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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-24
TRAGEDIES.

The charred body Of man wa
found In the remnant Of a burnt out
bonfire ln New York The man com
mltted suicide By saturating his
clothing with oil
Following number Of alleged
blactmail plots by the BLACK hand"
AT the Canadian 500 the body of Clio
yanni Cioitf was found in the street at
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Within a month after her husbands
death Mrs Fred Bracmer Of Neenah
died of heart trouble The shock Of
her husbands death was too great
and she died of a broken heart.
Mrs Robert Skipwith an aged NO,
man. belonging to a prominent fam
ily and a man named Johnson were
burned to death in a fire which de-
stroyed an old mansion near Clay
vile Powhatan county. Virginia
Joseph Vigue. Jr. until two years
ago a farmer in the town of Porter
field. Marinette county. murdered his
wife at Sand Point. idaho. Vigue Is
% years Old. He moved to Idaho with
four brolhers He dubbed his wife TO
death with a rife
Following a cloudburst at Rubio
canyon, California. a terrific flood OF
water came down the canyon, carry
Ing away the foundation of the Ru.
BIO canyon pavilion al the foot of the
Mount Lowe incline railway, precip-
itatlng the building into the ravine
and burying six people In the ruins.
Florence Oelhafen, 10 years old
1ied of burns received when her
clothes We're set af1re by a Christmas
tree candle December 80. and she
went through three skin grating or
erations 335 square inches of skin
being grated, nut without success.
She was a granddaughter OF John
Oelhafen. a wealthy umberman of
Tomahawk.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-24
DOMESTIC

The Kansas state senate adopted
without division. resolution declar.
ing in favor OF the election of United
states senators by direct vote.
Patrolmau l. NJ. Callahan Of s.
yannah, Geol gia police fore. was
found guilty of eNtortion and sent.
ehced to twelve months in he chain
gang
Fifty ltaliana at Crystal Falls
Mich" have organized a compan,
which viii conduct saloon. an stock
holders agreeing 10 patronize only
their own har.
A grand jury to investigate th,.
Michigan stale prison was drawn
Warden Armstrong of The prison Is
under Sio,ooo bail awaiting trial on
the charge of soliciting a hrlhe.
An historic silver leaf maple In tho
white house grounds. which tradition
says was planted ny Andrew jackson
turing the strenuous days of his ad
mlnlStra'iou. was blown down by the
h"aYy wind Storm
stanley G. Taft. "a wears old. son a.
the Rev George ". Taft and said fn
he relative OF the prestdeul elect. is
3" "a serious condition a a result az
pving beaten and robbed b, a nerrp
at Williamsburg suburb
Secretary 'ilsou of the department
"t agriculture tells couEre.~ tina, gB.
loss auo,hes App1opria ion ri s2sa
f. -.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-24

Of sixty Wild swine from the interior
of Russia. They viii be turned down in
an Enclosure I'm The middle OF the vasf
fir forests. which cover that part o.
Brandenburg.
The Russian police have issued a
warrant for the arrest of Maxim
Gorky, the well known Russian novel.
ist. In the document GOrky is de-
scribed as a house painter.
The report received at Paris from
Cuba that Senior Luis Estevez- vice
president Of Cuba under Presiden.
Palma'g administration, had commit
ted suicide. has been yersified. FIX.
actly a month after the death Of his
wife he shot himself.
Bills providing for better sea and
land defense for Copeahager and he
coast of Zealand 10 cost S11,000.000.
were introduced in the folkething The
of a score of torpedo
boats and half a dozen submarines
also is contemplated.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-24

