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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-21

No picnic can claim to have been
delayed by rainy weather this sea.
The Coconino sun., 1910-01-21
Results.

Results is our motto. Have you ever noticed the difference m the advertising matter of different con- cerns? If business house has nothing in particular to distinguish it from thousands of other business houses it's advertising matter is bound to deal with commonplace generalities. It has nothing in particular to say, so that is just what it says. The man that has some prominent points of superior ity to set forth is never troubled about what he should say.
 We are going to tell you of some of these points of superiority that we claim. during the next few months, and if our articles do not follow the old routine. it will be because we have something differ ent to say. Watch for them. and in the meantime Investigate, The San Bernardino Business Cor lege and Civil Service lntstiut,, the only school in the state making speciality of coaching for tn Q II. s. Civil Service.
The Coconino sun., 1910-01-21

cupying rented house with her single daughter, Virginia, and her married daughter. Nellie E., and the husband of the latter, Albert Johnson.
 Mrs. Parker came to this coun- try 34 years ago. has good educa- tion, is a dressmaker by trade. and has constant employment. She was 50 years old last April, and is of Scottish birth on her mothers side. She has had four children. three of whom are living and one of whom has died.
 Virginia is of English parent. age, has been through the local schools and has been a saleswoman for eight months of the past year i; she was born in Philadelphia in March, 1877.
 Nellie E. was 2S years old last January, and has but recently been married. She was born in Balti- more. reads, writes. and speaks English.
 Albert Johnson. the husband of Nellie. was born in New York City, of Welsh parents. November, 1865. He is in the grocery busi- ess and keeps his own books and accounts.
 lt seems comparatively simple, according to the supervisor, to draw out of the above statement the re- quired details for the population schedule and to enter them under the proper column divisions relat ing to location, name. reIationship ip, personal description. nativity. citi. zen ship, occupation. education, etc.
 About all such a test can do is to evidence the legibility of an ap- plicaut's handwriting and his abil- ity to determine where to write in the sample schedule the facts clear ly stated in the narrative.
 The agricultural schedule narra- tive for 1909 was very similar. ex. cept that the facts stated relate to farms, and farming operations.
 Before the test" February 5, the supervisor will send each ap- plicant list of instruments con- cerning filling in the test" sched- ules. which will still further sim plify the subject and insure the passing of the test by those who possess only an ordinary common school education and practical com mon sense.
The Coconino sun., 1910-01-21

The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Cham berlain's Stoamch and Liver tab lets. They do the work whenever you require their aid. These tab lets change weakness into strength. listlessness into energy. gloominess into joyousness. Their action is so gentle one don't realize they have taken a purgative. Sold by all dealers.
The Coconino sun., 1910-01-21

The First National and the Globe National banks were consolidated last week. with combined deposits of over a million dollars.
The Coconino sun., 1910-01-21
WHAT THE CENSUS
 MAN WANTS ID KNOW
Supe rvisor of Census Seeking Enumer- ators Who can Politely but Firmly Dig into Personal History Civil Ser. vice Examination Required.

sus T0wle He urges all persons in his district desiring to serve to obtain their application forms at once, and to file them with him be- fore January 9, when he must stop considering new applications in or der to prepare for the test" of the previous applicants on Febru- ary 5. After this he vii examine and rate the papers until about February 22. when he will forward his list of designations as enumera. tors. with their test papers, to Census Director Druand. who will carefully go over and rerate the papers of the successful candidates before giving his consent to the is- sue of commissions to them by the supervisor. By the middle or lat ter part of March all the enumera- tors will have been commissioned and in receipt of detailed instruc- tions concerning their work.
 To quiet any qualms relative to the test" of qualifications of ap February ,, the supervisor has ob- tained some information from the Census Director concerning the test" of twelfth census enumera- tors. It has been officially stated that the 1910 test" will be very similar to the one in the proceed ing census and will consist in re- quiring applicants to fill sample schedules from printed narratives concerning census facts. As the rural enumerators are to carry both the population and agricul- tural schedule. they will be test ed" with samples of both, but the city enumerators, who carry the population schedule alone, will on- ly be required to prove their abili- ty by filling sample of that sched- ule.
 The "test" population schedule narrative in 1900 was, in part as follows:
 The enumerator of the forty fifth enumeration district of the ninth supervisors district of the State of Pennsylvania, in the vil- lage of Port Royal. Londonderry Township, Schuylkill County. be- gins his enumeration June l, 1900, at No. POI Burton street.
 Thls house is occupied by a sing le family. consisting of Patrick o. Leary, his wife. Margaret, and son. James.
 Patrick came to this country from Ireland (where be was born of Irish parents) in May of 1870, when he was just 22 years old. Three years after his arrival he was married to an Irish girl who had come over from his native vil- lage year before. As soon as pos sible he became naturalized. He can read and right and speak Eng fish. and owns good house, free of incumbrance. which he has bought from his earnings as a teamster, in which occupation he has had steady work during the past year.
 Margaret. his wife. is also of Irish percentage. and was born in January, and is nearly four years younger than her husband She has had two children, only one of whom is living. She can read and speak English but has to make her mark for her signature.
 James was born in Harrisburg, February. 1875. He has good common school education, works at any sort of day labor. and secured
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-18
HAMILTON MYSTERY SOLVED
Body of Attorney found Just Two
Years After Tragic
Murder. G-Wr

