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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
BAND BOYS HIT TIE HlGH PLACES
Receive Meriied Recognition and Invited
TO Enlist Again

The Third Regiment band returned
home on Friday evenings train with
eolors flying, after an outing of one
week at the state military reservation,
where they are part of the soldiery
of the big Third regiment natic Al
guard. This was their third year of
service with the regiment and they
were recognized by officers and men as
the crack band Of the guard. Their
willingness TO furnish both quantity and
quality of music has endeared the band
and its members to their fellows in
camp. On Thursday evening Colonel
Holloway and Adjutant General Board
man made an official and personal call
at band headquarters and extended an
invitation to the boys to re-enlist for
another three years with the guard.
Colonel Holloway expressed briefly his
appreciation for the bands good SER
vice and behavior. The CENSOR quotes
in part General Boardman's speech, and
it ought TO 10 qualification to every
citizen of ,ua to know how highly
our organization is held. He said;
'As the period for which you enlist
ed, three years, is about to expire, il
seems proper to say something abct
yOQl o&AflCCs n 0aAtu 10 tAl
of the military organization of reg
ment as a company or TIE hospit
corps. You may have Thoughts at tirr !
that toe much has been required
you in the matter of proper and accui- :
ate salutes, absolute silence at TAPS,
neatness in wearing the uniform and
cleanliness of and neatness in and
about your quarters. These things,
however, all taken together, make for
discipline, and discipline is a prime es-
sential for good soldering. This APP
plies to band as much as to any other
part of regiment. IL il ia worth be-
ing a soldier at all, ii is worth being a
good soldier. So far as your service Is
concerned can say for the governor
and all the military authorities that it
has been GOOD and very satisfactory
both as regards your military work and
your music. do not wish TO be mis-
understood, as many bands have filed
applications to be mustered into the
service, when say that on account Of
your good behavior, good work and fine
record we will be glad, when your en-
listments expire, to have you re-enlist
rather than accept the service of a new
band. say this because we appreci-
ate you sno would like to have you con-
tinue to be part Of this magnificent
Third regiment.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
AWFUL FATE OF A YOUNG GIRL
Granddaughter Of John Beatty Dies From
Stryehnine Poisoning at Spokane

From Spokane paper the CENSOR
CLEANS particulars of the death of
little granddaughter of John Beatty
formerly Of this city, who took a fatal
portion of strychnine thinking it to be
EPSON salts:
Swallowing a mixture heavily load
ed with strychnine under the belief
that it was EPSON salts. Florence Beat
ty, 10-year-old, was fatally poisoned
Wednesday night. Mrs. John Beatty,
aged so, grandmother of the child, and
Mrs. Emma Beatty, aged rs, her moth
er, were made critically sick at the
Beatty home. The child died Is min
utes after taking the dose and before
medical aid could reach her. The FRO
women were saved only by prompt
action of DR.. Gray, who was summoned.
THE accident occurred Just after
$50 o'clock. Little Florence had COM
planned during the evening of illness
and was advised by her grand mother
to take dose of the medicine. The
small pasteboard box in which it was
contained was brought out and all three
partook of it, the child talking the
largest measure. Immediately Flor
ence threw up her hands," said Mrs.
John Beatty. ''She said: MY head
feels funny. am getting stiff. My
bod is getting cold The child at
Ie;npted to put her arms around my
neck, but they were already stiifening
and she could not bend them. She
leaned over to her grandfather, who
was in the room and said: Grandpa,
take me- immediately called DIR.
Graves. My own head felt heavy and
my daughter-in-law complained Of pains
and stiffness.
Florence died before the doctor ar
rived. She was conscious until the end.
The doctor gave emeties to Mrs. Beatty
and myself, and while we were both
deathly sick we had not taken as much
as Florence and we're both well by
morning.
Coroner Schlegel, who was notified
of the poisoning, took the case in hand.
The deadly mixture was in small box
bearing the address Of pharmacy, and
labeled EPSON salts, said DIR. Schlegel
today. II have made an analysis of a
part Of the stuff. 1t contains EPSON
salts and also great quantity of stry-
chime. There may be other drugs in it
and viii have more thorough analy-
sis made. Mrs. Beatty tells me that
the package was purchased from the
| pharmacy three months ago and had
never before been opened"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
Death Of Veteran

