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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
CHURCH NOTES

lee cream social will be held Mt the
residence of d. StevelngsOn in Viro-
qua, Friday evening this week, by
young peoples society Of Synod church.
Communion services at the Kickapoo
church next Sunday at 1890 a. M. and
young peoples society at Mr. aad Mrs.
Soren Morkri's at 2:30 p. m.
An ice cream social will be given for
the benefit Of Rev Mason at the farm
home Of Isaac NJ Groves two miles
north of Springville, on Friday evening.
June 25. Everybody invited
Brookville aid society will have an
ice cream social at Albert Getter 8
Saturday evening, June 26. Everybody
cordially invited.
Services will be held at the Catholic
church at 1890 O'Clock Sunday morning.
Ladies aid society Of the Christian
church will be entertained at the home
of Mrs Del. Morrison, Friday after
noon, July 2.
On account Of the chidrens day ex-
ercises at Liberty Pole next Sunday
evening, the sermon at SprinRVilIe will
be in the morning, following the Sun
day school. Sermon at Bishop Branch
in tbs afternoon at 300 p. n.
The next quarterly conference of the
Springyille circuit, Methodist church,
will be held Friday, July End, in the
afternoon at the Methodist church at
Viroqua.
An ice cream social will be held at
Liberty church next Saturday morning.
Proceeds 90 10 repair church
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

A destru~ tive farm fire occurred. last
Saturday night, at the farm home of J.
S. Moore. three miles west of Newton.
Between the hours of II 90 and 1900
p. m, flames were seen by one of the
near neighb0rs, issuing from the roof
of the barn. They Immediately gave
the alarm and help at once arrived, but
already the building had partially col
lapsed The flames spread to the gran
airy, machine shed and corn cribs which.
with their contents Of corn, grain and
machinery, were destroyed A span Of
young horses and two head of cattle
perished. by heroic efforts other build
lngs and the house were saved. No de-
finite cause can be assigned for the con-
tlagration. but it is thought some care
less transient started IT. MIR. Moore
sustaiIs heavy loss. partly covered
bV iUruranse
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
S.iIlin the Nursery Business

wish to state to farmers and fruit
growers of Vernon county that | am
still in the nursery business. You all
know that have successfully canvass
ed this county for eight years past. |
will call on you with full line of nur-
sery stock and ask your patronage.
am not with G. G.. Patton & Son of
Charles City, Iowa, but with f. l..
Watrous Of Des Moines, Iowa. Our
stock is much better than that of G. G.
Patton g. Son, who are using letters of
recommendation from experiment sta
tions, which are neither correct nor
true Our stock is No. | and much
chea pr. Sizes, 81 fl. and sc #. Buy
your stock as cheap as you can and buy
the best. LEM STEvLING.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
No CelehrAtion Al Virnnua

Several reasons have induced the
business men and band to discontinue
plans for celebrating the 4th at Viroqua.
AT the time of the first announcement.
there were no places talking of cele-
brating, but it now appears several have
decided to do the honors and many vi
roqua people are glad of the privilege
to attend the various functions at Viola,
Coon Valley, Avalanche, Cashton, Re-
whom the brunt Of tie work would fall,
have been notified that they viii be
required to get up in the signal corps
work and this viii take all their spare
time between now and the Itch of July,
when they will go into camp. Also. the
work of pushing the home coming will
occupy the attention of many loyal citi-
zens, who could not for this reason give
much assistance to the celebration.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

There is nothing more ornamental in
a town than trees. Their friendly shade
Is at once restful and inviting and when
the winds play through their thousand
leaves the music is a. once surprising
sweet. But when trees are permitted
TO buss the skies and 10 trail their
branches on the earth their beauty be-
comes marred and their sight is any
thing but pleasant. Begin at once and
trim up the trees. give them haircut.
They oyerhang the streets and shut out
the lights on dark night. Let each
one take hold Of this matter and the
added appearance to the beauty Of the
toyn will be ample reward for the
trouble -EI.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

