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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

Viroqua, Wis.
Dear Sir Porterh0use, so much; neck,
so much; all the way between
Jast so with paint Devoe lead and.
zinc is the porterhouse Nobody wants
the neck; the between, some say, ia good
enough for them.
But Devoe costs less, not more. than
between. Lead-and-oil is between IL /.
the old-fashioned paint. But zinc has
come in. Zinc toughens white lead.
Devoe leed-and zinc Is the paint thai
wears twice as long as lead .and.oil.
MIR John N Deitel, Fair Haven, N Y,
writes:
MT Charles Hallenbeck, OF this pIace
painted MS house three years ago with Devot
ad-and zinc; his father painted AT the
same time with lead -and-otl Today the SON,
mousse looks as well AS the day Il was painted
while the fathers house has ali chslked OF
Ahd needs painting very badly, The fathel
says ne VIII paint With Devoe next time. -
Yours truly,
w. F. DEvoE & Co.
New York and Chicago.
r. Sd. f. Nuzum sells our paints.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

The Madison State; Steve Elkins, cor.
poration senator from West Virginia,
says that this congress will not pass the
Esch-Townsend bill to increase the pow.
ers of the interstate commerce commits
sion Steve Elkins and John Spoonel
and some other senators are proving tn,
necessity of electing United States sena
tors by direct vote of the people Polit
zeal events are moving rapidly and thu
plain people are neither Indifferent no.
a3leep.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

At largely attended teachers meet
ing recently held at Westby, strong en-
dorsement was given to the bill intro
duced by Assemblyman Dahl for the re-
peal of tho tax Of one dollar levied for
the privilege of writing for teachers
certificate at county examinations
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

Inauguration day at Washington on
Saturday next Roosevelt will become
president by the largest majority ever
given any man for the position. People
have faith in him because he does things
and has the courage to stand firm for
policies and the grade of politics that
promises greatest good to the greatest
number.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

William J. Bryan's Commoner, late
issue, says: Kicked out Of the republi-
can national convention-elected COVER.
nor on republican ticket and then chos-
en- for the United States senate by near
ly thres-quarters vote in republican
legislatrre-this is quite q record for
eight months, bat La Toilette has made
just such record. If the president
leads a reform movement in his party
La Toilette is likely to be the Roosevelt
candidate before the next republican ma
tiCnal convention.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01
sreelal Sale for WoIkigg Mr.

For the next ten day. only we will
make the following reduction. 90 cen,
overalls, SO cents; So cent oyerslis n
e9nts; rs cent oyeralls, 65 cents: 20 cent
overalls, go cents: 65 cent oversU~ AZ
cents; so cent overalls, 10 cents. Work.
ing jackets, same reduction Shirts
socks, gloves and mittens 10 to 90 per
cent reduction.
TIE BLUE FRONT STORE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

La Crosse Chronicle; When an insur
ance company gets into the habit of Civ,
ing $1oo, 900 dinners with French act.
resses to dance on the table, a side at
traction it is time for policy holders OF
that company to pause. Just imagine
how we in Wisconsin would feel if Judge
Henry L. Palmer and Vice President
Merrill Of the Northwestern Mutual
were to take on such habit.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

Editor L. D. Bailey of the Richland
Rustic, has secured a government job at
Washington by grace of Congressman
Babcock.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

The State: Twelve men, acting in con.
cert, have the power to tax eighty mil,
lior people through freight and passen.
ger rates under our present system. and
when the eighty million people ask to
have voice in the making of freight
aud passenger rates they are impudent.
ly informed that neither themselves nor
any men that they might select know
enough to make rates for the trauspor.
tition Of Passengers or freight. wheth.
er the peopss have or have not the reqni.
site knowledge to make proper rates
they are going to try their hand at it
and if the railway companies are not
Satisfied they can appeal to the courts
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

In the assembly two bills that have
created much discussion, both in and
out of the Legislature, were reported for
indefinite postponement-that to sup
plant county boards of supervisors by
commissioners, and the other removing
the time limit of five days after issuance
of license before couples may marry.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

