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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20

Madison, Wis, Dec. "A bill car
rying an indefinite appropriation and
providing for the punishment as fc
contempt of any persons or corpora
tons that refuse to comply with the
orders of the committee to investigate
insurance and railroads was intro
duced in the assembly by the COM
mittees on railroads, and finance,
banks and insurance n is designed to
carry out the provisions of the joint
resolution introduced by the commit
tee and providing for the investiga-
ton. No limit is set in the bill upon
the amount of money that may be
spent by the committee in the course of
its investigation. The assembly ad-
iourned until 8 o'clock Monday night,
when it is expected the senate resolu-
ton to adjourn next Saturday will
come up, but the administration lead
ers may prevent action until more
progress has been made on the meas
ures advocated in the governors mes
sage.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20


Madison, Dec. S.-The extra ses.
sion will terminate Dec. 16, according
to a resolution introduced by Senator
Hatten and adopted. All business
except messages from the governor
or from one house to the other will
stoop Wednesday noon. The senate
stoop Wednesday noon. The senate
passed bill introduced by the com.
mittee on education TO allow the uni.
versity TO borrow money from the gem
eral fund If the secretary of state
and governor believe there is money
enough in that fund to warrant loan.
IL is a temporary relief e sure,
recommended by Governor LaFollette
to tide over the university until the
time of the collection of t;akes renders
the regular university appropriations
available.
A resolution to investigate the
financial affairs and administration of
the university was offered by AS.
semblyman Cleary on account of
seeming deficit in university fund of
S450,000. Two bills were offered by
the committee on privileges and
elections-providing for the voting
for first and second choices In
primary elections and to abolish the
use of the straight ticket arrange
ment on voting machines. The
Schauer resolution to hold a mock
primary so as to see how the second
choice scheme works was adopted.
The senate advanced the grain in
spection amendments but there has
to fight it.
The committee en- assessment and
collection of taxes introduced in the
assembly a bin providing that in case
the supreme court declares the ad
valorem tax law uncons itutional, the
state shall be entitled to q license
fee on The gross earnings of the com
panies as heretofore ami shall also be
entitled to a license fee hereafter
without any other act of the legis
lature. This bin is to provide against
the railroads escaping taxation in the
future in the event of the supreme
court declaring against the ad va
loren law. The same committee re-
ported for passage the bin intro
duced Thursday night providing that
the railroad assessment shall not be
invalid because of any over taxation
in northern counties on personal prop
erty or real estate of private individ-
uals
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20
$4,000
Fad 70 Be Scaled Down

Had to Be Scaled Down.
1t was Incumbent upon the universe
ty regents to scale down these appro-
riat.ons either by Drorating the re-
iuction or otherwise as they should
etermine, so that the amount ex-
lenied should not exceed the total of
100000. An inquiry at the secretary
# states Office in regard to the
mount which was expended under
his law shows that it was 100000
hat the unworthy regents did not ex-
coed the amount appropriated and
hat n their dlscreuon concluded to
educe the appropriation otherwise
han ratably.
AS to the Cattle.
The charge that there have been
extravagant amounts expended for
cattle at the university is based upon
the fact that the legislature appropri-
ated $4,000 for his purpose. 1t was
grade cattle so that the university
could have good stock for the instruc-
ton in the agricultural course. This
appropriation was expended in the
purchase of cattle as was intended by
the legislature
The truth is" said a senator, there
has not been one dollar of rne univer-
sity funds so far as any OF the inves-
legations and inquiries which have
been made discloses but has been hon
estly expended The enemies of the
institution in the legislature have not
intimated that one dollar of the funds
was wrongfully expended. The
trouble is that the university auttJri-
ties have been acting upon the as
sumption that money was available
for the institution when in fact 1t had
not been levied in the form of a tax.
nor was It collected or in the treasury.
The university authorities and some
of the regents claim they were led to
take this view of the finances Of the
institution because of the opinion of
leading lawyer. former member of
the board of regents and man who
takes a great interest In the affairs of
the institution"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Comfy omeers.

