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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-23
VERNON COUNTY FAIR BIG SUCCESS.

again entered the grounds and closed
The race as n winner
Name Kingsley, owned by Dickin-
5on of iowa, was quite favorite in the
races. Bnt for an accident in the first
neat of the 319 pace she v'onld have
caused the tine to be lowered couple
IT notches The crowd appeared tn he
we'll pleased that neighb0r Thompson
cf Viola, carr ed away the big cake with
his speedy little horse Wilkesline
There IL evev indication that Name
Kingsley aud Wilkesline will give one
Of the creates speed contests AZ the Vi
ola fair next week that western Wis
consin has ever witnessed.
THE BASE DALI CONTEST.
On Friday afternoon the bali game
between Vircq qua and Soldiers Grove
was played, ald was a very good exhi-
bitioD, althou gh little one sided. At
the end of the ninth inning the Viroaua
team had secured eleven runs and their
opponents oniy two The boys had
agreed before the game was played TO
divide the So purse equally so expenses
could be met 1y the losers. The Eatter-
ies for the espe3tive clubs were Smith
and Borgersou for Viroqua, and Briggs
and Babcock for Soldiers Grove. The
home team vent 70 bat first aud was
1etired with " goose egg as were they
also in the st cond inning. The Grove
nine piled mp two runs in the. first but
we're unable 20 score in the stlecee eding
innings, whils Viroqua obtained one in
he third, fonr in the fourth, four in the
iitth, one in tine seventh and one in the
eighth. Smith struck out six men and
Briggs caught ten mapping Oscar
8orgerson made clean home run by
knocking the ball clear over center field.
Wise, Harkins and Ben Borgerson made
some good plays in the diamond. Bah
cock and Fries did fne work for the
Grove. Carl Coe of Cashton, umpired
and was strictly square to both sides.
Below we give list of the players and
{ heir respective positions
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-23
GAYS Mnls Fair.

The CT. SOG calls attention to the dis
play adve tiser tent of the above named
fair, whil ia due In two weeks, Octo-
ber 6, a. l s. This is central attrac.
ton for t entire Xickapoo Valley, and
provides convenient place for ex.
change OF greetings and ideas annually
among th people In all departments
of farm, home and field the valley is
rich in re ources A speed program of
unusual lterest is already given; it
being the asst fair of the season, a big
field of 1rses contest for the purses.
Governor La Toilette will address the
people Oh Wednesday, the 7th. Spec
ial trains N the Valley road will pro-
vide peop an easy way of assembling.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-23
VIII Accent PuplIs.

The Idersignsd is prepared TO ac-
cept pu ills for musical instruction,
headqus ters at the residence of Mrs.
L. W. ephard Will be in Viroqua
on Mon ~, Tuesday and Saturday of
each VI *. Prefer to have country
pupils c Il Saturdays. For reference /
refer T. numerous Viroqua parents
whose children have received fnstruc-
tion fron me the past year. For par
ticulars md terms call on or address
SUSIE JAMES, Virodua.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-23
L thsrsn District Meeting.

The r Wing district of Hauges'
Synod ao Is its annual meeting at lions
church Rev. Westphals charge on
the McLe 5 ridge on September 24.27.
The sery ce begins on Thursday at 10
o'clock a. M, with a sermon by Rev. o.,
e. Elstaf of Osseo. The topic for dis
cussion i'll be Luke 10, lilo, which
will be ltroduced by Rev. T. J. Rnut.
son Of St Paul, Minnesota. On Friday
evening 7:30 there win be preaching
in Engii by Rev NJ Norstad of Min
neapolis All the pastors Of the district
are exp ted to attend this meeting.
Member of neighboring churches and
others a. cordially invited TO be with
ms. NJ. J. WESTPHAL.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-23
LOT Very Severe DAMAGE

