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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-09
LATE NEWS CONDENSED
WISCONSIN WAITS.

By the overturning OF boat, Frank
Brouek of Oshkosh was drowned az
Mansion.
Edward Olson, OF Merrill, who had
been missing for the last two weeks,
was found dead in the Prairie river
r. I. Puddieombe, chiropractic doc
tor, was acquitted at Beloit OF a
charge of practicing without IL
cense.
F v. Beard a homesteader living
near Amberg, committed suicide by
cutting his throat with a razor. Beard
met with reverses and was despond-
ent.
The grand Jury, ordered for onei.
da county by Judge A. II. Reid, has
been impaneled and charged. Al
legged misappropriation of the county's
funds are to be considered.
II Is regarded as a practical GER
tsinty that Attorney E. G.. Higbee. La
Crosse, will be appointed circuit Judge
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death OF L. L. Fruit, La Crosse.
over 10000 pike fry have been
planted in the Fox river between
Neenah and Appleton. In years gone
by this portion of the river was a
great rendezvous for fishermen. but
Of late pike have been scarce.
The fishing tugs Carrie Mathews
and aarret NJ. which left Racine
three weeks ago for Lake Superior to
fish returned ~ Thursday. While
fishing r. gecd on that lake, II Is al.
most impossible to secure bait
w. King. q passenger brakeman
while stepping rom his train te flag
another train lt huabOo miss I'd his
feoting ami feii sixty feet il to the
Wisconsin, river below ID was
drowned The body was moi RI covered.
His home was IN Chicago.
The Prairie Du Chen Egg Case
Manufacturing company's plant was
destroyed By FIRE Of unknown origin
The flames also consumed warehouse
No. /. The loss is about $4,000. It Is
reasonably certain the factory viii be
rebuilt
Joseph Lebesch was injured in the
cayein of sewer ditch at Kenosha
when he and JOSEPH Elmo. another
laborer. were caught under a great
weight of falling sand and gravel
Both were buried TO their waists
Lebesch was taken out with broken
hip but Elmo was not badly Injured
Discouraged by i'll health David
Virgins killed himself In the town
Of Algoma by drinking carbolic acid.
He WAS SO years of age and short
time ago bought farm. coming from
Auburn, Ill., where he was employed
as q miner. His wife and SON went to
Oshkosh to see the memorial day par.
ade and he committed the deed in
their absence.
Lieutenant John H. Baker OF the
United States army may be retired
from active service as result of the
report made by the examining board
at San Francisco. During his service
IN the Philippines he contracted a
foot disease which hinders him In the
performance of his duty. lie IL a
brother Of Chief of Police II. c. Ia.
Aef Of Racine. formerly chief al
Madison.
Despondent over III health and a.
nhcial matters. Miss NJ. Kuhlman. 30
ears old, who went TO Madison from
chicago to engage in the CONNECTION.
'fy business, tried 20 Kin herself with
gas IN bathroom at the home OF
Franz NJ Davis. She was taken ia
the General hospital. where It was re.
ported that she would recover. She
formerly lived at AS sedgwick street
Chicago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-09

Madison, June 1.--Another call of
the house, the second in the assembly,
forced during the consideration of the
Irvine plant bills, characterized the
session in which the appropriation
bills met their death. II endured for
only Is minutes, however, and when
finally raised, the house refused to re
consider the vote by which it killed
the Curtiss bin repeating the act es-
tablishing the Irvine plant
The Pearson bill, 1925. appropriat-
ing 100000 for the maintenance of
the Irvine plant, was taken up at 3
O'Clock in the afternoon as a special
order of business. The question was
on the motion of Mr. Cleary TO recon
sjder the vote by which the assem-
bly, refused to concur in the measure.
Without a word of discussion the
assembly concurred in by a vote of 50
to s. Senator Brazeau's bill imposing
tWo-seyenths Of mill tax and making
additional appropriations, aggregat-
ing $1,200,000 for the state university.
The bill was passed in the same form
it came up from the senate. The bill
now goes to the governor.
Persons holding trust funds are alb
soiutely prohibited from dealing in
margins, under penalty OF states
prison sentence by Senator Jones
bill, 146s, concurred in by vote of
81 to 2.
II the bills introduced in the senate
by the committee on investigation be-
come laws it will be a serious matter
TO the politicians to contemplate run
ming for office.
If the candidate gives away a cigar,
throws a dollar into the contribution
box Sunday where he has been in the
habit of chipping in a nickle, or prom
Uses or even intimates that he viii
or may make contribution at some
time in the future TO some religious.
charitable. fraternal or other cause or
organization, any candidate is liable
to find himself in the county Jail for
a period up to one year or in states
prison for from one to three years or
three TO five years. for all violators of
the law are held to be guilty of fel-
ony
Then too if the publisher of a news
paper publishes a political advertise
ment without printing above it in
plea caps" the words, paid adver-
tisement" with the names of the per
son outhpriziDg tba modification, opd
of the author of the advertisement
and, if by a person other than a can
didate in whose interest it is inserted,
together with the price charged for
the ad he is liable to go to the
county jail or the state prison at the
discretion OF the Judge before whom
he is tried
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-09
DANISH DEFENSE PARTY WINS.
Have 20 Members in New Assembly
as Against a. of Their Opponents.

