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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06
OUR COUNTY GLEANINGS
From the Brain nd Pens of the Censor,s
Live County and village Writer'S.
YErrEasop


SPRINGyILLE, September 4th.-The
three year-old SON of ". C. Miller is
very i'll with fiux. Many in the neigh
borhood are or have been out of the
usual tone OF health. -. Truman Hunter
Is disabled by the accidental piercing of
his hand by a tobacco spear. He was
immediately taken to a physician and
no serious result is anticipated. -. Our
school opened to day, Mr. DeLacy is
principal; Miss Cora Dennis has charge
OF the lower department :. Miss Dora
Bouffieur teaches in the Saxton district.
Miss Katie Reed holds a position in
the Sparta schools for the ensuing year
Rev. Peckham filled the M. E. pulpit
at Reedsburg, a weekago. On Friday
evening Sept. 8th theye will be an ice
cream social on the lawn by the M. E.
church. 30. G. Sveen is grading the
lots lately bought of L. T. Kendall, pre-
paratory to making further improve
ments. Nj : Alice Sveen entertained
several you x trinHds. The little girls
were made Ltpag by the serving of ice
cream and other refreshments. Rev.
and Mrs Helm tml Lighters of Bloom
City, visited al J L. Germans and j..
I. KendalPs. Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ.
Thompson took a long drive over the
country last Tuesday. =. Harry Frazier
bias returned from the west. 80. Mr.. and
Mrs. Adam Doerr now occupy the new
house on the old farm. John Shouts
has moved in with his fa~ther-in-law, Mr..
Chambers. Mrs. E. Ell. Officer and
children arrived from Lincoln county
last Thursday. e. G. Officer and daugh-
ter Flora, now live in Milwaukee. His
grand daughter, Miss Florence accom-
panied them for the purpose of attend
ing the city schools.
ROSE GERANIUM.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06
WHAT PENSIONS COST.

The annual report of Fl. Clay Evans,
commissioner of pensions, shows that
during the year there were added to the
pension roll 40, 229 names and AZ, 1876
were dropped, "a, 345 of these by reason
of death. There was expended for pen
sions $13S, 355, 052.
The annual value of the entire pension
roll amounts to $131, 617, 961, being $649,
496 more than it ever was, due to the
higher average annual value of pensions.
The roll is made up of 1853, 451 surviving
soldiers, 237, Ais widows and dependent
relatives and 653 nurses. The total
number of original applications filed
during the year including those on &C
count Of the war with Spain, al AS,
1856.
The number of original claims allowed
was 37,077. During the year 1O7, 91e
claims of all classes were rejected, a
large per centage of these being claims
for increase. The report will state that
the delay in the adjudication of claims
is in nearly every case the fault of the
claimants or their attorneys.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06
HAMBURG.

CHASEBURG, Sept. t h.-There were
more doctors in Chaseburg last Thurs
day than ever before in the history of
the village. The Vernon County Medi-
cal society met at the office of DIR. Moe
and the following were present: Drs.
Vernon, of Hillsboro; Dinsdale of Soldiers
Grove; Evans, of La Crosse, Surenson &
Trowbridge. of Viroqua; Mcdowell, of
Soldiers Grove; Christianson & Gunder-
son, of La Crosse. Supt. Wilkins from
the Viroqua asylum was also in town and
participated in the medical meeting. DIR.
and Mrs. Moe entertained the society at
dinner Mr.. Ward has returned from
the wes6.. .Rilla and Hattie Pomeroy
have returned home after several weeks
absence visiting relatives and friends. /. /.
Ole Eide and wife are happy owe the
arrival of a baby girl. Mrs. G~ustave
Groskoff and children visited La Crosse
a couple of days last week. Mrs. r.
b. Hoyt has returned from a weeks visit
with relatives in Viola and Viroqua.
Several from here attended the Viroqua
camp meeting while it was in session.
Miss Mamie Lemen is attending the vi
roqua high school. -, Our school is pro-
crossing nicely under the management
of Miss Silhaugh of ViroCua. Miss
Mamie Warner of La Crosse, visited Mrs.
Moe one day last week. Grant Aiken
and wife are entertaining relatives from
La Crosse. Miss Minnie Whitenburg
of La Crosse, visited Emma Rick, Sun
day. ..R. B. Hoyt did business in Viro-
qua one day last week. Jerome Favor
and wife were in our village one day last
week. Mrs. Rev. Potter and Miss
jackson of Newton, were in Chaseburg
recently 80. Everybody is welcoming
cooler weather. CHAsEBURGITE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06
WHITEsTOWN.

