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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
FOREIGN.

There has been no rain for nearly 4
year in the Kula = region Of Maur,,
Hawaii, and crops have failed, am
mails are dying and people are lea ing
the country.
The lockout at the Vulcan ship
building yards at Stettin, Germany,
ended to-day by the return Of 5000
riyeters The men accepted the com.
.panys conditions.
Prince Etel friedrich, second son OF
the emperor of Germany, is telling
treas, making gardens. cutting hedges
and doing other hard manual work a.
his summar home in an effort - cure
Threatening obesity
As the Parseyal dlrigible balloon
was approaching the landing place at
Berlin, It was forced down by a cur-
rent of air while al a height OF 80 feet.
The eondo'a of the ship struck the
ground violently, breaking the LEFT
arm Of Capt. Won Krogh.
Miss c. A Grace, an employe OF q
London business firm, has returned to
London after making what is claimed
10 be the record trip from London -
New York. She left England July 80
and was again in London Aug Ii, hav,
Ing spent just half an hour in New
York.
Persistent rumors concerning King
Leopold's health are causing grave
anxiety, but inquiries in court circles
show that the latest news from the
Kings seaside residence indicates
nothing to justify alarm.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26

them 10 believe the body was con
eealed there On the night Of March ID
last.
A remarkable exhibition OF grit and
nerve was Witnessed in Chicago when
George Maggie, p years old. carrying
his left arm, which had been severe j
by Milwaukee and St Paul train,
staggered up to a policeman and then
tainted after telling his story.
Deputy game wardens at Esca-
naba, Mich, confscated ffty-seVsa
barrels OF immature whitefsh,
which was captured on a tramp
steamer bound for Milwaukee. -Four
arrests were made. This is the larg-
est amount OF FISH confscated in years.
Eincenza Cranpa. a Sicilian, believed
TO be the author Of threatening let
tiers demanding $1,000 from V. Bene-
detto, a wealthy Italian grocer, was
in Chicago by detectives - 2
clump Of bushes Were he had Ill
rected Benedetto to leave a box OF
money.
While John Robski OF Pitlsburg, Pa
was driving home with his family
from a christening, the horse lsscalne
frightened, ran away, and upset the
carriage When Robski picked up his
wife after the accident he found the
stork had reached her during the mix
up and had left a baby boy.
The engagement Of Miss violet
Brockelbank. an e"istocratic young
woman OF England, and George Wess-
inghouse, Jr, Of Pittsburg. Pa, IS re-
ported 10 be off now that the youns
man is in danger of losing some O.
the millions the girl did not know ne
had when she learned to love hiia
while he was wearing oyeralls
Joseph Belecs, of HermansyiIle,
Mich, who was shot in the leg by
Ira Carley, while he was attempting
10 break into the home Of Henry Jen-
son, has been held for trial in the
circuit court on charge OF attempt
ing TO break into a residence. Carley
saw the attempt at house breaking
from his store and shot with a rifle
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
TRAGEDIES.

John Cassidy OF Chicago, shot and
probably fatally wounded his wife and
then committed suicide
Nels Christensen Of Hay ward, Wis
died OF injuries received from Il fan
from the Norwegian church building
on July 10.
While bathing near Green Bay,
Mathew Omen, farmer aged rs
years. attempted TO swim across the
creek and drowned
Frank Shea, Ole Broughton. AMI
g. aries Cullacot. gold miners, were
ned by premature explosion Of
dynamite at Boulder, Colo
Jus week before the day ON which
he was 10 be married, Victor Clark OF
bridgeport, aged 35 years. drowned in
The Wisconsin river
J l.. Bartlett, a helpless paralytic
was murdered at the state hospital al
Topeka, Kansas, by John J, Waltz, an
inmate of an adjoining ward, without
cause,
When Alice Garter, II years old. re.
fesed to marry Charles Fisher. a fa,,
mer OF Altus, Okla, Fisher shot and
Killed her A moment later he endeu
his own life
= oarty OF picnickers while seeking
water in u rayine near Camden, n. j.,
came across an old trunk on raisins
the lid the badly decomposed body OF
a man was found
Frank Goodrich OF Barnesvine,
MIMI an engineer on Great North.
ern work train. was killed near Moor.
head. when his train colHded with s,
switch engine
Mrs, Ida Spooner, a widow, OF
Poughkeepsie, \, Y, while temporarily
insane, gave ner four children NOR
phine, and yesterday morning at.
tempted TO shoot herself. One child
is dead and TWO are in a serious con
dition
A Few moments after she had
dressed the mangled hand Of her sol
Mrs. Robert A. HOWE of East Orange
\. J, tainted and later died without
! regainiBg consciousness.
Guy Linsea, Of Emporla. Kansas. "A
Years Old, shot and killed his wife
aged l6, ana then. turning the weapon
upon himself inflicted fatal wouno
The couple hid had much trouble OF a
domestic character.
/ -Four members OF a launch party
were drowned in The Passaic rive.
inear Newark. y. J.. when the craft
IcauERt IRE The victims were Nj
and Mrs Pankopi Of Bellevine. y. j..
Miss Catherine Ward Of Waterbury
Conn. and Walden Dayey OF Beueville
Mrs Jennie Roberts, OF Cincinnati
As years old, died as Che result Of =
Imurdcrous attack made on her Will,
Ishe lay asleep In her bed. He,
face was smashed almost 10 pals
land She was otherwise injured. David
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
FEEL SHARP ouAKEs.
Eureka, CAL, Awakened by the Earth
Trembling.

