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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-07-02
Auction! Auction!! Aucti0n!l!

Listen now. I'm talking! Say, have
you got anything laying around your
premises for sale? Ifso. fetch them to
Olga and I will sell them for you at ten
per cent commission. I'm talking to
everybody, and especially: to the farmers.
l will sell by auction every Saturday
afternoon on the main street OF the
Village of Olga anything that you may
send in. including live stock, horses.
buggies. wagons. etc. Lot everyone try
and attend a. q bid at these sales.
There may be something you want.
something that you are looking flor
and this is where you will get it. Now.
this is all l have got to say. Remember
these sales take place every Saturday
afternoon. If you have anything for sale
bring it in during the week.
Respectfully Yours,
Is \. RoB1LLARD. Auctioneer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-07-02
Big Sale of Horses.

Between 1000 and 1900 head of horses
will be offered for sale on and after May
10th. by Chas. y. Smith of Osnabrock,
at his Red Rock Mont. horse ranch.
This sale includes fine heavy work horses
good drivers and tine young colts.
I am satisfied and will satisfy you that
| can sell cheaper than any horseman in
the west and as an inducement to pros,
pective buyers offer to refund railroad
fare to all who purchase. When you get
your ticket from the railroad agent get
receipt and will refund the amount.
The biggest opportunity to buy horses
cheap will be at my ranch. commencing
Nav 10th. There are 1900 in the bunch
to pick from
CHAs. A. SMITH
The Horseman.
Red Rock. Mont. Az
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-07-02
Cheap Canadian Lands for Sale.

1900 acres Of good wild land, black
loan, clay subsoil, wood, water and hay
plentiful, near live railway towns, mills,
churches. schools, ETC., must be sold this
spring. This is the last block Of good
wild land in Southern Manitoba which
can be got under so per acre. Terms
and lots to suit responsible purchasers.
These lands will double in value in
two years, and two average crops will
clear the purchase price if bought now.
You don't have to GO out into the wilder
ness for cheap land when you can get
this right in the middle Of an old, well
settled and prosperous community. 1t
will pay you to look into this now.
Manitoba lands are climbing and this
opportunity will not be long open:
Cavalier Co. people know the nature OF
Southern Manitoba lands. Write or
apply at once to
36 II. NJ. SUTHERLAND.
Canada Customs, Killarney, Man.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
All Over the st.he.

Y G. Pfeil, prominent cheese and
produce buyer, died after brief illness
at Algoma.
James j. Lunney, a prominent attorney
of Chippewa Falls. died at Hot Springs,
Ark He was 33 years old
Engineer Vaughan of the Amigo Wat
er Company was found dead in the pump
house He died of heart failure.
John Olson. an Ashland fisherman. fell
overheard from a tug and sank instant
~ His body could not be recovered
While at work on the Purcell farm,
near Kilbourn, George Miller lost an
arm i'll a corn shredder. Ii was torn off
abe e the elbow.
George Tokcies of Bloomington. Ill.
died al the hospital in Racine He was
taken sick on the train. He was az
companied by his 16-year-old son.
The Northwestern Railroad may 20
move its large car and engine repair
shops from Baraboo to Madison next
spring. The shops employ Ii men and
the annual pay roll is over $4,000.
Frederick Robinson of Kenoslla ar-
rowly escaped being poisoned with
strychnine. The child, while crawling
about the house, found bottle contain
ing strychnine pills and swallowed six Of
them.
Rural carriers have been appointed for
Wisconsin routes as follows: Baraboo.
regular. Norman J. Webster; substitute.
Edna NJ. Webster, Ganoa. regular. Al
fred J. Latimor substitute. Ira German
Lynxville regular James w ShOemak-
err; substitute, William Brockway. North
Freeman, regular, Peter NJ. Brennan;
substitute, Merritt Knapp. Pound, regu-
lar, James +. Maloney; substitute. f.
Maloney. Stoddard, regular. Roy Nun
yon; substitute Anna f. Munyon. Wan
zeka. regular. Roy Williams; substitute,
Wayne Williams
Michael Woods, a wealthy farmer of
Grand Chute. who has held county and
State Offices died suddenly, aged Al
years.
c. V. Nash of Norwood. Mich. has sold
his interests in the Roger Lumber Com
pany. with headquarters in Appleton, end
w. II. Rogers, W. u. Whorton and Row
ard Murphy will conduct the business.
Fifteen Kenosha Italians were render
ed homeless by fire, which destroyed the
Wolf tenement house. The firemen car
ried all from the building. the last one
being removed before the floors col
lapsed.
Arthur Titus, the s-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. David Titus of Milton juno
ton. had his foot crushed while trying 10
catch n ride on freight train on his
way home from school. The foot had
20 be amputated at the ankle.
Fred Meyer, aged and bent, has gone
from a long and at times wonderfully
productive career to the haven that the
poorhouse gives. Not long ago he was
one Of the best know residents Of APP
pleton. BE cwned thousands Of dollars
worth II real estate in the city. How |
ever, his fortune dwindled away and he |
secured a position as mail carrier in the |
pcstofice. Age and disease took even
this from him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
Wasn't Really Ungrateful.


