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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30
Eou.TY NEWS NOTES

Members of the local union of the
Society of Equity at Avalanche held an
enjoyable social gathering last Satur-
day evening, when large number of
the good people of that Vicinity held
festivities and spent the evening IN
profitable discussions of things of mu-
tual interest. Judge Mahoney and
Jens Davidson of Westby addressed
the gathering on topics of interest con-
cerning the society; and abundance of
things good for the stomach were much
in evidence.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30

The county committee on roads for
he town Of jefferson will meet on
Tuesday, January 5, at O'Clock p. m.
on the Side Hollow road for the pur-
pose of letting the contract for building
that road. CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30

Send for catalogue of the Wisconsin
Business University, of La Crosse, con-
ducteG ty the Tolands Midwinter
Term begins Monday, January 4th.
You owe it to yourself to investigate
this school, We both lose if you don't.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30

Commencing with the New Tear, |
will be prepared TO do all kiGds Of O.
pairing in boots and shoes Location,
Favor's harness shop, Opera, block, Vi
roqaa. Give me call. l. r JUL.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30

"As the editor passes through Madison
every other week and has a certain
amornt of time to kill between trains,
he often learns things that would be of
interest to the taxpayers He often
strolls into the big building to take a
look at the poor over-worked fellows.
One may go there at O'Clock in the
morning aud watch them come to
work. About the first fellow to
reach his job is Colonel Oliver G. Mum
son, private secretary to the governor
He is sort of hayseed, coming from
Viroqua, where he has been a working
man for 25 years directing the destines
of the Vernon County Censor, one of
the best weekles in Wisconsin. He has
formed habits of getting to business
that job in The state capitol cannot
break. And he is one of the last to
quit the building at night.
We are told that MIR Dab is still
very much of hayseed in habits He
seems TO be afraid the cash will not
balaree, if he arrives on the ground
late in the morning And there are
others equally sedulous in getting to
work and sticking at it. But with the
average clerk it is different.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30

S. j. Arnold, Viroqua ~ have
passed eighty-three Christmas periods
and am we'll contented with life and
my surroundings of good neighbors BY
the time | have experienced another
better than four score years | presume
people will commence to call me old !"
Ellis Reed, Chandlersville, Ohio: 81
am visiting here in the Buckeye state
and | can't live a week without the
CENSOR, so please send it along while /
am absent from home. There are many
changes here, can tell you, both in
country and people. .
Postmaster Goodell: "Not since /
have been connected with tie Viroqua
office has anything like the Christmas
business passe through our hands. The
incoming and outgoing holiday traffic
was wonderfully heavy"
l.. II. Heir, Fairbanks, Alaska: '"The
weather is fine here. The only com
plant we have to offer is that there is
hardly snow enough to make good
sleighing."
S. A. Noble, Nevada, Missouri: "No
snow here yet and we have enjoyed
very mild weather. This season of
year we are thinking Of the old home
and friends in good old Vernon county
But we are too far away TO make fre-
quent visits. -
Wallace w. Rood, Stroon, South Da-
kota: 1--WE left the old home at New
ton on the third of November, bound
for the promised land, arriving four
days later. finding weather pleasant as
spring The next day it turned cold
and ten inches Of snow fell. On The
26th we experienced blizzard, but no
worse than have seen in Wisconsin
! will soon return and get my family
ready to move here in the Frring, where
we will make permanent home.
Louis p Juul; Just in from North
Dakota to spend the winter as usual
Came down here TO work at my trade
nothing doing in the prairie country
during the winter months. We have
had great development in our section
the last year / am holding down a
claim twenty-five miles from railroad,
but we expect one through our neigh
borhOnd next season Our lands are
worth twenty-five collars per acre and
increasing in value We had good crops
the past year Flax is the biggest
money crop, selling for little better
than one dollar per bushel,
p J. Layne, San Diego, California;
Lining up for another year with the
CENSOR family, extend holiday greet
ing 10 the entire household, wishing one
and all Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year. We are still in the land of
the living, and living in the land where
life is 50 well worth the living. Our
beautiful city continues to grow and
prosper with an ever Frightening future.
Perhaps in no part of the world are
natural conditions more conducive to
conten,ment and general well being
than in this favored cline. MANY
would Of course, be glad to have more
Of wealth in dollars and cents than they
now possess, but this is not essential to
the enjoyment Of life here as ii is in
other places. With a cline that min
isters at all times 10 bodily health and
comfort, with fruits and flowers in
perennial supply. and ever pleasing pros
pect of land and sea, one is sordid in
'2ed that does not derive some pleasure
from the very fact Of existence.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30