Quite severe frost came 10 this
whole / yion of country on Thursday
morning but cold as it was the damage
ia far FRI as serious as first reported
ON the ow lands tobacco that stood in
the field vas nipped and some of it made
worthleg while in other localities it
showed tile bad effect The corn is
frosted Il streaks, and none of it 80
damage as to iniure it for fodder.
With tw , weeks of good weather fully
an AYERS % corn crop win be insured.
rhs slo loss 3t corn nero crop L. more general u;
this stat II is liyin for man and beast
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-23
PaIl onenIng b MIllineru

sirg. a. o. Larson wishes to announce
that she VIII have her usual fall opening
ON Thursday, October 1st, when nice
line Of pattern hats win be shown. La
dies are cordial invited to call.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-23

! vidual musician contest Best snare
! drummer Give Bradley the largest
head, VIII Lind; Mrs viii Lind a;
| the prettie st wife OF a band man; Eddie
| Bezueha, Youngest band man
| Westby oand besides being awarded
| second pr re and the special prize for
mosG popu al 3and, had the oldest man,
Nels ElyeI am 81 years, the tallest man,
| Ole Olson, @ { 81 in the youngest child
! Of band MAJ, the 12-day old baby of
Tenus San b; editor Bunn of the West
! by Times, oro 80 the camera in the Cot
tage studit El Lins was the best bowl
err; Tenus Sal1b, rs the most recently
| married b, ad man; Otto Hagen had the
most sister on the grounds.
Coon Vhlle9 band besides receiving
third prize bad the following individual
prizes dist ibr aed among the members
Gold meds I, f. II. Brye, best individual
musician; Iouis Brye, largest man, 212
los; Ole l., um a sister won the penman-
ship prize Chas. Crause bad the largest
fset; j. A. Mi Is had the largest family
also the pt stti st sister. Margaret Mills;
Gilbert Gt lst' i had the baldest head.
MEMBE IS or RESPECTIVE BANDS.
Westby- % 20 Brown director, Nels
liabo. JoE a J ahnson. Tenus Samb, Paul
Lien, Pau s eenson, David Davidson,
Herman 6 ais I'd, Ivan Nedland. Char
lie Shanno1 ] enry Nerison. B. 4. Sang
stad, JESSE Sc lgstad. Nels Elverum, Ed.
Lins. Mely in Hagen, Otto Hagen, Paui
jackson, Ole Olson, Nordal Rudie, Nor
dal Nelson, Martin Nelson, Hjalmar
Halvorsen Se}mer Neprud, Oliver Gill
bertson, + G. Bunn.
Hiilsbor ~ rank Bezucha Charles
Be2ucha, ose oh Bezuchs, Wash Bezu-
cha, Eddie Bezucha, Fred Smith. Willie
Lind, Johr st sleY, Norman Roth. Vance
iinke Eddie Werniek, Give Bradley,
Bernard Hammer. Charles Hammer,
Jesse Kaufman, Eddie Conway, Charles
Bilek, Clarence Ma6hart All school
boys except three.
Coon Valley H H. Brye, Hans Nep-
rud. Len Larson, q. Galstad, J. A.
Mills, NJ Mitlisn, l.. O. Brye, Russell
nof, Lew Stumpges, j Stoinstad,
Chas. Krause. JOS. Fencl. John Lier,
Melven Hanson, Ole Leum.
THE RACES.
Altogether this department met ex-
pectatlons Iwool three of the schedul
ed races We're disappointrhents, but this
is always the case The business men )
purse of S501 and free-for-all trot or
pace were events that created excite
ment. Tie money was wanted and
fought for. The field Of horses was
quite large ana contained some fast zones,
but S. 300 should have induced more
swift horses. Few animals are in good
raeiHg condition, having been driven
through tie ud and cCld at other fairs.
Antieipations are rarely realized in race
meetings. If this failed TO meet expec-
tations of al witnesses it cannot be
charged II lfck of labor on part Of Off
eials or libsrasity of purses. As whole
little fault should be found with the ex-
hibitions of speed. The business men s
purse was a sat stimlous 10 the race
meeting, for which officers express their
appreciation.
Following Is the race summary
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-23
Viroqua.

