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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30
LIGHTNING KILLS
THREE PEOPLE

Hammond, Ind, May 24.-Three
people were killed and one fatally in
jured by lightning during a storm
yesterday afternoon. The dead:
John Mlchow, West Hammond,
Louis Steinbach, Hammond.
Mrs Ludke, Whiting.
The fatally injured is Roy Witler,
paralyzed.
Farmers report great damage to
crops by the heavy rain.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30
TREATY WILL FAIL.

Convention Between Cuba and Great
Britain Has Poor Chances.
Havana, May 24.-The senate COM
mittee on foreign relations last even
rug reported the treaty between Great
Britain and cuba, which was signed
year ago, recommending it's ratifica-
ton with certain amendments. 1t is
expected that these amendments will
be distasteful to Great Britain and it
is considered doubtful if the govern
ment Of that country will accept the
treaty as amended
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30
ADVlCEs FROM MONTENEGRO
FRONTIER MORE FAVORABLE

CettiuJe, Montenegro May 2E-Ad-
vices received yesterday from the
fr0nti,r were more favorable The
sound of rifle firing Is less frequent
and there seems 10 be a prospect OF
speedy restoration Of tranquility. The
Turco-Noatezrin frontier, however,
remains closed The number of killed
and wounded recently has not been as
rsained.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30
DUEL OVER IS CENTS.
Street Battle Results in Deaths of Two
Men.

Clipley Ga, May IA political
meeting addressed b. Hoke Smith was
broken up here yesterday by pistol
duel in crowd, il which Joe Hastey,
farmer w2s XII led and John irwin,
his slayer, was killed three blocks
distant by a crowd which pursued
him. 1t is reported that bad feeling
had existed between the two on ac-
count Of debt Of IS cents and when
they met yesterday the quarrel was
renewed. About G5 shots were fired.
Two spectators at the meeting were
slightly wounded by stray bullets.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30
One OF Them.

you people in Chicago" said Kad-
ley, with sheer, "think f nothing
but killing hogs"
Wen, Welt" replied the Chicago
man, Il must have misunderstood you
a minute ago
How do you mean?"
q understood you to say you had
been there"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30
NEARLY HAD PUTER.
Alleged Land Fraud conspirator Es
capped Arrest in Superior Last Fall.

Superior Wis. May 24.--s. A. d
Puter, arrested near Berkeley, Cal.
and who is charged with being in
Yolyed in the Washington ard Oregon
land frauds, had a narrow escape
from arrest in Superior last fall H5
was here just before the irregular
tiles with which he is supposed tC
have been connected came to light
the police receiving information thai
ne was wanted few hours after ht
had left the city He got out o
town Just in time 0 avoid arrest.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30

land and Fred Hudson, wko was re-
Gently acquitted of a murder charge,
engaged in a pistol duel yesterday
and both are fatally wounded.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30
Pistol pueIists viii Die.

Anadarco. Okla, May 24.-Deputy
United States Marshal James Bour-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30
PATTY POLITICS
HOLD THE STAGE
SPEECHES GALORE ON ISSUES
OF CAMPAIGN.
LOWER PRICES ABROAD

Republican Congressman Frankly Ad-
NIT That American Manufacturers
Have One Set of prices at Home
and Another and Lower Set of
Prices Abroad.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30
NEW FORM BOOK
FAILS Of SUPPORT
COMPROMISE EFFECTED IN PRES
BYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
PEACE IN CHURCH MEETING

Controversy and Debate End in Salts
factory Observation-Disclosures cere-
monies May Be Used Voluntarily
New Presbyterian Brotherhood to
Hold Convention in November.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
A BUSY WOMAN
Can Do the Work of 8 or a If Well Fed.

