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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13

After few days illness Frank G. Brown. son
of Charles and Mary Brown Of the town Of Genoa
died at St Joseph's hospital in st. Paul. February
27 of blood poisininR cdused by extracting u-
cerated tooth. Deceased was born in the town Of
Genoa August TO- 1861 where he spent his child
hood Al the age of sixteen years he went to
Chippewa Falls engaging in the mercantile bus-
ness when a young man. continuing in that occu-
patton until seventeen years ago. when he engag-
ed salesman for the Singer Sewing Machine
company, remaining with that concern up To the
time Of his death. During the last years he
has been manager OF he ssis kl!s..4s II Aill@
neapolis and st. Paul He is survived by a wife
and daughter, father mother two brothers and
three sisters.
Funeral services occurred on March 2 conduct
ed by Rev. A. G. Stevens, pastor of the First Me-
thodist church The evening before an impressive
and unusual funeral rite was performed at the
Masonic Temple when the Knights of Kadosh. a
division OF the order Of Masons. held final cere-
monies oven the body Of the departed knight. As
only those who have attained he thirtieth degree
of Masonry are eligible to par icipate in this
mony. it is seldom therefore performed and all
ways only at the express request of the deceased.
This the sixth time that 1t has been perform
ed in this cosntry. wH. b.
March l2 BE atrice Leoti. little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Carl He6iarmo. aged two years. Friends
nor physicians .oud save our little darling from
the grave for 6 pd had need Of her.
Hannah Elizabeth Potter was born. March "a,
1896 at Portage. Allegheny county New York.
Her death occurred March 9. 2g7, at her home
near Avalanche. after weeks illness with pneu-
monia aged 10 years, ii months and 10 days. Sep
tember 25. 1855, she was married to Jerome Ja-
eobs He preceded her TO that home beyond nine
years ago In 1854 they moved from New York
10 Friendship Adams county, and in 1867. they
came to Vernon county and located near Ava
lanche In early life she obeyed the call of the
Master; she was a member Of the S d, A. church
st Star Five children and several brothers sur
vive her. Funeral was conducted by Rev. c. +.
Buffers from the Brush Hollow church on Mon
dnW.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13

March u BtstTice Leoti, little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Carl l)eCiarmo. aged two years. Friends
nor physicians sould save our little darling from
the grave for 6 pd had need Of her.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13

Mr.. John S. Robson writes from
Corpus Christi. Texas, that ke likes
the country and is feeling well.
, 1907-09-12
Rich Settlement in Wyoming.

Teams are now at work and a large
force of engineers, men n machinery
busily employed, the canal of the
Eden Irrigation and Land Company is
progressing so well that 10000 acres
will be under water by December.
Franklin Price Knott, president and
general manager of the company, an
nounces that SO much of the Eden val
ley lands are now thrown open for
settlement. The drawing will be held
in Cheyenne, Wyoming, late in Octo-
Der.
The land is located in Sweetwater
county, Wyoming. One hundred thou
sand acres have been segregated under
the Carey act, approved by the secre-
tary of the interior.
The Carey act gave to Wyoming
1000, 900 acres of government land on
condition that the state should irrigate
it, construct reservoir and canal sys-
tens. The different states are al
lowed to make their own terms with
the settlers. All that the state govern
ment gets is a fee of rs cents upon
filing and 25 cents when the patent
Is issued.
Locations under the Carey act re-
quire the settler shall live on the land
only thirty days. Patent is issued when
one-eighth of the total area occupied
is under cultivation.
, 1907-09-12
Chance for An Argument.

Longmont, Colo.-W. H. Dickens of
this city thinks he has the best seven
ty-acre field OF wheat that has been
produced in Colorado this year He
has told the secretary Of the CONNER
cial association thot he is willing to
back this claim by offering to wager
500 that his wheat will prove the best
upon comparison. Each man may put
ur his 500 separately or all may
lump their sums and the person who
proves his field the best may take the
entire amount. In view of the fact
that there have been reported and
proved yields Of nearly eighty bushels
of wheat to the acre here this year, it
seems that Mr.. Dickens has a fine
field of grain. He has made himself
almost a millionaire in his fields about
Longmont, so his claim Is one that
challenges notice.
, 1907-09-12
NO BAN ON
FILIPINO SUGAR
NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS
DECIDES TO ELIMINATE ANY
PROTEST.
POLITICS ARE CUT OUT
POLICY OF ROOSEVELT IN REFER.
ENcE TO WATER AND FOR.
EST ENDORSED.