Comfy Ohicers.
Jounty Judge ....... d. o. Mahoney
Sheriff ...... Chas q. Ward
County Clerk -. James J. Marshall
County Treasurer 49,. Torger Berge
Register Of Deeds :. CLAUS GilbertsoR
clerk of the Court 800. ID. F. Mains
District Attorney 49,. Earl B. Harkin
County Superintendent II. l.. Gardner
Surveyor ......... Alex Ristow
Coroner .......... w. w. Dunlap
linn BID Supervisors Michael Brody
P " Commissioner ..... l.. H. Glenn
Supt. Insane Asylum $50. F. Wilkins
City officers.
Mayor ............ w. N. Coff1and
City Clerk .......... H. e. Packard
Treasurer ....... e. M. Minshali
Assessor ............. II. Z. GoSllnR
Justices s. r. Pollard, Squire Toney
Marshal .............. P. s. Curtiss
Constables w. w. Dunlap, Frank Riley
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

LA BELLE LODGE, A. r. 4 A. N. No.e
Meets the First and Third Wednesdays 81
each month. Hall IN williams block.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20

vIROQUA LODGE, /. o. o. F.-MEHTN
ever Saturday night in williams block
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20

vIROQUA K o. T NJ MEETS ON
every Monday evening In Alliance Hall, a
f:S0. p. M.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20

W. c, T. U.-MBETs FIRST THURSDAY
NJ ea'h mouth at 8 p. m.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20

vIRoQUA ENCAMPMENT |. o. D. p.
Ne 90. Meets every Monday evening.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20

viRUOUA CANTON -PArRIARCHsM ILg
saat-Meets Erst and third Tueoday evenings
Ct each month.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20

wOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS MEETS
sn alternate Saturday afternoons.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20

vIRoQUA CHAPTER, R. A. NJ, MEETH
every Second and Fourth Wednesday 81
each month.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20
Not Founded in Fact.

The statement that the university
had received an appropriation for a
building. spent the money but did not
have the building to show for the
money Was received with surprise. II
was thought that there must be foun.
dation for so broad a statement. An
examination Of the law. chapter S44
of the laws of 1903, showed. however,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-sERvy-
pee at 1890 q. m. and 1870 p. m. each Sab
bath. Sunday school at II m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST - PREACRANQ
gvery Sunday at 1890 a. m. and In the evez-
ing. Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN CHURCH
Services every Sunday at 6 O'Clock.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20

COURT JERRY RUsK. NO siAs. INDIE
RAndent Order of Foresters-Ftrst ana Thtr&
Thursday OF each month 1t Alliance hall.
vIRoQUA ROYAL NEIGHBoRs--kssA
first and Third TUESDAY Evenings ~ ss&&
mcnth.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20

ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORK
NEN-First and Third Tuesdays OF sasA
&onth.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20

MYSTIC WORKERS OF THE woKLp-s
Meets second and fourth Tuesday evenings
h each month ~ W 3. @. Hall.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL.-SERvICE
st 10 80 a. m. and Z 80 p. m. each Sabbath.
aunday school at Il m. Prayer meetings ON
Thursday evenings.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-12-20

vIRoQUA CHAPTER, o. e. g.. MEETS
second Tuesday Of each month In Masonic
Hall.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-09

ever you want to- was the ur-
bane answer, in the conductors
best style.
Sixteen harvest hands bound
for North Dakota. paid a swind.
Ter So each in Chicago for fare
west. In Minneapolis they could
not find a fictitious address and
had to get west the best way
they could. There is nothing SO
disgusting as this deception OF
honest men who are willing to
work.
Pretty Maggie Grant eloped
with Tom Jones from Devils
Lake and was chased by the
girls irate father. AS both are
of age, the old man could not
have done anything had he
caught the couple. The romance
began at the Chautauqna. We
always did say that the Devils
Lake Chauteuqua would make a
record.
Merit Babcock, a farmer 35
years old, killed himself by shoot
ing himself thru the head near
Max postotfice fol ty miles south
OF Minot. Ten years ago he was
engaged to marry a girl in Iowa
and she backed out after all
preparations had been made for
the wedding. Since then he has
been respondent Last spring
his farm buildings burned.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-09
Editor Has Bad Luck

