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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-05
TWO BIG BUSINESS CHANGES.
ViRooua Hotel Changes rroprietors- Transfer Of
Interest in City Electric Light Plant.

On Saturday the Viroqua hotel, for
several years conducted by Sylvester
Solverson, was sold to Frank Zitzner of
Liberty Pole, who is now in posses
sion. The transfer includes furniture
and all belongings in and about the
house and barns. The consideration is
given as $13, 500 1t has always been
paving property and enjoyed a good
business, and will no doubt be main
tanned in manner to command consin-
usd patronage. Mr.. Solverscn will
probably return to his farm near this
city
Mr.. Frank Ernestberger has disposed
of his third interest in the city electric
lighting plant TO one of his partners,
Mr. John NJ White, and the latter owns
a two-thirds interest with the Linde-
mann estate the other third. Mr.. Ern-
estberger expects to go on the road as
salesman and will remove from here
early next month. Mr.. White will EN-
ploy first-class electrician to take the ]
place left vacant by the retirement Of
the late partner.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-05
Gaod Whr...e, Trua Of Not.

A gentleman sends the CENSOR tho
following story Whether true or not
it is good winter story and we leave
the reader to draw his own conclusions
THE WONDERS OF ESoFEA.
A man named Peter Resness, living
half mile southwest of Esofea went
into the woods near his house TO cut
some wood While walking through
the timber he noticed limb sticking
out of the ground. He cut it with his
axe and found it TO be shoot from q
pine tree He dug into the ground about
two and onc-half feet, wheI he landed
on the main trunk which measured
nine feet through Peter workei at the
tree for one week and got it dug out.
Old residents who know something
about it say that this king tree must
have lain in the ground for the last
hundred years. The entire length of
this tree was one hundred and sixty
four feet When growing it must have
measured about eleven feet through, as
one could tell that big share had rot.ed
away. Mr.. Resness has the tree cut
into stove wood and it made a little
over 40 cords of good sound wood. We
people of Esofea think we have some
large trees left yet. THE WooDMAN.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-05
A Rir Load Of Grnulne EntertaInment.

Ladies of the Congregational church
are preparing feast of good, clean Enn
and entertainment for the public, to be
pulled off on Friday ni'ht of this week
at the Opera house j. ill be the rare'G
rendition of comic bone minstrely you
ever moved, sixty people of all colors
and ages taking part. 1he best musical
talent of the city will join in the cho-
ruses and selections. Performances and
ugly niggers will vie with each other TO
give the people The worth of their money.
Following is the program:
PRoGRAM-PART +.
overture by full company-Ovr, Mitchell.
Introducing Fanfare, Merry Minstfeis, Hon.
eysuckie asd the Bee, 60 way back snd
sit down" The Soldier Girls. Coon, Coon,
Coon"
Male Quartette--
- When the Blue Sky Turns to Gold
Soprano solo-LDllaby .Malinda Green
Duet--Marguerite now. SNOWFALL sisters
The way OF the Cross Alfred Soiman
soluAns famous sacred song, sung by Liza
washington ami Sam Bough with full
chorus In grand finale.
PART IT,
Cake W Ik......... sootlvelle pickaninnies.
sopg-shut Youh Eyes Jemima Rosebud
Must Been Dreamin', Lampblack, Snowflake
"Ma south Ca'llna Rose Colanthe Peach
Sketch Sloppy Weather Mud and siush
song . Diana DAndelion and Blossoms
a. ,3"1 Stc Song -"What's al that noise about
Angelina Cotton Blossom. susanna snnfiower
soug ............... .Goo-goo Brothers
Living statuary and acknowledgements
tions Of ancient and modern art;
Cborus-Grand male .,.-....-F Full Comp any
Admission -. % and 35 cents. K Q
served seats l.Ow on sale at Arnold q
Davis drrg store. Show opens prompt
To- o. S.15
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-05
Accidental Death ., a farmer

a Chaseburg writer in the La Crosse
Leader tells Of the accidental death of
a town Of Hamburg man on January "a
Aside from the report the CENSOR has
no information on the subject. The
report says: ''On his was home from
La Crosse Gilbert Hendrickson was
thrown from his wagon and instantly
killed. His horses came home without
the driver, and his family started in
search Of him and found his body a
short distance from home"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-05
Know Row % create Business.