IN making run TO Hfst base Martin
Of the Grove team fell and dislocated his
shoulder A doctor was called and the
bone was set in place. Davidson took
Martins place at first
RESULT OF VOTING CONTEST.
Miss Maud Smith of Town of Yiro-
qua, was lucky winner of the $11 75
Wooltex jacket offered by The Big
Store to the most popular lady il Yer
non county outside City of Viroqua. who
was voted for at the store during last
weeks fair.
The voting was as follows for ladies
having upward of 100 votes Maud
Smith Virogua town, 174 Mae Mac
Doweli De Soto, 152 Cora Dennis, VIZ
roqua town, III; Hattie Davis, Retreat
liz; Ida Bates, Retreat 101 Elnora
Dahl, Westby, los; Lydia Wood, La
Fargo i05, Hazel Collins, DeSoto, t04
SCATTERING NOTES.
More concessions and attractions were
on the grounds than In any past year.
Halls circhS, the herd of bnifalo, large
and small horses, Dede Fisk's trick
horse, trapeze aud rope performers, the
Rube tumblers, Ministries. etc all ser
we'd 10 entertain the crowds The West
Salem company of girl and boy cake
walkers pleased young and old.
Druggist Andrew johnson won first
place for single carriage horse. CT. II.
Hicks second
For driving team Jake Couey took
first, Jacob Dach. Junior, second
The parade Of Minshalrs Vernon stall
ion and four Of his colts, all driven to
harness, was line proposition.
q. ]. Smith showed herd of eight
Shetland ponies, and four Young colts.
| Frank Chase had two They we're kept
in barn by themselves and were
greatly admired
The educational exhibit demonstrated
rapid progress in Vernon county.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12
The Human Heart a Commodity.

ssMy sister told me to state" said he
(James F. Cochrane) "that she never
loved Darlington and never will. She
married him for mercenary copsidera-
tions. She thought he had big
bunch of,mouey, and as she is a girl
who needs great deal Of money to
keep up with her tastes, she figured
that she could not do better than to
marry him"
This is part OF an interview at
tributed to James F. Cochrane, brother
Of the young woman duped by the self
styled "Lieutenant Colonel, the Hon
orable F. Seymour Darlington, Mel
rose Castle, Brighton, England" And
it is indeed sad commentary on that
exalted and God-given quality love,
but it bespeaks social condition that
Is lamentable, doubly SO because wo-
man is Its victim, though mayhap,
through her own folly. Like sud
den flare Of light 1T reveals latter
day degeneration, the fountain Of the
primordial human heart contaminated
by that virulent poison, social am
bition, but another name for avarice
The institution Of marriage 10 sacred
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12
Something That Will Do You Good,

We know of no way in which we can
be of more service to our readers than
to tell them of something that will be
of real good to them. For this reason
we want to acquaint them with what
we consider one of the very best reme-
dies on the market for coughs, colds,
and that alarming complaint, Group.
We refer Cham berlain's Cough Rene
dy. We have used it with such good
results in our family so long that it
has become household necessity. By
its prompt use we haven't any doubt
but hat it has time and again pre-
vented Group. The testimony is given
upon our own experience, and we sug-
gest that our readers, especially those
who have small children, always keep
it in their homes as q safeguard
against croup-Camden Is. C) Mes
senger. For sale by Arcadia Valley
Drug Co.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12

