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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
CAICAaO TO SEE WAR
Realistic Battle Scenes To Be Depicted
at Military Tourney.

Among the special features TO be In
troduced at the National Military
Tournament to ne held in Chicago July
20 TO 80 are reviews Of the Chicago 20.
lice, nc united and unmounted; IN old
fashioned company drill executed by
veterans of the civil war, clothed in
the faded blue they wore in the early
SOS and armed with MIME rifles; a
review Of the Veteran corps of the
First infantry, Illinois National guard,
in The gray dress uniforms which used
to give that famous organization so
distinguished an appearance; elabor-
ate exposition of the skill of cadets
from the various military academies,
and concerts by the Daily News Boys
band
At night the oIening feature Of every
performance viii be a band concert
from 7:l5 to Sis by one of the yafi-
GUS regimental bands The main ey-
ening performance will open regularly
at S:15., The night scheme also con
templates the reproduction in detail
of camp and battle scenes, which viii
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
CHURCH NOTES

The ladies aid society of the United
lutheran church meets with Mrs. Sol
fest Solverson Thursday, July q.
Liberty Pole Methodist aid society
will give an ice cream social at the
home of Mrs. j Henderson, July %.
Turn out and help good cause.
Liberty Pole aid society meets with
Mrs. John NJ. Vance July ~, for supper.
Everyone invited.
Christian church services for Sunday
July %; 1920 a m. preaching subject
A Conflict" 1870 communion ser
vices, AS bible school, z p. m. Senior
Christian Endeavor, preaching, sub
iect price of a Man. - Mid week
prayer services every Thursday at S
p. m. |. II. Beckholt, Pastor
Synod ladies' aid society meets with
Mrs. Aagrim Thompson Friday, July
p. Everybody welcome
Rev. Plannett's circuit services for
next Sunday will be: Preaching at
Springville IL O'Clock a. M, Brookville
; in afternoon Liberty Pole s in even
ing.
Services by Rev. Sybilrud Sunday
forenoon at 1890 at Westby and Sun
day afternoon at O'Clock in Viroqua.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
HOMES FOR MANY FARMERS
Homestead Government Land Open
in North Dakota

President Taft has issued a proclaim
alton throwing open to settlement the
Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in
North Dakota. Registration will COM
mence August 14th. Principal point of
registration is Minot, North Dakota.
The land subject to homestead entry
will approximate 342, 900 acres. 1t will
be subject to settlement under United
States homestead laws.
The land has been appraised at
prices ranging from $3.50 to 600 per
acre. An American citizen or alien
who has declared his intention of be-
coming such and who has not already
exercised his homestead right or who
is not already the owner of more than
$50 acres of land, is eligible to register
for homestead at this opening.
The land located in this reservation
is some of the choicest land in North
Dakota, located in the northwestern
part of Mclean County just south of
the Great Northern Railways trans
continental line. The larger portion
of it is dark brown in color, the top
soil being an alluvial deposit capable of
producing all kinds of cereals and veg
etables. 1t is underlaid with a clay
sub-soil. The larger portion is practi-
cally free from stone and may be easily
worked.
The method of the opening will be by
registering and drawing.
In addition to the usual homestead
filing fees, the homesteader will have
to pay the appraised value of the tract
which he picks out which may be any,
where from 81. so to 5000 per acre.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
(From the De Soto Arrusl

Andrew B. Forum, Henry Bolstad,
Sarah Severson and Garnet Allen, four
happy members of Viroqua's younger
set, spent Friday and Saturday in a
pleasure trip to this picturesque spot
on the Mississippi.
Quarantine was declared against the
Hans Thompson home in this village,
by Health Officer Tiedeman, Miss Anna
having developed case of diptheria
Col. P. S. Campbell is preparing to
depart on trip to the northern part of
the state, his itinerary to include Chip
pewa Falls, Humbird and other points.
The colonel's brother William, whom
he hasn't met for more than a quarter
century, and who, like himself, served
four years in the civil war, is one of
the relatives to be visited. The colonel
is past eighty, but to all appearances
as good a man physically as he was
twenty years ago. He is pretty fair
exemplification of the saying tina I
there's moon s. guild as tn Scotch.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

