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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24
Last Number Of The Lecture Course

This will be furnished by Elma b.
Smith and her company at Opera hall
next Monday. This is Miss Smiths
sixth starring season, and with the best
supporting artists she has ever had.
Last season press and public both ac-
kno0ledged Miss Smiths company the
best popular concert combination on the
platform. Miss Smith is the greatest
imitator of children, birds, and animals
now before the public. Her limitations
are so real and life like that they are
the talk of the town for days after her
departure. To be thoroughly appre-
ciated she must be seen and heard.
Miss Smith is assisted by Miss Rita
Rich and Mr.. Won Geltch. Miss Rich
is a most charming and entertaining
singer of marked ability. She gives
love songs of all nations III costume,
She does NOR than that, she introduces
each song with clever monologne
which leads naturally to the singing OF
the song. Her Indian songs are unique,
including "ichibuzzhi, which is sung
with real Indian words. Among the
other folks love songs are English, Irish,
and Scotch. each given IN costume.
Folks songs appeal TO everybody. They
are the good old songs that we all can
understand. At last summers chau-
tauquas, Miss Rich met with immediate
success Mr.. Geltch is a violinlst of
great ability Kankakee Illinois, says:
1T is safe to say that very few in the
large audience had ever heard a yiolis;!at
to compare with MIR Geltch. Opera
hall, Monday, March 70. Tickets at
Dah's drug store. Price 35C and Soc.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24
WHAT OUR NEiGHBoRS ARE DOING
Cuttings From the Press of Surrounding 6
Towns


St Patrick's S day was cold one, with
the thermometer standing at ten de-
grees below zero.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs E.
E. Hayter, March 16, weight II pounds
Mrs. Matte Ewers of this village has
been granted pension of II per month
with 500 backpay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Davis went to
Viroqua, where they will be employed
at the county farm.
The three year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Sol Townsend of Sugar Grove
died last Saturday.
Elder ]. P. Wright has bought the
F Nj. Johns residence property. We
aIe glad to see this evidence of the per-
manency of his intended residence here
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24
AUcriON SALES

Ludwig Thompson, residing two and
one half miles southeast of Liberty Pole,
will sell quantity of stock and farm
machinery on Wednesday, March 3lst,
sale to commence at 10 O'Clock.
Mrs. VIM. johnson holds auction
sale of stock, machiaery, etc ne-half
mile southwest of Esofea, on Friday
next.
On his farm seven miles west of vi
roqua, Saturday afternoon next, Ole
Hagen will sell at auction farm machi-
merry, grain, stock, etc.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24
rREASURERS MAKE SETTLEMENT
Although Large. Delinquent Tax List is
Under That of Last Year.

Annual settlement of city, village and
town treasurers with County Treasurer
Eentz has been completed A large
amount of taxes remain uncollected,
but considerably less than last year.
Below we give the real estate and
personal property taxes returned un-
collected from the various precincts,
which total up to s.. S27 6S, as compar-
ed with total of IS, 237 81 returned
last year. In 1907 the sum Of 81, ,37l. 73
remained uncollected.
The town Us Hamburg and the viii
lagos of Coon Valley, Hillsboro, Stod-
dard and Viola settled in full.
Following are uncollected amounts:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24

E G Theige: MY father and mother
with their family OF children left Nor
way on May 80, 1854, requiring just
eleven weeks to day by sailing vessel
Enroute from New York to Stoughton
one Of the party who accompanied us
died of cholera, and my brother died of
the same disease the day following our
arrival there In September / came to
Vernon county, where | have since re-
sided and have long lived on the old
historic Chas Waters nursery farm on
Round Prairie On our arrival in Viro-
qua on a chilly fall day we had hard
work TO buy loaf Of bread There
were but few houses then in your now
prosperous city. The development
here has been most wonderful. AZ that
time it seemed that Wisconsin and es-
pecially Vernon county was the out
post of civilization. "
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24
PIIlGRESS or
! PRIMARY QUIZ
Sen ! tions Which Developed
the Past Week.
TESTIMONY OF OVERBECK

