Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-21
Wisconsin State News.


Mrs. Jacob j. Vollrath, one of the
Oldest pioneer settlers, and widow of
the founder of the vollrath Manufac-
turing company, died at sheboygan
aged So ears. She had been
sick but a few days of heart trouble,
Three carloads of brood mares were
shipped last week from the Pabst
fs IN at Oconomowoc lake to the
Pabst ranch in North Dakota Two
carloads of two-year old horses will
be brought back to be raised for sell
ing at the Pabst farm.
Appleton groeers believe they have
discovered a new combine Price
lists were received there from three
different cranberry jobbers, all quot
ing precisely the same figure and all
demanding from eight to ten cents
more per quart than was asked a year
ago. Cranberries, it is said, viii
reach as high as IS cents per quart
this fall.
L. NJ Coulton of Fond du Lac
count AMI A. g. Ballow of Winnie
bago county made a wholesale pur-
chase of land, buying 200 acres of
land near Holcombe, lightly timbered.
1t is understood they will have the
land cleared during the winter and
next spring place upon it several
thousand sheep. The price paid for
the land was SIS per acre.
The ginseng growers of northern
Wisconsin have had a good season
for this crop, which is now becoming
more extensively cultivated each year
il the United States, especially in
the eastern portion One grower has
sold about 500 worth of seed this
fall, and another was offered by
Chippewa Falls buyer, few weeks
ago $3.50 a pound for the wild root
which he has transplanted into his
ginseng garden
The police of Racine have received
a letter from one, P. G. Raissle of
Washington, D. c., asking for the
whereabouts of George Raissle, his
brother, who was last heard from in
Racine over 20 years ago Raissle,
has come into a fortune of several
thousand dollars and must be COM
municated with in order that the es-
tate may be settled up. No such man
is known in Racine at present and as
far as can be ascertaiued. he is re-
membered by no one.
An Albertrille man named William
Frazer had a novel experience while
smoking a pipe. Mr.. Frazer was
smoking and talking when suddenly
bang! there was an explosion and
the pipe was shattered The cause
of the uproar was the fact that he
carried % calibre cartridges in the
PICKET with his tobacco.
The Portage Hosiery Co. is now in
the most fiourishing and prosperous
condition it has been since it started
to do business and its pay roll for the
last month has been HEAVIER than any
preceding one So great has been
the increase in its orders over any
preceding year that several travel
ing SdAcSiHcu nave DECn NdllSu W
their homes and instructed not to re-
ceive any more orders for goods this
season.
To make western Wisconsin a
mecca for trout fishers is the aim of
Representative J. J. Esch, and in this
effort he is being assisted by large
number of rod and gun clubs which
have been organized. Mr.. Esch receiv-
ed notice of the distribution of large
number Of brook and rainbow trout
in the streams Of La Crosse Co. Unlike
the usual cor assignments which are
received to stock the streams, these
trout are of the lingering age, and
will be able to take care of them
selves from the start in the streams.
Some of them viii be prime for the
hook of the angler next summer