One of Kucha Bros. livery horses
died from the heat while being driven
on the Hills Prairie one day last week.
A Burr correspondent says that Eve
ret Ledman was quite badly hurt in a
fall caused by the breaking of trip
rope, while unloading hay, on recent
date.
Sunday morning r. Williams, Esq,
performed the ceremony that made
Miss Bessie Lind and George Priest
man and wife. The wedding took
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Lind in the presence of about
twenty-five relatives and friends.
The five-year-old daughter of Harvey
Shreve was seriously burned and for
several days suffered intense pain. She
was playing around forge in which
her father had been heating an iron
and in some manner pulled the forge
over onto herself. Her lower limbs
were burned from the body down.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
5000 FOR FIRING LINE
Greatest Of Sham Battles Scheduled
for Chicago Tournament.

BY means o. numerous scenic ad-
juncts every spectacle presented at
the National Military Tournament, to
be held in Chicago, July % to 30, will
be made thrilhnely realistic That it
win be sufficiently impressive is as
sured by the fact that Il comDrehends
infantry and cavalry fire by more than
5000 men, supported by twenty field
pieces, a number of ga,ling guns and
Colts automatics
Every regin ent, every battalion.
every company of the National Guard
in Chicago is working night and day
to perfect drills aad maneuyers 4, sich
are expected to astonish the thousands
who attend the tournament. Hereto
fore, in times of war or riot the citi-
zen soldiery has proved itself more
tlan efficient and there are very few
instances on record where it has not
been able 70 cope with almost any sit
uation. The National Military Tour
nament, however. win enable the people
of Illinois to see for themselves Just
what the militia means and to what
extent 1t would prove useful in defend
ing this country in times of war.
THE object of the National Military
Tournament IS patriotic In every
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
LOCAL JOTTINGS

Mrs. H. P. Larson spent few days
with friends in st Paul.
If you want a good shoe at right
price go to Stoll & Groves.
Henry Davis and wife were visit
ors at Readstown on Sunday.
Miss Alice Opsahl of Cashton spent
the week at the home Of H. P. Larson.
Use DIR. Hess sheep dip to keep
the flies off your stock. o. E. Davis,
Druggist.
Save money and get satisfaction by
patronizing, through July, The Blue
Front Store.
Mrs. Oscar Anderson and children
of Readstown are visiting relatives and
friends in the city.
-Wingoid Flour, the best on the mar
ket, $l.50 per sack, going at $1.40 at
Fortney & Henry's.
Chase & Sanborn's teas and coffees
are the standard of excellence. Get
them at A. E. Surenson's.
%. L. Buchanan and family came
from Readstown for a Sunday call on
relatives north of the city.
A young boy named Gerald Jones,
residing near Ross, had a leg broken
by falling from load of hay.
Prof. Norgaard of the university
experimental station was here prepar-
ing for the grain exhibit at the county
asylum August 10.
Dill Sherman and Attorney Win
chester of Reedsburg, with their wives.
were in the city today, having autoed
through this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Hazen spent a
couple of days with relatives at East
man and Prairie du Chen, going over
in their automobile.
Jessie Favor arrived home after a
two months visit with friends and rela-
tives in southern Wisconsin and Illinois,
reporting an enjoyable time.
The Misses Gena and Sophy Sterry
visited the family of Charley Primmer
at Minneapolis. They went to the
home of their sister at Colfax.
Mrs. H. P. Larson spent the week
at Minneapolis visiting the families of
w. D. Lind and Charley Primmer.
Raymond Lind returned with her and
win pass his walton here and in Hills
boro.
AT Rogers, Saturday, July %,
from O'Clock p m. till 8 p. M, all
ladies' summer Wash Waists one dol
lar each. This includes low neck, short
sleeves; high neck, long sleeves.
The promoter for Broadview, Mon
tana, land excursion, left here yester-
day. He was accompanied by 7. c.
Knudson and Ed. Wig of this city, and
a number from De Soto section.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

