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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The Girls Badger club rendered the
following program Tuesday night: Roll
call, minutes of previous meeting; re-
view of Toy Shop, Hazel Baker; anec-
dotes from Lincoln's life, Mae Hale;
vocal solo, Miss Thomas; original VAL
entine story, Margaret Graves; child
hood of Lincoln, Mable Miller; recita-
ton, Ruth Rogers; instrumental solo,
Gena Thompson; play characters, Nell
MeMasters, Ceryl Williams and Hettie
Rusk.
The botany class took an outdoor
trip Monday Tor the purpose of collect
ing pleurococeGs, which they are now
studying.
Among the high school students on
the sick list are Olive Parker, Dina
Froiland and Ruth Larson.
Charles H. Paeshall, representing
Silver Burdett & company of Chi
cago, visited the high school Monday.
One feature on the program Monday
night was the Republican nomination
speeches.
Phil Tate and Roy Bean, students at
the Wisconsin university, visited the
high school Friday.
Walter and Harry McClurg returned
to their school duties Monday after a
few days illness.
The Freshman and Junior classes
held their class meetings Friday after
school
The commercial geography classes
are now preparing special topics on the
products of the United States
Last Friday the Sophomore English
class gave a letter shower to Olive
Parker, who has been i'll with pneu-
monia.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12

There will be masquerade party
at Bud Friday night.
Brad Ranger spent Sunday with
his people at Coon Valley.
George Schroeder of Viola visited
at the county seat on Saturday.
Miss Amanda jacobson Of Newton
visited with friends in Viroqua.
Mrs. Levi Lake will entertain the
Embroid cry club Thursday afternoon.
L. Crook passed through Viroqua
enroute to his Readstown home this
week.
Miss Bertha Olson is spending a
few days at her home at Westby, and
Roy Primmer is assisting in her stead
at the postoffice.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Hammond, for
merly of Providence, Rhode Island, to
Merriam Park, St. Paul. Mrs. Ham
mond was Miss Hat 5i. Wyatt, the eld-
est daughter of Mr.. H. H. Wyatt, for
merly merchant in our city.
Mrs. Gustave Morterud, wife of
Gustave Morterud, the senior partner
in the mercantile firm of Morterud
Bros. at Bloomingdale, died on Friday
morning at her home in that village
She leaves surviving, her husband, four
children and sister Mrs. E. J.. Older
The deceased was a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Hansen, well know
Vernon county people. She has been
in poor health for some y ears, travelling
in the west and all that skill and wealth
could devise was done for her, but she
finally was taken by the dread disease
of tuberculosis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
(From the Dasoto Argus,)

w. P. Morgan of Retreat brought
his son, Charles, to this village to take
the train for Washington, d. c., where
he will assume the enviable position as
a page in the United States senate,
which his mother, who is in the civil
service in that city, has been instru-
mental in securing for him.
Alex and John Tulloch of Victory
have contract with the government
for rebuilding the dam in the Missis-
sippi near the Rasmus Anderson resi-
dence, and have had a crew of men en-
gagged during the past week blasting
rock from one of the neighboring bluffs
as material with which to work.
Daniel P. Smith died at the Wiscon-
sin Veterans home at Waupaca, Feb
ruary LIST, at the age of 81 years. De-
ceased was formerly wagon-maker
and lived for many years at Retreat.
Remains were inferred In the Home
GENE tary at Waupaca. A wife and
other relatives survive.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
DIED

Cyrus, son of Joseph and Mary Adams was
born February 49, 1851. in the town of Franklin
Vernon county. This was his home until he was
16 years old. when he went to the state Of Ne
brasSa with his mother. While there he married
Miss Fannie CARRIER Of that state and they lived
there until nine years ago when they moved to
ReadstOwn. This has since been their home.
To them were born four children: George Guy.
Myrtle and Leonard. who with the life remain
to mourn the fathers and husbands d, qth Mr..
Adams died suddenly on Sunday. Fehru.-v 2.
1905 The funeral services We're held at the
Liberty Pole church on Wednesday February S,
Rev. Chas. Buffers officiating, ard the internent
was made in the Liberty Pole cemetery
Daniel Phelps Smith died at the Waupaca sold
iers' home February /. de was iucmbor Of the
First Wisconsin Cavalry being honorably dis
charged in 1865 In 1861 Mr.. Smith came from
Massachusetts. his native state. to Wisconsin.
He was masried to Miss Lois e. Thompson. also
of Massachusetts, in 1853 Two children were
born to them. both dying in infanry The mother
died March 25. 1852 On August L. 1865 he was
again married 70 Sarah C. Frye. who remains with
Vernon county relatives and friends TO mourn his
loss.
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fFrom the Viola Intelligencer.l

