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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
Real News In Past.

The grapes of the great vine OF
Hampton court. London. this year to-
tailed 2.1SS lunches. worth $4,000. An
old newspaper man living near the
old vines says: Il have for so years
noted the regular crop of news para
graphs about the probable yield OF
grapes on the old vine. and now
find out the newspapers a century ago
were printing the same thing 1t
looks as If the old-iimers had to tip
us young fellows Of on real news
New York Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11

Laporte. Ind.-Governor Marshall
announced four paroles for prisoners
Ia the state penitentiary Friday. To
the state and the country at large
more interesting is the fact that he
3 fused TO exercise ciemency in the
case Of William E. Hinshaw. the for
mer preacher. serving q life sentence
for violation Of his parole after serv-
ing time for wife murder. The efforts
made on behalf OF the prisoner as
we'll as the protests Of those who op-
posed pardon have attracted tie at
tention CT the country for months.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11

When a mIschievous boy takes
snuff sometimes a great many others
sneeze, At least this is what hap
pened on a New York subway train.
The boy, youth of seventeen, as
serts that he had cold. for which he
took the snuff. and that in doing SO
some OF the stun was spilled, and
thus others were set to sneezlng. But
irate passengers assert that the lad
deliberately threw the snufT about tho
car. creating such a paroxysm OF
sneezing that the train was almost
shaken from the rails At any rate
the boy was arrested and taken be-
fore a police magistrate. who lee
tured the prisoner as "one of the
worst rowdies brought here" and gave
him five days In the workhouse.
Which shows that New York laws
are not to be sneezed at
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
WADE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI.
Ford "Father of Waters" Without Get
ting Neeks Wet.

St. Louis.-The Mississippi river,
the once great father of wa
ters," has established new low water
mark, measurements made at some
points and earlier in the month at
other points showing a stage below
that reached in 1864. So low has the
water been that at several places men
have waded across without getting
their necks wet. The latest result of
the low water has been the freezing
of the river from bank to bank in
weather that ordinary does not have
that result, and livery service across
the river on the ice has been estab
lisbed at some places.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11

The lawyer abbreviates perhaps
more than any writer in his attempt
TO keep pace with the redundant
phraseology of legal documents. And
printed books of precedents. such as
the Indispensable Key and Elphin,
stone, teach him the recognized con
fractions. For instance. "exs." ads"
~t ees" and Ass" do duty for execu-
tors, administrators, trustees and as.
signs. while daughter is written
"daur." and a solicitor is referred to
as a "solor." In fact. every word on
draft of deed or will capable Of
contraction is cut down TO the utmost
limit. only. of course. to be extended
when the document itself is engross.
ed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
HELD FOR $4,000 FORGERY.
Montana live Stock Board Secretary
Causes Assistants Arrest.

Helena. Mont-D. w. Raymond,
secretary of the state board of
live stock commissioners. swore to a
warrant for the arrest of s. w. Lang
horne. Jr., assistant secretary of the
board, charging wholesale forgery of
checks made out to shippers of cattle
from Montana to the eastern markets.
Langhorne was arrested. He has re-
turned $4,000 and admits taking $751;
0O0. but the state examiners inspec-
ticn shows double this amount improp-
er accounted for
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
CHILDREN IN FICTION.

Among male novelists Dickens
takes the lead as a delineator of chill
dren All kinds and conditions OF
them flock through his books. He de-
picted life as be saw it and wherever
he looked there were children. there
fore children had a natural and in
evitable place in his pages. says the
indianapolis Star. From the Fat Boy
Of Pickwick Papers to Tiny Tim the
procession is long and includes
notable list - David Cop7erfeld.
Oliver Twist. Little Nell, Florence
Dombey and her brother. Poor 10.
the little Kenwigses. Toddles and
many more. II they are not children
exactly as readers of this day see
them tfey are children as he saw
them and he pictures them with
vividness that gives them a lastint
place in the readers mind. They
stand forth more clearly on mem
ory's wall" than the real personages
of history. Several of Thackeray's
characters are introduced in their
childhood. as Henry Esmond. Penden-
mis- and Becky Sharp. and are brought
along to maturity, but this is merely
by way of accounting for their later
peculiarities and the child portraits
leave no special impression. Poe
never wrote of children. Hawthorne
did. but of dream children rather than
those of real life. Later male novel
lists for the most part ignore the
young of thier race Henry James
seldom realizes that children are On
earth. There is "Maizie." to be sure.
but Maizie is not a real child Thomas
Hardy is aware of them and intro
duces Jude as boy. but dwells light
~ on this early life Of his hero
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
PENNSYLVANIA MINERS IN RIOTS.
Fierce Clashes in Coal Fields Are In.
cited by Liquor.