The Mess Call Answered.
itary visitors. The officers and their
wives from Fort Sheridan and the Of
ffcers coming from other states are
already receiving Invitations to nu-
merous affairs to be given in their
honor. Dinners, dances, theater parties
and other entertainments are being
planned. According to the precedent
established last year most of the
prominent clubs in Chicago will throw
open their doors to the visiting Of
ficers ard everything will lie done to
make their visit in Chicago enjoyable.
The officers of the regular army who
attended the tournament last year
were entertained in such a hospitable
manner that all of them were anxious
to accept the invitation of the Asso-
citation of Commerce to attend this
years pageant. Owing to the mobili-
cation of the troops along the Rio
Grande, however, Secretary Of War
Stimson decided that it was advisable
to permit only the soldiers from Fort
Sheridan to take part in the tourna-
ment.
The Twenty-seventh infantry and
the Fifteenth cavalry, as per the or
ders of the war secretary, are now
preparing to enter Grant park. Both
of these regiments are quartered at
Fort Sheridan.
Besides the regular soldiers from
Fort Sheridan, Colonel Gignilliat, COM
mandant of cadets at the Culver
Military academy. has accepted the
invitation of the Association of Com
merce and notified Tournament Mama
ger Young that he will bring 800 ca
diets to the encampment He will al
so bring with him the famous Black
Horse troop of cavalry.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
WORLDS GREAT IRON MINES
Mr.. Bowman Writes of Having Wis
tied Them
IsHPEMING. MICHIGAN, July L

ISaPEMTNG, MICHIGAN, July Il
EDITOR CENSOR: left ViroQua or
ne sixth of July and arrived in Ishpe-
ing on the ninth. / have not seen much
Of this place yet, but it is in the heart
Of the iron mining district, and ! have
been around to all of the mines and
seen the iron ore being brought to the
surface in large buckets and also seen
the men coming up to dinner. They
ride up in large elevators and there are
about Is men to one load. There are
about 500 men work in one mine.
/ also visited the large machine
shops and watched the machinists re-
pairing large pumps that are used to
keep the water out of the M i.
These pumps raise about 900 gallons a
minute. | also visited the engin e
AOnses where the machines are that
they use to hoist the men and ore out
IF the mines. The iron ore runs about
I5& iron and is very rich.
They have in this city the first piece
Ut ore ever taken out of the ground. II
vas found in 1854. This town is loca-
ted about Is miles from Lake Superior
and last Sunday | drove down to the
lake and watched the large steamers
DCtuB iOdueu Win iTOl OFS W De snip
ped to Cleveland, Ohio, to the smelters,
to be made into steel / am at present
visiting my daughter and son-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will ]. Cole The wealth
~ is great here and the fruit and ber-
mes are ready to be picked and the
srops are ready to be harvested.
The wages here are very good and the
cost of living very cheap. There are
four newspapers in this town. The
population is II, 900 and it has all mod
eTn conveniences, namely: water, sew
erage, electric lights and gas, and also
street cars and mail carriers. The CEN
soR arrives here on Sunday and | will
be on the lookout for it as | like to
read of old neighbors and friends.
| am yours respectfully,
THos. j. BOWMAN.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
WHAT OUR NEIGHBoRs ARE DOING
Ceilings From the Press Of Surrounding
Towns
CFrom the westby Times.l

While working on Rev. Halvorsen' 8
new barn Joseph Bergen met with the
misfortune of falling from a ladder to
the ground and in so doing struck the
ground in such way that a wire nail
pierced the palm of his right hand.
No complications of the wound are
feared, however, as medical attendance
was sought Immediately.
At the special school meeting it was
voted to add tenth grade to our local
school. The sum of $3.50 was voted
for wages for an additional teacher.
This will place the Westby schools in
the rank of two year high school and
will doubtless be no little advantage
over that of only grades. Here is hop
ing that the time is not distant when
we win have full high school course.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Written for the CENSOR
TO A JUNE DAY-A PRAYER

