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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
Thn Olden Times In Bad Ak.

EDITOR CENSOR. I read in the CEN
soR Of January 3, of Gen. Rogers bad
Axes" and can say came TO Graham s
Mill, now Springville, in October, 1s4q.
There were no Bad Axes then, only BAD
AK river and place near where Vic
tory il, called the "battle of Bad AK %
Later ON came Bad AK town embracing
nearly all OF the present county of Yer
non. When the first postal line that
came in that part OF Wisconsin was
started from Prairie du Chien. ending
at Springville, with Office at a Mr..
Greer at Hazen's. st Mt. Sterling VIM.
Shirley. postmaster, at Bad AK. now Lii
berty Pole, Viroqua, ending at Spring
vile. service once week, We early
settlerg then felt iubiiant over the event,
nearly as much so as the people there
now do over rural delivery. As to Jere-
miah Rusk's contract for carrying the
mail from Bax City to Sparta il my
memory serves me Alright there never
was stage route between those two
places. Jerry had line from Viroqus
TO Black River Falls, and ! think 1t
started at Prairie du Chien.
The way the "Axes" were wiped ont.
that is. the county AK, was this way
J. NJ. Rusk was the member from Bad
Az county in the Legislature in 1862.
Before he went he consulted with my
old kind friend, VIM. f. Terhune about
what he could do in that body. They
settled on Bad AK and then the name 20
be, Vernon 1t became law. That
September Rusk marched with his regi-
ment to Minnesota to suppress that ter
rible Indian outbreak. AS the 25th reg
iment returned the next winter they
had resting spell at Madison. In the
meantime the Second assembly district
of Vernon county had elected james ii.
Layne as member. Mr. Layne had a
bill before the legislature to change the
name Vernon back to Bad AK. That
nettled Jerry as he told me about 1t
when he returned from the war, loaded
with honors that we are all pleased to
recognize as well earned. He said that
was all | done that winter and / was
not going to have it undone. He made
his plan known to few of the members
and they sanctioned it. He went to the
Opera manager, told his plan. The com.
mandant at Camp Randall had agreed
to issue orders on q certain day that 81
soldiers who had ticket to the opera
could have pass TO the city. But few
of the soldiers went, but most of them
UOuEub NlCkbbSs dH AkuS2 hn0 tAAC
manager to send ticket agent to the
camp. Rnsk received plenty of tickets
free to give to members, Mr.. Layne
amongst them. At the close of the op'
era man from Bad AK walked out on
the stage, green in appearance-as the
writer and many other early settlers
in those days were gauky looking. A
nice city chap came ont on the stage
and says, Good evening, sir" No re
sponse, only continual looking about
like cat in a strange garrett
WHO are you, where are you from
and what do you wantT'
I'm from Bad Ak
At this those IN the plot gave immense
applause All saw the Joke, bot Mr.
Layne sat there like ''stoton bottle
That did not break friendship with Jer-
~, hut Mr. Layne said to the writer
Jerry ought not to have done it y
CHARLES WATERS.
White Salmon, Wash, Jan'y TO-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
IN MEMORY OF MRS. surTLE.
BY MRS. NJ. d. RRowN.

BY MRS. Nj. d. BROWN.
Bring tears, flowing tears well weep DER
her bier,
Her matronly grace. her earth bloom Is
here;
The voice, once 80 CHEEKY, IS silent IN death
Our life Is but vapor. mere tieeting breath
Bring blossoms. fresh blossoms. TO garnish
her tomb.
Like loy ,r, she Is piucked from garden
of bloom.
The sweet buds OF promise sttll call for her
care,
Rut death never pauses, victim TO spare.
Bring joy--yes, one ioys her trouble Is er,
Her anguish is gone. she suffers no more;
One triumph is hers, she's victor today,
Her pain is all past, her tears wiped away.
Bring silence, deep silence, interpreter pest
or syE-p pathy felt at sorrows behest;
., who can speak words such grief 70 as
suage
T7sey Weld bat to time, they soften with
ose
firing aorrow. heavy eofrr". 10 lay At Iiiz
tept
Who bore al our siu4 80 atonrtaeut c,rn
piete
Whie we monfu hrr departure a onr ,ooe
10 rest,
May we seeR uy repentance home wio the
blest
January 9.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
Like Their New Homo