An energetic young woman living
just outside of New York, writes:
II am at present doing all the house
work of dairy farm, caring for 2 chill
dren, vegetable and flower garden,
large number of fowls, besides manag-
ing an extensive exchange business
through the mails and pursuing my
regular avocation as a writer for sew
eral newspapers and magazines (de-
signing fancy work for the latter and
all the energy and ability to do this
owe to Grape-Nuts food.
1T was not always so, and a year
ago when the shock of my nursing
baby's death utterly Frustrated me and
deranged my stomach and nerves so
that could not assimilate as much
as mouthful of solid food, and was In
even worse condition mentally, he
would have been a rash prophet who
would have predicted that it ever
would do So
Prior to this great grief had suf-
fered for years with impaired diges-
ton, insomnia, agonizing cramps in
the stomach, pain in the side, consti-
patton, and other bowel arrangements,
all these were familiar to my daily
life. Medicines gave me no relief
nothing did, until few months ago,
at friends suggestion, began to use
Grape-Nuts food. and subsequently
gave up coffee entirely and adopted
Postum Food Coffee at all my meals.
To-day am free from all the trou-
Sles have enumerated. My digestion
is simply perfect, assimilate my food
without the least distress, enjoy sweet,
restful sleep. and have buoyant feel
Ing Of pleasure in my varied duties. In
fact, am new woman, entirely made
over, and / repeat, 1 owe it all to
Grape-Nuts and Postum Coffee"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's reason. Read the little
book, 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
Senator TiIIman,s Tip.

Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,
has gained reputation as race
horse tipster and his lone best bet"
went through yesterday at Benning
The senator is unconscious of having
picked the winner of the third race,
but he did. 81 am tired of all this
hocus pocus,' the senator declared in
a speech yesterday. What we want
is action. This hocus pocus has gone
on long enough" "Hocus Pocus!
That's the tipl" agreed the wise ones
around the senate. A pool was made
up among the pages and employees, and
a good sized bet was sent to Benning
and played on Hocus Pocus. Hocus
Pocus won at odds of to /.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
ORDER FIVE COOK TRAINS.

Los Angeles, April %. = The rail-
roads have agreed to- ship all relief
stores to San Francisco on express
time, giving it the right of way over
every kind of traffic, including pass
enger. Joseph Desmond, a railroad
contractor, was authorized to equip
and supply five outfits of cooking
trains which will reach San Francis
co by an early date, prepared to fur
nish 10000 cooked meals every day
and night. Desmond will work two
or three shifts of cooks to cook food.
Bishop Conaty has donated $1,000
from his private purse to the citi-
zens' relief committee.
Some real estate dealers in Los An
geles have announced the donation of
all the vacant houses on their lists for
the shelter of homeless refugees ar
irving here The period of the dona-
ton is ninety days.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26

The main remaining fire was convey1
ed to east of Van Ness avenue and
north of Union street, but was burn
ing its way to the shore
The police broke open every saloon
and corner grocery in the saved dis
tricts and poured all malt and spir-
itous liquors into the cutters.
Oakland.-It was reported at 11:SO
that the fire in the neighborhood of
the Ferry building had been checked.
San Francisco. = A wind of high
velocity is blowing from the north
west over the fire-stricken districts
tonight and the fire on the water front
is threatening to cut off communica-
ton with Oakland and Berkeley. Gen.
eral Carter has ordered out squad
ron of men to endeavor to keep the
flames which threaten the Union Ferry
depot, the only means of egress from
the city from being destroyed.
The water front emergency hos
pital is endangered and the officials in
charge are prepared to move from
their quarters. The wind is of such
velocity that brick and granite walls,
weakened by the earthquake and the
subsequent fire, are falling into the
streets. Market street, the principal
avenue of escape from the city to the
Ferry buildings, may be blocked up,
thus shutting off practically the only
means of escape. The Postal Tele-
graph Company has abandoned its
temporary Office in the Ferry building,
driven out by the approach of the fire.
San Francisco. April 20.-San Fran
cisco is the City Desolate. 1t seemed
that the acme of misery was reached
at dusk, when flames burst from all
sides of the beautiful Hotel Paramount,
the palace that above every other
structure was apparently most strong
ly entrenched against the attack of
the all-consuming fire. And surround
ing that lofty pinnacle of flame, as far
as the eyes could see to the south, to
the east, and far out to the west, lay
in cruel, fantastic heaps, charred and
smoking, all that remained of pros
porous city. The metropolis OF the
western slope was in ashes.
This has been another day of I'M
even struggle of man against the I'M
conquerable elements of nature. Acre
after acre has been ground into dust
and ashes despite the heroic persever-
ance of the firemen to limit the con-
Migration. There is hope that the
worst has been nearly reached and
that very soon the end will have come,
but the hope is faint indeed. If the
flames can be barred in their devasta-
ton of the western addition, then
"Finis" will be written to the great
disaster.
But San Francisco is not discour-
aged. Its best and highest class has
already begun to plan for restoration
and to care for the stricken ones and
the relief will be immediate. Total
subscriptions of $1SO,O00 were an
nounced Arrangements were made
for the immediate relief of the needy.
The baking of $4,000 loaves of bread
daily will be provided. Free transpor-
tation will be provided by the Southern
Pacific to destitute persons desiring
to go TO interior points.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
cLUR-HoME LIFE.
Many Experiments in HousebuiIding
Carried on.