"a hungry man ought not TO investi
feed Upon." said w. H. hickman, fore
man the Government Printing OF
fee. Il remember when | lay in the
hospital over il Georgetown with q
Confederate bullet in my leg and my
partner was near me with hole in his
arm. We Were most distressingly hun
CRY, and the corn starch and such stuff
as the hospital supplied didn't meet
cur requirements. We had a little
money, and l suggested to my pard
whose wounded arm didn't prevent his
getting ont in town, that he make a
raid for a pie. He took 20 cents, and
when he came back he was Juggling a
ME almost as large around as a peck
measure. The crust was good and
hard, and | raised II up, when out
,'eEambled a dozen or more large and
b ealthy cGockroaches. | handed the pie
ba ok to him and told him to go get an
other one. He did so, and as they cost
IS cents each and we were short of
funds we decided TO devour the last
enc without making an investigation.
l don't know what was in the second
pie, but we took no chances on raising
the top crust TO see.
zone day q good, motherly- looking
lady came through the ward with a
bucket and cup She stopped by my
cot and asked me If j wanted some
thing to eat. / thanked her and said
that was hungry. 1 have some corn
starch here she said. i thank YOU l
replied. but l really can't eat IT, Well,
sir. she few off the handle and said |
must have been raised WITT a silver
spoon IN my mouth. told her ] didn't
care anything about that; that 1 was
not an invalid; simply had hole torn
in nay leg. and that If she had any
thing like an OK or an ostrich I'd eat
that She danced out of the room. call
ing me an ungrateful man. / wasn't
ungrateful. was hungry. Wash
ington Post.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
1nternstiornI,. Renart.

Special kilograms from correspondents
of the International Mercantile Agency
concerning the state of trade throughout
the United States are summarized as fol-
lows;
Interest and dividend disbursements at
Philadelphia Jan. / will aggregate So
100000, at Pittsburg $6,000.000, and at
St Louis 100000 At the Quaker
City" the wool industry fell behind %
per cent this year owing to previous
forced production and strikes, but the
outlook for 1904 is good.
General trade prospects at Pittsburg
for next year are for gains. Chicago re-
ports a fair outlook for next year, st.
Louis an encouraging one, and st. Paul
one as good as this year.
Nearly all leading western railways
are suffering rom lack Of motive power
10 move freight offered-the first instance
of the kind this year. Inquiries for
10000 tons of rails and structural steel
at Chicago constitute one of the fea-
lures of the industrial week.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
National Aid Asked.

The City Council of Racine win make
an effort to have the United States gov
eminent pay for building the dock along
the river. The cost was $4,000 and ad-
joined property owned by w IL. La
throp, who refused TO pay the assess
ment and the matter was carried TO the
Supreme Court of the State. and there
it was held that the action of the Coun-
Gil in assessing only the Lathrop prop
erty and not other property was Illegal
Tie matter has been taken up with Con
gresham Cooper and he has requested
thar all papers in connection with the
matter be taaeh to Washington and be
will endeavor to secure payment from
the government.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
Egg Famine Threatened.

A famine in eggs is threatened. Prices
Jumped Q cents dozen in Chicago Mon
day and sold at 81 cents dozen whole
sale for fresh. This Is the highest point
in ten years, with the exception Of Feb
ruary. 1902, when they sold at 81 cents
a dozen.
Eggs have been scarce all fnli, and
brought fancy prices. The supply has
been bought by spectators, who control
the market There Is not over 10000
cases in cold storage in Chicago TO sup
ply the winter consumption when there
should be double that quantity.
These are the eggs that retailers palm
off on the consumer when prices are high
and are said 70 be strictly" fresh. but
the dealer does not say that they are
fresh from the cold-storage house" In
fact, he does not know where they come
from. The price is so high that con
sumption is likely TO be shut off for some
time
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
A. 80, r. G. Dun & Co.'S
| N6W iOIk. Weekly Review of Trade


