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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-05-15
MoSeley &

8 per cent fat; Moseley &
Church, milk, 2 2-10 per cent fat"
The state law requires that milk
shall test per cent fat. AS the SAM
pies of milk of Moseley & Church were
below the state standard, Mr.. Kelley
filed complaint and Moseley & Church
were brought before Judge Scanlon
and fined $25 and costs-the minimum
fine.
AS this was the first inspection ever
made by state officer the dairymen
did not know what was required of
them, and nearly all say they are will
ing to comply with the law and will do
so by the time the inspector comes
again.
The first dairy association to be
formed in Clarke county has been
called the Lewis River Dairy Associa-
ton, and was organized by the dairy
men along the Lewis river and vicin-
ity. The object of the organization is
to raise the standard of stock, enlarge
the area devoted to dairying interests
and increase the dairy output OF the
community.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-05-15
THE DAIRY 4 4HP DOLLAR

practically germless. The danger lies
in foul stables, dirty milk pals and
hands, unsterilized cans, high temper
allure and dishonest milkmen, who
water, skim and embalm. Let the city
inspect the dairies; refuse permits to
those who will not produce or sell
clean, whole milk. They must pay a
good price for good milk. The direct
and logical attack is on the retailer
and wholesaler of milk. If the city
requires only good milk to be sold,
the middleman may be trusted to reg
ulate the producer.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-05-15
IGNORANT INSPECTORS.

1t is not always the man best fitted
for the place who gets the appoint
ment. We see this every day and the
"misfts" would sometimes be very
amusing if it was not so provoking to
think of their inefficiency in filling
the positions they hold. An English
paper has been complaining that some
of the inspectors appointed by the
Board of Agriculture IN a certain dis
trict are far from being practical in
their knowledge of agriculture, and
gives the following instances:
An inspector paid a visit to the
premises of farmer and was shown
a lot of thirty-five pigs a few weeks
old. What splendid pigs" he re-
marked, "are they all one litter?" An
other inspector was being shown a
number of horses on a farm and at
last a fine looking nag was brought
out. The inspector was highly de-
lighted with the animals appearance
and exclaimed, "These are the sort
of animals we want breeding for the
army He is just about right How
old is he?" He was, however,
trifie surprised when the farmer re-
piled, Fourteen years old last
spring."
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-05-15
PROFIT-MAKERS.

Elef Martinson, a Swedish farmer
at Troy, Idaho, received check for
$6S.5S for the butter fat from 8 grade
COWS during March. He grows several
acres of corn, which is converted into
ensilage, while he has a clover field
which is worth more than double its
area in wheat. With corn and clover
chopped and cured in silo Mr.. Mar
tinson has the best milk-producing
feed obtainable and his dairy cows are
paying for themselves twice every II
months
The butter fat is sold while the
skinned milk is fed to hogs, and from
the profits of the by-product Mr.
Martinson gets almost enough to pay
for the keep of the cows. The Swed-
ish farmers are watching the silo ex-
pertinent and it is certain that the
area planted in corn will be greatly
increased this spring, while a number
of silos will be built this summer.
w. M. Gribble a Palouse farmer,
keeps a few Jersey COWS. The aver
age number of COWS kept during the
year was 1-2. The figures given be-
low are for but eleven months:
Milk, butter and cream sold, $745;
calves sold, $42.50; estimated value of
mi k fed, $50; estimated value of milk
used at home, $66. The total income
during the eleven months that the rec
ord is kept is thus $9035O. To this,
Mr.. Gribble says the sum of $40 per
COW, or sos, can safely be added for
the twelfth month, making the total
receipts from the herd for the year
$96850 The estimated cost of feed
for the year is $45 per head, leaving
a net income from the herd of $671,
or $lO325 per head. The net receipts
for the year from these COWS are thus
found to be sufficient to keep an ordi-
nary family on the farm, or more than
enough to replace the entire herd.
Each COW was allowed the usual dry
period of from six to eight weeks.
The Palouse farmers are improving
their herds and building better barns
in which to shelter them. Each year
will witness an improvement along
this line and the COW will shortly be
considered one of the best money
makers on the Palouse farm.
Jerseys are leaders at Washington,
D. c., during the present administra-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-05-15