Hull & Morris sold George Spencer of
Liberty lis Deloine breeding ewes for
which he paid them $S05.
Miss Emma Wunsch returned from
Green Bay, where she has completed a
course in the business college.
Hazel Curry has returned from Okla
homa, and has been visiting his son
Charles at West Prairie, arriving in
Viola.
A. D. Grouse is getting along slowly
at the hospital in La Crosse and it is
expected that he will be able to retur1
home about the first of March
Frank Voth of Prairie du CHEN and
j. F. Galloway were here trying to in
terest some of our farmers in rect cul-
ture. Mr.. Voth was representing the
Rock County Sugar Beet company and
is anxious to secure contracts fer a
large acreage.
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First publication February IL. 1888
PROBATE NOTICE.
Notice 81 application Cor fnal settlemen.

Notice of application for final settlement.
VERNON COUNTY COURT-IN PROBATE.
In the matter of the estate of Andrew A.
Thompson deceased.
On reading and fling the application Of Andrew
Tollefson. administrator of the estate of said de-
ceased, representing among other things that he
has fully administered the said estate, and pray
ing that time and place be fixed for examining
and allowing his account of his administration,
aud that the residue Of the said estate be as
signed to such persons as are by law entitled to
the same;
II is ordered, that said application be heard be-
fore this court. at a special term thereof to be
held at the probate office. in the city OF Niroqua,
Wisconsin on the 18th day of March, 1908, at 10
o'clock a. m.
And il Is further ordered that notice of the
time and place of examining and allowing said ac-
count and of assigning the residue OF said estate.
be given to all persons interested. by publication
of copy of this order. for three successive weeks
in THIS VERNON COUNTY CENSOR, newspaper
published in said county. before the day fixed for
said hearing.
Dated this 18th day of February. 1908.
BY the Court. ID. o. MAHoNEY, County Judge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12

C. H. Buxton drove to Viroqua after
his wife and little girl, who have been
visiting near there.
E. C. Truesdale was down from Viro
qua, guest at the home of his sister
Mrs. NJ. V. Frazier.
Brigg Sutherland lies in a critical
condition at his home on Day creek ana
little hope is held out for his recovery.
B. F. Chitwood went to Iowa, and
returned accompanied by his daughter,
Mrs. Kossie Smith and children. Mr.
and Mrs. Smith have decided to return
to Wisconsin to live and viii move onto
their farm near SUGAR Grove.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
BOLD HIGHwAYnEN IN COUNTY.
Take Long Chances in the Moke Store
at Trippvilie.

An Elroy news dispatch of last Sa
turday, to the daily papers, gives the
following bit of o1tlawry in the eastern
town of our county: "a bold assault
and robbery took place at Trippyille, a
small village near this city, this morn
ing. Thomas Moke, a storekeeper, wss
attacked in his store by three men who
secured his pocketbook containing about
$50. Mrs Moke was thrown to the
ground by the robbers with such force
that she has been unconscious ever
since. Miss Shear, clerk, was struck
by them with board, and seriously in
jured. One of the men asked Moke to
change a biz. When the poeketbook
was produced second pan grabbed
the merchant by the neck, and the third
took the money. Mr.. Moke started for
his revolver when released, but Mrs.
Moke interviewed, while Miss Shear Sc
cured the gun.
Two young men were also in the store
and watched the battle, but lacked the
nerve to interfere The robbers evil
IDENTIFY expected to get large prize.
They made their escape, and have not
been apprehended.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
prom the stoddard Times. J

Prof. Nottingham has been on the
sick list for the past few days.
Stoddard is again without barber
shop, VIM. Bergman, our late barber,
packed his outfit and went to La Crosse.
Ye editor had the pleasure of eating
a piece of pie made from lemon grown
by Mrs. Maggie Pulver of this village,
and was fine specimen of fruit This
speaks well for the climate of our state
when such fruit as lemons can be sue
cessfullY grown.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
WHAT OUR NEIsHBoRs ARE DOING
Cuttings from the Press Of Surrounding
Towns.
{ From the La Fargo Enterprise. }

