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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07
GENoA.

GENOA, September 5.-Mrs. C. M.
Prindle and daughter went to La Crosse
to visit her daughter Mrs. Hanson. 49,.
Tom Powers found very nice pearl
while claiming Mrs. German and
little Lotus Schubert spent last week
visiting her daughter Mrs. Subway
at Trempealeau Mrs. Ristow and Mrs.
Rarher visited friends at De Soto .
Little Norman Gillette had end Of one
of his fingers cut off in pipe of artesian
well, while playing in Mrs. German s
yard. Mrs. Demander went to De-
Soto several times with her little daugh-
ter who was sick and under DIR. Stew
ems care, but now greatly improved
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Oliver went to their
home at La Crosse after few weeks
visit with their daughter Mrs. Charley
Elgar Mrs. John Gillette spent last
week with her daughter Mrs. G. II.
Bartels at Trempealeau, returning home
Saturday Mr.. Young has been re-
pairing the school house the past week
Our fishermen are quite busy again
as fishing is good Several from here
attended circus at La Crosse Saturday
Mr.. Graham of Springviile visited
friends and relatives here last week
Mack Subway is repairing the grist
mill and will commence work soon. 49,.
Vona Harris of Viroqua isvisiting John
Morris and family here Miss Stella
Morelli was given a surprise last Fri
day evening in honor of her sixteenth
birthday. MISSISSIPPI.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07
CHURCH NOTES

Rev. r. N. Plannett will preach at
Springville next Sunday morning, at
Brookville in the afternoon and at LIB
erty Pole in the evening.
Ladies aid society of the Christian
church will be entertained at the home
of Mrs. r. II. Drake on Friday after
noon. All members are requested to
be present as election of officers will
be held.
Springville Methodist aid society will
meet with Mrs. Samuel Mills on the af-
terneon of September Is.
Congregational ladies' aid society will
be entertained at the church on We'd
nesday of next week by Mesdames b.
+. Ferguson and G.. G.. Fawcett.
Liberty Pole ladies' aid society meets
with Mrs. George Zitzner, September
10Th, for supper.
Pastor p. ID. McCallum will preach
on the following topics next Sunday:
Mori ing, Loyalty to Christ" evening,
'Me nory." Endeavor society and
evening preaching service begin half
an hour earlier.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07
RURAL NEWS ITEMS
Contributed by the Censor's
Live Correspondents
VIRoOUA

AsBURY RIDGE, September BE
gins to get cool these mornings. Fall
blowing has begun in some parts of
our neighborhood . . Mrs. Charley Nc
Dermott visited at Henry Silbaugh's. !.
Bena and Josie Peterson returned from
Blair, where they visited with relatives
II. p. Carr has put away his thresh-
ing rig till after the fair Fannie Sill
baugh left for Milwaukee where she
will take up her work as nurse after an
absence of two months Fred SoraahI
has been working for George Spencer
Bessie Somerfeld and Ida Sordahl
are taking music lessons of Hilda Han
son. L. l.. Stromland has built fire.
proof chimney on his house w. ID.
Dyson was seen on this ridge with his
automobile Miss Tillie Dahl will teach
Asbury school the coming term. Frank
Harris is cutting wood for Warren Sill
baugh :. Josie Peterson viii soon take
up her school duties near Westby 80.
MIR. and Mrs. John Heck and family of
Dach ridge spent day at K. Somer-
fields. John Wallace is placing new
siding on Tohver 0lson's house. Os-
car Samerfeld is working for Andrew
Johnson at Avalanche 49, Freda Carr
spent two days with Leva Thompson at
Springville ..A new porch win be
added to the Asbury school house
Sophia and Clara Anderson visited at
Viroqua !. Ed. Wiganosky visited his
sons at Abbotsford Mrs. Pete Lund
and daughter Ella returned from Green
bush, Minnesota, where they visited
with relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred.
Somerfeld visited at the home of Chris.
baugh and wife visited his mother, who
is seriously i'll at the home Of her
daughter Mrs. Will Crook.
AUTUMN SHOWERS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07
A Good Po.;tioo

