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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-02
How II Felt.

A worthy old gentleman who had
never wandered far from his native
township before went to Boston one
day in response to an invitation to visit
q relative.
The Bostonian, in showing his friend
about town, took him to the top of a
tall office building, They took look
at the marvellous landscape spread out
before them and prepared to descend.
They entered the elevator. 1t began its
swift journey downward.
Don't be frightened, Uncle Silas, "
said the younger man, as his visitor
graspe6 his arm, shut his eyes and held
ON for life. There is no danger. "
81 wasn't afraid, George" gasped
Uncle Silas, after they had stepped out
of the elevator, "but ii left my stom
sob up there. youths Companion.
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CLINTON,

CLINTON CENTER, Feb 25-Having extract
ed myself from a mammoth snowdrift, of
which the country abounds, l will attempt to
enlighten the public of Center's happenings.
Mimi, George Hall and family have re-
turned. Judging from Georges talk, the
frigid north made an impression on them
they will not soon forget. j. Masterson and
family, of La Crosse. are visitors at M.
Brody's. Mrs. Brody and Mrs. Masterson
Mr. Brodys Miss Mary Schallock went to
Sparta, Saturday, and returned i'll, Tuesday
=. Miss Blanche Hall is on the sick list, but
is reported as better Dr. Lewis Jr, made
q. professional call on the ridge this week "
Mrs f. Erickson has been quite poorly for a
while n. Dorscherd lost a good driving
horse e.. John Calhoon, the local doctor (of
cows IS kept busy. ...Cyrus Norris made a
bee for the purpose of hauling stone that
will be used for the purpose OF constructing
The bees" were all workers, and good job
was the result. S. @. Van Duzee called at
| J. N. Hairs one evening this week -. One of
our local stock buyers, in the firm of Mitby
| & Co., contracted more stock than he could
ship last week. Shut Mcdaniel and wife
| rier passed through district No. with a
| double header" Thursday. Some OF the
young Americans are succombing to western
| fever and packing their grips to travel =.
| Some of our young folks are attending the
meetings at Webster. J. N, the local stock
buyer, contemplates a trip to La Fargo In
| the near future -. Patrick Brody made On
| tario business call on Saturday. ID. +.
| Mains, Della Seaman, Merton and Blanche
| Hall. Oracle Manning and Melvin Van
ingdale on Saturday. :; II Spain could only
| know how some Of our boys talk. they would
think a couple OF times before they speak
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-02
STERLING

WEST PRAIRIE, Feb. cas- Genoa gives
the weather report and Romance the visiting
list and | am no bird to MARBLE like Bob
O'Link. and as we live so near Bris tow that
they claim all of our ole blossoms, our items
will not occupy much space In your news col
umnS D.. We are pleased to see Miss Ella
johnson home again, after two months visit
at soldiers Grove....We hear rumors OF Il
dance that was to be, but the boys got left.
Squire Hunt has had a we'll drilled on his
farm-2l feet OF fresh water. Any one can
have a Oh ink by only asking =. Helen Torture
Is able to be out again. julie slater re-
turned from Pine knob, Thursday, with a
smile so broad and sultry that had 2 trellis
of grapes been exposed to its RAYS 1t might
have ripened in the sunshine The young
peoples society was to have met at Hans
HUNS, sunday night but on account OF the
storm the people were afraid to venture out
. There is some talk of organizing a club
here for the purpose OF home study Jake
Chase wears q smile on his face since Valen-
tine Day Ella Hunt and Christina Forum
contemplate writing for diplomas Thursday
and Friday =. A 10-pound boy arrived at
Allen Halverson's, to walt on customers.
Mrs. johnson visited al Sugar Grove Satur-
day and Sunday number of our young
folks attended the sociable AT Arve Chase's,
FIR day. There was o temperance lecture
given in the school house Tuesday night.
Our school is progressing nicely under tho
management of John De Lacy =. Bud Hunt
has had "a severe attack of the grip.
RAIS-IN-THE-FACE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-02
More Than He Could Stand.
''Hold up yer hands!"

"Hold up yer hands!"
The citizen thus addressed suddenly
shot out hi. right fist. 1t caught the
murderous footpad squarely on the nose
and stretched him motionlass on the
frozen ground.
THAT was Merry thing to do, )" said
the policeman who happened by some
mysterious dispensation TO be in the
neighborhosd and had come running to
the scene.
alt was pretty nervy thing for the
scoundrel to do, replied the citizen,
scowling at his damaged hand. He
didn't know he was tackling desperate
man / had just paid gas bill. Chi
cago Tribune
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Free OF Charge 10 sufferers.