MULLEN, Neb April 16.-(Special Tele-
gram Just two years after o. F. HGmll-
ton mysteriously dropped out of sight his
body was dug up from a hastily made
grave near the local stock yards BY the
fil,ding of his body mystery has been
unravelled and a crime cleared up that
has baffled the authorities since he was
last seen alive.
A mans guilty conscience prompted the
story of the murder, the subsequent burial
and the solution Of the perplexing mystery.
Frank Cleavcnger today confessed that he
was a witness to the crime and charged
II. G. Mcintyre, brakeman on the Bur-
lington railroad, with the crime.
Cleavenger today filed an affidavit giving
his story of the murder, stating that the
matter had been on his mind ever since the
night of the tragedy and that he could
mo longer stand the strain on his con-
science.
On the night of the murder states
Cleavenger, he and Mcintyre entered a
saloon in Mullen by rear door to get
drink. Hamilton was seated in a cor
ner, apparently asleep. According to
Cleavenger. Mcintyre first awoke his in
tended victim, then struck him over the
head with the butt end Of a revolver,
which caused Inconsistencies. The pros
trate form was then rolled down the eel
lar, where the murder was done.
Cleavenger states that c. w. Rector also
was a witness to the murder and that
both were compelled TO assist Mcintyre
in burying the body under threat OF death
This was done under cover Of darkness
in the stock yards, near the Burlington
tracks.
Mcintyre resides at Seneca. where he
has a family. He has not yet been placed
under arrest.
Hamilton was a well-known lawyer and
is said To have incurred the enmity Of 4
number OF people by his activity in un
earthinR land frauds. His sudden disap
pearance caused a sensation in this sec
ton OF the country for there were n,
| clues to his fate.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-18
CITY ELECTION AT PIERRE
License Question and Telephone
Franchise Are Issues Rt Tues
days BnIIOtinE.


PIERRE. S. D., April r7.-CspeciaI lone
OF the propositions which the people OF
this city will be asked 10 vote upon at
the coming city election Is that OF the
granting Of second telephone franchise
here. The subject has been discussed at
the dinners Of the Business Mems club
and has not received any great encourage
ment from that organization on the ex-
preston Of sentiment Of the business men
the city council turned down the applica-
tion for second Franchise, and the men
back ot the move then brought their an
phcaton directly % the people through
the provisions Of the referendum. and the
people as whole will be given an oppor-
tunity 20 express themselves on the sub
ject next Tuesday
The license proposition L. also an inter-
estirg one. The license majority at the
election last year was only twenty-seven.
and the drys feel that If they had put
u the proper amount 1f effort az thar
election they might have won. On that
basis they are pushing their campaign thi4
year. month ago the Indications we're
strong for dTy town FOR this year. but
'ha sentiment appears 90 have been
chang n tae last two weeks. and the
chances appear Co be about even so far
as sentiment gathered on tho street ls 10
ae considered. But neither side has any
votes Ju throw away and "a will take the
election rI teH the result
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-18
PRESIDENT MILLER DENIES
Head of Burlington Says Certain Re-
ports Are Imaginary.
BASED ON A FRIENDLY MEETING
No Agreement Entered Into with
Denver & Rio Grahde and west
ern Pacific for Through
Trains.