Have 20 Members in New Assembly
as Against A of Their Opponents.
Copenhagen. Denmark. June I'm
bitterly fought parliamentary cleo
ton, which has just been finished. the
friends of adequate Danish defense
won bv great majority In the new
assembly there are seventy defense
and forty-four antidefense members.
In Copenhagen all the radicals have
been displaced by conservatives. Az
extraordinary session Of parliament
viii be opened June for the sole pur-
pose demonstrating the defense ques-
tor. 1t is expected that the whole
summer viii be consumed in bringing
The proposed measures TO a satisgac-
tory conclusion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-09

Charles Klein, author Of The Third
Degree and The Lion and the Mouse,
had his first play, Mile Minute. pro-
duced at the fremont theater. Bos-
ton, in 1890. He is the author of "a
plays
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-09
GOOD HAY CROP
ALREADY ASSURED
SECRETARY TRUE's REPORT
CLOVIS WITH SPIRIT OF
OPTIMISM
SMALL FRUITS IN UNUSUALLY
PROMISING coNDITloN-IN.
CREASED CORN ACREAGE.
Madison June 2

Madison, June 3.
Secretary John NJ. True's report OF
crop conditions compiled from reports
received from 81 parts of the state
indicate that conditions are most ia
vorable, not single crop being below
80 in the percentage table In fact,
the report is one of the most encour-
aging for tins season in many years.
The Report.
While cool weather has prevailed
during the month - May, little dam
age has resulted from frost, and farm
crops have II de satisfactory growth.
Small grains sown this spring have
usually made a good stand and are OF
excellent color, indicating thrifty
condition.
Grass has made a rapid growth, and
good hay crop is already assured
Pasturage is now abundant.
Nearly all the corn acreage has
been planted and on many fields the
plants are up and growing nicely.
Indications are favorable for an
other season of agricultural prosper
ity; present conditions showing re-
markable uniformity Of growth and
vigor in all crops
A summary of reports received
from our spondents gives the fol
lowing very satisfactory estimate OF
present conditions of our principal
crops-1o0 representing a high aver
age condition:
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
STATE U. LOSES
TO The GOPHERS
MINNESOTA RALLTossERs WIN
GAME AT ST. PAUL. BY A
SCORE OF 4Too.

st. Paul, Mimi. May 1s.-The Min
nesota U baseball team defeated the
strong North Dakota university team
on Northrop field by score Of 4 to 0.
The "fiickertail" team this year lis
one of the best in the history of the
Dakota institution. nor having been
defeated so far this season, but to-
days game judging from the nine err
rors made by them must have been
their "off game
Victor, the gopher pitcher, used his
slow ball effectively, it being an un-
solvable riddle for his opponents. who
only got four hits from his delivery.
Wenzel for North Dakota, pitched a
strong game, but his support was
very erratic.
Mccarthy, the local boy, played his
usual good game. besides getting a
two-bagger and sing.e out of four
times at bat.
For the North Dakotans, Ed Con-
my, the former st. Thomas college
player, did the most enective work,
making two very difncuI catches at
opportune times and thereby keeping
the gophers from adding several more
runs to the total score.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18

