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

Because a tramp has keen appetite
is no sign he is sharp enough to scare
up a meal,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29
RURAL NEWS ITEMS
Contributed by the Censor's
Live Correspondents
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JEFFERSON.

SPRNGvLLE, January 27-Andrew
HOMELAND, who has been in Washington
state since last spring, is among friends
here and will probably remain till spring
=. Mrs. Potter is entertaining a sister
and neice from the east. They seek
a more congenial climate on account o.
the young lady's health. Miss Ruth
Potter visited friends down the Mis-
issippi. She was compelled to take a
vacation from school on account of pre-
valence of measles among the pupils.
=. Del Anderson has rented A. B.
Thompson's farm for the coming sea-
sou. Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Derr, form
er residents, write to relatives of their
purchase Of farm in Oklahoma, where
they recently moved. Mrs. Abbott of
Hillsboro and Mrs. Mossholder of La
Crosse, returned to their home after
caring for their mother Miss Eta
Mossholder is with Mrs. Hovland, who
is not yet able tosbe up. N. c. Miller
will move his gasoline engine into the
timber and do lagge amount of saw
ing for several CT the neighbors. ..
Some excitement vas caused Tuesday
evening by an unsl al burning out of a
chimney on Mrs. Browns residence.
The strong west wind greatly endanger-
ed several adjacent buildings, but fortu-
nately no damage was done.
ROSE GERANIUM.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

Money to loan on real estate secur-
,M Butt & Butt.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

Even a man Of sense is sometimes
full Of non cents.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

PROSPERITY AVENUE, January 81
Our town treasurer, l.. M. Thompson,
is very busy collecting taxes. ... Otto
White is suffering with a broken arm,
but at present it is doing fine MIR.
and Mrs. Robt. lube visited friends on
Enterprise ridge last Wednesday ..
Quite few are suffering from attacks
of la grippe. Mr.. and Mrs. HeIbert
Mills spent Sunday at Whites Chas.
Zietlow was seen on our ridge Saturday.
Miss May Mills has been spending a few
days at VIM. Posts Edward Mills
had the misfortune of getting a bad
cut in his tongue and had two stitches
taken. :. j. A. Doerr is about to COM
plete new basement hog house for
his prize winning Chester Whites. 49,.
Mrs. Thomas Mills of Wilton, is spend
ing few days with Mrs. Samuel Mills.
NORTH WIND.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

Even the most freckle faced boy has
his good spots.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29

There is no newsboys in Spain; wo-
men sell newspapers in the street.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
HOMICIDE NEAR LAMAR.
Old Dispute Over Land Line Ends in
a Murder.

A dispatch from Lamar to Inc
News and Courier says "Wednesday
afternoon J.. S. Parnell shot and 10
stantly killed Robert Randolph about
two miles from here. Both parties
are white. 1t appears that trouble
has been brewing between Parnell
and Randolph for several years over
a land line. 90,
While laying off rows in his held
Wednesday Randolph, who is a quiet
and we'll liked man, was placing a
guide stake wheneParnell approached
from the side, and, taking deliberate
aim with a breech-loading shotgun,
fired at Randolph. The entire load
entered the neck and face, Killing
him instantly. Parnell went to MS
house, and getting his coat fed' car
rying the gun with him. -,
Two deputies Of Sheriff Black"eli
IRE on their way to the scene n d
nosse is being formed to hunt down
the slayer. A %lynching is feared II
Parnell is captured before the ofllceFs
arrive. Randolph was about 80
years old and leaves a wife and :hree
small children. Parnell is a man III
about fifty years. The tragedy was
witnessed by David Paul, a negro.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
WHO HE WAS.
Would-Be Assassin Proves to BE
Lazarus Ayerbush.