Mrs. l. d. Benn EFT, in writing to a
friend here, says: We have very pref
ty place and are ear the city; so the
children go to the city schools Ma
rie's class is the first to commence in the
new high school building which was
dedicated on New Years day. 1t is a
large, white, brick building with fur
mace heat. the only furnace heated
building in the city. 1t is quite Curl
osity to the nativ es but not much Of q
heating plant to our way of thinking
We have ten acres of land, all improv
ed. We have cherry, peach, pear ptune
and apple trees and all kinds of .ioA ;
a six room house, barn and other ailG
iugs. Last night we heard tree .sd-
that will help to explain our G; %
Il rains often; NOS driving = lag
rains, out yUu are noe safe u V. uIe
out without an Umbrella Tor, thou, t5~
sun may be shlrIlg, it may rain 'cZ
minutes. Ii is more like spring han
winter; some mornings there Is hite
frost and some mornings thin ice The
only snow we see is away off e.. the
mountains, of which we have f ia,
view. Mt, Hood and Mt. jefferson are
seen from here and they have snow on
them the year around. II we had some
OIL our YlroqUa friends here. we yould
be perfectly contented."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
PLAN BIG FEAST FOR FARMERS
College of Agriculture Arranging Ten
Day School For Them.

Not content with instructing each
year some six hundred young men and
women from Wisconsin farms, in the
latest developments in practical and
scientific agriculture, Dean Henry of
the University Of Wisconsin college of
agriculture has completed plans for
another ten days farmers and house
keepers course in February in order to
extend the work of the college, If possi-
BILE, to every busy farmer and farmers
wife or daughter in the whole state.
The course will open February and
continue TO February 16, most of the
lectures and demonstrations being given
in the main building of the agricultural
COLLEGE Mos of the time will be devot'
ed TO instruction and discussion Of quest
ions pertainining to horse raising and
land drainage in the farmers course and
to questions of household eco aomy and
sanitation in the housekeepers course
The programme has been so planned
that farmers can leave their homes Mon
day, February 5, and return Saturday,
February II, having spent ten entire
days at tire University without being
absent from home more than one sun
DAY. The attendance at tine last confer
ence was twice that Of the conference Of
the previous year, and the attractive
programme, together with increased in.
terest in the university awakened
throughout the rural districts of the
state by the growth of the agricultural
college, gives warrant for anticipation
of an attendance of at least three hun
dred farmers and their wives and daugh'
ters. Good board and comfortable rooms
close to the agricultural college are eas-
lily obtained, and the railroads have
offered reduced rates for the occasion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
OLD "CfJDGER" soLILooUIzES.
Asks Mercy for Those Not Burdened With
Bridge Tax.

was sit ting reading the CENSOR and
had just finished digesting the ''Old
Pioneers prayer of Thanksgiving, when
/ heard n old citizen addressing his
neighbors of the Kickapoo country.
The wore s / caught were as follows
Bless ID is the old codger that buys
his necef saries of life from the merchant
In the IL corporated villages, paying the
merchal 1t thereof fair profit, and does
not ask the merchant to help him build
a bridge across the stream that lies be-
tween the old codger's home and the
incorpo rated village; for do ye not know
that thu mail order houses help build nc
bridges Therefore why should the Local l
mercha ut2
'Kno " We not, my beloved that live in
the tow nship having manv bridges to
build that ye should build your own
bridgee, for mary of you can farm three
sides Of your farm. while those living on
the prairie ca" fam only one side of
their ptantsJion. Listen to the words
that have heen written To whom much
has beeli gwen, uluchsshall be added
know ys por that it makes iitti,
difference how much II costs We that live
among tho bi62. bnt grant that L. bur-
dens be HgdeneU on those most :. e ="
pay. My brethern let us hust Cox
those that live in townships hsvi~g no
bridges to build sometimes travel .nru
our bsnighted sections, and therefore we
should have our bridges in the best DOS
sible shape lest we have damage suit
on cur lauds Hustle / say, for one
has proposed chat an iron. tablet be plac-
ed in the cou-:: house to commem rate
"a worthy citizen from one of the iacor
porated villages. and no doubt we shall
be taxed TO pay for it We must raise
some ''ungodly' tobacco to help pay the
costs of these In junction suits, for hark
ye-"
Just then the tax collector broke mp
the meeting l.. A. ".
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
Sad az Written 10 the Censor.

