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The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
LONDON SOCIAL NEWS.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Ex-
pected In London Next Year.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt Ex-
pected In London Next Year.
London. March IA persistent rumor
that President and Mrs. Roosevelt will
visit England next year IS current ia
American circles here. II is said that
he viii stay six months I'm London with
ton Of the navy and the management OF
the dock yards.
Lady Lowther. formerly Miss Alice
Blight of Newport. r. l.. VIII preside
over the social functions Of the British
Embassy at Berlin. 10 which post her
husband WAS recently appointed as am
baSsadOr. Since her STAY in Morocco
from which post Lord Lowther was trans
ferred. she has written some delightful
"reminiscences.
The Princess Hatzfeldt. formerly Miss
Clara Huntington. gave several informal
dinners during the week and Mrs Richie
had twenty guests al dinner. among whom
were Ambassador Reid. Mrs Burns. Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Cunard. and Nj and
Mrs. Harry Higgins.
Mrs. Cloman, the wife OF the American
military attache, has gone 10 the South
for a month On her return she will en-
tertain largely at her Park lane house.
Mrs. Grant Smith. OF the American En-
bassy, has gone 10 the continent to re-
cover from the after effects Of a severe
attack Of Influenza
Ambassador Reid, who has Just re
turned to London from America. started
to-day with his daughter for a motor
trip to Biarritz, where he wiz have an
interview with King Edward in three
weeks
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

Miss Alice Bryant Harvey. who has
been suffering from a severe attack Of
laryngitis. has recovered sufficiently 70
resume her work with her piano pupils
and her class in harmony ar her studio
in the Berkshire
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

II will interest Roberta AmIes' friends
TO learn that she has entered the Wash
ington College Of Music. studying with
Prof Fabian. who is preparing her for
concert work, and viii later place her
with Lescheutzky
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

of Mariette Alboni and Trebelh We have
had no great eontralto until tie advent
of Nine. Sehumann-Heink. People are
talking just now more about Schumann-
Heink and her wonderful art than OF any
other artist before the public. Her sing
ing has come upon the public as a reve-
lation- She has ? really majestic voice
and her command Of It is perfect. In all
passages which lie between the natural
range Of her voice her emission Is smooth.
sonorous. and productive Of unfailing
beauty Of tone. These features of her
method enable her TO sing with all the
beauty Of color ever impaired by any
Italian singer. Her keen intelligence, her
glowing temperament. her subtle humor,
her dramatic ability. and her winsOme
personality make her the greatest con
tralto OF the present generation
Her programme in Washington will be
a grand opera concert programme. in
cluding three selections by Wagner and
German Songs by Schubert and Schu-
mann, group Of English songs. and the
prison scene from the opera "Prophete, p"
by Meyerbeer. Seats now on sale ar T.
Arthur Smiths ticket Office. 1fl1 F street
northwest.
The following programme viii be rem
dered Monday evening at the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church. the occasion
being the regular open meeting Of the
Mems Club Of that church.
Fantasie ImDromntu .......................C Chopin
Miss Julia Parks
Reading selected.
Mr. George 7. Chattawav.
Thy Sentinel am I'............. .... Watson
Mr. Benjamin 4. Linebaek.
Inc oNaf ul lhe NgrLh lnsltl
Miss Annie Eaton
CorEet solo selected
Miss Grace Beelman.
Reading selected
Mr. ChattaWay.
Thou star Of Ny Soul .-.....---.-..-.... .Bschod
Miss Mercy Adkins
sa The Drcammsker Man Ncrins
OBJ BE Always Mine yelling
Mr. Charles ". BrdwsIL
The National Hymn smith
Quartet and audience.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

Miss Lydia Hughes. soprano; Mrs. J.
Riley Stanton, violinist. and Mr. Bryan
Blodgett, pianist. assisted in giving the
programme at Fort Myer IN the post ex-
change last Sunday evening.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

Nine. Schumann-Helnk. the great con-
tralto, will give her only recital at the
Beiasco Theater Tuesday afternoon,
March "a. at 4:SO o'clock. Since the days
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

The Blessed Dlm0zel.
Words by Rossetr. Music by Detussy.
me bauozel Kaspar
NaTrator- Drew
Cho7is Of womeu.s voices
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