From the La Fargo Enterprise.
DIR. Lewis has been very low during
the past week.
Postmaster Chambers has been MAX
ing some improvements in the post
Office room this week.
Carlyle Blakley and daughter Alice
left for Yule, North Dakota, where the
latter has claim.
Papers were made out for the largest
single real estate deal in this section
for some time, Albert Holack selling
his farm, known as the Joe Cowan
place, to Joe Barineck of Yuba, for a
consideration of $4,000. Mr.. Holack
and family will probably move to Colo
RADIO in the spring.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
Attend the cENsoR's homecoming

AtIStiA LAC Ak~ANoCN - "NtA'N ~O4'4A'es
Col. C. nj. Butt made a trip to
Sparta this week on professional mat
ters.
Garfield Aiken has one of the latest
telegraph transmitters, Vibroplex,
by means of which mechanical device
the dots and dashes are sent with the
minimum of muscular exertion.
Miles N. Dawson, actuery, of New
York city, expects to leave in April for
Europe. where he is invited to read
papers before the Mathematical Con
gress in Milan, Italy. and the Institute
If Actuaries in London. MIR. Dawson
is the eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Dawson of this city, and is well known
here.
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Training School Notes.

Beginning with the new term the
seniors and semi-seniors are taking al
new studies.
Miss Florence Weber, who has beer
substituting in the Folsom school for
three weeks, has returned co training
school,
Emma Randolph and Eva johnson
assisted Miss Richards in manual train
ing last week.
Prin. A. E. Smith was absent from
school January 31st, attending the
school board convention at La Fargo.
Winnie Graham and Emma Nelson
did substitute work in second grade
last week
Miss Ethel Drake visited school Fri
day.
Several teachers of the training
school and Viroqua schools, accom-
panied by merry group of training
school students, enjoyed the teachers
meeting at Co shton Saturday. On the
way home now drift delayed the par
ty several hours. Students will not
forget the first teachers meeting.
Mae All sson, Edith Drake and George
Harris are teaching reading in the first
grade. Kate Graham and Gladys Allen
are helping with number work, while
Clara Burkum and Florence Weber as
sist in manual training. Florence
Weber has language and Kate Rayner
spelling in third grade. Emma Nelson
assists in fourth grade.
Minnie Hays and Kate Weber die
substitute work in the combination
grade during Miss Harris's sickness.
Mrs. T. o. Mork presented the train
ing school with frame history of the
flag. This will be helpful to the his
tory class.
We have just received a nice lot OF
dictionaries so that each student may
have one to use in the home.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12

Mrs. VIM. Stogdill has recovered
from her attack of la grippe.
Mrs. Otteson and Mrs. Sanwick en-
terrain a large dinner party on Friday
evening.
Prof. Kerr of La Crosse has been
organizing a choral club of sixty voices
at Liberty Pole
Rev. Moore and Rev. Brown have
been conducting revival services at Re-
treat the past week.
Mr.. Thos. Nelson of Liberty Pole
is entertaining his cousins, Mr.. and
Miss Helgeson of Madison.
Wednesday mornings train of last
week had two engines becaus of the
snow fall. TWAS drifted very r1uch
this side of Cashton. On Thursday a
special train with flanger was down to
remove the snow from the track.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
MARRIED.

AT SyaOd parsonage Saturday afternoon. Mr..
George A.. Miller and Miss Nora Turben of Sold
iers Grove. Rev. Smelly officiating
At the Lutheran parsonage, Monday February
10. Miss Tena Tande of Sterling 10 John johnson
Of Genoa. Rev. jacobson officiating.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12
AT SEA WITH UNCLE SANS NAVY
Hugh Glenn Tells Mother of Experiences
While Crossing Equator.
AT SEA. January IL. 1a0s

