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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07

Because OF a change in location /
desire to dispose Of my restaurant and
refreshment stand, "The Optimo.
This is g frst-cla.s, money making
business and could not be tempted to
sell except for business venture else
where. Possession given Immediately
If you want a bargain that will make
you quick and sure money, see me with
out delay. w. S. PROCTOR.
Virouua. April z.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07
Return of Old Spring FLOW

Who that in early pioneer days sippcd
from the cooling water of the old Cook
spring, two miles east of ViroGua, was
not disappointed when the gushing
stream ceased to flow dozen or fifteen
years ago. We are told that the famil-
ar gurglng of the crystal water gushes
forth once more after 80 long a silence,
and that there is nearly as great a vol
ume iloWB off as in the olden days.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07
nAHoNEY WINS JUDGEsHIp AGAIN
Cyrus Ms Butt-in Appears to Have Been
the Decid ding Factor in the Contest

Because of the down-pour of rain
during much of Tuesday the country
vote throughout the county was very
light and the outcome on county Judge
would have been hard to estimate had
more favorable weather conditions pre-
vailed. Judge Mahoney wins the con
test by 200 to $50 plurality over Mr..
Bennett. Following are the figures:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07

Mr.. Butts creditable vote is the one
surprise in the outcome. 1t is a closed
incident, and with no thought OF imput-
ing bad motives in the matter, the CEN
soR believes what it said before cleo
tion, that his candidacy would accom-
plish the defeat of Mr. Bennett.
The CENsoR's attitude in the cam
psign was stated fairly and within the
facts. What it said Of the situation
was and is the truth. 1t had no pur-
pose to serve except the public veal.
This is the only postmortem we have
to exhibit.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07

political map of Wisconsin and 9ddi-
tional factioual divisions are likely to
follow. as Stone made a complete con
fession that his former testimony had
been false in nearly every Important
particular. The principal features of
his testimony follow:
Stone offered q new list of game
wardens and other per sons to whom
he paid Stephenson money. together
with amounts differing radically with
the one first offered
Explained he credited $500 instead
of $l250 to Deputy Bowman because
he wanted to protect him"
In a further effort % protect Bow
man he entered into an agreement with
three wardens who had not received
any money, that they should admit re-
ceiving total of s500--an agreement
they did not keep. Hence his change
In testimony
Governor Davldson's Funt.
This agreement was made at his
residence on the evening following the
day he had refused to testify as to the
disposition Of money received by him
from Stephenson, and present at this
meeting, besides the three deputies
Kingsley, Hickman ar d Johnson--were
deputies Bowman ana Tuttle and AS
semblyman j E. Thomas of Waukesha.
the latter being merely witness to
the conversation" in which he took no
part.
He testified further that deputy war
dens collected with Stones consent
81 200 for Governor Davidson's fund.
which Stone reluctantly said he had
consented to handle. This money.
Stone said, he gave to the governor in
three payments-two Of $500 and one
Of 5000 When he made the first pay
ment the governor asked him what
was In the envelope Stone replied:
ASK me no questions and I'll tell You
no lies The governor "obeyed In
structions," said Stone.
Stone said he had accounted for all
but about $420, which he had kept
himself and which was Subject to the
order Of Stephenson or his managers.
He hand not been asked to give 1t up,
he said
The week beginning next Wednes-
day, April 2 will be the last In which
the joint Investigating committee will
hold sessions. as the inquiry must
wind up by April 10 aud It will take
several days TO prepare reports.
There will be two of these-ma-
iority and minority, the former by the
assembly members and the latter by
the senators. who already have been
appointed by Lieutenant Governor
Strange to continue the Stephenson
probe on behalf Of the senate under
the resolution recently adopted
County Option Defeated
The end 1f the county option aglta
tion came with swift and sudden force
in the senate Wednesday following an
all day debate on he question That
II should be beaten In the upper house
and 80 decisiyely was quite surprise
10 the friends Of the Marsh ill who
confidently expected 1t would pass the
senate and find its hardest shedding in
the assembly
The defeat in its OWL house has put
a quick 1uietns on tne question at this
session However Senator Marsh. the
author of the bill. Tdys the end is not
yet and that It will be the great over
shadowing issue in next years cam
paign Incidentally he takes occasion
to rap the brewers lobby which cams
to Madison In two special cars and
worked like Trojans to defeat IT,
Just why certain senators not living
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07
AUCTION SALES

