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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
MAN TAKES HIS LIFE AT la FARCE
Nelson Hankins Suicides at the Joseph
HOtcl-No Reason Assigned

On Monday afternoon, Nelson Han
kins, a man not unknown To that Sec
ton, registered at Hotel Joseph in La
Fargo, telling the clerk that he did not
desire to be disturbed for the evening
meal because of indisposition. At the
breakfast hour Tuesday morning this
guest made no response when called
Door to his room was forced in and a
CHASTITY scene met the gaze of intruders.
The body of Hankins, coat and vest off,
lay on the bed, a revolver by his side
Apparently deliberate aim had been
taken by him to make a clean job of
self destruction. A bullet had pierced
the brain. Justice Gutenberg held an
inquest and decision rendered by the
jury in accordance with facts surround
ing the affair.
The suicide was member of a nun err
Gus family who reside in Ross neigh
borhood. He was thirty-eight years
old, claimed to be real estate agent;
registered at Hotel Joseph as coming
from Denver He was well dressed.
Only few cents was found on his per-
aO1
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
CHURCH NOTES

Services will be held on the Spring
vile circuit next Sunday as follows:
Springville, preaching services at 1890
a. m. and Sunday school at 80 a. m. (;
Brookville, preaching 300 p. m. Liber-
ty Pole, preaching 7:45 p. m. Preach
ing services at Bishop Branch every
Wednesday evening at 800 p. m.
Brookville ladies' aid society will meet
with Mrs. Albert Getter, for dinner
March q
Ladies' aid society of the Christian
church will be entertained at the home
of Mrs F. Bronson and Mrs. j. Collins
on Friday afternoon.
Pastor McCallum of Viroqua will
preach at the Brush Hollow church next
Sunday at 2:30 p. m.
A box supper viii be given at the
hall on Pleasant Ridge on Friday even
ing ct .hi.!s week. Everybody invited.
Methodit ladies' cid society win meet
with Mys. Jordan and Mrs. 0. +. Davis,
at I;s home Of the latter, March first.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
Off on a Southern Trip

For the purpose of going over the
scenes and battlefields on which he was
a contestant in the civil war and to
meet old army comrades on the field of
Vicksburg and other memorable sieges,
Mr.. E. B. Hyde left his home in this
city on Monday, intending to be absent
ten days or two weeks. He first goes
to st. Louis, Vicksburg, then New Or
leans. Returning Mr.. Hyde will visit a
most remarkable brother in years and
public service, stopping at Lincoln, Hi
nois, man ninety seven years old last
November, James F. Hyde. This broth
er is treasurer of city Of $4,000 and
has been for many years, performs the
work of the position with the accuracy
and decision of man of thirty years.
He was deputy treasurer for long
period. Mr.. Hyde taught school for
fifty-two years, held many Offices in
Pike county, Illinois, and all these years
has been professional bookkeeper and
expert accountant. Mr.. Hyde has been
a man of wide travel and spends his
summer vacation in seeing the world.
He is the eldest of nine children and our
Mr.. Hyde is the youngest, their ages
twenty-five years apart. The brothers
have not met for thirty years.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
THEY CELEBRATE AND ENTERTAIN
VirOquA Pythians Observe Organization
Of the Order in Fine Feather

The forty-seventh anniversary of the
founding of the Knightly Order of Py-
thias was duly observed in most patri-
otto and becoming way by the local
branch of the order in Viroqua; and it
was such coming together of fraters
and their families as will be long re-
membered. The lodge and club rooms
were thronged by more than hundred
happy people, who Joined in the ban
quet. games and dancing, and all went
merry till O'Clock Tuesday morning.
Viroqua Knights organized and insti-
tuted lodge four years ago, and it has
steady and growing membership of
over one hundred. This latest obser-
vance of the establishment of the order
was celebrated by induction of class
of fifteen candidates for degrees. The
local society has a commendable pride
in the maintenance of the finest suite
of lodge and club rooms in the city,
where the members are at liberty at all
times to pass their spare moments in
innocent amusement
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
The Result Of Second Pioneering

