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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
confideneed the Scribe.

OF course newspaper life is swell
just one continued round Of joy, one
roseate tinge of unalloyed bliss, says an
exchange The reporter has snap
news Just rolls in on him Only day
or two ago friend confided in him that
man had just swallowed a two foot
rule and died by inches Anxious to
learn the particulars of the case the
pencil pusher rushed to the physician !
office but the medical man only added
insult to injury by making light of the
tragic end of the deceased and recount
ed case of a patient of bis who swal
lowed thermoy ster and died by de.
grees Things v getting interesting
when Two b. ganders Clipped IN
and one related she death Of friend
who swallowed revolver and went cf
easy, while the other remembered q
chum who drank a quart of whiskey
and died in good spirits.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
THE WAY THEY DO IT OUT WEST.
Venerable Charles Waters Tells That big Trees
From Little Aeorns Grew"

EDITOR CENSOR: S. c. Zeigler, in 1895,
bought ten acres of land near the Col
umbia river, price 81 600. paying 500,
and having but 81 left all told. There
is but four acres of it that can be culti-
waited and the knowing ones said, ''Zeig-
| Ter will starye on that sand hill. This
sand hill was formed perhaps about the
time Adam and Eve were in the Garden
of Eden, by the wind blowing up the
Columbia river and forming this sand
heap with drifting sand so uneven that
it cannot be irrigated by gravity, being
| rs feet or more in height Zeigler made
up his mind that strawberries and TOM
atoos were the best things to starve to
death on and went at it in good earnest.
The berries were planted twelve by thir-
ty inches apart, then each spring in pro-
per time tomato plants were set in
every other space between these rows,
"a by 60 inches. When berries are gath
cred the vines are cut off and full crop
of tomatoes grown on the same four
acres. He uses proper commercial fer
tilizer. This land being a sand loan
it would produce but very light crops
without water. He has inaugurated
system of irrigation on wheel" by
using water coming out of the hill high
up, to give head, and having a system
of pipes underground SO arranged that
irrigation is dons by sprinkling. II
burglar were to come around about mid
night he might find Zeigler moving his
wheels" In the seven years Zeigler
has cleared over 81, 600 off the four acres
How did he do it? In the first place he
run his business-did not let his busi-
ness run him. He knew how and when
certain thing ought to be done and
did it. The first year he cleared $3.50
and as experience taught him, kept the
balance sheet increasing until in 1901,
he cleared over 8, 800. He is now own
or of 800 acres of land few miles up in
the hills, with young apple orchard Of
nearly 1000 trees. The land is now
worth $3, 900 and most of it when plant
ed with the right kind of apple trees,
will be worth 800 an acre as an invest
ment. Mr.. Zeigler has offered one of
his neighbors (offer refused) $500 per
acre for ten acres. The ten acres adj
Joining is not worth s. an acre.
Young man, come west if you think
you can become ''Zsigler.
CHARLES WATERS.
White Salmon, Wash, Jan. %.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
.lFrom the westby Times.

While John Anderson was going from
Cashton to his home at Sugar Grove, he
fell from his sleigh and was badly in
jured. 1t is not positively known, but
it Is probable that he became cramped
and was run over.
Lewis Bekkedahl Of Hillsboro, N. D.,
il assisting his brother M. FL. Bekke
dahl, in strengthening out the affairs OF
the Westby bank. Paul Steenson and
Emil Syeen are also assisting in the
work.
The village board got out a complaint
charging DR., Hammerstad with selling
liquor contrary to law and against the
Will of the people as expressed by their
vote at the election last spring. The
preliminary hearing was conducted
by Dist Atty Bennett before Justice l..
Grimsrud to determine whether or not
there was sufficient CAUSE for issuing a
warrant The case was put, over until
Saturday the Gath inst. = when Or.
Hammerstad plead guilty and was fined
$50 and costs, amounting to $65.3s.
Ernest and Louis Keir, the former
from Dawson City, Alaska, and the lat
ter from Liberty Pole, were guests of
Principal Smith, Monday. Ernest will
return in Fspruary. On his trip here
he walked 327 miles, paying So a day
fcr boeId, and rode 81 miles across
Write Pass, paying $50 for his ticket
Beefsteak at Dawson has gone down
from ST. 30 to 35e per pound. Flour is
50 per hundred. Other provisions have
gone down accordingly. Mr. Keir deals
in wood, which sells for S17 per cord.
A chopping ak costs "a.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
WrI,tsn or rold 70 the Censor.