Jerseys are leaders at Washington,
D. c., during the present administra-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-05-15

s. modern and satisfactory than the much advertised od
original" and sell for half If you want your moneys
worth want your separator to last life time = don't
get any disk machine get Sharples Tubular. Most
farmers are getting Tubuars. Write for catalog No. 1872
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24
THINKS IT MUCH roo EARLY
Tobacco Reporter Cautions Against Re.
moving Weed rom Poles

Recent casing weather has placed the
hanging tobacco into condition that it
might be removed from the poles if
growers were so disposed, but it is ex-
tremely doubtful if very much has been
taken down. especially if they consult
the wishes of the buyers at large who
hold contracts on large proportion of
the crop. The general impression
among Fuckers is that the crop ought
not to be stripped for some time yet.
There are so many stems, especially in
the late harvested portion, that the
stalks ought to remain hanging until
well towards spring before it is advis-
able to place the leaf into bundles. The
greatest care should be employed in
the handling of the 1909 crop, as the
leaf is delicate in texture, call:dg for
unusual painstaking in preparing it for
market and the bundling of high case
or wet stems is very liable to stain or
damage leaf that otherwise would be
entirely satisfactory. The longer the
stalk STAYS in the shed the safer the
grower will be from these difficulties,
as freezing is likely to take out the eX-
cess moisture these stems now contain.
Several firms are sending out sugges-
tions embodying their views regarding
stripping and preparing the crop for
delivery and they quite generally agree
that the growers ought to allow their
tobacco to remain on the poles as long
as possible, even if they forego the US
ual holiday money that comes very
handy about that time of the year The
chances for early deliveries, therefore,
for these reasons, are not extremely
hriubf
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24
CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Jacobson will conduct services
in English at Viroqua next Sunday ev-
ening at 7;30.
Services at Synod church next Sun
day An Offering will be taken for the
organist.
Kickapoo Synod ladies aid society
meets at Mrs Olef Tollefson' s at noon,
Wednesday, December l.
Ladies aid society Of Congregational
church will hold calico carnival in the
parlors of the church on Friday even
ing, December 8.
Services on the Springville circuit
next Sunday are as follows: Springville
11:00 a. m. Brookville 300 p. m; Lib
erty Pole AS .. r.. Subject: Thanks
giving" Special Thanksgiving offering
at all places.
The annual bazaar and supper under
the auspices Of the Springville ladies
aid society will be held on Friday, De-
cember 3, in the Boufiieur store at
Springville. 1t Will constitute sale
of work and chicken pie supper.
Thanksgiving preaching service at
Asbury Methods. church on Wednes-
day evening, Dec, r1ber ] A special
Thanksgiving collet ion will be taken.
Congregational ladies' aid society will
be entertained ay Mesdames A. Linde-
mann ana G. s. Slack at the home OF
the latter on Wednesday afternoon Of
newt tyaqk
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24
MORE ELOCALS