Denying the report that the Burlington
road had entered into an agreement with
the Denver g. Rio Grhnds and Western
Pacific roads to run through trains from
Chicago to San Francisco, Darius Miller
president of the Burlington railroad, said
the dispatches from Denver that such an
agreement had been entered into were
purely imaginary and nithout foundation
"The first knew OF tle alleged alliance
or agreement" said Mr. Miller, was when
1 read Of it in the papers. IL is without
foundation, and purely imaginary When
1 was in San Francisco Vice President
c. H. Schlacks of the Western Pacific
inviteh me to accompany him on tour
of inspection over the new road. l was
glad of the opportunity and simply hitched
my car onto his train and went with him.
When someone learned of the fact he i'm
mediately began to draw conclusions and
said we were planning to run through
trains from Chicago to San Francisco.
There is nothing in the report that we
have made arrangements with the Colo
RADIO Southern to run trains over Their
coast route TO the gulf. The matter was
not even Mentioned, If I receuber cor
rectly."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-18
Old Monastery
is Discovered at
Mirpur Khas
Buddhist Shrine Found Buried Under
Centuries of Accumulation
UneaTthed.

CALCUTTA. April t6.-(Special Dispatch
to The Bee The discovery Of relics OF
Gautama. near Peshawar. has been quite
recently supplemented by a similar dis
covery at Mirpur Khas about forty miles
east 81 Haidarabad. Sind. \ series OF
mounds supposed TO be the remains Of
buried town. attracted the attention Of Mr..
o. Couseus. superintendent of archaeology.
Bombay. PIE came 90 the belief that they
we're the remains Of Buddhist monasteries,
and that the largest mound would possibly
conceal remains OF a shrine or stupa
erected over some sacred relic. Excavatng
this mound ha uuearthed two large and
weIi-moulded terra Gotta images Of the
Euddl1- The decorated wall In which they
Wer- set measured fry feet and proved
OBJ be- one side ~ r. square sediment or
base ~ stupa. and in the center ~ the
stupH a well was found some twenty-five
feet n depth and ten feet in diameter. Be
meath brick slab therein was found a
chamber fifteen inches square by one foot
deep containing a rough stone Golfer IN
two pieces and two little earthern pots
rholJed with sand. Within the heavy stone
rtsket was a small crystal bottle some
three inches high. half encnsed In silver
and .nIrk with verdigris Within the bot
Us was an even smaller silver casket
wrapped I'M gold leaf and embedded IN dust
nf secular brown color Ir was only a
bare inch ard e. half in length but within
'rv vrf another cylinder Of gold a little
gold cup Hfted out was found o. contain
only Sew specks M dust and a fragment
I 1f r'eIr stone The dark brown dust proved
undcr .he microscope. 20 be burnt human
tsI and It Isl r1nfecfur9si char this Is the real
rH..-tntt I= trHra was too much to placs
n rre Fa.i rs s.HIrr r was packed round To-
i.aur T-aHF r1a great Chinese traveller
rHH visited India when Buddhism wa
ruur. sninE u the nHrtr records F.lt lflp1
-.e .rHnfat su Hf Gautlma. tho ashes war,
Divided uta mime portions AND Distribute,
fru1Hast n.Ha scots of disciples Iu variou.
narfs III Effa
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-18
Heavy Cut Shown in Expenses in
Few Years.
BONUSES CLIPPED GENERALLY
Campaigns Made by Men for Directors
Come 70 End.
SEVEN MILLION LUMP SAVED
In Four Years maintenance Drops
this Amount and volume of
Business stops
some.