J. w. C'Leary will sell a large amount
of live stock, farm and tobacco tools,
carriages, etc, at his place six blocks
west If Nuzum's lumber yard, in Viro-
qua, SATURDAY. April IL.
Albert Nelson will cell quantity Of
good stock and farm machinery on his
farm four miles west Of Springville on
Friday, April 18th Sale commencing
AZ ! O'Clock.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07
Said or Wrltten % ~ Censor.


c. E. Morley. Washington. d. c.:
THE weather is beautiful here. grass
about three inches high of this years
growth, flowers in bloom and things
looking nice generally. | expect to be
home to vote. The extra session is
getting busy; there will be a hot time
in the old town.
Geo. L. Wallace, North Topeka, Kan
sas: 81 have located permanently in
Kansas now; have bought land five
miles out from capitol. My best wishes
to all the Vernon county people.
Simeon Collins, Rockton: 81 have
moved on a farm and am going to try
farming for living I have worked
at the carpenter work for the last
twelve years and am getting tired Of
that kind of life. have built over one
hundred tobacco sheds besides a great
many houaes and barns, and now / am
gong to raise about four acres of to-
baeeo. think | have done pretty well
for onc handed maa.
John Tewalt: wife and | Just re-
turned from a weeks visit with our
sons Roy ard Ray at Waterloo, Iowa,
where the boys both / ave good posi-
lions on steam and street car lines as
conductors. Jo Lamb, former Viro-
Qua boy, is superintendent Of the city
street ear system. Last Friday while
there we witnessed many people plant
ing garden and streets were being
sprinkled to lay the dust. The season
is very much more advanced over us.
NJ. 0. Hill: MRS. Hill and are
at home again after passing two months
at st. Augustine, Florida 1t is great
treat to leave here in mid-winter and
bask in the warmth of that southern
cline, where there is not even a white
frost. believe there is the greatest
possibilities for that part of the land,
and in climate, they certainly have the
world beaten -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07
Headquarters ior fine Hair Go dds

Call and see the fine sample line of
hair goods, switches, pufrs, rolls, etc.
Orders taken from samples and satisfac-
ton guaranteed. ETHEL ATWOOD.
See those new up-to-date dress
shirts just received at The Blue Front
Store.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07

In most Of the surrounding villages
and cities the issue was license and no.
license. Richland Center continues in
the dry column. as does Viola, LaFarge,
Readstown, Ontario. Soldiers Grove
was redeemed from the wet habit that
has been with it all its existence, going
against the open saloon by 60 majority.
Sparta returned to the damps after a
season of no-license, as did Coon Valley
by four majority. Cashton is thirsty as
!,g41at
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07

John Barnes was reelected associate
justice of the supreme court without
opposition. Four candidates contested
for state superintendent of schools. At
this writing the election is uncertain,
with chances favoring the present in
bumbent, C. P. Cary.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07

Squire Toney of the city of Viroqua
voted for Lincoln the first time in
Crawford county: the second time in
Missouri, while in the services of his
country.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07
LOYAL TO RAIL SPLITTER
MORE CENSOR READERS WHO VOTED
FOR ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Most Of Them We're Soldiers-PersonaI
Stories by Edgar Emo. George Esier
and Others

Someone said in the hearing of Lin
coin .hat the negro soldiers would not
fight. Lincoln answered by telling the
following incident related to him by the
colonel of a colored regiment. He
handed the flag to the color bearer and
said, defend it, protect it, if need be
die for it but never surrender it. Z"
The color bearer replied Colonel will
return this flag with honor or / will re-
port to God the reason why. "
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07

Josiah Latta: my first vote for
Lincoln was in the good cid Buckeye
state: the second time, while / was
serving in the army. -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07

Robert Parker, Viola: 81 see by the
CENSOR that the boys s.ill have testi-
monials in behalf of grand Old Abra-
ham, and it fires NY soul. My first
vote was for Abe although | was not
of age | was challenged at the
polls | told them | was of voting age
because my mo.her gave her consent
for me to go to fight and preserve the
Union and our home. That made me a
voter. If it did not, will go home and
let you fight out your own salvation.
got my vote in at Atlanta, Georgia,
and have been on deck ever since to
vote for the right. -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07