The local union of Viroqua will hold
a meeting on January for the purpose
of electing delegates to the county con-
vention at Westby and alsot to the state
convention at Madison Former Pre-.
sdent Holmes will be in attendance AT
the Westby meeting.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30
RETAIN THEIR "HAY SEED" HABITS
Kieka poosians Don't Forget Their EARLY
and Old Customs

In the absence of the CENSOR boss
we break his rule of never quoting in
mis- newspaper personal illusions to him
self. We find in the Boscobel Dial the
following gossip concerning Vernon
county officials at the state capital.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30
Short News Stories of Interest
Picked Up by Censor Reporters from Various Sources
MAKE THEM NOW

Make your New Years resolutions;
Any httle contributions
To tie sum of human virtue
VIII please others and won't hurt you.
Now's the time. if cure intending.
As you should, to be amending.
Swear off drinking. swear off smoking;
Never heed the threadbare joking.
Don't say these will come to naught. too.
Make resolutions. as you ought to.
Make your vows--do not o'erIeap EN-.
Make resOlutions-and keep 'em.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30

Ellis Reed, Charlottesville, Ohio: 81
am visiting here in the Buckeye state
and | can't live week without the
CENSOR, so please send it along while |
am absent from home There are many
changes here, can tell you, both in
country and people. -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30

S. J. Arnold, Viroqua: ~ have
passed eighty-three Christmas periods
and am we'll contented with life and
my surroundings of good neighbors BY
the time | have experienced another
better than four score years | presume
people will commence to call me old. +"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30

The recent sale of every pound of
tobacco in the hurley pool, by the
American Society of Equity is tht
largest single sale of tobacco on record.
Over eighty millions of pounds yielding
the growers over sixteen millions 81
dollars vas the result of this sale. The
net average price for good and bad
which the farmers received was about
fifteen cents a pound
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30

The Equity tobacco which is to be
placed in pool this year will be handled
exclusively through the Minor ware
house near the Milwaukee depot, o A
Kalvestran having leased the same and
entered into agreement with the Equity
officials to handle the 1908 crop for
them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30

John Southworth, an old and highly
respected citizen of the town of Stark,
passed away at the age OF rs years,
after lingering illness. Mr. South
worth came TO Wisconsin in 1850 and
about 1870 he settled on the farm where
he died. Fuoeral took place from the
Congregational church in Viola, Rev.
f. l.. Jones officiating, and the remains
were laid to rest in the Viola cemetery
beside those of his wife, who died
about three years ago Mr.. Southworth
was one of the best informed and edu-
Gated gentlemen who has resided in the
county, a citizen too, Of purest type.
He taught school for many years and
the impress of his talent left its dis
tingulshed mark on the now active men
and women of the eastern section of
county.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30
ROUND AND ABOUT US

Our good friend Louis o. Brya of
Coon Valley, well-known and leading
citizen, has taken unto himself wife
in the perscn of Miss Sena Volden, and
the affair has been the occasion Of a
merry round of social gatherings.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30

Postmaster GoodelI: "Not since
have been connected with t.e Viroqua
office has anything like the Christmas
business passe d through our hands. The
incoming and outgoing holiday traffic
was wonderfully heavy"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30

De Soto community lost one of it's
best leading citizens in the death of
MIR. 7. B. Mcdowell, a long time bust
J ess man of that village. He died on
the Goth as a result of a stroke of
paralysis which affection came upon
him some weeks ago. Mr.. Mcdowell
was native of New York, born 1914
At the age of ten years he came west
settling nj De Soto. where he has ever
since resided. A wife and one son and
other kindred survive to lament his
death.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30

A dis'ressingly sad death is reported
from Ch4seburE, that of George, the
eld st son of Mr.. and Mrs Andrew
Giieortson, who passed away after a
lingering illness from tuberculosis. The
young man was nearly nineteen years.
An organization of farmers has been
perfected at Tomah with a capital
stock OF S6, 600 for the purpose of op-
Grating cooperative elevator bust
ness. The company will begin opera
tions by handling hay. grain and feed,
and may take in live stock later.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02