Our townsman, Luther H. Glenn, is
just in receipt of a government patent
for the Montana homestead he and his
gooC wife won from Uncle Sam within
the past three years by a second test
of following the ''star of empire west
ward. They proved up on the same by
paying 81. Is per acre and now have a
quarter section of land, with improve
menss, valued at $4,000 to So, 600. When
Mr.. Glenn homesteaded three years ago
his claim was not in sight of another
house or shanty. He went out in the
dead of winter and lived like a prince
in rough shack. His place is but a
few miles from the prosperous town of
Harlowton, all fenced with Is acres
broken.
Mr.. Glenn did his first pioneering in
the town of Clinton in 1866, when there
was no house in sight. By industry and
frugality the Glenns have independence
and ease at their command for the bal
ance of their days. And they have
earned and merit it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22

parish of more territory, less popula-
ton and less assessed valuation than
Vernon county bonded to build Ad
sixty miles, one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, to which the state added
seventy-five thousand on engineers re-
port Of that much needed TO build a
good road.
Alabama, two years ago, campaigned
for a dry state and carried for no Ii
cense. The laws enacted were 30 Sc
we're and drastic the people we're dis
gusted and last summers campaign
went wet BY a decided vote. A voter
remarked Hell was 10 pay with license
and worse than hell when dry" The
power of the government has been un-
able to stop moonshine whiskey, Meth
er laws, judges or juries could stop
blind pigs, therefore Alabama is legis-
Iating for saloon regulation by local OPP
ton.
Many people from the north are ar
irving daily and investing in land. Yes
terday's Picayune told of a party of
one Hundred and thirty-two farmers
from Indiana, Illinois and Iowa arriving
and being conducted to a subdivided
plantation which they purchased, pay.
ing Sl97. 900. They came from the
heart Of the corn belt of the world tc
the cane soil, where frost seldom il
seen, rich soil and long summers. Real
estate men bring them at the time OF
Billiards there, here of sunshine and
warm temperature, and before the mos
ouitoes and gnats commence their sea
son of annoyance. Louisiana is heal
thy state. The yellow fever has been
driven out, capital is being invested IN
plantations, swamps, glades, marshes
and timber, cities are growing and cleo:
tricity is illuminating the fair land OF
Dixie, way down south in Dixie.
EARL M. ROGERS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
Appto.chins auction Sale.

Saturday next, on Dach ridge, three
miles west of Liberty Pole. Fred Riley
will sell live stock, farm implements,
grain, hay, household and a great vari-
ETY. of other things-a jam-up big sale
with lunch at neon and Andrew Hovland
to do the spouting, which means fun
for the boys as well as business.
George Purscell will offer a variety
of farm tools. live stock, household eff
feets, grain and hay, at auction in the
village Of BrOokville on Wednesday,
March 1
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
Tested Memory and Mental Of Officials

A spelling contest in district No g.
town of Hamburg, took place under the
management of Miss Major Of chat dis
trict, and Miss Bye from No. l, Coon,
and was hard fought battle. District
No. got the honor of winning, but No
/ had quite a number of the Jack John,
son ability. In the old fashioned spell
ling school afterwards almost all took
part, including three district clerks,
but none of them had ammunition enough
to prolong the battle very long with the
younger generation. Correspondence ir
Stoddard Times.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
Apply to Old Wisconsin for Good Stock

George B. Fisher exhibited to the
CENSOR letter received from Tuske-
gee Institute, in Alabama, asking him
to name price for ten to fifteen heifer
calves selected from his herd 1t was
stated that they must be calves to Is
onths old. tuberculin tested, sires of
best breeding and out Of cows that have
a record of 40 pounds, or better, milk
per day; only registered Jerseys of this
description would be considered. Mr..
Fisher says he could comply with the
requirement, but cannot spare the
animals from the state tests he is now
making. The calves would be worth
$500 per head. And what do you think
of that for Wisconsin and Vernon coun-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22

have a supply of DR.. Wards rene
dies, extracts and spices which all who
have had same in their homes, know
are Of the best quality. You can buy
these preparations at my residence on
south Main street. Lem STEvLING.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
Wall paueru

A great reduction on all grades Of
wall papers to make room for new
stock. Remnants and remainders OF
patterns one-half off.
F. NJ. ToWNER.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
Said or Written 70 the Censor