Sacramento.-Frank C. Cloudy of
Denver was unanimously chosen presi-
dent of the National Irrigation Con-
gress. The next meeting will be at AL.
buquerque, New Mexico.
The efforts to have the Fifteenth IT.
rigation Congress pass a resolution
presented by Judge Baker, calling for
the withdrawal of the duty levied on
timber has failed. Another important
action of the gathering today was its
decision to eliminate a resolution pro
testing against the enactment of any
further legislation ~favoring Philippine
sugar. With this latter exception the
report of the committee on resolutions
was adopted as read and the policy of
President Roosevelt and his admins
tration in relation to reclamation, con-
servation of water and forests and
other matters was in 1orsed.
Judge Baker withdrew his motion for
the purpose of harmony. but the sugar
question was only settled after heated
discussion. the friends of the beet SUI
gar industry making a strong fight in
their interests. The sentiment in
favor of eliminating politics from the
Irrigation Congress was responsible
for the withdrawal of The lumber and
sugar propositions.
Arthur Briggs succeeded in getting
the congress to pass his resolution in
the interests of California fruit grow
ers in relation to the use of sulphur in
drying fruit. The resolution asks the
Department of Agriculture not to en-
force the regulation of the pure food
law in the matter without further in
vestigation.
The congress adopted unanimously
the report of the committee on perma-
nent organization on officers. The
newly elected officers are Frank c.
Cloudy of Denver, President; George E.
Barstow of Texas, first vice president;
John E. Baker of Modoc county, Cali
fornia, second vice president; Herbert
E. Strain of Montana, third vice presi-
dent; B. A. Fowler of Arizona, secre-
tary.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, was Sc,
lected as the meeting place of the Six
teenth Irrigation Congress. The only
city named in opposition was Walla
Walla, Washington. DR.. Blalock of the
Washington delegation extended the
invitation on behalf of that place. Hon.
r. E. Twitchell of Las Vegas made an
eloquent appeal for Albuquerque. With
the exception of Oregon. Washington
and Idaho. the state delegations voted
fo- Albuquerque.
, 1907-09-12
Fight Duel a la French.

Colorado Springs.-Like Bob Acres
in Sheridan's comedy of THE Rivals
Shorty Stein went to the dueling
ground in Colorado City with Bob
Cummings, willing in spirit but weak
in the flesh. A quarrel arose between
Stein and Cummings in Dougherty's
saloon, and in the custom of the
West, cit was time for the kill.
ing" Mutual friends then secured re.
~volvers, loaded with blank cartridges,
but Stein did not know of the trick.
Seconds were chosen, and the crowd
went down near the city pond. where
the cutomary twenty steps were paced
off.
After the combatants were given
revolvers they were placed back to
back and at the word FIRE." they
turned and emptied their revolvers at
each other. Stein shivered from head
to foot as Cummings sent imaginary
bullets at his head. When Cummings
had emptied his revolver Stein still
had two cartridges in his revolver, and
he then fired twice at the head of his
opponent.
Cummings reeled and fell. He is shot
through the BRAIN" said the mutual
friends. Stein walked straight to the
sla..ou, where ne asked that he
-~rer in charge. Mr.. Cummings
and friends returned to DOugherty's
saloon, and wondered why Shorty
Stein had not backed down and out at
the moment he was to take another's
life.
, 1907-09-12
The c. A. r. Ranks Ar. Thinning

Saratoga, N. VETERANS of the
Grand Army of the Republic are in
their forty-tirst national e%ncampment
here. Fifty thousand are in attend
ance.
This may be the last encampment
held elsewhere than Washington, Dis
trict of Columbia. At the business
session of the organization a resolu
ton probably will be introduced fixing
that place as the permanent meeting
place of the organization hereafter. 1t
is also probable that within a few
years the annual encampment will be-
come only a meeting of delegates. for
the veterans are, it was stated by
Grand Army of the Republic officials.
becoming too feeble to attend the
meetings in a body and to take part
in the annual parade.
Statistics made public give the
membership of the national Grand
Army of the Republic as 202 900. OF
these the organization loses annually
2 per cent. AS the average age~of the
members is 60 years, the organization
will exist. it is estimated, for twenty
years more.
, 1907-09-12
BUN TO DEATH BY POLICE.
Another Victim Added to Long List Of
Auto Fatalities.