Drugged by fatigue the operators ear
plays him false and the order is copied
wrong. The engineer may have come
in from a long run and been ordered
out without moments rest or he may
have been dragged from his bed to
pilot a limited express through the
nigh at 20 miles an hour. Whose
fault - it if that engineer-his body
fagg l his nerves on edge-shall
''tak ance" which. were he in his
norm condition, his judgment would
veto .nstanter? 1t can not be denied
that the extra work and extra hours
imposed upon these brave and un-
complaining fellows must take its
share of the burden of blame for dis
aster and death. st. Louis Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12
NUMBER 81

selfish; we are spiteful and vindictive.
In certain cases we should go for
enough to cut off our own nose in re-
taliating upon the nation which dis
eliminates against US.
Under the present system of tariffs
and reciprocities and retalliations
what very trifing incidents and mo-
tives may upset the great international
economy! The temporal, heeting sue
cess of small faction at the polls may
result in international business up.
heaval compel an entire readiustment
of the worlds trade relations.
Countries require statesmen who
can look beyond petty selfshness, class
interests and tiny spites to the noble
truths of world resources and human
ity's welfare; who can view, upon d
grander plane the eternal principles of
supply and demand,
Nations in their relationships are SO
many individuals with all the ugly
features of ''human nature" Either
their greedy and grasping natures
must be removed, giving way to altru-
ism-which is manifestly impossible
or they must be placed upon aud gov
erned by common law and basis of
dealing. They are a mere community
and they must sell and buy upon a
free-trade footing. Otherwise they
will constantly quibble quarrel and as
constantly suffer.-St. Louis RepubHc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12
IRONTON. MO. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2. 1903

aud holy. He who created the Uni
verse laid down the dictum, declaring
"keep thy heart with all diligel CO;
for out of it are the issues of life. "
Who enters the marriage state not
through pure, exalted love, but as a
means to the satisfaction of vanity,
sells her body. Tbe heart is INSOFAR
able a part of the hody-in it are all
the love and happ less of life-these
go with it, not to III 3ntion purity.
On the one side " have. then, love,
happiness and puritF-and what more
is there in lifep On the other we have
little gold that may have been wasted
tomorrow. Oh, the sorry bargain!
II a woman have no care to her own
happiness she should consider her
posterity; conceived in vanity they
can not but be vain. Let woman, no
less than man. remember that they
are the potential trustees Of lives that
may run to the last syllable of time.
Launch them in inquity and you have
uttered an r-accumulating curse
upon infnity. Unhappiness, transmit
ted down the generations, is the rebuke
of the sancity of marriage upon the
heads of the violator and his heirs. In
its violation there are misery and ruin.
In its Observance there are happiness
and peace st. Louis Chronicle
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12
No Need to Worry.

The other day, Woman's Club,
somewhere in Wisconsin, was wildly
agitated by n discussion of the pro-
blem whether the women of to-day are
an improvement on their foremothers
What queer things women are discus
sing nowadays! Why should she
worry her pretty head over things of
this kindP Her own lovable uncom-
mon sense should tell her that she
never retrogresses; that she is always
progressing and improving, no matter
what coarse natured man may be do
ing. 1t is woman that constantly lifts
up the human race; that enthrones
ideals; that awakens and re6nes our
sense OF beauty and grace. The wo-
man of to-day must be admitted to be
prettier, healthier, brighter and bet
ter than all her foremothers were.
She IS modern mans most Ideal and
most ennobling ideal, the same that
her, grandmother was to her grand
father. Let our perturbed and hyper
sensitive sisters remain serene, and
shun all troublesome thought that
might put wrinkles on their smooth,
white foreheads. For their charms
are multiplying visibly, in season and
o1t of season, and adoring man will
not cease to worship her, and to bask
in the sunshine of her bright eyes and
her piquant smile as long as masu-
Unity vibrates through his nerves and
muscles. ST. Louis Mirror.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12
Human Nature And Tariffs.