John Schnitzler, editor Of the
Mohall Tribune, pulled his
transportation book containing
300 miles, from his pocket when
the Mohall Flyer was two miles
in the country intending to
square I'D with Jim for his ride
home. A wind caught the book
and carried it out OF the window.
The editor had the train stopped
and searched the right of way
for a couple of hours but did not
find the book. He walked back
to the city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-09
PLEASANTLY EFFECTIVE.

Never in the way, no trouble to carry,
easy to take, pleasant and nevar failing
in results are DeWitt's Little Early
'Risers. These famous little pills are a
certain guarantee against headache,
biliousness, torpid liver and all of the
ills resulting from constipation. They
tonic and strengthen the liver. Cure
jaundice. Sold BY Mccoy g. Co,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-09
STATE NEWS.
Donnybrook will have a farm.
ers' elevator

ers' elevator.
An aerie OF Eagles was organ
lied at Sherwood.
A dipping tank has been or.
dered for Sherwood.
The premium list OF the Gran
| vile fair has been made public.
Sherwood is talking OF digging
a we'll and buying a fire engine.
Sherwood hunters have killed
chickens and ducks out Of season.
This is the season of the year
when your fine hunting dog is
likely to turn up missing.
The Norwich Item complains
that too much swearing is heard
on the streets of that little burg.
The Sherwood journal wants
the prohibition laws enforced
since a local pigger made a gun
play.
Tom Hurley OF the Bowbells
Tribune seems to be authority
on all discussions regarding
poker.
McHenry county editors have
formed an association and will
work for the repeal Of the Street
er gag law.
A dry goods merchant at Dew
lis Lake advertised shirts and
overalls more than half off and
six shoppers tainted.
One OF the dead sailors in the
resent Bennington disaster was
A. II. Schoregge, son of Chas.
Schoregge a FlaXton farmer.
Owing to the wet weather, the
prairie chicken crop is rather
light. The heavy rains caused
the death OF many little ones.
In the window of a Fargo store
appeared this advertisement:
"These are the cheapest micro
scopes ever offered for the mon
ey."
The two Towner editors are at
war-as we eXpected-when we
heard that Bert Young intended
starting a new paper. Bert's a
fighter.
Queenly Ward county has 25S.-
O46 acres Of land under cultiva-
ton and the sum OF $2,6S2,1O7
was depended for her schools
last year.
The Glenburn Advance stands
back OF States Attorney MCGEE
in prosecuting blind piggers from
that place, three OF whom were
arrested.
The McHenry county editors
will meet in Minot, Aug. II,
when a constitution and bylaws
for their new organization will
be adopted.
Two Berwick inventors are
manufacturing a new fuel-by
boiling straw to a pulp, pressing
it into stove lengths and drying
the sections.
Lightning struck Mrs. Whites
millinery store at Donnybrook
and didn't even ruff1e a feather
inside. Mrs. White was in the
building but was not hurt.
Eastern papers are full of sto-
ries OF turtles found with dates
on their backs showing great
age. Out west here, we have
smell games that will beat those
all hollow.
1t is said that the average
whiskey is being made at a cost |
OF nine cents a gallon and when
bottled and labeled "Honev
Dew or "Mountain Brook" sells |
rapidly for Sc a gallon.
A Valley City minister gives
two reasons why baseball should
not be played on Sunday. One
is that it desecrates the Sabbath
and the other is that, being a
minister he cannot attend the
games.
A land man near Crosby is said
to have charged $50 for filing
out an application for final proof
AN exorbitant price. Such fell
lows should not be allowed to
practice in this or any other
district.
Macaroni wheat is becoming a
greater favOrite with the farm
ers each year. 1t is said that a
great deal Of macaroni -four is
mixed with the other kind, and
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-09
EDITORIAL COMMENT.