Eureka, Cal, Aug. 19.-Three
sharp earthquake shocks which
knocked down more than 100 Chin
neys, shattered about plate glass Will
dows in the business portion of Eu-
reka,b roke much crockery in the
houses and sent many persons seurry-
ing from their beds into the streets.
occurred here early yesterday. The
damage reported so far is estimated
at between $4,000 and $4,000 Yite
first and sharpedt shock came a.
|2:58 a. M. 1t was almost as severe
as the one felt here on April Is, 1906
At sos another slighter shock was
experienced followed by third at
$50 o'clock. The first shock caused
practically all the damage. Besides
shaking down many chimneys aud
breaking crockery, the tremhles
caused the 16-foot statue of Minerva
on the county courthouse to drop
her heavy staff which crashed through
the roof into Superior Court Judge
Hunts courtroom. The walls of the
courthouse were cracked in several
places, but the damage is not great.
The walls of the Carnegie library
building erected five years ago at Il
cost of $4,000 were Slightly cracked.
Reports from the Seasy ranch nea
Fresh Water, six miles north of Eu-
reka state that the earthquake
caused a big assure in the earth fol
half a mile. A number of chimneys
were thrown down in that vicinity
but otherwise little damage was done.
The shocks extended as far north
as Blue Lake, Is miles from Eureka
whore some croekery was broken and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
DOMESTIC.

Arthur Jenkins, young United
States seaman, has been arrested w
Norfolk, VA, ON the charge of having
sent an obscene postal card TO Prrsi-
dent Roosevelt
The mother of nine children and a
resident of a thiclly populated mill
district In Fail River, Mass. Mrs
Mary Costa, aged 81 years. was found
10 bee the victim OF leprosy.
The shock caused by the sight OF
the mangled hand OF her son rs
thought 80 have caused indirectly the
death OF Mrs Robert A HOWE, SO
years OLD, OF East Orange. n. j.
Five years Imprisonment Is the son.
tence in the ease OF George d, Horras.
former cashier OF the Hot Springs.
5. d, National bank Horras pleaded
guilty 10 making false reports, embet
zhng $4,000
George Washington, Is negro whose
arrest for assaulting a white woman
caused an unsuccessful attack on the
jail al Huntington, l. /, was arranged
and held to await the action OF the
grand jury
/. : Tvi"r, one Of the best known
men in the state. of South Dakota
was found dead in bath tub Death
is supposed 70 have resulted tror
heart failure Mr. Tyler had been q
member Of The legislature IN boz
states
Evidence discovered Ivy The aurhorl
ties investigating the murder O. a mar
whose body was found IN a trunk IN a
rayine near Camden. n j b., leads
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26

NJ. Roberts, her husband. is being held
on suspicion
Walter Allen, OF Chicago, q yeas
old, colo1ed, with a number OF com
paniohs resisted arrest for jeering =
white man, and after attacking the
officer was shot and seriously injured
in the back
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
HoW's This 2

We ofrer One Hundred Dollars Reward fer
any case Of Catarrh than cannot be cured
by Halls CatRrrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo o.
We, the undersl.'ne have known z. ].
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any . legations made by his frm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Testimonials sent
US 40 pIos 'sploq led oeL 'soIld can
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
DeWITT'S GAkbULIZED WITCH HAZEL
SAEvE For Piles, Burns, Sores.
DECLINE IN IMMIGRATION.
Falling off of II Per Cert. Shown In
Statistics.