Miss Jeanne Kirwan is visiting in
Chicago.
New buckwheat -four at w. F. Lin
demann Co.'S.
Mrs Ida Hayes has returned from
a visit at De Soto.
Mrs. H. P. Proctor is visiting her
daughter at Zumbrota, Minnesota.
Stamps with ali ladies' coats and
suits sold at special prices. Rogers.
Our motto: Everything the best
The most of the best for the least at
Rogers.
Editor Munson and daughter Hope
are at home from Madison for Thanks
giving.
One lot of ladies' $1,000 winter
coats will he sold at Rogers special
sale at 50 SO.
"A fine Grand piano has been placed
in the high school, sold by Brown Mu
sic Company.
Miss Ada Graves has returned home
from Milwaukee and viii assist her
father in his law Office.
"A prize will be given away to the
holder of the lucky number each night
at the Electric theatre.
Mrs. John Deviin was surprised by
a number of ladies Monday evening, it
being her fortieth wedding anniversary.
Photographs are always welcome
gifts. especially so at Christmas. Have
Henry & Jasperson make some for yon.
Fred Eckhart bought of Treasurer
l.. M. Thompson of Jefferson town sew
en- spring pigs that averaged 259 pounds
each. He paid S7.25 per hundred
AS q Christmas gift, handsomely
mounted photograph of yourself will be
lasting tribute increasing In value as
time passes. Henry & Jasperson.
Now is the time to buy your dolls
so that you may get them dressed be-
fore the rush. Come and look over my
/ iAe: prices from &c up to S3 50. o. e.
Davis. druggist.
Il have had less thar one hundred
years experience but Il yod have a
ticker that does not tick, bring it in
and / will make it tick correct time. G..
NJ. Morrison, Jeweier.
Mesdanes e. C. Higbee and r. Il.
| Higbee Of st. Paul and Ray Graves of
/ Sparta were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
/ w. Graves in this city over Sunday.
/ Mrs. Graves entertained at cards on
Monday in their honor.
"A good program Of the following
/ pictures will be shown Thursday and
/ Saturday evenings of this week at the
Electric tFeater. "The Half Breeds
! Treachery, " Gathering the Grapes,
Hurried Marriage, Strike Social
1 Drama" all good subjects.
/ The annual roll CALI Of the loca
/ lodge Of Odd Fellows, held last Satur-
/ day evening, met with good attendance.
I Music ard speech-making were the order
Of the evening, followed by repast
/ Three-hnkers always look forward t
/ ''roll call" with pleasure and this one
caused no exception to be taken to tbs
! rule.
From Rockton on the east and from
near the Mississippi or the west, pa
tients came to Or. McEIwee on the oc
casion of his last visit, to get the bene
fit Of his counsel and treatment. Sey
eral were in from near Readstown. Th'
new patients came because they hat
heard OF cures performed 10 cases sini
lar to their own; others were abou
ready to be dismissed. well Of thei
Affections The doctor methods o
treatment, scientific and ratioutal AM
thoroughly modern, are producing re
suits II the form Of persons here an
there throughout the country, regaininl
health after months and years Of suf
ferinx.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24
Dicecta Attention 10 Our Srction.

The fact that Mr.. Geo. b. Fisher Of
this place, was one of the successful
winners for high class butter product
shown at the late National Dairy Show
held at Milwaukee, has caused some
jealousy and wrong assumption among
manufacturers of cream separators in
attempts TO convey the idea to the buy
ing public that the Fisher high prize
product was SKINNED by their ma
chimes. The CENSOR doesn't wonder that
these concerns should desire that their
makes of separators receive the credit,
but it is manifestly unfair to claim dis
tinction where credit is not due. The
fact is, as Mr.. Fisher says, that his
success has been achieved with the use
Of Tubular Sharpless separator, the
make Of machine he has found to be
most available aed profitable. Knud-
son Brothers, who handle these sepa-
rators and take pride in the honors
scored at the National Dairy show,
will be pleased to have prospective buy
ers call at their Viroqua warehouse and
inspect the superior merits of these
4 machines.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24
Short, News Stories Of Interest
Picked Up by Censor Reporters from Various Sources
THE MAN WHO WINS

The man who wins is an average man:
Not built OF. any peculiar plan.
Not blest with any peculiar luck;
Just steady and earnest and full of pluck.
When asked question he does not guess
He knows, and answers no. or yes"
When set task that the rest can't do.
He buckles down till he's put it through.
Three things he's learned; thai the man who
tries
Finds favor in his employers eyes;
That it pays to know more than one thing well;
That it doesn't pay all he knows TO tell.
So he works and waits: till one fine day
There's better job with bigger pay.
And the men who shirked whenever they could
Are bossed by the man whose work made good.
For the man who wins is the man who works,
Who neither labor nor trouble shirks;
Who uses his hands. his head, his eyes;
The man who wins is the man who tries.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24
Annual Meeting Of Agricultural Soeiet,

The annual meeting of the agricul-
tural society will be held on Wednes-
day, December l, 1909, at O'Clock p.
M, at the city hall in the city of Viro-
qua Officers will be elected for the
ensuing year. Each member is ear
nestly requested to be present.
]. H. MCLEEs, President.
F. w. ALEXANDER, Secretary.
Virnnua. NoVemher o. 1909.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24

N. M. Ayers, Oaks, Oklahoma: "By
some means there was an error in the
article recently published from me.
which stated the first bank was started
in 1865 bit the Lumberman & Moneka
bank was tared in 1857 or 1858 instead
of 1865 as stated in the article and de-
sire to make the correction before some
old settler checks me up on the error.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24
Just h,t Tainted

