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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-22
Notice 10 w.,er Users

All persons desiring to use city water
for sprinkling purposes are hereby no
tilted that they are liable to a penalty
for so using the water without first
paying the sprinkling rate and obtain
ing a license therefor. The ordinance
will be enforced strictly.
By ORDER OF COUNCIL.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-22
Auction Sale Of Hou,shoId Effect.

At her residence in Viroqua, Satur-
day, June 25, commencing at two
O'Clock, Mrs. G. M. Thompson will offer
for sale good portion of her house
hold effects consisting of bedsteads,
tables, chairs, stoves, gasolene stove,
couch, Morris chair, wheeiSer,cw, cup
board, garden took. etc. Be or hand
and get something desirable at yc1r
own price.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-22
Date, Sci for campmseilna

The dates fixed upon for this years
session of the La Crosse district camp
meeting are from July 81 to August
inclusive. The program is being pre-
pared and talent secured, concerning
which we will have more to say in a
near issue
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-22
MONEY roLoAN

For LOAN Money on farm property.
Funds always on hand, no delay. In
Cages. Address, or cali on W. j. Hicks
isch, 80 Pearl street, La Crosse, Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-22
LIBRARY NOTES

The following new books have been
added to the public library recently:
FOR ADULTS
De Becker Stokes Encyclopedia Of
Music and Musicians; an admirable re-
ference volume which is thoroughly up
to date.
Beach-The Silver Horde; story Of :
young American in Alaska.
Churchill--A Modern Chronicle.
Glasgow The Romance Of Plain
Man, story of Richmond, Virginia, af-
ter the war.
KIein-The Music Master.
Locke-Septimus
Lynde--King Of Arcadia; Colorado
tale, full Of adventure and mystery.
Nicholson Lords Of High decision; an
interesting study Of typical American
city fPittsburg).
Ia set in New York.
Wason- Happy Hawking:
White-,A Certain Rich Man.
Wiggin-Susanna and Sue; portrays
Shaker life and philosophy.
JUVENILE
DudIey-Following the Ball.
Dudley-A Full-back Afloat; story Of
the adventures Of the hero Of Follow
ing the Ball, during the trip to Europe
on cattle steamer.
Elson--A Child's Guide to American
History; can be read by children of ten.
Mcdonald & Dalrymple-K Kathleen in
ireland; adapted to children between
the ages of nine and twelve.
Marden--He Can who Thinks He Can;
eighteen essays reprinted from success.
Ray rsula's Freshman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-22
ROUND IND ABOUT Us

Papers over on the river tells US that
the stage of water in the old Mississippi
is lower than for any time within forty
years during the month Of June. The
average Of past years Is ten or eleven
feet for the month, while now 1t is
only two feet and eight inches. II 10
further stated that IL no rains come
soon upper river traffic will have to be
abandoned by large boats. The Prairie
du Chen Press says that there has
been but one passenger packet up river
so far this season and that win Of nee
essity suspend it's up-river schedule
under present conditions.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-22
WAREHOUSES;

For the purpose Of buying driving
and heavy horses for the Philadelphia
and New York markets, | will be in
Vnoqua on MONDAY. June 9th; at Vio-
Ia on Tuesday morning. June 18th, and
at Soldiers Grove in the afternoon Of
the same day. n. Z. LIGHT.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-22
TWO OF TIE OLD CENSOR PRINTS
They Assisted in Producing the FirstP Pa
per Printed in Old Bad Ak County.