Cut this out and take it to your drug.
gist and get sample bottle free of DR.
Kings New discovery, for consumption,
coughs and colds. They do not ask
You to buy before trying. This will
show you the great merits of this truly
wond 'rful remedy, and show you what
can be accomplished by the regular size
bottle. This is no experiment, and
would be disastrous to the proprietors,
did they not know it would invariably
cure. Many of the best physicians are
now using it in their practice with great
results, and are relying on it in most
severe cases. 1t is guaranteed. Trial
bottles free at E. Fl Craig & Co.'S drug
store. Regular size so cents and 81. 90.
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HAMBURG,

CHASEBURG, Feb. 25.-Believing in the
maxim, If you have a good thing pass Ii
along, we chronicle the mercies and blessings
of our burg. -. Our church Is progressing
nicely: pastor and people are happy. So far
we have been able TO pay our preacher and
do little improving as we go =. The last fall
OF snow, followed by tie and log hauliri. has
enlivened things up In town greatly. F. c.
Natwick is making good use of the sleighing
with his five teams In hauling lumber 70
Stoddard When his days work Is over his
nine hired men are entertained by the music
of a gramophone :. C, Z. Ward and Atrada
are canvassing through our country selling
the light-ruuning Plano r. h. Hoyt and
Chris Egstad are working for the Osborne
Company. AS champion agent will soon
start in, We are well supplied The auction
of +. Heyer. yesterday. was well attended,
Horses were sold from so to $50. Lars Fin
stad was seen ON our streets today A mas
querade ball will be given at c. F. Wards
hall tomorrow night with Andrew Emilson
as floor manager. SUBSCRIBERS.
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Messages From the Sea.

A bottle dispatched from the steam
ship Guildhall on May 81, 1894, when
in 46 degrees nerth, 81 degrees west,
almost midway between Brest and New
foundland, was picked up on Feb IS,
1896, at Antig IA, after drift of about
$500 miles 1t had evidently passed
close to the Azores, the Canary islands
and the Cape Verdes on the way. An
other, thrown overheard from the sloop
Sapolio on July 20. 1892, travelled east
ward toward the Azores, and thence, as
In tbs previous instance, until it was re-
covered near Turks island, north of
Faiti, on Feb. s, 1895, after drift of
nearly 5000 miles.
A bottle message from the sailing
ship st. Enoch is probably the most in
teresting of the SO drifts shown on the
United States chart. It was sent off
when some 700 miles west of Sierra
Leone, under the influence of the we'll
known Guinea current, setting eastward
on to the African land. The master Of
this vessel noted on the message that
she had experienced an easterly current
OF S6 miles during the previous day.
hence there is reason to suppose that
this messenger YVES swept eastward I'M
til some incident occurred to transfer it
TO current Sc ling in a westerly direo-
ton. Once or the latter route, however.
it passed leisrrely along through the
passages of the Windward isles, escap-
ing contact with any land, followed the
= - n L
America till clear of Newfoundland,
and thence onward to Totabrough Walls,
Shetland islands, where 1t was found
on March 90, 1896, after having accom-
plished record drift Of nearly 5000
miles in less than /. 900 days.-Cham-
bers' Journal.
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COON,

Coon VALLEY. Feb. 22.-Our snow was most
all gone, but Saturday evening 1t began to
snow again, and did not stop until Sunday
morning 1t measures about IA inches on the
level. Peter Austin Is bucking wood for
Hans Hotf Raising tobacco Is quite an oc-
cupation in this vicinity. About dozen to-
bacco sheds will be built next summer. The
crop averaged good this year Is NJ. Shanen
milling engineer. of the Case Manufg. Com
pany, Columbus, Ohio. was here four days.
figuring and planning for remodeling the
flour mill 49, John Neprud went to Kaukauna
to investigate one OF the latest p-to-date
mills in the state =. Peter Austin made
flying business trip to Viroqua... Lewis and
Otto johnson, from South Dakota are stay
ing with their father this winter DR.. Min
shall. from Viroqua, passed through he re-
Saturday on his way to La Crosse -. A. $.
Rockwell from Stockton, Minnesota, visited
our school today, and took "a picture OF the
same -. Oleus Anderson, formerly of Coon,
representing the Duluth Boot and Shoe Com
pany, transacted business in our village last
week.. Otto Johnson makes frequent visits
to the Hotf house 80. Thos. Bosgard keeps the
road between his farm and Storskogen in
good condition for travel.
GENTLEMAN I'm.
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Notice Of Judicial Election
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
DenartmRnI of Sfafa

