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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
WORK OF CITY COUNCIL

CITY OF VIRoQUA, July Is.
Regular meeting of council called to
order by Mayor Mork, all members
present except Aldermen Lake and
Spellum. Minutes of last meeting read
and approved.
Following accounts were read, ap-
proved by finance committee and upon
motion allowed, on roll call all members
voting aye under suspension of rules:
GrliEn & Holverson, repairs on public
property, S. So; ]. Henry Bennett, leg
al services, 500, disbursements and
travelling expenses, S12. 45; II. P. Proc
tor, expenses, S6.70; DIR. F. E. Morley,
board of health work, SO: labor on
streets VIM. WEIGH $40 so. r. Schriven
$40. so, Geo. Hall $40. so, John Straight
SIC; Standard Oil Co., gasoline, SSl. 40;
z. III. Officer, draying and freight, &c;
Jos. 0mundson, salary as assessor, SlC0;
per diem for members of board of re-
view, $24; L. C. Boyle, coal for stone
crusher, STATS: R. Scriven, hauling
crushed rock, S1844; William WEIGH,
S2I. 81; C. E. Powell, night Watch, $40;
John E. Nuzum, cement crossings 1885,
rs.
Moved by Alderman Kuehn and Sc
conded. that water main be extended
with one-inch galvanized pipe, from fair
grounds north to property Of {. w.
Moore. 40 rods more or less.
Clerk presented report of city water
works from June 80, 1910, to July l,
1911. No action taken on same. This
report is given on the first page OF to-
days CENSoR.)
Petition signed by many citizens was
presented asking that city band be
compensated for services rendered at
the rate of $50 per month. Action on
same was deferred.
On motion council adjourned.
GEO. H. CLARKE, City Clerk.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
U. S. MARINES TO CHICAGO
Government Orders Detachment to Ma.
tional Military Tournament.

Probably the most picturesque of all
the troops taking part in the National
Military Tournament, to be held on
the lake front in Grant park, Chicago,
July % to 80, will be the United
States marines, that part of Uncle
Sans service about which the ordi-
nary citizen knows but little
How often one picks up the morn
ing paper and sees this head inc
strung across the front page: THE
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
CUSTOM.

One cannot bear to pay for mr.
ticles he used to get for nothing.
When Adam laid out his first
penny upon nonpareils at some
fruit stall in Mesopotamia l
think it went hard with him, re-
flecting upon his old goodly or
chard where he had so many for
nothing. Lamb.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
BIDS MANTFn

Sealed bids will be received for the
5itching of water main from the fair
grounds 40 rods north. Bids will be
received by the city clerk up to July
Is, 1911. Council reserves the right ia
reject any or all bids.
GEO. H. CLARKE, City Clerk.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
violin Teacher

Apv one desiring to take lessons on
violin car arrange fer same by calling
on the undersigned at Running 5 hall or
Browns Opera house on the next two
or three Sundays. Can take a few
more pupils. PETER PETERSON,
S25 Ferry St. Ia Crosse, Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
GRAFT

No city can be injured by the
enforcement Of the peoples
laws. To do otherwise is to
substitute the will of the official
for the laws Of the people, and
that IS tyranny No state can
be huri by exposing grating
10 do otherwise is to connive at
Ii. There is '}o secret remedy
known for ey IS If this charac-
ter They cannot be cured by
hiding them. The disgrace is
not in thei- correction. but in
submission to hem with Supine
Indifference. II is well for a
state to display its virtues and
not to parade its faults. but It
should not be forgotten that the
highest civic virtue is the over
throw OF depravity.-Josep W.
Folk.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
PLEASE Tnie NniiceI

For the convenience of parties having
any business to transact with me, | viii
nave my Office for short time with the
John Dawson & Co. Insurance Agency,
iocated over Bank of Viroqua.
PHILIP BoUFFLEUR.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Few Poultry Farms m india.

Poultry farming has not yet become
scientific industry in India 1t most
Indian towns ii is difficult to obtain
table fowls, To the Hindoo poultry
raising is Objectionable on religious
grounds. The government has now
taken up the matter
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
MARRIED

At the home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Cowee in tine town of Stark. By Rev.
J. A. Vincent. July 9th: Mr. Gene Calhoon and
Miss Bertha Cowee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Honor for Ancient Historian.

