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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
The Annie CrOn-

The Orange Judd Farmer says. The
total supply of apples from the 1898
crop of the United States is 27,70O,00O
barrels, compared with something over
100000 last year and 100000 in
the record-breaking crop of 1896. The
failure is widespread, reaching from
the Pacific coast to Maine, and In none
of the States does the output of fruit
approach an average. In the great APP
pie States of the West the crop is al
most an absolute failure, although the
situation in Michigan is better than
elsewhere, having about two-thirds of
the bumper crop of 1896. New York
has only one fifth of a crop. fhe crop
of Europe is reported below the nor
NAL.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
Prisoner Jumps from Cars.

Deputy Marshal Joseph Delaney return
ed to Milwaukee from Saltwater, Mimi
He had an adventurous time in landing
his prisoner, John Burke, in the peneten-
tiary there. Burke made daring break
for liberty while en- route, jumping from
the train while it was running at high
rate of speed, and Guiding pursuit for two
days. But Delaney was gritty and jump
ed from the train after his prisoner and
after an exciting chase succeeded in cap
turing him. Burke was sentenced by
Judge Seaman for wholesale counterfeit
ing operations, the victims being many
merchants in Milwaukee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
Keeping Ont tn. Cold.

Hundreds of farm buildings that con-
tain shivering and unthrifty stock all
through the winter months could, at al
most no expense whatever, be made
very warm and comfortable. Open
foundations and absence of any closed
foundation whatever cause much of the
coldness of farm buildings. Cheap hay
and swamp grass abound in almost all
sections. If large quantity of this is
cut and put about the building and held
there In the manner shown in the cut,
the wind would very effectually be kept
out. Two strips of boards, with laths
nailed to them every fifteen inches, will
keep the hay very snug. When winter
is past the hay can be used for bedding
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

A significant resolution was passed
by the Interstate Sanitary Convention
at Omaha as follows:
Whereas, The experiments recently
conducted have demonstrated that South
err cattle dipped in dynamo oil sa i,rai I'd
with sulpnur win effectually destroy the
Southern tick, and that such may be
mixed With Northern native cattle with
out Hanger of communicating Texas or
Southern fever thereto.
Resolved, That the quarantine regula-
tons may be amended with safety so as
to permit the passage of dipped Southern
cattle, on the certificate of designated
inspector of the State or Of the United
States Department of Agriculture, to
Northern States during any portion of the
year.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
stock Pedigree.

The consideration of pedigrees ap-
plies more to pure breeds than TO
grades, but even IN grades it is mat
ter of no little Importance. In making
beef, for instance, 1t is important that
the animals chosen shall have consid-
cradle pure blood in them, as every
body knows Now the purchaser may
not be In a position to get the facts as
to breeding. and yet IL he is well up in
the points of the various breeds and In
the character Of the grades that may
be expected from them, he can tell
with no little certainty the character
of the imported blood in the animals
purchased.-Rural Home.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

demand 1t. These Seeding peach trees
are quite common in out-of- the-way
places. Sometimes valuable new vari-
ely Is thus produced, though our expert
ence OF natural peach trees grown from
the seed is that most of them are poor.
IL is safe proceeding to bud the young
tree when 1t has grown from spring
untii July c. August. In that way you
may know In advance what class of
rruit you may expect to pick. -Ameri-
can Cultivator.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
Murdered at MiahiCntt.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Bahls, aged 10 and
So years respectively, were brutally muir
dered in the village of Mishicott. Mr..
Bahls was killed in his barn and his wife
was slain in their cottage. The face Of
the victims were hacked to pieces with an
ak. Robbery is supposed to have been the
motive. Ernest Messmann, laborer who
had worked about the village and who had
been allowed at times to sleep in the barn,
has been arrested on suspicion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
Stone Ranking for Barns.

