Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-11-29

surance company of st. Paul. It's
paper assets are $22,56S, and its LA
bilities s2,3S5.
At Atlantic City, n j.. C. w. Green
valid, who was injured in the wreck of
the Exerand automobile on the Vent
nor speedway. died. William Will
Jams and Isaac Bennett, who We're
hurt, are recovering.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Judge Charles E. Wolverton, associate
justice of the Oregon supreme court.
as United States district Judge of
Oregon in succession to the late Judge
Charles B. Bellinger.
Extremely lax conditions and the
existence of an unwritten code of rules
among students at Annapolis naval
academy were disclosed in the trial
for manslaughter of Minor Mertweth
er, Jr., in connection with the death
of Midshipman Branch.
In the Wabash, Ind, circuit court
John D. Patton fled suit for $4,000
damages against the Big Four rail
road as the administrator of the estate
of Michael McGovern, engineer, killed
in the wreck at Foces station two
years ago.
AT ThornbHrg, a suburb of Pitts
burg two residences owned and &C
capied by Eugene j. Beck and S. T..
McClerren, together with the con.
tents, were completely destroyed by
fire The loss is $4,000.
w. S. Manning of Albany, referred
TO in the Depew-Nichols correspond
ence as our cantankerous friend up
the river" expressed anxiety to be
called before the Armstrong commit
tees. He said he could tell many
things.
The government of Bolivia, in viola
tion of the rights of Peru, contracted
cents and Illuminating at rs cents a
thousand cubic feet, and there is a
prospect that the rate will be lowered
further on account of the efforts of in
dependent companies.
Formal announcement has been
made at the state department at
Washington of the appointment of
William II. Michael. former chief clerk
OF the state department, as consul
general TO Calcutta, India. His com
mission dates from Nov. 16.
At Jackson, Tenn, Hugh G. Ryals
was killed and Warner Packard OF
Paris, Tenn. seriously injured by fall
ing over banister while engaged III
a friendly scufie at the Southwesterr
Presbyterian university. Both were
Students aud the sons of ministers.
There are rumors Of friction at the
white house over the struggle of the
Morgau-Hiu coserie to have the sec
rotary of the treasury come to the re
! lief of Wall street with the nation
funds, and the efforts of the Rookie.
! fellerCity Bank crowd TO prevent such
action.
/ Al Wilmington. Del, Byron Thorn
/ ton, Ia years old, of Philadelphia. was
shot anj killed by the accidental
/ discharge OF a gun in the hands OF
Joseph NJ Warrington. Thornton
was walking a few feet in front of
young Warrington and received the
charge in his back
The call by Chairman Melville f.
Ingalls, of the public ownership com
mission recently appointed by the Ma
ijonal Civic Federation for meeting
Nov, - in New York, with plans for
visits TO the various public utility
plants owned by cities. has revived in.
terest in the Investigation.
Nine Sarah Bernhardt arrived in
New York 60 begin her farewell Amer.
lean tour. was causht at the docks in
q crush Of spectatrs so dense that her
attendants were alarmed for her
safety, and started for Chicago on an
ge.ghteen-hour train Her opening
there was a great success.
Al Presque Isle, Me. Mrs. Isaac
! Barnes was arrested. charged with
ir,Gr6er It is alleged thar she placed
lsiHohnine in epson salts, thereby
focusing the death Of Pearl Barnes
! ber Is year old stepdaush' =, The
lauthorities maintain that the poison
was intended Tor her husband
Al Scho0lcraft, Mich. two section
inca. Joha Thomas and c. j. Hover