The writer OF the first japanese his.
tory. the Kohl. was Como Yasumara
who lived some 200 years ago. The
Emperor OF japan has just "postho.
mously confeTrsd' on this venerable
Bede the junior grade OF third rank.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
S.iG or Wrilien % lhs cenanr

d. F. Mains, Waller, Montana: 1.-THE
weather conditions here remain favor
able. Weiare haying, breaking, ditch
ing, etc; have no trouble keeping busy.
congratulate the people of h e
state that the 1911 session of the legis-
lature is now history. Just what good
will come out of all that has been and
Is being done in legislative matters in
the Badger state / am safe in saying
that God alone knows. But to me,
far removed from the scene of action
and disposed to look at the situation
fairly, am clearly of the opinion that
the State of Wisconsin, today, is suf-
fering more from progressive ideas"
that have been enacted into law than
from all other causes put together.
Elias Fox, Union Center: II am at
present resident of Juneau county,
one and one-half miles east of Hillsboro
and it seems odd enough to be out of
the border of good old Vernon county,
and the CENsoR's weekly visits are
greeted with enthusiasm just the
zane.
/. w. Blake, Compton, California:
Enclosed please find order which apply
On subscription to your welcome paper,
which comes to me as a letter from
home each week. | can never forget
that the best and happiest days of my
life were passed in Viroqua, and often
find myself longing to be there, and it
may come to pass some day. l have
no fault to find with my present home;
It is free from extremes of heat or cold
and we have no thunder storms and for
eight months of the year no rain what
ever, still in this section we can get all
water we need for irrigation and other
purposes from flowing wells with very
little trouble, so it is our own fault if
we are not surrounded by growing
srocs "
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Want AID. COLUMN

Insertions Under this Head S CITE
per Line. No Ad. Taken for Less
Than IS Cents.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
lest = Customer.

Cashier-But there is not cent
here to pay this check of yours. Fair
Customer am glad that you have
confessed. II your bank is as hard
up as that, you can give me what
money I have here and viii take my
account TO a safer institution.--Pack.
Evidently His First Watch.
Customer-"See here, didn't you
guarantee that this watch would keep
good time for whole year, Store
peeker-' Certainly" Customer-'fWeil.
you're a frau, The blamed thing
ran down after two days. Judge
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
PASSING OF LEADING PEOPLE
A Pioneer Mother and Long T ime
Business Man

A well-known pioneer woman of this
community died at the family home
five miles south of Viroqna last Satur-
day, Mrs Mary Lewison, wife of Ole
Lewison, aged 70, a native Of Norway,
coming mere 48 years ago. On June
oath Mr.. and Mrs. Lewison quietly eel
ebrated their golden wedding anniver-
sary. with their children and grand
children, other relatives and few neigh
hors about them. Their children are
Lewis and Chris, Mrs. Chris 0strem
and Mrs. Ole d. Olson. Mrs. Lewison
has sister here from Beldonville, who
is "a years old, who came to attend the
funeral. Services were conducted at
the home by Rev. Finstad on Tuesday,
later in the United church in this city
by Rev. Sybilrud and Rev. Aaberg, the
latter a nephew of Beldenville. Inter
ment was in the city cemetery. A
good wife and mother, christian wor-
shipper and noble neighbor has gone to
her reward in the passing of Mrs. Lew
ison.
Albert Zabolio, one of the leading
citizens of Genoa, died on Sunday, after
an illness of several weeks. Death was
cue TO apopIeXy. Mr.. LaOollo was %
years of age, born in Italy and came
to this country with his parents when
Is years of age. He later settled at
Genoa where he soon became interested
in mercantile business which he followed
till stricken. He held the position of
town treasurer for several years as
well as being president of the Genoa
state bank since its organization. He
is survived by widow, two sons and
five daughters. Funeral services will
be held at the St. Charles church Thurs
day morning, burial in the Catholic
cemetery. Rev. Father Kramer will Of
ficiate.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
kidney diseases axe Cnrable

under certain conditions. The right
medicine must be taken before the dis
ease has progressed to far. Mr.. Perry
A. Pitman, Dale, Texas, says: 81 was
down in bed for four months with kid
ney and bladder trouble and gall stones.
One bottle of Foley's Kidney Remedy
cured me well and sound. - Ask for it.
A. ] johnson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
Is effective for coughs and colds in
either children or grown persons. No
opiates, no harmful drugs. In the yell
low package Refuse substitutes. A.
I lnh nsnn
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28
Special trains and special rates

The question of n right of
way for the Interstate Railroad
viii soon be put up to the town
council of Norton. We hope
no pennywise policy viii pre-
vail which in the end may prove
pound foolish, through Which
the development of vast coal
erea, tributary to our town,
may be delayed in development
for many Years. Let us profit
by the mistake of a neghboring
town which lost the junction of
two railroads and n union sta
ton in the heart of the town
by not showing the proper lib
erality in dealing with the rail
road companies and which has
had twenty years of leasure to
bitterly repent, Now or per
haps never is Norton's oppor-
sunity Norton Free Press.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

In speaking of civic pride the
Pennington Gap News hits The
nail square in the following
paragraph:
Now is the time to help real,
ize the dream of q clean,
healthy town. 1t is something
in which every citizen can do
his part by Keeping his own
premises clean. Tidiness and
good taste are catching and
the good example one man SETS
is likely to be followed by his
neighbors. But even if il is
not, he has the reward TINT
comes from knowing that his
own effort has contributed to
making his town n better place
in which to live. There is no
use in waiting for the town
authorities to make You clean
up your premises, best results
are obtained by inducing peo-
Pile to take an interest in their
homes and in their town. More
than one town has been made
clean, healthy and beautiful
by few citizens who we're in
dustrious, had some good taste
and wanted to build up their
town.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28
WILL GIVE SCHOLARSHIP.