John II Miller. Park Falle left
Vernon county. November 20th, for the
northern woods in charge of carload Of
Eorses. Got through alright although
/ was on the road three days and two
nights. They were bought by Mr.. Geo.
Campbell my old schoolmate who is
now general manager of a large lumber
and veneer company. which operate two
large sawmllls and planning mill. In the
woods they run six camps and several
lobhers, own their own railroad. My
work Is now teauI1ng at the aawnill
which Ia situated ON the bank of the
FIaInbeau river. The company also pro-
vides a fine boarding house for their
employees and the so-ealled ''chuck" is
plenty and of the very beet. Also have
plenty of snOT-about two feet Well,
/ want to get the news from Vernon and
the way to do that is to subscribe Cor
the CENSOR
Rev. J. A. Stemen Il am sad indeed
over the early taking off Of President
Harper of the University of Chicsgo.
During my student life at Yale Mr..
Harper was one of my teachers. No
man of his generation has acc omplished
so much for educational adva a1cement as
he, and he was but fifty years of age.
Sheriff Ward: While at Madison
the other day i had the satisfaction of
shaking ham, ~s.nd visiting for a hair
bour with Governor Davidson. And he
Is the same plain, bc1est, unassuming
Jim Davidson that he was twenty-five
years ago, when we RATED ties together
on the Kickapoo river. Every body one
meets respects and likes Davidson. He
is the choice. to succeed himself for gov
ernor, of nine out of every ten men one
meets ON the trains or through the
country.
Erastus McLees, Muskogee Indian
Territory: u am very much pleased
with this country and l think there
are greater opportunities here for q
young man than in the older and
settled country like Wisconsin. So far
we have had practically no winter at all,
and the only snow we have had was inst
enough to whiten the ground"
Prof Julius StaOkman; Il am here
in Barron county actively engaged in
singing class work. Plenty to do and
attending success
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
Rapid Growth in Education.

Il began teaching in the Platteville
Normal achool thirty seven years ago,
said Duncan McGregor, l'latreville, at
the Hotel Davidson, and for twenty-five
years of the time | was president of the
institution When l begon with it it
was the only normal school in the state.
We had about forty normal students; it
now has an average of about 200, and
there are seven other schools in the
state, with about 9, 400 normal students.
There have been onderful changes in
the educational work in the state since
l began teaching in Platteville Mil
Yankee Free Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
MEETING OF SUGAR BEET GROWERS
Representatives of Madison Company
Gave Interesting raix.

The meeting of the sugar beet growers
in the city hall, Friday, was well attend
ed by those farmers who have grown
0eets the past season, and by others.
The representative from the Madison
factory gave very good talk on raising
beets and showed how they can be raised
much more cheaply tha- they were
grown here, by the employment of boys
and girls from to IL years old to do the
wedding, He claims an acre of beets
may be raised and delivered for about
twenty-five or thirty dollars, while here
abouts some of the farmers found that
1t cost over fifty dollars per acre to do
that work He contracted with a num-
Der Of farmers who will raise beets for
the Madison company They will re-
ceive q share of the beet pulp free on
payment of freight on it. Those who
were present were evidently we'll salts
fed with the treatment they received
from the Janesville factory and most of
them will increase their acreage next
year The beet tops and pulp, we were
told. nearly pay for the cost of produc-
ing the beets for the factory. We do
not believe this as there is considerable
work needed to raise, harvest and deliver
an acre of sugar beets. / would, however,
urge every Iarmer living within two
miles of any railroad station in the
county, to raise car load of sugar beets
for the factory. My sixty. six dollars for
an acre came very handy to help pay
taxes. Some here raised u hundred dol
lars worth to the acre, and will increase
the acreage. The seed is raised by the
German government and is pedigreed
seed bred for high percentage of sugar
for period of seventy years. Instead
Of per cent sugar this highly bred seed
produces beets having from Is to Is per
cent sugar. C.V.P.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
La Cross Poultry Show.

Arrangements have been completed
for the poultry show 10 be held at La
Crosse January 29 to 81, under auspices
of the La Crosse Progressive Poultry
Association. which promises to be the
largest and moet elaborate exhibition OF
standard poultry ever seen in western
Wisconsin. The birds will be scored by
Theodore Hewes of Indianapolis, one OF
the best known authorities on poultry in
this country. Prizes win be paid in
casE on single birds and exhibition pens
of all varieties in the Standard besides
special premiums For further infpr-
nation address s, i. Roden secretary
la Crosse.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
lRrom ana La Fsrgs rn1ernrlse. !