Ezra w. Shreve, Orchard, Alabama:
"Well, / am glad / live in Alabama,
where you don't have to shovel snow,
and where they don't tax man to death
The fellows down here don't know what
taxation is; have but very little idea.
r. B. Hoyt, Chaseburg: I'VE are all
railroad now, but are having hard pull
to land the town. We are giving them
our time and good will; are in hopes we
will be able to get a majority,
Grant Cox, Purdy: Our Woodman
Camp will give the big ball of tho season
on February 90; want you choppers all
to come.
Charles Waters, Washington state;
cara Favor in CENSOR says: II th ink
s165, spot cash, is pretty good rent for
little over an acre Of tobacco land.
Read in my article of $500 per acre al
White Salmon. When / was boy
learned little verseGn Sunday school
think: Tobacco is an Indian weed, the
devil sowed the seed, it drains your
pockets, scents your clothes, and makes
a chimney of your nose. Go west Fa
vor and grow berries.
Andy Russell: There is about ten
pounds additional male" on my rura
route. It's at the home Johnnie Hecht
and he's vainly proud over the arriya
of his first son.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
Special prices on table linens at
Tate's Big store.

Special prices on table linens at
Tates Big store.
The snow storm Of last night and
to.doy was the worst Of the season, IT
being accompanied by heavy wind. 1T
IL estimated that about 10 inches Of snow
fell RuraI mail carriers and the two
La Crosse stages could not make their
trips.
-Coming-Tuson Cannon 60. with
the musical comedy, "A Base Hit, viii
appear 1T the Opera House. Tuesday
eye. FEB. 10th. The plot OF "A Base
! Hit does not hinge entirely on baseball
I One Of The principal parts Is that OF Joe
/ Mahan, amenical loafer, ready to MAKE
! d dollar honestly or dishonesty. lie u
compelled By force OF circumstance to
Le. at one and the same time. a noted
/ baseball player, detective, jockey, q
father .iri-law. father ard an uncle. a.
well AZ his own iniInitable self. The
eonpauy consists 81 eleven c.@vsr enc
uD-t6-iate people and those who would
enioy a good laugh should not fail to se'
"A Base Hit.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
New Lodge at Ross.

John F. Weber, deputy supreme mas
ter, instituted lodge of Mystic Work
ers at Ross January 26, with a member.
ship Of twenty. The officers installed
are:
Prefect-P0ber Mason
Monitor stanley De Witt
Secretary-W. II. Caldwell
Banker-perry Mccullough.
Warder--Wi William Nc Cullough.
Sentinel-Elmer Harris.
Supervisors. s. Harris, l.. f. Caldwell,
Walter Keller.
Marshai--H. W. Caldwell.
Pbysicians~Drs. a. T.. Minshall and A. j.
Dake.
The Mystic team Of this city, with
large company of brothers and sisters,
made fraternal visit to Ross on Fri
day night last when degree work wae
performed by the locals. A supper
speeches and general good time were en-
ioyed The visitors report most hos
pitable reception.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
Very HELPLESS Mortals .

Rev Jenkin Lloyd Jones declares
that the girl who cannot make and
bake bread, compound pudding and
wash and iron her own shirt waist Is a
fraud upon American womanhood and
by no means qualified for the honorable
position of wife and mother Yea,
verify, and the man who cannot black
his own boots. find his own collar but
ton. curry the family nag and hook mp,
saw the wood, keep the furnace going
without the use of eight tons g. profan-
ity to every nine pounds of coal, shovel
the snow from the walks, NOV the
lawn and baul the clothes iiae taut is
not fit for the exalted position Uf hus-
band and father Minneapolis Times
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
lFlom IN pesoto Argus.l