One more veteran has passed away.
George Wilder was born In Freeport,
illinois, January 10, 184l, and passed
away at the residence Of Vim. Os-
bourne of Manning, JAY Is. He came
with his parents 20 Wisconsin at the age
of years, locating at Liberty Pole.
After living there six years the family
moved TO Rising Sun, residing there
about Is years. He was married at the
age of twenty-five to Miss Christiania
Medley Of Kickapoo. In 1868 he Unlisted
as a private in company AZ regiment
Of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, ssrv-
ing till the war closed. After .ne war
he located in Kickapoo and practically
made ii his home. He survived his
wife ten years and though feeble In
health his death was sudden, caused Dy
heart trouble. Services were held at
Kickapoo Center and interment was in
the Kickapoo cemetery. The old sold
iers who were present paying their last
tribute at the grave.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
WARD TELLS oy THE CROPS AND COUNTRY

EDITOR CENSOR: ! read an article in
the CENSOR about someone being In
North Dakota, and returned because
the crops were all dried up. The trou-
BILE with this man is he did not come
far enough west. At Yates we have
the finest of crops. Harvest will begi..
in about one week. While the straw
is rather short, the grain is good and is
filling fine. Farther west it is not SO
good, and from reports farther east
there is scarcely anything.
read the CENSOR and Free Press
every week with interest. Am sorry
that | cannot cast a vote in Vernon
county on some Of the live issues this
fall.
Our town of Yates is growing every
day. We have two elevators, two
stores, butcher shop, livery barn,
bank and three saloons. The latter
help to quench the thirst of the North
Dakota "drys." Montana is going to
be one Of the greatest states in the
Union and is good state for young
man with some push to him to make
start in. The longer live here the
better / like it. G. F.. WARD.
Yates, Montana, July 18th.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
CONDITIONS non MArERIALLY CHANGED

The two rains that came to this sec
ton within the past ten days have af-
forded . relief to suffering vegeta--
ton, but there will be an ultimate bet
terment in some directions. Farmers
have been planting and sewing different
varieties of seeds in the hope of stimu-
lating fall feed. Great quantities of
inillatt, rape, turnip and doubtless other
seeds have been purchased and put in
the soil, and the late rains will have a
beneficial effect in their termination.
Tobacco in the fields will be strength
ened by the rains. The expressed ten
or twenty per cent of usual acreage
holds good and some of the fields are
looking passable. II is now too late to
do transplanting and the ground set
apart for that crop are being seeded TO
other things for fall feed The money
loss to this section of Wisconsin will be
heavy and the lack of work for labor
ing people in the warehouses next win
! ter will be hard stroke. Other to-
bacco sections have Jared somewhat
better than we. To demonstrate this
we quote from the Edgerton Tobacco
Reporter:
Local showers have again covered
many of the tobacco growing sections
since our last report, affording some
relief from the long continued dry
weather, but the great need every
where is for most moisture to promote
the normal growth of the tobacco fields.
Until we are favored with more gen.
eral rains the prospects for the crop
are hanging in the balance. The acre
age can no longer be increased and in
terest from now on must center on the
making of what is now in the fields.
From the best information which the
writer has been able to obtain we are
inclined to take more cheerful view
of the situation. We are confident that
sufficient acreage has been planted in
the state to secure at least so per
cent crop under normal conditions from
this time on. Dane county alone pro-
duces close to third the crop of the
state and it is believed that at least 80
per cent of the intended acreage is out.
The month of August makes the tobac-
co crop of the state and under favor
able conditions there is yet chance
for snort though maybe fairly good
crop. It is too early to cay what will
happen-.he returns sse nos yet all in.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
causca NOTES