Jas. Greenwood has disposed Of his
jewelry fixtures. etc TO g. M. Potter OF
Readstowu
VIM. Erickson, who had about 1t
acres Of tobacco, delivered his crop
which weighed about 1000 pounds and
brought him the snug sum of t.O8. oF y
little over f155 per acre.
=. Peterson Midthune took his crop of
tobacco raised on five acres of ground 70
Viola The crop weighed over 3, uOU
pounds and sold for III cents, netting
him S64G. % oc little over s109 per acre.
At annual meeting of Stark Mutual
Insurance company, following board Of
directors were chosen: Geo. e. South
worth and Van 8. Bennett for one year.
Edgar Emo and ]. J. Butcher for two
years. VIM. Selbsch and Nike Gtllen
for three years. The company sustain
ed no loss during the year 1905.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
nrro,n ana Readstnun Herald ]

c. w. Fowell returned from two
week q business trip through the sonth-
ern stsSes and is greatly taken up with
Indian Territory, He expects 70 retnrn
to that place next week and will pr0Sa'
bly, move his family there in the near
future.
while moving his saw mill In the VI
cinity of Soldiers Grove VIM. Butter
field of this village was thrown against
the side of the engine with sufficient
force 90 break three ribs and is under
the doctors care.
DR.. and Mrs. Ewers and son lnseo,
departed ON Tuesdays train for Long.
worth, Colorado, where they wtil spend
the winter and possibly make their fu.
ture home. Their many friends wish
them health and prosperity in that
health giving cline.
The tobacco warehouse Is being put in
readiness for the sorting season which
will open Monday morning. The Bam.
berger company were the heaviest buy
ers in this section of the state and the
work Of sorting the crop will furnish
employment TO large number OF people
for 0uite q while
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
ESTABLISHED 1885
WHAT OUR NEICHBORS ARE DOING
Cuttings From the Press Of Surrounding
Towns.
From the De Soto Arsr,.l

s G Simonson, an old r mt of the
vicinity of Retreat, died su, ly after
a short attack of pneumonia
Iva, the eldest daughter Nj, Z d Mrs
W. T. White, OF Retreat, die . 'ridsy,
after months illness with 81 mem
ingltis. Iva was ten years of = and
her death is sad blow to her : ents
and friends. =
Annual directors meeting of = oto
state bank elected following Officer = e..
J. Broadhead, president; 9. H. a a!
vice president; c. NJ. Hjerleid, ca 8;
G Il Upham, DIR. Gundlsch, and .
Med oval, directors,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
lEeam the VioIa InteIlIgencer.I ]

DIR. J. W. Burns departed for Chicago
on Monday and will probably make az
engagements for a permanent location
while absent
About so Sesor%ers are at work in the
Viola tobacco warehouse, which is near
ly full crew. A large amount of to-
Sacco was delivered at the warehouse
the first of ths week.
J A Fetty returned from the south.
He was not particularly impressed with
the parts he visited for agricultural pur.
poses. but thinks there Ia great deal Of
fue timber land that can be bought very
cheap.
A. y. Grouse and Geo. Smith returned
from their huEt with sixty-seYen rabbits
and would have got more, but Grouse
1t is said. always shot about ten feet be
hind them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
Honored Citizen Passes Away.

After brief illness Capt r. S. Nc
Michael passed away at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs G. w. Graves. at II 80
o'clock this morning, from pneumc MA,
1t the age of 1S years. Mr.. McMi-
chael was one of the pioneers OF Vernon
county, coming here in 1850 He was n
veteran Of the civil war and during his
active career held many positions of
public trust and honor. The life and
deeds of this honored gentleman will be
treated more fully in our columns next
-vaaE
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
AnnuaICresmerYM Meet,ns.

The animal meeting of the N'roqnn
Creamery Company will be held r. Op-
era hail on Thursday, January %. 1906.
at onf o'clock in ~ afternoon All
stockholders are urged TO be present to
hea: the annual report Of the officers and
Jake part in any business that may come
before the meeting.
BY order of the directors.
l. S. GRIFFIN, Secretary.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
Startling. but True.

80 mems suits only of Kind left.
These are taken out and green ticketed
and marked down 80 10 75 percent sizes
35 to 40. Beet bargains ever offered in
good goods.
THE BLUE FRONT STORE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
Land for Sale Rent.

$50 acres two miles rom West Prairie
postoEfice, 10 acres at Bristow and 40
acres two miles west Of Purdy. For
particulars inquire Of A. T. FoRTUN,
West Prair.e Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
HonOred by Queen of American Stage.

b0nOTcu ny OhGcu VI american Ste6Ss
Mics Jane Bait has been requested by
Madame Mojesks, one of our most noted
stars, to take the part Of Queen Eliza
beth in Schiller's great play, Mary
Stuart in which the great actress stars
Butt has not fully decided whether she
will accept the offer or not. The CEN
sOR extends congratula tions and wishes
Miss Butt success in her chosen profess
sion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
HORSES WANTEp.