The president of the Ohio Liquor
League 1T their annual meeting made
the following remarks THE success of
our business II dependent largely upon
the creation OF appetite for drink. 1t
will be neeGful. therefore, that mis-
siouary work Is done among the boys
and make the suggestion, gentlemen,
that the nickeis spent Ia treats TO the
boys now will return in dollars to your
tilis a fter the appetite las been formed.
AhnHe AL things create an appetite.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-05
Fine Stock al Auction.

Having sold my farm l win sell at
auction miles southwest of Virodua.
Wednesday, February 10, twenty three
head of Shorthorn cattle mostly register
ed. They consist Of young stock, cows.
bulls all at bargains. Will give years
time at per cent. Sale to Commence
at 10 o'clock, Jacob johnson auctioneer.
JOHN CfORSI. .TNJE
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-05
To Franklin Tax pausrs

] will be at Liberty Pole Fridays and
SATURDAYS, February Z, 8, II, IS; Fol-
some February IL, Those paying on
said days will be charged only the 3 per
cent collection fee.
CHRISTOPHER FoRTNEY,
Treasurer Franklin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-05
n. n switzer. assiatant princip

-B.r Switzer, assistant principal in
the Viola schools, is at home on an en-
f1rcel vacation, the schools having
CLOSED because Of the prevalence Of
scarlet fever.
The state board Of health reports
that there we're 4, Ais cases Of smallpox
in Wisconsin last year and only % deaths.
The greatest difficulty in stamping out
the disease Is the lsxity Of local officers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-05

All persons indebted to the late firm
of N. Coe 81 Son are requested to call and
settle at once. After February Goth all
accounts unpaid will be placed in the
hands of an attorney for col lection.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-05
Won't Bo,ses Eext y oudav.

Benjamin Mock, the Milwaukee horse
bnver, will be in Virc pa next Monday,
February 10. to puroAase draft horses
from 1 $40 pounus and upwards, also
coach and daft hor- a.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-05

Eau Claire Leader: There is school
district in this part of the state in which
the teacher gets $50 per month for train
ing children; but in which resides man
who gets $50 per month for train ing
horses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-05
Theodore Tolleison Of Lawler, Iowa,
is visiting his mother.


is visiting his mother.
CENSOR readers viii find change of
is with most of our advertisers In this
issue.
Mr.. J. N. Zook, one of the prosper
ous farmers of Harmony, was caller
to-day.
An inmate of the county aims. house,
James Ryan, died Monday morning
from dropsy.
Mary Rayner is home from .eaching
,iuties in Monroe county. contagious
disease prevailing.
We recommend every bottle OF ID.
w. Barker's Cough Catarrh Consump'
ton Remedy. There is nothing like It
for the cure of catarrh, coughs, colds
and Ia grippe. A. J. Johnson & Co.
The worlds record for butter Is now
held by Wisconsin cow by producing
/ 5S4 pounds Of milk in seven days with
| 20 pounds, and 7-10 ounces of butter
| This COW is a Holstein recently sold by
/ a Jefferson county farmer TO the South
l Side Stock Farm Of st Paul The aver
age test Of this COW is w.
in the city high school, last Thurs
K day morning, for an hour. there was
I degree Of mock session that amused the
| entire school as well as 70 please the IN
structional force Soon after the morn
ing preliminaries, corps Of studentf
assumed the roles OF instructors and
there was, we are told hot time and AZ
( ENJOYABLE hour for all concerned In
actions and dress the young Instructor
personated their seniors.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-05

Edwin Brodhead of Retreat, was in
the city today.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-05
Has Reen Some Chasing.

During the mild weather of last week
there was considerable activity with To-
cal buyers and those from abroad in
effort to secure the tobacco remaining
in farmers hands unsold. Throughont
the country districts buyers were chas-
ing each other with something of de-
termination on the part of each to secure
as much as possible Prices offered did
not score with those paid last SUNNI ar
when the country was full of anxious
purchasers. From seven TO twelve cents
is about the prevailing price.
Not githstanding the cold weather,
farmers are improving the sleighing by
hc1,,ing their crops to town, and each
Cay long strings Of tobacco ladened We
hicles are found rowed up at the local
warehouses, and many busy men may
be seen loading cars with bundle goods
for shipment to Sparta and other pack
ing points. Notwithst .nding this act
iyiuy. only small percent. of the tobac-
co tributary to this city has been deliv-
cred. In fact there is not small per
cent. yet hanging on the poles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-03