The latest baseball man to aspire to
the honors of writing is Charlie Doom
and he is making good. He knows the
game Of baseball as do few catchers
and what is more he can write about it
in an interesting way.
1t used to be enough for the catcher
to stand back of the plate, handle the
pitchers curves, throw to bases, and
get his share of the hits. says the
Philadelphia catcher. But the mod
ern, scientific game has added to the
duties of the man behind the bat Now
he is the general. He is the only man
who has the entire play before him at
all times Every one of his teammates
is facing him. He must give the sig
mails. The tactics of the game are up
to him.
It used to be that above all things he
needed courage. Now mental alertness
has been added. Not that the need for
nerve has passed 1t takes a lot of
indifference to pain and peril to stand
back there and meet the cannonading.
Not always can the ball be made to
land on the glove. Once in a while
there is a wild pitch or the signals get
crossed.
Then the catcher has to stick out
his bare hand to save the enemy from
getting one or two extra bases. The
man who won't do this. no matter how
much it hurts. has no business in base
ball. Ping pong would be about his
speed.
Whenever catcher shows any sign
ar fSar the other .sam II sure to get
ht1m Therefore. l advise amateurs that
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18

boxer to train in the early part of
his career, has this time attended
faithfully to his trainers requirements.
His rough edges were taken off direct
ly under the eye of Biggs. at Bulls
Head, Marlborough; latterly the lusty
Yorkshireman was located at Withern-
sea, one Of the breezNst spots on the
east coast under the care OF Dick
Parkes. The air suits Hague to per-
fection, and a week since he was as
fine as hands could make him: indeed
few days before the match a very
excellent authority returned to town
and distributed the news that he was
astonished at the challenger's i'm
provement.
From the description of the fight in
which the gunner lost the champion
ship in two minutes and forty-seven
seconds it is evident that a parallel
to the Burns -Squires battle was at
tained in that the first real punch won
the match.
Ian Hague's real name is William
Hague. He was given the nickname
Iron" Hague, and he thought Iron
was spelled Tan
The boxing brigade of the island
kingdom is all worked up about the
new champion and confidently predict
that he will once more place England
on the heavy pugilistic map. Lang
ford is rugged fighter, however, and
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
ENGLAND'S new
Fighter IS STRONG

Now that Sam Langford, the negro
middleweight has sailed for King Ed
wards domain, to meet Iron Hague.
England's newly crowned heavyweight
champion, in a twenty-round bout at
the National Sporting club of London,
on May "a, the interest of the sporting
world naturally centers on Britannias
titleholder. William Hague, known to
Englands sporting population as
iron" Hague, is "a years old and scales
lS9 pounds. He won his title on April
19, when he knocked out Gunner Moir
in one round at the National Sporting
club.
The London Sporting News recent
ly published the following interesting
account of the new champions career:
Hague, who stands five feet eleven
and three quarters inches. was born at
Marlborough on Nov. s. 1885, and COM
menced boxing years ago, his first en-
gagement of any note being with Dan
Lewis. whom he easily defeated at
Doncaster. During the following year
the provincial created a favorable inn
preston by defeating a local heavy
weight of repute, Dick Parks, in four
teen rounds, and this success he fol-
lowed up in 1905 by beating Albert
Rodgers (Shef1eld) in six rounds, Ser
geant Randall in four rounds and Fred
Gibson in two rounds. Then came the
first and only reverse of his career,
when he was put out by Charlie Knock
in three rounds, the event taking place
on Dec. s, 1905. Six months after
ward Hague atoned for this defeat by
stopping Jack Scales at Shefield in
six rounds. and knocking out Frank
Craig, the "Coffee Cooler in four
rounds.
The provincial then made his debut
at the National Sporting Club, when he
proved successful in the novices' COM
petition; and since then. in the same
ring, he has in turn defeated Corporal
Sunshine (June i. l90S), in four
rounds; Charlie Wilson October ts),
In five rounds and in HIS last encoun-
ter, on Dec IL last. he decisively beat
Ben Taylor. the 'sWooEwich Infant"
In two rounds. In this contest he dis.
played such form as to warrant his
partisans in supporting him for the
present engagement
Hague who was rather difiicult
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18