Hon. d. F. Mains, Waller, Montana:
1--WE are again domiciled IL the Urea
suree State" | came through in the
car and was twelve days on the way
and, | assure you, / was ready to quit
when hove in sight of Waller. Mrs.
Mains had quite a hard cold on her ar
rival, but has about received at this
writing. l was surely surprised to find
so much snow and to see the drifts
piled around the buildings. 1t wasquite
contrast with last winter, as you will
note from the following: We arrived
home (1910) on the last day of January,
when we found man running disc on
the place. This year | arrived here on
the 9th day of February, and l assure
you that there was no one working the
land. This is true, that it has required
a great deal of feed for stock, (horses
excepted) but the moisture is going a
long ways toward assuring crop this
season.
Eugene Rogers, Castle Rock, Wash
ington. "Am always glad to get the
censor and read about Vernon county
and my friends.
Mrs. o. B. Wyman, Los Angeles, Cal
llOTtlids We are always very SidQ "
receive and read the CENSOR. Much
more eagerly than when We are at home.
Ella and had delightful tr!p to the
Hawaiin Islands during the holiday va
cation, and are beginning to look for-
ward to our going home in May"
Il. H. Woodcock: Charley Mason,
the Rusk Corners merchant, is pre-
pairing to erect a new store building
with the opening of spring. Heis hav-
ing timber and lumber placed on the
grounds for the purpose.
Perley Shilling: 81 am just COM
mencing my fifteenth well in south
western Vernon and northwestern Craw-
ford counties, done within the past
year, and hope, ere long, to make up
in profits what lost in drilling the big
Viroqua city well, which took my men
and machine more then year to com
plete, counting the time for expensive
accidents. My latest wells were south
west of Retreat for George Rutter and
Henry Bohland, each about 800 feet
deep. l am starting one for Joseph
Host ~
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22

Just received at Towner's large
assortment of purses and pocket books.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
BRIEF FARM AND DAIRY Jors

Ara ]. Favor, Jefferson: "When
wife and struck our yearly balance
sheet we found that 1910 was the best
money producer we have had during our
ten or dozen years of farming. We sold
more than $500 in hogs. The dairy,
tobacco, grain and all were profitable 70
as. We always know what we have
accomplished because we keep books
and can tell eny week, month or year
Just where we stand. And by the way,
keeping tab on tilingss Farmers gen
orally would be better satisfied with
themselves and their occupation if they
would strike balance with their at
fairs and themselves. -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
OLD CAMP RANDALL FIELD NEAR MADISON

Odd Randall
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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22

The La Fargo Enterprise says that
an addition is being built to the cream
cry at that place and we are informed
that in the neighborhood of $1,000 is to
be layed out in the near future for new
machinery, which will make il one of
the best If not the best equipped cream
cry and cheese factory in the Kickapoo
valley.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22

N. ]. Beaver, Viroqua: "0ur little
bossy, a small, full-blood Jersey COW, did
US financial stunt the past year that
is rather a striking exhibit. we think.
My wife sold 500 worth of milk, and
counting our supply at $3.50 per month,
we calculate that the COW earned STA.
This was done during ten months milk
ing"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22

Eugene Rogers, Castle Rock, Wash
ington. "Am always glad to get the
censor and read about Vernon county
and nv friends.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22

Otto Schlicht of Hamburg town sus-
tanned the loss of prime young mare,
one of his team.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22

Over 1000 farmers, women, boys, and
dairy factory operators and managers
attended the special courses at the col
lege of agriculture of the university last
week. The enrolment for the first
week showed marked increase over
any previous year.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22

Thomas G. Shea has purchased the
Manning cheese factory and will con-
duct the same during the coming sum
mer. Mr.. Shea comes from Willow
creek over in Richland county and has
been successfully engaged in the manu-
facture of cheese.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22

Readstown, Sugar Grove and Soldiers
Grove citizens and church goers are la
menting the retirement from their cir
cult and removal west of Rev. j. p.
Wright, who has been Christian pastor
for those congregations for two or three
years past. He preached bis farewell
sermons on Sunday last. Mr.. Wright
accepts pastorate at Spencer, South
Dakota.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22