Business is decidedly better than at
any recent date, and the improvement is
not confined TO activity in holiday goods,
although the best reports concern those
lines. Continued lower temperature not
only stimulates sales, but jobbers are re
ceiving supplementary orders for sea-
sonable goods, and collections are more
prompt. Building permits issued during
November exceeded the same month last
year, railway tonnage is heavy and sew
eral manufacturing branches are starting
Idle machinery. On the other hand, there
Is no improvement of the situation in
the cotton industry, and fuel products
are restricting output.
Confidence is increasing In the iron
and steel industry, aud the feeling is be-
coming more general that prices will not
be materially lower, except possibly in
some departments that have not yet par
ticipated in the reimbursement. 1t is en-
couraging TO find some improvement in
the demf M for pig iron, although no ex-
tensive Tonnage is expected TO be taken
until 1904 The steel markets have been
uncertain during the week. owing to the
numerous meetings for the settlement of
price lists and wage scales.
At last 1t is possible to chronicle a sub
stantial advance in quotations for cotton
goods. New England shoe shops have
many orders for delivery next month.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30

not the chaps to miss It. The captain
issued his orders, and when the men
found out what was in the wind, they
were as eager to go as we were to lead
them.
The captain and mounted our
horses and the lieutenant marched
with the men. The muskets had been
loaded and capped and the cartridge
boxes were full. Sure enough. when
we came round the Point, there was a
tall masted vessel. without sails, an
chored hundred rods from the shore.
We could see a number of men on
the deck. The place was near where
the British landed in 1914
The negro had informed us where
two boats We're secreted. We dragged
the boats out, got in and rowed out to
the vessel.
Now, the reader will readily see
what might and probably would have
happened, had the situation been what
We had every reason to suppose it TO
be. One dozen determined men with
no better arms than we had, might
have held the deck in defiance Of us.
They could have killed and wounded
half of us before our boats could have
reached the vessel; they could have
easily beaten us altogether.
think our hearts were pretty well
up toward our mouths, in anticipation
of something of this sort, and the men
were all ready to use their muskets on
the slightest hostile demonstration.
But never a shot was fired. We
boarded the vessel and took possession.
Our prisoners were about thirty we'll
dressed young fellows without arms,
who as it turned out, were the sons
of some of the wealthiest families in
Baltimore. and who had really started
to join the Confederate army in this
manner.
They We're taken TO the city and de
| livered TO Gen. Dix. | really believe
the young fellows sught to have been
sent TO Fort Lafayette for awhile, but
their parents begged so hard for their
release, promising that they would be
answerable for their future conduct,
and the kind old general discharged
them. l will venture that some OF
them found their way to the Confed-
crate army.
The affair made some noise in the
Baltimore papers, and Company A had
high praise. The strangest part of the
thing was that cavalry-armed with
musllets-should capture a vessel. 4
queer mixture.-American Tribune
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
DEt5 lCIa;Agsa2s;;z,lgRS
,sss.sss51I slEJgf SSl~,~6O.
III. 1900

hicago-Cattle, common to prime
$500 TO $40; hogs. shipping grades,
$500 to $500; sheep, (. ir TO choice, 81. %
to $500; wheat, No. 2 red, Sac to SIC;
corn, No. ., Ale to 42c: oats, standard,
33c 10 35c rye, No. 3 Sic to 52c; hay,
timothy. $3.50 to Sl2.O0; prairie, 5000 to
$1100; butter, choice creamery, Ole to
23c, eggs, fresh, 25c to 29c; potatoes,
Ole to 64c.
dianapolis-Cnttle. shipping. So to
1925; hogs, choice light, $500 to $445;
sheep, common to prime. $25 to $335:
wheat, No. 2, Soc to SEC; corn. No.
white, 4Oc to 41c; oats, No. = white,
BE 20 CSC.
St. I,ous-Cattlc, $3.50 TO $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, s, } TO S375;
wheat, No. 2, 90c 10 Ole; corn. No. .,
43c to 44c; oats. No ., &c to 3Sc; rye,
No. 2, 47c to 4Sc.
Cineinnati-Cattle. $500 to $3.50;
hogs. $500 to $475; sheep, $500 to
$685.; wheat No. 2, soc to 90c; corn,
No. . mixed, 45c to DEC; oats, No Q
mixed, CSC TO 39c rye No. 2, soc to Gle
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $40; sheep. $3.50 to S4.25;
wheat, No. 2, Ole to 92c; corn, No 8
yellow, new. 43c to 45c; oats, No.
white. &c to 3Se; rye, No. 2, SOC TO Coo.
Observation-Disclosures, No. 2 northern,
G0c 20 SIC; corn, No. 3, acc TO 47c; oats,
No. 2 white, 36e to &c; rye, No. !, Soc
10 67c; barley. No. 2, 63c TO 64c; pork,
mess. $1l25.
Toledo--Wheat No. 2 mixed, SIC to
Soc; corn, No mixed 43c to 45c; oats,
No. mixed, 3ec to 37c; rye. No. 2, 56c
to 5se; clover seed, prime, S7.02.
Buhalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$3.50 to $500; hogs fair to prime, $500
to $4.45; sheep, fair to choice, S3.25 to
$500; lambs, common to choice. $500 to
$500.
New York-Cattle. $3.50 to s515;
hogs. $500 to $3.50; sheep $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, Ole to 93c; corn,
No. 2, 52c to 53c; oats, No. white,
40c to 42c; butter, creamery, 20c to 23c;
eggs western, Csc e. 36c.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
cbicaro's Death Rate.