The man who was slain by CHIEF
Of Police Shippy, Of Chicago. was
identified as Lazarus Averbush, who
ctr three weeks had lived at 2lS
Washburn avenue on the West Side
His Identification was established
th,oug a sister, who was taken hV
The e~,ice to the under: liking rnoms.
Ave-. rsh was 20 years old. He
had occupied rooms with his sister,
Olga. He was a. Russian student.
He came to America three months
ago from Austria, to when country
he fled two years previously, follow
ing the massacre of Jews in kish1-
new, Russia, where his home had
been. His plans to kill Chief Shippy
are believed to have been formed as
a direct result of the chiefs Interior
ence with a parade Of unemployed
men through the city''s streets sever
al weeks ago. Averbush had been
employed recently by a produce COM
mission firm.
1t was learned that Chief Ship
ny's interference several weeks ago
with a parade of unemployed NEIL
headed by CDR" Ben L. Reitman'
coupled with the more recent an
nouncement that Emma Goldman
will not be allowed to speak in pub
lie in Chicago, led Averbuch to at
tempt to remove" the police head
in Russian terrorist" fashion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
APPOINTS BOARD
Judge Pritchard Asks Commission
to Manage Dispensary Fund. z

Arthur, of Union, Accepts, But thu
Other Members Of the Commits
sion Will Decline.
At Asheville on Friday application
was made to Judge Pritchard IN the
United States Court by counsel in
the case Of Fleischmann & Co. VS.
w. ]. Murray, ct ais, and Wilson Dis
tilling Company VS.. w. ]. Murray, Ell
ais, for the appointment of a tenn
porary receiver for the South Caro-
lima d%ispensary fund.
The defendant commissioners were
represented at the hearing by Daniel
w. Rountree of Atlanta, Ga, who
waived the required notice Of motion
as to the Fleischmann Company, and
after hearing the petition, the Court
granted an order appointing the de-
PENDANTS, Messrs. w. j.. Murray, G.
H Henderson, Avery Patton, John
McSween and B.. F. Arthur, as tenn
porary receivers for the dispensary
funds now in their possession.
The petition upon which the mo-
ton was granted stated that a bill
had been introduced in the South
Carolina Legislature directing the
defendant commissioners to return
the funds now In their hands to the
State Treasurer.
The commissioners were lmme-
diately notified of their appointments
as receivers, but up to a late hour
Friday night only n response had
been received, that of Mr.. B. F. Ar
thur, who stated that he would &C
cept and would act as a receiver.
DR.. Murray has declined, since to
accept would be to admit the juris-
diction Of the Federal Court. Messrs.
Patton. McSween and Henderson will
not accept. Whether or not Govern
or Ansel will call an extra session Is
now the question.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
FIVE AT A BIRTH .
The Same l'amily Has Had I"lhs
snd T':ip!rts Reforc.

Five perfectly formed children
were born at Steubenville, Ohio, 70
Mrs. George Campbell. Three or the
babies died within an hour. one
boy and one girl will live, The ! hEsi-
clans think Mrs. Campbell weighs
less than 100 pounds. The combined
weight of the infants was t"eht'-
four pounds.
Campbell who is a mill worker
has -four brothers. In the families
of-two Of these twins have been bonn
and each of the other brothers Is
he father Of triplcts. Campbells
first wife died after becoming the
mother of triplets. :.
Campbell was for twelve years IN
the United States Navy and fought
under Schley of Santiago. TWO or
his brothers are now with Admiral
Evans fleet in the Pacific.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
He Is Greeted by His State Con-
vention With Cheers.
SOLID DELEGATION
to Vote for Him as the
Democratic Candidate for Presi-
dent.-Platform Adopted Favors
Many Reforms.-"Equal Rights to
All, Special Privileges to Nome
Harmonious Meeting.