Brookvills ladies aid society meets
with Mrs. III. F. Swain, Thursday,
August 4, for supper.
Ladies aid society of the Christian
church will be entertained at the home
of Mrs. James Davis, Friday afternoon.
Ladies' aid society of the Hauge's
Lutheran church will be entertained by
Mrs. l.. C. jacobson at the parsonage
Friday afternoon Of this week.
There will be service at the United
Luthe IAN Kickapoo church next Sun
day at II a. M and the young peoples
meeting will be held at John Lees i'm
mediately after the service. A sacred
concert" win also be held at Soldiers
Grove in the evening at O'Clock.
Communion services at the Synod
church next Sunday at 1920 a. m.
Services next Sunday at Bethesda
Lutheran church by Rev. H. ?. GrinS-
by of Minneapolis.
The young peoples society of the
Zion congregation will meet Sunday
July 81, at 300 D. m. at the home Of
Olaf Sordahl A good program will be
rendered. Everybody welcome.
Liberty Pole ladies' aid viii meet with
MRS. VIII hOrnDy on lnurS0ay OF tnls
week for supper. Last weeks notice
was a mistake as it named Mrs. John
Vance as the hostess. Ladies will please
notice the alteration.
An ice cream social will be held al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Mills
on Friday evening, July 29th, in aid OF
Springville Methodist church. Every
/ body invited.
There will be no services on the
| Springville circuit during the Viroqus
camp meeting.
Young peoples society Of Synol
church meets at Lars Jasperson's south
Of town, next Sunday.
An ice cream, social will be held al
the home Of Peter Clements on Pleas
ant Ridge, July Goth, for the benefit Of
st. Mary's church.
Evening preaching services will b
omitted at the Christian church nexi
! Sunday on account of the camp meet
ing. Other services will be held al
usual Morning subject: Father.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
Bank for chaseburs

The tenth bank for Vernon county is
bout to be organized in the village Of
haseburg by well-known citizens and
capitalists. The charter has already
been granted by Commissioner of Bank
ing Bergh. Those who made application
for the charter are Russell K. Hoyt Of
Chaseburg, j. A. Kaeppler and j. l..
Lamb Of La Crosse. Other local eiti-
zens, we understand, are to be stock
holders in the new concern. The capi-
tai stock is to be $40, 900. Our western
villages are to be congratulated. A
well conducted bank is an addition to
any community that should be appre-
ofafad
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
sm.sb.uu on southea.tern Railway

While making the return run to this
city last Monday evening the South
eastern train was compelled to double
up the Westby hill. They brought the
coaches into Westby, then went back
for two carloads of stock. On the re-
turn trip the air brakes refused to work
and when the engine was reversed the
wheels slid around backwards. The en-
CINE crashed into the coaches, breaking
off the step section OF one and hosting
that end into the air. The pilot of the
engine was smashed off cleanly up TO
the boiler and wheels. Some of the
passengers received a severe shaking
up but no one suffered injuries. After
several hours work the train was again
lined up and the run made to this city,
arriving here three hours late.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
FILE PAPERS By AUGUST SIXTH
That Date is the Latest Candidates May
Enter Race

Candidates for nomination to county
offices at the September primary are
required to file their nomination papers
thirty days before election. Primary
election is September 8. Thirty days
before that day is Sunday, August z.
and so on Saturday, August 6, will be
the last day upon which county clerks
will receive the papers for fling for
September primary. The papers may
be filed at any time up to and including
August 6.
A man obtaining signatures to his
nomination papers must secure at least
three per cent. of the number OF votes
cast in the county at the last general
election by the party of which he is a
member.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27

Stockbuyers Mitby and Seitz shipped
from here in one day, nine cars filed
with COWS, yearlings and calves. Far
mers are cutting their herds down TO
what they consider It necessary to keep.
Some farmers sold as many as fifty
head. II ID needless to say that this is
due to the poor condition Of pasture
lands and ere the summer Is over far
mers viii have to cut their herds down
to practically nothing. In all about
twenty cars of stock (mogtly cattlel
were shipped over the branch Tuesday,
Of which number almost half was shipp-
ed By Cashton buyers. Record.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
Goysrnment Puts Out % Lishts