Chicago, May 3.-H. e. Thomas, Of
Galva, Iowa, at Chicago, sold at Chi
cago Thursday fi%fty-nine 252-pound
hogs to a Spectator at s7.3H c. e.
Lambert, of Buckingham, Iowa, mar
keted a load of cattle averaging 1900
pounds, sold at S6.15. j. A. Vandecar,
of West Bend, Iowa, had q load of cat
tie, averaging LOOP pounds, sold at
s5.75. Petermeyer Bros, of Odebolt,
Iowa, sold two cars of 1,095-pouni
steers at $3.50. raised and fed by Ed
Gunderson six months and gained 425
pounds. II. L.. Leonard, of Waukee,
Iowa, marketed -four cars OF stock: sew
cnteen head of the same We're white
faced yearlings averaging 1890 pounds,
at $40. w. T. Huckstey & Son, of Be
lott. Iowa, sold thirty-two steers, av-
eraging 1928 pounds, at $500, five cows
at 1925 and one COW at SIS. Seventy
hogs, weighing 229 pounds, sold at 81.
Thomas b. Clements, of Vail, Iowa.
marketed four cars of stock of his own
feeding. Fifteen y%earlings, averaging
7o2 pounds. sold at 1910: twenty-four
steers, averaging 1,275 pounds, at s6.45.
and three cows, averaging 1850 pounds,
az $5.75.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-03
Short TeIeorams.

At a general meeting of the Lubbock
branch of the Freisinnige-People'
party a proposal was made and widely
approved The Prince Henry of Prussia
should be adopted as a joint cand1-
date at the next election Of members
of the reichstag by all the various
parties representing the middle classes.
The transport Logan sailed from,
San Francisco for Manila Thursday
with many passengers, a large guam
tity of mail and 5000 tons Of supplies
for the army in the Philippines. The
transport also carried $1,000, 900 in
specie to be distributed among the
troops. Supplies amounting to about
100 tons will be discharged at Guam.
The general meeting of the Boer
leaders, at which a final decision on
the subject of the peace negotiations
is expected, will take place at Vereen-
lying, Thansvaal, May IS, not May 25.
as announced previously. 1t is otfc-
tally asserted at London thai subject
to the deliberations Of the Boer lead
ers at N~ereeniging they will proceed
to Pretoria and deliver to Lord Kitch-
ener their decision in regard to thu
peace terms they are prepared to ac-
cept.
At Washington attorneys for John
Celestin Landreau have filed with the
secretary Of state a petition against
the government of Peru, claiming a
half interest in the reward amounting
to SIS, 000, 900 promised by that govern
ment TO his brother, j. Theophile Lam
dreau, the original discoverer Of val
liable deposits Of guano upon it's sea-
coast and littoral islands in 1865. The
claim is based on a contract alleged
to have been entered into between Lam
dreau and the Peruvian government.
DR.. Young has issued the following
statement In regard to Congressman
Amos j. Cummings: His temperature
is 90, pulse "a, and respiration 2s. The
difficulty he had in swallowing is muf,
relieved and he is distinctly better.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-03
BID Drop in Stocks.

