiving rebates on his own policies.
Agents were dismissed FOR the same
practice.
Jewelry worth $5O,QOO, which was
valued on account of its antiquity,
was stolen by burglars from the ex-
hibition-room of Pratt institute in
Brooklyn.
]. p. Rademan, m anager of a news
paper at Papillion, Neb., committed
suicide by shooting He left let
ter to his wife, giving i'll health as
the reason.
Il careless engineer is held respon
slblc for the wreck on the Boston and
Maine near Lincola, Mass. Nineteen
were ..Aled and eight more are ex-
pected to die.
At H5rrin, H., In a $4,000 fire tina
swept the east side, William Dent, a
lawyer, was cremated. He was asleep
In an upstairs room OF one OF the
burned buildings.
The latest census bureau report
shows that 4,207 institutions are
maintained for the care OF the needy
in the United States at an annual
cost Of S55,577,66S.
Congress viii attack the action of
the Panama canal commission in
making contracts in advance of spe-
cifc appropriation, declaring c 4
violation Of the law.
George w. Perkins is reported to
have sent in his resignation to the
Morgan firm as a result of the scan
dals developed in the legislative in
surance investigation.
Bishop Turner of A. NJ. z. church
in q Macon (Ga.l speech, assailed the
nation and the supreme court. He
declared the latter had robbed the
negro of all his rights.
A Jefferson City convict said thai
Fl, E. Spencer, former prisoner fur
nished the arms for the riot in which
three officials were killed The &C
cused man was arrested.
At Bloc mington. Ill. William T.
Wood. aged 20, for forty years a dry
goods merchant here, died as the re
suit of injuries from an attack on him
by a peddler last August.
Alderman Newton Znmauit stabbed
and seriously wounded Alderman
Thomas Mclaughlin at Nebo, ILL.,. as
the result Of a quarrel over sidewalks
to be built Znmault is in jail.
At Misdawaka. Schuyler Crofoot,
the wealthlest farmer in northern In
diana. was fatally injured by the ex-
plosion of a dynamite cartridge into
which he was inserting a cap.
". s Manning. the "eantankerous'
| friend Of Mr.. Depew. testified in the
life Insurance investigation and
throws more light on the misuse OF
policy-holders money at Albany.
Two guards and a convict were