100 horses wanted; from 1 tc 20 year
old, weighing from 1,l00 70 2,000 lbs
Bring them in January "a
S. TAUBER Of Chicago
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17
from the Hillsporo sentry.l

Tom Rice of Greenwood township has
purchased the Ed Townsend farm of 81
acres for f1100.
Mrs. Jessie Frazier and two children
and Mrs. Truesdale. have shipped their
household goods to Lewiston, Minnesota
Elihu Watson and Mrs. A. ], McCau-
ley left for Marion, Indiana, where they
will spend several weeks visiting rels
tives
A deal was made In which Wm. Am
berg sold his farm located about three
miles east Of town. Ia two Santus boys
sons Of Levi Santus.
Mrs Everett zimmerman of Green
wood received message telling her o.
the death of her mother st Rochester
Minnesota.
Barabo0 high school basket ball team
came and played against Hillsboros
team. The score stoed az to In favor
of fllllsboro.
Gus Mitchell has gone 10 Firoy where
he will superintsnd the work in Hammer
Brothers numbering operations there
He viii be tnere the greater part OF the
time until the timber Ia cut, and no "a.
poets that will take about one and ons
half years.
Friday evening last members of q. A.
II. Post were given treat by Attorney
Harkin While the post was in sepsion
there came knock at the door and
when it was opened Mr.. Harkin entered
loaded,down with apples and oranges
The Post members now hold warm
place in their hearts for our attorney
and feel very grateful for his act.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-17

- ~ SsS@N' - ~ oAAA ~ NNAAtk5s
Small house to rent Inquire of
c. II. Edwards.
The finest line of china glassware
and crockery at Towners.
Save money by purchasing your
winter goods at Tate's closing out sale
Phone forty-four for fonr. Price
reduced on all our three patents
/ ID. ID. WILLIAMS i Co.
Been pretty hard lines for rural mail
carriers for two weeks Bat the boys
have been faithful and persevering
30 to 25 Fer cent saved by purchas-
ing your hosiery and underwear at our
closing out sale. TATE'S BIG STORE
The CENSOR has just received snp-
ply of farmers institute bulletins for
the year 1905, for free distribution.
Call and get one.
Mr.. F. E. Mutch, the enterprising
Newton merchant, has pure hased the
store building which he has been occu-
pying for the past two years.
Judge c. w. Graves was called
home from La Crosse, wheus he was at
tending court, on Monday. on account
of the serious illness of his father in. law,
Mr.. r. S. McMichael
For sale, forty acres Of land, three
miles west of SpringviI 10, Joining the
main road; we'll fenced, lenty OF water
and wood. Price, $500
L. G. LARSON, Cashton Wis, Route 8.
MIR. G. W. and Dan Aiken and w
F. Crook of Brookville, were called TO
Ladysmith because OF he serious con-
dition of Charles Ak an, formerly of
Readstown, who is low from paralysis.
Several times last week, with 8
double header, the Viro qua branch train
was stalled, in snow irifts Conduct
or Hatch says he never saw snow deeper
north of Westby, thar at the present
time.
As foot warmer, as a means of ap-
plying heat in sickness J, and even as a
factor in sleighriding, nothing ia better
than hot water bottli and every fam
lily should have one s)r more. Prices
from S5 cents to 81 so.
0. E. TIAvIs, druggist.
"A happy party of yiroquans drove to
the home of Ed. Wiga nosky on Sunday,
to help make merry he thirtieth ami.
versarY Of that gentl eman. The party
was composed of Mes srs Chas Kuebler,
D. F. Mains, W. E. Baker. S c. JACK.
son, /. s. Hamilton and E. r. Curry,
and wives.
Mrs. G. NJ Bel lnett who has been
working with much success IN insurance
with the Mystic Workers at various
points, will spend some time In the in-
terest of the local lc dge. An earnest ef-
fort will be made t., increase the mem
berbership. thus in stilIing new life and
blood. Meetings will he held every
week and all members are urged to he
in attendance
"A jolly party of old soldiers and
friends of ComraCie Dan Carr made his
town of Viroqus home ring with good
cheer, Saturday ght. TuOthsolne
things TO eat, games. storieE of the re-
bellious days in the sonth, and then
home at two O'Clock in ths morning
The party went in good ola fashioned
style. bob-sleds and high BOX. and con
sisted of Dan. Wise and wife, w. S
Waters and wife, A, c. Morrison and
wife, J. W. Brown and wife, H. c. Cos
ling and daughter, 0 P. Hill and wife,
Abuer Silbsugh and wife. BORN Fridell
and wife.