New York, May 3.-Wall street was
surprised yesterday by a most discom-
forting sequel to the collapse of inter
national power in the shape of heavy
declines in all stocks of the ~so-called
Webb Meyer syndicate, some of them
traded in on the stock exchange and
others in the outside market
The market for all these stocks prac-
tically disappeared, with the result
that the whole market vas unsettled.
and closed with numerous losses thru
the list. Call rates for money adj
vanced to 10 per cent and served furth-
er to demoralize prices. Then at the
close of the day were hear rumors that
several brokerage firms We're in trouble
because of the drop in the stocks men
toned.
AS in the decline of international
power millions of paper profits were
wiped out in a day, so yesterday the
holders of Dominion securities and
half a dozen other stocks of the same
group found vast profits converted into
vast losses.
Sc quickly had conditions changed
that it seemed some great catastrophe
must have wrought the havoc, but as a
matter of fact nothing had happened
to change in any way the worth of
the securities affected.
1t was a great speculative structure,
and fell upon itself and became self
buried. And, according to one expla-
nation, it was all the result of the dis
ruption of the pool that had been OPP
Grating in international Power. Some
of the men interested in hat company
are also prominent in the management
of the stocks which collapsed yester-
day. The list includes such names as
w. Seward Webb, Henry L. Sprague,
A. L. Meyer and S. r. Galloway.
The stocks directly cornered Were
st. Lawrence, Adirondack and Rutland
preferred, traded in on the stock ex-
change, and Dominion securities,
Hackensack Meadows, North Ameri-
can Lumber and Pulp, and Storage
Power, traded in on the curb. In the
outside stocks the best bids were just
about half the prices at which they
had been selling the previous day,
while on the board the closing bid fol
st. Lawrence and Adirondack showed
a drop of forty-nine points, and that
for Rutland a drop of thirty points.
International Power, which has been
the cause of such havoc, sold as low
as SIS and ended the day with a net
loss of / points, at SO. The fall in the
curb securities is shown thus:
Thursday. Friday.
Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask.
Dominion Securities .11S 119 60 11S
Hackensack Meadows 70 so 40 rs
North American Pulp 80 40 10 SO
Storage Power. 80. 10 II s 6
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-03
BUTTER AND EGG CORNER.
Michigan Farmers Get Significant o.
fers from CHICAGO BUYERS.

st. Joseph, Mich. May 3.-An extern
sive scheme to corner the market for
eggs and butter in Berrien county be-
came known in this city yesterday. Six
representatives from Chicago during
the last two days have been driving
overland in different directions offering
farmers a guaranteed price of % cents
= dozen for ggs and 20 cents a pound
for all dairy butter provided he sign a
contract to sell all his produce for the
year. Hundreds of farmers in Royal
ton and nearby townships are said to
have signed the season contract. The
goods are to be consigned to Chicago
Business men Of this city are of the
opinion that several South Water street
produce merchants have entered into a
combination to control the market.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-03
OFFICIAL WEATHER FORECAST,
- ! rr.->a, D.or11;,a,

Special 70 TlmeS-RepubI1can.
Des Moines, May 3.-Partly cloudy
tonight and Sunday, with probably To-
cal showers and thunder storms; cooler
Sunday and in extreme western por-
ton tonight.
Synopsis of weather conditions: The
barometer continues low between the
Mississippi river and the Rocky Noun
tanis, with high temperature and UNI
settled weather.
hSowers and thunder storms occur
red last night from central Iowa north
ward to Manitoba, and from the Dako-
tas eastward to the New England and
middle Atlantic coast.
The following observations were
taken at Z a.. M, central time:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-03

made upon the bank was promptly met
the bank having ample funds on hand.
The last statement made by the bank
was about three months ago. AT tina
time the deposits were in the neighbour
hood of 100000.
Yesterday afternoon President A. A.
Rollestone of the Bank of Victor APP
peared at the Bimetallic with $4,000 in
currency which he rendered to Presi-
dent Hadley. The First National bank
of this city also sent its agent to Presi-
dent Hadley, offering him any assist
ance he might need.
1t is estimated that by 8 o'clock yes
terday afternoon fully 100000 a
been withdrawn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-03
THE LIVESTOCK REVIEW.
Prices Have Declined in Spite of thu
Small Supply.

Small Supply.
Chicago, May 3.-Cattle-The weeks
receipts were $4,000, against 46,500 last
week and $1,000 the same week last
year. In spite of the meater supplies
prices were close, 20 to 40 cents lower
than a week ago, the CONSUMPTION of
beef having been greatly diminished
since the recent advance of about 25
per cent in the price of beef thruout the
country. Today's supply of 200 con-
sisted of inferior quality, and went at
low prices. Good beeves ruled merely
nominal.
Hogs-The weeks receipts were $780,
600, against 1872 900 last week and $4,000
a year ago. Today's arrivals We're g.
600. with 5000 left over, and We're dis
posed of at steady prices with good de-
mand.
Sheep-Only $4,000 were marketed
this week, against CT, 900 the same week
last year. The limited supplies We're
disposed of at a high range of prices.
Today's receipts of 500 were sold at un-
changed figures.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-03
THE A BEFORE.
TFor Comparison.]