ONTARIO, September 2nd.-Andrew
Motley, our retired farmer, moved back
on his Bush creek farm. Joe Landon
and family of Whitestown, visited Fred
Banker last Saturday. Mr. Landon has
rented his farm to E. Crosby and will
locate in Sparta. I'D. E. Haskell, our
liveryman, won s. from A. Mardin by
driving to Norwalk, nine miles, in 81
minutes, one hot day. Lou Walker
will soon be out again from the effect of
his bruises by last Saturdays tumble
into the mill race with the engine. .
j. B. Paine and wife visited their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Stokes of Viroqua. last Sunday
and Monday - Veteran Fred Banker
received notice that his increase pension
claim was rejected. He appealed to the
secretary of interior. 1.-The Ontario
| sporting club spent a few days on the
Mississippi, fishing and playing games.
Lou Sandon was the lucky boy. He
caught a 40-pound cat fish. 49,. Great
preparations are being made for the
| state annual U. b. conference to be held
here, Oct. 9th, continuing var Sunday
following. Bishop Castle of Iowa, will
be chief speaker. Ii fine weather pre-
| walls this will be the largest gathering
of the kind at this place in u history
THE decision of the board to drain
| the street from G. A. r. lot to mill race,
| has caused bad feelings on the part of
some few interested. Some threats have
been made to fill up the ditch when the
| street commissioner leaves. -. Our edi
| Cal freternity called in council yesterday
| by the critical case of Mrs. Henry
| Schwender. III. Zimmerman, bridge
| builder, has his machine shop almost
completed. go. Messrs. Vernon, Ambrose,
| Stoddard, Motley and Sandon are in
South Dakota threshing out the golden
| grain. "A road machine agent sold five
graders lately in Whitestown, at 1926
each. Surely we are on the way to
better roads. .Mesdames Haskell. Tim
norman, O'Connell and Chandler at
tended the reunion, Thursday. at La
Fargo. They report a large audience
| and a good time. Col. Butts speach on
Wednesday, was a true word lecture of
the late war. :. Bert Ayers sold his COWS,
| took his team to Genoa and sold one of
| the horses and left the other. His wife
is anxious to learn his whereabouts.
The Brush creek creamery receives
4, 900 pounds of milk daily. Five new
customers join them in a few days.
| III is now certain that the G. A. Il. hall
| will be repaired this fall at a cost of
$125. Veteran James Hutchinson was
| seen on our streets last Monday. -. Vet
eran T. L. Delap of Missouri, is visiting
his daughtes, Mrs. G. F. White. -. Rits-
ke's engine is repaired at a cost of $25
flames Lower is putting up a cot
| tage in Jimtown for Mrs. Sheldon.
ONTARIO LAD.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06
NOT AN EXPANSION WAR.