Will Haverly of Redmound, shipped
a car load of stock TO Chicago from this
point Tuesday.
Several Of his reighbors assisted AL
bert Broadhead of the Retreat vicinity,
in delivering car load of atock here
Mr.. Broadhead accompanied the lot to
Chicago.
Vincent Wilt of Cashton was in the
city. He returned by way of La Crosse
frcm which place his little daughter,
who has been in hospital undergoing
an operation for appendicitis, will &C.
company him home.
Favorable news was received here
from j. Fl. Seymour, who has just un-
dergone successful operation on one
of his limbs, at the st Francis hospital
in La Crosse.
8. A. Tenney, one of Coon Valleys
successful farmers, has secured q posi-
ton in the Viroqua electric light plant
and departs with his family for that
city today.
Herman Bakken and Maurice Collins
hitched their dogs to sleds and drove to
Lansing, making the distance of five
miles in sixty-five minutes one way and
thirty the other. 1t was quite unique
method Of travelling and the boys made
good time.
Cassius Cushing encountered mar
row escape from injuries on his return
from trip in Richland vicinage. A
stray hog crossed the road between the
cutter and Mr. Cushing's horse, fright
ening the animal, which became un-
manageable and ran, instantly throw
ing the occupant of the cutter out and
dragged him some distance, The cut.
| ter was somewhat broken up, while
aside from few slight bruises and
scratches, its owner was none the worse
for the accident
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
Yerr Busv Times o ali Hands

1t ig very active season in to.
bacco matters. In every neighborhood
people are stripping and preparing
their crops for market, and they
are becoming impatient. many
of them, to make their deliveries before
sleighing is no more But they are
not permitted 20 bring in their crops
until notified. Last week was bene-
fetal r. growers who had tobacco still
hanging and afforded them opportunity
to clean up for the year The weather
conditions were ideal for this Andrew
Swenson, north Of Eestby, assisted by
Soren Larson. hauled his crop through
this city TO Readstown on Monday.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
lrrom lhe vloln Intelllrencer.


w. N. Miller has bought the Fred
Schroeder farm two miles north OF
Viola. Mr. Schroeder will move his
family to Viola to live, where he owns
residence property which he will I'M
prove by remodeling
We regret to chronicle the sad intelli-
gence that Mrs. John w. Potts lost her
reasoning facilities. Sh9 was adjusted
insane and taken 10 the state hospital at
Mendoza today. Thursday She leaves
large family Of children who will
sadly miss loving mothers care
A record breaker Of this country, is
that Thomas Patten and Joseph Davis
cut 100 cords Of wood in IL days, and
took It from the stump. Who can beat
! itf
City Marshal Curtis was down from
| Tirooua on Tuesday and arrested Q. E.
| Briggs end Matt Potter on charge Cf
| larceny. The boys came from Viroqua
a few days before.
Fred Eckhardt of Viroqua, has leased
100 feet Of ground along the railroad
| track west Of the Viola warehouse and
will build grain elevator of large ca
pacity the coming season. A grain ele-
! ystor is something that every town well
comes and Viola viii mol be slow to ap-
preciate it. The fact that Mr.. FJkna1dt
il back of the proposition assures us
hat plenty Of capitol viii be invested at
/ tall times.
IT,. =.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
Please Don't Ask It.

Custom makes people do strange
things, and among tine most senselese OF
customs DEGREES is the published Gard
Of Thanks The true spirit OF thank
fulness is too tender and too deep to be
disposed Of in cold type, black ink and
stereotyped expression. The idea that
when friends perform common acts OF
kindness for each other chat it is neces-
sary TO appear in public print with a
card of thanks il all bosh. -Ricevilie
Recorder
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
Opera House, Feb. 10th. A Base


Opera House, Feb. 10th. A Base Hit
ROYAL Worcester corset for sale at
Tate's Big store.
Miss Whelma Larson entertained a
party of friends at whist Wednesday.
John Layer, Of Lacrosse, a brother
of Herman Layer, is now employed In
the Boston store
Musical comedy, Base Hit at Opera
House. Thursday eve, Feb. 10th Seats
on sale at Arnold and Davis.
The most reliable remedy prepara-
ton for kidney trouble is Foleys Kid
new Cure. Sold by A. J. johnson.
Some of the talent Of the local Odd
Fellows go to Soldiers Grove this eve
, ming to assist in instituting an encamp-
ment at that place.
--TrvH w. Barker's Cough, Catarrh,
Consumption Remedy il you want the
| best medicine the world has ever known,
at Johnson's drug store.
Why not try a. W. Barker's Cough,
! Catarrh Consumption Remedy at john
sons drug store. It's the medicine that
! will please you, nothing like 1t
Jacob Johnson has installed gaso-
line engine in his market for the propul-
sion OF his S6usdbt EtAA0CA' 80 -
chased the same of A. d. Helgeson.
-Thost. Thompson, who resides four
miles west Of this city, has been serious
" i'll with pneumonia for the past week
but is better at the present writing
"A Base Hit, musical comedy, Jus'
having played Minneapolis, st Paul
Winona, Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls
at Opera House, Tuesday eve, Feb. 1ott
Seats now on sale.
Vernon County Fair dates have beer
settled for Is, 16, II and 18th Of Sept
The meeting held Wednesday afternoon
70 consider the proposition Of building
new fair house, was adjourned on az
count of bsG weather ami roads, unit
Saturday, Feb. 14th, in city Of Viroqus
of the many large crops Of tobacc
r raised in the Kickapoc Valley th
! Perald has yet to hear Of ore that equal
! the ]. G. Flanagan crop IN acreage
= From g. acres be raised 0,769 pounds
I which sold for II cents stra ght, nettin
= him the neat sum Of $l,OIS 30 0-Readi
, town Herald.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
Always out of Joint.