Washington, D. c., Aug. ia de-
cided falling off in the immigration
from all countries to the United
States for the month of July last is
shown by figures complied by the bur-
eau of immigration and naturalization,
which were made public yesterday.
The total immigration to the United
States for the month was 1850,
against 97,132 in 1907, a decrease OF
" per cent. The greatest decrease
in any country is shown for Russia,
the figures being 6,19S.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
SEVENTY MINERS
BURIED IN SHAFT

Wigan, Eng, Aug. 19-An explo
sion occurred yesterday in the Map.
pole mine and about 10 miners are
entombed. Only the smallest hope
is entertained of saving The en-
tombed miners.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
KOdOI For indigestion.
- - ~ %SNE ~ n Relieves soIIr stomach

palpitation ofthe heart Digezts whatyou eat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26

half dozen chhnneys knocked don I.
The shocks seem to have been COZ
fined TO a small area and the vibrs.
tons were southwest to northeast
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
THE HELDREN LIKE an
kENNEDY'S LAXATIVE
COUGH SYRUP
HORSES DIE IN DRovEs.
Peculiar Disease Attacks Equines in
Winnebaqo Reuion,

''F1t~UO5O ftSSIOFIs
Neenah, Wis, Aug. 19.-Wfthin the
last six DAYS hundreds of horses along
Lake Winnebago have died of pecul-
lar disease. the horse owners ar be-
coming alarmed. DR.. Horzog. the
Chicago veterinarian. is preparing an
anti-toxin to counteract the germs Of
the disease, but it will be several
weeks before his experiments will be
completed. The disease attacks the
animals suddenly, causing their death
in three days.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04
HIS INFLUENCE WANING.


That Mr.. Crawfords influence Is
waning is evidenced by the character
istic comments of large number or
his auditors at the conclusion OF Mr..
Crawford's speeches.
This is accounted for upon the theo-
ry that within the past few weeks the
people are becoming apprised OF the
truth concerning Mr.. Crawford's re-
cord. There is scarcely a man in the
state who eyinces an interest In his
country's welfare who has not read
more or less of the details of that re-
cord. IL shows breaches of faith at
every material point.
Mr.. Crawford's silence with regard
to this record Is counting against him.
Large numbers of the electors no
longer consider him the valiant de-
fender of the peoples rights that he
has set himself up TO be. Mr.. Craw-
ford offers no explanation OF that re-
cord--makes no attempt to explain 1t
away, preferring to leave such matters
to his representative lawyer on the
state board OF regents. The only plea
thus entered by the aforesaid lawyer
is one OF guilty, in effect, and virtual
setting up of the statute of limitation.
Mr.. Crawford's brazen characterize
ton OF his land transactions in Wal-
worth county as purely a business
deal, based upon philanthropic mo-
tiveS, has been tentatively WlthGraWn.
He makes no response to the actual
evidence submitted at variance with
his contentions-eviden supplied by
the young men whom he induced to
violate the laws of his country.
In short. Mr.. Crawford's present at
titude, compared with his braggadocio
of a few months ago, somewhat re-
sembles the situation SO graphically
described in Shakespeare's Tanning OF
the Shrew Mr. Crawford has percep-
tibly tanned. His power is waning.
He has been displaced from his high
pedestal of civic virtue and political
Integrity. With the conclusion OF
every sentence that he utters his au-
ditors are wondering whether he isn't
going to commence to say something
about his own record. With the dying
echoes of his melodious voice comes
the thought to his audience that he
has maintained absolute silence con-
corning his broken promises and his
bad faith to his constituents. He
manifestly evades a discussion OF his
homestead transactions in Walworth
county.
Mr.. Crawford Is still fervid and ac-
tive, but 1t cannot be said of him, az
IL was once said Of Alfred the Great,
Nor did his inner gloom or anxiety
for an instant check his vivid and ver-
satile activity"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04
TREAT ALL ALIKE.

