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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
DEMOCRATS HOLD CONVENTION.

The democratic county convention
for the election of delegates to the
state convention was held ~ the court
house, Saturday afternoon. The dele
gates named were: Chris Ellefson, c.
w. Graves, DR.. H. J. Suttle, W. N.
Cofiand, Jens Davidson, r. P. Dalton,
and Henry Shelton The alternates
were: John Potts, Louis Larson, c..
M. Butt, Jr., Lawrence Dickson, w.
j. Michelet, Geo. E. Tate and Jas.
Haley.
The convention unanimously adopted
resolutions endorsing the candidacy of
William J. Bryan for the democratic
nomination for president, and the Yer
non county delegation was instructed to
vote for delegates to the national con-
vention at Denver, who viii work for
and support Mr.. Bryan.
DIR. II. j. Suttle is a candidate for
delegate, to the national convention
from the. Third congressional district
The delegation left last evening for
Milwaukee, and hope to secure the
Doctors election in the state convention
which eonvenes tomorrow afternoon.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
Rural Carries May Hug Girls.

To hug girl and get caught at it is
not sufficient cause for disnissal from
the rural mail delivery sers.ce The de-
cision was rendered by the Post Office
Department in Kansas case. But the
rule was laid down that the girl must
be sweetheart and must consent to be
hugged.
William Bellman, rural carrier at
Weir City, hugged his sweetheart be-
fore taking the precaution to pull down
the blinds. An envious old maid saw
the performance, became greatly scan
dalized and peddled the story all over
the neighborhood. Not satisfied, she
filed complaint with the Post Office De-
partment that young Bellman be dis
missed.
The carrier was represented by two
Kansas congressman. They pointed
out that if every rural carrier was dis
missed because he hugged girl, when
she wanted 10 be hugged, the depart
ment would have to abolish the rural
carrier service entirely. Then, too, the
government would have to lay down
such rule for all other departments of
the public service, and the first thing
the administration knew it would lose
its present employees and be unable 10
fi7d others TO take their places. The
dep. tment evidently took the same
view of it and dismissed the charges
against Bellman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
CHURCH NOTES.

The Epworth League will give Val
entine social at the home of Mr.. Otto
Davis on Saturday evening of this
week.
Next Sunday morning the sacrament
Of the Lords supper will follow the
preaching service at the M. E. church.
The Congregational and Methodist
churches will hold union service at
the Methodist church next Sunday
evening, the occasion being a memorial
service in memory Of Miss Frances
Willard. The service will be under the
auspices of the w. G. i. u. Rev. c..
+. Buffers will give the address.
The Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety Of the M. Il. church viii meet
Friday afternoon with Mrs. j. W..
Lucas.
The w. G. r. u. meets next Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. G. Il. Buffers.
Services at the Synod Lutheran
church next Sunday at lO;30 a. m.
Services at the Synod West Coon
Prairie church next Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 O'Clock instead of 1890 a. m,
as previously announced.
Synod church Sunday school at 9;30
q. m.
The rag-ball social by the Young Peo-
ple's society of West Coon Prairie
church, announced for last Friday even
ing, will be held Friday night at Mrs.
Otto Olsen's.
Union services will be held in the
Springville Methodist church Sunday
morning in memory Of Frances Z. Will
lard.
Temperance meeting will be held
Thursday evening at Christian church.
Springville Aid society meets Thurs
day, February 20, with Mrs. Katie Bu-
chanan for dinner.
A basket social will be given by Mr.
and Mrs. Nels G. Hanson, west Of LIB
erty Pole, on Saturday evening, Feb
ruary Is.
The young people of Rev. Gulbrand-
sons church held meeting last Sun
day evening.
The Ladies' Aid society of Synod
church will meet Friday afternoon,
February Ia, with Mrs. David Olson.
Everybody welcome.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
RELIEVED OF BOTHER AND EXPENSE
Primary Election Not Necessary in Cities
of Fourth Class.