Uncle John Geary of Chaseburg is
enthusiastic in his 89th year over the
fact that !ie voted for honest Abraham
Lincoln IN 1860 and 1864. Mr.. Geary
enjoys fairly good health although af-
flicted with rheumatism.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07

Isaac ". KOberts, Town OF Forest.
Il cast my vote for President Lincoln
the first time | ever voted, and that
was in 1860, in Ashtabula county, Ohio;
the second time near Culpepper, Vir-
ginia, while in service in the civil war.
was a member of Company 1, 9th
Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, en-
listing in Viroqua, under James Lowrie,
December 3, 1863 | have voted and
worked for the republican party con-
tinually since those days, and / ex-
pect to as long as | live, and want my
boys to do the same am "a years
old, and was born in Massachusetts. -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-07

Henry E. Petit of Viroqua, cast his
first vote for James Buchanan, for Lin
coin the first time in the town of Cln-
ton, and in 1864 at Johnville, Tennessee,
while in the war.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09
REILLY
HE HAS WENT

I Charlie Reilly has vamosed the
rancho He saw a big place in the
under bilge of the transport Thomas
through which he could crawl and no
crawled.
About the time you are reading this,
Reilly will have been discovered and
will be polishing the bright work with
9 husky corporal standing over him TO
See that he pollshes
Just exactly why Charlie should skid.
doc from the land of his appreciation
so quickly it is hard to say. 1t must
have been the Helm lust.p This is
the SECOND time that Reilly has skipped
with possible match on hand. Last
time it was more than possible. it was
all fixed. This time it is all in the air
and one cannot blame the young boxer
for wanting to get back to the Coast,
to his family and to the pork and bean
handouts
There is no getting around the May.
tree on one subject. Boxers are always
spoiled and they get the worst spelling
of anywhere in Honolulu. But the
game is good one, when it is run
right and there is surely no man who
ever ran it better than one Joe Cohen.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09
BURIED WITH
MASONIC HONORS

The sudden death of Walter G. Pea
cock early yesterday morning. a brief
announcement Of which appeared in
the Advertiser, wns something OF
shock to his legion Of friends In lilo.
nolulu, many of whom knew nothing
nj all ~ his illness, or. at least, that
Il was 10 serious. lie had been III
for several weeks, and death was due
10 stomach disorder and liver trouble.
The funeral was held yesterday af
tcrnoon at O'Clock from the resi-.
dcncc Of the family on Nuuanu ave.
niue, above School street. There was a
private church ceremony conducted nv
Rev. John osborne Of 81. Clements
Episcopal church, followed at the Nh.
uanu cemetery by masonic ritual
conducted by Master w. Il. Rawlins of
Hawaiian Lodge No. 81, Of which the
deceased had long been a member The
pall'bearers were T. +, Lansing, j.
Lucas, r. l.. Auerbach, j. II. Hertsche,
G. w. Ashford, C. q. Bartlett The
floral tributes were beautiful and mum.
bercd scores of pieces. The interment
was in the Hawaiian Lodge plot.
Walter G. Peacock was a native Of
England, but grew up in Australia,
where he resided until 1881, when he
came to Honolulu. Ho was book.
keeper in the employ OF Il. @. Lana
han, Wholesale liquor business, for
many years, until he and Mr.. Frecth
bought out the Lanahnn interests. Mr..
Freeth retired from the concern, since
which time Mr.. Peacock has conducted
the business almost continuously, savo
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09