There is TO warrant for CHASING peo-
pie as expansionists or i~mperialists be-
cause they support the administration
in it's efforts to solve the problems de-
veloped by the war with Spain, into
which the country entered in response
to q practically unanimous public senti-
ment. The capture of Manila and the
destruction of the Spanish fleet in its
harbor are achievements which all Am
orleans commended. The war with the
inhabitants of the Philippines is an I'M
expected result of Dewey's great stroke,
and must be met as circumstances com
pei. The people of the United States
regret deeply that this war is upon us
and doubtless the Pres j 9nt is in har-
mony with the sentiment. They are
not prosecuting it for the purpose OF
territorial expansion, and may not de-
sire annexation of those far away
islands and their semi-savage people TO
the territory and population of the
United States. But this people will
v be driven therefrom. The State
Madison.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06
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SALEM AND OTTER VALE, Sept 3
As no one seems to think it worth while
to write from Webster, your humble
servant and patron will jot the weekly
hits down. This section of Wisconsin
and Vernon county, being of the farm
ing and stock raising nature, it would
naturally hold good that tLis month
figures up to many, approximately"
their summers wages. -. Tobacco is be-
ing cut as fast as possible. -. In the
town this week the following parties
are threshing: Bold Bros, IN Salem
ridge, Chas. Snyder on Otter Creek,
Sandy Robins Buckeye ridge, Orrison
IN Salem, and Christman ON Hickory
ridge, making Fl We in the town at once
80. The worst trouble is the roads in
this town. They have been worked lit
passable. :. Those who have put up
Mckinney, z. E. Hill, Milton WEIGH,
John Waddle and Frank Silbaugh, to-
bacco houses; while the new residences
completed or under construction are:
Ardo Buchanan, Bert Southworth,
Frank Silbaugh, John Smith, Thomas
Campbell and Samuel Brown. A great
deal of clearing, fencing, and repairing
buildings, are some of our indications of
prosperity AS usual, some one in the
town is sick. Rebecca Selby, known to
many as Aunt Becky" is very poorly
in health. She is heal SO years of age
....J. T. Allen. who has been sick all
summer, is able now for the first time
to get out and away from home.
Mrs. Alfred Clark is up and around af-
ter a long illness Mrs. A. E. Apple
man and Mrs. John Bold have been un-
der a doctors care nearly all summer.
Several children are suffering from
cholera asphyxia. Geo. NJ. Apple
mans friends are glad to learn that he
is gaining. -. Robert Fish, n of our
old time residents, but now of Augusta,
Wis, is makilg relatives and friends a
visit. . The west side of the town was
thrown into an uproar this week by a
boy who frantically declared that he
saw a snake that reached from one end
of the road TO the other. Folks turned
out to see the monster from two to three
miles long, vhen they found the lad
meant from one side of the road to the
other, and not end to end. The Fri
day evening sociable was well attended
at the Salem church. IN. B. Smith
has rented his farm TO Ed Adams, of
Dell, and Mr.. Smith and family have
moved to Viroqua. Now is the time
when boys break the game laws, shoot
off their fingers, scare all the fish and
game half to death. and let their aged
parents do the work at home. =. Web
stef will certainly send her fHil number
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06

81 tho fair. With sarlr IL Ii d pampkin
show that counts; others n horse race:
az are interested, especially the young
n,al making his first adventure. The
writer had his circus q little earlier in
the season when a man wearing good
clothes and driving a good team came
from the west mot Lockingvarl to fish
In one OF our trout streams. He was get
ting tired of wading up and down the
stream and Thought he would sit on a
long pole that was across the creek for
a fioodgate to hang on; but he slipped
and fell backwards and as he went up a
bank near by he talked awful fast. He
81 id many words found in the good book
but witha different meaning. He dried
and then started home-Viroqua is the
place, and his name we promised not to
tell H. M. Allen had 20, 900 choice
fish placed in our streams this season.
II g.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06

milwaukee Evening Wisconsin. Sept. o.
Col. Henry Casson, the well known
ex-secretary of state, will be elected
sergeant-at-arms of the next House of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS outside inter
terence from this state stops him, which
is not likely. As the matter stands at
present, Mr.. Casson has the election as
sured. There is very little probability
that anything will occur to change the
situation, but if it does, the loss of the
place to the state will be attributable to
some people within the state who may
not want to see Mr.. Casson get it. That
will not be anybody ON the Wisconsin
congressional delegation, as the con
gressmen have unanimously endorsed
Mr.. Casson's candidacy. In fact it is
the delegations endorsement of him
that has put him SO far in the lead, as
the delegations action In the speaker
ship contest put it in a position to get
almost anything that it hada mind to
ask for.
HAS MANY PLEDGES.
Less than 100 votes will elect and Col.
Casson has nearly $50 pledged. He has
the backing OF every northwestern dele
cation excepting one, besides the dele
cations of New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio, and in addition to that he has 81
personal pledges, making in all nearly
$50 votes. That being the case, his cleo.
ton is assured, unless some very power
full outside opposition is brought tc
bear upon the caucus. The only ground
for s%uspecting that such influence may
be exerted is that iC has been known tc
be exerted in other matters in which
Col. Casson was interested, when but fol-
it he would have won out. The position
which now seems to be coming to the
state is one of the best within the gift
of congress and if anything should oc
cur to sidetrack it there will be feeling
which will make more or less trouble il
theparty.
The sergeant-at arms is the admins
trative officer Of the house, and the pc
sition is therefore an important one
The salary attached to the Office is "a, 50C
a year, in addition to which there ar
several allowances which add to it con
siderably. It carries with it also quite
an amount of patronage, the sergeant
alarms having about ten or a dozen APP
pointees under him, and in many othe1
ways it is an influential Office.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06
Chronic plarrhoea Cured:

This is to certify that / have had
chronic diarrhoea ever since the war.
got so weak I could hardly walk OF dc
anything. Que bottle of Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
cured me sound and well.
J. r. GIBBS, Fincastle, Va.
| had chronic diarrhoea for twelve
years. Three bottles of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
cured me. s. L. SHAVER, Fincastle, Va.
Both Mr.. Gibbs and Mr.. Shaver are
prominent farmers and reside near Fin
castle. Va. They procured the remedy
from Mr.. w. E. Casper, a druggist of
that place, who is well acquainted with
them and will vouch for the truth of
their statements. For sale by A John
son & Co., druggists.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06
LABRADOR DOGS.
How q Number of Them Went on an I'M
promptu Hunt.

