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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04

The Edgerton Repo ter says the trans
planting season is drawing to a close.
BY the end of the mo1lth the full in.
tended acreage will bO transferred to
the fields Weather conditions of late
have been almost ideal FOR getting out
the crop and securing a good stand Of
live healthy plants There seems TO
be an abundance of plants too, for all
the desired acreage and there have been
no delays experienced In completing
this work. Having the crop now in
the fields growers feel as though they
have the commencement 0f good to.
bacco season we'll started. If the ele.
ments continue as favorable there win
be no question about the results at the
end of tho season.
A strong demand is apparent for
cured cigar leaf, but the scarcity of
goods offered in the local markets pre-
cludes many transactions.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
Wool Market Quiet.

The wool market this year does not
appear to be very much animated. The
price prevailing has been mainly 26
cents per pound; in a few instances as
high % cents has been payed. But we
learn from dealers that eastern dealers
and manufacturers will not take the
goods on such a high basis. The mau
ket in Boston and other seaboard points
has been very slow. The smallest
amount of wool being sold TO consumers
the past two months that has been re-
corded in many years.
Dealers here are looking for tbs price
to the grower to go down to 25 cents.
This Is of course high price for woods
in the grease. The high price paid last
year has resulted In the manufacturers
resorting to the use of substitutes, mer-
cerized cotton, etc, to such an extent
that the consumption of wool has de-
ceased. Manufacturers claim this is
necessary in order to get ont finished
product at price within reach of the
majority of the people.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04

Young man, make money Brand,
rup & Nettleton Business College,
Winona, MINI, offers the the way.
Catalog free
Officers of Regina Rebekah lodge
were installed on Monday evening, by
the District Deputy President, Clara A.
Glenn. The following persons are the
officers for the ensuing term;
Noble Grand-Miss Ella Lake
Vice Grand-Mrs Aroe Slack
Recording Seeretary-Mrs f. A Perkins
Financial secretary-Miss Mary Morse
Treasurer--Nrs ID + Mains
RS NG-Nfs Ed Curry
l. n G--Mrs Boney May
ESV G-Mrs LouiI THOMPSON
Wardeu-Mrs WIN PeavY
Oonductor-Mrs w w WiggintOn
Outside Guard--Mrs II u Rueil
inside Guard-Mis Allie Richards
Chaplaln-Mfs James Parker
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
Brief Tobacco Squibs.

Storms of the past week nave done
considerable damage to tobacco plants
in the fields Cut worms are also very
troublesome. Weather had been so
disturbed that there is stiil not little
planting to be done.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
Home Bows Lose One.

Well, it's nice to win but you can't do
it every time The local team was now
ing down its adversaries one after the
other but the sixth game proved to be
the odd one. The W. B. u. team came
from La Crosse, last Sunday, to see If
they could do what three other ag-
| gregations from that place failed to do,
and they succeeded. Their lineup was
. strong one ard every man could and
did play ball. The home boys put mp a
| good game but their opponents had a
shade the better of the argument. Kohn
| secured four strike-outs; Briggs four
teen But the "W. b. u. 8" secured the
greater number of safe hits. The locals
failed TO solve the slow, deceptive curves
of the La Crosse southpaw; they easily
hit the ball but not safely. The game
was umpired by Messrs, L. a. Larson of
this city, and Swan of La Crosse
Following Is the score by innings
La Crosse. o 3 0 1-5
Viroqua. % 0 0 0 0 0 OIL
On Sunday next, Viroqua plays Cash
ton on the grounds of the latter team.
Although the Cashton team has only
played q couple of games this season,
nevertheless their lineup. is strong
one and it will behoove the locals to
take along the best they have and play
for all there's in it.
The Pennants of La Crosse met de-
feat decisively on the Cashton grounds,
last Sunday, by the score of % TO 0. Mr..
August Smith did the twirling for the
winning team.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
DEATH And DESTRUCTION.
ASA BYERS KILLED BY LIGHTNING
SOUTH OF VIOLA.
Lon. McLees Received Serious Personal
Injuries Storm Does Great Damage
TO Buildings snd Growing Crops.