According to the laws of 1907, it viii
not be necessary to hold primary cleo
ton this spring to nominate candidates
for municipal and ward offices. The
law directs as follows:
''No primary election shall be held in
cities of the fourth class for the nomi-
nation of municipal officers unless a pc
tition asking that a primary election
be held, signed by at least twenty-five
per cent of the electors of such city
shall be filed in the office of the city
clerk at least sixty days pror to time
for holding such primary. The per-
centage of signers shall be determined
by the vote cast for governor therein at
the last preceding general election.
Unless such petition is filed and prim-
ary held, municipal officers in cities of
the fourth class shall be nominated by
nomination papers as provided in sec
ton 1892, statutes of 1898. J."
In other words, no primary election
will be held in Viroqua this spring as
the time in which a petition must be
filed has already elapsed. Those who
wish to become candidates for city or
ward Offices can have petitions signed
in their behalf, securing the required
number of signatures, and have their
names placed upon the ticket at the re-
gular municipal election as individual
nominee, thus placing every candidate
upon his strength as an individual.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
Independent Lona-Distanee Line

La Crosse papers contain information
through telephone line will will com
pete with the Bell corporation between
La Crosse and Milwaukee and Chicago.
The route to be chosen is direct ri,
line from La Crosse to Madison. From
La Crosse the line will go to Eiroqua,
then to Richland Center and then tC
Madison. From Madison south copper
lines have been built and toll fine
with connections is all that is necessary
to weave the two into one and enter
compe tition for long distance business
in the state.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
Try CENSOR Want ads.

Insure with John Dawson & Co.
Let Thayer figure on your lumber
bill, house or barn.
&C. ]. Smith was at Coon Valley on
Tuesday on legal matters.
New ginghams, new white goods,
ETC., for spring at Severson's.
Mrs. NJ. A. Ady entertains friends
Thursday afternoon and evening.
Mrs. w. II. Leonard and daughter
Bessie are on the sick list with pneu-
monia.
Ladies two piece wool underwear,
worth one dollar, to close at 75c each.
H. f. Rogers.
Miss Clara Glenn has invitations
out for a whist party at her home
Thursday evening.
Mrs. G. Krogsbal is spendinga few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. c. Olson of .Bristow.
Mrs. Chas. Brudos and Miss Clara
Hanson of Chascburg were guests at
the L. G. Steenberg homo last week.
-ChiIdren's feeced lined l5c stock
ings for lie. Children's 10c feeced
lined stockings 7c. Ladies' 12c feeeed
lined hose, this week only, Be each.
All at Rogers
Miss Lucy Daw3on was hostess TO
a few friends at her home on Monday
evening in honor Of Misses Baensch
and Baker Of Madison. who are en-
gagged in cataloging the library. Two
tables played whist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
A ROUGH MONTH IF IT is SHORT.
The Celebrated DR.. Hicks Says February
is Mostly One of Storms.

Prognostications for balance of Febru-
ary: A regular storm period is central
on the II, covering the 10 to 15. In
western parts of the country the ba-
rometer will begin tn fall and the tern
perature rise as early as the 10. Storms
will develop and as they pass. eastward
will grow more severe as they reach
the central and eastern part Of the
country Cold, frosty weather win
continue general after these storms up
to about the IL.
A reactionary storm period is central
cn the IL, Is and 19. Full moon on the
II viii intensity storm possibilities
dming this period
A regular Storm period in central on
the %, prevailing from the 2l to 26.
The storms of this period ,Villculminate
in centrsl to eastern sections from
Sunday II e % to the %.
Another storm period viii be in pro-
gress as we pass from February into
March, the eliminating sta yes of which
will fall on March / and 2.
There can be little doubt that the pre-
vailing periods of Saturn and Jupiter
conspired to modify the winter into a
very mild one up to the last of January.
~ "eo SAPSSbSo tiiett ttlS COiu Noulu De
more intense at the end of storm periods
in December and January.
Taking long look ahead Hicks does
not hesitate to state that he expects
much cold, unpleasant weather in Feb
ruary, March, and even up to the end
of April, especially in central and north
ern extremes of the country. Accord
ing to the storm diagrams the last half
of April viii bring heavy storms with
heavy revu,sions to cold and frosty
sufficient to endanger fruits and grow
ing vegetation. If the rule governing
the Mars period holdsgood, the weather
will be cold far into May.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
Two Good Farms for Sale.