Game Warden Ordered His Deputies to
Do Political Work While on the
State Payroll and = the States Ex.
penss-Attorney for Stephenson De-
nies Charges Made by Chairman
Marsh--Senator Whitehead May Be
on Committee on Income Tax.
Madison. Wis, March 23-The leg
islatiye investigation into the 70 lthods
of the various candidates foI United
States senator in the primar, list fall
has closed its fifth week. Three more
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24

weeks remain, at least one of which
undoubtedly will be devoted principal.
ly to the continuation of the probe into
the campaign methods of Senator
Isaac Stephenson.
Varying opinions have been ex-
pressed by public men and by legisla-
tors on the floors Of their respective
houses and informally as TO the value
of the inquiry in determining the ex.
tent OF the evil of enormous expendi.
lures of money in primary and general
election campaigns and as to its
value In determining what is the mat.
ter with the primary election law IS
1t stands; but All factions seem to
agree. with few isolated exceptions,
that the investigation has been his
tory maker and productive of much in
formation tending to point out the
necessity for reform along various
lines
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24
fntmer pates WiII sMnd

The new order Of circuit court dates
for Vernon county wlll not 20 into ef-
fsrt nntil next year. This il because
Of the f..ct that the dates for Juneau and
Vernon counties are Identical Juneau
cf,1ntg will not be placed 10 the new
circuit until next year. thus making the
change back 20 the old dates neces-
sity
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24
A Nc, euoch Of sac Nousy.

Treasurer Fisher has received from
the state the amount due to our coa0ty
agricultural society, the forty per cent.
due on premiums paid at the last coua-
Nv fair. The sum Is SIT, 600. or as much
as the society has been awarded in any
previous year.
The society at Hillsboro receives 81,
500.
Viola fair association gets S9l9.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24
ADVERTISEMENT


CYRUS NJ. Butt, Jr.. of Vroqua, of
the firm of Butt & Butt, attorneys at
law. has decided to enter the race for
the county judgeship of Vernon county
and his announcement to the voters APP
pears in his issue There are already
two otaar candidatesin the field for the
office, the present Judge Mahoney, and
District Attorney Bennett The oppo
nents of htr Bennett argue that as n
already has an Office he should not as
pire to another, and opponents of Judge
aiaAoney argue that as the judge has
held office for about twenty-six years
he ought to step down and give some
one else a chance Let US suggest a
way out of the difficulty to these two
factions: Elect C. Nj. Butt Mr. Bait
has never held any public Office although
he is lust as capable to assume the du
ties Of county Judge as either Mahoney
or Bennett, minus the objections to the
other two. The Kiekapoo Scout.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24
Millinery announcement

Fine showing of the latest millinery
goods including all the newest shapes
anG trimmings to be found in the market.
Styles and prices to suit all.
ETHEL ATWOOD
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24

Win be in Viroqua, March 26th and
9th for purpose Of buying horses.
Don't be afraid to. to bring in yours
horses, pay top market prices.
JAMES GELLESPIE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24

Ham Ccwan moved from his farm to
the house in Seelevburg recently va
Gated by Henry Slagle.
That the voters of | a Fargo will have
a chance to vote whether or not license
be granted for next year is assured A
petition has been filed with the village
clerk to the effect.
After spending three weeks visiting
relatives and transacting business al
this place, Joe Bean returned to Bow
man, North Dakota, accompanied by
Levi Millison, J. NJ Wilson and John
Waling, who will look over the west
ern part Of North Dakota and the east
err part of Montana, where if the pros
poets look satisfactory they will take
homesteads,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24
CFrom Coon Valley Newsl

Joe Havlicek of Brinkman Ridge had
the misfortune of being bitten by hog.
while in the act of butchering. We
learn that blood poison has set in and
he is confined to his bed
Nels Neprud, who has beer at Madi-
son taking short course in Agriculture,
returned to his home near this village.
having completed the course.
Peter Stromstad, who has been at
tending an agricultural school at Madi-
son. returned to his home in this village
having completed the course.
tFrom the Hnlsboro sentry Enterprise.l
Ernest Belts and family will leave
for Oklahoma in the near future where
they expect to make their future home
The nine-months-ol child of Mr.. anc
Mrs Gus Stahnke died after a long
illness from brain fever and spinal
trouble.
f. E Gage has traded his brick build.
ing in this village to Will Evans for 8(
acres of land on Hillsprairie.
Elias Fox is the possessor of moss
agate that he dug out of the ground on
his lot in this village where it was evi-
IDENTITY lost years ago. The jewler says
il is worth $50.
A real estate deal in Uhien homel
Lind traded his house and acre of LAND
in this village for the George Hanowell
farm near Elroy.
Il C. Thompson, who has been teach
ling in Milwaukee. has resigned hi'
school owing TO i'll health He ha:
moved his family to Hillsbor) and will
remain here until he RECEIVERS sufficiently
to be around again.
The four-year old son of Mr. ant
Mrs. Aaron Burchell was suffering from
peculiar illness. was in the form o
continual sleeping, and all that coul'
be done he could not be revived but fo
only few minutes He is much bet
ter at present, however. and is fast re
gaining his former health.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24
"The First Vioiin. &"