Farmers and fruit growers are eau
TONED by State Nursey Inspector Sand.
to buy nursery stock from any dealer or
license valid from October /, 1910, to
October /, 1911. Nursery stock by I'M
licensed parties is subject to confisca-
ton by the state authorities.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22

Knut Mattison of Liberty, returned
home from an extended sojourn in the
south land. He was as far south as
Galveston, Texas, at which place he
said the thermometer stood around so
in the shade all the time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-14
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-26
THE HOUSEHOLD

| no one is around, say two weeks be-
fore moving day, doing a little each
day. When a box is packed and cover
nailed she may place it out of the
way.
Nothing stands around for people to
trip over and nothing that is needed
is missing. Everyone i'm the house is
enjoying the unruffled way yet a while.
BY the time the real moving should
begin it is astonishing how much has
been packed. and yet the house has
not the least dismantled look nor any
of the discomforts incidental to pack
ing.
Two days before moving day will
suffice for the real breaking up in an
ordinary household and will give am
pie time to plan how It should be done
with a view TO condensing and safe
packing so that expressage may be re-
duced This is the time to discard use
less belongings; however. one must be
careful not to get rid of what at the
moment seems troublesome to pack
yet would come into good use later
on.
The kitchen and dining room neces-
stiles should be so placed that one
can lay hands on them on arrival at
the new place; also sheets, pillows.
blankets, etc, for the first night. 1t
is i'm the final packing that the house
wife realizes the benefit of the plan
of packing lelsurely the articles not in
general use.
In unpacking, the boxes which were
packed first in the old house should
be left for the last i'm the new house.
as these do not contain the essentials.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-26
IN. C. NJ. SHOW TO
BE HERE MAY 6
an ToBERo" WILL BE PRESENT.
ED AT CALUMET THEATRE
BY COLLEGE OF MINES
STUDENTS.

The special scenery for the NJ. c. NJ
play. IN Tobero," which required q
special car for shipment, has arrived
in Houghton and has been set up at the
college gymnasium, where IL is being
used at the rehearsals. II is most ar
tistic and is complete i'm every detail.
''In Tobero" will be presented at the
Calumet theatre May 6.
The play opens with a prologue. the
scene being that of students room
with the walls decorated with college
banners and pictures of art. The scene
quickly shifts to Motolinio. the capital
of Tobero, and a beautiful panorama
is unfolded. The town plaza with the
court yard Of an old mission, and the
artistic residence Of the mayor OF Mo-
tolinio form the foreground and i'm the
distance is to be seen the snowy
capped volcano of Texiuatl towering in
stately grandeur above the plain, occu-
sionally pouring out its flood or fire
and destruction. In the second act the
scene takes the audience into tropi-
cal forest luxuriant with foliage, and
here the revolution wakes warm and
causes radical changes in the govern
ment. Last of all is seen a panorama
Of the College of Mines, which again
brings the audience back to Houghton.
Many amusing incidents i'm connec-
ton with the Quitting and costuming
of the members of the play have oc-
CURED during the last few weeks. First
of all. ladylike shoes to fit gentlemen
feet many of which were not exactly
dainty, were the source of much anx-
iety on the part of the management.
When "Athene Emerson" the leading
lady i'm the play sought for a dress
maker who would undertake the man
ufacture of the "Harem" skirt it was
with some nervousness that Athene
appeared for the initial fitting. Next
corset was desired, and when Miss
Emerson walked into one of the lead
ing dry goods stores Of Houghton and
asked for a corset, he-beg pardon was
asked by the lady attendant whether
the article desired was for a slight or
a stout lady. After some embarrass-
ment the situation was explained the
article obtained and Miss Emerson
went home happy. The seat sale for
the one performance at the Calumet |
theatre May will open at Forster's
news stand next Monday.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-26
this DATE IN HISTORY"