Many Experiments in HousebuiIding
Carried on.
New York is the home of all sorts
Of experiments in housebuilding. The
Home Club corporation, for example.
is erecting an apartment on East For
ty-ifth street that is out of the ordi-
nary. The idea is to combine the
pleasures of the club with the COM
forts of the home. There is to be a
garden on the east side of the build
ing. A large club kitchen will be
provided, from which meals may be
served either in the common dining
room, one of the private club dining
rooms, or in an apartment, each of
which is fitted with its own dining
room. On the first floor will be bill
lard and pool and smoking rooms.
Leading to the second floor is a grand
staircase, opening into the large draw
ing room, conservatory and ball room.
Above the second floor come the pri-
vate apartments.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
NOTABLE WOMAN SINGER.
Had No Great Career Because She
Was Devoted to Home.

Had No Great Career Because She
Was Devoted to Home.
Mrs. Julia Houston West, a notable
church and oratorio singer in Boston,
a generation ago, died in the Brattle-
boro retreat, at the age of 70. She
was long the soprano of the new Old
South, and her voice, brilliant and
powerful, would have given her a great
career, had she not been devoted to
home life. Her especial public dis
tinction was the singing of THE Star
Spangled Banner" at the peace jubi-
lee in Boston in 1869, where Patrick
Sarsfield Gilmore had gathered his
chorus of 10000, his many bands and
orchestral force and against that back
ground and an organ added, with bells,
cannon and other noises to assist,
Julia Houston pitted her superb voice
and made a veritable sensation. She
married James F. West, of Haverhill,
twenty-five years ago, and afterward
occasionally sang in oratorios and con-
certs. Shortly after Mr.. Vests death.
in 1903, she became insane, but her
Authorizations took the shape of ap-
pearances before applauding audi
ences
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
AN ABERDEEN ANEcDoTE.
How Lord Aberdeen Met His Future
Wife

Here is little anecdote Of how
Lord Aberdeen met his future wife.
When young man he was visiting
at shooting lodge in the Highlands.
One day his host could not accompany
his on the moors, so he went alone.
and by accident crossed the march"
or boundary, of neighboring estate.
He was tramping along, gun on should
er, when a gentleman asked him If
he was aware that he was trespass-
ing. ooh, no." said Lord Aberdeen,
81 am the guest of So-and-so!" Very
probably" said the gentleman, but
you are now on my property" Lord
Aberdeen apologized profusely, and
handed him his card. The owner of
the soil was Mr. Marioribanks. after
ward Lord Tweedmouth, who prompt.
ly invited the trespasser to luncheon
&C Guisachan. The unwilling poacher
accepted, and in that way met Miss
Isobel Marjoribanks. who became
Lady Aberdeen.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
Physical Culture Orator.

After every speech he delivers
Bourke Cochran is a sore man physi-
cally. Any one who has ever seen
him in oratorical action knows why
he is sore. The old f1agellant monks
were not much more cruel to them
selves than Cochran is. to himself
His favorite gesture is to slap his
thighs, and it is no love pat he gives
them. It's good beating. Cochran
is one of the old school, muscular,
desk pounding school of orators. If
he could not hammer his desk and
thump his thighs he would probably
think his powers failing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
Guarding Against the Plaque.