comes to the Opera House, Friday,
March 26. MIR. True S. James, an ac-
tor of great experience in many famous
roles, brings a production Of Richard
Mansfeld's triumph, "The First Vio-
lin" The story told in this most mod
ern and natural play, is one Of rare
beauty as readers OF the popular novel
by Jessie Fothergill knew Mr.. James
appears in the role Of Eugene (Fhe
First Violn) which was created by the
late Richard Mansfield.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24
Sensations LAST Week.

The fifth week of the probe was not
without It's sensations, chief among
which were:
First-Admission by Henry Over
beck, state game warden for two years
under Governor LaFollette and for
two years under Governor Davidson,
that while in Office he ordered his
deputies to do political work while on
the state payroll and at the states ex.
pense. AS result Of this admission,
certified copies of Overbeck's testi-
mony have been sent to Governor
Davidson and Attorney General Gil.
bert. TO be used as they see fit, wheth.
or to prosecute Overlook or not.
SecOnd-Charge by Senator s. NJ.
Marsh, of Ncillsville, chairman of the
investigating committee, that w. E.
Black, of Milwaukee, one of the attor.
neys for Stephenson. who has been at.
tending the sessions of the committee
regularly, had coached witnesses be-
fore they appeared On the stand. Black
strenuously denied the accusation and
the chairman as strenuously held to
abundant knowledge and could cite
circumstances in support of his asser.
tlon
If the assembly and senate members
of the committee ever appeared TO be
getting together so far as policy is
concerned. that time is past Ere.
quent divisions and disputes, with the
assemblymcn eloquently pro-Stephen-
son and the senators as emphatically
the opposite. have served to widen
the gulf between them. and a unani-
nous report is manlrestly impossible.
Poor Memory of Witnesses.
During the progress Of the investi-
cation. and especially during the last
week. the senator members have
made much Of the poor memory which
obtains .moug those who handled
money for Stephenson. There were
executions. but, according to Senator
Husting. the Democrat on the commit
tee they only proved the rule" One
instance Of this was Attorney Charles
s. French, Of Lake Geneva, who
handled $500 aud failed to account
definitely for any Cf it. On the con
trary. J. Earle Morgan, gonin-law OF
Senator Stephenson, who spent $2,550.-
60 in Winnebago county. kept quite a
memorandum and In addition his mem
ory ran % small details even to 81
bills handed to precinct workers.
Examinations OF various witnesses
brough, out the fact that whenever a
man was paid for Services" in behalf
OF Senator stephenson, especially so
far as organization work was con
cerned. he was paid we'll. A. R. Ames,
a Madison real estate dealer, received
$3.50 "a month salary for organizing
I1ane count. Attorney Roy Morse, OF
Fond du Lac. in charge Of that county.
received $25 a day for about eight
says lust before the primary, besides
as expenses. J. r. Jones, OF Racine,
bookseeper in a coal Office, worked
nights" disbursed $7S3 and after the
campaign received $3.50 as a present
incidentally. it cost him only s75 alto
gether for the services Of a man whe
CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24

Westby Bros, Julius and Lindahl,
The clothing firm at Sparta, filed a vol
untary petition in bankruptcy, last Sat
urday, T. o. Thorbus being named as
temporary trustee. The financial trou-
ble is directly traceable to the branch
house which the firm established in La
Crosse and which was a losing venture.
The Sparta business has always been
good,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24

Congressman John J. Esch was called
from Washington by the dangerous III
ness of his father. Mr. Henry Esch OF
sparta, with pneumonia He will not
return to Washington until the result
Of his father illness is known.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24