ance; by Mr. Comstoek, requiring
the asse sor to publish prior to the
meeting OF the board Of review an
abstract of the ee1essment roll: by
Mr. Leuch, relating to changing the
name Of Industrial schools to parent
al schools; BY Mr. Merlin Hull, pro
hIDitine unfair commercial discrimin-
alton between different sections. com
munities or localities. or unfair com
petition and providing penalties there
for; ~ -sIr. Ingram, providing for an
income tax.
Important senate bills were intro
duced as follows: By Senator james.
changing the date for the meeting of
the board of review from the first
Monday in July 10 the last Monday of
, March; by Senator Pearson. proyid
ing that the three supervisors in
towns shall at the annual meetings of
1910 be elected one for one year. one
for two years and one for three: bv
Senator Stou- providing that the at
torney in the Office of the fire mar
shall need not be one of the deputy
marshals, but may simply act as one
of the assistants. and that the taxes
on fire insurance companies for the
maintenance of the department be in
| creased from one-fourth to one-half
OF one rer cent, on the gross pre-
MUM and assessment receipts; also
providing for a retiring fund for
teachers to consist of a tax of one
| per cent of teachers salaries and ten
cents per child of school age on state
money; also providing for coeduca-
ton in the university without re-
striction; by Senator Husting, pro-
viding a penalty of not more than
$4,000 or imprisonment for a term of
not more than five years or both for
circulating false statements concern
| ing the financial standing of a bank:
by Senator Marsh. providing that no
| licenses be granted to saloons owr-d
! by or mortgaged to people interested
| III the manufacture of liquors; also
making il punishable by imprison-
ment of a fine of $500 to expose Sc
cret ceremonies of lodges; by Sen
! cbNON shVll III OuludN GAOSiuS Oh
barber shops; by Senator Bishop, to
] barber shops by Senator Bishop, to
authorize the continuation Of the
work of the Wisconsin history com
mission and to assist in such work.
Woodmen object decidedly 10 any
! legislation which has to do with their
rates of insurance. They belong to
a powerful fraternal brotherhood. and
they believe their corporation is so
well managed that interference by
the state is not called for Into the
legislature are beginning to pour pc
titions from Woodmen camps asking
the state to keep hands off Assembly
man V. H. Cady submitted petitions
heavily signed by Woodmen at Bara.
boo and Delton and from other
] sources also came similar documents.
Four short of an election was Sena-
| tor Isaac Stephenson at the joint SEES
sion of the legislature. The ballot re-
Sultnd fhuc.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-24

The stream OF bills in the legiSla-
ture flowed heavily The time limit
for introduction being Tuesday. the
law makers had the typewriters at
the drafting roopls working in day
and evening shifts More than 200
measures were introduced during the
half day session.
Two comprehensive measures plac-
ing restraints upon liquor traffic made
their appearance in the rushing cur
rent of Legislation, One of them Gre
ating an excise board and increasing
license fees was introduced by Sena-
tor Wright by request The other iu-
troduced by Senator Lyons aims at
wholesalers restrictions and more
freedom for saloonkeepers, Incident
ally It breaks in on trust formaticn.
One bill forbids manufacturers of Ii
quors to be interested in saloon IL
ceLses. This aims az a practice
claimed by saloonkeepers 10 be throat
cutting. II a saloonkeeper is 'incor-
rigible." breweries often sit down
upon him" by establishing a rival sa-
loon on an opposite corner or in a
.eighboring place II they can not
rent him out outright Another pro
vision forhids manufactures, whole
salers or iobbers 10 enter into retail
business or to lease buildings for re
tail purposes. The fine provided for
each oTense Is from $500 90 $500
The bill by Senator Wright cstab-
fishes on excise board of three meU
to be appointed by the judges of the
rircui, courts. This hoard IS to eX.
anime applications for licenses and
regulate the saloon trade Their jur-
lsdiciion over the liquor traffic re-
moves the power OF common councils
from the aeld. The bill levies a tax
on ArewerIes Of ten cents per barrel.
ana aftv gents per barrel on products
o. distilleries Il also provides mini
mum saloon licenses as follows
Milwaukee, not less than s. ooo
cities Of second class not less than
$3.50. third class not less than $500.
fourth class not less than S250,
Other Important senate bills were
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY

Washington, Feb. 10.--The ever in
teresting ceremony of counting the
electoral vote was performed to-
day at the senate and house in joint
session. William II. Taft of Ohio
was officially declared elected presi-
dent and James Sherman of New
York, vice president the count dis
closing 321 electoral votes for the re-
publican candidates as against 162 for
Bryan and Kern.
In the house there was general ac-
ceptance of the suggestion for the re-
peal of the law standing In the way
of Senator Knoxs transfer to the
state department, but II was not &C.
cepted by all as feasible. Some
members raised the question as to
whether even after repeal he would
not be prohibited inasmuch as to
constitution forblds the appointment
to an Office. the salary OF which had
been raised during the appointees
term as member Of congress, nothing
being said about the subsequent re-
duction of salary. Following the re.
fusal of unanimous consent for the
consideration of the resolution appro
priating s1.250.000 for the Lincoln
memorial in Washington and the
passage OF several bills of minor i'm
portance. consideration of the agri-
cultural appropriation bill was re-
sumed. The effort Of Mr.. Lever Of
South Carolina and his followers to
abolish the board of referees of the
department of agriculture failed.
The postal savings bank bill was
before the senate during most of the
session and Senator Hepburn OF
Idaho spoke in opposition to it. But
little progress was made.
Following close upon the discovery
that Senator Knox of Pennsylvania
could not. without violating the pro-
visions of the constitution of the
United States, accept the state port.
folio In the Taft cabinet, the senate
took prompt action to remove the
constitution objection. Senator
Hale introduced a resolution which
was referred to the committee on
Judiciary, providing that the salary
OF the secretary of state be reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000 the figure at
which it stood before 1t was in.
creased. along with those of all other
cabinet officers of two years ago In
view OF the resolution. Assistant AT.
torney General Russell to whom
the resolution was referred. informal
" Tor an opinion. held that II con
gress restores the salary to what 1t
was before Mr.. Knox entered the SEN
ate. the case falls outside the pur.
pose of the law and is not within the
law"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-24
LATE NEWS CONDENSED
BADGER BRIEFS.


a fayoriIe Angora cat belonging 10
Miss Anna Odjeans of Oconto Falls
has been a -'ected with the rabie
Game Warden Wrafahl has des-
stroyed 500 single fish lines on Rock
river and Lake Koshkonong within
the last week.
Delbert Morris of Wan aukee had
the :hnnb of his left hand aImOs
completely bitten off By horse at
imber camp.
All gambling must cease In Wash
burn Is the order OF Chief Of Police
Oliver Westcott of this place and he
intends TO carry out the order 10 the
letter
At Grand Rapids the aloon license
OF Frazier Johnson and James Ma
son. commonly known as Ted and
Jim. was revoked an occount OF
charges of gambling Oh the premI es.
A burro who has been taught a mum
Der Of steps has carried OF -eyeral
first prizes at Haytou masquerades
TO the discontinue Of many who had
spent money and pains on their cos
TUNES
Two new towns may be created out
Of Bayfield, county territory this
spring Part Of the present town Of
Eileen will form one town and part OF
the town of Mason viii form the other
There may be some opposition to the
proceeding
Roy Strjnger, held al WamJma on
charge Of larceny. made a third un-
successfnl attempt to escape from
Jail. Suinger Is confined in the new
county Jail He dug his way
through a siX-inch stone wall and was
in the act Of crawling through when
he was pulled back By the sheriff
Parick Hayes Of Stanley. whom the
sheriff's Office has been looking for
for month, and who was located in
the central police station in Minneapo.
lis. was committed TO the industrial
school al Waukesha. The boy Is only
Ia years old. but the parents claimed
that he Rad run away from home re.
peated,y
Alleging thai her husband had
driven her from home clad on'v IN Z
mghtrobe and forced her to 90 bare.
foot TO the home OF ueighbors to Sc.
cure protection, "A rs. Catherine Quinn
Allen began suit in the circuit court
Of kenoSha county for divorce from
her husband Arthur c. Allen. Allen is
now In jail on an assault charge
Gust Rugotzke. one of the oft times
arrester Augusta temperance saloon
Keepers, now has his hands fun of
litigation. Within q period OF less
Than a month he has been twice con
yieted of violating city ordinance
aud has taken two appeals to the
circuit court from as many decisions
rendered IN Justice court for two sim.
liar offensee
An enort Is 10 be made By the
coutny board of Washbun county to
get back some of the money that has
been paid for the purpose of keeping
Insane and predetermined persons in
'h' state and county institutions The
board has ordered the district attor.
ney to proceed against all relatives
who are responsible for the support OF
these persons
Miss Gertrude keisner Of Fond du
l-eS was arraigued in municipal cour.
on the charge OF petty larceny Ia
which she pleaded not guilty and the
case was adjourned. Miss Kicsnsr
was charged by her roommate. Miss
Alma Xix with having stolen a ouan.
tity of her clothing. Miss klrspcr
said all she had of Miss Kax's prom
eTty was taken with her consent
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-24