The fact that the steamship Burrs-
field. from Bombay to Philadelphia, is
detained at Reedy Island, in the Della
ware river, with mysterious dis
ease on board, thought to be the bu-
bonic plague, has awakened the very
active interest of the marine hospital
service in Washington and the Phila-
delphia quarantine officials. No Asia
tic disease is more dreaded than this
one, and all possible precautionary
measures will be taken by the govern
ment to prevent its granting foot.
hold.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26

and finally began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills for my kidneys. First the
kidney secretions came more freely,
then the pain left my back. l want
and got another box, and that oon-
pleted a cure. have been well for
two years"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
KING Courts secIusion.

The itinerary of King Edwards COM
ing cruise in the Mediterranean is to
be kept as secret as possible. This"
says Truth, will save his majesty
the receptions and ceremonials and
the intolerable nuisance of the Vic
toria and Albert being logged by the
Yachts of pushing Snobs."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
Mako Oman charues.

iChIcago, April 10 Railroad officials
openly charge4tfiat tbe big packing
corporations for years have been
cheating the railroads by misstating
the Character OF; the goods they were
shipping andsshy-, shipping heavier
packages than the bills of lading call
ed for.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
Slipping Into the Sea.

San Francisco, April 23.-The ORR
entail liner China arrived in port.
report that cannot be confirmed is to
the effect that the wireless system at
Diamond Head, Honolulu, was in brief
communication with China an6 re-
ported that Honolulu was slipping into
the sea. Little credence is placed in
the above report which may be one
of the many rumors which has spread.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
cannon,s Birthday Party.

Speaker Cannon's birthday party,
when he becomes 20 years old, will
take the form of great reception in
his honor in Washington early in May.
There are those who see politics in
the affair. But Mr.. Fairbanks, what
ever he sees, says not word. He
prefers to be 81.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
2 500 Tents Sent.

Philadelphia, April 21.-Pursuant to
the order issued by Secretary Taft of
the war department, the quartermas-
ter department in this city shipped to
San Francisco $500 conical tents, all
that were available in the Philadelphia
dnDOt
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
Rejected the Proposition.

Indianapolis, April 25.-The inter-
national executive board of the Uni
ted Mine Workers of America reject
ed the proposition of the operators of
western Pennsylvania, Illinois. Indi-
ana and Ohio, who are opposing the
payment of the 1908 wage scale to
pOa1 miners
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
HELP FROM THE sHRINERs.
May Abandon Trip to Coast and Serd
Money Instead.

Kansas City, April 23.-The Manu-
facturers and Merchants Association
of this city telegraphed the mayor of
San Francisco that it was prepare;
to send two car loads of provisions
free of charge to the homeless people
of the stricken city, aand the pro-
visions will be sent as soon as Mayor
SchmitZ is heard from.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
WORK OF REScU|NG
MANY BODIES RECOVERED IN
THE MASS OF RUINS.
ELEVEN pos1oFFIcE EMPLOYEES.
1t Is Reported That Thirty-Five
White Men Were Shot and Killed
While Trying to Get Irto the Ruins
of the U. S. sub-1reasury.

San Francisco, April 23.-The three
story lodging house at Fifth and Minna
streets collapsed and over rs dead
bodies have been taken out. There
are at least fifty other dead bodies ex-
posed. This building was one of the
first to take fire on Fifth street. At
least one hundred people were lost in
the Cosmopolitan on Fourth street.
The only building standing between
Mission, Howard, East and st. Warn
streets is the San Pablo Hotel, which
is occupied and running. The shot
tower at First and Howard streets is
gone. This landmark was built 40
years ago. The Risdon Iron Works
is partially destroyed. The Great
Western Smelling and Refining
Works escaped damage; also the Mu-
tual Electric Light Works with slight
damage to the American Supply Com
pany. Folger Brothers Coffee &
Spice House is also uninjured and the
firm is giving away large quantities
of bread and milk. Many are drop
ping dead from the heat and suffoca-
ton.
Over $50 people are reported lost
in the Brunswick Hotel, Seventh and
Mission streets.
San Francisco. - Eleven postal
clerks were taken from the debris of
the postoffice All were thought to
be dead, but it was found that al
though they were buried in the stone,
every one was alive. They had been
for three days without food or water.
All the mail was saved.
San Francisco-Plunged into abso-
lutte darkness at 10 o'clock at night
San Francisco had not seen the con-
clusion of the devastating work of
the conflagration. The fire that start
ed at Mob Hill and worked it's way
to the north beach section. sweeping
that section clean of buildings, was
later Veered around by a fierce wind
. and made it's way southerly to the
immense sea wall sheds and grain
ing directly for the immense Ferry
building, the terminal point of all cen
trail, overland and local trains of the
Southern Pacific road. The darkness
and the wind at times amounted to a
gale and added fresh terrors to the
situation. The authorities consider
ed conditions SO grave that it was de-
cided to swear in Immediately 1000
special policemen, armed with rifles
furnished by the federal government.
In addition to this force companies of
the National Guard arrived from many
interior points. 1t was reported that
thirty-five white men had been shot
and killed while attempting to work
their way into the ruins of the United
States sub-treasury on Commercial
sereet. This story proved to be false.
Two Chinese were shot and killed
on Market street for refusing to obey
orders of the soldiery.
Six hundred laborers from the
Ocean Shore road arrived to look
after the city's sewers to prevent an
epidemic and the united railways CON-
menced its efforts to clean up some
of the streets. Reports of babes being
born in the refugee camps were fire.
quently received. Five women be-
came mothers in Golden Gate Park.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
NAVY Yard Suffered Little.