Capt. Serene, who has charge of the
work Of lighting the government lights
between Lansing and De Soto, has re-
ceived notice to stop lighting, and ac-
cordingly performed his last service
on Wednesday night. This is some
thing entirely unknown and unheard of
In the history Of the lighting service
since it's inception. Low water and
consequent cessation of steamboat bust
ness is given as the cause. Lansing
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
House Burned. Occupants Shocked

During the storm last Saturday even
ing, lightning struck the house of ira
PiGkins, located about three miles south
of Ontario, burning il to the ground
together with nearly all their household
effects. Mr.. and Mrs. Pitkins were
severely shocked. The house and fur
litare were insured for $500 in the
Stark Mutual Town Insurance company.
A satisfactory settlement was made at
once and on Tuesday Mr.. Pitkins re-
ceived s592 insurance. LA Fargo En-
terprise.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27

be errors as most ia written from mem
ory and occurred when / was q small
boy, before many of the wise men Of
today we're born, when the people were
healthy and our good mothers prepared
our food for us with no thought of the
festive germ. They were written for
the old settlers whc will soon pass from
the stage of action, and from these
we have received compliments. We
hope the younger generation have
found something to interest them.
/ thank the CENSOR for the courte-
sy it has extended.
Respectfully,
La Fargo, July 2Sd. A. 7. Jordan.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
CREAMERY NOTES

Viroqua creamery manufactured and
sold butter for the month of June for
SIS, 1920. This is a good showing for
a dry season such as we are now ex-
periencing.
Since the first of last January thirty
five shares have been sold to new pat
rons.
An over-run of four cent? per pound
on butter fat for the first six months
has been declared. This is the highest
oyer-run that has ever been paid for
the first one-half Of the year since the
creamery began operation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27

Following Viroqua business men are
enjoying their annual outing at Camp
II :: ]. Henry Tate, John Devlin,
H. D. Williams, C. D. Williams, l.. u.
Favor. H. p. Proctor. Sr.. S. r. Pol
lard, r. W. Rogerson. T. 7. Sanwick,
F. Eckhart Otto Otteson, Chas. Kuebler,
IF. P. Mcintosh. A. D. HeIgeson, c. z.
Morley, H. L. Gardner, T. @. Me-k.
F. A. Chase, John Stoll, L. c. Boyle
and n. w. Twining.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
State H,sioricnI Society

The summer meeting of the Horti-
cultural society to be held in 0conomo-
voc, August 18th, promises to be of
unusual interest to many besides the
professional horticulturist. Back to
the Land" is the main topic and sew
eral well known Wisconsin people will
speak.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
School Census

Clerk C. F. Dahl has Just taken the
annual school census. The records show
an increase Of ten over last year. To-
tai number of children Of school age is
669, Of whom 59S are from the city Of
viroqua, and II from the town Of Vir-
oqua. In the city there are 800 boys
AMI 292 girls, and in the town "a boys
and 81 girls.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
HARVEST ACCIDENTS IN kICkAPoo
The Readstown Tribune Recites Partieu-
lars Of Same

Geo. w. Snider was very severely
injured while putting up hay on his
farm Just north of town last Friday.
He was on load that had Just been
hauled to the barn, and had sent up a
forkful to be slowed away, but as it
reached the peak of the roof something
gave way and the load, fork and all
came tumbling back upon him. He
was completely buried by the hay and the
fork struck his shoulder and arm, and al
though nc bones were found to be
broken he was badly bruised and stun
ned. At last report, however, he is on
the mend and doing as well as might
reasonably be expected.
James Clancy narrowly escaped be-
ing killed in a runaway accidant last
week Thursday He was raking hay
when his team became frightened and
unmanageable and ran away. He stuck
to his post until the wheel of the rake
struck an object in its course and he
was thrown from his position on the
seat. The rake passed over him, cut
ting deep gashes in his face and head
and breaking three ribs. Several
stitches were taken in the wounds and
the patient otherwise attended and
made as comfortable as possible. 1t
was a close call for the victim and he
can thank his lucky stars that his injuries
are no more serious than they are.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
CANE MEErINc AT QUE rHREsHHoLD
Program is Completed and Combines
Much Talent