Mrs, Claude Clifton. who was formerly
Miss Agnes Osgood. and her sister, Mrs
W. H. Holmes, will go abroad in May and
remain until October. visiting France.
England. Austria, and Italy Mrs. Holmes
will pursue her studies in home decora-
tions. She gave a lecture last Monday
evening on this subject before the So
Ciety OF Fine Arts.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

Ar. II. II. Freeman. organist and choir
master OF St Johns Church. gave an
organ recital in All Souls Church. Chevy
Chase, last Tuesday evening. He was as
sisted by Mr.. J. F. Matthews. tenor.
This recital was postponed from an ear
lier date because OF the death Of the
Bishop Of washington.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

Mrs. J. Esputa DAILY is improving slow
" from her injuries received in a street
car wreck. Her son. Mr. Norman Esputa
DAILY, has substituted for her in all her
musical work during her illness.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

Mr.. Huntington May. the basso. des-
tined 10 be the successor OF Eugene
Cowles in English opera, is making a rep
utation for himself in Buffalo He has
been engaged for the season of opera in
the coming summer in this city.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

Mrs. Somers and Mrs. Hensley gave q
musicale yesterday afternoon for the girls
OF Mount Vernon Seminary in the concert
hall OF that institution. Miss Franceska
Kaspar, the well-known soprano soloist
and a graduate of Mount Vernon Semi
nary, assisted by Master Elias Breeskin,
violinist, gave tie programme. Miss
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

Mrs. s Bradley McDuffle and Miss
Georgia f. Miller will give a joint stu
dents musicale in their studios on F
street next Friday evening.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

Hats OF 20 the women who work all day-
They have mouths 10 feed and rent 10 pay.
Their hearts are Young and they dream of uav
But they must struggle and aght TO keep the vol
away.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

about him. When she saw him ne seemed
so little, just as everything seems little
to you when you Ngo back 10 where you
were born; the houses are lower and the
streets are narrower; even the people
seem smaller.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

Mr. Felix Garziglia. the young French
pianist who will be heard m a recital
next Friday afternoon in the Columbia
Theater, has arranged the following pro-
gramme: BeethOven's Sonata Characters
tiaue. opus 81: six Chopin Preludes. c
minor. h fat major. F sharp minor. c
sharp minor. ID fat, and G minor: Du-
bois' ''The Bees Tschaikowsy's Ro-
nance in F minor. Leschetizkys Inter
mezzo in Octaves; de Beriots The
Sylphs;" de Beriot's Scherzino. and Saint
Saens' Valse Etude
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
DELAP's FRIENDS ARE SANGUI y.
Think He Has james Beaten In Both Counties
OF the District

At the conclusion of a brief. but C.
cessful canvas in Vernon county, Dr..
DE Lap returned to his home at Rich
land Center, Saturday. He and his
friends here claim that the past week
has revealed several features of en-
eouragement in each county, all of
which lead them to anticipate his carry
ing them both. A roar back which
they claim is resulting from circulars
sent out by the opposition, the exten-
slve acquaintance enjoyed by De Lap
IN the east half of the county, and the
encouragement he received while travel
ing through the west half, makes them
feel warranted in calculating upon his
coming out of Vernon with handsome
majority.
Over in Richland county, where it had
been supposed that the support would
be pretty evenly divided, De Laps sup
porters claim to have made rapid
strides during the past week. Aside
from their own campaign which they
supposed would be sufficiently effective,
they think that there, too, they have
been aided by another mistake on the
part of the opposition.
They claim that man named Peck
ham, who is the opposition's chief or
ganizer, has been out running a com
bination campaign for Cook, Kopp and
James. with the result that all other
candidates for those three offices take
exceptions to the move. In Richland
county the Stephenson, Hatton and
McGovern supporters are miffed, the
Mahoney and Peterson men are knock
ing and the De Lap fellows are feeling
that they will reap some benefit from
it as there are but two candidates for
state senator and those who go agains,
the one will have but De Lap to vote
for
Still another feature which the De-
Lap followers feel much encouraged
over, is the fact that some of the cir
eulars which were circulated in Vernon
county by the opposition fell into the
hands of the newspapers of Richland
Center, and because of the unfairness
of them the Richland Rustic, the most
widely circulating paper in the county
has come out actively for De Lap anc
is throwing all is influence against the
manner of campaign the circulars re
present. ADV.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
Voter Answers the Rustic.