feet and a half tall
working at Peermo er1hod and Stanley That's
little funny Bro Palmer there isn't depot at Palermo
just bunch OF ties Guess again.
The Mnot Eagle band another delightful the
ns
could hear such music well known fact that the band is
On Ladds enforcing pure
food law tpapers Of the have lost thousands OF dollars
Viii han e hod Ss
ing to sacrifice something for suffering humanity.
member in the You who receive OF these cop look
schools OF the state There not aqueson but what thorough
ly touched upon by this book.
sad fact that Ward county is too small small for the great de-
h haas 81 Se the um5r zee cea saas
steadily It to huddle the prisoners into small
space and the sleeping small 1t will
sary in time to enlarge the JAIL
D H GHr m sng apd the oesEs s
court costing the county four five hundred dollars
and still give fair trial. The present. set Of
nrvpn % to be good timber who cannot be purchased with
all the have been by Prof Laid pure food
fa and nee ae been f @ to-
make tour Of the state and inspect the druggists stocks Many
ns t h s Mil meEs s i e gS and is along this
An exchange that may sound little startling but
to BE an 1 o em ae aE the
make Clerks DOCTORS lawyers and preachers
@ The trou6e that boys are too avoid the labor
life and anxious to follow calling that does
The De Laos printed an article about young fell
in
seems to have stirred pretty good sized hornets Bro
Would publish going one but we
hen m hs u ad in M best e sn fellow n od But
the worst that leave little pertaining domestic
Some 60 you eo~ who never had million dollars like
We will you When you have million dollar bills and
pile them up fiat another and take them off
You would have walk tx miles, II you had that
am W no cae the M Toua be be no miles And
bed slat broke and we woke up
opinion Minnesota e and S Sor Dakota 1Sa
Inc following is e1pped from letter written BY Ser
that quite fully It that the average easterne does
to ' o SRs " " Gs could as
idea Of conditions and closes his Usually
by ts ef" st. hs Paul 3 at s c
f till sFoss prafes h that did not to
the the Northern did not look as
sS try m sEs vn No nd s fbt
truth there is but " good the line Of road
travelled and millions OF that not tempt
horned toad to settle on -
The INDEPENDENT promised it's week that would
inquire into the conditions them the true facts OF the
so nearly able them In convesa
ton with A. oInnsOn who line of
Northern informed that there little rust at Devils
Lake Churches Ferry and Lamoe of variety but
ad done little damage and for ten days did spread
very little black rust was noticed in Ward county
the leaves ana d not bid fair to spread thestaks
does little damage. On the eats holes in tho
plant thus DESTROYING the moisture sample Of
sent to Prof Boeyo the Agricultural College, u.s. PERHAPS
the creates authority on black the world black rust
was noticed on the plant and Prof Boey furthermore
statement that he could how black
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06
The Gladys Vanderbilt Scarf.
rom the New York Press

From the New York Press.
One of the imported fads which has cap
tured Gladys Vanderbilt's fancy Is the car
rying of scarf with every costume. These
dainty bits of chiffon, the latest of fash
ions folderols, are a couple Of yards in
length and the exact tint of the gown
which they accompany. Some are trimmed
with plated frills and immense bows Of
satin ribbon, while others are edged with
fine old lace. They are also embroidered or
painted with flowers to match those on hat
or sunshade. The scarf that Miss Wander
bilt likes best is of simple design, just a
cloud of fragile material caught in Just
where the scarf rests on the arm by an
enormous bow of ribbon. She pins the scarf
invisfbly to her left arm under the bows,
while the other end Is held coquettishly In
the right hand. 1t is expected that the in
novation will be enthusiastically appiauded
by Viewpoints debutantes who are in a fut-
ter of excitement to see how she manipu-
lates it. She Is said to be perfect in the
art, and the scarfs swirling silken ends
have cast spell over more than one ad-
mirer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06