cited by Liquor.
Greensburg, Pa, Dec. 27-The
strike-ridden coal fields of Westmore-
land county are in the throes of riot
ing, the result OF large quantities of
liquor being shipped into the various
mining camps.
The third murder in "a hours was
reported to the coroner. Tony Carcino
= striker who was formerly employed at
Osborne, a small mining town of the
Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal COM
pany, was the victim Mike Calcerski
and John Nathan are being sought by
the state police.
Carclno was living, In a strikers
camp and was shot to death when
there was an assault on the camp.
About seyenty-five shots were nred and
Carcino was found later with three
bullet holes in his back
There have been repeated demands
for the state police from various sec
lions of the coal fields in this section.
Detachments were sent to Bradenville,
Madison, Claridge, Adamsburg and
Somerset.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
272 ARE INDICTED IN ONE DAY.
More Citizens Of Adams County, Ohio,
chareetNNIth Election Bribery.

West Union, additional indict-
ments TO the number of 172 were re-
turned In court here by the grand jury
Of Adams county, which is investigat-
ing traffic in votes at the November
election
This brings the total Of indictments
to 522. and 1t is predicted that some
1900 more men of the county viii be
named in true bills before the grand
jury is dissolved
OF the men indicted rs have thus
far pleaded guilty, being fined $25
and costs each. DISTINGUISHED for FIVE
years and given suspended sentences
of six months in the workhouse. The
list of culprits includes Republicans
and Democrats in about equal num-
bers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
Main eeethouse of Plant.
Founder Of open.AIr school.

Miss Gardner of Indianapolis is saio
TO be directly responsible for the
open-air school for delicate children
which has become an institution in
that city She appeared before the
board of education and by her argu-
ments prevailed on 1t to give such a
school a trial The children pay
three cents a day for hot milk, soup
or cocoa, which is supplied them by
the school Any deficit is made up
BY the treasury department OF the
board.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
LAUNCH WRECKED; 3 MISSING.
Half Of Party Aboard Craft Sunk Near
Key West Saved.

Key West, FLA 45-foot launch
with six passengers. bound from
Fort Meyers to Havana, Cuba.
struck the north jetties near here and
sank A. ]. Vincent, C. o. Goehring and
Matthew Baum were rescued in the
cabin boat after being cut all night.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Bennett of New
York and Herman Parker were last
seen cl;ng!ng 20 the mast.
The schooner Pocahontas left Key
West after the three men were rescued
in search of the other members of the
party, but returned without finding a
trace of them. II is believed Mr.. and
Mrs. Bennett and Parker were
drowned
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
SEEKS LIFE OF ROCKEFELLER
lie Driven From Forest Hill Estate
After Exchange of Shots.

Cleveland.--An armed man, sup
posed to be crazy. and seeking the
life Of John d. Rockefeller at his sum-
mer estate. Forest Hill, exchanged
shots With Bert Knapp. the keeper, and
Marshal Stamberger of East Cleveland,
last night The stranger. after empty
ing his revolver, lied through the
grounds and escaped. The marshal
and his police quit protracted search
for him, convinced that he had left the
neighborhood.
Il believe the man was demented,"
said Stamberger. HE probably thought
Mr.. Rockefeller was home and was
bent on attacking him."
Mr.. Rockefeller is in New York.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
LovErr FAvoRs U. s. CONTROL.
HarrIman's Successor Expresses Ap-
prevail of Federal Regulation.

New York.-Robert s. Lovett, pres
ident of the Hartman lines, and
Walker d. Hines, chairman of
the executive committee and gen.
eral counsel of tho Santa Fe road,
made statements expressing approval,
of government railroad regulation
and intimating the belief that state
regulation had proved inadequate.
Judge Lovett was strongly in favor
of the issue OF stocks without par
value.
Mr.. Hines told the commission It
was his belief that congress has the
power to regulate the operation Of
railroads engaged in interstate COM
merce. Personally he was not dis
posed to offer any objection to the
exercise of that power, he said.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
RHoDus GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE.
confesses to Murder Of Two Men and
Three Robberles.

Chicago. - Leigh Rhodus, charged
with the murder of Dr. William
H. Michaelis, an Englewood dem
fist, and Anton Helbig, contrac-
tor, was given five life sentences
when he pleaded guilty to both muir
ders and three charges of highway
robbery in Judge Kersten's court
This is the first case in the history
of Cook county courts where a man
has had five life sentences imposed
Rhodus. dapper and well dressed, who
earned the name of 1.-THE Candy Kid"
in his brief career of crime. never
flinched as Judge Kersten pronounced
sentence.
Rhodus made drug stores his spe-
cial prey.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
PRICE OF WIFE is 100000.
Washington Man Sues Alleged Des-
polIer After He Wins Divorce.