Denver.-While responding to a
burglar alarm from the South Denver
bank, at 125 Broadway. Chief Delaney
and a squad of detectives and 2oiice'
rnen. in a ~high-powered automobile,
ran down and killed Charles J. Row
land. private secretary to Superintend
ent w. E. Giesle of Thiel's Detective
agency near the corner OF Broadway
and Second avenue.
Rowland was riding on his bicycle
well to the right of the road on Broad
way. going south toward his home
which is at IS South Lincoln avenue
when the accident happened. The au'
tomobile, speeding along at a high rate
OF speed, crashed into him. threw him
heavily from his whee! to the ground
and passed over his body. inficting in
ternal injuries.
The cyclist was hurled to the ground
so violently by the shock that his skull
was fractured and several bones were
broken.
Delaney's automobile stopped, and
while part of the squad of detectives
and police rushed ahead to the bank
in answer to the burglar alarm, De.
laney and some of the other men
placed Rowland in the automobile and
made a record run to the county hos
pital.
Rowland's injuries were so serious.
however. that the physicians at the
hospital could do nothing to prolong
his life. and he died within a few min
utes after being carried into the hos
pital.
He was a son of Thomas F. Row
land of So South Lincoln avenue. His
parents were notified of the accident
Immediately after it happened, but
reached the hospital too late to see
their SOL alive.
, 1907-09-12
Pathetic End of a Pioneer.

Greeley, Colon. F. Cheesman. one
OF the best known OF the old Greeley
pioneers, died at a small cabin on the
Laramie river in Wyoming. He had
been in the habit Of spending his sum
mers there fishing. A few days ago
Mrs. Cheesman received word that her
husband was i'll III she started at
midnight for Cheyenne in an automo-
bile.
The road was unfamiliar to any
member of the party and it was with
considerable difficulty that they
reached Cheyenne in time to catch the
early morning train west. After leav-
Inc the train it was necessary for MrsL
Cheesman to make a long stage drive
to reach her husband. She arrived
there a few minutes before his death
The scene at the bedside was pa
thetic. The aged couple, who had
81. AIRED each others trials and tribu-
lations for nearly a half century, were
about to be separated. He had lived
for two days mainly through his e
markable will power, determined to
see his loved n before the end came
She had raced across country at the
risk of her life, but won.
Mrs. Cheesman had barely reached
the bedside when his soul took flight
He was too weak to speak, but was
conscious to the End. AS he gazed at
his life's partner for the last time his
c~ountenance lit up, he smiled and then
died peacefully. Mrs. Cheesman il
greatly affected.
This morning Paul Jones of this
city went to Wyoming TO assist i'm
bringing back the body OF the dead
pioneer.
Mr.. Cheesman was about 10 years
Of age and well.to-dol They have a
nice home in Greeley. The widow is
the only living relative here.
, 1907-09-12
Held Up in Western style.

Casper. Wyo.-Two masked men,
Zach armed with two revolvers, held
up Dan Robertson's saloon and stole
81. 100, which constituted the bank roll
of the gambling games. No attempt
to rob the bar was made.
The games were just being checked
up for the night, and there were a
number of patrons in the place, when
the robbers stepped through the front
door.
The bandits commanded the crowd
to hold up their hands, and every man
obeyed. One man kept the crowd COW
cred while the other scooped the bank
roll.
The outlaws then backed through
the door and disappeared in the dark
ness. No trace of them has been
found.
The holdup occurred in the center of
the business district, at a time when
rlany saloons along the same street
were crowded. and many persons were
on the street.
, 1907-09-12
twelve LIVES
CRUSHED OUT
.3ock ISLAND PASSENGER TRAIN
JUMPS TRACK AND CARRIES
DEATH WITH 1T.
ANGLEDSTREWTRkCK
DELAYED TRAIN WAS MAKING UP
LOST TIME AND RUNNING AT
TERRIFIC SPEED.