unless they have all kinds OF pluck and
indifference to danger they try some
thing else besides catching.
Never duck away from the plate
when you see a base runner dashing
in. No matter how big or fast he is, go
at him. but do it intelligently. Never
relax your grip on the ball, but learn
the knack of falling without getting
hurt
If there has to be any collision. learn
the knack Of letting him be underneath
when it comes off.
Football players learn this as the first
part Of their skill, and you will be
surprised how, with practice, you can
get your man without damage to your
self.
Although i am very light for a catch
er, am seldom hurt, and think II is
because ! try to use judgment in get
ting men at the plate. When | first
broke in they used to knock me over,
but now I fall In such way that /
am usually on top or at least out OF
danger
dirty player Is past. Play hard. but
clean. II used to be thought ali right
to spike q man or purposely collide
with him in such way as TO put him
out, but that day has passed
The number of thugs in fast company
is now very limited. and they are held
in such contempt by all decent men
that eventually none will survive.
Learn to snatch your mask off quick
.Iy, so as TO be In a position to 60 after
a foul fay. You don't know how many
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
PAPKE-LANGFORD
MONDAY, July s

San Francisco, May 1s.-If the plans
of Promoter James Coffroth are full
filled, the fight fans in San Francisco
VIII see a Papke- Dangrord fight on
July s. which is the official date this
year of the national holiday. The
owner of the Mission. street arena has
already started things gong nv offer
ing Papke $4,000 for nfs share. and
today he will cable to Joe woodman.
manager of Langford, in London, that
the Boston negro can get $4,000 If he
Will meet the Kewanee fighter in the
Mission street arena.
Papke made no comment on Coff-
roth's offer. He d.i not declare him
self, and is probably waiting to find
out how the offer strikes Langford be-
fore he says anything.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
Ke4cheI Talks Sassy.

New York, May 1s.-Stanley Ketchel
announced that he. would meet Billy
Papke, who knocked out Hugo Kelly
IN one round Saturday night, and that
ne would agree to make 1853 pounds,
but that he would insist on a larger
purse than $4,000, which had been
previously mentioned. Ketchel inti-
mated that he would demand a purse
of from $4,000 to $4,000. AS KetcheI
has SO many engagements ahead and
his demands are not considered
promising for fight with Papke,
there is some thought of matching
him with Tommy Ryan, the veteran,
who has just come forward with a
broadside challenge.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18

extra put outs this will give you. The
catcher who masters this knack will
catch more fouls than the man who
may be faster on his feet, yet not 30
deft in snatching off his mask.
Many a ball is missed by only q foot
or two. Therefore. study getting
quick start in the right direction. A
good catcher will come to know, almost
by instinct, the direction in which the
ball is going.
Catch the ball as high as possible,
and then should II rebound from your
glove you will have a chance to catch
it before 1t reaches the ground.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
SPORTING NOTES.

Grand Forks defeated ,4rvilla Sun
day 5 to 4.
Concordia college won from the Park
Region Lutheran college in a Moorhead
game to 5.
Edgeley licked Monango to 8.
Wolford was defeated by Minot to
3.
The Grocers were defeated by the
Park Sluggers is to 7.
Kid Reynolds of st. Paul is here and
may get on match with "Ducky"
Hughes.
Fight Dick" Nelson had the best
OF Young Corbett" in a match in New
York state but f. d to knock Cor
bett out.
The A. c. and the F. c. are playing
this afternoon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
CORBETT TO HELP
TRAIN JEFFRIES

Chicago, May 1s.--James u Jeffries
has received a letter from James j.
corbett, in which corbett stated that
he will be in Chicago next week and
will be glad to help the nndefeated
champion in his training. JEFF said he
will accept the offer and box with
Corbett every afternoon.
Il consider Corbett the cIeverest
boxer in the history " pugilism, and
by boxing with him | can easily tell
whether am getting 70 be as quick
And active az / used to be" said Jeff.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18

understand he knows considerable
about ,Johnson's style or fighting, and
am sure will learn a lot from him
about the negro. Co&-.ert also wants
me TO do some road work with him,
which fits into my plan nicely
The champion will asve a photo
graph taken on the scales today, and
predicts that he will be considerably
under the 240-pound mark. Yester-
day JEFF weighed himself in street
clothes and weighed 24l pounds. He
asserts he could have reduced more.
bur is afraid to take or weight too
Iast. he Is relying on the baths at
Carlsbad to take off most OF IL
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
Eddie Walsh Won.