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS. sS they cann,s
reach the seat Of the disease Catsrrh Is blood
or constitutional disease and IL order to cure 10
ysu must take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taker internally. and acts directly On the
blood and Mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure
IL not q Quack medicine. II was prescribed by
one OF the best physicians In this country fer
years, and is q regular prescription. 1t Is com
posed Of the best toncS known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination Of
the two ingredients Is what produces such won
derful results in curing Cstsrrh. Send for tes-
umonals, free.
sold by Druggists. price 75c.
HnT's Family pills the beSt.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-24

Changing the speed limit Of automo-
biies from twelve miles in towns and
twenty-five miles outside OF corporate
limits to rate not greater than is
responsible for the safety Of traffic
or pedestrians; increasing the salary
OF justice of the supreme court from
$4,000 to $4,000; providing for a pen
sion fund for school teachers for
which one per cent of the semi,an-
nual salaries should be retained by
the treasurers Of the boards of educa-
ton, the teachers to receive one-third
annuity after continuous service of
twenty-five years; permitting groeers
and drygoods me. chants to form
mutual insurance companies.
Amonng the many house bills were
the following: Relating to compen-
sation for publication of election no.
tees ana Information to voters; also
relating to registration of voters and
, printing of poll lists; providing that a
portion of the license fee derived
shall be used in Improvement of pub.
lie highways; making an appropria.
| ton of $1,000 to defray the expenses
Of joint committee. to invite advice
and cooperation in the matter OF
state aid in the construction of road.
ways and bridges; to transfer the du.
ties Of the immigrant commissioner
to the bureau of industrial statistics
providing for the operation of a dyna
mite plant al the state prison to regu
| late the sale of the product thereof
and making an appropriation of sI25,
| goo therefor; providing for the loca
ton of state normal school at the
| city of Amigo and milking an appro
priation of $4,000; relating TO EN-.
ployers' liability; for a division of the
state; relating to the prevention oil
inflammation OF the eyes and blind
ness of the new born babe or sc
/ called ophthalmia neonatorum; tC
abolish a legislative reference room
| relating to advertising and publica
! ton of resolutions. ordinances and
! proceedings of councils. Among the
joint resolutions was one on liquors
to submit the question Of holding a
/ constitutional convention; and propos
| ing an amendment to the constit,
tons, giving municipal corporations
power to issue bonds TO pay for lanls
and permanent public improvements
extending over a period of fifty years
The legislature adjourned to tbs
10th.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-24

Washington, Feb, Il.-A report
was made to The senate from the
committee on appropriations on the
presidents statements concerning the
attitude OF congress toward the Appro-
Wlatious fc" the support of the secret
service Mr. Hemenway who present.
I'd this report added that the presi.
dent was not justified in making the
statement contained In his message
10 congress. The senate passed the
joint resolution declaring February
II this year 20 he a special legal holi.
day in the District of Columbia and
territories in honor OF the centenary of
the birth of Lincoln 4 bill was
passed repeating the increase in sal.
airy OF thu secretary Of state from S..
600 10 $4,000 so as to permit Senator
Knox TO accept the appointment as
secretary of state Senator McIaurin
made speech In opposition to the
passage az any bill for the reiuState-
mcnt OF the negro soldiers OF The
twenty ann rvgtmvnI accused Of hav.
tUg Shot up" Brownsville. The agri.
cultural appropriation bin passed the
Aou-c practically as 10 came from the
committees 4 successful fight led bv
MIR sabbath ct Illinois. was made
oeaiusi BE- bin amending the natur.
aNsatlou laws which. among other
things ipcreased the naturalization,
faN truW S. ta $40 IN AN cuph4tfp
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-24