SHEEP-There was a larger run Of sheep
than yesterday and the quality was the
best that It has been In q long time. In
fact, there were some Of both sheep and
lambs that were the best that have been
seen In the yards 50 far this season. The
market on desirable killers, both sheep and
lambs, was safely 1Oql5c higher, but the
sales on paper look even 26c higher. As a
matter OF fact, however, It would hardly
be safe 10 quote the market for the two
days as more than Csc higher than last
week. The trade was active and desirable
kinds changed hands very readily at pre-
vailing prices.
There was quite a little sprinkling Of
feeders and they sold generally at about
steady prices.
While strictly good kinds Of killers are
both active and higher, Il would be well
for the country TO understand that com
mon to medium kinds and anything on the
habitat order Is not wanted by the pack
ers. 1t IL the worst kind OF a mistake for
feeders to send in anything that Is not
thoroughly finished for the market as thoy
can depend upon its selling to poor adVan-
tage, Quite a good many very bury sheep
and lambs are coming forward, and II
would be we'll to understand that buyers
generally make a difference Of as much AS
l6Q25c in the case of stuff carrying burrs.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Good to
choice lambs, S6.15u6.50 fair to good lambs,
S.76n8.l5; feeding lambs, A&d6.6O; good to
choice light yearlings, S.ODQ5. so; good to
choice, heavy yearlings, s45od6. ID; feeding
yearlings, A.0Od450; good to choice weth-
ers, A.5oa49O; fair to good wethers, StOOp
$50; feeding wethers, S,BNB4.CO; good to
choice ewes, A.O0d4.50; fair to good ewes,
8.25d4.00; feeding ewes, S2.0013. Is; culls and
bucks, $1.OO0p2N.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02
FABLE OF BIG BLUFF CALLED
Mrs. TytewOd Certainly Gets Her
Hubby on the Early shop.
ping story.

Great. Great!' cried Jonas T'ytewod of
West Farnam street as he looked up from
his Evening Bee.
Whats great?" asked his wife. The
corn show"
NO, l mean yes, but l wasn't talking
about that. I mean this campaign to make
people buy their Christmas presents early.
ITS fine, you know. Think of the poor
clerks struggling with a very avalanche OF
shoppers just before Christmas who have
been too lazy or indifferent to shop in the
time when they could with more comfort
to themselves and the clerks"
you say it's fine that they should be
SO troubled?' asked Mrs. Tytewod.
Your comedy drags. madam" snorted
her husband. Il mean It is fine that a
newspaper should push this campaign In
behalf of the great army of clerks who
have to deal with hundreds and hundreds
of nagging or supercilious women or worst
OF all those who think they are funny"
What novelists call a dangerous CLEAN
entered Mrs. Tytewod's eye. You are
right, Jonas, you often are, you know, and
l think that I myself had better get at II
right away. Please give me $50"
This fable teaches that a Big Bluff will
Sometimes be Called.
Here endeth No. 8. OF the great Buy
'em early series" %
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02
New York Mining stocks.
:, Dec. 1.-Closing quotations
Monthly Treasurer's Statement.

WASHINGTON, Dec. although gov
eminent receipts from customs, internal
revenue and other sources continue to show
gratifying increases over last year, the
increases in expenditures are materially
greater. For the month Of November, 1908.
the receipts were SIS, COZ, $50. as against $45,-
$50, 1926 for November last year, an increase
of $500, 200. Nt.
The expenditures for the month are
shown to have aggregated 1885 1873, as
against $42, 362, 2OS for November, 1907. an
increase of SIS, 100000. Taking the last seven
months as a basis of calculation. the deficit
for the present fiscal year will probably
be from $112, 0OO, 900 to $116,0d0,V0 .
Customs receipts received iast month ag-
gregated nearly 500, 900. 900. mas against $22-
for November, 1907. the first OF the
panic months. fgg..
Internal revenue also shows a gain OF
about 81, 100000 Miscellaneous receipts fell
off about 81, 1O0,OO0
During the month the civil and miscel-
laneous expenditures Increased about 49,
OO0, 900. The war item increased z, 200, 600
and the navy item increased about 81, 10000.
Pensions increased nearly 100000 and
the expenditures on account of the Panama
canal and other public works Increased
SO, 400, 900.
The deficit for the month OF November
is shown to have been $lO,OO0.W0 and for
the seven months of the current year a de-
ficit is shown of S54,0 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02
THIEF TRADES HIS BOOTY
Steals Coat from Dummy and Swap
II on the Sly for a Bet
ter One,