Can be hand by ambitious young men
and ladies' in the field Of wireless" or
railway telegraphy. Since the 8-hour
law became effective, and since the
wireless companies are establishing
stations throughout the country there
is a great shortage of telegraphers.
Positions pay beginners from $40 to SOC
per month, with good chance of adj
vancement, The National Telegraph
Institute operates six official institutes
in America, under supervision of rail
way and wireless officials and places all
graduates into positions. 1t will pay
you to write them for full details at
Davenport, Ia, Cincinnati, o., Port
land, Ore, or Memphis, Tenn.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07
New Church Assured

The movement for a new church in
Viroqua started some months since by
Rev. jacobson of the Emanuel or Esuge
branch of the Lutheran faith, is now
an assured fact, work of excavation
for the new structure already having
been commenced. The location is that
vacant lot lying between the residence
of F. M. Towner and the old CassOn
homestead on Rusk avenue.
L. H. Conkhn went to La Crosse to
visit his sister.
Home rendered lard 15c per pound
at Deylin's meat market.
"A big supply of shingles and lum-
Der going at slaughter prices at Thay-
er's.
Miss Mary Call and Mrs. N. A.
Swiggum arrived home from Minneso-
ia after fortnight's absence.
-Nels Ingvaldson and wife of South
Dakota are here visiting the family of
~ H. Nelson, after an absence of a
century.
Luther Glenn and wife returned
from Montana, where they passed the
summer and proved up on govern
ment homestead
M. V. DeGarmo and daughter Gla-
dys and grandson Loren arrived home
Monday after an extended visit with G..
G. DeGarmo of Racine.
AT their residence in this city, to-
morrow at noon, Miss Allie, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. M. v. B. Richards,
will be united in marriage to William
j. Kelley Of Edmund.
During the rain and electric storm
last Sunday night the barn Of Chris o.
son in the town of Franklin was struck
by lightning and destroyed by fire, the
contents of the same also being swal-
lowed up by the deyouring element
While in attendance upon the Wild
West show at La Crosse last Saturday,
| a little five-year-old daughter of the
| Bloomingdale eheesemaker met with a
most painful injury. She was caught
| by a moving street car, one of her feet
and ankles crushed, necessitating amp
utation.
Harvest Of the tobacco crop is 90
ing forth, what there is Of acreage in
| this county. The past month has been
a period Of remarkable development,
and quite nice little bunch Of money
/ will be realized from what appeared to
/ be a hopeless loss. Two weeks viii
doubtless find all the available tobacco
shielded
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07
STATE CANDIDATE TAKES HIS LIFE
Frank 7. Tucker browns Himself in
Fox River

At Oshkosh, in an early hour Thurs
day morning, Frank 7. Tucker, late
second-assistant attorney general, and
one of the three republican candidate )
for attorney general, committed suicide
by drowning in Fox river. He had been
at Oshkosh to attend political meet
ing He left his hotel at $3.50, threw
himself off bridge that spans the riv-
err. His remains were recovered in an
hour or two.
The death of Mr.. Tucker is to be lam
ented. He was the victim of disor-
ganizing condition of politics that has a
tendency to drive self-respecting men
from the legitimate field of human en-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07
Honor for Wisconsin Commissioner

At Hendersonville, N. c., at the clos
ing session of the International Assoc
citation of the Bureau Ct labor. Com
missioner j. ID. Beck Of this state was
elected president. The organization
has been in existence thirty years and
Mr.. Beck is the first state labor COM
missioner to hold the office, which has
heretofore been filed by the federal
commissioner of labor.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07
Lishtnine's Lieks Al Rsadstown.

An electrical storm Of some severity
visited this community last Friday night.
A chimney in the Bliss building occu-
pied by Allen Pratt as a residence, was
shattered by bolt Of lightning, which
gave the family a very severe shock.
John Crooks corn crib was struck and
badly damaged. and Edwin Hale's to-
bacco shed had one end kn.cked of. -
Readstowu Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07
ch,nasd ri, Bo.rdinp Plaee

The sheriff Of Vernon county went
out to the Stikes home east of Casht0n
the other day and took Anton to Viro-
qua, where he win remain in jail until
the fall term Of court, providing he can
not secure bail. The report is that
Stikes raised little trouble in his home
and will now have to pay the penalty.
--Cashton Record.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07