Harmonious Meeting.
A dispatch from Omaha, Neb.,
says Thursday was Bryan Day" in
that city and throughout Nebraska.
With the Democratic State Conven-
ton as a nucleus party leaders from
every county and practically every
primary district in the common
wealth gathered there to pledge al
legiance to the presidential aspira-
lions Of Mr.. Bryan and to consider
means for furthering his interests be-
fore the Democratic national conven-
ton.
Enthusiasm was prevalent through
out the day. 1t broke loose early IN
the afternoon session of the colvcn-
ton and gradually gathering volume,
broke out in tumultuous vocifera-
lions when at the beginning of the
evening session the platform COM
mittee presented this resolution:
1.-The Democratic party of Nebras-
ka again declares confidence in and
admiration for William Jennings
Bryan. In him We behold tn" Zeal
American citizens-the ideal t.emo-
crat. We rejoice that the principles
which he has so ably advocated have
been gladly received by tie Amerl-
can people. Resolved, That the deE-
gates by this convention chosen be-
and are hereby, instructed to vote as
a unit for the nomination OF Mr..
Bryan for the presidency
This official endorsement OF Mr.
Bryan's candidacy met the full ap-
proval Of the delegates. The ron
clad instructions to the 16 men Sc
lected during the afternoon to repre-
sent the State at Denver will, 1t was
thought, leave no doubt as to Where
Rryan's home State stands.
The platform as a whole was large
" Mr.. Bryan's W work. That IL
reflected the leaders, view as to what
should form tn issued upon
which the party should go before the
country next fall, was not denled.
Mr.. Bryan, however, said that the
declarations Of the platform were
necessarily Incomplete; that some Sec
tons undoubtedly will be lncluoea
IN the national platform that were
omitted, while others were treated
in the Nebraska document in a pur-
nosely brief manner so as to allo"
modification at Denver.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
SOME PLAIN TALK.
Senators TlIIman and Dspsw
Lock Horns In Senate
Over the Part the New York Banks
Play in Speculations in Loaning
Money to Gamblers.

Play in Speculations in Loantne
Money to Gamblers.
A lively colloquy between Senators
Depew and Tillman took place when
the South Carolina senator attempt
ed to have the senate pass his resolu-
ton calling on the comptroller of
the currency to furnish a detailed
statement of all loans made by ma
tional banks in New York upon COL
lateral security during the 6 months
from June l to December l, 1907.
Mr.. Aldrich suggested that as
drawn the measure had many objec-
tionable features, but he thought a
resolution would e framed to give
the information desired If 1t should
be referred to the committee on f.
nance.
Mr.. Tillman demanded to know the
objection to the resolution, Mr.. AID
rich replying that the chief objection
was the provision calling for the
names of people making loans.
Il think that would be the very
worst thing we could do in the pres
ent condition." said Mr.. Aldrich.
Mr.. Tillman disavowed any special
purpose in having the names and Mr..
Hale asked that the matter be al
lowed to 90 over so that the chair
man of the finance committee and
Mr.. Tillman might agree On a form
Of resolution. Mr.. Tillman said he
did not want to go into the prt-
vate affairs of banks but merely
wanted to get at the facts concern
ing stock gambling and the loaning
of funds of depositors for stock
gambling purposes.
Mr.. Depew said that what was done
In New York vas done elsewhere
and the inquiry might be extended
to other places.
But" shouted Mr.. Tillman, most
states have closed their bucketshops
and New York has not shut up Its
bucketshop or gambling house that
is swallowing up the little fellows
South Carolina would be the first
to suffer. If the New York exchange
we're closed" said slr. Depew, land
her industrial institutions would feel
the effect Of a loss Of credit II New
York is ehampered."
II have never discovered that New
York is supplying money from dis
interested motives retorted MIR
Tillman; 1--WE pay for everything we
get"
Mr.. Depew saiu it was safe to say
that.a majority Of demand loans are
made for legitimate purpose.
added that he was ready to cooperate
in the suppression Of gamut,ng in
New York.
The resolution vas then offered to
the committee on finance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
SENT CHECK
To Cover the Amount of Which State
Was Robbed.

The State says that Col. Fielder
and Mr.. Malvern Hill, in going over
the old books Of the State dispensary,
discovered that on an order for 800
casks of beer sold to the State Dis
pensary In 1904, the Indianapolis
Brewing company overcharged the
State the sum Of $3.50. A settle
ment in full had been made with
this concern nearly four years ago
and their firm name did not appear
on the ledger Of the dispensary when
the commission took charge.
Col. Fielder addressed a communi-
cation to the Indianapolis Brewing
company calling attention to the find
ings Of the commission as to their
dealings with the officers OF the
State and advised that the amount
of overcharge, $3.50, be RENTED to
the attorney general without delay.
BY return mail came a check for the
full amount of the o~vercharges and
no questions we're asked. '
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
RAN AWAY FROM HOME.
Twins Were More Than He Could
Stand Up Under.