will follow to see the tombs of the
builders of Rome, now much injured.
We go to the Arch of Constantine and
walk beneath the great pile of masonry,
built to commemorate the proclamation
of religious liberty. Close by is the
Arch of Titus which we stand beneath
to read the inscription and see the allie
gorical presentations gloryifying Ii
tus for the destruction of Jerusalem
and the massacre of an hundred thou
sand of Jews. Then we enter the Fo-
rum and stand by the broken tomb that
contained the ashes of julius Caesar.
placed there after the burning of his
body, following the Grafton of Anthony.
We stood under the Arch of Septemus
Severus, built e. commemorate his sub
lection of the people on the Rhine.
Then we stand before the Column Tro-
jan, bas relief, to his glory for con
quering the Dacians beyond the Dan
ube, where he died and was deified H.
Rome. We enter the Pantheon built
by AgrippG, dedicated to all the gods,
and which has long been the custodian
of Raphael's body and there rest also,
the bodies of Kings Emanuel and Hum
bert, awaiting TO be placed in tombs
now being constructed. In Florence
we go to the Duomo, g~'at temple
dedicated by st. Dominic to tcS ch faith.
Not far away is the Francisco Temple
dedicated to Poverty, Chastity and
Charity. There we stand by the monu-
ment to Michael Angelo, close by that
of Machiavelli, also the monument to
Calico. Not far away is another
church to which we travel to stand by
the tomb of Ampripo VqspuccI Then
our route takes us to San Marco. the
most noted and best preserved Of all
the monasteries We pass through me
prison-like hall and enter the cell q
Sayanarola, the desk. pen, ink and
chair as he left it to receive the sen
tence Of death.
We 20 to Piszza Siegnoria, where a
fountain has been placed, monument
of purity, to symbolic his life, and
there is engraved on a copper plate, de
signaling the spot where the monk was
hung, his body burned to ashes and
thrown into the Arno. for preaching
what Luther did, his own belief, his
conscience. In the English cemetery
we stood beside the marble coffin of
"E B.
We tarry at Bologna, visit the great
cathedral and see the tomb of Dominic
Still looking for the resting place OF
the dead, we leave the train at Padua, a
Roman seaport, now six miles from the
Adriatic, and go TO the tomb of Dante.
Petrarch and Boccaccio, who gave Italy
history. poetry and romance; all re-
nowned scholars of the early renais-
sance; all expatriated.
E. M. ROGERS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
Iohnsnn.Ad NuntinIs

Married last Monday, at a. M, at
the home of the brides mother, Mrs.
Mary A. Ady, in this city, MIR. Andrew
J. Johnson and Miss Efie Belle ADV.
both of Viroqua. Rev G. f. Buffers
performed the ceremony and only a
very few relatives and intimate friends
were present. The decorations con-
sisted of flowers, ferns and smilax, and
the bride was attired in lace-trimmed,
white silk messaline gown. After the
ceremony a wedding breakfast was
served and at about IL a. m. the bridal
couple left for La Crosse in the hand
some new white autorl Mobile that was
recently purchased by he groom
The bride was born a I'd reared in our
city and has been social favorlte.
After graduating from ou. high school
she attended school at Ora Rapids,
Mchigaa, and fitted herself for kinder
garten teaching. She taught IN the
kindergarten at Moline. Illinois, from
the time of her graduation until the
past year, which she spent with her
mother in this city. Mr.. johnson is a
native of Norway, but came to Viro-
qua when he was lad, and has foI
some years past been the owner of one
of our leading drug stores. Both Mr.
johnson and his bride have a host OF
friends here who will join the CENSOR
in rendering to them most sincere con-
CALCULATIONS and best wishes for their
future happinele.
At La Crosse the automobile trip
ended and MIR. and Mrs. Johnson pro.
ceeded to Chicago by train. They ex-
pect to be away about a week and will
visit various places in Wisconsin, Illi-
nois and Indiana On their return they
will begin housekeeping in their new
home on South Main street.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
Should be the Rule Eyerywhsrs