Minneapolis have the contract.
The Richland Center city council has
set aside $500 to be placed at the dis
disposal of the mayor and city attorney
if necessary to enforce the excise laws
in that city.
An automobile smash-up occurred on
the Kish hill between Newton and
Chaseburg on Wednesday that practi-
cally demolished fine Lambert touring
ear. Two men and women from Rich
land county were making a trip through
this region. AS they were going down
the steep incline control was lost of the
speeder, causing turnover in which
the men were quite severely bruised
and disfigured, the women escaping
without injury. The party went to
Chaseburg, where medical attendance
was secured, and after giving direction
for shipment of the disabled vehicle,
proceeded by train to their northern
destination.
At New Lisbon a gentleman recently
died at the age of one hundred and
five years, after q residence and active
participation in local affairs for more
than sixty years. The name of this
remarkable man was William McDava.
After having resided for a year in
Virginia, Harry Hoyt is to return 10
Chasburg with his family to again en-
ter upon affairs in his old home and ma
tive town. They will be welcomed pill
grims from afar.
Two young women from De Soto and
Red Mound sections, Ruth French and
Alma Gauper, are leaving their homes
to enter upon course fitting them for
the humane occupation of trained nurse.
Mrs. A. L. Sargent, one of the long
time residents of Red Mound, died at
the family home in De Soto, after
protracted illness. She was sixty-eight
wears old.
At the family home, near Purdy, on
recent day, there assembled sixty
children, grandchildren and other kin
dred TO celebrate with Mr.. John Eng
Ter the seventy-fourth. anniversary OF
his birthday. It was happy occasion
for the old settler and those who sur
rounded him.
Miss Lulu Cushing, one of de Soto's
best teachers, is to be principal OF
| St0dfiard schools the coming year.
Universal regret is expressed by all
acquaintance of Charles T. Obert,
chairman of the town of Union, to
learn of his death, which occurred Au-
gust 18th. For the past year Mr.. OBJ
ert has been ailing and medical aid had
been sought at many of the most cele-
brated institutions of the country, but
without avail. His death was caused
by cancer of the stomach. For num-
Der of successive terms Mr.. Obert was
chairman Of his town and he was pop
ular member of the county board, well
liked and admired for his upright man
hood and public spirit. With his faith
er's family Mr.. 0bert settled in the
town of Union in 1860, where he had
since resided and conducted the farm
which he leaves now for younger hands
to manage Truly good man and
neighbor has passed to his reward.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07

From a scratch by barbed wire,
Hans Larson Of Readstown community
is suffering from blood poisoning. His
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Asbjornson of
this city i, at ReadstOwn nursing her
father.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07
ROUND AND ABOUT US

A new iron bridge is being built
across the Kickapoo river at Kickapoo
Center. The Hennepin Bridge Co. of
Minneapolis have the contract.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07
Sacred CONCERT

A sacred concert was given at the
United Lutheran church in this city on
Sunday evening last, by the choirs Of
two neighboring congregations. Fol-
lowing is substantially the program rem
dered
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07

Don't forget that John Dawson q
Co. still sell gilt edged tornado insur-
ance at S4.O0 per 81, 600 for three years.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07

The Richland Center city council has
set aside $500 to be placed at the dis
disposal of the mayor and city attorney
if necessary to enforce the excise laws
in that CITY.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07

The largest and best tablets and
note books for the money at Towner's 3.
Five pound pail of lard for 75c at
Devlin's meat market.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07

At New Lisbon gentleman recently
died at the age of one hundred and
five years, after residence and active
participation in local affairs for more
than sixty years. The name of this
remarkable man was William McDava.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-22
UPRISING IS PREDICTED.
Professor Ross Expects Disturbance
In China.

Professor Ross Expects Disturbances
In China.
Victoria. b. C.-Professor z. A.
Ross, Of the sociology department of
the University Of Wisconsin, who has
been making extended journeys
through China during the past six
months, studying sociological condi-
tons. has arrived here by the steamer
Empress OF China. He said China was
on the verge Off crisis, and the next
few months would show whether there
would be a great uprising, perhaps
with much bIoodshed, or pe.seable
revolution.
Professor Ross says there IL 4 strong
movement for reform, and that the
younger element seeking the change is
waiting to see what the prince regent
will do The reformers consider the
attitude OF Pekin more or less sham
to Impress the powers and there 10 a
disposition to look upon the Man
chu officials as obstacles In the way
OF the eagerly sought reforms.
II Is probable that Yuan Shi Ksi
will return TO Pekin, and this would be
the means Of preventing a rising IL
the reformers are satisfied that In his
hands China would go forward. Cur
rency reform will be a great boon,
and the doing away with the growing
OF opium. movement which Is being
energetically carried out, will also
greatly aid China.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-22
Chewing Gum.