The L. koberg farm Of l20 acres and
B. Larson farm of 100 acres, both with
in half mile Of Avalanche creamery,
store and mill. Good buildings. Rea-
sonable price If taken before spring.
Easy terms. Inquire Of 0. ". Wig, the
Avalanche merchant, or joint. Mullen,
Litchfeld, Minnesota. Good renters
wanted If not sold.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
Sewing Machine Snaps.

have at Hotel Viroqua number OF
secondhand sewing machines, thorough
ly overhauled, and in first-class con-
dition. These machines will be sold SC
cheaply that you can't afford to be
without one They must be sold within
the fext two weeks. CHRIST DREGNE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
rAx NOTICE or CITY or vIRootIA.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TIIAT AFTER
~ January 81. 1903 the charge for collection Of
city tax money will be at the rate Of three per
cent will be at Larson Brothers marble works
on Wednesdays and Fridays to receive and receipt
for tax money. II. 2. LARSON, City Treasurer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12

Ladies SOC feeced cotton under
wear, sizes 4 and 5, for 38c Wherel
Rogers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12

The best Cough Remedy H. w.
Barker's, at all drug stores.
AT Prairie du Chen Arthur Larri-
we're and the two horses he was driving
were instantly killed by a Milwaukee
passenger train. The young man, like
others, too often think they can safely
make crossing and are mistaken in
the distance of an approaching train,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12

Charles w. Morse, year ago Ice king
Of New YORK, sleamsnip mAgnats and
high finaneier. indicted for misapplsca-
the National Bank OF North America, was
convicted last week and received q SEN
ience OF fifteen years in prison at Attain
Ia, Ga. Alfred H. Curtis, president Of
the bank, wRs also convicted, but ths
jury recommended mercy in his case and
sentence was suspended. He acted under
Morse's orders, who owned the bank and
used its funds for his peculiar financial
one time. A motion by his counsel has
served ss = stay Of his sentence for the
time being.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12
WHAT is DOING
THE WORLD OVER
A WORD A5oUT THE LEADING
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.


It required the official vote to deter
mine who carried Maryland In hast weeks
election. Bryan gets six electors and
Taft two. Missouri, counted at first as
sure for Bryan, whom early returns favA
ored, cast its vote for Taft, the back
counties showing up strongly Republi-
can. All the other states went as report
ed last week. The final count of electors,
unless there should be further changes, is
321 for Taft and 162 for Bryan.
The latest count OF congressmen-elect
shows that the House win consist Of 218
Republicans and 173 Democrats.
Tie Democrats elected governors in
Ohio and Indiana, and Gov. Johnson OF
Minnesota again overcame q tremendous
Republican majority and was chosen
Democratic governor Of that state. The
Democrats have the Indiana Legislature
and will choose q senator Missouri viii
have Republican governor. Hughes
plurality in New York is 72,000.
Bryan sent short message Of congrat-
ulntion to Taft. In public statement,
he made no complaint on the result, but
said he was nominated by the rank and
! file Of his party without solicitation on
his part. and felt 1t his duty to make The
fight. For personal reasons be preferred
defeat to election.
President Roosevelt felt very happy ovel
the outcome. He made public . letter
written last sumner in which he forecast
ed the results very closely. He also gavs
out letter scoring a voter who wrote
him complaining OF Taft's Unitarian be-
lief and the alleged leaning OF members o.
his family toward the Catholic church
He said that Taft's religious belief wa
nobody's concern but his own and should
not be called In question. He denied th'
report OF Catholic tendencies. but hell
that II true, II should not weigh particle
With right-minded men. There is ns
reason, he said, why we may not some
time have q Catholic for president. Il
his cabinet sit Protestants and Catholic
and Jews. t
From all bver the country come report
81 industrial Improvement following thl
election. Many orders were placed con
ditional upon Taft's election. II is esti
mated that e50,0 900 men will be added &
the payrolls within two months whel
works, now idle or running on short time
shall have resumed, as planned.
Mr.. Taft Is stopping at Hot Springs
Va, for a short rest and viii spend mos
Of the winter in q cottage at Augusta, Ga
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12
PRICE THREE CENTS
Randolph Hiah school.