General Rogers received g letter
from a soldier comrade who writes
from Greenville, Pennsylvania. COM
mendIng him for recently published
article respecting wa history and move
ments of certain troops during the try
ing days of civil strife. The letter is
from w. +. Harpst, and in closing the
gentleman says to General Rogers: "By
the way, | was resident of your town
from April till November, 1856. was
printer oy trade and helped get out
the tirss newspaper printed in Bed AK
county, in Viroqua. 1t was long time
ago, but think Mr.. Somerby was the
editors name borne by The North
western Times, of which the CENSOR
is the hneal descendant. He came from
Madison and brought the outfit in
wagons. The Office was located in the
old log building which combined the
school house and court house, where
we boys of the office slept. am sew
enty-three years old, and quite hearty.
| would greatly enjoy q visit to the
scenes of those primeval days where.
no doubt, thriving city now stands and
with county grown rich in manhood,
intelligence and wealth.
While General Rogers and the editor
were discussing the contents of the
paragraph above quoted, another CEN
SoR printer crossed the office thresh.
hold, making coincidence that com
bines to good news item and per-
sonal. The returned pilgrim is no other
than John WEIGH, son of the late Mic.
hazel WEIGH, who came here from Perry
county, Ohio, In 1856. Mr.. WEIGH, the
returned visitor, was one of four print
ers who left the CENSOR in a body to
enlist with Uncle Sam in 1861, joining
Company l, Forty Second Wisconsin,
After returning from the south at the
close of the war he went to Kansas,
where he has since resided. His last
visit to the early home was eighteen
years ago. He finds few here now ia
recognize him as he passes on the city
street or country highway leading t.
the home of parents, who years age
crossed the border to tb2 far-oh land.
Mr.. WEIGH spends much Of his time az
lecturer on scientific problems. He
is a half-brother of Chrij,k George and
James Welch, all of w,lom still reside
hereabouts.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-22

essity suspend it's up-river schedule
under present conditions.
Mr.. Caleb Norman, chairman of the
town of Henrietta in Richland county,
and one of the most prominent Of old
residents in that section, met violent
death a few days since while out in the
country districts on official business.
A breakage to the harness caused fright
of the horse Mr.. Norman was driving,
running down a steep hill. The an
| fortunate man was thrown to the
ground striking on his head, causing
fracture of the skull. Death followed
| in few hours.
Owing to the present low stage
claiming operations have practically
suspended all along the Mississippi az
there is very little current in the river
to pull the boats over the shell beds.
There are no signs of relief ahead for
heavy precipitation of moisture.
At the home Of George Woodhouse
near Victory, on recent date, his
daughter Lima was married to Mr..
Fred Tetziaff Of Hazel, South Dakota.
There were seventy-five guests present
ut the festivities. The good wishes Of
many friends go with the young couple
TO their western home, for which place
they took passage the day following.
G. j. Gordon had the good fortune TO
find pearl in Mississippi river clam
that netted him 500, found near Genoa
on recent date. A. j. Latimer Of the
same place made the purchase.
Former County Treasurer Carl o.
Brye recently underwent a surgical
operati0n at La Crosse Lutheran hos
pital, and Is reported as doing well.
Up to this time there has come no
solution as TO the shooting matter at
Brody school house, the circumstance
of which was related in last weeks
CENSOR. No clue TO the perpetrato-
of the attempted crime has been Sc.
cured. Young Quinn, the wounded
boy, is getting along nicely and no
serious results are anticipated.
From blood poisoning Adolph Klom-
stein Of Chaseburg vicinity, died az the
Lutheran hospital in La Crosse.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-22
Short News Stories of Interest
Picked Up by Censor Reporters from Various Sources
KEEP A GOOD MEMoRY

When the sun of joy is hidden
And the sky is overcast.
Just remember light is coming.
And a shnrn can never last.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-22

Don't forget that John Dawson &
Co. still sell gilt edged tornado insur-
ance at 81 90 per 81 600 forthree years.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-22
Wantsd-Five Hundred People

70 eat Reedsburg ice cream cones or
bulk at Franklin's.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-22

Night time. and the skeeters come.
Round and round they're wiugingl
whewi Where are they coming FROM
Listen to their singing.
''B-z-z-z-z." the skeeters say.
Bite all night and sleep all day.
Never can keep them away
Nets. smoke or kerosene,
Even nip you through screen
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-22

To the De Soto Argus, H. r. Pome-
roy, the tobacco expert of Gays Mills,
tells the first successful tobacco crop
ever grown in Crawford county was
raised in 1862 on what Is now the Mrs.
+. II. Rust farm, near the mouth Of
Rush creek. This crop was shipped and
marketed in st. Louis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-12
Nomination Papers ALI In.