In Senator Kittredge's speech at
Salem some weeks ago, he said:
Under the existing conditions to-
day, a man who has fifty dollars may
buy two thousand mileage book. and
when the covers are empty he may
secure return of $3.50. l know Of
no reason why man who cannot at
ford to put up with the railroad COM
pany fifty dollars, or even ten dollars
for a five hundred mileage book, Is
not entitled to ride as cheaplv as the
man who can afford to buy two
thousand mileage book. Every citizen
should be allowed to ride upon the
railroad trains at exactly the same
price. | am in favor OF a fiat two
cent passenger uniform rate, making
such a law effective at once upon Its
passage"
OF course the railroad managers are
not pleased with this expression, for
they know that Senator Kittredge Is
a man of his word, His word needs
no bond is the verdict of those best
acquainted with him.
When the two-cent passenger bill
was before the last legislature-re-
form legislature chat IL was--it is a
well known fact that Mr.. Crawford in
terceded with certain members to
have them retrace their steps con-
cerring the passage OF the bill and
the man whom the Crawford forces
have since rallied around for congress
SIGNAL honors, made the motion that
carried the bill to defeat.
IL is a matter of common knowledge
among those who mingle with repre-
sentatives of railroad interests, that
the railroad managers were well pleas
ed with the result of the meeting OF
the last legislature. All have had
their Fluctuations privately conveyed
10 xvff A.
lures refusal to enact measures that
the railroad magnates didn't want
made into law.
There is ample justification for the
belief that the railroad interests
that is, the men who control the poll
tical action of railroads-are so
abundantly satisfied with Governor
in his campaign for senatorial honors
Knowing that Mr. Crawford has
never yet, during life of more or
less public service for twenty years,
done anything which the corporate
interests didn't want done, they are
content that he shall pose as 're-
former" all he pleases, and they are
willing that he shall continue to fool
the people as long as he may be able
to do so. The interest which they
have in any political campaign has
reference to what there is in it for
them-what bearing it will have upon
their interests.
Acting upon this theory, their poll
teal representatives have been ex-
changing KNOWING winks with Mr..
Crawford.
They know, and Mr.. Crawford
knows, that Senator Kittredge is a
man of his word.
They know, as Mr.. Crawford knows.
that Senator Kittredge will stand for
exactly the sort Of legislation that
ne advocates.
They know, as Mr.. Crawford knows,
that If Mr.. Kittredge has any influence
with the next legislature IL will be
used to push through exactly the sort
of legislation that he has said he is
In favor of.
That's why the political representa-
tives of the railroad interests In this
state look askance upon the progress
Of the Kittredge campaign.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

Why, that the total valuation Of rail-
road property In the whole state was
raised to twenty-one millions, includ-
ing the hundreds of miles of new
trackage, and that the increase-mind,
we say increase-in the value of farm
lands amounts to five millions more
than the total assessed valuation of
all the railroad property in the state.
But this occurred more than six
months ago. Why not let by-gones be
by-gones?
Now let us Jog along to 190S-the
beginning of 1908, We mean, when we
were expected to pay the taxes assess
ed against us in 1907. Well. what
have we found here? Simply that I'M
der our reform" administration the
railroads were Jared loose from their
foundations by the insurgent cry, Soc
ct tn UNI" ley have been brought
to bay! They have been compelled to
contribute S221.723.55 more to the sup
port of our various local governments,
including our state government, than
they paid in 1906. That's enough to
make us all shout! What's that? Farm
taxes? Yes. yes, that's so, farm land
taxes were increased during the same
time by $751 ,544.53-or 1888 extra for
every s1.00 extra that the railroads
have paid. But, by George! we like
to see the railroads rolling their
wealth into our treasures, even IL
we do have to fork over S3.3S extra
for every extra S1.00 that they are
compelled to hand over!
But that, too, is in the past-just past.
Iiurrah, for the dim and misty past
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

"Help, fellow grafters, or perish!"
II you will pardon US lor parapnrasing
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

The Progressive Grafters" are bus
Nv engaged in an effort to head OF
the tide that will overwhelm them on
the ninth Of June.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04
A PARDON INSTEAD.