Richand is to have a special session
of the county board to determine the
project of putting in central heating
plant for their court house, jail and
county training school building.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24

Mrs. Frank Sarles of BoscObel, won
supreme court verdict for 81, $50 ana
costs Tor the killing OF her husband by
railroad train m lhatcity nearly three
years ago. The deceased was brother
Of Rev. j h. Sarles, late pastor OF VI
rouua ConEreg church.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24

L. C. Schoenberger, Sterling: 81
have Just returned from a trip to Iowa,
where my daughter has been teaching
and she came home with me. They
have plenty sf snow in that state, En-
route home [ took occasion to stop over
and it was my privilege to inspect one
of that state S insane asylums, where
are confined /, 100 unfortunates, where
200 attendants are employed. also
was permitted to look through the hos
pital presided over by the Mayo Broth
ers, who are acknowledged to be among
the worlds most eminent and success
full surgeons. 1t is marvellous what
faith is placed in these mems ability
to diagnose and perform unheardof OPP
erations.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24
SAID OK WRITTEN TO THE CENSOR
Censor Clans from Fac and Rear Tell Of
Their Experiences

Hi Riley, Letcher, South Dakota;
1--WE have had quite hard winter here
but | guess according to reports not
any worse than our sister states. Our
snow is about all gone and seeding viii
be on in a few days. We have been
selling quite a quantity of land since
February lst; have had over so cars of
immigrants this spring from Iowa,
Illinois and Wisconsin We are in the
corn belt; our elevators have taken in
over 10000 bushels of shelled corn, be-
sides other grain, alfalfa, timothy and
clover. All do fine here. Win close
with best wishes to all Viroqua friends. ="
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24

La Crosse will entertain the 1911 in
ternational convention of the Woodmen
of the World.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24
ROUND AND ABOUT US

La Fargo has a new banking firm,
Hon Geo. e. Tate having disposed OF
mis- interests to the following gentle
men: Carlos Buchanan (former VirOqua
boy), j. A. Hayes and J. j. Creeden of
La Fargo, l.. L. Lathrop of Viola, H
W. Hubbell of Prairie du Chen. The
new banking institution is ofiicered by
Carlos Buchanan. president; ]. A.
Hayes, president; L. l.. Lathrop,
cashier; j. j. Creeden, assistant cash
ipr
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24

Nj. S. Wilkinson. Readstown: "When
| hear some VI this hard times talk,
it makes me think of the early go
During war lime, we dressed hog S,
hauled them with oxen to Boscobel, our
nearest shipping point and sold them
for % cents pound. Those were hard
times indeed.
Arthur Rogers, Clifford, Massachu-
setts: "Have been in our new home
over year and am we'll pleased with
the change. We have not had a Sc
we're storm of any kind and the wealth
er this winter has been very mild, the
thermometer not having reached the
zero mark. Old Vernon is all right and
good place 90 make money, but too
cold for me. A number OF Vernon
county friends have visited us They
were William Hayter and DR.. Porter OF
Viroqua, Hazel Collins of De Soto, and
Alec. Tulioch of Victory; also John
Whites mother, formerly, of Yer
non county, but new living in the east
We were very glad 20 see them all, as
we will be to see others who may chance
this way We are all enjoying the best
OF health
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24

lCoNTINUED ON PAGE FoUR)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-15
BY ELIZABETH pUDDERIDGE.