Washington, April 21.-A telegram
received at the navy department from
the commandant at Mare Island navy
yard, sent since the earthquake, re-
ports that 81 600 will cover the dam
900 d0np thorp
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26

Omaha, Neb., April 25.-E. H. Harri-
man, on behalf of the Union Pacific,
the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
company, the Oregon Short Line and
the Southern Pacific, authorized the
expenditure of 100000 in relief work
in San Francisco
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
Model Rifles for. Troops.
No Communication With Seattle.

Seattle, Wash, April 21.-There is
no communication between Seattle
and San Francisco. 1t is impossible
to stop the fire raging on the south
side of Market street, the city's chief
thoroughfare.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
Stockton Escaped.

Stockton, Cal, April 21.-Failing to
reach San Francisco authorities by
wire, Mayor Gardner, of Stockton, left
here for San Francisco to personally
offer Stockton's aid. Little or no dam
age was done here.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26

: Birmingham, Ala. April 10 = A
snecial from Jackson, Miss, says the
g1iats are killing live stock in large
numbers In the Delta counties of the
state. instances are reported where
horses have died within an hour after
being stung- by the gnats.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
Assets Are to be Sold.

Chicago April 1S.-Judge Bethea in
the. United States district court or
dered that the Cash Buyers Union
First National Cooperative Society
be declared insolvent and that the as
sets of the company be sold
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
Eairhanks at a K. p. Fair.

Washington, April IS. Vice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks made the opening adj
dress at fair given by the knights
of Pythias of the District of Columbia
which began here. The vice-presidenf
was introduced by Thomas A. Bynum
the chairman of the fair committee.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
Auto Strikes a CARRIAGE.

Philadelphia, April 81. = Robert J.
Wright, lawyer of this city, was kill
ed and five other persons were severe
" injured in an automobile accident
near Millville, N ]. The automobile
collided with a carriage.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
To Protect Song Birds.

Topeka, April 21.-Isaac w. Brown.
representing Miss Helen Gould, is
making a tour of the principal cities
of Kansas to talk to the school child
rem on the subject of protection to
song birds
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
Volcanic Ash Falling.

Naples, April 23.-Volcanic ash is
again falling at Santa Anastasia and
Garcola in such quantities that the in
habitants who had returned to their
homes have been obliged to leave
again.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26


from a horse first
weakened mys back
and affected my kid
neys. l became very
bad, and had 10 go
about on crutches.
The doctors told me
l had a case of
C h T mic rheuma-
tism, but l could
not believe them,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
Jay Gould, Tennis Champion.

The champion court tennis player
of the United States is now a 17-year-
old lad named Jay Gould, of New York
His grandfather played different sort
of game in Wall street with equal
success
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-04-26
Refused to Pay Policy.

New Orleans, April 19.-The Ocean
Accident and Guarantee corporation
limited, of London, has refused to pay
a big accident policy here on the death
of NJ. L. Hancock, a millionaire, who
was killed in an automobile accident
in Los Angeles, Cal, several months