Washington Man Sues Alleged Des-
poIIer After He Wins Divorce.
Washington. - Within few min
utes after he was granted d.
vorce and given the custody Of his
FIVE children, William F. Matteson, a
real estate man, filed two quits asking
$4,000 damages from each Of the
two men he alleges wrecked his home.
One man is physician with large
practice. DIR. John A. Stutz. He is
prominent in church work and is
identified with one of the largest
Lutheran churches in the city.
The other man is Louis F. Holden.
He is an employee of the bureau of
printing and engraving. AS complete
ly as the physician failed to deny or
even appear in the case did Holden
deny absolutely any intimacy with the
woman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
wnman Killed In coastIns

Pittsburg, Pa.--Mrs. Louis Patter-
sou was so seriously injured Friday
that she died, and her husband. Louis
Patterson, was badly hurt when the
sled on which they were coasting
down Jenny Lind street in McKees-
port. dashed from the beaten path
and struck a telegraph pole.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
CATS spread Whlte PLAGUE.

Cleveland, o.-That cats spread tu-
berculosis and are menace to the
family was declared Monday by Or. w.
L. Enser, who within the last six
months has conducted more than a
hundred post-mortem examinations Of
ft ines, finding germs of tuberculosis
in each.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
SEPARATED IN 1861; REUNITED.
st. Paul Man and Wife, Divided by
War, Meet for First Time.

St. Paul, Mum. George w.
ROBBERS and his wife quarreled at
the outbreak of the Civil war. he join
ing the Union army, she enlisting her
sympathy with the Confederate cause
and becoming a nurse. They lost all
track of each other from that time.
Not long ago patient of Mrs. Rob-
erts in the south recognized a picture
of Mr. Roberts the nurse was wear
ing in locket as that Of man she
had seen in st. Paul. Investigation
proved that the man was Mr. Roberts,
and the couple were reunited. He is
nov seventy-seven years old and his
wife is seventy-five.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
-. - 80 nntter Recora.

Syracuse, n sY-Pontiac Clothilde
de Kol H.. a HoIstein-Friosian cow
owned BY Stevens Bros. Of Liverpool,
y Y has broken the worlds seven
day butter record. by producing Sc IS
bounds
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11

Even the hobble skirt has It's value.
a lady accused of kicking another
lady" in New York proved that she
was wearing n hobble skirt at the
time Although the magistrate was
no Solomon he Immediately dis,
charged the defendant.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
A Plain Man.

DO come along with US. major. and
have some dinner"
Delighted. I'm sure. But you must
let me go home first and make myself
beautiful"
oh, don't bother-eome just a.
you are" Merry Thought.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11

Alexander the Greats route to India
has been discovered. but the road ia
so badly in need of repairs that other
ccnquerors will not use It for some
time yet.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
coNFEssEs HE is lNcgNDIARY
Foreigner Declares He Started Fire
in Which Fourteen Died.

Philadelphia A foreigner Civ
ing his name as John Karnego,
walked up to a policeman near the
scene Of Wednesday nights fire. in
which IA lives were lost, and pointing
to a picture of the burned building
in newspaper. told the policeman
that he had set fire to the place.
Karnego said he had formerly been
employed at the leather factory and
had been discharged. Three weeks
ago he applied for reinstatement, but
was refused. The police doubt his
story
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
Smokers Cause Bic Loss.

Norfolk. Va.-Careiessness of Odd
Fellows smoking in their hall caused
the destruction OF the building Fri
day. The building was formerly the
old opera house. one of the most
famous playhouses in the south. The
loss is $4,000
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
Elnht With Gun Runners.

Bushire. PERSIA serious clash oc-
Cured between Arabian gun runners
and a landing party from the British
cruiser Hyaeinthe The Arabs lost 40
men killed or wounded The British
casualties were IA.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11

The man who insists on having
bacon for breakfast every morning
will be under suspicion Of having
found a substitute for the automo-
bile in the function of making a dis
oIay Of his enormous wealth.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
Maohlns sens Red cross seaIs.

New York.-The best salesman OF
Red Cross Christmas seals in the
United States is a niekelln-the-siot
machine in the Madison square post
Office. The machine has disposed OF
more thar Loco. GOO seals
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11

One million pounds of hair was i'm
ported to this country from Japan last
year. If the Cinnamon are to be com.
PEELED to give up their queues there
ough. to be decline in the price OF
hair
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
DENkMANN IS MADE A KNIGHT
Wealthy Rock Island Man Decorated
With Order of vasa by Sweden.

Moline, H. - Word was received
here from the Swedish consul at
Chicago that King Gustavus V. Of
Sweden by royal decree has created
Frederick C. Denkman of Rock Is
land knight of the Order of Vasa.
This is done in appreciation of Mr..
Denkman's many gifts to Augustana
college here, the largest Swedish in
stitution in America. Less than a
dozen have been accorded this high
honor since the founding of the order
by King Gustavus III. in 1772.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
Wealthy Lumternan suleldes.