Randolph High School.
The report cards were given out Mon
day.
1t is doubtful il there will be any more
football games here this fall.
The sophomoras have elected officers as
follows:--Pres., Wm.~ Behrendt; Vice
Pres, Marjorie Chedel; Sec, Ora Abbott I;
Treas, Hazel Durkee. The class colors
are to be purple and white and the class
flower the white rose.
The loot ball game between Whitcomb
High Of Bethel aud the R H. s. Thursday
was the first game played here with an
out-of-town team this season. The game
was one OF the best. If not the best,
that r. H. s. has played this year. II
was a hot contest from beginning to
end and both teams played their best.
Some OF the interesting plays were the
runs by Rowen and Wilson and the
tackle by Clafin. Randolph worked the
forward pass with good results and Beth
el made two good gains on double pass.
Neither side scored during the two fif-
teen-minute halves. The lineup was as
I fo1lnwa.-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12
carmaek Killed In Street Duel.

Ex-United States Senator E. W. Car
mack Of Tennessee was shot and killed In
street duel at Nashville Monday. His
assailant was Robin Cooper, son Of Col.
Duncan Cooper, whom Carmack had ct
tackled in newspaper editorials. The
trouble grew out Of the recent Tennessee
Democratic primaries, in which Carmack
was defeated for the governorship. He
had assailed the Democratic machine and
Col. Cooper and had been warned to de-
sist, but kept on. Cooper and his son
met Carmack on the street and the son
fred twice and Carmack once. Carmaek
died instantly. Young Cooper received q
bullet in his shoulder. Col. Cooper drew
q gun, but did not fire.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12
Blaek Beauty.


The story OF the play coming to Chand-
Ter Music hall Nov. 20 tells OF a young
Kentuckian, named Blantyre, whose
father was ruined in fortune by the Civil
war and ho had nothing to leave his
son but beautiful young horse named
Black Beauty. Blantyre and the horse
are much attached to each other, but the
lattsr's fine points attract the attention OF
a Captain Langley, who begins a system
attic plotting to gain possession Of It. He
leads young Blantyre into the vice OF
gambling, hoping be might be tempted
to wager the horse on the turn OF the
cards. Failing in this, he manipulates
certain stock in such way as to ruin
young Blantyre, whose little fortune is
all invested in that particular stock. He
then levies an attachment and finally be-
comes possessor of the horse.
He is not wholly inspired in this by his
admiration for the animal alone, but Is
also in love with Ellen Thoroughbred,
who, in turn, loves young Blsntyre.
When Captain Langley finds that his &C
tions have only added to the Iady's hatred
Of him, he begins to abuse the horse in q
spirit Of revenge.
This keeps up until one night, while in
drunken frenzy, he rides Black Beauty
over q dangerous road, using lash and
spur until the poor brute can bear it no
longer, when be stumbles and falls, near
| ly killing the captain and crippling him
self beyond recovery.
The captain then orders him sold and
enioins his agent to find some particular
| ly hard-hearted master, who i'll con-
tinue the abuse that he began. But q
lucky star seemed to be guiding the des-
tiny Of the noble animal, and be il
bought by cabby named Jerry Barker,
whose appearance is rough enough tc
suit even the captain, but who has 4
heart of the purest of gold and, as he
says, s'is friend Of every horse that ever
lived and they're all friends OF mine."
The captain and his minion, seeing
how they have been duped, descend to d
piece of viIlainy worthy of the lowest
thug. They loosen the nut on an axle oil
Jerry's cab, causing an accident that
brings poor Jerry to sickness and poverty
and forces him to sell the horse. This
time they are successful in getting pos.
session Of it, and just as poor Black Beau.
ty, now old and broken, Is about to suc-
cumb to their abuse, young Blantyre re.
turns from Montana, where he has be.
come q thriving rancher, rescues his be.
loved horse, proves the captain q notori
Gus law-breaker and sends him to the
punishment he so richly deserves.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12

-Four circuit court judges decided at
New York Saturday that the giant Ameri-
can Tobacco company, which virtually
controls the tobacco business Of the world
outside Great Britain, was an illegal trust
under the Sherman law. Its dissolution
viii await action on the appeal taken
Application for q receiver for the COM
pany was denied.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12

Harvard II, Carlisle 0; Yale 10, Brown
10; Dartmouth 10, Princeton s; Pennsy
80, Lafayette 4; West Point 8, Springfield
Training School 8; Cornell 8, Amherst o;
Holy Cross 8, Tufts o; Andover IL, Exeter
0; Vermont 0, Williams Q; Norwich 10,
Middlebury 0.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12

Three United States judges ct Chicago
have granted an injunction restraining
the interstate commerce commission from
putting in force its new ruling relative to
Missouri river rates. Affecting the rail-
roads in that locality. The court says
the ruling disturbs conditions that have
long existed and the change would be
ruinOus.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12

The trial of Ray LampheEe for his con-
nection with the murder Of Mrs. Belle
Guinness and others at her place has be-
gun at Laporte, Ind. It has not been
fully established that the woman is dead.
but the story Of the unearthing Of several
murdered victims bodies in her door
yard is still fresh.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12
Prealdent EIlot RasIrss.