When his wife became the mother
Of twins, eight months ago, John o.
son. of 1888 North Albany avenue
Chicago, ran away from his home.
Yesterday Mrs. Olson notified a po-
liceman. According to her story
when the twins were born, Olson
grabbed his coat and ran out of the
house. After waiting for him a
week she appealed to the neighbors
for aid. BY hard work and the neigh
bors' aid she has managed to sup
mort herself and her children. She
has two other children besides the
twins.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11

out the blackened torsos and bits OF
human remains was one of horror.
A line of rescuers was formed, back
ed by a dozen ambulances. AS the
bodies were untangled from the de-
bris they were passed along to the
stretchers and then loaded in the
ambulances.
At the tempory morgue in the
Lake Shore shop the scene became
fourfold in the intensity Of human
suffering as fathers, mothers, broth
ers and sister passed up and down
the lines formed Of one hundred and
sixty corpses. To facilitate identih-
cation the bodies were numbered as
they were received at the morgue.
The first Identification was made
by the mother of Nell and Tommy
Thompson, aged six and nine years,
respectively. The heads and arms
had been burned from both bodies,
but the mother recognized the shoes
on her children's feet. And SO the
disheartening went work on, accen-
tuated now and then by the piercing
shrek or plaintive moan as a owed
one was recognized by clothing or
token, such as ring or necklace.
Miss Golman, one of the teachers,
said: 1T was awful. I can seen the
wee things in my room holding out
their tiny arms and crying to me to
HELM them. Their voices are ring
ing in my ears yet and I shall never
forget them. When the alarm gong
rang I started the pupils to march
ing from the building. When we
started down the front stairs we were
met by a solid wall Of flame and
clouds of dense smoke. We retreat
ed and when we turned the children
became panic stricken and l coulo
not do anything with them. They
became damned n the narrow stair
way, and I knew that the only thing
for me to do was to get around TO
the real door if possible and help
those who were lear the entrance.
When I got there after climbing out
q window I found tn children so
crowded In the narrow passageWay
that l could not pull even one OF
them out. Those behind pushed
forward and as I stood there the lit
tie ones piled upon n another.
Those who could stretched out their
arms to me and cried for me to help
them. I tried with all my might to
pull them out and stayed there un-
til the flames drove me away
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Shot Wrong Man.

A double killing occurred at Jones'
boro. Va, Wednesday night, when
Sam Hampton, colored. a mail car
rier. shot and killed William Wilson,
q well-to-do negro of that place, n
then. seeing that he had killed the
wrong man, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
.REATEN BY NEGROES.
pero,t of a Vicious Assault at Greer
Reaches Spartanburg.

A special from Spartanburg to
Tie News and Courier says a report
reached there Tuesday from Greer
70 the effect that a white mall named
Fleming was set upon by a gang OF
negroes and badly used up. The ne
e,oes used rocks, clubs and a knife
The assault, it is Sa'u was without
n%royocation. Fleming's clothing was
cut into strips and !he blade Of a
k:ifn N the hand Of on3 negro pene-
fra:5d the stomach, inl'.ting a ser
lious wound.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Merry Makers Killed.

At New Orleans the bad accident
of the Mardi Gras Carnival occurred
Wednesday night when three negroes
were killed by a street car. The ne
groes we're in a wagon and were part
Of the merry-makers en- route for tho
centre of the city to witness the
Comus parade, when they were run
down by a street car.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Killed Invalid Wife.

William Lewis, aged 60, OF Buck
horn. n. c., killed his invalid vile
hv knocking her in the head with an
ave. He then tried to kill his son
with a butcher knife, but failed ID
his attempt. he fed to the Woods'
where a sheriff and posse are num-
ing for him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Sold Game Birds.

In a Magistrate court at Sumter
ON Tuesday the case Of the Dixie
Cafe was tried for unlawfully Offer
ing for sale game birds, and the cafe
n were found guilty by a jury
of selling six birds, one offence and
fined $3.50 or fifteen days in Jail.
The fine vas paid.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
ARRESTED.
~. ". Bayard," Wanted in Aiken'
Located i'm Philadelphia.