The Rustic states there are ONLY
seventeen lawyers and one doctor in
the state senate instead of seventeen
lawyers and doctors as stated in a cir
eular recently issued. Mr.. James ad.
mits that he might have overlooked one
in the count and is willing to concede
there are eighteen, though he thinks
seventeen are sufficient.
1t is rue that r. James was trus.
tee in the II. T. Baily mater, conse-
quently he knows what he is talking
about relative to the Bankruptcy law.
As to utilizing both factions of the re.
publican party, Mr.. James has not beer
guilty, as he has never before been d
candidate, but he would like to utilize
both factions now and next November,
he would like to utilize few factions
of the democratic party as well and will
represent them all If elected.
The Rustic has mentioned so many
positions of honor and trust held by ID.
e. James and long since forgotten that
he appears To be quite man after all.
As to the horse laugh created
when Mir. James is mentioned as the
former candidate, we are unable tc
understand what is meant, as Mr..
bdtiits mas never bcct4 Il CdiidludIc DC
fore. The Rustic must have some
other candidate in mind.
Mr.. James is very thankful however
to the Rustic and lis able editor fof
the free publicity they are giving him
IN his campaign.
Mr. James has owned and operated q
farm for thirty years and today gives
it as much time and attention as !e
does the hardware business. As to Mr..
James ideas so severely criticized by
the family press, regarding the ma.
tional bankruptcy law and few Others
it might be said that that Mr.. James al
least has few ideas and is not afraic
to express them. We will leave it tc
the Judgment of the people whether oil
not he is correct. A VOTER.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
VERNON COUNTY COURT IN PROBATE
Calendar for September Term. Tuesday
September I. 1908.

Estate of Sally L. Trip Hearing on
claims.
Estate of Henry Erickson Hearing
on claims.
Estate of Anna Olson Hearing on
claims.
Estate of Edward Lie Hearing on
claims.
Estate of IverA. Volden- Hearing on
claims.
Estate of Laura A Geddis- Hearing
ON claims.
Estate of Ole G. Theige Hearing on
claims.
claims.
Estate of VIM. Kingston Notice of
application for letters of administra-
ton.
Estate of Franss x. Miner Petition
for sale of real esiEUe.
Estate of VIM. A. Gott Final settle
ment.
Estate of Patrick Brody Petition for
letters of administration.
All hearings continued until Septem-
her
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
MORE LIGHT ON SIDEWALK QUESTION

EDITOR CENSOR: As Mr. Minshall
has been mii Informed in regard to the
drop III the price Of walks, | would say
we have never offered TO put in walk
for II cents, or taken a JOB at that
price where we did all the work. We
have put in walks at that price when
the party did all the excavating. We
made these terms to John Stol two
months before this great trust" was
busted. Now | have no objections TO
Mr.. MinshaIl making political hit,
busting trusts, etc, but don't want
him to ride into office over my business.
No doubt he is entitled to seat in
congress after showing such remarkable
business ability in busting this awful
trust.
Last meeting Of the council they
gave Mr.. Johnson the contract TO put
in walks for the city at II cents per
foot the city to do all the grading. At
the same time Mr. Mlnshall has been
soliciting work of private parties at II
cents and doing all the work. This
should make the price at least 3 cents
more for the city. 20, Consistency
thou art a Jewell. " But thou art a
great trust buster" and we must for
get it..
Now Mr.. Minshall, wish to give you
some free advise. Hereafter, employ
whom you will, but let them land all
othersJ run their own business and you
will have more money and friends.
thank you, Mr.. Editor, for your
kindness in publishing this disagreeable
controversy. and will assure you ! am
through with it. Let time decide
whether we have wronged any one.
The test TO be the making good Of
defective work and the way the walks
stand. Very truly yours,
JOHN h. NUZUM.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
TOBACCO BUYERS GET BUSY
Farmers Given Many Chances 10 Contract
the 1908 Crop.