Charles w. Eliot, for more than 80
years president of Harvard university,
has rendered his resignation, to take
effect next May. He will then be rs
years old, and retires for rest, not because
OF i'll health or any other cause.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12

The session Of the national convention
of the American Federation of Labor at
Denver this week promises to be interest,"
ing on account OF the question Of the part
labor should take in politics. II ID. un-
likely that President Gompers will be
unseated for supporting Bryan, as he
acted under direction of the organization.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12
wster System Affairs.

NN&&Gt @A8M N%Nt4tA@s
H NJ. Totman has resigned as assistant
superintendent OF the village water sys-
TEN. OF which he wss eventually TO be
superintendent, succeeding Lemuel Rich
mond, who has had the care of the sys-
tenn since It was established and is anx-
ious to be relieved. Mr.. Totman found
that the duties Of the position required
more time than be wished to spare from
his greenhouse business and so, after he
has finished work on the new Forest
street reservoir, which is now being con-
creted, be viii retire from the office.
A smell house has been built close to
the new reservoir to enclose the pump
and gssolene engine that are working
day and night to force water from the
Forest street springs into the main.
Leonard Conlumbe aud Louis Fillion, JT.,
are running the pump and engine.
The water commissioners are investi-
eating the water supply OF the springs at
the Frank Sawyer place on the old road
to the Center. There are q number OF
these springs, two of them developed,
and one is on g. L. Martins land at the
Young Lamb farm. Mr.. Sawyer viii al
low the village 70 take the surplus water
from this springs 10 the rate "a $50 n II Il
useo 81 Anter anA - 80 n u ehonAo Is
only q temporary arrangement and q
sufficient rainfall would make an addi.
tionai supply unnecessary. Three thous.
and feet Of pipe would be needed to con-
meet with these spfings and the commits
sioners are endeavoring to ascertain i
enough water can be developed to war
rant the expense that must be incurred.
A leak was discovered yesterday in
front Of the Brooks block where piecs
OF pipe connecting two shut-ons had
rusted. It was mended at once and it iE
believed that but little water had BEEN
wasted. The big reservoir still continues
low but the rain that began Tuesday
night may cause an improvement in its
anpearance.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12

Edna Goodrich, an actress, is the
fourth wife OF Nat c. Goodwin, recently
divorced from Maxine Elliot They. were
married In Boston Sunday.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12

Erance's offer to arbitrate the Casa
blanca incident with Germany will prob
ably be accepted by the latter, which at
first demanded an apology for the taking
OF French deserters from the German con-
sulate by force. France Is supported by
Great Britain and Russia.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12

Fifty thousand dollars worth Of win
dow glass was broken Sunday by the ex-
plosion Of half . ton Of dynamite on Q
scow in Montreal harbor.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12
Randolph.
The Huntsman Bold.

The Funtsman 6old.
THE cautious hunter although bold.
Who sale his precious life would hold,
VIII wear a union suit Of mail.
A heavy greave upon each limb.
A breasrplate icrOsa the front oi him,
And hide beneath a helmet vail.
Thus armor- plated, In the wood
He'll look - though he'd grandly stood
Since noble knighthoOd was in flower,
And harmiessly the bullets all
Prom his impervicus form VIII fan
Like hailstones in q pelting shower.
A man Of metal he will be;
And. thouwh for killing such - he,
No ffue the hunting laws impose.
II He probably will have the luck
Not tC be tai en- for a buck.
Though dear the fashion Of his clothes.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12

The strike Of taxicab chauffeurs In New
York city Is over, the strikers losing
their fight and their jobs, except as they
are taken back individually as needed
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-12

Sprinkle Aliens Foot Ease in one shoe and
net IN the other, and notice the difference. Just
the thing 10 use when rubbers or oyershoee be-
come necessary, and your shoes seem 70 pinch.
sold everywhere, 25c. Don't accept any sub
atitute.