Ernest Wolf and May Fox, two Genoa
young people were married. Another
peculiar marriage is reported from the
southern part of state, DIR. Poultry to
Sadie Bear. 1t begins to look as if
Poulty and Wolves would be more mum
erous in the future. -Cashton Record.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24
vARnERs WAREHOUSE nEETIsc

Owing 70 the SHOW storm and almost
impassable roads last Monday, the far
mers' warehouse meeting which was
advertised for that date, was postponed
until Saturday, November q, at ] p.
M. in the Woodman hall.
ID. O. MAH0NEY, President.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24
Notice 10 Debtors

All accounts owing to the late firm
of Fred Zitzner & Co. have been placed
in my hands for collection. If not set
tlea for by December Is, steps will be
taken To collect same.
G.. @. HELGEgoN. Sheriff.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24
ROUND ANp ABOUT US

AAtSN0 AM AhOGk Io
The recent destruction by lightning
of the residence of c. M. Seeley at old
Seeleyburg, removes one of the earnest
landmarks in the Kickapoo valley.
Until their death, not so long ago. it
was the pioneer home of venerable
Father and Mother Dempter Seeley,
and the thousand of weary and hungry
pilgrims that it sheltered and fed dur
ing their long abode there would not be
easily of computation. And the en-
tertainment accorded travellers and
friends by those good samaritans could
be duplicated nowhere else.
On recent day the hostler who pre-
sides over the stables of Harry e.
Light, the well-known horse buyer of
Boscobel, had one of his ars completely
bitten off by vicious stallion.
The latest species of pilfering is that
of robbing private ginseng yards of
states that they have that kind of
farm of G. +. Mathews and others To-
Gated near that village, were broken
into, robbed and damaged to the ex-
ward of one hundred dollars is 1ffered
for apprehension and conviction of the
perpetrators.
A Catholic congregation has been or
ganzed at Coon Valley, and it is pre-
sumed church building will be con-
structed there in due time.
Cashton residents are in high glee
over the starting and results attained
from their new electric lighting plant,
Most satisfactory service was secured
from the first turning on of the power.
Carl Tosterud is closing out his mer-
camille stock at Newry for the purpose
of accepting position as travelling
salesman.
Mr. and Mrs. John II. Seymour Of
Red Mounu neighborhood, have adopted
little twelve-year-O miss from the
state school for homeless children at
Sparta. 1t is most gracious thing to
do and will redown to their credit -
public spirited and merciful people. 1t
would be blessing to mankind If more
people follow their example.
The Monroe county board, by vote
of 20 to 16, refused to.authorize the en-
largement of the county insane asylum
as requested by the state board of con-
troll. The plans presented to the boar d
and unanimously recommended by spe~
cial committee, called for an appro-
priation of $85, 900. The present asy-
lum is overcrowded and the state board
has demanded that the boilers located
| in the asylum be removed on account Of
| fire hazard.
The village Of Chaseburg has com
pleted the macadmizing Of its main
| business street. That is enterprise of
the right order to display in her citi-
| zens.
| A continuous line Of modern inter-
urban railway connecting Winona, La
| Crosse, Sparta, Eau Claire, Chippewa
| Falls, Menomonie, Hudson, st. Paul
and Minneapolis, is the aim Of the La
Crosse Wster Power Company owning
the Hatfield water power, one of the
| largest in the country. Many smaller
towns will be included.
w. G. Sargent, Seattle: 1--WE are
/ having a little rainy weather here, but
today is clear and cold north wind Is
| blowing, giving us a grand view Of the
snow-capped Olympias and Cascades,
which are something beautiful. -
Emanuel Wise, La Crosse: "Wife
and leave here next Sunday for the
south, to spend the winter with our
daughte- in Arkansas, where we were
last winter.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24
OBSERVERS TIMELY CATCHES
Some Practical Thoughts Collected for
Consumption

Don't excuse the boys by saying
''they are sowing their wild oats; they
win be all right in time - Show them
the danger of such crop.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24

Death claimed another of the early
residents Of Vernon county when on
this morning j. Duncan Cade passed to
the great beyond, at his home west oi
this city.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24

Remember young man. it is during
the first half of your life, that you
should make preparations for the last
half.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24

