Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20


AT Norfolk, Va, Madeline Vicks,
aged q, took her life with morphine,
leaving word that she was tired CT
llying.
At Montevideo, MINI, the funeral
of Thomas Clark, an engineer, who
left 1000 in gold buried in his cellar,
was held.
James Watson. a Rantoul ILL.,, sa-
loonkeeper was fined $50 on each of
nineteen count for selling liquor to
school boys.
Five hundred refugees from Rus
STA arrived in New YORK and tell
stories of terrible massacres in the
cars domain.
District Attorney Jerome asks for
copy OF insurance evidence, presum-
ably with the idea of instituting Grim
inal proceedings.
The family of Charles NJ. Schwab
turned bitterly against President
Corey of the steel corporation in the
scandal over an actress.
At Port Washington the steam
barge Whitney, which went ashore
week ago, was released by a wrecking
tug and taken to Racine.
The wife of former Governor Werts
of New Jersey mysteriously dlsap-
peared in New York and no trace has
been found of her whereabouts.
At BeIleville, H., Fred B. Phillips,
chief of the fire department was prob
ably fatally injured by the collision of
a street car and a hook ahd ladder
truck
Capt. Amundsen, the Norwegian ex-
plorar. arrived at Eagle City, Alaska,
after making tie northwest passage
the first -;he in this history OF Arctic
exploration.
Thomas F. Ryan, by the advice of
counsel, win testify to his converse
tions with E. H. Hartman concerning
the purchase of the Equitable Life
Assurance society.
At Marinette Ellen Nystrom, IS
years old, was found dead at the home
of Emmett f. Mott. She is sup
posed to have committed suicide as
the result of a lovers quarrel
At Port Washington the clothing
store of Victor Bernard was closed by
order of the United States distric.
court upon application of the United
States Credit Mems association.
The tongue of Frederic l.. Power
actor and stage director at the Bush
Temple theater, Chicago, was re-
moved by surgeons. The cancer al
fecting it was caused by smoking.
Chairman Belmont announced
names of prominent leaders in both
parties who have joined the move
ment for national legislation to secure
publicity regarding campaign con
tributions and expenditures.
Depew resigned from the Equitable
directorate Mccall denied that he
would quit the New York Life, but
admitted that Perkins would go. The
Armstrong committee is on the trail
of graft in the Security Mutual of
Binghamton.
At Terre Haute, Ind, while hurryips
from a carriage into hospital where
her husband lay with broken leg
from a railroad accident, Mrs F. L.
Stewart of indianapolis fell and broke
a leg and is now patient by her
husbands side.
Chained and helpless ma2y miles
from lana, the Nantucket lightship
sprung leak during terrific storm
along the Atlantic coast, and just be-
fore the wireless apparatus was put
out of commission sent a frantic APP
peal for the help.
At Newark, Ohio, Judge Irvine
granted a divorce to the wife of
William Tight president of the Uni
versity of New Mexico, on the charge
of willful absence and neglect, giving
over the custody of the ..hildren and
$50 a month alimony.
Men who desert wives in New York
will find themselves catalosued by
charitable society, which. by comnll-
ing records Of all cases in which 1t
furnishes aid, has found that the bur
den of children. as rule. does not
have the effect of reducing families to
poverty.
At St Paul the federal grand jury
returned indie ments against J. r.
Darse, William r. Horsnell and Roya,
b. Stearns. Darse later pleaded
guilty before 3cdge Morris OF using
the mails to defraud. Horsnen and
Stearns are accused of government
land frauds.
In the treasure vault of the liner
Dolic. to sail soon for the orient, is
81, 400 600 in silver bullion CONSIGNED
to the Asiatic coast. and more vii!
be taken aboard before her departure
The Doric's cabin passenger list is
crowded and her holds are full OF
freight 70 the matches.
Alonzo ]. Whteman began a prison
term OF eight years for defr0uding the
Fidelity Trust company of Buffalo by
means of forged and raised papers.
| Whitemans escape from two de-
tectives while being taken to Buffalo