Thieves are not all as daring in small
operations as is c. F. Haywood, alias Will
son, who was arrested by Patrolman Cor
rigan at Twenty-fourth and Cunning streets
Monday afternoon for the theft Of an over
coat.
Stealing a secondhand overcoat off OF a
dummy that stood in front Of Schlafer's
store, 42 South Tenth street. Haywood
took the garment to the furniture and gen
eral store conducted by c. +. Wilson at
1902 North Sixteenth street. While there
on the pretext OF wanting to buy some
thing Haywood took a good overcoat be-
longing to Wilson and left the old one he
had stolen off the dummy. Then, return
ing to Schlafer's secondhand store on
Tenth street, where he had stolen the
first coat. he pawned the second one.
Later he was arrested and taken to the
police station. 1t is said that about twelve
years ago he was tried on the charge OF
murder, but was acquitted. He has an ex-
tensive police record, according to the au-
thorities.
Detectives Heitfeld and Devereese recov.
cred the coat belonging to Wilson. Il Is
thought that Haywood gave his name as
Wilson IN order to explain his possession
Of the real MI, Wilson's coat, which had
his name in it.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02


WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows that
for the month of November, 1903, the debt,
less cash in the treasury, amounted to
1899, 433, 561, which is a decrease for tho
N onth of 1921 ,9S6. The debt is recapltu-
lated as follows: Interest bearing debt,
$3.50, 81, 400; debt on which interest has
seased since maturity, 3,647, 265; debt bear
ing no interest, $409, $50. 1877; total, 81, go, So
923. This amount, however, does not in
clude 81, 1856, 036, $50 in certificates and treas
uTY notes outstanding, which are offset by
an equal amount Of cash held in the treas
urY for their redemption,
The cash in the treasury is classified as
follows: Gold reserve, $50, 10000; trust
funds, $l,256, CSC, SEQ; general fund, S131. 9Sl,
sos; in treasury Of Philippine islands, s4,-
769.9S7; total, 81, To, 9OO.07i, against which
there are demand liabilities outstanding
amounting to $l.471, 5l2, 100, which leaves a
cash balance on hand OF S3O1, 1887, 1862.
The receipts for the morah were S4s ,002, $50
and the expenditures S57, 99S, 1873.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
New Nigh Record for Season for
December and May Wheat.

CHICAGO. Dec. New high record
marks for the season for the December, and
wheat market today when the former
touched A.O5h and the latter N.09h and
the latter N.O9ss. The market closed strong
at the top. Corn and oats closed easy and
provisions firm.
The wheat market opened strong with
prices up hc to %9%c and became stronger
the highest point Of the day and at net
gains of l%@l&c for December and lB for
May.
The most important factors contributing
10 the sharp upturn were unfavoreble har-
vesting weather in Argentina and a de-
cided falling off in receipts in this country,
especially in the northwest. Several dis
patches were received today calming that
rains still prevailed In the northern districts
OF Argentina. The decreased movement In
the northwest, however, was perhaps the
most potent Influence. Arrivals OF wheat
today at Minneapolis and Duluth aggre-
gated 54S cars, compared with SA cars last
week and l,lS9 cars the corresponding day
q year ago,
Winnipeg also reported that receipts
neighborhood OF 200 cars against arrivals
today OF 1853 cars. A severe blizzard which
was raging today in the Canadian north
wes. was said TO have checked the move
ment to some extent, but the chief reason
for the sudden falilng+off in receipts was
sad to be the fact that the great bulk
of the crop has already been marketed.
A brisk export demand for durum and
low grade Manitoba wheat at Duluth
helped to strengthen the local market
Local bulls weer liberal purchasers of the
December delivery. one of the eladers. it
was said. having bought in the ~nelghbOr-
hood OF 100000 bushels,
There was practically no demand for
cash wheat here except by elevator con-
Germs. ~Clearances Of wheat and flour were
equal 70 $4,000 bushels. The worlds visi-
be supply as shown by Bradstreet's de-
creased S,Of6, 900 bushels.
Liquidation of the December delivery
was the feature of trade in the corn mar
hot naliNRTlAQ tnnAV IN Innamher con-
tract were $4,000 bushels. The market
closed easy with prices Hahc higher to q
dhc lower; December closing at el2sq62c,
and May at 627AC.
Oats were inclined to be easy, owing to
profit taking in the December option fol-
lowing deliveries of 225, 900 bushels on De-
Cember contracts. The market closed easy
with rpices a shade higher to AGSsc lower.
December closed at &shq4sasc and May at
6~ldpjlitc.
Provisions were firm. Trade, however,
was quiet. At the close prices were 71RG
iOc to l2hSql5c higher
Tho lead,nR futures ranged as follows.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02