al OEA, JdiludTy II, 1915.
DEAR MOTHER AND ALL. Il will write
to you again as we will be in Rio to-
morrow and | can mail it. We left
Trinidad on the 18th of December and
have now been at sea thirteen DAYS.
We have had a fine trip and II was
pretty smooth weather, only it is awful
ly not and when we get in port it will
be a great deal hotter We had fine
time when we crossed the equator last
Sunday night. On Monday forenoon
they had the initiation. 1t was hard,
but got through it pretty easy. They
had large platform about 10 or Is
feet high; we went up steps and were
beaten with stuffed clubs by Neptune's
police. We then had our name checked
off. We were hammered on the chest,
putty pill put in cur mouths, were
squirted with large squirt gun, placed
in chair and given shock of elietricity,
lot of nasty soap, tar and other stuff
mixed, put on your face and body for
lather and shaved with a large wooden
razor. We were then tipped backwards
into large tank of salt water about
up to our necks and were then ducked
about half dozen times by fellows in
the tank. About 500 on this ship (Ohio)
went through it and as many on the
other fifteen battlespips, besides the
crews on the torpedo fiotilla. We will
leave Rio about the 22d. | expect to
get mail rev days before we leave.
Am feeling fine; doing deck work now,
but expect to be seaman soon, which
means IS more per month.
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-Chas. POWELL was business visitor
at Chaseburg on Monday.
The Whist club met with Mrs. H.
2. Proctor Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Margaret Hantwick of Chase
burg died last Friday at the age of 70.
The deceased leaves a sister and three
children.
"A very jolly birthday surp rise
party was given julius Somerfield at
his fathers's home last Saturday even
ing. About rs friends were present
and the evening was spent in dancing
followed by serving of refreshments.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-12

January IL. = We will be in Rio in an
hour or so. Three cruisers with the
admiral of the Brazilian navy came out
to meet us and escort us in We are
about to enter the channel which is
fifteen miles long till we get to the
harbor. All our sixteen battleships are
in line, making a line about seven miles
long, and makes fine sight with the
three Brazilian cruisers off to one side.
They say they have the finest coffee in
the world here and it is only a cent and
a half cup. All the people speak
Portuguese. The population of Rio is
about 800, 600. Your loving son,
HUGH GLENN.
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For Sale

For SALE-Good 100 acre ridge farm,
4 miles east of Genoa. Good house,
basement barn, tobacco shed, deep well
with windmill, water in pasture. Also
80 acres of valley land. Win sell to-
gether or seperate. C. H. Woodhouse,
Genoa, Wis.
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P. L. Bervig of Souris, North Dakota.
is the guest of his brother ]. T. Bervig
DIR. Hammerstad was arrested re-
Gently for practicing his profession
without a license.
A boy was born to Mr.. and, Mrs.
Theo. Paulson. They now have six
girls and one boy.
Mrs. Otto Hagen was taken seriously
i'll and physicians performed difficult
operation. The patient is improving.
The baby boy of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Thompson died of pneumonia. The
little one was nine months and sixteen
days old.
A farmers telephone line is being
built from Coon Valley in a southerly
direction. The next lines will be built
from Brinkman Ridge to Coon Valley
and through Timber Coulee.
Miss lressa Swiggum died last even
ming. She was taken suddenly i'll about
an hour previous to death. Decea jed
was nearly seventeen years old and had
been sufferer from consumption for
about three years.
Misses Railey, Policy, Pitts. Hazel
Shannon, Cora Mitby, Mabel Mitby.
Freda Peterson, Belva Saugstad. and
Messrs. Palmer Ruud, Clarence Mel
son, Carl Reisenauer and Milton David
son drove to Viroqua Sunday.
from the Hillsboro Sentry Enterprisel
The High school ball team went to
Reedsburg and defeated the high school
of that place by a score of 23 to %.
VIM Amburg resumed carrying the
mail on route Monday morning after
lay off o. about month. caused by
an injury he sustained from a fall
Hammer Brothers started their saw
mill near Elroy. They have already
brought 9, 500 logs to the mill which is
about one half the number to be got
out this winter.
Herman Wclfgram, who has been
employed at the Park Hotel OF Sparta
is back at Viroqua, and will remain
here for time.
The Nj. w. A. lodge at Liberty
Pole are rehearsing three or four times
a week for comedy play that they
will probably give in the near future.
Mrs. c. J. Severson entertained
party of twelve ladies at her home on
Thursday afternoon. They brought
their sewing and spent pleasant So
cial afternoon together.
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WANT AID. COLUMN

Insertions Under this Head ) Cts
per Line. No AID. Taken for Less
Than IS Cents.
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Wanted

WANT ED-An apprentice girl to learn
millinery. Apply in person at Mrs. A.
o. Larson s millinery store.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-07-06
TABERNACLE NOTES.
Mcleod for Senator BoxSup-
per-Other Matters.