NEW YORK April 1.-THE fir inycsti-
CATION Of the Mutual Life Insurance com
panv undertaken by the state Insurance
department since Governor Hughes un-
ccverch the scanoals Of 1896 has been com
pIcted by Superintendent Hotchkiss and q
vclops these facts:
T. The final effort Of the new managr-
ment to recover 100000 from the lat
President Richard A. McCurdy and his
associates of the old management resulted
in n net outgo Of $237,3i9 lore than the COO
pany received from the McCurdys.
. Since the Armstrong law went into ef-
feet the Mutual's expenses OF maintenance
and administration have dropped from
SIS. ,9Ol in 1904, the year previous to the
Arm trong Investigation, to s7,I5ll in 1898.
while the volume OF business remained
about the same.
3. AS late as 1906 agents OF the company
were stin active campaigners in the inter
ests of directors seeking reelection, al
though the report does not charge that
this was done at the instiEation OF the
directors themselves, or with their con-
nivance For these electioneerng services
agents OF the company received in 1906
S6S35l of the policyholders' money
4. A late as 1908 payments TO agents ag-
gregating S354,1A, which did not appear on
! the books of the company as bonuses for
getting new business, but are nevertheless
believed by the department to be such.
paid in violation of the Armstrong lam,
were traced to the Boston office There
is no record of them in the home office.
In Boston they are charged to "superpisio
of cid business which is to say, to pre-
vent the lapsing of old policies.
Report Called Untrue.
Superintendent Hotchkiss characterizes
the report submitted by the company .
committee which recommended the accept
ance of the compromise with the McCurdys
as untrue in at least two particulars and
defective in one more" And It seems to
| u.s. he continues, that either the com
mittee did not know the facts or purposely
misled the board of directors"
Nevertheless IL Ia said the report on the
| whole is complimentary to the company.
The examiners find that the company has
| complied, in the main with the insurance
| laws as amended by the Armstrong COM
mittee.
The examiners believe that the expendi-
/ lures of the policyholders' moneys for
! questionable purposes has been definitely
ended
THE examiners state" says the report,
that proper restraints have been placed
! by the company upon the supply depart
ment where expenditures for legislative
and other improper purposes were con-
cealed by the previous management, and
that the system in operation at present viii
prevent the recurrence OF such practices -
! The returns to policyholders have been
| increased correspondingly. The dividends
paid in 1904 amounted to S2O74, ,2O6 and in
1908 to SS.3ll, 255. The report explains, how
ever, that one reason for this significant
! increase lies in the fact that many de-
ferred dividend policies matured during the
! years 19O7-O8
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-18
Indian Double
Wedding at Camp
of Little Grow
Five Hundred Sioux and Two Humid
red Whites at Elaborate Function
on Rosebud Reservation.

SIOUX FALLS. S. H.. April 17.-tspecial)
Five hundred Sioux Indians from The
Rosebud Pino Ridge, Cheyenne River and
other reservations 6f the state gathered
1t tHc camp of Little CROW, a leading war
Of the Brula Sioux tribe, on the Rose
reservation, 10 participate IN ole Of
most elaborate Indian weddings Of
q % times. White people to the number
= > n 200 also gathered TO witness the
event. making a temporary camp
= 700 pcupla who had been drawn
u - ne OF the Indian wedding.
'ing was double one. the
pri -. ing Jesse Leaneagh. a white
man with the II. r. ranch at
Cut .hd Ida Louise Little Grow,
daugii 6f chief Little Grow, who is one
of the wcalthiest chiefs Of the Sioux nation
and David Thigh. young Sioux OF tho
Lower Brule tribe and Nellie yellow Fox
daughter Of yellow Fox, a prominent Sioux
tribeman.
The ceremony took place in Advent Epis-
coral church. Rev b. T. Lambert and
Rev DaIlis shay. both Episcopal priests
OF tho Rosebud reservation, officiating
The full ring ceremony was used and the
marriage rites were pronounced In both
English and Dacotah or Sioux.
After the ceremony a long period of
Handwriting and congratulations was in
dulEed In. after which the large gathering
again returned to the temporary camp.
where another important feature OF the
day had been arranged. This was the
wedding dinner. All the day and night be-
fore and until the middle OF the afternoon
OF the day of the wedding the preparations
had been going on, and shortly after the
return OF the wedding party from the
church the wedding dinner was announced
John Belknap. an old time cowboy, who
for years had presided over the mess wagor
or roundup parties on the Rosebud reserva.
tion. was the chief cook, and he was ably
assisted by friends Of Little Crow and BY
I members Of Little Crows family, and alsC
/ by the white teachers Of the reservation
schools. All the white people attending tn,
wedding were served In the school room
which was fitted up with two long tables
over 200 white people alone partook o
the wedding dinner
The Indians followed their own custom
and arranged themselves in a large ciro1
within the camp. sitting upon the groun
and being served out of large kettles tina
contained all the good things that an In
dian likes, the kettles being carried aroun
the immense circle OF sitting Indians. an
the viands being Iadled out of the Kettle
to plates. which had previously bee
distributed among the Indian guests.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-18
FREEZING SINCE SATUl Day
Thermometer Fell to % at z a. m. on
Sunday Morning.
FRUIT TREES SUFFER SEVERELY
Just How Much Damage Was Done In
Orchards Cannot BE Told for
WeeE-Today should
Be Warmer.