The western section of the county was
visited Dy another tornado on Friday
morning last, at about eleven o'clock,
the McLees ridge being the territory af-
| fected. Although not as severe damage
was done in this case rs by the terrible
storm which swept through the towns
| OF Bergen and Hamburg, three weeks
| ago, still no little havoc was wrought.
Large trees were uprooted, about seven
teen tobacco sheds either totally or par
TALLY wrecked and five windmills over
turned. The storm was accompanied
by hail and rain, and great damage re-
sulted to corn and tobacco crops. It
started over towards Genoa, swept along
the ridge through the town of Harmony
and came to an end in the vicinity of
Bnd, in Jefferson town. Mr.. Lon Nc
Lses who was staying on the farm of
his brother, John W., received serious
personal injuries by being struck by
gate which had been torn from its fast
enings. He received cash in the head
and dislocated shoulder. He was i'm
mediately conveyed to this CITY and his
injuries were attended to by DIR. A p.
MInshall
Following is a list of persons who sus-
tanned losses, that have come to our no.
tice;
George Bakken, half of tobacco shed
gone.
b. B. Smith, (Natwick farm two
tobacco sheds gone; shade trees destroy
ed.
Philip Bonffisur, tobacco and other
sheds moved out of place
Ollie Harris, tobacco shed gone. :.
E j. Harris, half of Darn and lea 3
to swept away. Shade trees destroy -
and orchard badly uprooted. g
Mrs. Alex. Lowrie, tobacco shed s
small buildings gone shade trees
up. &
Mrs w. F. Caulkins, tobacco s. . re-
moved; shrubbery anc windmill : lag
ed o
John w. McLees, tobacco snt gone.
Paul Hanson, tobacco shed gone
Elef Hanson,
Sumner McLees part of tobacco shed.
Albert johnson, new barn gone and
other outbuildings
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04

Asa Byers, former resident of this
city, was struck by lightning and
killed on Friday morning last, at about
eight o'clock, on the farm of Mr.. Lyman
Smith, south of Viola, by whom he was
employed. He was ploughing in a corn
field when the catastrophe occurred.
Mrs. Smith sent her young son to urge
him to return to the house on account
Of the approaching storm. He said he
would do so as soon as he had finished
the row he was ploughing Upon his
failure TO arrive at the house, search
was made and it was found that bolt
of lightning had struck the unfortunate
youth, death resulting in a short time,
Deceased several years ago was res
ident of this city He was about eigh-
teen years of age. His mother, Mrs.
John Stokes, is now resident of Viola
He also leaves one brother, Frank, to
mourn his taking off. Funeral services
occurred, Sunday last, at Sugar Grove
church with interment in cemetery OF
same.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-09-04