- s--' N~''1 - ~ '-''A--1-
In the matter Of the estate Of Anna Larson
deceased.
on this 18th day OF February, A. y. 1895, upoa
sou, OF the town Of Coon. Vernon couutr.
Wisconsin, stating that ANS Larson late Of
the town Of Coon, Of The county Of Vernon
died interstate, on or aooat the 9th 3ay Ct Jau..
1875, and praying that A. J Aloea be ap-
pointed adninistratcr Of the estate ot said de-
ceased
Il Is ordered. tast said application be hear
before me. IS the probate Office &c the CITY tf
FfToquA, Vernon c1unty. Nts-. on tue 4th lay af
April, A, D. 1875. 81 0 O'Clock A. NJ
Ana Il is Fugthes ordered. Thst notlce or tAe
lime and place appointed for hearing said spFli-
cztiCn be given 80 sii persons interested by pub-
iicAtian Of copy o. THIS order toT thres success
ire weeks IL thc Nern On Cou2Sy Censor
printed in s4id county before ths
day nxed for said hearing, BY the Court
D. Q, MAHoNET. County Judge.
Daied. TiroQaA Wis. FEB. p 1875.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

The most reliable preparation Toy KID
ney troubles on the market is Fol s
Kidney Cure. \. J. johnson.
Special values in ribbons az Tate's
Big Store.
The Boston is making special re-.
auctions on ali heavy winter goods,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

Venerable Frank Cooper, eighty years
of age and printer for more than sixty
consecutive years, still puts in regular
hours at the case on that excellent pap
er, the Black River Falls Banner, with
which Mr.. Cooper and his son George
have long been connected as editors and
proprietors. The senior Cooper learned
the printers trade at Ashtabula, Ohio,
entering al office as apprentice in 1874
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

New spring hand tailored. latest
lyle suits, now on exhibition at the
btne Front. We invite CORES risou. he-
heying they have no equal IN style and
make 0'4''
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

President Roosevelt has called a spe-
eial session of the United States senate
t. convene at the seat of government on
March fourth. The session will doubt.
less be brief one and devoted to con.
firmation of executive appointments. 1t
Is announced from Madison that our
newly elected senator, the present gov.
ernor, will not attend the special session.
but remain at his present post till the
legislature adiourns. There are the best
of reasons for this action, which the PEG.
pie will fully appreciate in due time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01
Larson Bros, Viroqua. Wis.

Winter coughs are apt 10 result in
consumption IL neglected They can be
soon broken mp by using Foley's Honey
and Tar A J. johnson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

WEDNESDAY, MARCH l, 1906.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

VERNON COUNTY COUET-IN PROBATE
State OF Wisconsin. County OF Vernon. IS
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-01

Madison Democrat: The St Paul Pic.
neer Press has discovered that Congress.
man Esch of railroad rates fame ia a
great believer in outdoor exercise. and
that he takes long and vigC walks
IN the country surrounding til = capital
And the News of Charlestown, South
Carolina, says he is a coming man who
Is likely to be nominated for president
If not in 1908, then in 1912. This exer.
else is a great thing, and yet Governor
La Toilette attains the same end nv
working like a steam engine indoors and
dieting about daintily as a bluebird
-. -------
The largest pensions in the United
States are drawn by women, twenty
four of whom receive in the aggregate
more thar is paid to $50 veterans in the
vs. month class Mrs. Garfield and
Mrs. Lincoln receive IS, 600 n year each.
Mrs. Philip Il. Sheridan receives 81, 500,
while the pensions Of Mrs Logan. Mrs
Mcclellan and Mrs. Blair are each So. .
600. Eighteen widows Of generals and
adnirals receive 81, 300 year, six 5000
aud one hundred have pensions of 5000
each The total received by $50 widows
amounts to s165,ooo equal to the
amounts received by 2.20S veterans at
twenty cents a day Elk.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-12
DR.. GEORGE R, KOCH.
IN HIS OWN BEHALF
TEsTIFlEs IN eEeHARDT MUIR.
DER TRIAL.
Controverts All the Statements of the
States Witnesses-More Ex
pert Testimony.