Chewing gum is nothing bnt cbIc,e
mixed with sugar and fiavoring; and
chicle is the gum Of tree that grows
plentifully In Mexico and Central
America and that OF recent years has
been cultivated on a large scale In
Yucatan, where the American Chicle
company owns several million acres Of
II The chtcle tree is not unlike the
India rubber tree. and the gum was
nrst shipped to America bv men who
believed that IN It they had perfect
substitute for rubber. In this. how
ever. they were mistaken. as n was
found that the chicle gum was IN
soluble. Not TO this day has anv mo
dunn. acid or alkali sp'rit or ether
been found that VIII dissolve II.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-22
lNsuaosNcv WINS.
Poindexter Carries Washington by
Big Majoritiss.


Big Majoritiss.
| Seattle, Sept. IA. insurgency
swept the state of Washington yester-
day like tidal wave. Poindexter il
believed to have carried nearly every
county in the state, with the possible
exception Of Pierce.
Late returns indicate that Warbur-
ton. iDsurgent, has carried the Second
congressional district by good plural
ity over McCredie, incumbent.
Humphrey has been defeated in the
First district, and William La Fol-
lette, Of Pullman, 4 cousin of Senator
La Folle tie and m insurRent, has been
elected to succeed Poindexter.
The vote Of King county, with A.
600 voters registered, was probably
only 1000, and Poindexter's plurality
in the county 10 estimated at 5000.
Poindexter carried Judge Burke's
own preincct-
Incomplete returns from 80 polling
places in Pierce county and Tacoma
give Burke Al, PoiDdexter 1876 and
Ashton 1886. At this rate Pierce
county will give Ashton a small major
ity.
Twenty-six precincts, city and coun-
ty, in Pierce county, give McCredie
339, Claypool 1888 and Warburton L.
1913.
Poindexter's plurality in Whatcom
county IL estimated at 1000.
Poindexter's plurality in Clallam
county is estimated at 300.
At Poindexter's headquarters, his
lead is estimated as high as 10000.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-22
SEA WALL is WASHED OUT.


Scores of Men Work to Save House,
on Long Beach.
Los Scores of men are
working INCREASINGLY to fortify resi-.
dences along the ocean front at Long
Beach against the waters which broke
through protecting cement wall and
left the houses exposed to the fury of
the breakers.
Many beach houses were left under
mined by the washing Of the waves.
and unless the foundations are rein
forced within the next few hours thew
will fall into the sea. A half mile Of
the breakwater, ~ much of the sea
wall, and nearly mile Of concrete
sidewalk were washed out.
One building collapsed from the
force Of the waves. An apartment
house OF 40 rooms is in a most perilous
position, and there is every probability
that the building will fall. The house
is now standing on the sheerest ledge.
The danger had been threatened for
three days and residents were appre-
hensive Of their momentary peril.
Electric light poles fell during the
night like ninepins. The trouble is
due to the unusually high tides.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-22
BIG A|RsH|P BURNS
Zeppelin VI Destroyed By Bsnzlne
Explosion and Fire
Three of Grow Hurt Balloon an En-
tire Wreck-tiad Been In
Passenger Service.