Notice is hereby given. that at the iu-
dicial election to be held In tie several towns.
wards, villages and election districts of the
April, A. ID. 1898, being the fifth day of said
month, the following officers are to be elected
tO-wit:
A Justice of the Supreme Court I'm the place
OF Honorable Charles V. Bardeen appointed
TO fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Honorable Alfred w. Newman, who was cleo
ted for the full term ending on the first Mon
day In January A. ID. 1904.
A Circuit Judge for the Fourth Judicial Cir
cult, consisting OF the counties of Sheboygan,
the place of Honorable Norman 5. ellison,
Monday in January, A. d. 1899
A Circuit Judge for the Sixteenth Circuit,
consisting OF the counties of Lincoln, Mara
thon, Oneida and Villas, in the place of Hon
orable Wills @. Silverthorn, appointed to fill
the vacancy occasiOned by the resignation of
Honorable Charles V. Bardeen, who was
Monday in January, A. ID, 1904.
Such Municipal judges as are required by
law to be elected at this time
Said election TO be held and conducted,
votes canvassed and returns made in accord
ance with law.
- Given under my hand and Off
clal seal at the CapitC' in the
SEAL city OF Madison this 1Sti. day of
February, A d. 1895.
49, HENRY CAsSON,
Secretary of State.
To the county clerk of Vernon county.
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is staying with him.. Mrs ]. G.. Ferguson is
eOnyalescing IA large number attended
church Sunday. :: Chris. Hastler was at &C.
noa, Thursday. VIM Segler was at Victory
on business, Saturday. Rem Fox was u
Chaseburg business caller, Friday Agnes
Carpenter was down to visit her father, sum
day, and did not return 10 ViroQua until
Tuesday Mrs. Anna Rogers Of De Soto,
visited last week with her brother, Charles
Odell, of this place -. PrCfs. Adams and
Costing, and their best girls, the Tulloch
roqua yesterday, and we don't think they
are back yet. We are having excellent slay-
ing and our people are taking advantage OF
1t. TELEPHONE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-02

We are not hysterical people. We
can wait, and we will know our duty
when it shall be revealed. We can I'M
derstand that in time like this there are
grave responsibilities devolving upon
the president OF the United States, single
responsibilities that he may not divide
with any man. Let us stand about
him, strengthening him in the calm
assurance that this great country de-
sires only what is right and can wait
until the facts are known before it issues
its proclamation. -Ex- President Harri-
son in his Washington Day address in
Chicago.
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First publication Feb. 16, 1887.
Iud2amanf offorcInsIraa I'D q a

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT
- Court. Vernon County.
Anna Skaar, plaintiff, ". P N.Roberts,
Julis Roberts, his wife, and c. c. sorenson
defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF
and pursuant to a Judgment of foreclosure
and sale, rendered in the above entitled &C
ton on the 18th day of February, 1897,
1, Jackson Silbaugh, the referee appointed
by the court to make sale OF the premises de-
scribed herein, will expose for sale and sell
to the highest bidder, at the law office OF Sill
baugh & Larson, in the city of Viroqua, Yer
non county. Wis on Wednesday, the 9Th day
OF April, A: ID. 1898, at 10 O'Clock a. m. of that
day, the following described real estate, sit
uate in Vernon county, Wisconsin:
All of lot numb two ~ In section number
six 6), lots number two ~ and three ~ in sec
ton number seven az, and the northwest
quarter of the northwest quarter, and the
southwest quarter of the northwest quarter,
in section number eight ~, all of township
fourteen 30 north of range seven "a west.
Dated February IL. 1898
JACKSON SILBAUGH, Referee.
o. r. SKAAR Attorney for Plaintiff
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MOTHERS FRIEND

aIIayS NERVOUSNESS, and so assists
Nature that the change goes for
ward in an easy manner, without
such violent protest in the way of
Nausea, Headache, Etc. Gloomy
forebodings yield to cheerful and
hopeful anticipations-she passes
through the ordeal quickly and
without pain-is left strong and
vigorous and enabled to joyously
perform the high and holy duties
now devolved upon her. Safety
to life of both is assured by the
use of Mothers Friend" and
the time of recovery shortened.
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CHRISTIANA.