Some people seem 10 be born in an
unhappy frame Of mind. They cannot
ADMIRE excellency without making
some comment on deficiencies. With
these, people and things generally are
always ont Of Joint They are simply
In a critical andspasmodic attitude and
nothing except grumblng will satisfy
their morbid condition. They remind
US very strikingly Of the old lady who,
when she was asked how she felt re-
piled that she felt better, but that when
she felt better che always felt worse, as
she knew that If she felt better she was
going TO have a bad spell again. -Ex
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
Bslter Tbsa lie eest

The Vernon County CENSOR has long
been krown as an ideal country news
paper and to be as good as the CENSOR
would be as high as we would wish to
place our aims, but one of our subseri-
bers says the Argus Is even better
The CENSOR, by the way, recently Gel
eFrated its f'orty-eighth anniversary by
the installation Of new Cottrell press.
--DeSotc Argus.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
THE pIRE harvest oF pEArR.
Many are Called to Their Final Abode RsaTer
Death Cuts Wide Swath Five in One Week


Mrs john Potts of Viola, died lt M~n-
dota, Monday last, February 2nd She
became seriously sick last weeek and
was taken TO Mendoza for treatment,
where she received he best medical at
tention and care She leaves familF
of six children, one a baby six month
old. The funeral services wel9 held
Brush Hollow today, J hn Potts
we'll known in this vicinity, having be s
chairman of towL of Liberty for a nu g
ber of years. He has two brothe7aaS
Viroqua, Thomas and James, Thesy-.
pathy of CENSOR il extended 10 J
and his mother,ess children.
Another of the early aet5lsrs p.l.5 a
away at the home of her daught !. p 8.
William Oliver, in the town of q q "a,
Sunday last, February let "Grau 9 i"
Palmer as she was familiarly knqoo in
Viroqua, was born in New Hampshire
in 1891, Came to Virequa with her hus-
band in the summer Of '6G, where she
made her home unit the last few years
Her husband died in November, 1891 a
daughter, Mrs. Oliver two sons. Frank
and Artemus, survive her, The funeral
was held in V:toqua last Tuesday.
this city, died at Madison Jan 27 O.
tuberculosis and the remains were
brought here for burial on Thursday
last, Deceased was resident of this
city for some years, having learned the
drug business here He was about 81
years old and leaves your son to
mourn his untifnely demise, The CEN
soR extends its deepest sympathy TO the
bereaved, Albert Spellum and wife
of Westby, and Oscar SpelluIn, of Neils
vile were in after dance at the funeral
Miss Tena s tndwick, sister of Thomas
Sandwich of this city, died of diphtheria
this morning in Chicago, where she has
been preparing herself for the vocation
of trained nurse. II is not known as
to whether the deceased will be brought
to the parental home at West Prairie for
burial Thomas Sandwich departed last
evening TO look after the disposition of
the remains.
As we go to press we learn that Clar.
ence Lamphere formerly young mao
Of this city, died of typhoid fever in
hospital at Winona, Minn. We 20 70
press too early to have learned the par
tieulars.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
THE VOICE OF THE PRESS /.
Scraps Of information and Fact Picked From The
County Press.
LFrom the I.nFarre Enternrise. !