Baden Baden-The latest type Of
Count Zeppelin's inventive genius mel
with disaster here when the diriRibls
balloon Zeppelin vi took fire after m
explosion while being warped into hel
shed. A score or more Of men wers
engaged In the task Of housing the air.
ship when = benzine tank In the rear
gondcla exploded, retting fire to IN ad-
jaccnt compartment. The explosion
OF this compartment was followed by
the explosion of the Is others.
There WAS gush Of flames and the
whole structure was destroyed in .
few minutes. Three Of the crew were
injured.
Nothing remained Of Count Zeppe-
Inns latest model except q tangled
mass Of aluminium frames.
The shed also caught fire, but the
blaze was put out without serious dam
age. Several workmen were burned,
but none fatally.
The igniting Of the benzine occurred
while workmen were cleaning the ma
chinery, during which the benzine
holders were open. Tho cause of the
IRE has not been sscertained.
Zeppelin vi, during the last IS DAYS.
has made 81 passenger trips, covering
about 2, 900 miles, and carrying more
than 800 passengers. The flights of
the diriRible were made regularly, oft
en- In unfavorable weather.
This is the fifth serious accident
which hss befsllen the Zeppelin dirig-
ibles.
The Zeppelin vi was under charter
OF the Passenger Airship company.
having replaced in the passenger SER
vice the recently wrecked Deutschland.
It was transferred from Triedrichshaf-
en- to this place, and after being fitted
With improved propellers and new
features, made trial trip on August
10. 1t proved to be the speediest of
ts type, and it was announced that it
would maintain a speed Of 38 miles an
TOUR.
The dirigible was reconstructed to
Try 10 passengers, and in the last few
lays had made several trips. Many
americans were among the excursion
ITS. Baron Rudolph Goldsmith Roth
hid had chartered the airship for the
se OF private party. He had agreed
0 pay $500 for the first two hours of
ne excursion, and $3.50 for each ad-
itional hour.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-22

Washington-A claim for PREPARATION
his been instituted by the Standard Oil
company before the Interstate Com
merce commission against the Chicago
Terminal Transfer company, the Chi
cago q Eastern Illinois Railway com
pany, and other carriers. 1t is alleged
that the Standard Oil company was
overcharged by the carriers on ship
ments OF refined oil from Whiting.
to Bear Springs, Tenn. through the
ming by the carriers with the commits
sion Of faulty tariff.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-22
Britain Told to Leave

Geneva, Switzerland-Th annual
meeting Of the permanent committee
OF the Young Egypt party, the aim of
which is autonomy and which has Just
opened here, afforded an opportunity
OF which several Egyptians availed
themselves to attack ex-President
Roosevelt because of his speeches at
khartoum and London. Among the
epithets applied to the colonel were
vulgar blusterer" and "self- adver-
tiser." The committee sent a tele-
gram to London demanding immediate
evacuation of Egypt by the British.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-22
TANG TAKES helms.


Progrsssivs Friend of America Re
surpss Control In China.
vietoria, B. C.-Kokumin shimbun
Of Toxic, in the course Of long ar
ticle on the change Of policy At Pekir
In recalling Tang Shao vi and making
ovsrturss to Yuan Shia Kai to return,
says the appointment foretslls great
development Of American influence in
China in the future. The Kokumin
says:
1T Il out Of the question to expect
that tbs policy Of Tang shao VI, who
secured his position ~ 4 represents
tive Of the Yuan party, will be favor
able to Japan. Moreover. he il a no
torious pro-American statesman and
bis appointment foretells the grsat de-
velopment Of American influence in
China in the future. He represented
China In America and made many
promises in America regarding Mar
'huria and railway questions. 1t will
- interesting to watch the progress
II these dead promises"
The Kokumin looks upon Tang Shao
q - Zone Of the principal factors in
diplomatic circles in the Far East, -
md considers him the enemy Of Japan
nd friend Of America.
Tang Shao vi, who was reinstated
his post OF minister Of communities
ions last month, is decidedly progress
I've. After his restoration the re-
ent. Prince Chun, issued strict cdict
otifying viceroys and governors that
oreign loans are Indispensable in the |
evelopment of the imperial railway
vstem, and instructing them to sup
ress anti-foreign agitation. Tang Is |
n ardent friend Of America.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-22
Man Tries to Eat chsok

Chico. Cal.-E. Conley, wanted for
forgery at Gridley, tried to eat one of
the checks he had forged, that it might
not be used as evidence against him.
Officers arrested him as suspect and
on trying to search him he put up a
stiff fight. From his inside pocket he
pulled slip of paper and began chew
ing it, but the officers choked him and
pried his mouth open with a Jail kew.
recovering tire paper, which proved to
be the check, considerably chewed,
but all the more useful as , evidence
against the prisoner.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-22
Man Tells of Murdsrs.

Denver Michael Siften, a Polish
isborer, who came to Denver from
Pueblo few days ago, related to Chief
Armstrong, OF the Denver police, a re-
marksble tale Of series Of murders
alleges to have been committed in
Pueblo several years ago. Siften saws
ne 10 able to account for dozen mys-
FERROUS disappearances and crimes.
He did not tell of them before. he
said, because OF fear. The crimes
were committed at a boarding house.