Mankato, Mimi, May 9.-Dr. George
r. Koch, on trial for the murder Of
Dr. Gebhardt at New Ulm oil the night
of Nov. last, was witness today on
his own behalf The defendant, conf
dent in manner and ready of speech,
recited his movements on the night of
the murder, claiming that the states
attempt to prove that he was DR.. Geb-
hardts assailant was not borne out by
his movements When the prisoner
stepped down from the stand he plain
| ly showed that he was satisfied with
the progress of the trial and was con-
| fident that the states chain of circum-
stantial evidence had been shattered.
The defendant declared that he was "a
years old and had lived in New Ulm all
his life, excepting when he attended
school in Chicago.
The prisoners father and sister tes-
tilted that the defendant had reached
his home not later than 9:45 o'clock in
the evening. A brother of the prisoner
told of notifying the defendant of the
murder the morning after the tragedy
The defense then offered many wit.
nesses to offset the states expert testl
mony that the prisoner had writer
tn address on the package containing
the bottle of poison which had beer
mailed to DR.. Gebhardt. John r
Thomas and w. w. Davis. MankatC
bankers; Henry Somsen, Prof. Curtis
of Minneapolis, the handwriting ex
pert, and W. E. Koch all testified tina
the handwriting was not that of the de
fendant
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-12
FOUR DAYS OVERDUE
Anxiety over Non-ArlvaI Of Cam
adfan Pacific Liner

!, Liverpool, May 1O.--There is great
anxiety here over the non-arrival at
Montreal of the Canadian Pacific liner
Lake Champlain, Capt. Stewart, which
sailed from this port on April 25, with
LIP passengers and a crew of 1870.
Since she cleared from the local har-
Dor she has not been reported, and, al
though she may have simply been de-
layed by a slight accident to her ma
chinery, thefact that all Of the vessels
arriving here have reported the pres
ence of giant icebergs far to the south
ward of the regular ship channel, and
the prevalence of dense fogs, has
caused feeling of apprehension among
those having relatives on the steamer
The Lake Champlain was due In
Montreal four days ago, according tc
her agents here. .-.,.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-12
MASSACRE OF JEWS
Reports Of Rioting in Southern Russia
Confirmed.

st. Petersburg, May 10.-A dispatch
to the Novosti confirmes reports of a
massacre of Jews at Zhitomir, gov
ernment of Vollhynia, southwestern
Russia. The report says that rioting
began May and continued 4S hours.
1t is said that orthodox Christians
fell upon the Jews in the streets.
Twelve were killed and in the fight
ing so wounded, both sides furnishing
victims.
The Jews were armed as well as
their assailants and fought hard. Pri.
vate dispatches attribute the attack up.
on the Jews to an article which ap.
peared in a paper edited by M. Krou
shevan, former editor of the Besarra
betz of Kishineff, which were held
responsible for the massacre in 1908
London, May 10.-A news agency's
dispatch from Odessa says that 1t is
reported there that 13 Jews have beer
killed in riots at Melitopol in the gov
eminent of Taurida. South Russia.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-12
SENSATIONAL SUITS
AGAINST HER UNCLE
Cleveland Publisher For
$3ooooo.

Cleveland, Ohio, May 9.-In addition
to criminal proceedings filed against
her uncle, M. j. Lawrence, the million
aire publisher of the Ohio Farmer, Miss
Hazel Lawrence began a civil action to-
day in the state courts, asking for
$500 900.
Miss Lawrence in her petition de-
clares that on an occasion of lawn
fete last June at her uncles home in
this city, he induced her to go with
him to the basement of the mansion on
the pretext of exhibiting to her new
electrical plant. She asserts he seized
her and assaulted her when she en-
tered the basement, and states that he
| is the father of the child to which she
gave birth few weeks ago. The state
authorities we're unable to arrest Law
renee, although he has been indicted,
for the reason that he is at present
cruising in the West Indies.
Miss Lawrence, the plaintiff, who has
fortune in her own right, is exceed
ingly pretty and was much sought after
in local society She is a member OF a
number of fashionable clubs. She is
the daughter Of William j. Lawrence,
who was killed in Denver several years
ago. She resided in this city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-12
FEAR OF A WOMAN /
AND DAMAGE SUIT
is SAID TO HAVE CAUSED PREsl
DENT TO SHUN OMAHA.
Miss Mae Wood Had Papers Ready tc
Serve on Private Secretary
Loeb.