etemh ffam taxaiiuu hslnr limited No.
ehuFrh sites aHd luftlnr Eteuuis. suth
siisf and hufs lng ffuauds not ta a.
coed 6,s acres in sstcu and the kart
ulaui Maternity Horne
" Az property tuih tal and personal
~ puilie lihrnf, associations shall be-
exempt from taxation
toclho asled that consideration ~
the hill and the report of the commit.
tee le deferred lie said that an imi
poriant amendment had not hccp re-.
reivcd in time 10 submit 90 the Nom.
miuee Action on the bill aud measure
was continued 10 saturday.
The SUPERVISOR Bill.
Senator Makckau prevented aoiiun
being taken on House Bill No. ~, An
Act authorizing the payment Of certain
persons employed by the City and Coun.
tv of Honolulu. The judiciary Com.
mittce recommended the passage Of tho
bill, knudsen aud ChillingwOrth IN.
dorsing the bill and Makekau dissent.
ing. When the report was submitted,
Makekau asked continuance until to.
day, so he would have an opportunity
to prepare a minority report. Senator
Knudsen urged that immediate action
be taken.
"somc people are depending on the
passage of this bill for their daily
bread,' said Knudsen, "and do not
see why We couldn t go ahead with the
matter now.'
But Makekau insisted that he did
not have time to draw up a minority
report, and so the Senate voted to let
the consideration of the bill and the
Judiciary Committee report be deferred
until today.
Senator Robinson introduced an act
to provide for medical inspection in
the public schools-the measure drawn
up by Superintendent of Public In
struction Rabbit. 1t passed first read.
ing and was referred to the Printing
Committee
Senator Fairchild asked to be ex-
eused from serving on the committee
named on the adoption of the Chilling
worth resolution for an Investigation
into the building of the Nuuanu dam.
He said that he did not think he would
have the necessary time with all his
other committee work. President Smith
named Senator Palmer Woods to take
Fairchild's place. Woods thought that
Senator from Oahu should be chosen,
but President Smith observed that the
Territory IN general was paying for the
construction of the dam.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09
PNEUMONIA.

This is one of the most dangerous,
and often fatal, diseases. IT always
results from cold or from an attack
of the grip. Chamberlain 8 Cough
Remedy quickly cures these diseases
and eounteraets any tendency towards
pneumonia. It IS made especially for
these and similar ailments. For sale
by all dealers Benson. Smith & Co.,
Ltd agents for Hawaii. La
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09
WRESTLING IS
GREAT SUCCESS
(From Sundays Advertiser.l
WRESTLING.

Roberts throws Jornell in 9 straight
falls-6 minis. and minis. % secs.
BOXING.
Mccullough VS.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
draw.
Kid Terry VS.. Corp. Bird = Four
round draw.
Strange to say the best show ever
seen at the Orpheum was pulled oil
last night to very meager crowd.
The main event was IA wrestling match
between Sailor Roberts and Bill Jornell.
Experts mt the ringside state that it
was one of the fastest and cleverest
wrestling matches they had ever seen
and, to layman, it certainly was u
very pleasing exhibition.
The two boxing preliminaries were
very good. They were so good, in fact
that Mr.. Cohen has decided to repro
duce them as preliminaries for the Pc
terson-Sullivan go next Saturday night.
Roberts was considerably heavier
than Jornell, anywhere from eighteen
to twenty-three pounds. He got his
two falls in jig time; but, even at that,
the Russian made him work and the
play was fast from the first tap Of the
gong.
was putting for breath five minutes af-
ter the bout was over. He had to do
some quick work to watch the Rus
slams shoulders, but his verdicts were
correct and quick and he made hit
with the slim audience by his evident
"savyy."
When the two men met in the center
of the ring-there was no mat-they
| played for an opening for two minutes.
Then Roberts tried for back hold
and actually caught his opponent and
threw him to the floor, but Jornell
wriggled loose and turned twice be-
fore recovering.
After that they played again, both
men croucbed very low Jornell was
forced below the ropes and was sent
| back to the mat space with Roberts
holding his left foot, Roberts then
bent and tried for "A half Nelson and
practically caught his hold, when the
Russian made squirming bridge and
again wrigged from under. II was a
magnificent piece of defense and
brought forth roars Of applause.
Again the men played off, Jornell on
the defensive and Roberts threatening
for a good body hold. They worked
over the mat space until Jornell was
caught in one corner with his right leg
in chancery and Roberts left arm un.
der his right erm.pit. Jornell struggled
to make high bridge but the sailor
was too strong for him and he wore the
husky Russian down to the floor.
Prestidge touched Roberts shoulder
and the first fall had been made in six
minutes even.
The second fall was made in foyss
minutes and twenty five seconds byfa
straight half Nelson. The Russian Yaa
clearly on the defensive all the tkl&
and Roberts threatened him sig tiiHssV
during the bout. The final bod afas
very clever piece of work aSd md&dS
that the sailor has not bee4 eygAed.
by his friends. q
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09

The 100.mile track rMt
mobiles was broken n Ne
February Il by Rtb&t
drove his Buick .ovAr @ai
1921. Mrs. xbaA BE,
made a new wdpsn Is E6SkI
race, at theAsSna mee&
her own reeoTd from AZ nTl
seconds to oIiS Rifnte pI
a second. z Q
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09
What a Garage Is.

