davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26
BIG SUM GOES TO
STATE SCHOOLS
ANNUAL APPoRTIoNMENT eY
SUPERINTENDENT CARY.
DANE GETS. GOODLY SHARE
Milwaukee, Leads The List and Capital
City County Comes Next-Less
Children Reported Than Last Year
and More Money to Distribute
Small Part Is Taxes.

State Superintendent Cary Satur-
day announced the annual apportion-
nent of state aid to common schools.
in which nearly a million and three
quarters dollars was distributed
among the counties of Wisconsin in
proportion to their school population.
The total amount apportioned this
year is some $87 900 more than last
year and the sum distributed for each
child of school age has been in.
creased from s212 to s2166.
Milwaukee county of course shares
most literally in the fund. drawing
S274,o76-33 as compared with $780,
70l-23, an increase of over $23, 900.
Dane county is second in the order
Of participation. getting very nearly
$4,000, an increase of over $4,000.
The number of school children up
on which the apportionment is based
was this year 772.6S4, as compared
with 77S.S57 a year ago.
Before the apportionment is made.
the law directs that the salary and
expenses of the state inspector of ru-
raj schools be deducted. L. W. Wood
is the inspector. His place was es-
tablished by the last legislature, and
it is said that at least one assistant
will be asked for when the coming
legislature meets. The inspectors
salary is $4,000 a year, and the ex-
penses are about half as much as the
salary. Only about one-third of this
fund was raised by general taxation,
most of the lew being RENTED.
The announcement of the appor.
tionment as made by Superintendent
Cary in a certificate to Secretary of
State Houser is as follows:
Il do hereby certify that I have
this day apportioned the school fund
income which had accrued up to and
including the first day of December.
1906, as required by the provisions
.of section 554, Wisconsin statutes.
The total amount apportioned is
.$1,669, O345O.
THE rate of the apportionment for
each person of school age residing in
the state June 30, 1906, is S2.166.
THE amount apportioned to the
several counties in the state is as
follows.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26
ELEVATOR MAN
HELD FOR DEATH

Milwaukee, Dec. 15.-Matthew
Bauer, aged %, operator of the Wells
building elevator on which Edna Mar.
tin, adopted daughter of Henry Mar
tin, was so severely injured Thurs
day that she died early Friday morn
ing, was held to the proper authori-
ties by the coroner's jury last night
He was locked up for manslaughter
in the fourth degree.
Bauer admits he threw the lever
the WRONG way and that instead OF
descending it went upward swiftly
and caught the unfortunate victim
and crushed her.
His elevator was left handed"
one, He has been accustomed to a
right handed" one which, he says,
accounts fer his confusion.
Bauers statement throws new light
on the accident and goes to relieve
the victim of even the slightest de-
gree of centributory negligence which
has been urged in behalf of the ele-
yater operator.
According to Bauer the car which
he was cunning leaked. THAT is
the cylinders leaked" said Bauer,
and when l reached the second
floor to Jet off the only man in the
elevator, | heard footsteps, and held
the car 10 await them, but the car
commenced to creep up and trying to
get on i level with the floor again |
REVERSED that is, turned On what l
thought was the reverse motion to
allow the car to drop back to floor
level.
The car was running, however,
is a LEFT hand car, while the one had
been rlnning shortly before was a
right band car, and instead of revers-
ing, Internationally threw the lever
the WY l was used to doing and the
car shot up.
Meanwhile the girl was coming
towards the door and ran with some
speed directly into the car or rather
agains. the floor of the car while it
was some little distance above the
floor level. The force of her going
threw her over and she fell partly
within the car. Then the rest fol-
lowed as yor know"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26
OBITUARY.

Or. Fernand Henrotin lied of heart
trouble in Chicago
Joseph H. Stubbs, state statistician
Of Indiana, died at indianapolis.
Ferdinand Bruneliere, the aca-
demician and writer, is dead at Paris.
He was born in 1S49
Johnson A. Jackson, one Of the
elading citizens of eknosha, died OF
cancer. He was 49 years old.
John Harsen Rhodes, president of
the Greenwich. Com, Savings bank,
is dead. He was 50 years of age.
Rear admiral Peter Asserson. u. S.
n, retired. died in Brooklyn. His
death was due to heart disease. He
was &C years Of age.
George w. Hendee, former COVER
nor of Vermont, died at his home in
Morrisonville. Vt, at the age Of IA.
Mr.. Hendee was member of the
forty-third, forty-fourth and forty
fifth congresses and took an active
part in the reorganization Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.