CATTLE-The cattle maT.IeS was again
in very satisfactory condition this morning
so far as desirable kinds were concerned.
The trade as a whole was reasonably ac-
tive and most everything that could be
classed as good changed hands in fair
season.
Beef steers were sought after this morn
ing, especially the better grades. The more
desirable loads changed hands quite readily
at prices that were pretty generally 1Oc
higher than yesterday, There was a good
s~prinkling OF cornfeds, although a good
share of them were only warmed up. There
were also a few rangers among the re-
ceipts.
Cows and heifers Of the better grades
were free sellers at prices that were strong
to loo higher. The common to medium
grades were rather slow and inclined to
drag at no more than steady prices.
Good feeders were free sellers, the same
as they have been for some time back, and
prices today were generally 10c higher than
yesterday. A feeder buyer paid as high as
S.20 for very good stuff. The common and
the same as they have been every day OF
late. The country does not appear TO care
for that kind and receivers meet with a
great deal of difficulty in unloading sup
plies.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
corn-fed steers, Sc. 40d7. 20; fair to good corn
fed steers, So. 4046.4 20; common to fair corn
fed steers. $O0G5, 40; good to choice range
steers, 5.0a6.O0 fair to good range steers,
8. 2545.oo; common 70 fair range steers, SO. Is
Q4.S; good to choice corn-fed COWS and
heifers. $S.7694.6o; good to choice grass
cows and heiters, $S.5Oa4.25 fair to good
grass COWS and heifers, 50. 75q9.5O common
to fair grass cows and heifers. $2.OO32 rs:
Good to choice stockers and feeders, $4.50d
900. fair to good stockers and feeders, So rs
q4.5O: common to fair stockers and feeders.
~. 75a5.75; stock heifers, 81. 25d&2 20: veal
calves, S.75g6.75; bulls, stays, etc, ESQ
TX
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02

NEW YORK, Dec. 1-METALS-The Lon
don tin market was lower. with spot
quoted at el34 Is Cd and futures at eiS6
Is Cd. The local market was easy at
so. 40a29.70. Copper declined to e63 rs 81
for spot and E64 6s Sd for futures in Lon
don, The local market was dull and
nominally unchanged, with lake quoted al
N43IhWl4.5O; electrolytic, Sl4.121kd1A.2; cast
ing, H4.0Oal4l2k. Lead was lower at el9
IS Sd In London, but remained dull at
los In London Locally, the market was
quiet at S,1Oa5.I5. A decrease of 80 was
reported in the LOndon iron market. with
standard foundry quoted at 4Ss Sd and
Cleveland warrants at t9s Sd, The local
market was unchanged; No. / northern
fundry, slL.0Oal7.50; No. 2 northern foundry.
Sl6. 75dl7.25; No, ! southern and No. l south
ern soft. 81. gSalI.I5.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Good Cattle Fairly Active and Gener-
ally Ten Cents Higher,
HOGS MAKE TEN CENTS ADVANCE
sheep and Lambs Fifteen Higher TOE
day or QuRrter Higher Than
Last week-Fecders Active
and Fully steady.

SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 1. 1875.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02
TWO WEEKS FOR CHRISTMAS
Public school Vacation Begins De-
eember 1s and Continues I'm
I'll January (.

Christmas vacations in the public schools
will begin on Friday, December IS, and
continue for two fun weeks. school to re-
convene on the morning Of Monday, Jan
uary 4,
II has always been customary to have
a two weeks vacation at the Christmas
season OF the year, and this custom will
be followed this year, despite unfounded
rumors 10 the contrary. DR.. Davidson.
superintendent OF the schools and Secre-
tsry Burgess OF the Board OF Education,
have the fixing OF the vacation period ana
they decided Tuesday on the dates of the
Christmas holiday, the first intention was
to have the vacation begin on December
% and continue 10 January ., but this has
been changed to begin on December IL
and to end on January g.
Under the later dates selected the teach
ers who do not live in Omaha will have
more time In which 10 reach their homes
for the holiday, and the children At home
will be able to hav more Christmas par
ties. which would have been disarranged
we're the dates different from those chosen.