In banking up against the walls OF
basement barns, and especially in
building up passageway to the en-
trance. there is always strong tempta-
ton to use stones piled In loosely as a
basis. where stones are over plentiful
on the farm. Yet this usually proves
q mistake. Rats will Invariably effect
a Judgement among such stones, and
they viii IN time work through into
the barn basement. Besides, rains will
wash dirt among the stones, and II will
require constant attention eyers year
to keep the passage way so that loaded
wagons can be driven over 1t.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

The authorities of Lawrence University
at Appleton have made arrangements with
the Stephenson Science hall building con-
tractors by which it is believed that all
litigation will be avoided The amount
OF insurance, which will be received by
the college when the adjuster's report is
accepted, will be turned over to the con.
tractors, who will then proceed to rebuild
the burned portion, standing the loss
above the insurance themselves. The
contractors have begun to clear away the
debris and will proceed ut once to roof the
structure, that work may not be inter
rupted by snow falling.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

On account of the embezzlement of $3.50
by an 1S-year-old boy and its use in OPP
Grating slot machines, determined effort
will be made to have all machines ousted
from the saloons of Appleton. A few days
ago William Sorenson was arrested for
embezzlement from his employers, and
later developments showed that nearly the
entire amount was used on the slot ma
chimes. The boy says that one machine
took in about 500 of the ill-gotten money.
The father Of the lad will make restitu-
ton to the employers, but will try to have
the machines ordered out of the city.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
secdfnr Peaches.

In the peach orchard, and wherever
this fruit is es.ten, the seed, or as IL Is
usually called, the pit" win common
ly be thrown upon the ground. where
frosts win crack 1t and enable the germ
Ia come forth. Even IL not covered at
all. the root naturally strikes into the
soil. so that 1t Is ready to supply
moisture whenever the growing shoots
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
Township IL, r. 3 West.
Rennty Is Blood Deem.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it, Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
.tirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
ENTHUSIASTICALLY for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, Toe, 25c, SOC.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

recently been purchased by Mr. Dus-
tin, of Illinois, for the handsome price
of 300 guineas. Merry Hampton Is
from the herd of MIR. Peterkin, of
Dunglass, one of the group of Ross
shire breeders, who are so we'll known
at the great English shows.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
Pitting Potatoes.


POTATOES keep better In a pit than
anywhere else, but they must be well
protected TO prevent zero weather
from catching them. They should new
er De covered deeply enough to allow
them TO become at all heated or they
VIII start to grow. The first covering
should be not more than six inches
deep, and this should not be increased
until the ground has frozen enough to
Dear up man. L len put on cover
ing OF straw, over the soil already on.
ana put on more soil, patting it down to
make 1t shed rain. Leave the pit until
actual winter has come and the ground
is well frozen, and then over all put a
loot OF fresh manure from the stables.
DON'T De afraid of driving the frost in,
Tor this will not happen. Keep the
manure on until the potatoes are need
ed In the spring, for the covered pit will
not thaW out nor will the manure allow
IL TO freeze any more, and the potatoes
VIII not sprout until time for planting
IN fhe spring if left in the pit.
Potatoes that are to be used for seed
should be paced in pit by themselves
so as to leave them undisturbed until
taken out to plant.-Farmer's Voice.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
SWINGING BOOSTS.

vent crooked breast bones, and to re-
duce the risk of vermin use the plan
Of hanging the roosts shown in the cut.
The strips rest on horizontal wires, to
which they are stapled beneath, and
are held firmly up by wires from the
ceiling.-EXchange.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
Oil Meal for Patching Hogs,


One of the best variations of the all
corn diet for fattening hogs is some old
process linseed meal or, If this cannot
be procured, use c0ttonseed meal with
some oatmeal not bolted. All the lin
seed and cottonseed meals contain
some oil, and to this extent are laxa-
tive. But all the cottonseed meal made
now has the oil so squeezed out of it
that it is unsafe to feed it to young
pigs, and it can only be fed to old hogs
In very small quantities, and then not
very safely. 1t will need some roots TO
go with 1t. But these should be given
any way when corn is fed to hogs. as
the starch of corn is hard to digest. Be
sides the oil, the oil meal contains
some heterogeneous nutrition which
makes the feed better balanced "a
ton.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
cores, letter, chopped hands, chilblains,
sorns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pny required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction or money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale by E. 81. Craig
4 Co.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

AS the chickens obtain size, they may
be taught to go to roost in some room
that is not occupied. Here they will
be always under cover and safe at
night from their enemies. Make the
roost of broad strips of board, to pre-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
for Embezzlement.