The fact that Germany s new tariff
law was enacted by the land overs and
agriculturists is almost amusingly
evident. incidentally it may be OBJ
served that tariff legislation invariably
discloses the character of its makers
or their interests. The German land
magnates put up materially the duties
on things which they produce, while
on things they must buy the rate was
lowered or removed; This without ref
erence TO the country's needs or patural
conditions of supply and demand.
They hold political power and WELD it
as do American trust lords.
Prohibitive duties have been laid
against American wheat and -four.
One class alone, the German land
owners, will profit. To the Empire at
large it threatens bread famine.
Germany cannot raise wheat enough
for itself, nor can neighboring realms
cheaply supply it. Bread will ap-
proach the condition of luxury, and
the over-price will flow into the agri-
cultural pocket. The land barons
have simply guaranteed themselves an
exorbitant rate for their product at
national expense. One man by politi-
cal poyer is enabled to feed upon his
neighbor.
How generous, on the other hand,
is the land owner concerning those
things which he does not supply but
must procure elsewhere. Agricultural
implements, hoes, rakes, spades and
shovels--these he would cheaper for
himself. Accordingly, in his legis-
lative capacity, he permits the nation
to import them at lower rates. For
whom does the nation import them but
himselfp
As matter of fact, can he by mere.
ly lowering the tariff on spades, for
example, insure cheap spades for him.
selfp Suppose that the United States
have the spades to sell; Other things
being equal, would they not prefer tc
| = q -...4 ! g.. d
which does not exclude their other
/ products, wheat for instancep ,Un
que stionably, unless America hai
spades for all. In other words, under
present conditions, under any condi
tions, nation cannot pick and choose
which If another country's products /
! will take cheaply. We are not onl,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12
As to Human Cariessness.

The world is often called upon to
admire in railway trainmen high hero
ism that amounts to martyrdom. 1t is
no very uncommon thing for an engin-
eer, or a fireman, or some other
humble hero in overalls to give up his
life to save tire trainload of human
freight dependent on his fidelity to
duty. Perhaps there is no more brave,
alert and faithful class of men on earth
than the American railway trainmen.
The weight OF responsibility they carry
is almost inconceivable to the ordinary
mind, and the speed and safety with
which they transport millions of men
and women is amazing. Yet, resting
against this record is the fact that
recently two great railway wrecks
have occurred in this country, in which
60 people were crushed and burned to
death. And only month ago, just
across the Canadian border, there was
another, in the debris of which 80
dead bodies were found and more are
believed TO have been consumed Each
of these disasters was the result of
some mans negligence.
In spite of the advanced precautions
that science has provided, reliance
must still be placed in human intelli-
gence and faithfullness to large de-
gree, and sometimes these fail. Me-
chanical devices for safety may be per-
feet in their operation, but man is not.
In New Jersey, where 20 were
burned to death and 40 others injured,
the block system was in perfect opera
tion, and it would seem that accident
was impossible; but the engineer
neglected signal.
In Arizona, where 80 were burned
to death and As others injured, tele-
graph operator had made an error in
receiving an order.
In Ontario a dispatcher made an
error, and train was dashed to de-
s:ruction, 80 or more lives were lost
and many more were injured.
The faults In all these cases lay not
in the system, but in men. Science
has done its best, but mans careless
ness undoes it all In an instant There
appears to be no help for it except in
the employment only Of the very best
men attainable and the payment ol
wages sufficient to attract and retain
such. Fortunately, the railway train.
mems unions are working zealously
and effectively to this same end. Ow.
ing to these organizations it is practic
ally impossible for railway companies
to place in positions Of great RESPONSE
bility men who are not fit. Whal
science has done to perfect mechanics
systems for railway safety, the train
mems unions are doing to perfect the
men.
| And there 10 another point Of view
The actual cause Of an operator,
blunder or an engineers slip Of judg
ment may be miles away. Maybe th,
train dispatcher who has kept tn,
operator In some little wayside station
I! on duty until tired nature has rebelled
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12

Il have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for d number of years and
have no hesitancy in saying that it is
the best remedy for coughs, colds and
Group | have ever used in my family.
| have not words TO express my conf
dence in this Remedy Mrs, j A.
Moore, North Star, Mich. For sale by
Arcadia Valley Drug Co.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12
For Stomach Troubles.

II have taken a great many differ
ent medicines for stomach trouble and
constipation, says Mrs. S. Gieger of
Dunkerton, Iowa, ''but never had as
good results from any as from Cham
berlain's Stomach u Liver Tablets y
For sale by Arcadia Valley Drug Co.