The time for filing nomination papers
closed on Saturday for the primaries
which are to be held Sept. 6. 1t is now
certain there will be four tickets in the
field for county officers -republ1can
democratic, prohibition and social dem
ocratic. For the office of sheriff there
are four republican aspirants-E. II.
Ransom, Geo. c.. Merrill, Alvah Max
field and F. w. Beneke and j. j. Dulin
on the democratic ticket. The contest
for register of deeds is three-cornered,
between w. B. Davis, F. P. Smiley and
J. T. Atkinson among republicans and
w. c.. Dutlin, democrat. The pres
ent county clerk, H. w. Lee, treasurer
A. M. Church and clerk of court Jesse
Earle will not be opposed by republl--
cans. Fred Schmidt for clerk, Fred
Henecke for treasurer and j M. Frush-
er are named by democrats. Stanley
Dunwiddie and C.. H. Hemingway will
contest the republican nomination for
district attorney, while John b. Clark
of Beloit is the democrat candidate. In
the first assembly district the republi-
can contest is between l.. G. Whittet,
the present member, and L. E. Gettle,
while T. c.. Richardson of Evansville,
as the democratic nominee and Hans
Nelson of this city the social demo-
cratic In the GAINESVILLE district Grant
Fisher is unopposed for the republican
nomination and James r. Lamb the
democratic In the third district, which
includes Beloit, three republican can
didates are out, Chas. A. Gault, form
er mayor of Beloit stands on a Taft
platform. E. Jones of Beloit also seeks
the office, somewhat complicating the
contest, while Simon Smith, member
of the county board, and also former
mayor of Beloit and present assembly
man, makes the third candidate. 1t
promises to be a merry fight before
finished on September 9th. The dem
ocrats have nominated John G. Rear
don of Beloit and the social democrats
have named Raymond Puddicomb as
their choice.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-12
Some Reasons Why.

CHOW days an office holder must have
hide like a rhinOceros, a stomach like
an ostrich and a conscience like trust
magnate, or his life will be miserable.
If he is good, his goodness will be
evilly spoken Of and there are few of
that kind; but they are not happy"
Before we had the primary election
law, it was very seldom that we heard
of grating by public officials. Now,
when only 48 per cent of the legitimate
vote of the state is cast at the primar-
les, political "nubbins" have come to
the front and with the aid of bosses
and the expenditures of large sums of
money, primary nominations are Sc
cured and elections bought. 1t has got
to such point that self-respecting men
who are sensitive will not seek either a
nomination nor an election, for they
will not buy nomination nor resort to
questionable means to obtain it. There
fore, the man who secures office must
have thick hide, for he will be crit
icised, a stomach that will stand
give him no uneasiness. In spite of the
prevailing conditions, however, there
were honest officials, but they are like
hens teeth, mighty scarce. When a
man spends fortune to secure a polit-
ical office, it is but natural that he
should reimburse himself, although the
same man out of office would be honest
and respectable. Repeal or modify the
primary election law and get back to
honest methods, those which obtained
before we had reform" and a poor
man stood some show for political rec
ognition. Watertown Leader.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-12

THE close of the first years opera
ton of the new tariff bill has shown
very satisfactory results, for the treas
ury departments tell us that the total
receipts of the government from al
sources exceeds the disbursements by
over 20 millions of dollars. The official
figures show that the average ad valor-
EN- under the Payne law on all imports
were practically per cent lower than
under the Wilson tariff for revenue
law, framed by democrats, and about
d per cent lower than under the Ding
ley law. The total amount of imports
under the new tariff has exceeded i'm
ports under all other tariffs by over
$2OO,000,00O. The imports free of duty
are also the largest in the history of
the country. The friends of this meas
ure point to this record as fully justify
ing President Taft's assertion that cit
is the best tariff bill ever enacted by
the republican party"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-12