Summing up its review of news and
conclusions on the situation the Edger-
| ton Tobacco Reporter says: They re
Off The race Tor buying the new crop
whiie yet growing in the fields started
Tuesday il. The Vernon county district
is the news brought in on the wires.
The bare announcement that the ball
is opened is enough to start buyers
scurrying in that direction, and pos
sibly by this time half a hundred men
are out riding the country. To what
extent this hotfoot campaign will reach
remains to be seen. The prices report
ed to be otfered-from to 10 cents for
wrappers and binder grades are not so
especially attractive AS to cause grow
ers to climb over one another to sign
contracts, but pretty good as a starter
With the unpleasant remembrances of
the mistake of 1906 so fresh in mind
1t appears to us as passing strange why
any dealer should care to jump into the
field at this time and contract for inn
mature tobacco that is subject to SO
many disasters before it reachesa time
for delivery. And this too, in a section
of the state where the crop is generally
reported to be the least promising. II
- iOb uGGp Il ptoDiStD LOT us.
But how the new crop has come along
since the breaking of the drouth! The
warm muggy days that followed the
rains put new life and vigor into the
plants and shot them forward at such a
pace as only tobacco seems capable Of
The pinching effects of the drouth are
being eradicated so rapidly that except
in the very earliest fields that it seems
likely to disappear entirely. Without
any further setbacks the growing crop
in this locality has chance to make an
average yield. The later fields of course
give promise of being the heavier
growth.
The harvest of the new crop is now
quite generally started in most sections
and sounder tobacco has seldom been
shielded in this state. for the leaf has
SO far escaped hail. wind storms and
grasshoppers The later set fields have
improved wonderfully since the rains
and bid fair to make the most salts
factory portion of the crop under favor
able conditions from this time on.
The CENSOR is informed that some
tobacco has been purchased as high as
10 and 2. but farmers generally are
holding off until the crop is harvested.
The harvest is now on and the next few
days will see much of the weed out of
the way of harm by frost A warm
rain is badly needed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
VERNON FARMER KILLED IN WEST
A B. Thompson of SprinsviIle Meets
Death in Runaway Accident

This community was shocked Monday
upon the arrival of telegrm telling of
the accidental death of A. b. Thomp-
son, town of Jefferson farmer, who
lost his life in the west. Mr.. Thompson,
while oiing a grain separator. was
knocked against the cylinder shaft by
a team of mules which became fright
ed and ran to close too the machine.
His skull was badly fractured. A.
though he was taken Immediately to d
physician at Hillsboro, North Dakota,
death came fifteen hours later.
The remains, accompanied by the
wife and children, arrived here yester-
day. Brief services were conducted by
Rev. Buffers at O'Clock at the home
of Peter Thompson, a brother, after
which the remains were taken to AS
bury church, where interment was made.
Mr.. Thompson left Viroqua about two
weeks ago for North Dakota, where he
intended to spend several months thresh-
ing. He was hard working man and
was held in high regard by his neigh
bors and friends.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26

gress every one is a lawyer. And
further, every candidate, except one,
seeking nomination for congress at
next Tuesdays primaries at the hands
of the two great political parties in this
state, is a lawyer. Why should we
offer any complaint about unfavorable
congressional legislation when we per-
NIT these conditions to go unchallenged
and unchanged?
We hear much said about the grind
ing rules Of the House of Representa-
tives and arbitrary power of its speak
er. If we had few level-headed bus
mess men and farmers there instead of
practically all lawyers and professional
men there would be little need of string
ent rules. AS it is the lawyers (nearly
400 of them insist on taking up all the
time in making long -winded speeches,
purely for circulation at home. In or
der to accomplish anything the speaker
is obliged TO use power and authority.
If more practical men were sent to
congress and our Legislature the ses-
sions would be shortened and business
transacted with greater dispatch at less
expense TO the people. Let the Third
congressional district lead the way for
these desirable reforms and to that end
take the first step next Tuesday.
The farmers and industrial classes of
this district are responsible for the
nomination to be made next Tuesday.
Let US be true to ourselves and make
choice of one Of our own number, Hon
orable Atley Peterson, the friend of
every man, woman and child in this
agricultural district; the man who has
stood firm for all the progressive leg
slation that has been enacted in Wis
consin during the past few years.
Further, his nomination would mean
absolute success for the party at the
polls ia November. A FARMER.
Liberty Pole, August "a.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26