authorities do not seek to enforce It, and
it is open question what would be the
result If 1t should suddenly be rescued from
| oblivion, because every housekeeper knows
that prices for all sorts of provisions are
nearly, or quite, uniform all over the city.
1t has also been said that the edict con-
corning prices goes forth on each market
day-and that might easily be shown to
come under the head of controlling
prices.
If these lawmakers of the ffties refused
to sanction a trust" those who followed
in the sixties sanctioned at least one
monopoly when, on May II, 1863. they
enacted in favor of a Mr.. Hennessey as
follows:
''Hennessey's patent corrugated bricks
are legalized for barrel sewers, arches and
other purposes to which they may be use
fully applied"
Another law concerning bricks and brick
molds was passed as early October 81,
1920, and in the absence of special re-
trouble. This peculiar old statute made it
Illegal for bricks made in the city Of Wash
ington for sale to the other than mine
inches and one-quarter long in the clear,
four inches and five-eighths Wide in the
clear and two inches and a half deep in
the clear"
stock bricks" however, might be made
two inches and five-eighths deep In the
clear. fine of $50 was provided as a
penalty for violation of the law.
Building regulations there were as early
as 1791. as is witnessed in an amendment
styled Regulation No. g." given under the
hand OF George Washington, President on
June %, 1906 The father of his country
found by experience that the articles pro-
viding that the wall of no house shall be
higher than forty feet to the roof in any
part of the city. nor shall any be lower than
thfrty-five feet on any of the avenues, were
likely to impede the settlement In the city
of mechanics and others whose circum-
stances will not admit of erecting houses of
the description authorized"
1T is therefore declared" continues this
amendment. that the operation of said ar
ticles shall be and the same Is hereby sus-.
pended until the first Monday in December
in the year 1900, and that all houses which
shall be erected in the said city OF Wash
ington prior to the first Monday in Decem-
her. 1890. conformable in other respects to
the regulations aforesaid. shall be consid-
cred as lawfully erected; except that no
wooden houses. covering more than 800
square feet. higher from the ground than
twelve feet from the sill to the cave, shall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06

piles to be removed?
If not the law of August 10. 1862, has
been violated and, according to the speci-
fications of that law, shown in Webb's Di-
gest of 1871, q fine of not more than S. and
not less than 81 may be imposed
This however, is only one of the obsolete
laws, Of the old corporation Of Washington.
and If the policeman on his beat walks
over many a dust-covered sidewalk In the
course of his daily rounds he does not en-
force the law simply because it has fallen
into disuse. Similarly there are scores Of
old statutes, very few of which have been
repealed by stated act of the old common
council of the cities of Washington and
Georgetown, or by the board of aldermen
or by any Of the governing powers of the
capital which have followed, and yet these
laws may be violated with impunity and
the chances are fully ninety-nine in hun
dred that the best-posted baton swinger
anxious though he be to make a record in
number of arrests, would never lift dis
turbing hand.
That the lawmakers of the late fifties
were alive to the dangers now widely
heralded of trusts" and that such com
binations In restraint Of trade" were not to
be tolerated is evidenced in the existing
copy of article 10 OF the act OF December
So 1853. which says:
ut shall not be lawful for any person
or persons engaged in buying or selling
meats, vegetables, eggs, poultry. butter or
any other description of produce IN the
public markets to enter Into agreement or
combination with any other person or per-
sons whatever, either directly or indirectly,
for the purpose of regulating. controlling
or raising the prices of such articles; and
if any person or persons shall SO agree or
combine, they shall be liable to fine of
not less than ten nor more than twenty
dollars for each offense, to be recovered
and applied as other fines are"
This particular statute, be it remembered,