THE rank and file of the republican
party in Wisconsin are heartily sick of
that kind of politics that means only
everlasting fighting, wrangling and dis
cord. On every hand among the farm
ers and business men is heard this COM
ment: cit is time we agreed together
as republicans and quit turning vinegar
rather than oil on the machinery Of our
party" The ordinary citizen wants
his party and the man he elects to office
to be worth something more to the
country than a common scold. This
constant fighting the president and
everybody else, and doing nothing for
anybody but yawl and snarl and scold,
is getting to be very wearing to the
nerves and the patience of the average
republican. Give us a man like Fair
child who has done something and can
do something, and looks kindly on his
fellowmen. 1t is such men who do
things. Fort Atkinson Union.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-12

OVER-INDULGENCE in motor cars been
blamed for many of the present ills of
the security market, and Wall street
has been literally supplied in the last
few months with stories of the extreme
to which the craze to own a machine
has carried people and the necessity
bankers have been under to exercise a
censorship on loans to prevent an cpl
demic of motor buying. Most of these
stories have come from the west, but
now Wall street has seen the lid screw
ed down by bankers in New York. One
of the largest motor car manufacturing
companies in the country went from
bank to bank in New York city the
other day and asked in vain for the
loan Of $3.50, 900 on $3.50, 600 real estate
MORTGAGES as collateral
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-12

BEAR in mind that the only opponent
our fellow townsman, Christian j. Me-
laas, has in his race for the nomination
to the Office of secretary of state is
James A. Frear, who has had two
terms already. The sentiment or the
country is opposed to the third term.
Frear has done nothing for the party
and mas no exceptional qualifications
that should make him an exception to
the rule. All third-termers should be
turned down summarily. 1t is hoggish
for them to seek to perpetuate them
selves in Office when there are so many
deserving republicans on the outside.
If Mr.. Frear had stepped aside when
he had received all that he was entitled
to receive from the party, he could
have gone out of office with hopes of
being handed some other Office in the
near future. Now that he has demon
strated his selfishness, the party will
be through with him when his present
term expires. If our politicians don't
know when they have had enough, it is
time to teach them lesson in political
manners. Mr.. Melaas deserves to be
nominated and elected, while Mr.. Frear
deserves to be defeated. = Stoughton
COurier-Hub.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-12
DeWev's Valet Causes Stir

There was CONSERVATION in Wash
ington one night recently when it was
discovered that Takugana. Admiral
Dewey's valet, had disappeared. That
picturesque little handbook Jap is so
regular in his habits and in his at
tendance upon Admiral Dewey, whom
he worships, and when he didn't show
up for "a hours, the Washington po-
lice were asked to look him up They
located him in the course OF a few
hours out in one of the suburbs Wis
iting friends, and the little fellow was
much amazed when he found that his
unusual absence had almost created a
panic in the Dewey family
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-12

AT THE National Good Roads confer
ence at Niagara Falls, last week, B. F.
Yoakum, the western railroad magnate
urged federal cooperation with the
states for the development of our ma
tional system or roads. Mr.. Yoakum
said that the country roadmaker had
not kept pace with the railroad man in
the work of providing cheap transpor-
tation for the products of the country,
and inasmuch as it would require mill
ions upon millions to finance the coun-
try bodybuilding in the various states
it would be necessary to have help from
the treasury of the United States If
this important work is to be expedited.
eff we build 100, 900 miles of public
highways annually for ten years, said
Mr.. Yoakum, land give to this country
one million miles of good public roads
at an average cost of So, 600 per mile,
or $500, 900, 900 annually, we will be en-
gaging in a national development the
advantages of which in economics,
commerce, comforts and enhanced land
values none can foretell. We will be
accomplishing something worth while
This work, if carried on by counties
and townships. as at present, will be
very slow. 1t should be encouraged
under a broad, comprehensive plan,
outlined by the federal government,
cooperating with the states. The
agricultural department of the govern
ment is in sympathy with things that
tend to improve our public road sys-
tenn"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-12
country

SENATOR GORE seems to be one of
those blind individuals that can see
things that are not so. Hence he has
tens to say: 81 think | owe it to Sher-
man and to the country to hope the
fact that Hamon mentioned Sherman
will be relegated to perpetual Oblivion. I"
But the calumny he issued against the
vice president was given wide circula-
ton and the retraction can hardly catch
up with it. The careless mentioning of
prominent men in connection with al
legged bribery is altogether too common.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-12