Although the November, 1903, mortal
ity in Chicago was below the average Of
the previous ten years-13.7l and 1880
per 1000 respectively-th month did
not fulfill the hope that It woul3 continue
the decreased rate OF the previous FIVE
months, and 10 offset the high rate Of
the earlier months Of the year. The
probabilities now are that the total
deaths for the year will be in the neigh
borhood Of 2s.4OO. and that the death
rate, computed on the departments con-
sentative estimate Of l.S85.OO0 popula-
ton. viii be but fifteen in the thou
Sand.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
This and That.

Mrs. Carrie Nations show has come
to grief In the Pennsylvania mining re-
gions. It's effects were attached at York.
President Roosevelt and Commissioner
of Pensions Ware will deliver addresses
on the Gettysburg battlefield next Me-
mortal day. May 30. 1904.
A. Baumgartner, a prominent farmer,
eight miles west Of Newton, Kan, was
struck by Santa Fe train No 2, two miles
west Of Burton, and killed instantly.
John Nelson was blown to pieces and
John Morris fatally injured by an explo-
sion Of dynamite at railroad cOnstruc-
to mp near Oklahoma City, o. T.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
CHICAGO.

~
fewer commercial defaults, and heavy
consumption of merchandise. Weather
conditions have been unusually conduc-
i've to large dealings in the necessities
and holiday wares. Gains are recorded
in the Injuries and high-priced goods,
and the buying was liberal in wearing APP
parel, household requirements and the
best grades of furniture. Prices average
high, but buyers take hold freely. Taken
as a whole. retail trade has advanced
with excellent results.
Dealings at wholesale are larger than
have been expected in several branches,
and reassortment orders have shown well
in heavy dry goods, clothing and shoes.
Selections for spring delivery are now
appearing satisfactorily, and the outlook
shows improvement. although interior
merchants in some respects are ccnserva-
tive in their views.
Grain shipments aggregated 1851 .136
bushels, and are % per cent less than
corresponding week of 1902 Demand
has shown sharp contraction in most of
the cereals, but prices compared with a
week ago show only slight changes Corn
declined one-quarter of n cent, and ad-
vances are in oats three-eighths of a cent
and wheat one-quarter of cent. Live
stock receipts, $50 161 head, are per
cent under "A year ago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
Wed. Man she Rescued.

Maggie Murphy, pretty steuographeT,
and Michael Reynolds, employed at the
Polk street depot in Chicago. were mar
ried in kenosha by special dispensation,
the ceremony being performed by Justice
Mccarthy. They met at a Wisconsin
lake last summer and Miss Murphy res
cued Reynolds from drowning while he
was swimming. A eramp seized him and
he shouted for help. Maggie went to his
rescue in rowboat and held him above
water by the hair until other assistance
came
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
The Nations Dead.