s. L. Kline was a Portland visitor
the latter part of the week.
Jesse Houck left for his home al
Geld Hill, Friday, after brief visi,
to his mother in this city.
George Houck and family, Mrs.
D. o. Houck and Miss Kat Gerhard
are spending week at Newport.
Samuel Smith, son and daughter
and MISS Nina Aoel lett Saturday
by private conveyance for Alsea,
where they are to spend week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Porter came
up from Portland, Thursday, for a
two weeks visit with Corvallis rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Oren came
up from Portland Friday for a visit
with relatives. Mr.. Oren is in the
postal service.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Wilkins left
Saturday for Newport to enjoy a
weeks rest from their usual round
OF labor.
A. J. Johnson and family, and
Misses Carrie Buchanan and
Georgia White arrived home Friday
night from a several weeks outing
at Yachaats.
Lewis Rowe went to Buena Vista
Saturday, to attend the wedding of
his sister who was married Sunday
to the Evangelical minister of that
place.
For Sale - House and lot. In
quile of Mrs. A. M. Wicks. 72tf
A. P. Johnson arrived home
from Carlton, where he
had been since the beginning of
harvest, operating a thresher that
be owns at that place.
Mrs. w. A. Kemp leaves in
day or two to join her husband at
q town on the Columbia river, 45
miles below Portland, where with
his brother, he is operating saw
mill.
Wayne Phelps, brother of Evan
gelist Guy Phelps, was married at
Buena Vista, Sunday. The bride
was Miss Jennie Rowe, and the
event took place in the Evangelical
church at three o'clock.
Best pianos in town-See N. F.
Fisher. IA
The county court has under con-
siderati3n the idea of having the
face Of the court house clock re-
oairted. AS the old face is begin
Mug to look pretty weather beat
NJ, the idea of repainting seems
eaoible.
There are two new deputy post
masters in the Corvallis post Office
low. The first is Walter Corbett,
Who has been in the place for some
ime, and the other is Jay Cooper,
Who has just accepted the position.
The rural route that Jay has cover
d SO faithfully for several years is
o be- taken by Chaucey LeVee.
Who sells pianos? N. F. Fisher,
uccessor to E. E. White. "A
John Harris was in town Satur-
ay making arrangements to begin
licking hops in his yard within the
ext day or two. Mr.. Harris has
ust completed the construction of
hop house which is 26x5O feet in
ize He has 20 acres of hops and |
zee Brown, neighbor, has 80 acres,
nd they intend handling their hops |
ogether. They each have a prime
rop.
Wanted-A girl to do general
ouse work. Call at Mrs. Sam
ling's, first house east of the court
ouse. 69tf
Hop pickers' outfits passed
nrough Corvallis by the dozen,
aturdav, headed for the fields of
Independence and other points
own the river. -Four covered wag-
ns at a time were on Main street,
nd the travel continued all day.
his is ths season that many famli-
- regard as the harvest time, and |
heir earnings at the hop yard are |
i that provide the scanty comforts
lat many enjUy through the win !
.r.
Where can I buy piano On the
astallment plan? At N F. Fishers. |
"a |
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-05

sessions, including exports to the Philip
pine Islands, were $14, 100000, or Is per
cent of the value just given for domestic
exports to foreign countries, excluding the
Philippines.
The value Of shipments to the non
contiguous possessions was 100000 more
than the total value Of the domestic ex-
ports of farm products to South America
and Africa combined, and 100000 more
than the shipments to Spain for the same
year.
Leaving out the Philippine trade, the
value of the imports of farm products
from foreign countries was SOIL ,247 900,
while the value of the shipments of farm
products TO the United States from its
non contiguous possessions, including the
Philippine Islands, was ia per cent of
this amount The value of shipments
from Hawaii was $50, 900, 900, or a value
larger than the imports from South
America, exclusive of Brazil.
The value of the shipments from the
Philippines to the United States was
$12,GOO,OOO, or $4,000, 900 larger than the
total imports of farm products from At
RIGA. The shipments from Porto Rico had
a value of S13,3OO.OO0. In every instance,
except where specifically stated otherwise,
United States includes the country
proper, together with Porto Rico, Hawaii.
Alaska, Guam, Tutuila and Midway ISL
ands, but not the Philippine Islands.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-05
News of Minor Note.

Frederick Kiley, a Flatbush O.. ~
youth of 90, says a New York broker
worth $5,OOO,OOO, whose name he refuses
to divulge. has offered him $4,000 to
give up Clara Thiele of Brooklyn, his
fiancee.
The National Federation of Trade
Press Associations was formed at Nj
agara Falls. John A. Hill of New York
was elected president and J.. Newton Mind
of Chicago vice president.
Fearing that he would be lynched, John
Smith, a negro. was taken to Norfolk,
Va. by the sheriff of Princess Anne coun-
ty for safekccping in the local Jail. Smith
is charged with insulting a woman.
Prof. Bergman and his assistant, DR..
Bier, arrived in C~onstantinople from Der.
lin to visit the Sultan professionally. II
is semi-officially announced that th1thealth
of the Sultan is Utmost re-established.
As a result of a clash between employees
of the Cleveland and Pittsburg and
Wheeling and Lake Erie railroads at Bel.
laire, Ohio, a riot occurred. No one was
seriously hurt.
The new steamship Creole of the South
ern Pacific Company was successfully
aunched at Quincy, Mass. She was chris
tenel by Miss Mary Hartman, daughter
of E. II. Hartman.
Fort Thomas, near Cincinnati, Ohio, is
to be enlarged and made into a brigade
post. An agent of the War Department
is said to nave secured options on extern
sive property adjoining the present reser-
walton.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-05
other looters of responsibility for at