King G. Staples, present member OF
the Legislature, was sentenced by Judge
Fish of Washburn, to eighteen months in
the penitentiary for embezzlement from
the town of Iron River while chairman OF
the board there.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

The imperial family of Austria is de-
scended from Rudolph Won Hapsburg,
a German count, born in 1918. who was
elected king of Germany in 1878. The
male line died out in 1740 with Emperor
Karl VI, whose only daughter, Maria
Thexesa, gave her hand to Duke Franz
of Lorraine and Tuscany, afterward
Kaiser Franz /. of Germany. He there
by became the founder of the new house
Of Eapsburg-Lorraine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
UNREDEEM LA NDS.

ptmbe Th,
lated the o ,towt
County erk vernonco untywi
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
Boy Killed by a Train.

Joseph Andrews, Is years of age, was
run over by a Chicago and Northwestern
train at Berryville and both legs were cut
off. He died at IL O'clock the next morn
ing
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
Eariy-M Maturing Hogs,

Young pork Is always best as wen
rs the most eheaply produced. Unless
the animal is wanted as breeder 1t IS
not usually kept until year OLD. The
breeds that mature early will make
more pork at less cost at six to eight
months old than will those that keep
Oh growing two or three years and at
tain very heavy weights. But it is still
better to keep a breeding sow of some
of the coarse, large-boned hogs and
then grow filters of pigs from her
when mated with some of the small
breeds that mature earliest. The half
breeds will make more pork than will
the thoroughbreds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
Moose for National Museum,

The National museum at Washington
will be richer in animal specimens as
the result Of the summers work of Dali
Deweese of Canyon City, Colo, in the
Kenia mountains. Alaska. This hunter
has returned to Seattle, Wash, with
five moose and ten white mountain
sheep. The horns and hides can easily
be mounted, giving the animals their
exact appearance as when alive. They
were carefully skinned, and Mr.. De-
weese has their exact measurements.
His party assembled the Kussilof river
1856 miles. and to get his specimens out
Deweese had to build raft. He shot
the rapids of the river, which are TWEEN
ty-two miles long and among the most
dangerous in Alaska.-New York Sun.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

The Federation of Labor will make a
determined effort at the approaching ses-
sion of Congress to secure action by the
Senate upon bill which passed the House
without a dissenting vote last summer. 1t
provides for the amendment of the eight
hour law so as to include all contractors
doing work for the Government and all
employees manufacturing material used by
the Government. IL this bill should go
into effect it would be long step toward
a general eight-hour working day. 1t
would require the Carnegies, for example,
the Bethlehem iron works, the manufac-
turers who furnish clothing for the army
and navy, the powder mills. the gun fac
tories, the packing houses which furnish
the beef and pork, the bakeries which
make the bareback, the factories which
produce the shoes for the soldiers and the
sailors, the men who build wagons for the
Government, the miners who furnish coal
for the men-of-war and the Government
transports to adopt the eight-hour system,
except in extraordinary emergencies. 1t
would practically prohibit the Govern
ment from buying anything from anybody
whose employees worked more than eight
hours.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

IOusumptlOu.
It's prevention and cure speciality ct
dowELL's MEDICAL AND SURaIoAL IssTI-
Surl. La Crosse. Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
10c. CSC. II C. c. c. fail. druggists refund money
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

When a laan once thoroughly under
stands the ins and outs of horse-racing
he's seldom seen i. the track.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

Valuable English Bull.
An English newspaper says that the
celebrated bull Merry Hampton has
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

