Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-03-05
Tobacco Notes.

Tobacco Notes.
The case weather of last week gave
new impetus to tobacco affairs. 1t is
probable that most of the tobacco in the
county is now taken from the poles. The
roads are in such bad shape that the
deliveries from distant points are made
with considerable difficulty. A number
of deliveries were made here in the rain
storm last Friday, and tobacco has been
coming in each day since. The follow
ing in regard TO insurance matters from
the Reporter may be of interest to our
growers and packers:
The insurance companies have again
put tobocoo upon the list of improbable
risks subject to general raise OF 25 per
cent. in premiums asked for future in
surance. The insurance business seems
to be peculiar in sol1e respects in that
whenever the business of any one year
shows loss the managers Immediately
resolve to raise premium rates. This
has occurred several times in recent years
right after SOM disastrous losses on to-
bacco risks. Other lines of business do
not seem to have the remedy to recoup
their losses, but with insurance men a
little furry of unusual losses rattles the
whole fraternity and the jumping up of
rates is the result The tobacco trade
will probably have to submit to the raise,
which is said to affect all risks and will
have no Just complaint to make ii all
localities are alike affected by the in
creased rates. Wisconsin dealers will
scarcely care to submit to higher rates
that do not affect the packing points of
other states, for their storage business
would srffsv thereby. So far as Wiscon-
sin is concerned tobacco insurance has
been profitable business No serious
losses on these risks have occurred in
the state since 1885, when the rates went
flying right afterwards.
Attorney Drew was over from La
Fargo.
Charles Edwards children have
chicken pox.
Mayor Boyle spent the fore part of
the week in Milwaukee.
Richard and Pringle minstrels carry
so people, two bands, horses and carria-
ges, travel in two palace cars.
DIR. VIM. Trowbridge has purchased
the Shumway lots with intention of
building residence in the spring
Miss Lulu Rayner departs Saturday
for Chicago, where she will enter the
Hahneman hospital to take two years
training course.
A party consis ting of E. S. Goodell,
F. W. Wilkins. F. E. Tate and O. G.
Munson, attended the funeral of E. l.
Kidd at Prairie du Chen last week
Mr.. and Mrs J. E. Nuzum returned
from their southern trip on Tuesday,
their homecoming hastened on account
of the illness of their youngest child.
The Richards 81 Pringle's mann
moth minstrel aggregation will give
laughing performance from start to
finish and it is filled with bright merry
ideas new to minstrelsy.
Headache often results from a dis
ordered condition of the stomach and
constipation of the bowels. A dose or
two of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liv
er Tablets will correct these disorders
and cure the headache Sold by A. J.
johnson.
BY invitation of the Westby Shake
spearian club, Mrs Stemen is to give a
recitation in the Temperance hall at that
place Friday evening, March IA The
club ia planning for musical and liter
ary ente tainment and no mistake has
been mace in inducing Mrs. Stemen to
aid them.
DIR MacNett's time here is up, but
as there are large number of people
just commencing treatment the doctor
will extend his visit at Viroqua four
months longer so that all may have the
opportunity of taking treatment from
specialist. See large ad.
Clifford Favor. who has been at the
state industrial school for the past
twenty-one months, will soon return to
his home at Viroqua. He writes very
nice letter to Captain Silbaugh in which
be says he is employed as office boy and
is learning stenography, and that he
does not regret the time spent at Wau'
kesha.
"A farmers telephone exchange with
central Office located in Viroqua, is the
latest improvement talked of by our out
of town visitors. P o. okildum of F irgo,
is an enthusiastic supporter of the
scheme and says there Is strong SEN
timent in favor Of il in his section, And
why not? Farmers world find ii great
convenience.