other looters of responsibility for at
least 81, ,OOO.
The defaulter made this statement
through his son Theodore:
Fear Of my life, more than my
thing else, prompted me to IL away
from this country. I am sorry for the
thousands Of depositors, Eat unless
others have looted the treasury more
than 1 have they will be reimbursed
when the banks affairs are finally set
tied.
"I think I can upon my return to
Chicago find Il way Of forcing others
to make restitution Of stolen bank
funds and I am going back with that
intention uppermost in my mind.
81 am not a forger in the exact
sense Of the word, though technically
I may be guilty of that crime. I know
that others were forging signatures.
Some work Of this sort was done IN
der my direction, but from what l
have heard from States Attorney o.
son there were others doing the same
thing without my knowledge.
"With the hope Of having the court
deal ~leniently with me, / am going to
plead guilty to such Of the indictments
against me as I, am actually RESPONSE
BILE for, and in other ways I am pre-
pared to render every assistance in
my power to aid in the prosecution of
those more guilty than l am. In this
way l believe that others may be
forced to make restitution, as my son
has done for me by turning over my
property.
81 have not employed counsel, 1
have never attempted suicide and 1
have never signed a statement for
newspaper publication since my cap
ture at Tangier. I have told all the
minute details OF my populations to
Assistant States Attorney Olson. I
have given the names Of all persons
connected with the bank wreck to Mr..
Olson, but he is pledged not to reveal
them uutil the proper time comes"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-05
9M1&MSSzzNorhBLE

Frederick Townsend, charged in a Lon.
don court with maliciously wounding
James Ridley, pleaded in justification that
Ridley had called him a Glasgow Irish
IAN"
The Sultan of Turkey is said to pos
scss a fire screen 200 years old, made
from the tanned skins of twelve faithful
slaves who rescued a former sultan from
a blazing palace.
Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace has
gone to Russia, on whose history and
present condition he is a great authority.
He accompanied the present Gar when
IS czarowitz he made the eastern tour
IN 1890.
King Edward is probaly the only motor
list who is regularly driven by a police
man. His majesty's car is always in the
hands of skilled Observation-Disclosures from
Scotland Yard.
Prof. Adolf Harnach and probably DR..
Hoch will be among the Germans who
will visit this country in April, 1907, at
the time of the opening of the Carnegie
institute at Pittsburg.
When King Victor Emmanuel visited
Aneona on a recent Sunday to lay the
corner stone of a hospital he was attend
ed by $50 detectives. 800 policemen, 800
carbineers and 5000 soldiers.
Alexander Hermann was of German
parentage, but Paris was his birthplace.
He made his professional debut as q
magician at the age of 8 years in st.
Petersburg, Russia. He died in 1896.
Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador
at Washington, never is seen without a
cigar, either in his mouth or hand, ex-
cept when he is at a state function or
dining, and then he always smokes be-
tween courses.
The Pope maintains a mosaic factory in
the Vatican. Here the patient artists
work in a gallery lined with 10000 lock-
ers which contain sticks of silica of all
the myriad varying shades required to re-
produce the tints from canvas.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-05