Since o'clock Saturday evening the ther-
mometer has been below freezing point. At
that hour the thermometer fell to 49, the
freezing point. Snow continued falling in
flurries all night, and Sunday morning the
ground was distinctly white in and about
Omaha.
At O'clock Sunday morning the ther-
mometer stood at %, at 1t was one degree
lower. From then on it began to rise. but
very slowly. At II o'clock 27 degrees was
the mark and the high point, 20 degrees,
was reached at O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
There it stood at and o'clock, with a
wind out of the north making heavy over
coats very popular
Speaking OF the possible effect OF the
freeze on the fruit orchards, Deputy County
Treasurer Emmett Solomon said the real
story cannot be told for week or ten
days yet.
Il recall said Mr. Solomon, that on the
10th of May two years ago we had very
sever frost yet fruit ralsers had a good
crop of grapes that year. Cherries were
hurt worst being practically put off the
list in this neighborhood We had some
peaches and fair crop Of apples. OF course
in a freeze like this, the buds that are out
win be killed and fall off, and this season
we are away ahead Of the 10th of May
Buds that are not yet out. however, will
probably come along all right, IL condi.
tions do not gorw worse later.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-18
JURY IN MOBRIDGE
CASE UNABLE TO AGREE
-Four Men Charged with Attempt to
Influence witnesses TO BE
Tried Again.

sIOJ'N FALLS, s. D., April 17.-Cspe-
cial)-After being out for a period OF
twenty-four hours the jury in the case Of
the United states against c. T. Morrison.
Frank Brogan, Howard BeaIe and Joseph
F.. Nicewonger. all residents OF Mobridge.
who were charged with having endeavored
TO influence a government witness In an
Indian liquor case report a disagreement.
lt is a remarkable fact that from the
time the first ballot was taken the jury
stood eleven 20 one for acquittal, the one
VINO favored a We dict OF guilty success
fully withstanding the arguments Of his
eleven comrades and finally forcing a dis
agreement.
Ia is expected the case will be retired
during term OF United States court
which will convene at Aberdeen on May
3 The prominence Of the defendants and
the nature OF the charge against them has
made the case OF unusual interest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-18
A. J. HALF0RD IS DEAD,
BROTHER OF MAJOR HALF0RD
Former Newspaper Man OF PrOmin-
ence Expires After Several
Weeks of Illness.

WASHINGTON, April IA. ]. Halford
formerly a newspaper man Of considerable
prominence. and in recent years editor OF
the Congressional Directory. died today af-
ter several weeks illness. Mr.. Halford
was a brother Of Major Elijah w. Ha,ford
private secretary to President Harrison
Several years ago he was connected with
various metropolitan papers as a political
writer In Washington. TIE had also been
connected in important capacities with the
Associated Press and New York sun. Mr.
Halford was a native Of Hamilton, Ohio
and was 50 years old. He was the father
OF Lieutenant Doane Halford. 22d infantry
L. $. A. and Captain Frank HalfOrd OF
the marine corps
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-18
Always Gather some Fruit.

For twenty-five years that l have been
more or less familiar with fruit growing
In this vicinity we have always had a
pretty good crop OF grapes, and more or
less other fruit, no matter how unfrlendly
the frosts seemed to be. l guess we'll have
some fruit this year, when the picking time
comes"
w. l.. Crosby, a veteran fruit raiser Of
Florence. says that apples, cherries and
plums have been pretty severly hit by the
fall in temperature but he Is not looking
for a complete failure OF the fruit crop.
Shrubbery and trees have suffered con-
siderably. but there is stIll time for these
10 recover. Garden truck that was put out
in an optimistic spirit Of camaderie with old
man Jack Frost has vanished, 20 a very
large extent, n not wholly. This has
brought about the recalling OF promises
put out By the enthusiastic gardeners 20
furnish their friends with early garden
sass long before Memorial day, Masked
and covered flower beds have prabably es-
capped entire destruction, whore the covering
was sufficiently heavy. As rule, how
ever. flower beds 40 not really appear
strongly until after the first % May
The freezing weather continued through
Sunday night. but the weather bureau init
mates that today the temperature is due
Tod turn upward again