Chicago, May 2.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today,
1000: steady; good to prime, 6.75@
go; poor to medium, 4.50G6.40; stock
ers, 2.50m5.00; COWS, 1.4095.75; Texans,
5.25@6.26.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today.
5000; 10 cents higher; mixed butchers,
G.So@7.15; good choice heavy, 7.10@
$50; rough heavy, 6.S5MI05; light, $50
06.95: bulk of sales. 6.90@7.10.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today.
1000; steady; 4.75@6.10: lambs, lower;
4.75M6.50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-03
For the Corner Stone Laying

OF the Odd Fellows Orphans Home
at Mason City. May IA next, the Iowa
Central railway will sell excursion
tickets on that date for round trir
at s1.25, leaving Marshalltown at SEQ
a. m. o'clock, good returning on special
train leaving Mason City at II p. m.
same day. Splendid program embrac.
ing parade, band music, speeches by
distinguished Odd Fellows n Re-
bekahs, and elaborte exelnplifcation
of degree work in the evening. The
occasion is to be made a grand one
in the history of the order. For furth-
er information see local ticket agent
or address George NJ. Martin, t. P. A..
Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-03
BEARS RULED WHEAT
Rains in Kansas and the North
west Caused Slight Decline
in Prices.
Continued Pressure on Corn
Kept Quotations Down, the
Close Being Weak.
Hogs Strong and Cattle Steady.
Sheep Steady and Lambs
Weak.

Chicago, May 3.-Grains started out
today to duplicate their doubtful and
unsteady action of yesterday. july
wheat opened with a good show of
strength, h@A to &@R higher at 76&
az, on firm cables and the weather
situation. Kansas and Nebraska arc
again reported void of sufficient mois-
ture to help crops and farmers are said
to be getting Respondent. Rains fell
again in the already o~versoaked north
west, and traders soon changed their
minds about the builish situation.
Corn was easing off and receipts in the
northwest materially increased. The
bears put on q little pressure, July de-
clining to 1872.
Report of rains in Kansas added
to the bearish influences in wheat and
July fell to 1858, closing weak, x
lower at 76d76h.
July corr opened a shade lower to q
shade higher at 62B@62A n for n
time was steady on the comparative
frmness of cables. Deliveries, how
ever, continued liberal and receipts
fair. Farm reports showed a good crop
condition. There was a disposition to
sell and July declined to 618 and adj
vanced to CO on shorts. Offerings We're
fairly we'll covered, butt weakened
again, selling at 61&.
There was continued pressure on
corn, altho the market was not active
July closed weak, B@A lower al
61h.
Oats were quiet and easy. Receipts
were heavier and reports from fields
encouraging. July opened a shade
higher at 36as @S6h and declined to
36A.
Provisions opened stronger on the
light run and lower prices of hogs.
Packers also lent support.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, May 8.
Wheat No. . red. S3h@S41s; No. 2
red, S1k @S36; No. 2 hard, 77@7S; No.
8 hard. 77@7S; May, rs: July opened at
76& ar; highest, II; lowest, 757s; clos
ing at 76@76A.
Corn-No. 3. 61@611k: No. 8 yellow.
61&@ 62; May, GO: July opened at GO
eoA; highest, 62A; lowest, GIG: closing
at 61h.
oats-No. ., 42@42k; No. 8. 41A@
70; No. 2 white, 4A@45: No. 3 white,
4Sik@44h; No. 4 white, 44@441s; May,
10; July, new. opened at 46B@46K:
highest, 46as @461s; lowest, i61s; clos
ing at 1914.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-03
NEW PACIFIC COAST ROAD.
Concern Incorporated in Oregon With
a Capital of $4,000, coo.

Portland. Ore, May 3.-Articles of
incorporation ave been filed OF the
Great Central railway company, with a
capital stock of $4,000, 900. The incor-
porators are ]. Thorburn Ross, John Il.
Kolock, and John Il. Atchison, all OF
Portland, but it is understood that east
ern capital is back of the movement.
The articles of incorporation state h a
the proposed railroad, with its eastern
terminus at Salt Lake, will run thru
Utah, Idaho and Oregon to Coos Bay,
on the Pacific coast.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-03
No Loss of Time.

I have sold Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for
wears, and would rather be o of coffee
and sugar thar it. I sold five bottles
of it yesterday to threshers that could
go no farther, and they are at work
again this morning.-H. r. Phelps,
Plymouth. Oklahoma. AS will be seen
bv the above the threshers were able
TO keep on with their work without los
ing a single days time. You should
keep a bottle of this remedy in your
home. For sale by druggists.