Give me the gold of day in June!
Reel back the film of the years
Let me see it again as l saw it then.
Grant it'll ask it in tears.
Give me the first Sray-green of the morn
And the purple and gold of the dawn.
And the MARBLE of birds in the apple tree
And the dew-kissed sheen on the lawn
Give me the CLEAN and glitter and dance
Of the on the murmurng brook;
Give me the song of its eeaseless flow
AS it purls through the quiet nook.
Give me the soothing green of the trees
And the dazzling blue of the sky,
And the calm, sleeping breast of the placid lake
Where the broad. waxy lily pads lie
Give me the burning glow of the sun
And its shimmering waves Ger the sand.
Give me repose in the shade of the oak
On the emerald pasture land.
But youth is pastl
Transient, it fades
Like the gossamer threads
Or the cloud-thrown shades
So give me the books that are teeming with tho't
Give me the strength to toll.
Give me the growing glory of mind
And the love Of labor and soil.
Give me the grace to live Alright.
Help me to follow my Lord:
Fill me with power to love mankind,
Curb my welding the sword.
Hallow the dying light in the west
With the thoughts of a race well run.
Let the worry and broil of the busy day
Pass with the sinking sur.
Give me the star-pinned pail Of the night
And the peace of a days actions best
By the doing of good Then the closing eye
And the sleep of cons ience at rest
HARLOW E. GOLDSMITH.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
SOCIETY TO FETE TROOPS
Entertainment Planned for Officers at
Chicago Tournament.

One day Of the National Military
Tournament, to be held in Grant Park.
Chicago, July % to 81, will be Grand
Army of the Republic day, when the
Cook county veterans of the. war viii
be the guests of the tournament The
special feature of the day, Of course,
will be the parade and drill of full
company Of veterans. Other special
days will be Association of Commerce
day and Governors day. On the lat
ter day Governor Deneen will review
the assembled guardsmen.
There is to be the usual social side
to the entertainment Of Chicago's mil
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

The Famous Wall Scaling Drill.
brig into Simultaneous action in the
arena more than 5000 men. This
event will be carefully staged so that
the onloOker will get almost as many
thrills as If he were viewing the prog
ress of a real night attack.
II is planned for a regiment of in
fantry, together with detachments Of
engineers, cavalry, artillery, signal and
hospital corps and a wagon train car
rying ammunition and supplies. to go
into camp along the banks of an i'm
aginary stream.
When everything is In readiness and
taps" have been sounded, the camp
will be attacked by a strong force
which will reach the field by scaling
wall Seeing the prospect Of defeat
and the loss of their wagon train, the
defenders will vigorously defend their
position while the engineers work I'M
der the screen of their fire and throw
a trestle bridge across the rive- As
soon as this structure is completed
the wagon train will be driven over in
safety, followed by the defending
troops, who win then blow up the
bridge in the face of the enemy
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
STRIKES.

The impression of the preva-
lence of strikes is exaggerated.
Most persons fail to recognize
that they are exceptional The
average workingman loses less
than one day a year in this way.
y strike lasts just twenty-three
days on the average, and the av-
erage employer carries on his
business just thirty years with
ont n strike II can no more he
said that labor unions desire
strikes because they are ready
for them than that the United
States wants war because it has
a large feet and army Union
Ism has made its mistakes. but
the life of man is short and evo-
luton is sure There will be
the ebb and flow. and the move
ment is onward and upward
John Mitchell
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Power of Praise.

There is one thing which 40 man
however generously disposed. can
give. but which everyone. however
poor. is bound to pay. This is praise
He cannot give 1t, because it is not
his own. since what is dependent fol
its very existence on something In
another can never become to him a
possession: nor can he justly with
hold it. when the presence of merit
claims 1t as a consequer Wash
ington Allston.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Not Dead Yet.

Little Clara. aged three. was ci-
ways asking for dried apples. Her
mother. fearing this diet might lead
to harm, told her If a boy who had
eaten dried apples which swelled in
his stomach and caused mis- Death
Clara was much Impressed, but the
temptation was strong. and one day,
when she had been absNnt for : time.
the piping voice came triumphsntly
from the room where thu strings Of
apples hung: ''Muvver l amt dead
vet
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Electric Power for Housework

The total cost of power for sewing,
washing and wringing. mangle IRON
ing, chopping meat, grinding coffee,
and polishing silver would be q sum
that almost any housekeeper would bs
willing to pay for few hours more
TO call her own, or for being able to
take a more independent stand on the
servant question. Electricity has ad-
vanced far enough now to give her
the opportunity she has longed for
Electrical Review.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Soldiers in Camp.

