Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-10


A run started on the German State
bank at Freepoit, H., following
rumors that it was insolyent. All de-
hands were met and the panic subsid-
ed.
Advices from the gulf coast storm
region bear out the estimates of the
loss of 200 lives and the destruction
of property worth upward of 10000
900.
President Roosevelt dined with the
jackies on the battleship Missouri
after target practice and smoked ci-
gar the men got for him from the can
teen.
At GAINESVILLE for the first time in
the history of the city out of 1885 pu-
pills enrolled in the city schools
the boys outnumber the girls by TWEEN
ty-fye
Car ferry No. of the Wisconsin
and Michigan Railroad turned turtle
at the mouth of the Chicago river and
three of its crew OF six men were
drowned.
Attorney General Moody and Secre-
tary of the Treasury Shaw will re-
tire during winter and Ambassador
Meyer will be named to fill one of the
vacancies.
Senator Platt tried to evade a set
Element with Mrs. Plat by giving his
property to his sons His wife's ulti.
matum is He bought my beauty.
let him pay the price,
Frank P Phillips. IA years old, O!
De Pere. has sued the Portage Tran
sit company Of Duluth for $4,000 for
injuries resulting from a cake Of
ice falling on his hand.
New York creditors filed an involun-
tary petition in bankruptcy against
George Freeman & Co. of Syracuse,
clothing manufacturers. The liabili-
ties are 100000, with small assets.
Blackmailers extorted $4,000 from
Mrs. r. T. Robinson, the wealthy
woman of Racine, under threats u
death. Two men were arrested ia
Milwaukee accused of the crime.
The loss of life by the storm along
the gulf coast is estimated at $50;
damage to property. $1O.OOO.O0O. Pic
turesque little towns planted along
shore were wiped out of existence.
Briga6ier General Samuel NJ. Mills,
chief of artillery, has been placed on
the retired list on his own application
on account of Illness. He was sue
ceeded by Colonel Arthur Murray.
The case OF Caleb Powers. under
sentence of death for the assassina-
ton of William Goebel in January,
1900, was passed to the February term
by agreement of counsel at George,
town, Ky.
At Kenosha grave apprehension is
felt on account of the rapid spread OF
typhoid fever seven cases are now
being cared for at the Kenosha hos
pital. and scores of other cases are re-
ported in different parts of the city.
Two prominent Kenosha merchants
brought into court pleaded guilty
to violations of the pure food law by
selling impure pepper. The fines,
s25 and costs in each case. were paid
by representatives of the Chicago
wholesale houses
The date for the dedication of tho
new $4,000 Carnegie library at Law
renee university has been set for Oct.
10, and President Harris OF North
western university Evanston, Ill, and
President Van Hise of Wisconsin uni
versity will be the principal speakers.
Gov Davidson has appointed the
following delegates to represent Wis
consin at the annual meeting of the
upper Mississippi river Improvement
association. which will be held at Min
neapolis. Oct. and 10; Ser tor J.
A. Frear, Hudson; Walter Owen,
Maiden Rock; ]. L. Orr, Glen Haven;
E. c. Higbee and James Thompson
La Crosse.
Architect A. c. Clas of Milwaukee
has been appointed by Gov Davidson
as a member of the Devils Lake and
| Wisconsin Dells park commission
which was created by the Legislature
two years ago TO investigate and re
port on the advisablity of the state
purchasing the land around Devils
lake and the Wisconsin dells for park
| purposes. The other members OF the
commission are E. NJ. Grifflths, stats
forester. and Frank A Hutchins OF
the state free library commission.