The Boscohel Dial well says concern
ing publication of neighborhood scandal
in local papers: Several nasty pieces
of gossip have reached the editorial
chair recently. for all our aversion to
such unh0ly stuff We do not claim to
be a whole Sunday school. nor to be
understood as posing as one who does
not like a good story, but when it comes
to yarn involving the name of a young
woman. we are not at home. True or
false, we instinctively and unreservedly
hate such things. If they are true,
then there is small excuse in peddiing
them; il they are false. and most Of
them are. thsn they are infamous.
There may be human yultures, scaven-
gers. buzzards, who like them. but 81
hope IN the future to be slighted y al,
retailers of this Odious commodity.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
NO PENSION FUND FOR TEACHERS
Governor Vetoed Bill-UnconstitutisnaI
and Uncertain Features

The Censor last week gave a brief
synopsis of proposed law which had
passed botn houses of the legislature,
establishing state pension for persons
who had taught school for twenty-five
years. All the measure lacked of be-
coming law was the signature of Gov
ernor Davidson, who, while not ex-
pressing disfaVor for the scheme, felt
that he could not give official sanction
70 an imperfect and unconstitutional
law. Besides admittedly unconstitu-
tiOnal, the bill was vague and many
features could not be made workable,
and the outcome would have been end
less litigation. A few points touched
on by the governor other than uncon-
stltutlonal matter are recited:
I'm my opinion, the board created by
this act is unnecessarily large. All the
fun3s provided are paid into the state
treasury and there appears to be no
good reason why eight persons should
be paid travelling expenses, and furnish
ed with an office at the expense of the
state, for the management of this fund,
especially when they do not have pos
session of any part of it.
''The portion of the fund derived
from the teachers contributions is to
be deducted from the teachers wages
on every pay day, by the local school
officers, and TO be paid by them to the
town, city or village treasurer. Ii is
provided that the county treasurers
shall pay such fund to the state, but
there is no provision by which the
town, city and village treasurers shall
pay the fund to the county treasurers.
| am also of the opinion that il was a
mistake to appropriate $50, 900 per an
mum from the general fund. The APP
preparation should be made from the
school fund.
''lf this act should be approved,
teachers would be compelled to contri-
butte to the fund, and it might be years
before the constitutionality of the act
would come in question and be finally
determined by the courts. If the act
should be declared unconstitutional,
serious difficulties would arise in the
repayment of such funds to the con-
trihutOrs "
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
DAWSON FIGURES IN BIG SCHEME
VirOqua Boy Plans for Distribution of
Fortune of $65.O0O,OO0

The New York dispatches of Satur-
day reveal plan by Mrs. Russell Sage
to distribute for charity in the next
five years the immense '0rtune be-
queathed her by her late husband, and
the same authority tells that Miles
Nj, Dawson, Viroqua native, who has
brought distinction to the city aud state
as an authority and life insurance act
uary, is to figure prominently in the
manner of distribution. The dispatc hes
read:
The touch of Midas never wrought
such piles of gold as Mrs. Russell Sage.
widow of the ''miser of Wall-st." has
set herself to give to humanity in the
next five years. By July |, 1914, if she
is living then, she viii have only a
small competency and the worlds peo-
Pile will have her $65, 000 000 fortune.
one of the greatest ever built.
Men like Carnegie and Rockefeller
never dreamed of giving away so much
money in their lives, but woman, and
she past 50, is doing it. Mrs. Sage s
ideas about money-giving have Just
been made known through her plans to
insure lives of workingmen without
profit. The figures staggered Miles
Dawson, a life insurance expert who
was hired by Mrs. Sage to make her
plans.
He told her such p scheme never was
thought of. at will cost you $50, 600, =
600, Mrs. Sage. before you can start
the system. -
"Never mind, F" was her answer
II m going to give $65, 000, 900 away in
five years
Co Pvnart Dou,so, ,,rrarod n, IN
K. Frankel. the Hebrew philanthropist,
to assist him, and their figures have
staggered New York
Besides such an undertaking as Mrs.
Sage s latest, her previous bene factions
stand small, though beyond the belief
Of the average rich man. Last year
alone she gave away Si2. S75 900 SINCE
the first of the year this amount has
been increased by millions, and her
gifts to churches and charity amount
to $25, 900 day. Every time the old
clock in Mrs. Sage's Long Island man
sion ticks it costs her Is. 9 cents Every
time the chimes ring out an hour she is
more than 81, 600 less rich than before.
Each minute means SlS.36 given to al
leviate some suffering, to make some
body happier. BY the time the day is
passed $25, 600 has gone from the Golfers
that Sage amassed in Wall-st.
John d. Rockefeller, who has built
the biggest fortune in the worlds his
tory, accumulated his money at the
average rate of Is cents second, and
Andrew Carnegie's wealth came to him
at the 20-cent-a-second rate.
Yet Mrs. Sage, giving away money
faster than Rockefeller made it, is re-
solved she is not giving away money
fast enough!
Her friends say Mrs. Sage. the most
quiet and lovable of women. has what
they call New England conscience. "
1t will not let her die with the money
from old Russell Sage's hoard.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
PLANTING THE ORDER ON ALL SIDES
Farmers areiDeveting Their Energies TO
TranspIanting the Weed