Waterloo, Iowa.-Twelve persons
were killed and twelve others injured
when a northbound Rock Island pas
senger train left the rails at Norris
Iowa, and crashed into a southbound
freight train standing on a siding. The
known deal:
p. B. OLIVER, WILL GOODMAN
and JOHN WATSON, all of Waterloo
C. L. LAMPHERE, Shell Rock, Iowa
w. r. JOHNSON. Dixie, Iowa.
B. R. CHRISTY. Minneapolis.
LEPOVAN TOJA, Hamond. Indiana.
LABORER, name unknown. Ham
mond, Ind.
w. H. MEYERS. baggage-man. Thur
lington. Iowa, die on way to hospital
THREE UNKNOWN MEN.
The injured:
]. H. Douglas, Waterloo.
Thomas Evanson.
E. II. Martin. mail clerk, West Lib
erty. Iowa.
Edward Steppiere. Minneapolis.
Troccini Crisden, st. Paul.
Albert Mason, engineer, Cedar Rap
ids. Iowa.
Fl. Mcmahon, fireman. Cedar Rapids
A. l.. Welliver, lineman. Cedar Rap
ids.
F. Kinch, engineer. Cedar Rapids.
y. IA. NEWELL llilioio SShti
tor. Waterloo.
John Shaw, Waterloo.
DR.. C. j. O'Keefe. Marble Rock. Iowa
The injured we're brought to Water
loo and placed in the Presbyterian hos
pital.
Deaths in Smoking Car.
All Of the dead and injured we're in
the smoking car, which was immedi-
ately behind the baggage and mail
cars. The smoking car was com
pletely demolished.
The dead and injured were strewn
about among the. wreckage.
The northbound express was ten
minutes late at Norris Siding. a small
station three miles north of Cedar
Falls, Iowa, and there the freight train
was awaiting the express, which came
along at a terrific speed in an eHor
to MAKE up time. Just as the engine
of the passenger vas about to pass the
freight engine the trucks of the train
jumped the track and the engine
crashed into the engine of the freight.
wrecking both engines ant telescoping
ishing the smoking car. The passen-
gers in the two day coaches following
the smoker escaped with only a vfo-
lent shaking up.
Rescuers were Immediately at hand
to care for the injured and to take the
dead from among the w~reckage. Sit
ting in the midst of the wreckage was
DR.. Charles J.. O'Keefe, who. although
badly injured. little realized how seri-
ously he was hurt.
, 1907-09-12
Fort Collins Has Boycott.

Fort Collins, Colo.-A bitter fight
has started between the union work
men of this city and some of the bust
ness houses. The elimination came at
a meeting Of the union painters at
which the following resolutions were
passed:
1--WE the painters and decorators Of
Fort Collins regret that some or our
leading business firms n banks are
having and intending to have their
decorations done by %non-union men
from Denver, and employ men
sent out from strictly non-union shops.
and as we have resident painters equal
in skill to any hat can be sent from
Denver, and as our members have a
no chance to bid for the work, W e feel
that we are justified In condemning
the actions of these firms, and we hope
in the future that they will patronize
those who patroaize them"
The union men in Fort Collins are
well organized, and a general move
ment il being made among the men to
withdraw their deposits from the
banks that have employed mum
men and 10 boycott the mercantile
houses who have employed n%on-union
men. The painters and decorators
asked. at their meeting as a matter OF
retaliation on the banks. that they
would withdraw their funds and de-
post them In q Denver brink.
, 1907-09-12
StumbIes Over Coffin.

Cripple Creek.-A grewsome sight
presented itself n night recently.
wnen Justice of the Peace ]. C. Dem
ney. wife and daughter, returned
home after attending an evening per
Torrance at one of the local theaters
The magistrate vas about to unlock
the front door of bis house, 327 East
Golden avenue. when he stumbled over
what he supposed was n large box.
Investigation showed that the wooden
object was a coffin. placed On the top
step and in the darkness of the door
way.
The daughter was badly frightened.
but the magistrate and wife were fin
no way alarmed and the casket was
removed. Magistrate Denney believes
that the Joke was played by school
boys, whom he censured for bothering
a Junk dealer. The question puzzling
the police is where the boys got the
CONN. as neither of the local under.
takers have been able to discover thu
shortage In their stock OF caslets-
, 1907-09-12
OLD CONFEDERATE MURDERED
No Motive Can Be Found for the Mys-
FERROUS Assault.

Denver.-Bclieved to have been the
victim of an assault and robbery COM
mitted by strangers for whom h po-
lice are now seeking, Maurice Hudson,
an aged Confederate soldier. "a found
Shell hotel, and died in the county hos
the right temple.
All indications point to one of the
most mysterious and battling murder
mysteries the police of this city have
ever been called upon to u%nravel, but
thus far no progress has been made by
the police department in its search for
the perpetrators of the deed. and as a
result an effort has been made to sup
press the case from the public.
One feature of the case which, more
than anything else, throws a shroud Of
mystery about the murder, is the fact
that none of the roomers or boarders
in the hotel heard the pistol shot or
saw the man assaulted, so far as could
be learned.
Roomers at the hotel claim that dur
ing the past week or two they have
seen Hudson in the company of strange
men on several occasions, and that he
has been seer to enter saloons with
these men of late. Recently. also, the
guests of the hotel say. these same
strange men have been in h habit of
visiting with Hudson in his room at
all hours of the day and night. 1t is
said On good authority that two strange
men were with him the last time he
was seen before found unconscious.
, 1907-09-12
$1o,5oo for Denver University.