Washington, Dec. 12.-The senate
confirmed the nominations of Will
lam H. Moody Of massachusetts, to be
associate justice of the supreme
court; Charles J. Bonaparte of Mary
LAND. to be attorney general; Victor
II. MetcaIf of California, to be secre,
cry of tie navy, and Oscar S. Straus
of New York to be secretary of com
merce and labor. States rights was
the underlying sentiment of a speech
by Senator Rayner Of Maryland It
was based on the constitutional
questions involved In the Japanese
situation at San Francisco.
The house began consideration of
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill by paragraphs and
completed "A pages, Several hours
were consumed in debating the
amendment referring to sImplified
spelling, with the result that the
original provisions on that subject
were eliminated and another ,an.end-
ment adopted The provision in
sSructs the public printer to use the
photography generally recognized r.
standard dictionaries.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26
FOREIGN.

The pope brings a crisis IN the
French church war by forbidding the
clergy to make applications to hold
services.
Zolas widow asked the French
courts for an order permitting her
husbands children by Nine. Rose
reau to bear his name.
Russia and Japan are both arming
for a renewal Of war in the far east
President Castro of Venezuela is
removed to the seacoast, but his
friends give up hope of his recovery.
The Krupp Company has decided
to increase its capital stock of S.
100000 and to erect rev buildings to
cost $4,000 600, All the stock is
to remain in the Krupp family
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Livestock auesstiens.

Estimated receipts, 500;
market steady beeves, 4.10q 80;
cows and heifers. l.6o05I5; stockers
and feeders. 2.40Q45O; Texans, $40
E+60; vesterners, 2.90460O; calves,
5.25G7.b9.
Hogs-Estimated receipts, 10000;
market 10c lower; mixeI and butcn-
ers, G.050 G.371a; good heavy, 6.456D
Go; rough heavy 5900v10; light,
Goog G.S5; pigs. 5.50Q6.20; bulk OF
sales, 6.}o@6.30.
Sheep Estimated receipts. 1000;
market steady; sheep, 39015.75;
lambs. 4500I75.
Futures at Chieago.
Close-Wheat-D December, TAX >;
May. 1913 GDI94c.
Corn-Deeember, 43c; May, 4l4c.
December, 34lsc; May. SGG
361sr
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26
Cnlarrh CANNOT DE Cured

with I.oC4L APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach Ghe seat of the disease. Catarrh IS blood
or constitutional disease. and in order 10 cure 1t
you must take internal remedies. HalI's Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally and aetl directly on the
blood and Mucous surfaces. Hairs Catafrh Cure
Is not Qiack medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one of thel best physicians IN this country for
years, and Is a regular prescription. 1t is com
posed OF TIE best tonicS known, combined with
the best hood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination Of
the two ingredients is what produces such won
derful reSalts in curing Catarrh. Send for tas
timonials free.
L ,. CHENEY s. CO. Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price Use.
Hairs Family Pills are the hest
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26
COAL FAMINE CLOSES
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Seattle Wash. Dec. 15.-The Uni
versity of Washington closed yester-
day on account of the coal famine
from which the city is suffering. It
is not known at the university when
classes will be resumed. The entire
city is affected by the famine, and
many sick persons are said to be in
danger in cold rooms Only sew
cars of coal arrived in the city yesteI-
day.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26

Washington, Dec. 13.-The senate
listened to second speech which
has been made this session against
the continuance of Mr. Smoot as
eenar r from Utah. 1t was delivered
by Senator Dubois o. Idaho, who
after reviewing in detail the work
ings of the Mormon church and
Shoots prominent connection there.
with, concluded with the charge that
President Roosevelt has used the
weight Of his administration to assist
the republican Mormons in the last
election. Among the combinations
were those Of William b. Ridgely of
Illinois, reappoiuted comptroller OF
the currency; James S, Harlan OF
Illinois and Edgar E. Clark of Iowa
interstate commerce commissioners
The house reached an agreement
under which It looks as though there
would be vote on the much mooted
question Of an increase in the salaries
Of members Of congress and cabinet
officers. several resolutions we're
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26
GOLD MEDAL FOR PEARY.
President Roosevelt Makes the Pre-
sentaticn Speech.