-Four hundred thousand men
The brave, the good, the true
In tangled wood, in mountain glen,
On battle plain, in prison pen,
Lie dead for me and you!
Four hundred thousand of the brave
Have made our REASONED soil theiI
grave,
For me and you!
Good friends, for me and you!
In many fevered swamp,
In many a black bayou,
In many a cold and frozen camp,
TIE weary sentinel ceased his tramp,
And died for me and you.
From western plain to ocean tide,
Are stretched the graves of those whS
died
For me and you!
Good friends, for me and you!
On many a bloody plain,
Their ready swords they drew,
And poured their lifeblood like the rain
4 home, heritage to gain
To gain for me and you,
Our brothers mustered by our side,
They marched, and fought, and bravely
died,
For me and you!
Good friends, for me and you!
Up many a fortress wall
They charged-those boys in blue
Mid surging smoke and volley'd ball
The bravest were the first to fall
To fall for me and you.
Those noble men-the nations pride,
Four hundred thousand men have died
For me and you!
Good friends, for me and you.
A debt we can ne'er pay
To them is justly due,
And to the nations latest day.
Onr children's children still shall say
"They died for me and your
Four hundred thousand of the brave
Made this, our ransomed soil, theiI
grave
For me and you!
Good friends, for me and you!
American Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
NEWS OF WISCONSIN.
q WEEKS RECORD OF STATE
HAPPENINGS.
Annual Apportionm of School
Money-UncIe Sans Aid TO BE Asked
Girl Rescuer weds Man She Saved
Gold in n Well.

State Superintendent of Public In
struction c. p. Cary has apportioned the
annual contribution of the State to the
public schools, being the State school
fund income amounting to S1,400,6l2.1
Milwauk- = County partakes most heay-
lily, receiving S2l9,6S0.3I. The amount
apportioned this year is less than that of
last year on account of the law passed
by the last Legislature, cutting down the
school tax from / mill to 40 mill. The
annorfionmant Is as follows.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
Onr nIiIIinnnfren.

The President Of one OF New York's
richest banks and the head Of great
commercial agency deny the statement Of
Senator Depew that there are 100000
millionaires in the world, 1000 OF whom
live in the United States and 1000 OF
them In New York. According 10 the
financial Red Book. a carefully compiled
publication, there are only 1900 per
sons in this country worth more than
goOo 900
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
Gold in n Wiscon.iu We'll.

Gold has been discovered on farm in
the town of Lucas, near Menomonee
that assays S145 to the ton. This assay
was made from rock taken out at in
teryals of five feet for eighty-fve feet
i'll a well and was thoroughly mixed To-
determine the average amount of gold
carried.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30

William r. Smith. superintendent Of
the National Botanical Gardens at
Washington. has a binary composed
Of books written by and relating to
Robert Burns. and they mrs going to
Pittsburg when be dies.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
Confesses to Gain Liberty.

Twenty years ago Marvin N. Fenner
of Westfield was convicted of numbering
John l.. Hessler of the same place. He
pleaded not guilty at the time. but was
sentenced to prison for life on circum-
stankal evidence. Now he has made
confession of his guilt and has applied TO
Gov La Toilette te change the sentence
TO murder in the second degree, thus set
ting him free
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30

FAY orable features of
the weeks activities are
the growing ease in money,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-08
The "TOm o. Bedlams."

In the old days, when the supply Of
lunatics exceeded their accommodation
at Bethlehem hospital, the difficulty
was not met by the building of tempo
rary anneXes, but by the admission Of
outdoor patients, who went by the
name of Tom O Bedlams- As an old
chronicle tells us: 'They had on their
left arm an armilla Of tin about four
inches long. They wore about their
necks a great horn of an OK in a string
or "a wdry, which when they came to a
house for aims they did wind, and they
did put the drink given them into this
horn, whereto they did put a stopple."
It was found, however, that several
vagrant persons do wander about the
city Of London and countries, pretend
ing themselves to be lunatics under
cure in the hospital of Bethlehem, with
brass plates about their arms and in
scriptions thereon" and these occasion
al patients had in consequence to be
abolished in 1675.-London Chronicle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-08

There are any number Of instances
on record of women sailing ships into
port single handed when compelled
thereto by some exceptional stress Of
circumstances. A typical case is that
Of the brigantine Moorburg, cholera
stricken in the autumn of 1877 while on
a voyage from China to Australia. The
only n that escaped the p~estilence
was the captains wife. and she was
hs dicapped by having a baby in arms
to suckle and attend to. Nevertheless
she navigated the vessel into Brisbane.
a voyage Of some seven weeks dura.
ton, reefing, steering and generally
performing the work of a full crew,
while tenderly nursing the sick during
her spare mOments.-London Tit-Bits.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-08

Uncle Joe Cannon has returned
from his trip to the West Indies.
He says that Cuba is capable of
supporting 10, 900, 600 people.
and there is abundant oppor-
tunity for diversion of crops.
He has a high opinion of Pres
ident Pa.ml, and thinks that he
is an able man, and that the
future of the island is assured.