Just what garage" may be, ac-
cording to law, is explained in bill
introduced by Carley, the title of which
is can Act to define the meaning of
the word garage as used in section l
of Act 90 of the Session Laws of
1907" The bill refers the investiga-
gator to Webster's Imperial Dictionary.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09
Second Readings.

The Speaker had his little joke when
on the order of the day the second
readings were reached
House Bill Jog, Kaleiopu. which for,
bids ava growers from selling except
to licensed dealers in ava. was referred
TO the Promotion Committee.
House Bill lie. Kealawaa, making
Lincoln Day, February ~, of each
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09
Pass Third Readings.

House Bill No. 27. reducing the price
of the Revised Laws from $40 to s. a
volume passed it's third reading.
House Bill No. 81. making slight
changes in the educational and judicial
districts. passed its third reading in
the Senate. The amendments to the
existing law were designed to make
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09

gtaf, 4 lullit holiday, vat referred o.
~ Niiil4ft tHmmHirn
eeuste nlll a., pfoyidlne Cor ihc lef
sits ~ process 10 ivllcial and adminif.
tfaiite suits Ani proceedings against
corporations. was referred 70 the judi.
eihty Nomniiiee.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09
For Tax Exemption.

The Ways and Means Committee re-
ported favorauiy on Senate Bill No.
IS, "An Act 10 amend section 1921 of
the Revised Laws, relating TO property
exempt from taxation. The object of
the bin is TO add TO the exemption sec
tion of the Revised Laws, the trust es-
tate under the will of w. G. Lunalilo
Section 1921 of the Revised Laws, with
the amendment proposed, would read
as follows:
"Section 1921. Property exempt ;
public, educational religious, eleemO-
synary. The following property shall
be exempt from taxation: real and
personal property belonging to the Ter
ritory; to the Department of Public In
stpetion; 10 incorporated or private
schools and in the actual use of such
schools; to the Queens Hospital; to
the trust estate under the will of w.
&C! LuBalilo, deceased; to religious So
eieties and in the actual use of such
societies, the land Of such societies
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09
Expenditures Bill.

A bill to provide for the government
of all departments in the expenditures
from appropriations was introduced by
Castro, this measure being intended to
take the place of the various regula-
tons heretofore appended to all appro.
priation bills A parallel bill was yes.
terday introduced into the Senate by
Fairchild.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09
SENATE


F'NHITNWTH If"TN " NH"-T
passed ~ ih.f6 reading 81 was also
ltouse HM No. 81. making slight
changes In the hounds 81 the nduca.
tionnl and judicial districts on the
island Of Maui The act authorizing
the stransfcf Of She work ~ recording
certificates ~ Hawaiian birth 90 the
Federal Govcrnment also received a
unanimous VOTE on lts third reading
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09

''bpil Bip6iNoo anu aoh Apb AhA'H'a
time.
This brought up babble of dissent,
in the midst of which Kaleiopu in.
structed the sergeant-at-arms to go out
and bring in the librarian forthwith.
Attorney General Under Fire.
The Attorney General Was escorted
to the firing line just as Cohen rose to
a point of information and exclamation
and demanded to know what sense their
might be in considering. any appropria.
tion item until it be known whether
revenue was to go up or down.
81 move that we defer action on all
this business until we receive the re-
port of the Finance Committee and get
this business of taxes settled he said.
Douthitt seconded and Correa dis
agreed, asking if these bills were to be
put off until the end of the session,
after the tax bills had gone through
House and Senate. Kaleiopu also had
something TO say in dissent, rising to
climax in voice and argument when
he touched the old horror of having TO
serve possibly overtime without pay.
DOuthitt wanted to know show much
money we have in our pockets" before
action was taken, this after Rice and
Cohen had hurled verbal shafts at each
other over points Of order. He moved
to defer for a week. Kaleiopu sug-
gested April FOOLS day and Single
moved to defer until March 10.
"The Finance Committee will be
able within forty-eieht hours to find
some policy in regard to the tax bills
now in its hands, explained Single.
arguing for his motion. He referred
TO the School Department with teach