Washington. Dec. 16.-At the annu-
al dinner Saturday night of the Ma
ional Geographic society, Commander
Peary was presented with a gold med,
al for having reached "fartherest
north President Roosevelt was the
guest Of honor and made the presen-
tation The president paid tribute
to Peary and took occasion TO remarl;
that he was proud of the fact that an
American. an officer of the American
navy. hal reached "fartherest north
In his response Peary referred to
the feats Of Abruzzi and Cagni and
said he had the most unhounded ad-
miradon and respect for tho5e who
devoted their time, their abilities and
their money to adding to the sum Of
human knowledge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26
coNc.TIoN UNCHANGED.

Stockholm, Dec. liking Oscar
passed hnother quiet LAY AMI enjoyed
some sleep. A bulletin issued last
evening says his condition is I'M
changed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26
POLITICAL.

Proceedings were instituted in the
New York supreme court to compel
William R. Hearst to file a new and
correct statement of his election ex.
penditures.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26


Washington, Dec. 1.-THE house
Of representative was brought face
to face with proposition to increase
the salaries of its own members, of
senators, the vice president, speaker,
and the members of the PRESIDENT
cabinet, $4,000 each) while the leg
islative. executive and judicial APP
preparation bill was under consider
alton. and while 1t passed fayorably
on the proposition as applied to other
officials. refused to make the order
for members of either house Of con
gress.
Washington, Dec 17-Considera-
ton OF the Indiana appropriate bill,
carrying sS,2o3, 600, was begun in the
house, 1t was shown that the total
Indian population now is 2S4.079 and
that the Indian is rapidly assuming
citizens dress Ten years ago there
were 81 900 Indians who wore citi-
zens dress, while last year the aum-
her was 10000. Ten years ago 3d.
900 Indians read English, while last
year the number had increased to
So 600 and those who speak the Ian
guage number 10000. OF the total
Indian population $4,000 are members
of regularly established churches.
The Indian has today in the Urited
States treasury $685., 900 on which
tie annual interest paid is SLIPS, 600
The government pays to the indians
Annually under treaty obligations
more than $750,000. Lands owned by
Indians outside of the territories are
81 us 600 acres. an average to every
man woman and child Of 27t acres.
Last year there were 316 more births
than deaths among the Indians
Representative Hill of Connecticut
introduced bill TO amend the dena.
tured alcohol law in such a manner
that denatured alcohol may be with.
drawn from bond free of tax for uss
in either, chloroform and other chem
icai substances of such nature that
the alcohol in them loses It's distinct
character.
In the senate resolutions were
agreed to directing an investigation
by the department of commerce and
labor of the international Harvester
company 10 ascertain whether it eff.
fects restraint Of trade; also direct
ing the senate judiciary committee
to report what authority congress
may have under the commerce clause
of the constitution to prevent in
terstate commerce in child-made
goods. Resolutions to guard against
infringement OF states rights We're
presented by Messrs. Whyte and
Maryland
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-30
Seven Jail Days For a Hug.

Toronto, Ontario, Aug. 27.-Dr.
Charles W. Wilson, Of Montreal, vice
president Of the Canadian Ortho-
pedic association, a member Of the
British Medical association, was
sent to jail for seven days for as-
saulting Miss Severance OF New
York In the corridor Of q down town
hotel.
DR.. Wilson was intoxicated. See.
Ing Miss Severance In the corridor
he approached her from behind and
endesvored to hug and kiss her.
Miss Severance's father knocked Dr..
Wilson down. The young woman
was rendered hysterical. DR.. Wilson
spent last night In she police station
as no one appeared to give bond iol
him. Dr.. Wilson pleaded to be a.
lowed to 60 home, but magistrate
said his appearance and condition
indicated he should be committed "a
jail to sober up.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-30
FAVOR SPELLING REFORM.
English Scholars Boone
Members of the New York SiCEa-
piffied Spelling Beard.