Omaha, Neb, May GA woman and
a damage suit apparently made it nee
essary for President Roosevelt in his
special train to miss Omaha on his way
east and to resort to strategy to escape
service in a damage suit on Secretary
Loeb. Just as the special train was
drawing out of Fremont, Neb., tonight
the announcement was made that the
schedule had been hurriedly changed,
and that instead of going east by way
of Omaha, a short cut across the cor
ner of Nebraska would be taken to ef.
feet a junction with the Northwestern
road at Missouri Valley, Iowa, instead
of at Omaha as had been planned. The
sheriff and his deputies were in waiting
at the station in this city for the arri-
President and his party. The summons
which they hold is in the suit which
Mae Woods filed week ago against
Secretary Loeb, exPostmaster General
| Wynne and j. Martin Miller, consul at
AK La Chapelle, to secure $35, 900 dam
ages for securing and Withholding from
her the love letters written by Senator
Platt.
The railroad officials and the men,
bers of the Presidents party were care
full that no mention was made of their
intention to miss Omaha until the train
had passed Fremont. Otherwise the
sheriff might have communicated with
the authorities at that city and had the
summons served on Secretary Loeb al
that place.
An effort was made by Sheriff Power
to serve the summons on the Presi'
dents secretary when the train drew
into Blair, town just across the Mis-.
souri, river from Missouri Valley anC
on the Nebraska side. He was in
formed by the railroad officials that tn,
train would not stop at any. town IL
Nebraska, but would be run across th'
state into Iowa at high speed.
Many thousands of people were a
the Union depot in this city to catch |
glimpse of the President and see wha
would happen when Sheriff Powe
served Mae Woods summons. Th
crowd quickly dispersed when the an
nouncement was ma3a that the Presi
dents train had taken another rout
eastward. The officials Of the North
western railroad, who came to Omah
to meet the President and ACCOMPANY
him to Chicago, took special train t
ioin President ROOseyelt'S s train at Mis-
( souri, Valley.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-12
'STRASBURC TEACHER
IN SERIOUS TROUBLE
BECAME INFATUATED WITH ONE
OF HIS OWN GIRL PUPILS.
Wrote Letter Filled With Terms of
earment-Accused Of Using
Indecent Language.

Special to Morning News.
Strasburg, o., May 9.-This village
was thrown into fever of excitement
on Monday night when the sensational
news was circulated that a United
States postoffice detective had arrived
in town and placed under arrest Assist
ant Principal of the High School F. w.
Laub on the charge of.sending obscene
I letters and pictures through the mails
1t is reliably stated that after going
through a sweat+box Questioning by the
detective, Laub confessed, and he was
taken. to Cleveland to answer to the
charges before the United States court.
From Information at hand it appears
that some months ago Laub became
! infatuated with one of his girl pupils
and wrote her letters couched in terms
of endearment, and which left no doubt
of his intentions toward the girl. She,
girl-like, told companions of these let
ters, and considered the matter as a
good Joke. Not content with the re-
pulses given him by the girl, Laub con-
tinued to annoy her, and wrote letters
stronger than ever, but anonymously
and filled with the most indecent Ian
guage. He even went so far, 1t is
claimed as to write anonymous letters
to a young man who was looked upon
as the lover of the girl, and to the
mother of the young man, in which he
used the most filthy language
Little by little these facts leaked out
and finally the. father of the girl wai
Informed of the matter, and the post
Office authorities were notified, which
< resulted in his arrest ~,
Laub has been ASSISTANT principal o
our schools for two, years and wa!
looked upon as a. quiet, honorable, up
right man. He was a deep student, ant
rarely left his room at night. Som
are inclined to believe that the man /
slightly demented, IL not seeming pos
sible that sane man holding the posi-
tion he did could be guilty of the act
with which he is charged.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-12
INJUNCTION
Issued Against the United Shoe Ma.
chinery Company.

New York, May 9.-Roger Foster of
35 Wall street, as attorney for Robert
G. Beatty, receiver of the assets of the
Goodyear Shoe Machinery Co. of Port
land, Me-, today obtained temporary
injunction from Judge Lacombe in the
United States circuit court against the
United Shoe, Manufacturing Co. of New
Jersey, and an order for the defendant
company to show cause on Friday next
why receiver should not be appointed
for the company.
The New Jersey corporation was
originally organized in Connecticut.
went to Maine. and from there to New
Jersey, where it was first reorganized
under name different from that. under
which IT has lately carried on business.
1t is alleged in the complaint filed by
MIR. Foster that the defendant company
is about to transfer its property to the
New Jersey Machine Co.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-12
SECRETARY or WAR
ROASTS RAILROADS
SAYS THE PEOPLE WILL FIND
WAY TO REGULATE THEM.
Earnest Speech at Social Function,
ForcibIy Answered by stuyves-
ant Fish.