Every grower of tobacco is bending
his energies to get his plants set while
weather is pleasant and ground is in
good shape. Some have completed set
ting while others have but commenced
but on the whole there will be little
territory to cover if favorable wee ther
conditions prevail during the balance
OF this week. There is some complaint
that plants have rotted. caused by a
season of wet weather, butit is believed
there will be sufficient to cover the
fields if acreage is about the usual
amount.
Edgerton Tobacco Reporter: The
transplanting of the new crop is now
pre-. " well under way in most sections
of the state and the weather conditions
have been quite favorable for this work
during the week. The soil has been so
thoroughly saturated by late frequent
rains that it Is an easy matter to Sc
cure a good stand and an early roofing
as soon as the plants are transferred to
the fields. The cool weather, too, has
been helpful in that there is but little
willing Of the plants after being re-
moved from the beds. Some delays
have been oceasioned by growers not
Delng aDle TO secure early plants, but
a far greater number find their plant
beds coming too rapidly during the
continued wet spell when they were
unable to use the machine transplanters
Then too there was a loss of plants from
roofing during the wet week, though
the progressive growers were fairly
we'll protected by having an unusually
large area of plant beds owing to the
season. At the present writing we
hear very few complaints of not ha,
ing plant enough in sight for the in
tended acreage. though the planting
season may be extended into July this
year.
AS far as indications go to date the
'0S crop is coming along through the
sweat in very satisfactory condition
with promise of less damage than re-
cent wears
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
Marrow Esesps Of Salesman

l.. ii. Larson. travelling agent for
Wilson Brothers medicines, is reported
to have had narrow and fortunate es-
cape during Wednesday, storm He
drove into Ben Adams tobacco shed at
Manning. for shelter from the storm.
and the wind blew the shed down. de
mohshing the wagon and pinioning the
team to the ground Mr. Larson es-
capped with only slight bruises. and the
horses were only slightly hurt Reads
town Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
The BOYS Not to Blame

Rural mail carriers complain that
they are often requested to carry pas
sengers from place to place upon their
routes and at times a refusal is EN-
barrassing To carrier The postal
laws, however, strictly forbid them to
carry passengers and hence no person
should ask or expect them tothus trans
gress the L. S. postal laws and regula-
tions. The task Of the rural mail car
rier Is a tedious one and there are many
strict provisions IN the postal laws that
he is obliged to observe. hence the peo-
pie ought rather to aid than hinder him
in observing these laws
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

Freeman Temperance society will
e.'ebrate the Fourth on grounds near
the Freeman church Program consists
% recitations, reading the Declaration
Of Independence and singing by several
choirs. Gustav Eide Of Minneapolis.
Adelsten Berge of Washburn, Rev. Nj.
Flnstad and others deliver addresses.
Mr. Berge will also entertain with mu-
sic and singing Refreshments will be
served. All cordially invited.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