Dubuque, Ia-Charles Hyler, aged
fifty-eight years. a wealthy mmberman.
committed suicide by shooting himself
at his home in Bellevue. thirty miles
below here. 1t is alleged he was de-
spondent.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11

The population OF Iowa has de-
creased during the past ten years
Some of the people OF France might
reciprocate by worrying little about
race suicide IN this country.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
Prof. A. S. I'm Is Dead.

Boston.-Adams Sherman Hill. pro-
fessor emeritus of rhetoric and oratory
at Harvard university and the author
of notable books on rhetorie, died at
his home here Monday, aged seventy
seven years.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
Fails to Hang self. But pies.

Cleveland. o-Ralpn shannon, ten
years old. died Monday in commissions
resulting from an attempt to hang
himself because his mother would not
uw him to so to a moving picture
show.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11

City Girl-Oh. the. darling little
chickens. just out of their shells,
At what age are they ready for mar
ket?
Farmer-Anywhere up to eight
years, lady
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
rHlEF's NITRO KILLS EXPERT.
Dormant Charge Left by Burglar
Bursts While Safe Is Repaired.

Chicago. The explosion of a
charge of nitroglycerin. believed to
have been left between the plates of
a heavy steel safe door by burglars
almost three months ago, which had
withstood the jars of railroad haul
and truck joltings, caused the death
of Stephen Pavlitek, forty-five years
old, safe repairer In the shop of the
Trumbull Safe and Vault company.
The man died almost instantly
after being struck by a 100-pound
steel plate, which was hurled from
the door by the force Of the concus-
sion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
aono. 600 Chinese STARVING.

Shanghai-Three million people are
slowly starving from famine in the
Kiang-Su and AnHui provinces, ac-
cocding TO adviees received Monday.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
EnnlIsh puniilst nlns-

Liverpeol--Jim Holland. tae pugtHst,
died Fr5Gsy as the result Of a knock
out sustained in his match Thursday
night with Dick KNOCK OF London
Knock was arrested
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11

Modern inventions are causing trou-
ole. The long distance phone inter
feres with the work of the Minnesota
eoeds. and It has been taken away
from them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
c. n. MARKHAM HEADS /. C. ROAD.
Former Official Of Southern Pacific
Succeeds President Harahan.


New York-Charles H. Markham.
president of the Gulf Refining
company and the Gulf Pipe Line
company, was elected to the presi-
dency Of the Illinois Central Railroad
company to succeed James T. Hara-
han. who on January IL next attains
the age limit of seventy years, at
which time under the rules of the
company retirement becomes compul.
sorry.
Under the rules of the Illinois Cen,
tral Mr.. Harahan retires with a COM
Portable pension.
Charles H. Markham, the new presi-
dent, was born in 1861. He began his
railroad career as section laborer on
the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
in 1881.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
Unusual Character.

"Brownsby is very remarkable
man"
How so?"
He never makes any fsceuous re-
marks when he starts to carve a
fowl"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
A Costly PAINTING.

Bin--How long was your friend. the
artist. working on that canvass
%ill--Eight years. Took aim about
six months to paint IT, and seven and
a half years trying TO sell III
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
RULES SIOUX TREATY IS DEAD.
Liquor Dealer Selling to Indians is
Released by Federal Judge.

Fargo, 8. d. - Judge Amidon of
the United States district court,
in an opinion filed, ruled that
the treaty of 1851 with the Sioux In
gress in 1863. The court ordered the
release of one P. ]. Sullivan, SEN
fenced at Fergus Falls, MINI. to six
ty days in Jail for introducing liquor
into Indian territory, the Jail term
to begin January s.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
CLERGY ARE GIVEN BLESSING
Pope Sends Letter to American Priests
Commencing Their Zeal.

Commencing Their zeal.
Rome-The pope has addressed the
following letter to the clergy in the
United States:
ITO My Beloved Sons, who, with
the zeal of apostles are working for
tie Catholic religion in the United
states. we impart, with special af-
lection the apostolic blessing, wishing
that their holy mission may be blessed
with abundant fruits for the glory of
God and for the salvation Of souls.
Plus k
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11

Madison Lake, Minn.--The bust
ness part of this town was wiped out
by FIRE Friday. The loss is estimated
at 100000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-01-11
RAID OIL coMpANTs OFFICES.
Federal OFFICERS Arrest Two in caIIfo

Federal officers Arrest TWO In califor-
mia on Fraud Charge.
Los Angeles, Cal-The cdices
of the Cleveland Oil company. OPP
Grating IN the Kerne county Gil fields.
were raided by federal officers. w. J..
Bachelor, secretary. and G. c. Gillett.
said to be interested In the sale of
stock. were arrested charged with
using the malls to defraud Both were
released on bonds of $1,000