Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29


public, the story Of her relations with
Stanford White; she baffled Jerome
on cross examination.
Attorney General e. T. Young OF
Minnesota, announced his intention 70
become a candidate for governor on
the republican ticket.
Two workmen were killed and five
injured by the derailment of a work
train on the Atlanta Birmingham and
Atlantic railway near Tyrone, Ga.
over 10S cases of measles were re-
ported to the bureau of health at Pitts
burg Since the epidemic started
nearly month ago an average of fifty
cases a day have developed
Historical because her brother had
received reformatory sentence, Mary
Fenyon. II years of age, threatened to
jump out of one of the windows at the
courthouse In Minneapolis.
A Louisville and Nashville passen-
ger train was deralled near Frankfort,
KY. Several passengers were injured
but no one was killed. among the
passengers were many Legislators
At Kansas City Judge Wallaces
Sunday closing crusade received an
other impetus when the grand jury
returned 142 indictments against per
sons accused of working last Sunday.
New York saloon keepers are stin
excited over the threatened raise. Of
81 barrel in the price of beer, al
though one prominent brewer has
stated that there will be no increase.
While trying to intercept Two burg
lars who had been ansacking a
neighbor's house, Justice of the Peace
Martin F. Moore of ST. Louis was shot
and possibly fatally wounded. One
suspect IS under arrest.
AS reward for saving the life Of
Mrs. C. g. Thompson and daughter of
Chicago, nineteen years ago, w. #.
Gearhart Of Madrid. Ia. was the benei-
eiary of the win of Mr.. Thompson to
the extent of $4,000.
Casimlr Duzicki, a Polander. was
killed in a street fight at Detroit
when two groups Of foreigners joined
battle. Duzicki was stabbed through
the neck and ran balf a block from
the scene before he dropped dead.
Final settlement Of the Thomas w.
Evans estate, which has been in the
courts Of America and France for
nearly ten years. has been made, Attor-
ney Arthus B. Huey of Philadelphia
paying over to the heirs 100000.
Reese Thomas of Cambria, MINI.
was burned TO death while starting a
fire with kerosene. His brother VIII
liam was severely burned They were
wealthy bachelors, and resided alone.
The house and all contents were des-
troyed.
Mrs. Beatrice Metcalf, who is al
legged to have shot at Samuel R. Ham
i'll, attorney for John r. Walsh, at
Chicago. but who says she fired the
shot in an attempt to cad her own
life, is now at the home Of her sister
in Indianapolis.
F., An exhaustive investigation into the
widespread belief that persons con
nected with financial institutions and
public service corporations have been
guilty of Illegal acts will be made by
committee appointed by the grand
jury in New York.
John Ball, 20 years old, said to be a
descendant of the brother of the first
president of the United States and one
of a number of heirs to the Joseph
Ball estate of Philadelphia, which is
said to be worth s1O0,000,000. dropped
dead at Hartford City, Ind.
The bodies of Peter Caplett and
Miss Annie Marrier, who drowned
while skating on a pond at Worcester,
Mass, were found. 1t is thought
that hey skated into open water in
the dark. The young people were
clasped in each others arms.
Among the passengers on the
steamer Mongolia which arrived at
San Francisco from the orient were
D. NJ. Stevens, advisory secretary to
the japanese government, and renito
Elgarda arid Pablo Oeampa. delegates
to congress from the Philippine
islands
Alfred Mahan, of Bennington VT
charged with the murder of his !. 4
year old niece Ethel Mahan, has been
sentenced to life Imprisonment 1t is
charged that Mahan mistreated his
niece and killed her to prevent her
from telling. A defense of insanity
was offered.
Fifteen years ago Miss Hattie Jane
Battles left Fitchburg Mass, for New
York Joseph A. Battles, her only
relative here, died a week ago leaving
$50. 900 Through a newspaper report
Miss Battles in New York learned OF
her uncie's death and telephoned a
lawyer that she will come 10 Fitchburg.
Marie Hernardo, the Cleveland girl
who murdered her lover when he tried
10 force his way into her room, has
been removed from the Ohio peniten
u'ary to Mount Carmel hospital where
sha Will remain until the birth of her
cn a. She VIII then be taken back TO
the prison.
4 dynamite bomb was thrown
again st The house of Thomas Nicholas.
captain of the Mohawk iron mine near
Aurora. Mimi The exposition tore one