7. w. Bayard who went to Aiken IN
the guise of a tourist a few weeks
ago, and, representing himself to be
the close personal friend of Mrs. Mat
tie J. Brown, of Philadelphia, secur-
ed s12O from Mr.. G. 7. Holley' OF
Aiken, upon a worthless check drawn
unon the Williamsburg National Bank
and then skipped, has been located
in Philadelphia, after considerable
effort on the part of the Aiken au-
thOritieS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
A FOUND DEAD.
Familiar Object Of Charity at Green-
Vile Passes Away.

A dispatch from Greenville to The
News and Courier says P. A. Ham
NETT, a we'll known and pathetic fig
ure on the streets for the past year,
was found dead in a lonely and al
most. unfinished room he called
home early Wednesday morning.
The body was taken in charge by
the coroner. Heart disease was de-
clared the cause of death and no In
quest was deemed necessary. The
body has been enbalmed to be kept
for Identification. He vas about 6O
years old and because of a disease
of the eyes could not work. The
Salvation Army gave him a Don and
he begged on the streets. He had
no friends and no II knows where
he came from, or whether he left
any relatives. There was nothing TO
give any definite clue to his identity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
knocks Out DispcnSaTy.

The supreme court holds that the
election in Chesterfield on the ois-
pensary question was legal and Valld
and the dispensuries are tnerelo'9
to go. This is the first decision 'hH
court has ever made against the dis
penSary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Torpedo Station.

Impressed with the Importance Of
utilizing to their utmost the auxiliary
vessels left on the Atlantic Coast for
it's protection, the navy department
has practically decided to make tn
naval station at Charleston, S. c.,
a torpedo station.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Marked for Murder.

Father Jacob Aust. pastor OF st.
Stanislaus Polish Catholic church,
of Hazelton, has received a letter de-
claring that he is one Of six priests
of this country marked by the anar-
chists for death in the same manner
in which Father Heinrich, of Denver,
was recently murdered.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
FELL INTO BOILING WATER.
One Dead and Two Fatally Burned
at Jersey City.

Three men fell into a tank of boil
ing water Wednesday in the chemi-
cal works. of M. Calm & Bro, on
West Side avenue, Jersey City, and
before they were rescued by fellow
workmen we're badly scalded.
The injured were Joseph Wesag,
Joseph Belassay and John Ashaz' all
Of Jersey City. Wesag died of his
injuries the next afternoon. Belas-
saw and Ashaz, the doctors say, can
hardly survive the effects of the &C
cident.
It is believed that the men VINO
were standing at the edge Of the
tank. were overcome by ammonia
fumes and that this caused them to
fall into the boiling water.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
AWFUL CRIME.
Elderly Man Slain and His Wife
Left For Dead.

The Crime Was Committed for the
Sake of Murder and Two Suspects
Are Caught and Lynched.
A dispatch from Hawkinsville. Ca,
says a terrible murder shocked that
community Wednesday and q whole
section Of the county near Empire,
Ca, Is wild with excitement, over
1000 people being gathered at the
scene of the tragedy.
Just at daylight Wednesday morn
ing some person or persons, attack
ed Mr.. Warren Hart as he went out
to feed his stock, crushing his head
to a jelly, and killing him instantly
ly.
They then went to the kitchen,
where Mrs. Hart was preparing
breakfast, and attacked her with an
axe, leaving her for dead. She was
found lying on the floor with a fork
in her hand and her breakfast burn
ed to a crisp.
The object Of the plot to murder
is supposed to have been fsT robbery,
as they had about $1,000 in the
house, which the murderers failed to
find.
The report reaches Hawkinsville
that two negroes have been arrest
ed, and cit is expected they are the
assassins. A later report from the
scene says that the two negroes ar
rested have been lynched by the in
censed citizens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart were about IS
years old, and we're highly respected
citizens. The people Of the section
are wrought uD to a frenzy
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Clothing Caught Fire.

While passing in front of a fire
in an open fireplace the dress OF the
seven-year-old daughter of julie
Thompson, Of st. George, Ca, caught
fire and in her fright she ran Into
the yard. She was so badly burned
that she died.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Took the Wire Route.

For a murder committed less than
three months ago. George Wilson. a
negro, paid the extreme penalty in
the electric chair at the state prison
at Trenton, n. j., on Wednesday.