Canning peaches and pears by the
bushel at Lindemanns'.
B. F. Purdy has been suffering from
severe attack of sciatica.
Remember to vote for Henry Rent7
for county treasurer Adv.
Miss Millie Jefson spent part OF
last week with Sparta friends.
DIR. Chase, dentist. office in Nat
ional Bank building. Phone 81,
No better business college in Wis
consin than the one at Wausau. Write
for catalog,
Martin & Kuebler will save you
money on Innate, lime, pulp plaster,
and cement.
Plaster, cement, lime and finish;
best on the market at Tibhitt-CaMeron
company's yard.
F. B. Keefe of Oshkosh, formerly
teacher in our high school, was visiting
Viroqua friends.
Mrs. Ella Jenkins. nee Mercer. OF
Barnum is visiting Mrs. Reynolds and
other Viroqua friends.
Willard Chase leaves Saturday for
Milwaukee, where he win attend the
Hoffman Business College.
Miss Amy Gott leaves Saturday for
Escanaba, Michigan, where she will
install domestic science department.
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. White spent
last week at Benefits Corners as
guests of Mr. and Mrs. John NJ Ben
nett.
Mrs. Miriam Evans. nee Hayes,
spent part OF last week visiting her
mother, Mrs John Hayes. Mrs. Evans
holds position as telephone operator
in Chicago and her sister Minnie Hayes
took charge of her work while she en-
joyed brief visit at her old home.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
TO THE FARMER AND VOTERS
OF VERNON COUNTY

Much is being said and written in
these days before primary election
about logical candidates. Especially
ia this the case in the contest for the
congressional nomination in our dis
tyict. The partisans Of each candidate
proclaim: "Our man is the logical can
ddate;" "Our section or county is en-
titled to the honor of furnishing the
republican party its candidate 'our
man is the only one who can defeat the
democratic candidate, the present con
gressman, and a lot of other similar
chatter. In the overflow of such senti-
ment there are serious matters to con
sider and they ought to be weighed
carefully and with justice to all candi-
dates and all interests.
The Third congressional district is an
agricultural and industrial community,
pure and simple. Then why not select
one of that class to represent those in
terests Here we have as candidates
before the people two lawyers seeking
the republican nomination, one lawyer
for the democratic nomination. Then
would il not appear that the logical
candidate who is not a lawyer? That
man is the Honorable Atley Peterson,
the plain farmer and business man
been tried in the school Of experience
in official and business life and never
found wanting in any essential. He
possesses the elements of strength 50
necessary to practical service in the
cause of the people as a VIII .e. BY
occupation he would represent nearly
80 per cent of the vote of this district -
the farmers and laborers. Have we
ever thought of this, my republican CO.
workers? | find by looking through the
lists that of Wisconsin's present repre-
aentatiyes in the lower house OF con-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
Insure with John Dawson & Go.

- Insure with JOhn Dawson q 10.
Mrs. z. l.. Ware and son Glenn
spent several days with Sparta relatives.
Mrs. JOS Omundson and daughter
Tilda spent Sunday at Westby with
Mrs. o. Fredrickson.
The time, September /; the place,
at the polls: the man. Henry Rentz for
county treasurer. Adv.
What's become Of the old fashioned
man whose chief and only political
ambition was 10 defeat the other partJ2
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Dunlap nave
moved their household goods from this
city to Sioux City, Iowa. where they
have located.
Miss Myrtle Arlington returned re-
Gently from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
where she has completed her course in
kindergarten training.
E. c. De Garmo has purchased Of
Mrs. Susanna Fortney the property
formerly owned and occupied by the
late Hon. Allen Rusk.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26
ALL GET BUSY FOR THE FAIR.
Bring Your Children. Nsighbors. Friends
ard Acquaintances.

Are you planning upon attending the
Vernon County Fair? If you haven't
planned, get busy and get together the
best things your farm affords and enter
them on September Is. Make showing
anyway, and if Bill Jones happens to
beat your hog, and carry off the blue
ribbon, don't get sore, but go home
with the determination to bring a porker
next year that the judge can't see his
way around. Bring in anything for
entry that is listed in the category of
county fairs and you'll surely 90 home
well rewarded for your trouble
Don't ny IRE on how much dirt you
could pillow under if you stayed at home,
or worry because the cows might get
in the corn, but come. Give your wife
fiNer and let her give the kids ride
in the merry-go-round and drink all the
red lemonade they want; get EN- ba-
looms, squawkers, red hot candy. pop
corn, in fact loosen up for day or so
and get away from the routine and
grind of everyday toll The 1893 fair
gives promise of being hummer and
the weather man has given assurances
that he II patch his leaky roof an those
days, and give the Viroqua fair a chance.
Your comming ar'nt you? OF course
you are.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-08-26

Miss Mahoney Of La Crosse ard
Miss Sehreiner Of Westby spent Sun
day with friends in Viroqua.
Miss Mattie Hofiiand has returned
from a month visit with relatives at
Cumberland aa0 Wasbburn.