New York. Aug. 27.-The simplifed
spelling board Monday an ~uncsd
that two distinguished British schol-
ars had accepted membership TO tes-
ufy their sympathy with the new
movement to improve English ortho-
graphy. One Is DIR. ]. A. H. Murray,
the senior editor of the great Oxford
dictionary Of the English language of
which the associate editor is Henry
Bradley who Joined the simplified
spelling board some weeks ago. The
other Is Prof. Joseph Wright, editor
Of the English dialect dictionary.
Speaf'Tr Of these recent arcessions
Brander Matthews said:
1.-THE simplified spelling board now
contains the editors OF the three CHIEF
English dictionaries published In
Great Britain. II had as Original
members the editors of the three chic
American dictionaries, Webster, tn,
Century and the Standard. The ad
hesion Of the foremost linguistic au
thorities OF both branches of the En-
glish speaking race ought to be reas
surfing to those who have dreade,
that the recommendation OF the sim
plifled spelling board might work harm
to our noble tongue or to Its etymolo
! o."
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-30
Santa Fe WORT show Books

Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. 27.-The
conference between the rate experts
and Attorney General Hadley and his
assistants, which was held here Sum-
day on the maximum freight rate law
was completed Sunday night. The
conference covered only the report OF
the experts on the books of the Wa
bash railway. The books of the Mis-
souri, Pacific and the Chicago and AL
ton will be examiHed next. The Santa
Fe 1t is understood, has refused to
make statement to the experts, and
It will likely be necessary for the at
the courts In order to have the CON-
pany produce its hooks.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-30

built ss a perfection In marine archi-
lecture, admittedly the most besuti-
iul steamer sfoat.
"And poor Saunders. In his sec
ond voyage she broke her propeller
blade and be erawled In under a jlb
and two msinsails with tears In his
eyes. OF course 1t wssn't his fault,
but be was ON the bridge, and that
puts everything beyond argument.
They promoted him, however, to the
brig Msnchuris, although he didn't
want TO leave the China-snd now
Saunders's hoodoo has gripped him
again. And nobody but seaman
or man familiar with seamen can
know what an appalling thing luck
OF that sort Is"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-30
NeMSpaner Tries New Smelling.

Worcester, Mass, Aug. 27.-The
news columns of the Telegram APP
peared Monday with spelling Of phon-
etic form in accordance with the rules
approved by President Roosevelt. The
plan is being tried as an experiment
for one day only though 1t is explained
that as the newspaper has for some
time followed the phonetic spelling
in 100 of the 900 cases mentioned In
the rules, the innovation is not so
great as might at first appear. In Or
der to carry out the idea through all
the news columns extra help was re-
quired In several departments Of the
paper.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-30
The Captain of the
Manchural a HOodOoed Skipper,

Kansas City Tines.
"Poor Saunders, captain Of the
Msnchuris, is hoodooed all right"
said San Francisco man at the
Midland. HE is one OF those sbso-
lutely capable sesmen who seem to
get up against implscsble, hard
luck all the time. His first com.
mand In the Pacific Mail Steamship
company was q small cossting
steamer running between Frisco and
Seattle. She was lost inside San
Francisco bay. But the company
had confidence In Saunders, and
when they bought the China from an
English company he was given CON-
mand. There isn't such a boat In
all the seven seas as the China. She's
not q cargo boat or q passenger
boat; she's q shipbuilders' boat,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-30
Alabama Democratic Prim.r,e.

Birmingham, Ala. Aug. IA. gen
ereal democratic primary was held IN
Alabama Monday for the nomination
Of a governor, full set Of state house
oficials, chief justice Of the supreme
court, two associate justices, two
United States senators and two alter
nate United States senators. Con-
gressional nominations were also made
in the fourth, seventh and ninth dis
tricts, the other six districts having
made nominations last spring.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-30
Cloud County Treasurer Gone,

Concordia, Kas., lug. 27.-J. E.
Wade, county treasurer, cannot be
found. The county commissioners
have taken chage Of the Office and
will examine the books at once. j.
E. Wade left here last week to at
tend the reunion at Minneapolis and
failed to return.
A letter from Wade was received
this morning In which he acknowl.
edged shortage Of $1,000. The
money, he says, was lost on the
board Of trade, gambling and
booze fighting" He warns the Of
flcers not to attempt to capture him
as he will not be taken alive. A
warrant for his arrest will be issued
at once. The commissioners will
call upon bis bondsmen to make
good the shortage. The letter was
m allied FROM Cripple Creek, Col.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-30
THE PREACHERS ElEcTloNeER
Lively Interest In Local Option Election at
Springfield, Mo.-The Newspapers
Arrpigped,