Gentlemen who have arrived from San
Juan report that Gen. Brooke is having
some interesting experiences with Porto
Rico politicians and patriots who are anx-
ious to occupy civil positions under the
new Government. There seems to be a
serious misapprehension among a large
portion of the population. They have
somehow or another got the idea that
Uncle Sam is very generous employer
and will pay big wages for light work,
and nearly every man in Porto Rico Is a
candidate for an Office. Most of Gen.
Brooke's time is occupied by delegations
who come to recommend somebody and
then come back again the same day to
recommend somebody else for the same
place. !,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

President Mckinley is devoting nearly
all of his time to his message. Ii will
cover so many new subjects that ii is ex-
pected to be the most important for years.
The questions growing out OF the acquisi-
ton of new territory will require many
suggestions from the President as TO the
form of government in each separate nos-
session. The plan for reorganizing the
regular army on the 100000 basis, tho
suggestion for the increase of the navy
and word ON the personnel bill will en-
gage the President. The subject of the
Nicaragua canal and cable between the
United States and Manila, via Hawaii,
are points to be brought before Congress.
The President is likely to go into dis
cussion of the race question and point out
the necessity of Congress taking steps TO
guarantee protection to life and the exer-
else Of suffrage.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

There is no doubt of an extra session of
Congress ON the 4th of March. The Pres
ident is understood TO have given an as
surance OF his intention to call one. The
regular session will be only three months
long, including the usual Christmas vaca-
ton, and there will be an unusual amount
of legislation that is considered absolutely
necessary, such as provision for colonial
governments in Porto Rico and the Phil
ippine Islands and provisional govern
ment in Cuba, which will doubtless re-
quire great deal of time. Ii is also in
tended to push the Nicaragua canal bill
through at the regular session, in order
that the concession granted to the Mari
time Canal Company may be saved by
commencing actual work. The increase
of the army and several plans OF reo-gan-
ization will also require considerable at
tention, and they are considered emer-
gency measures.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
Civilization Moving Eastward.

A father with long file of girls and
wife and baby in a wagon drawn by
two brindle oxen recently passed
through Hope, Ark, on the way to
Porto Rico to settle on a piece of land. -
Dallas News
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC, 81. All druggists
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
NEWS OF WISCONSIN.
A WEEKS RECORD OF STATE
HAPPENINGS.

Compromise lie Arranged q. Lawrence
University = Brutal Murder of an
Aged couple-victim of Confidence
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
Deer Hunting season Open.

The crack of the deer hunters rifle
is now heard In the Wisconsin woods.
The open season is the first twenty
days In November, and each man who
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

1t is the intention of the Secretary of
War to discharge all men in the regular
army who enlisted for the war Just as
soon as possible after the treaty of peace
Is ratified, but that will not occur until
mid-winter and perhaps not until spring.
We are now under a suspension OF hostih-
ties until the terms are agreed upon, but
the commissioners at Paris must agree
upon treaty and the Senate of the Unit
ed States and the Cortes of Spain must
ratify 1t before peace is permanently re-
stored and not until then will it be ad-
yisable to dissolve the army.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
13, r. l West

Township IS, r. l West.
Owners Name. Des. Sec. Amt
j + Bates. ...nwA nwA9 6 ~
Township IA r. 1 West.
Owners Name. Dcs. Sec. Amt,
s NJ Spears ..............
......ne acr sch SEX Q SO
Adelbert Newville......
........ .........nwAnw4 8 9 90
ia Strait. mex mex 8 81
Annie Mitchell swA neA Q IL b6
Orffn Young. .....-...
....n& Wa nwA nwA 7 "a
Jasper Parish ms mex 8 Is 80
" =" swA mex s IA So
w s Baldwin. SEX sch 8 IL Sc
ALI Baldwin.....eN neA . 20 81
Township Is, r. 2 West.
Owners Name Des Sec Amt
John Brooks. nwA nwk 4 Al
% ..nwA swA 4 8 70
w III Stone. ...sH SEX IL 10 ~
Unknown ....seAn VIZ 10 o 80
Heuthorp est."nl5 swA % 8 AZ
Susan Il Henthern..
-....-..se cor. swL swA ~ l Al
David BobO. mex "a 30 10
Thos Kennedy SCI nwA "a A 90
Cynthia Smith ........-..
................neA sch 26 s SO
Township IA, r. 2 West.
Owners Name. Des. Sec. Amt
Frank Dorner swk swA 9 7 os
80 neA sch 4 4 l5
swA sch 4 i6
~ "nH SEX SEA 4 4 81
e. Danisls......... ....-
nl1-l6 Of 81 swA -. IL 10 Oh
DIT Lombard seA seA IL z IL
Unknown. -. sell (swA I6 s 81
........neAseA is 10 20
'' =. sEswhseA 16 8 81
II Herringsou M seA II 9 IS
VIM Saubert. .neknwA % 81
W L Davis. ..snw neA "a 5 81
james Law. .e& neA 20 D %
Frank Revels. .se14ssA IS s II
James Burlinghame...
Inc cor. neAseA 80 81
Township IL, r. 8 West.
nwnarfa Name Dos Sea- Amt
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
Village of Victory.