best known old Mississippi river cap
tains and pilots, is seriously afflicted
with rheumatism at his home near
Fairport. above Mrscatlne, Iowa He
has been en- active riverman since
the early ffties and up to short time
ago was plotting large steamer up
and down the Mississippi.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-24

1t cost Cuba a little more than So
100000 to be pacfied by an American
army. and Uncle Sam is going 10 col
lect every cent of the money. Posi-
bly, the expense of going on jambo-
rec may finally persuade the dons to
get a steady job and stick to it,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-24

in order that it might be less burden
some; Mr.. Hayes of California at
tackled the rules Of the house. Mr.
Langley OF Kentucky criticised the
administration Of The affairs Of the
Choctaw indians; Mr.. Sherman of
New York explained the provisions OF
the Indian bills. and Mr.. Foster OF
Vermont pleaded for the adjustment
Of postal rases as affecting merchan-
disc sent through mails.
Washington, Feb. 15-The house
passed the bill removing the consti-
stitutional bar to Senator Knox as
Stunning the office of secretary of
state The bill had been previously
rejected under the two-thirds rule. The
majority on its passage under the
special rule was 173 to 1T.
Washington. Feb. l6-The naval
appropriation bill was under consider
alton in the senate throughout the
day. An amendment was adopted
which will have the effect, if accept
ed by the house. of restoring the ma
rine corps or board all battleships
and armored cruisers in accordance
with the practice Of the navy prior 10
the presidents order removing the
men from the ships. The New Mex.
ico and Arizona statehood bill, which
passed the house Monday, was re
ferred by the senate 20 the committee
on territories The senate agreed to
a provision that no part of the appro
priation for powder il, the naval bill
should be paid 10 any trust or com
bination in restraint of trade The
house devoted itself to consideration
of bills under suspension of the
rules. A number We're passed, among
them being those requiring the equip
ment of ocean going vessels with wire
les apparatus and providing for the
reorganization and enlistment of &
naval academy band. The Indian ap
preparation bill carrying $1t,571 .00(
passed Among the bills passed were:
Amending the interstate commerce
laws so as TO make it misdemeanol
for any interstate carrier to make
any false entry or record pertaining
to its business; enlarging the mem
bership OF the interstate commerce
commission from seven to nine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-24

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ROCKEFELLER PASTOR
NEW LIVING RULES
Less Powder and Gay White
Way and More Sunshine

Cleveland, Sept 28.-"What women
need is less powder and paint and
Great White Way and more outdoors
and sunshine and exercise" says the
Rev. w. w. BASTARD, John D. Rookie
fellers new pastor Dr. BASTARD,
known as the athletic pastor" gave
this list of essential accessories" to-
day:
One fast trotting horse, one thor
oughbred collie dog, one set of golf
clubs, one set of tennis rackets, one
set of handballs, one set of fishing
rods, one set of fowling pieces.
The doctor drives trotting horse
with a record of 2:09 "a. Regularly
every morning he COLTS with Mr..
Rockefeller.
Speaking of women, he said:
Look at the roses on my wifes
cheeks. She walks at least three
miles every day, often accompanying
Mr.. Rockefeller and myself around the
golf links, distance of five miles
Get healthy bodies so you can
have healthy souls.
Live a clean, moral life.
Take daily systematic exercise.
Get plenty Of sleep in an outdoor
bedroom or one we'll ventilated.
Live on a simple diet; eat no rich
foods, and eat less and take longer to
do it. Don't make the stomach do the
teeths work"