To take effect July first, Rev. f.. l..
Jones pastor of Viola Congregational
church resigned A change of climate
for benefit of his wife's health is as
signed as reason for severing relations
with his congregation.
AT the family home in Sparta Miss
Vinnia Herrck, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. A. herrick, a native Viroqua
girl, was united in marriage to Mr..
Orrin Hutchison, of the same city.
The Catholic congregation of the viii
lage of Gays Mills dedicated new and
beautiful church on Sunday last, at
tracing churchmen from long distances
A special train was run from Prairie du
Chen up the Kickapoo line to accommo-
date those who wished to be present.
With fine literary and entertain
ment progam De Soto authorities grad
uated three pupils from their schools on
Friday night at the annual commence
ment. They are Miss Grace Tate. Earle
Davenport and Richard McAuley.
A wireless telegraph station is soon
to be established in La Crosse rs ps I
of the Great Lakes system. Stations
have already been established at Mil-
waukee and Duluth and will soon con,
meet Winona and La Crosse. The fol
lowing cities in Wisconsin are booked
for wireless station: Beloit, Janesville,
Madison, Portage, La Crosse. Kenosha
Racine, Milwaukee, Fond du Lac,
Oshkosh, Appleton, Monitowoc, Green
Bay, Marinette, Grand Rapids, Wan
sau. Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls. Ash
land and Superior
Platteville is to have neighboring
celebrity as one of it's Chautauqua lee.
turers on June %, in thes person of
Governor Johnson of Minnesota. lie
was engaged for the service last year.
but there was so much of politics ON
hand that he failed of his engagement.
Governor johnson is very liable to be
the democratic candidate for president
in the next national campaign.
And the fair association at Bloom
ington, Grant county, has secured the
| services of William j. Bryan for a
speech on the Fourth (5th) of July in
that modest little hamlet, and those in
charge are making strenuous efforts
for a big financial advantage, AS it
doubtless will be. for B,yan never fails
TO attract.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
LICENSED TO MARRY

The following marriage licenses have
been granted by the county clerk since
our last issue:
Joseph Malin and Name f. Jambois.
both OF Genoa.
Rudolph r. Thorgcrson and Sarah
Nelson. both Of jefferson town.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

The young peoples society viii give
a sociable st Mrs. n N. preus' farm
on Sunday, June 27th. 10 the afternoon
and evening. for the benefit of the Coon
Prairie church. Other Refreshments
will be served. Music By Westby band
EYerN body welcome.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
Sixtee n Children Injured

Last Saturday while sixteen children
who we're attending a Sunday school
picnic at Martin Springs near Sparta
were standing under tree to escape a
shower, a bolt Of lightning struck the
tree and every child was rendered un-
conscious.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
ExpREssIon OF GRATITUDE

We desire to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the many friends and h1igh-
bOrs, who ~ kindly assisted us du.ing
the illness. death aud burial of our hus-
hand ard brother. the late Irwin Boggs.
MRS ANNA BOGGs.
l. G. BOCCQ.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
Expression Of Gratitude

Through the columns Of your paper
wish to extend thanks 70 all the friends
who SO kindly assisted me during the
death and burial Of rny husband
MRs. &. II. MINsHALI..
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

Isaac N. Groves, Senior. SpringviIle;
f"l feel that am left pretty much
alone when | look about me and see the
few men and women who settled here
in early days Those who have not
crossed the wide river have moved to
other states till | seldom meet one of
my early friends of the olden days
do much Of the manual labor on my
farm. In fact help is so scarce that it
difficult to secure competent assistance. "
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
Nolice Of Dissolution

Having dissolved partnership we re-
quest all persons knowing themselves
Indebted 10 us to call and settle their
accounts al once.
Otteson & Steenberg.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

The CENSOR has for sale a choice and
conv euient form Of noxiOus weed blanks
Orders given by mail or telephone viii
have prompt attention.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
Adjourned Session Of Court Adjourn.

An adjourned session of the circuit
court convened here Yesterday morning
and closed today a, UJn. The cases
remaining on calenta were cleared W
as follows.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

L. c. Schoenberger, West Prairie
"Cut worms are doing much mischief
in our section with corn. and some OF
us have felt compelled to replant por-
10 ns Of our fields. -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
Said OF Wr,tten to the Censor

c. J. Cherington: "Fifty-one years
last April landed in Vernon county,
coming with my grandfather, who To-
Gated in the town of Greenwood. Dur
ing all these years ] have been a CON
stant reader of the CENSOR, the paper
having been subscribed for by my grand
father on his arrival.