Grand Junction. Colo.-At the an
nual banquet of the University of Den.
yer. held In the auditorium. Sl0,5O was
subscribed for the new chapel. The
banquet was held in connection with
the Methodist conference. which is in
session here. n a large number OF the
guests were ministers. Plates were
laid for 32S %banqueters.
DIR. G. b. Spencer Of Kansas City
was POSTMASTER and toasts were re.
sponded to BY Bishop Henry w. War.
rem. Charles +. Setter, w. NJ. Danner
{ b. Wilcox n Governor Buchtel. At
the conclusion Of the Governors
speech. DIR. Spencer called for sub
scriptions for the new college chapel.
and of the moun contributed $6.599
was given by ministers.
, 1907-09-12
TRAIN ROBBERS IN NEBRASKA.
Masked Men Hold UP Rock Island and
Loot Passengers.

Omaha, Neb.-The Rocky Mountain
Limited, the Denver-bound train on
the Rock Island road, was raided near
Murdoch. Nebraska, by three masked
men.
The robbers went through the chair
car, robbing every passenger. securing
their pocketbooks and purses. covered
the train crew with revolvers and es-
capped by leaping from the train.
Railroad detectives and sheriffs
posses started in pursuit, bat the rob.
bers had several hours start of the
officers.
The robbers were passengers on the
train. Shortly after leaving Murdack
the men arose in their seats, their
faces covered with masks, and with
revolvers in each hand they covered
the passengers.
The leader ordered everybody to
keep still and not resist, else they
would be shot. Two men went down
the aisles with hats in hand, while the
third kept the passengers covered. All
the passengers were ordered to throw
Their pocketbooks into the hats, and
this was done.
The conductor appeared In the car
with a pistol in his hand but was
promptly covered with fou guns and
forced to drop his revolver.
q. After getting all the money in the car
the robbers jumped from the train.
which had slowed down for a grade.
An attempt was made to enter tho
sleeper, but the door was locked and
the attempt was unsuccessful.
, 1907-09-12
Horse Acts Like a Man.

Clayton, N. J.-Harry Evan has q
fine black horse. but 1t is addicted to
bad habits. 1t is an inveterate tobacco
chewer, and 1t is almost impossible to
drive it past a hotel without treating il
to a glass of beer or whisky.
The horse seems to prefer the beer,
takes 1t from the pail without splitting
a drop. and ticks the pail. Mr.. Evan
can't imagine where the horse learned
its bad habits, and says IT Is often en-
barrassing. especially when he has
ladies in his carriage.
On his way to church recently, ac-
companied by several ladies. the horse
stopped in front Of a hotel. and 1t took
some time to convince him that he
could not get a drink on Sunday.
, 1907-09-12
Policeman Becomes Millionaire.

Denver..Unexpectedly falling heir
to a fortune estimated at Sl,25O,00O.
Captain of Detectives William A.
LOOMS, one of the most popular mem
bers of the police force, is probably the
wealthiest police official in the United
States.
Captain Loomis. who has been at EV-
erett, Washington. for everal weeks,
where he went to regain his health'
has written the good news to Detective
William Green, announcing the good
fortune which has befallen him. In
the letter Captain Loomis says that ne
will now resign from the police de-
partment and attend to properly caring
for his new estate. j.
Sidney Hilton, a pioneer settler OF
Seattle, who was Captain LOOMS
father-in-law, died recently and the
will. when opened, was found to be-
queath his entire fortune to Denvers
chief of detectives.
The captain, who has rapidly re-
gained his health during the past week,
was expected to return to Denver be-
fore the middle of September to again
take up the reigns Of office. He said
in his letter that the earliest possible
date OF his retur now will be some
time in November. when he will return
for a short time only to enable him to
settle up his affairs here. He will then
return to Washington.
II is expected that Acting Captain OF
Detectives Thomas l.. Brown will sue
coed Captain Loomis after the latters
resignation has been formally re-
ceived and accepted.