-
Springfield. Mo-, Adg. T.-In almost
every church In the city again SUM
day the ministers confined thsir sers
mons to the local option election 10 be
held September 4. At the Robertson
Avenue Baptist church Rev. Arthur In.
gle spoke on the subject: is a Hog
Worth More Than Mann The pas
TOR asserted than a hog was more re-
fled than a man who filled his body
full Of liquid which sent him the
straight road to hell.
AT the pens meeting Sunday after
noon at the Y. NJ, G. A., ex-Probate
Judge ]. W, Stewart. formerly Of
Kansas City, addressed several hun
dred men. The speaker strongly ar
raigned the newspapers OF the city,
accusing them OF publishing saloon
literature at a paid rate. He asserted
the saloons ran gambling dens In con.
nectfon with their business, and the
police refused to raid the saloons be-
cause II would cause the saloons to
hose their license. At the conclusion
several hundred dollars was voluntar-
lily subscribed for the temperance
cause.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-30
General Bell at Oyster Bay.

pyster Bay, Aug. q -Brlgadier
nsFal ]. Franklin Bell, chief OF
sa 81 the army, and clifford Pin
pt, ehiei Of she forestry bureau Of
Agricultural department, were
{ AeonsuItstion with President
okvelt OF Sycamore bill.
General Bell said he came al the
4 ksestion OF General Ainsworth,
Hillary secretary, in order that the
War department. might know ex-
actly the Presidents iieas and de-
ares regarding the difficulty ct
Brownsville, Texas, between United
States negro troops and the resi-,
dents OF that place. General Bell
said the negro troops at Brownsville
hed been removed TO Fort Reno,
+. and replaced by company oil
bitc soldiers. This action had been
Ken incompetence with telegraphic
lusst from state officials.
Wt was desirable, General Bell said,
\ discuss the whole situation with
4 , President before any further &C
TN was taken. Mr.. Pinchot said
came to Oyster Bay to discuss
u forestry situation with the Pres
oN,>t.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-30
MatrimOny and the School Marin

81. Louis Republic.
Though the young school msrms
who marry are often among the best
and MOST promising teachers OF
those who enter the service Of the
city schools, the superintendent are
wise not TO oppose them. In the
whole list OF women's rights. mstri-
mony is the one most absolutely In
slienable. Any Infringement thereof
Is sure to provoke rebellion, stub
born and implscable. II would be
easier to, retain the services OF
specially desirable young teachers
by pretending to try to force them
into marriage than BY opposing any
matrimonial incllnations they may
develop.
Not only have the young teachers
the right to marry, but It Ia their
duty to do 80 when q worthy and
acceptable sutton falls upon bis knees
and elbows good cause. The proper
management and discipline Of hus-
band is a higher and nobler task
than managing and instructing
other peoples children, in any age
or country.
Marriage Of a certain proportion
Of the teachers annually con.
tributes to that gradual rotation in
Office which is good for the efficiency
Of any service. Those who. for one
reason or another, eschew matri
mony sufficiently, supply experience
while those who marry and DROP
out only make room for fresh enthu
siasm and Tor the lstest graduates
In the arts Of pedagogy.
Let the young school mafms
marry just as soon as they are SUR
they have found the right partners
The normal schools will make new
teachers, but it takes marriage &c
make q family, and without the
family there would be no need fol
the teachers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-30
ASTORIA
7 For Infants and Children.
Kind You Have Always Bought
{ n the :.::sIMZzM
pac. Excursion Rates.

: ekers Excursions. Rate
plus $500 for round trip.
a sale Let and Ord Tuesdays
onth, except that rates TO
Pueblo, Colorado Springs
dad, Colo,, will be one fare
30, Tickets limited to 81
% date OF sale. For points
tickets may be sold call at
phone 81.
round trip rate to Kansas
s on sale Saturday OF each
II trains leaving Butler after
Pclock noon and all trains
lay, good to return on any
leaving Kansas City before
be following Monday.
j. F. GEIeER.
Agent
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-08-30
Three Killed on Creat Northern,

St Paul, Aug. 27.-Reports received
at noon at the headquarters Of the
Great Northern railway here say that
an eastbound mixed train was derailed
near Swift, Mont, early Sunday night
A combination passenger coach was
overturned and Frank e. Pewitt and
Charles Schultz, Of Arlington, Mont.
passengers, and Brakeman Brown were
killed. Eight or ten other passengers
were slightly bruised. The cause Of
he derailment Is unexplained.