1711-David Hume. celebrated histor-
ian, and political economist, born In
Ednburg. Died there Aug. 25, 1916
17S2-Queen Marie Amelia, consort
Of Louis Philippe of France. born
Died March "a, 1866
1S31-Imprisonment for debt abol-
shed in the state of New York.
1s34-Charles Farrar Browne CAR
temus ward'), famous humorist. born
i'm Waterford. Me. Died in England,
March 6, 1867.
1s54-England observed n fast day
on account Of the war with Russia
1861. Wilkes Booth shot and his
accompllce Harold captured in a
farm house.
1ssO-Alexander Mackenzie resigned
the leadership of the Liberal party in
Canada.
190G-The Canadian Club OF Toronto
entertained Andrew Carnegie.
Neutrality-suspicious. Bjornson. famous
novelist. playwright and poet, died in
Paris. Born in osterdalen. Norway,
Dec. s, 1882.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-26
THE DANGER DANCE.
Novelty in MADAME Sherry" Was
First Introduced in Paris.

"The Danger Dance" is the latest
musical comedy terpsichorean sensa-
ton. The dance was first introduced
as a feature of Madame Sherry" and
came To America by way of Paris,
where it was performed i'm the original
French version of this international
musical comedy success. The dance is
logical issue of one of the sensations
in the piece. as will be seen at the
nee and night. when MADAME Sherry"
will be presented.
Danced by Alice Hills, who appears
as the Spanish girl and Joe Smith
Marba who appears i'm the role of a
temperamental Frenchman, IT is now
city of the most sensational kind-not
sensational in the sense Of the Apache
Dance of the Dance of Salome, but
sensational i'm its novelty and physical
daring. Both performers in the unique
dance must be trained gymnasts as
well as graceful dancers, for in it's in
tricate movements the male dancer is
always on the ground with his fair
partner mostly i'm the air. whittier he
swings, pulls and losses her as though
she were the gay scarf which she
" ears There is plot and expression
in every movement of the dance II
depicts the pangs of jealousy that
ranlkle i'm the heart of a red-booded
Spanish girl who believes herself Tilted
by her sweetheart. The woman's heart
runs the gamut of all the deeper emo
tions, and anger. hate. suspicion and
despair are all expressed i'm this pecul-
iarly rhythmic dance. Miss Kendall
who figures as the human fabric who is
whirled and twirled through space by
the strong arms of her partner. wears
specially devised steel corset to pro-
tect her ribs from cracking In some of
the fierce clinches.
"The Danger Dance" is performed to
the enhancing measures of The Mad
Madrid" one of the musical gems of
MADAME Sherry" which has almost
as great vogue as the other fetching |
of the piece, "Ev'ry Little |
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-26
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TIMELY ADVICE FOR
MOVING TIME.
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Moving time approaches and here
are Just a few words on when and
how to dsmantle the house with q
view to keeping every one in it com
Portable to the last two days before
moving.
Some housewives begin to dismantle
a month before moving day; Others
leave it to the last day. neither of
which is commendable. In the case of
the former every one Is disconnected
so long beforehand, and I'm the case of
the latter the hurried packing is a
detriment to the condition of the
household goods.
A little thought and look around
the belongings that are not i'm general
use. A great deal more than we sup
pose. For instance, stuff i'm the pam
try, i'm the storeroom. superintendent
grocery supplies, temporarily discard
ed clothing, superfluous ornaments,
company porcelain and glassware,
books, music and other things, all Of
which can be dislodged without de-
stroying the appearance of the house
while those abiding i'm the same will
not be the wiser for II, says the Den
yer Times.
These superiluous belongings may
be put in small wooden boxes, which
should be numbered. cover nailed down
by the housewife at her leisure, when
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-26
ranch of the order are invited to at
c. o. 2. To Attend Church.

Members of ST. Anthony's court,
Catholic order of lcoresters will at
tend divine services at the ST. Antho-
ny's Polish church Sunday morning.
The members will leave the Laurium
bank hail at Z; 30 o'clock Sunday morn
ing and will attend mass at o'clock.
Court North Star, E. of A.
Arrangements have been made for
a concert TO be given under the aus
pieces of the degree team Of Court
North Star, Foresters of America, at
the Calumet odd Fellows han Satur-
day evening. The Tamarack band
has been engaged TO furnish music
for the occasion and a fine program
Of musical and literary numbers has
been arranged.
Announcement has also been made
OF a district meeting of the various
courts Of the Foresters Of America To
be held at Raltic on May 9Th. a
large number of the members OF Court
North Star will be in attendance.