Harry Thompson, writing for the
Charles Mix New Era, says
Gov. Crawford's explanation OF the
attempted land steal In Walworth
county reminds one Of the fellow that
went to steal chickens and the bull
dog got him by the seat OF the pants
and held him until the owner caught
him. He said he ought not to be pun
ished because he did not get the
chickens. The opinion OF many In
this part of the state Is that had the
United States attorney been other
than a political friend and reformed
republican, the governor, instead OF
seeking a seat In the United States
senate would now be seeking par.
don"
This may appear like harsh lam
guage, but II reflects the concensus
of opinion of those disinterested par.
ties who have investigated the facts.
The attorney general OF the United
States expressed the view in an on
cial report that Crawford's effort was
q palpable attempt to defraud the gov
eminent. The special agent. who,
despite Mr.. Crawford's strenuous de-
nunciation of his report and demand
for his suspension, has been promoted
by the Roosevelt administration, spe-
officially stated that Crawford had
violated both the spirit and the letter
of the homestead laws.
We may cite another instance of an
honest mans conclusion with refer
ence to this matter. Mr.. X. NJ. Wool
OF Codington county, who was sum
moned to serve as a grand juror at
the Deadwood term before which the
evidence was presented concerning
this Walworth county case, left his
WATERFOWL home a believer in Coo
I. Crawford and in Coe T. Crawford's
personal honesty and political integri-
ty. He heard the evidence presented
before that jury. He came home an
nti-Crawford man and is today op-
posed to any political elevation for
Mr.. Crawford.
It is peculiar, to say the least, that
when the facts are so readily ascer-
tainable, and even after MIR. Crawford
had virtually entered a semi,plea OF
guilty upon the assumed premises that
ance" to a few young men in Huron,
that his explanation" should be
withdrawn and the subterfuge set
forth and distributed broadcast over
the state that the governments inveS-
tigation was but the work of his 'po
litical enemies" thus adding TO the
offense against the government and
other offense involved in seeking TO
other offense involved in seeing to
blacken the character OF his. political
opponents in the hope. that he might
thereby absolve himself from public
censure by diyerting attention to 9TH
ers.
Mr.. Crawford will not live long
enough--and his most pronounced Op-
ponents wish him no bodily or mental
harm--to atone for the moral crime
involved In that Walworth county
land transaction.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04
BOTH HAVE GONE UP.

Across the border, in Iowa, they are
having discussion OF taxation some
what similar to that prevailing In
South Dakota. The Sioux City Jour
nal, for instance, says:
THE fact that the tax levies have
gone up wouldn't mean so much II the
assessments hadn't gone up too"
Iowas treasury Is reported to have
shown balance on the right side
of the ledger" to the extent OF mil
lion, or whereabouts when the present
governor assumed the reins of gov
erument. 1t is estimated that when
the present chief executive retires the
balance will be five hundred thousand
to the bad.
Here in South Dakota, the net debt
of the state. including all forms OF
indebtedness, and not taking into ac-
count taxes due and unpaid, was less
than a quarter Of million, when the
present governor assumed the reins.
One year thereafter the net debt
of the state, not taking into account
taxes due and unDaid, had increased
by three hundred and twelve Thousand
dollars.
Levies have gone up and valuations
have likewise gone up. Farm lands
in 1907 paid $751.544.53 In the form
of taxes more than the same class of
property paid in 1906, tie year pre-
ceding the inauguration OF the present
administration.
While railroad valuations were in
creased, IL is true. farm land values
were also increased. The total in
crease of farm land values exceed by
five million dollars the total valuation
of all the railroad property in the
state.
increase of taxation. The reform"
legislature of 1907 appropriated six
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
more than any other legislature In
the history Of the state, and this, too,
without taking into account the APP
preparation for the capitol or the levy
voted by the people themselves for
tho Irvine plant.
The total increase Of taxes paid by
all the railroads in all the counties and
municipalities of the state, for all pur-
poses, represents only about one
third of the increased appropriations
made by the last legislature. In 9TH
or words the last legislature appro-
priated $650000 more than any other
legislature, while the total increase of
the taxes of railroad property for all
purposes-county municipal and
state-aggregate only 1921, 1885.
Is It any wonder that taxes have
gone up and that levies have gone
up?
Is II any wonder that the farmers
of this state fail to see wherein they
have derived any financial benefit
from the so-called reform administrar
ton?
Is 1t any wonder that the people
look upon the Crawford brand of re-
form as mere sham?
THE fact that the levfes have gone
up wouldn't mean so much II the as
sessments hadn't gone up. too"