WEsTBY, March Material for A. Fl. Dahl
& Co.. new store is being rapidly placed on
the ground; 125 900 brick were bought from
and is being delivered by Ba lsman 4 Foster,
of Niroqua The pOStottice passes under the
new administration today. Mr.. Davidson
very gracefully turned over the fixtures of
the Office and stepped out and Mr. Bratlie
stepped in. Mr.. and Mrs j. d. Beck at
tended the funeral of their brother-in-law,
Mr., Il. Love, at Niroqua, Saturday -. Oluf
Peterson's brothers A nton and Peter, were
down from Cashton this week JEFF Perk-
ms, of Clinton, did business here Saturday. ..
John JefSOn, OF BlOOmingdalc, was shaking
Judge Mahoney and wife visited with friends
here one day this week. H. 5. Griffin and
Jackson Silbaugh were in town few days
since e. Chas. Reistad OF South Dakota, is
visiting with the family of Mr. Onsrud =. 1t
IS reporte that while Harry Baker of Ava
lanche was attending the dance here Friday
night, his robe, whip and harness were stolen,
and the next morning he followed the thieves
and secured his property The masquerade,
Friday night, was a success Prof Will
ilams, OF Flroqua, accom- aniad by about
forty of the high school students, came up
Friday evening, and we had the pleasure of
listening to a very good program, consisting
OF orations, declamations, singing etc. Miss
Barney and MIR. Fortney brought the house
down. Every one went home feeling well
PAID for being present, After the meeting
broke up our visitors repaired to the home of
Dr. Schreiner, where refreshments were
served. Come again. Professor Williams, "
Is the sentiment here Nels Nelson and Asa
Love were in town today on business ...Ka-
mute VILLAIN departs for Oregon some time
this month Miss M2egie peavy visited
friends and relatives, near Avalanche, Sat
urday and Sunday. -. We believe we would
be safe In saying that the first genuine strike
that has ever occurred within the borders OF
Vernon county, occurred here yesterday at
o'clock, when sixty tobacco sorters struck
for raise OF 10 cents per 100 pounds for sort
ing, at Mr.. Rekkedal : warehouse. and were
refused They quietly quit work and walked
out in body. What the Outcome will be is
hard to tell, for both sides seem determined.
:. DIR Schrtner drove over to Newton sun
day One of the pleasant affairs of the sea-
son, and one long and favorably to be re
membered was the surprise party given to
7. p. HektOen, Saturday evening. About
fifty people, with well filed baskets, gath
cred at the house early and Mr.. llektoen be-
gan to wonder what was up, when suddenly
il came to him that it was his 59th birthday.
The evening was spent in a social way. When
the guests, who found their hosts equal to
the occasion, departed, they left their re-
CARDS to Mr. HelttOen in the shape of IA Web
ster's International Dictionary and holder.
Among the guests present outside the village
were Rev and Mrs. IIalversOn, S. n. Neprud
and wife, and Rev. and Mrs. kjarud of
Cashton Next Saturday evening, March 5,
tho much talked of play will be given to the
public at Temperance hall. Every one should
attend CHAMBERED NAUTILUS.
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Ignorance.

Two country men went into hatter's
to buy hat. They were delighted with
the sample, inside the crown of which
was inserted looking glass
What is the glass fory'' said one of
the men.
The other, impatient at such dis
play of rural ignorance, said: What
for? Why, for the man who buys the
has to see how it fits. Pick Me Up.
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First publication March 2. 1888
PROBATE NOTICE.
Notice of Hearing


VERNON COUNTY COURT-IN PROBATE
State of Wisconsin, County of Vernon-ss
Notice is hereby given, that at the regular
term or the county court to be held in ana
for said county, at the court house, in the
city of Viroqua, in said county, on the 5tl
ay OF April, A. ID. 1895, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, the following matter will be heard
and considered: The application by petition
of John r. Solberg, for an order or Judgment
authorizing and directing the executor of the
will OF Svend Jacobson Karstad. late of said
county OF Vernon. deceased, to execute to said
petitioner pursuant to contract, the following
described real estate, situate in Crawford
county, Wis, to-wit: The northeast quarter OF
the northwest quarter of section No eight;
also ten acres In the southeast corner of the
northwest quarter of the northwest quarter
of said section No. eight, both in hip
No. 10 item, north of range n ). ) five west,
the ten acre lot being bounded as follows:
Commencing at the southeast corner of the
said northwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of said section No s eight, and run
ming from thence west fifty-three and one
third rods; thence north thirty rods; thence
east tfty-three and one-third rods; thence
south thirty rods to the place of h"~inning.
By order Of the court.
ID. MAHoNEY, County Judge.
Dated February 2l 1895
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wHrTEsrowg.