Village of Victory.
Owners Name Lot. Blk. Amt
Elias X gers eX s II ] ~
A J Ward ...3-6 8 I
" " Q a bsl of 7-S z AZ
Village of Rockton.
10 winsor, a piece OF land 6 #
wide on south Of lot 5, block 2
/ AZ
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

The Fifty-sixth Congress VIII have its.
hands full, as it will be necessary to read
Just the customs regulations TO meet new
conditions; and the chances also are that
q symmetrical scheme Of currency reform
will be submitted for the action Of Con-
gress. commission on this subject, or
g Joint comIaittee of Congress, is among
the possibilities of the coming yean
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

City of Viroqua-Original
Plat.
C K Peck, original plat. COM
mencing ~ # OF sw cor.
thence CO feet Q I26 &C west
I2S n 80 feet of lot Q and 4.blk
10 ..... .....-............-.... 10 W
j NJ Davis, county add lot 3 blk
S...s............. ......... ~
L Il Gaines, Towner's add lot !
blk ...........-...."-. -. ~ 10
Martin Morrison. pt nwA swA
beginning at point ia center
of Gillett st, rds, 8 II Of g
line of Washington st n Q rds.
SIT, e 4 ida 9 rds to center Of
G!llet st W rds sec 32-lS4
.............s.. ..........s.. &c
NDON. County Clerk.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

Commissary General Eagan rejected all
the bids that were offered the other day
for northern cattle to be sent to Cuba, and
has published advertisements calling for
new proposals for southern cattle upon
the recommendation of the Secretary of
Agriculture. 1t is feared that IL northern
cattle are sent to Cuba they will get ticks
and the Texas faYer within ten days, and
become at once unit for food, whereas the
southern cattle are immune and thorough
ly seasoned to the tick pest.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16

The biennial talk about defeating Mr..
Reed for Speaker has begun, but the OPP
position win not amount to anything Ev-
cry two years certain people who have
grievances against the Gear" get up a
scheme to prevent his reelection. Sew,
eral times they have gone so far as to hold
a secret caucus and select an opposing
candidate. But they never get any fur
ther.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
Township ID, r. 7 West.

Owners Name. Des. Sec. Amt
VIM B.bbitz..nwA(sw4 8 3 06
Unknown, lot Q. ....-.... 10 4 IS
Ell. Nelson. mex mex SO 4 81
Wills ga Of A voIonoba
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
Bucklen's Arnica saIve.

VIM. BRANDON, County Clerk.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-16
INfAcuao.Iaa AnnrnI,

FIIIHB5 OF DC OOLU,
Owners Name. Lot Amt
Maria Month out lot 81 5 81
!. Hickok part of out l5t52 43i
IL Carpenter ont lot 50 l 20
Village of Mound Park.
Owners Name. Biz, Amt
Rabbit 81 Flanagan 20 80
Village Of Newton.
w d Maeby. 49,. lot 4 nK lot
5-2-S-6-7, blk l. Ii SO
ViIlana Of Randafnrrn