The man who buys from a pcAil-order
house and gets soaked, he never says a
word about it. but il the same man
found 9 rotten potata in bushel pur-
chased from home merchant he would
rush to the telephone, call up the mer-
chant who sold him the potatoes, and
demand that he send for them at once
and take them back If your home
merchant can cheat you after you see
the goods you buy before you make
your purchase, how much easier can
the mail-ord honse cheat you when
you buy its goods without seeing them
until you have paid the price, with
freight or express added?
They were such good neighbors.
They seemed to enjoy each others So
ciety SO much, to understand each other
so well, their friendship seemed to be
for them almost a necessity. Why
then should there ever come misun-
derstanding between them? Why let
an ill-advised thoughtlessly spoken word
or needless act destroy what was both
beautiful and most desirable? Why let
the evil spirit of doubt and dislike take
the place of neighborly kindness and
perfect peaee?" And yet. how often
this does happen though we all know
we'll it is wrong, cruelty wrong. And
as little wise forbearance, little
Heavenly wisdom on each side would
rut an end to it. What is still worse
than any sort of a neighborly dispute is
a coldness or an unpleasant state of
feeling between the members of the
same family. This is awful
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24

the enormous expense and work of
deepening and improving the old river
ought not 10 be entered upon blindly,
or until some explicit knowledge il pro-
duced of it's cost 10 the country and the
benefits to accrue to the Leople. On
this occasion and at all the other num-
erous points where he addressed the
popnlace on this river expedition Presl-
dent Taft was cautious about com
mitting his administration, and himself
personally, 10 any specific scheme pro-
posed by the enthusiasts.
Following the public meeting an au-
tomobile drive was given the official
party about this midway metropolis OF
the Mississippi valley, city Of mag
nificent proportions; a commercial dis
trbuting point as important to the ter
ritory west Of the great river as Chi
cago is to the middle west. Il boasts
population of $50, 000 and is one of
most distinctive home cities IN Amertc2.
st. Louis has 3, GOO manufacturing plants
approximately valued at 500, W(O, 600,
and there are employed IN these IN
dustaies 10, 900 people Twenty-six
lines of railway enter the city. AS a
jobbing point the sales in tblrty-seven
lines last year aggregated the enormous
total of S7l3, 900, 900. In shoes, plug
tobacco, stoves and ranges, it is the
greatest producer IN America, and is
the largest mule and horse market in
the world. The auto ride served to
impress one with the immense proper
tions Of the town, the cleanliness Of its
avenues. the grandeur of its parks.
This feature of the entertainment
completed. a luncheon in honor of the
president followed at the leading hos
telry, the Planters, in which several
hundred joined.
THE TRIP DOWN RIVER
At s O'Clock of Monday, October 25,
the presidential flotilla of twelve large
river steamers left st. Louis wharves
| for the long journey to New Orleans.
I The government boat "Oleander, with
/ President Taft and bis staff aboard.
steamed out in the lead; the st. Paul
conveying the governors and newspaper
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24

Emanuel Wise, La Crosse: wife
and | leave here next Sunday for the
south, to spend the winter with our
daughte- in Arkansas, where we were
last winter" "
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24

On recent day the hostler who pre-
sides over the stables of Harry E.
Light, the well-known horse buyer of
Boscobel had one of his ars completely
bitten off by vicious stallion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24
WHAT CUR COUNTY BOARD DID
Ceilings Picked From Record Of Pro.
ceedinss-O New Jail

After two weeks session the coun-
ty board adjourned on Saturday last.
The members dwelt together in amity
and peace and the session was withal
harmonious. With the one exception
of providing for the erection of new
Jail and sheriff's residence nothing of
more than ordinary Importance was
passed upon.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24

w. G. Sargent, Seattle: 1--WE are
having little rainy weather here, but
today is clear and cold north wind is
blowing, giving us grand view Of the
snow-capped Oiympias and Cascades,
which are something beautiful.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24

lhEAh SAShrp bpoA
Three hours were devoted to a drive
through the national park and ceme-
terry, two of the most beautiful as well
as sacredly historic spots | have ever
trodden or observed. Constructed by
the United States government, under
direction Of commission, is maintained
in commemoration of the terrific siege
and defense of Vieksburg, which in-
cluded events leading directly up to Ii,
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