ONTARIO. Feb. 26--Harry Sewell. the will
age marshal. has been sick for some weeks.
but Is better at this writing The U. b. Aid
society met with Mrs. Lawrence last Thurs
day. Rev. Richards and his little flock have
accepted an invitation to attend the dedica-
ton of u b, Fairview church. Sunday. the
9Th. No services here N that account until
evening". r. sullivan went TO Trippville
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GENOA.

MOUND RIDGE Feb. 25.We are enjoying
good weather now +. Exhibition at the schoo
house was success; about $50 were present
The first thing on the program IS selec-
ton by our alto and soprano singers. fol
lowed by nineteen dialogues, seven recita'
tions and nine songs. All went home feeling
they had enjoyed a good time Joseph OFT
and Frank Borilart rode to Genoa the other
day George Moscovitz. of Hickory ridge, Is
seen on our ridge a great deal of late The
dance al Frank Barol0nis was success A
large crowd and Il good time was reported !.
John Prim is learning the shoemaker's trade
:. Professor NilliaIa and Henry Lupie. arr
breaking span of three-year-old colts
Joseph Leni and Angelina OFT made a flying
trip to Genoa last Friday. Wedding bells
will soon be ringing on our ridge soon.
EYEWITNESS
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Subscribe for the CEnsog.

J. A. Perkins Of Antiquity, O., was
for thirty years needlessly tortured by
ply sicians for the cure of eczema He
was quickly cured by using De Wits
Witch Hazel Salve the famous healing
sslve for piles and skin disesses.-F. a.
Craig & Co
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YirOQua Hotel, Thursday, March II.
Sparta, March Ia.
The dyer dyes till he dies.

In the gold regions Monday is not set
apart as wash day
There's pretty girl in an Alpine hat,
A sweeter girl in sailor brim,
But the hsndsomee. girl you'll ever see,
Is the sensible girl who uses Rocky
Mountain Tea.-CraIg & Go.
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81 know one lady, the mother of three
children, who suffered greatly in the
birth of each, who obtained bottle of
Mothers Friend of me before her
fourth confinement, and was relieved
quickly and easily, All agree that their
labor was shorter and less painful"
JOHN G.. POLHILL, Macon, Ga.
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State OF WISCONSIN. VERNON oouN

STATE OF WISCONSIN, VERNON COUN.
~ ty, SIS.
|, VIM. Brandon, clerk of SAID county OF
vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoine
Is true copy of a judicial election notice
served upon me by the secretary of state OF
the state Of Wisconsin and now on file at my
once. WILLIAM BRANDON,
County Clerk.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, VERNON COUN-
~ ty, SIS.
To the TOtcn and Village Clerks of the Seuer-
al IoUns and Villages of Vernon COun q
At q judicial election to be held IN the sew
eral towns, villages, wards and .:ction dis
trlctS In this county on the first tuesday OF
April, a. ID. 1S9S, being the fifth day OF said
month, the following officers designated In
the foregoing notice from the score tary OF
state are to be elected towit:
A justice of the supreme court in place OF
Honorable Charles Y. Bardeen appointed &c
I'LL the vacancy caused by the death of the
Honorable Alfred w. Newman, who was
elected for the full term ending on the first
Monday OF January, A. d. 1904.
SAID election to he held and conducted
votes caanvassed and returns made accord
ing to law.
Given undermy hand and official seal inthe
A. d. 1898.
WILLIAM BRANDON, County Clerk.
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From a casual perusal of the last
issue of the Sparta Democrat we are
suspicious that the fagg- ends of the
Mccoy tribe are renewing and pursuing
their youthful Indiscretions Of base baw
and cayenne pepper scattering.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-02

Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg, Pa, says,
my child is worth millions to me; vet
would have lost her by Group had not
invested twenty five cents in bottle oil
One Minute Cough Cure" 1t cures
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
troubles. e. FL. Craig & 90.