How q Number of Them Went on an Inn
promptu Hunt.
The dogs of Labrador are not only
most useful as draft animals, but for
hunting as well. A writer in Forest
and Stream, who has spent several sea-
SONS in Labrador, relates a rather thrill
ing experience with a team Of these
dogs, who, he says, trot along content
eddy enough SO long as there is nc game
in sight, but the moment they scent
game they seem to conclude that drag
ging a sled is for them merely IA side is
sue; that their actual mission in life is
to go after the game whenever it is
within range. He says:
"a thaw had been followed by a
frost, and the snow covering the ice on
the lakes was frozen hard. SO four of
our party got III the sleigh to have a
final drive. They started in great glee,
and just as they rounded the first point
they saw a fine young caribou buck
about 500 yards ahead. AS soon as the
dogs saw it they gave a yelp like a pack
of wolves aid started like an arrow
from a bow after the caribou, which
looked round ON hearing the yelp, saw
its pursuers and few owe the ice, keep
ing III the middle of the lake. When the
dogs started with a jerk. II of the party
was thrown off violently and slid a long
way on the hard snow before he could
pull up, feeling redhot from the frio-
tion and gazing wistfully after his fast
disappearing comrades, who chung to
the sleigh like grim death and enjoyed
this novel hunt. Of course, there vas
not the slightest chance of their catch
ing the animal, which, instead of max
ing for the bush on the nearest shore,
held on III the middle of the lake, right
up TO the end, where it took to the
woods. The i%mpromptu hunters soon
found themselves in a difficulty, for 1t
was impossible to stop the dogs, who
could not realize that they had a sleigh
behind them with passengers. The
driver tried in vain to stop them, and
there was every probability Of broken
limbs or necks when they would strike
the bush. However, they soon made up
their minds and dropped off one by one.
rolling over and over i'll the snow, or
sliding some distance away, with much
damage to their neither garments and
much abrasion of the ~cuticle. Mean
while the dogs, relieved of the weight,
rushed after the deer. and, entering the
woods, got tangled up among the trees.
and, as usual ON such occasions, wound
up with q free fight among themselves.
After ~extricating them the party re-em-
barked and drove quietly back to the
house, where they repaired damages,
related their adventure and wrote it
down in the clubs logbook."
Papa's Unconcern.
Matilda--Have you spoken TO papa!
Bertie--Yes. / asked him through
the telephone, and he answered, ~
don't know who you are, bat it's all
.,.AA - Ds.L AZ ~
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06

w. b. Pearl, proprietor of the Clltt
house, Devils lake, has a pair of huge
oyster shells sent him from the Philip
pines by Gen. Otis. They We're shipped
last June and just arrived. Their
weight is 375 pounds, and the freight
bill amounted to $3.50. The meat
from one of these oysters would feed a
family of ten.
Pioneer Press: The Democratic party
is going into the next campaign with so
many ants and aunties that it will have
10 call on its uncle" for the wherew.th-
all to cousin" the people.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06

Written for the CENSOR.
AN HONEST LIFE IL BEST.
BY WIN. HAUGHTON

Stand to your colors. friend of mine.
And do the best you can,
But cherish well the spark divine
And be yourSelf-a man!
You're more tina worth your weight In gold
Ii honor be your quest
Remember that when all Is told
An honest life is best.
Head knowledge is a goodly thing
1t helps one at the start;
But get with all your gathering
True wisdom of the heart.
Be sure you're right, then go ahead
And leave to heaven the rest
For still It's true when all Is said,
An honest life is best.
God made you not for self alone
A selfish mans fool
In Others welfare lies your own
Obey, that you may rule.
All things are his who holds the key
or love to heavens bequest-
Oh friend where'er your lot may be
An honest life is best.
Too often from the cross we shrink
And try to creep around;
Yet by the heaviest cross | think,
The noblest strength is found
Beneath a favoring sky we stand.
And bye and bye we'll rest
And still | say with clasp of hand
An honest life is best.
viroqua, Wis
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06