rAUL o. STENSI.AND. Sistant States At
torney Harry Olson and other Chicago
officials, by the twentieth Century
limited at $50 o'clock Tuesday after
noon and arrived there at $50
Wednesday morning. Strnsland de-
clared he would plead guilty and turn
States evidence. He promised to tell
enough to convict the men who were
his COnspirntOrS or who worked with
their knowledge Of his guilt to stack
up forgery o. forgery on the founda-
tiop of ~wrongdoing which he had
built.
~ want to straighten out matters"
saiH $trnSlarh. There is a good Geal
behind this ease, and | want to show
the public that | am not the black
sheep | lave been painted"
StruslAnd made a voluntary state
mCnt TO Police Inspector Mclaughlin
! In New York. Trembling with emo
tlcl. and with tears falling down his
checks, the eX-bank president said
Il made some bad investments and
they did not act as quickly as |
thought they would. They were not
paying. The nan under me-the cash
Ter, l mean-took advantage of the sit,
untion, and he got more thar I. All !
got was $500 600. but | don't know
what the other man got. The money
I went away with was a few thousand
dollars that I made in a real estate
speculation last summer. l had beer
always in hope of paying the money
back, but I suppose all is lost. 1 an
suffering from asthma. I want to gel
back to Chicago just as quickly as pos
sible."
Stensland said soon after leaving
the Prinz Adalbert:
"My transactions with the bank in
volve $780, 600. All deficits, defalca
lions or losses over that amount have
been the work of Herring, his cocoon
spirators and other men w3-o can b.
proved guilty"
AS the total amount involved in thu
bank failure is placed at over $4,000,
900, Stensland's charge accuses thu
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-05
WpIW5ER |
[xR rGe4XkI

Reinhold Begas, probably the greatest
living Germa sculptor, has just passed
his 10Th birthday.
Benjamin Turner, who is believed to
have been the last survivor of the wreck
of the troopship Birkenhead in 1862, died
at Portsmouth recently at the age of II.
BY the will of the late Count A. Ka-
rolyi Of Hungary, who was rs years Of
age at the time of his death, something
like 100000 DOC is available for philan.
thropic purposes.
United States Senator William Pinck.
ney Whyte of Maryland is the only man
living who was a member of that body
and voted against negro suffrage when the
fifteenth amendment to the constitution
was passed by it.
Denver Stout, a pilot on the Ohio and
Kanawha rivers, is the first white child
born in what is now the city of Denver.
He was born forty-seven years ago. His
parents Travelled by OK team from Omaha
in 1859 and reached Denver in six weeks.
Sir Charles Tenant of England,
though IN o~ctogenarian, has four daugh-
tiers, the children of his second wife, the
Oldest of which is Z and the youngest is
still a mere infant.
L. B. Abrahams, headmaster of the
Jews free school at Spitalfields, England,
has retired after fifty-three years Of SER
vice. He is ca years old, and Israel Gang
will was once his pupil. .
William Scott of Carlton-in-Lindrick
Motifs, claims to be the Oldest postmaster
in England. He is SO years of age and
was appointed in 1859, and at that time
was also village schoolmaster.
S~igananda, the rebel Zulu chief, who
has been court martialed and sentenced,
is 1O7 years old. His captive sons are
verging On so, and many of his grand
children have passed the allotted span.
Eben Messerve, a veteran of the Cri-
mean war, has just celebrated his seventy
third birthday at Milford. N. II. He has
a gold medal presented him for bravery
at Sevastopol. He also fought in the civil
war.
Waladotta, or Grey Eagle, an Indian
chief who took part in the Custer mas
sacre, and, like many others of the victor
ious force, took refuge in the Canadian
northwest, died recently at Prince Albert,
Saskatchewan.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-05

weight physically
as we'll as mentally. President NOo>e-
Welt remarked when leaving Washing
ornamental machinery would run along
all right during his absence because he
had left Taft "Sittin2 on the lid Sec
rctHry Taft has held the war portfolio
on" ;inr he weighed oven 800 pounds,
but during Ill" past year or two he has
reduced his bulk.
In describing the situation Secretary
Taft made public Il brief statement Of
the facts leading up to the present
status. He said:
The moI"rAt"s determined to force
American intervention by the resignation
of government officers, thus leaving af-
fairs in our hands. president Palma
chos" to regard our suggestions as de-
mandS and he rejected them emphatically.
We acquainted Alfredo Zayas, the lib
oral leader, with the situation and he
undertook to induce his associates to con-
sent to the original proposition of the
Notwithstanding that the insurgents
lay down their arms and submit the en-
tire controversy to the American commits
in the field suspected insincerity on the
part of the government and declined.
The negro insurgents especially insisted
on retaining their arms until peace was
assured. Layas' report is Indicative of
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-05
A KENTUCKY WOMAN
How She Gained Fifteen Pounds in
Weight and Became Well by Taking
DR.. Williams Pink Pills.

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