Washington, D. c., May 9.-Secretary.
of War Taft, speaking as the mouth
piece of the administration, tonight
fearlessly beaded the railroad men of
the country in their den and told them
why he thought rate regulating law
was necessary.
The occasion was a dinner given by
the American Railway Association to
the International Railway congress in
the ballroom of the New Willard Hotel.
SO earnest was the secretary in his
remarks that Stuyvesant Fish, presi-
dent OF the American association and
toastmaster of the evening, felt called
on to answer him, and what was eE-
pected to be a purely social function
for the evening, resolved itself into a
debating society on the subject of gov
ernmental control of railroads.
Secretary Taft said that he did not
think that the common sense of the
country as whole was against the
railroad, but he thought the prejudice
had become great enough for the rail-
roads to consider 1t seriously.
81 have read with interest" he said
your objections to the regulation OF
railroad rates. Some of you say the
subject is too complicated to admit ol
regulation, but let me tell you there is
no power so complicated in its opera
tions that the people will not regulate
it If they find abuses. That may not bt
palatable to you, but 1t is true. What
you railroad men should do is to assist
Now, l am against government
ownership of the railroads. In my opin
ion nothing more deleterious could b,
advocated. But. unless the railroad
manifest a spirit of conciliation towart
the people there may be a campaign
!; along that line that would do no goot
to the railroads.
"The railroads are public jnstitu
ton and must be regulated by law. Yo,
cannot conduct them as private bust
ness. II there is discrimination, ther
must be a tribunal that may hear com
plants and provide adequate RENE
: dies"
The secretary was listened to wit
close attention and was frequently al
plauded, notwithstanding the asvers
= views of most of his hearers.
= Mr.. Fish, in replying to the secre
r tary, no less forcefully contended ths
! the common law and the interstat
9 commerce act provide ample remedies
4 What we want is not legislation,
e he said, turning to the secretary, ''br
t administration. Not as railroad mel
but as American citizens, we deman
r the enforcement of the present law
: which congress has passed and Il
v President has approved"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-12
STILL NO NEWS

London May 10.--There is no further
news of the whereabouts of the fleets
of Admirals Rojestvensky and Neb-
ogatoff and the dispatches wired from
Paris to the effect that they left
French waters at the request of the
French authorities are not credited
here. That they Joined in French
waters is certain and that they are
still there is likewise a palpable fact,
That they are to move northward may
be so, but it is not because France
demands it but rather because the
Russian commanders feel that the time
has come to risk everything on des-
perate move and the naval experts here
believe now that a naval battle will
soon be inevitable. !
Rojestvensky has remained in French
waters because he entertained hopes
that he could lure Togo and his fleet
far from their base of supplies and
thus throw the balance in favor of the
Russians. Apparently now he despairs
of accomplishing his purpose and has
determined to sail boldly northward
and give battle wherever he may en-
counter the Japanese feet, whether IL
be off the coast of Luzon, in the straits
of Formosa, or even In the open Pa
cific ocean.
Should Vladivostock be his destina-
tion, he must go one of two ways-yia
the Formosa channel and the Sushima
straits or to the eastward of Formosa
Should he choose the former, he will
be subjected to repeated torpedo at
tacks in narrow channel, where he
will have great difficulty in holding his
own and protecting his floating stee
| fortresses. II he goes to the eastward
Of Formosa he must take chances oi
reaching any friendly harbor neal
where he could take refuge should tn:
issue of the battle be determined
against him His position is a desper
ate one, despite his superiority in arm
ament, and all of his boasted skill will
be needed If he is to reach a Russian
harbor with his vessels.
Some of the naval experts here pro
fess to believe that Rojesvensky will
move on with his squadron and leav,
Nebogatoff to come on afterward. TIL,
ships of the latter commander are o
small coal-carrying capacity and woult
necessarily be at disadvantage on
4 long cruise. If Rojestvensky were t,
move on and attack the Japanese flee
with reasonable fortune, he would b
able to inhict such damage on the Jap
anese warships, even II he looses all o
, his own craft, that the passage 4
!, viadivostock would be an easy one TO
his junior and the latters command.