THE position of Hon. L. c. Whittet
ought to satisfy every one who believes
in representative government, when
he declares that he will be guided by
the wishes of the voters in his district
in the selection of u. S. senator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-12

How is it that the friends of our SEN
ior senator should allow themselves to
be distanced in the mentioning of Cum
mings as the candidate of the insur-
gents for president?
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-12

THE present condition of the corn
crop in Wisconsin evidently isn't con-
sidered when the official estimate of the
agricultural department for August
finds the largest crop ever raised in the
frrr
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-12

A NEW worlds trotting record was
made at Cleveland Monday by Uhlan
driven by C. K. G. Billings, his owner,
In Dol
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-12

Secondhand buggy for sale cheap
-Watson's Machine Shop. 36t2
The daily sentinel., 1910-04-18
He WILL TEST
THE FRUIT BUDS

Secretary MahOny, of the Chamber
of Commerce, announces that Prof.
IL. T.. Taylor, county fruit inspector,
will make IA test of fruit buds from
the orchard of any ranchman who will
bring n number Of clusters of buds to
the office of the Chamber of Com
mcrce.
Prof. Taylor will make the test and
report on what percentage of crop
may be expected from the orchard
from which the buds are taken.
Thirty or forty buds are sufficient
for a test.
The daily sentinel., 1910-04-18
WESTERN UNIVERSITIES BARRED
Especial to The Sentinel. !

New York, April 1s,-The Carnegie
foundation is about to throw a bomb
into at least 10 big Western universi-
ties by declaring that they are not up
to the educational standard that Mr..
Carnegie requires before he will let
them participate in his many mil
ii6ned foundation fund. ~ : -
This news reached town Saturday
along with Mr.. Henry S. Pritohett,
president of the foundation. who is
back to attend trustees meeting,
after six weeks of investigating the
claims OF institutions from Ohio to
the coast e. Ti-
He found only two among the IL
The daily sentinel., 1910-04-18
THIS EMBALMING FLUID GOOD.
Especial to The Sentinel. I

Evansvilel. Ind, April 1S.-A body
kept for fourteen months in the loft
of an undertaking establishment to
demonstrate the value of new en-
balming fluid has been buried.
Lloyd Nally died at the county in
Urinary near here In February, 1908,
and the undertakers asked for the
body in order to try new embalming
fluid on it.
Despite the fact that the body had
remained for more than year under
hot tin roof. there were no signs of
decomposition, and the features re-
manned as lifelike as the day the man
died. Special preparations were made
by the undertaking firm to bury the
body. and 1t was incased in metallic
coffin.
The daily sentinel., 1910-04-18
HORSE STOLE THE CHICKENS
Especial to The Sentinel.

It3FNNI'f 10 Ffc t5tItIIEI'
New York, Apr. 1S.-Her determ-
nation to discover thethief RESPONSE
BILE for the disappearance of several
fat chickens from her flock has forced
Mrs. Fannie Carmon, Montgomery av-
enue, Tompkinsville. S. l., to fix the
guilt on Dandy, sorrel horse that
has been a faithful servitor in the
Carmon family for twelve years.
Mysitfed by the frequency with
which her chickens disappeared from
their roost at night in the stable,
Mrs. Carmon kept watch Saturday.
About midnight she heard squawks: !:
then all was quiet. Going to the sta
BILE, Mrs. Carmon was amazed to see
her horse finishing meal of chicken.
Nothing was left except few feath-
ers and the legs
The daily sentinel., 1910-04-18

James U. Harris, member of the
board OF state land appraisers. is in
the city today. He came in Friday
for a few days visit with his family
at the home just east of the city. and
also to look after some state land
business Mr.. Harris is kept busy
travelling over the state. viewing
lands and making appraisements for
the state. Mr.. Harris today declared
that there is no doubt that Governor
Shafroth will call the extra session
of the legislature, in spite of the ac-
tion of the state central committee.