A startling incident, of which Mr..
John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows
Il was in a most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken,
tongue coated, pain coming in back and
sides, no appetite gradually growing
weaker day by day. Three physicians
had given me up. Fortunately, a friend
advised trying Electric Bitters;' and to
my great joy and surprise, the first
bottle made a decided improvement. ]
continued their use for three weeks, and
am now a well man. | know they saved
my life, and robbed the grave of another
victim" No one should fail to try
them. Only so cents, guaranteed, at A.
J. johnson & Co.'S. drug store.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06

The Sin Kee hand Laundry. in the
basement of Proctor's block, has beer
fitted out with new machinery, ironing
boards and the proprietors are prepared
to do the best of work, guarantee salts
faction and deliver work promptly.
Washing days, Mondays, Wednesdays,
Fridays; ironing days, Tuesdays, Thurs,
days and Saturdays. You can now get
laundry work when you like. Don'i
send your work out of town.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06
Message to Satan.

A little girls father saw her day
burying a little piece of paper i'll a hole
she had made in the soft earth in the
garden. The proceeding aroused his
curiosity, and after she had gone he
went to the place where she had planted
the paper and dug it up to see what it
was. There was just one line written
ON it,: Dear Devil-Please come right
away and get my auntie."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06
A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture of Annie
e. Springer, of 1895 Howard ST., Phila,
delphia, Pa, when she found that DIR
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
had completely cured her of a hacking
life a burden. All other remedies and
doctors could give her no help, but she
says of this royal cure-"itso soon removed
the pain in my chest and / can now
sleep soundly, something 1 can scarcely
remember doing before. l feel like
sounding its praises throughout the uni.
verse" So will everyone who tries DR..
Kings New Discovery for any trouble Of
the throat, chest or lungs. Price SOC
and 81. Trial bottle free at A. J. John.
son & Co.'S. drug store; every bottle
guaranteed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06

Editor Walter Houser, who came very
close to the republican nomination tor
secretary of state at the last convention
says in his paper: The speculation In
dulged in by a few newspapers in the
state, about the formation OF the state
ticket below the governor, is a waste OF
effort, we believe. The present state
officers except tire governor, are serving
their first term and :there is no reason
why they shouldn't be renomlnated.
They are competent, honest officials and
the rule of giving second terms to com
petent officials should not be suspended
in their cases"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06

Evening Wisconsin: The platform
of the Ohio democrats is like that inter
esting sport often seen at country fairs,
in which one pays for the privilege OF
throwing a ball at a double row OF
heads. If he hits one of the heads he
gets a cocoanut or a fora del cabbage
cigar. The number of dummy heads
held up by the Ohio democratic plat
form is no doubt a matter of pride to
the proprietors of the enterprise. But
the republicans have shown great dex-
terity in shying ballots at such targets
In fact, their aim has grown so deadly
that the Ohio show just organized will
have nothing left after election but a
row of battered blockheads and a large
stock of sour cocoanuts and bad cigars
which the magnanimous winners Will
discreetly decline to consume.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06
First publication September 60
Notice of Publication,
LAND OFFICE AT EAU CLAIRE, Wis
SEpTFNfprR 90 1900

LAND UFFIJE At EAU CLAIHE, Us,
SEPTEMBER 29. 1890.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice OF his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim and that said proof will be made be
fore the clerk of the circuit cou at Viro-
qua. Wisconsin, on the 18th day of October.
1899, viz, Frank Waters of Newton, Wis. fer
the southeast quarter OF the northwest quart.
er OF section q, township 10, north range 6
west, H.. E. No. 7730.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and c~ultiva-
ton of said land, viz: Allen Hanson, James
Spears, Ole Rutser. w. T. Goodman, all of
Newton, Wis. ALFRED C~YPREANsEN,
Register.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-06
Good Enough TO Take.

The finest quality of loaf sugar is used
in the manufacture of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy and the roots used in it;
preparation give it a flavor similar tt
that of maple S srup, making it very
pleasant to take. AS a medicine for the
cure, of coughs colds, la grippe sand
whooping cough it is unequaled by any
other. railways cures, and cures quick
ly. For sale by A. J. johnson q Co,
druggists.