Correspondence of The Robesonian
Mr.. A. H. Rozier passed
through our vicinity last Satur-
day and reports his father, Mr..
Reuben Rozier, to be in feeble
health.
Mr.. Jim Kinlaw lost two fine
hogs last Saturday by some cause
unknown.
Mr.. F. P. Humphrey and Rev.
G. T. Mills took dinner with Mr..
Thos. Kinlaw Sunday. They
were on their way to Singletary's
Crossing.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Wilson, of
Tar Heel, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Wilson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. KinlaW.
Several Tabernacle people at
tended Children's Day exercises
at Regan's church last Sunday
and report fine time.
Messrs. Thos. and Jim KinlaW
went to Ten Mile last Sunday
night to hear Rev. Rev. G. T.
Mills preach, and report a fine
sermon and they met many
friends.
The people of this State have
nominated Mr.. Kitchin for Gov
ernor. The writer, with many
others, truly hopes the people of
Robson county will nominate
ex-Sheriff G. B. Mcleod for
their Senator. If they will do so
we think they will have the
right man in the right place.
There will be a box supper at
lions Tabernacle Monday night,
July 9Th, at 8 o'clock in the eve
ming for the purpose of raising
money to buy a bell for the
church.
Howellsville, N. c., R. F. D.
No. l, July l, 1908.
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NEWS FROM BARKER'S.

A Communication Published in
The Robesonian Brings tc
Mind a Story News Notes
and Personals.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Mr.. Frank Humphrey visited
here Sunday.
Rev. F. F. Eure spent last Fri
day with VIZ. B. Kinlaw.
Mr.. Sandy Barker and son,
Ernest, spent one day here last
week.
Mrs. D. B. Kinlaw, who has
been in the Highsmith Hospital
at Fayetteville, is expected home
this week.
Mr.. Duncan Regain, of Regan's,
sp mt last Friday here.
VI. O. M. Britt, of Kingsdale,
has been home for the last two
weeks suffering with his leg,
which was hurt on the railroad
some years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M'White
spent Sunday at the home of Mr..
Ira Barker.
DR.. and Mrs. N. A. Thompson
passed through here in their au-
tomobile Tuesday.
Mr.. Henry Vessel, of Lumber.
tan, passed through here che day
this week.
Rev. Mr.. Mills, of Buie's Creek
preached at Ten Mile church Sun
day night.
Mrs. J. H. Powers. spent on,
day last week with Mrs. Florence
Britt.
Mrs. Ernest Kinlaw, who hat
been visitiog her mother, Mrs
Mcdonald, of St Paul's, return
: ed home last week.
l The Methodist parsonage a
this place will soon be complete,
/ and will be a handsome residence
l Misses Emma snd Bette Brit
$ expect to leave Saturday for Ia
j Heel, where they will visit thei
r aunt, Mrs. Bell Mum.
: There will be Children's Da
exercise at the Methodist churc
! here Sunday evening, the 5tk
u Everybody is cordially invited
attend.
+ Who is the Mr.. McEacher
g that is speaking of our count
n commissioners and Mr.. Mcleod
- He makes me think of the thre
~ travellers, an Englishman,
q Scotchman, and an Irishmal
The Englishman said to theScotl
= man, IF you were not a Scotcl
&c, % man, what would you be?
h I would be an Englishman.
l. The Sctchman said to tt
N Englishman, IF you wei
h not an Englishman, VIII
o. would you be-" Il would be
II Scotchman," said he. Then bo
# Englishman and Scotchman sla
It ped Pat on the bank and sal
N Say, Pat, if yon were not
~ Irishman what would you be-
at Then Pat said, Il would
m ashamed" So | think Mr.. M
I'd Eachern had better go way bac
VS. sit down, and be ashamed.
It. Barker's, N. c., July 1, 19(
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Best the World Affords.

1T gives me unbounded pleas
ure to recommend Bucklen's Ami
ca Salve, " Gays J. W Jenkins, OF
Chapel Hill, N. G. Il am con.
WINGED it's best salve the world af-
fords. It cured a feGon on my
thumb, and it never fails to hesl
every sore, burn or wound tc
which it is applied. Csc. at a
drug stores.
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Rev. w williams TesIifies.

Rev. l W Williams, Hunting
ton, W. Va testifies as folows:-
This is TO certify that l used Fo
ley's Kidney Remedy for nervous
exhaustion and kidney trouble, and
am free to say that Foley's Kidney
Remedy will do all that you claim
for it," cold by all druggists.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-07-06

Foley's Orino Laxative, the n; "
laxative, stimulates, but does not
irrit to. 1t is the best laxative, -
Guaranteed or your money back.
Sold by ali druggists.
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