sense of the word" said Tournamer.
Manager John Il. Young The AS
ISOLATION of Comerce Is back of the
tournament because II wants the pub
lie 10 see just what cur military meaus
Many who are not conversant with
the national guard are likely to be-
little the citizen soldier. They DO not
know What he is doing. The national
guard is in reality the defense Of the
state. To it we look for protection
at ali times and there il no work too
hard for the boys who are ready to
leave their Offices at a moments no.
uce and shoulder a gun for duty"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
WATER TAX NOTICE

City water tax is due semi annually
in advance. and all consumers are re-
guested to pay their respective rates
during the month of July. After July
31st next 10% will have to be added tc
accounts of all water takers then sir
months in arrears, (See City 0rdi.
nance No. $40 Respectfully,
AMUND BELLAND, City Treasurer.
Dated June Is. 1911
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

The Cook Is the Soldiers Best Friend.
Marines Have Landed and Have the
Situation Well in Hand" Yet very
few understand the significance con-
veyed in those words; now few know
who these marines are who Have
the Situation Well in Hand"
Uncle Sam, or the government, to
be more explicit, is sending the mar
ines to Chicago this year to show the
people of the middle west just what
they mean. how they perform their
duties and how well they will defend
the country should a war break out
1t is expected that the detaehments Of
sea soldiers win come either from
Norfolk, Va. or Philadelphia
The marines who win land in Chi
ago are ones who have seen service
in practically every country in the
world. AS matter of fact the marine
sees more service on foreign soil than
he does in the United States. Great
mobility and facilities for quick ac-
ton are required Of the marines. They
must keep in readiness to move at a
moments notice without any previous
warning, and in many OF the actions
in which they have engaged they have
had to contend with great odds by
way Of superior numbers.
The peculiar duties of marines on
board ship are as sentinels to watch
over the gangways, boats alongside,
approaching or passing, and to give the
alarm in case of fire; to preserve or.
der and tc allow no gambling, swear
Ing or immoral practices: to prevent
theft of goveInment or private prop
erty and at all tines to maintain dis
c3piine Snd gOc3 order.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
PATRIOTISM.

BreatheS there the man with soul
50 dead
Who never TO himself hath said.
This is my own. my native
land
Whose heart hath ne'er within
him burn'd
As home his footsteps he hath
turn'd
From wandering on a foreign
strand?
If such there breathe, so, mark
him we'll,
For him no minstrel raptures
swell
High though his titles, proud his
name.
Boundlcss his wealth as wish
can claim
Despite those titles, power and
pelf,
The wretch, concentered all in
self.
Living, shall forfeit fair renown
And doubly dying shall go
down
To the vile dust from whence
he sprung
Unwept, unhonored aud unsung
Sir Walter Scott.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Record chrlstenlna Party.

A unique party met In Aberdeen.
Scotland, recently TO celebrate 3
christening In addition TO the par.
ents OF the child, there were present
the following relatives: Four grand
parents. one great grandfather. four
Observation-Disclosures. Their united
ages were nearly 500 years.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
To Subscribers of Liberty Pole Tele
phone Line

Hours for answering calls, on week
days, from O'Clock a. m. to IL m. ; from
1880 p. m. TO 9 p. m. Sunday hours
from $50 to $50 a. m; until D. m.
Please do not ring on the line be-
tween yourselves after o'clock, be-
cause all rings come in on the switch
board and the least little ring starts
the night bell, providing the lines and
switchboard were in working order, and
we have to get out Of bed and either
shut the bell off that line or wait until
you get through talking, because some
one might need the bell to call doctor
Or for sickness, so be very careful about
ahis ringing unless it is absolutely NEG
sssary, We do not put this in the pa
per to be strict or find fault, but there
Happens to be people on our lines who
do not know the hours for answering
calls and do not know how the night
bell works. So please take our word
rs we mean, not as they sound.
LIBERTY POLE TEL. OPERATOR.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Swiss 70 Have National Park.

Switzerland is to have a national
park similar to the Yellowstone Ma
tional park. On the border Of Italy.
at the foot of the Piz Quatrevals, is a
section. including the Chuoza valley,
that is rich In botanical and geological
wealth. and that has high altitude.
healthful climate and beautiful seen.
erly. It is proposed to reserve this
for park purposes, and as the region
has legendary and historic associa-
tons Of great national interest, the
people generally favor the plan.