We know this from the court records. which show
that September %. 1885, the schoolmaster
brought suit against ellis de Noocht demand
ing that he should be paid for washing the de-
PENDANTS linen. De Voocht told the Court that he
had made a contract with Roelantsen for year.
and that money due until the end Of shat
time, and the Court decided against the poor
schoolmaster.
In Roelantsen's time there schoolhouse,
and he obliged to teach his pupils In his
house. In Stone street. the site OF what is
the open court TO the Produce Exchange BY the
time his successor, Jan Stevenson, arrived there
talk of building. but contributions came in
slowly. and the school are informed by an old
record. was built with woods only. For three
months there was no school Al all. and for several
years education IN New Amsterdam seems TO have
been IN bad way. We hear Of one schoolmaster,
who drank hot and rehellious liquors" and
md another asking for the Of some rooms in
the city Hall for his school and family. because
his own house could not be kept warm. This
quest refused. but the youth Of the town
had been doing SO uncommon well" under this
master that the BurEomaSters granted hundred
guilders lS4D 10 hire better house. At the same
time the colony was quarrelling with the com
pany about the need for another school. They
could not have dreamed of time when twelve
thousand teachers would scarcely be enough TO in
struct the youth OF the town." but they were
strongly OF the opinion that Manhattan ought to
have AZ least two good masters. The company
thought otherwise, and when the city fathers
yentUred 20 grant school license TO Jacob Van
Corlaer. the Governor and his Council interfered
and ordered Van Corlaer TO close hts school. At
last some OF the settlers began TO send their sons
10 Massachusetts, where academy that taught
Latin had been opened, and the colony woke up
10 the fact that New England getting ahead
Of them. So they pettioned the honorable com
pany' TO send them EFT person Latin school
master and the company sent them Alexander
'aTolus CUrtius. He knew great deal Of Latin
IA other dead languages. but he did not know
how 20 manage the little Dutch boys. Instead OF
learning Latin they beat one anoJher and one
aIothers clothes. The parents thought nat "a
whole beaver skin" G3 2O "a year" tho price
charged for each pupil. was too much pay for
this kind Of education. and Master CurtiuS re-
turned 10 Holland.
Then In the year 1852 nearly thirty years after
the coming OF Roelantsen. came Aegidius Luck
young OF twenty-five. and under him the
Latin school at New Amsterdam became famous
The youth OF the town went more 20 New Eng
land. but The youth OF other colonies came 10 New
Amsterdam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-15

.,..-v one IS thinking about the Hud-
Nov 49,, celebration. perhaps the little men
SOD ,,ke 70 hear something about the schools
vouN children OF old New Amsterdam went 10.
fhS' -. women really ought 10; TO be Interested
The ~ the subject, because In New Amsterdam,
81 81 . -, other place at that time. little girls
s u = "a school When the city fathers held
coh '.o,ferences and talked about the inpor-
fO' :, having the youth well taught and brought
"n ~ were thinking only Of the boys II was
Cor granted that the girls could learn all
SheH as necessary for them 10 know AT home, and
nsl We ~ evils were Just as well of at home,
Ps,,a Thought az that time of.tryinE 10 make
fa ~ pleasant places for children 10 go 10, and
s'aOOI Of New Amsterdam must have been
p' Snu and stupid places, indeed.
s-s, schools didn't teach anything but read
-,,,ng arithmetic and the catechisIn and the
|s.Asn was considered SO important that once a
ne unfortunate children We're taken 10 church
wen a,sr7tnsa in that subject in the presence Of
y reverend ministers and elders" Every
L%-,.sssv the schoomasJer was compelled 10 take
s-ss "a church before the beginning Of the
- " which We may be sure vas a long one.
- ,be sermon the examination took place, and
.,.- this the children were allowed "a decent
..,ss,on." which they surely deserved
.,. 4-s- seven wears AFTER the founding OF
- amsterdam IN the year l626. by the Dutch
- india COMPANY the children were not both
t,b lessons The settlers had too much else
= .,,-t about. and tha West India Company was
-. interested 81 profits from the fur trade than
: ,hs welfare NJ the settlers. II was not until the
ling ofqss2 that the company sent over teacher.
=. sdar, RoeIauteu by name. Since be was the
A., scbeolrnaster Of New Amsterdam Il would be
..ssnt 10 be able 70 speak wei Of Roelantsen,
=. ,,,o-ruratefv there seems 70 be no doubt that
!, rss SAD rascal He was arrested several
,-ss and a. last the court declared his deeds
), ba such that they might not be tolerated in
country where Justice was revered." So he was
.,,ssrned 10 be logged and ''hanished forever
-. n, this country But because he had four
-,,hs-ess children the sentence Of Punishment was
not carried out.
T-lv we cannot be very proud 81 Nanhattsn's
.,r schoolmaster. but We can al least give him
mi. sympathy. Tor the path OF the schoolmaster
sb New Amsterdam was hard one. lie had
"a, only 10 teach the school, but the people seem
4, have expected him 10 make himself generally
vStl He had 10 visit and console the sick. and
was part q his duty 20 turn the hOurglass in
,turch as a gentle reminder 10 the preacher that
A. had held forth long enough For all this the
py was so small that Master Roelantsen was
sEged TO add 70 his income by taking in washing