From the LaFarge Enterprise.l
Job Nc Daniel, who moved to Califor-
mia last spring, is back shaking hands
with old acquaintance on Webster Creek.
Lutherans have a handsome new or
gan installed in their church which was
irst used last Sunday.
VIM. Butterfeld has been setting up
his saw mill soush Of Thayer's lumber
yard and will saw for them.
Meetings are in progress at the NJ. z.
church conducted by the pastor j. h.
Dennison, and Miss Mary E. Baker, a
young lady evangelist
Reuben Rundecker received intelh-
gence of his brother, George, who is up
near Ladysmith, having had the misfor-
tune to break his leg short time ago
while working in saw mill.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
BARnAINsl

II bargains, real genuine bargains, is
what you are looking for, just call at
our shoe department. We are making
very great cats TO close out our winter
goods, but can show you bargains IN
every line. n ". WILLIAMS q Co.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
.7aU .7g5out aow friends and Ws!gA6Ors.
FEBRUARY

What greater destiny could fate have given
To thee than name thy wintry sun.
To first gaze on two greater gifts OF heaven
A Lincoln ana Washington.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
Laih sawIpg 81 sprlngvIlle.

My mill at Spring. lie will be used
for lath-sawiug rs soon as sufficient tim
Der is on the ground.
A b THOMPSON.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04

Buy your hosiery and underwear al
Tate's Big store.
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Buy your dress goods at Tate's Big
store.
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The New Trunk Line.
ON the phlladeiphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
The complete and graphic account
which the Press published yesterday
OF the entrance OF the Wabash system
into Pittsburg repeats the railroad
history of the past. Tho Wabash is
going into Pitsburg just as the New
York and New England went TO Bos-
ton. Nickel Plate pushed it's way to
Buffalo, and the West Shore made it's
way to New York and the Baltimore
and Ohio TO Philadelphia. These
things cost money. and most Of the
money spent proved strictly perma-
nent investment. Competition comes
high, but 1t has 10 come II is hard
on milionaires and corporations, but
the general public gains. It does not
gain exactly as II expects, but it gains
with every new lire there Is a dream
OF lower fares and rates, but I'm the
end a is found that these drop by the
general broad cheapening Of traffic and
not by special competition at special
points. East and west trunk line
freight rates have an fallen since Sem
ator Brice and his associates paralleled
the Vandebilt system I'm Ohio with The
Nickel Plate; but they have not fallen
because OF this or any other compcti-
tlon but because of the general im-
provement IN transportation.
Evening journal., 1903-10-02
WE'RE THEY scoLDED LIKE BAD BoYs2

rware two presumably invitation
the President went to washington yesterday reports
view as given by newspapers
indicate
following tho Philadelphia Record
Ae and ana ban Of pssyors decidedly bad quarter
<ted them like Dutch uncle about their failure unite ameay
continued between The Republican factions
The Senators dd not remain long at
that when
From reliable sources 1t learned President
Delaware political situation
may take some radical action inae w prevent even @ sate'e r over
me @ M 0pon h o. me sa1l St s,s tbe to saos W e~ gS
% ss ana % As1 & M o e % Bae % rey nno1neeG their inability to
agree lhe President then buniy sa s me ne Would % % aee some pan
OF akg appointnents without any my & y so0l e,ner &
driven to eStremy to
Tno Iresdeat determined some peace
ware 60 far as ledes4 patroaas goes @ & t @ e an ana au
nate commission to
believe that President Roosevelt talked to senator's like
threatened their heads making
a appointments in Delaware The reason that under the Constitution
which binds President as wen as seeo he bound make auch ap
discussion yesterday by and with the of
interpreted meaning that
tors are to
confirm thus protecting its members We refuse
rsss ana we take he is moi n man 10 sni resronsbly
Of from Dela-
their quars and to report
bad emcen ineni-
Delaware represent her and under
departments
the other would be
erbe outrage that Delaware should resent regardless Of party or fac
make fight consress thus nung the
Of
ad good Republican
admier of President Roosevelt
In addition TO having
entire Delaware bar with three or four eNp
ability quesoned and yet when
ousd the who had
rensae Byne lie did this too knowing
the the ad-
Of him after the adjourn
Of liable Mistakes but It
the
Delaware Senators his scapegoats
President make an ap-
should be
factonal differences ons enough to unite ana op-
matter how emil
Inundated enough already OF course
impossible he has choice
be within the Constitutional linz
candidates named by the
sad while scna-
p the other II
competent
making the appointment the
better guide
Of be The President
should ask Them