New York, May 1s.-With a con-
slant pecking of left and right jabs
and stiff uppercuts to the wind, Ed
die Walsh, local lightweight, handily
outpointed Freddie Corbett of Phila-
delphia in ten-round bout in Brook
lyn tonight. After the hgnt the man
ager of the club and fighters were ar
rested.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
JOE CANTILLON
A DAVID HARUM

Chicago. May 1S.-Pitcher William
Burns of the Washington club was
added to the whitesox pitching staff
by trade which gives the senators
Nick Altrock, Jiggs Donahue and
Gavvy Cravath in exchange for the
stalWart southpaw. The deal, which
was consummated by long distance
telephone with Manager CantilIon in
st. Louis, has been on for weeks.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
FIRST EVENING GAME
Cubs and the o. q. c. Play This Even
ing az $3.50 in the First
After Supper Contest.

The Cubs are to have another prac-
tice game this evening. 1t will be
with the D. B. c. aggregation and the
fun will be after supper to give all
the day workers a chance This is
the first appearance of the D. B. C.
and the fans are anxious to see them
perform.
Tomorrow and Thursday the Cubs
play the F. c.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
Wahpeton, "A Rreeksnridna. 4.

Wahpeton. N. D., May 1s-The
Wahpeton baseball team opened the
season yesterday, defeating the Breck-
enridge team by score of Z to 3.
batteries, Forsythe and Forsythe and
Hobza and Lynch-attendance 500.
Wahpeton plays three games with
Breckenridge this week and three with
the State School of Science.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
osnoods Lost,

The Osgoods and Mapleton base
ball clubs opened the season Sunday
in an exciting game winch resulted
in score of 6 to against the Os-
goods. Louberg for Osgood played in
his usual style, only three men facing
him in several successful innings, put
he got poor support
Benson for Mapleton was there with
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
Cutting at WiIIiston.

Williston state; Joe P. Cutting
from the University OF Minnesota, is
here to play shortstop por the Willis
ton team. Mr.. Cutting is sure man
with the stick, a fine baserunner and
plays an errorless game at short.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
Minnesota Trip.

cordla college from Moorhead up on
the Fargo college baseball field at 4
o'clock.
Minnesota Trip.
Then on Sunday Coach Grogan will
leave for the twin cities with his team
where they play St Thomas. Univer-
sity of Minnesota. Manchester and
Hamline on Monday, Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday. on Friday and
Saturday they play Carleton and st.
Olaf at Mortified, returning home
again on Sunday.
HamIine Coming.
Then on June i Hamline comes to
Fargo for game and June 8 the
third and last game with the A.. G.
is played. On June the University
of North Dakota comes down to Far
go for a game, being the first time
in several years
The management of the preachers
has sertainly got good schedule for
his team and deserves the hearty
support of every fan in Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
SECOND HAND STORE.

New and second hand goods, house
hold furniture OF all descriptions, at
about half price or less. Gasoline
stoves, china, in fact everything for
the home or Office. ]. G. Lally First
avenue north, Fargo. .. -
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
Cubs end the A. C.

The A. c. defeated the Cubs yes
terday afternoon in practice game
by score of to 8. Sievert threw
for the. Cubs and Nemzek for the husky
farmer boys.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18

the goods also, and received fine sup
port. The teams play again in the
near future. and me exciting games
are looked for.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
CoU RT STENOGRAP HERSs
cen9t Rsportiae Taault Aavanesd writer's.

Individual instruction accomplishes where
class instruction fails. Shorthand learned
fm three months IS taught BY a former
court reporter and teacher of several years ex.
perience. One who thoroughly understands
the necessary qualifications for 5rst-class
MRS. S. A. GoDFROY.
Phone BIOL. I12 Tenth Street North.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18

American sporting men are inclined
to favor the Ethiopian in the coming
contest with Hague.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-18
Defeated HawIey.
To Play Cubs.

Tomorrow and Thursday the
preachers play the cubs. Fargo fans
can feel assured of two fast games as
both teams are determined to win.
On Saturday the Fargo boys play Con-