La Crosse District camp meeting OPP
ems its annual session in this city next
Friday evening. July 29th and August
It'll inclusive, are the dates The COM
mittee on program is composed of Revs.
&c. E. Buffers, w. II. Vance and Edgar
Henderson. Below we publish program
in full:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27
ROUND AND ABOUT US

Sparta fair was dated for the second
week in August, but owing to drought
and unfavorable condition, holding of
same has been called off or a later date
chosen. October has been decided upon
if the fair shall be held, and that will
be decided later. Sparta has usually
held her fair at so early a season that
little in the way of farm or garden pro
duet were in evidence, and the affair
has been more of a race meeting than
otherwise.
The Hillsboro Sentry issued twenty
page Illustrated edition of the paper
last week, devoting the greater por-
ton of the issue to display of the in
dustries and business of that village,
carrying large number of illustrations
of business and professional men, resi-
denees and business houses. The edi-
ton was credit to the publisher of the
town.
f. o. Smith, Richland Center drug
gist, was fined nine hundred dollars at
one pop, besides numerous other penal
ties imposed for selling liquor as a
druggist without having complied with
all the exactions of the law. There is a
determined crusade on in our neighbor-
ing village to prevent Illegal dispensing
of liquors while the town is governed
by no-license vote.
John Pulver and Gust Wrobel, two
energetic citizen clerks of Stoddard,
have purchased the mercantile business
so long conducted byH e. Stumps in
that village.
Hillsboro's creamery came very near
going up in smoke % recent night,
| By quick response the fire depart
ment destruction of the plant and build.
ing was averted. Damage resulted only
to the building, covered by insurance,
Eugene Wilson. late principal OF
schools at Stoddard, has been engaged
for like service in the Mt Sterling
schools, and has moved his family from
Stoddard to the new location.
The De Soto Argus records the fact
that according to the late census there
are 129 persons of school age in the
entire joint district, "a males and 81
/ females. This is nine less then last
years census showed. These pupils are
divided into the various part3 of the
district, as follows: Vernon county
part, 81; Crawford county part, Ia
Wheatland part, %; Freeman, IL.
More fine pearl finds have been made
talcng the Mississippi river in our eoun
try. At De Soto Postmaster johnson,
Ed. johnson and j. N. Kellogg are the
beneficiaries, the latter securing one
worth $500 to $500. Buyer John H.
Peacock of Prairie du Chen, made pur
chase of one at Cassville for which be
put up l,500.
Ivey, La Crosse evangelist and
Pastor James of De Soto, have beer
holding a series Of tent meeting al
Retreat that have proved interesting
and successful.
In the town of Wheatland, Frank
Pullman was helping his brother Dave
put rooping on his hay shed when the
scaffold broke and both men fell nearly
16 feet. Frank was hurt quite badly,
while Dave escaped only with slight
! hrtlise on his hin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27

In the town of Wheatland, Frank
Pullman was helping his brother Dave
put rooping on his hay shed when the
scaffold broke and both men fell nearly
16 feet. Frank was hurt quite badly.
while Dave escaped only with slight
hruise on his hin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27

Ivey, a La Crosse evangelist and
Pastor James Of De Soto, have been
holding a series Of tent meeting at
Retreat that have proved interesting
nd e,,coaoafnl
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-27

Eugene Wilson. late principal of
schools at Stoddard, has been engaged
for like service in the Mt. Sterling
schools, and has moved his family from
Stoddard to the new location.