From news cleaned by one
of our Richmond exchanges, j
ID. Eggleston, Jr., Superintend-
emit of public instruction in Nir-
ginia has the gift of scholar-
ship to n Virginia youth wish
ing tuition mt the Marion lnsti-
tute, Marion, Ala. This schol.
arship is to be given under Mr.,
Eggleston's appointment. 1t
III not i'll the nature of charity,
but ia intended, as an incentive
to any unusually bright you a
to acquire such scholastic train
ing AS may fit him for a course
in any of the great national in.
situations of learning.
President Taft is n member
of the board of trustees of Ma
rion Institute and desires to see
this Alabama school conducted
along the line of Elton College,
Eng The appointee of MIR.
Eggleston must be betwe en- the
ages OF ii and 10 He shoul d
have won distinction in his
home school and should intend
to enter one of tho government
academies or some State uni
versity.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28
DELEGARES ELECTED

Az the republican mass meet
ing held in the Town Hall on
last Saturday night the follow
ing delegates and alternntes
from the Big Stone Gap pre-
cinct We're elected so the repub
llcan county convention to he
held ut Norton ON July sth for
the purpose of nominating can
didates for the various county
Offices;
Delegates j. l., Parsons,
Geo. Kilbourn, Henry Taylor,
w. ~ Goodloe, p. ii. Barron
w. G. Giles, j. w. Morris, j.
h. Bum.
Altornates-A. j Payne, RI.
Wilson, j A. Gilmer, j. b. II.
Witt, w. w. Buckley, G. L..
Mahaffy, w. G. Ranks, Il. H..
Jeseee.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28
is HIGHLY HoN0RED.

News from Tazewell states
that DIR. s. G. Bowen, former
resident of that county has been
elected IA member OF the resi-
dent staff of the eve and ear in
Urinary of New York City, in
which hospita! he has served
for the last eighteen months.
DR.. Bowen liz a graduate of
the Medical College of Virginia
aud on account of his high
grade received tho appointment
of resident physician of the
Memorial hospital in Richmond
After eighteen months exper-
fence in this institition, he then
took post graduate course nj
Harvard Medical school, Boston
which, together with his work
in New York, has qualified him
for the position To which ne
has been advanced.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

Alamance county, North Car
olina, has recently made won
derful progress in rural tele-
phone construction. Three
years ago there were no rural
lines; to day there are $50 farm
ers' stations, with many new
ones under way.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

Mr.. n. n. Patterson, of Pine.
vile. |ky., prominent attorney
OF that city, and field agent Of
the Eastern Kentucky Road
Improvement Association, was
IN Wise county last week. He
is visiting various sections of
the country gathering datajfo
the information of his associa-
tioh on the subject of road inn
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

Another effort is being made
by patriotic congressman to in
duces'Uncle Sam to establish
a parcel post in the Post Office
Department, but SO far it seems
that the ak great express com.
panies, have mere power with
Congress than the good will,
and welfare OF ninety million
good American people.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

Mr.. Longs automobile ser
vice between here and Appa-
lachia is proving great con
venienco, and is being well
patronized.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

The lumber and paper trusts
are preparing to tell Mr.. Taft
to look else where for campaign
funds.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

Cut down your expenses ia a
mighty good way TO increase
your income.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

@. w. Renfro. of Wise, has
withdrawn his name az can
siidate for sheriff. Mr.. Rrnfro
does not withdraw in favor OF
any special candidate, but it il
supposed to be ON account of
his brother, Mr.. j. NJ. Rsnfro,
of Tacoma, being q candidate
for the same office. -Coeburn
journal.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

provement. He says that East.
ern Kentucky ia becoming
greatly aroused on this import
ant phase of modern progress.
- a. K; Mann spent sunday at
Toms Creek.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

Because of financial troubles
it is alleged, the Roanoke bus
mess College, which has been
conducted in that city for some.
thing over n year, closed it's
doors last week.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

Bribery and political corrup-
tion seems to draw no party
line.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

In union there is strength
only when you unite with the
right fellow.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

a travelling man who worka
six states for q stoneware con.
Germ said here recently that
more OF THAI kind OF ware was
sold in Virginia than in any
other etate in the country. lie
thought the practice Of putting
up apple butter and other pre-
pared fruits by families, pre-.
vailed To q greater extent IL
Virginia than elsewhere.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

A tree stands about one
hundred feet up stream above
the foot bridge at the forks of
the river here aud on the bank
Of South Fork, that seems to be
total stranger in this section.
IL ia thrifty specimen. some
9i2 or "a inches in diameter. and
probably go feet high. TO some
extent it resembles locust but
no Que so far has a name for it.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

London is surprised to find,
that Notwithstanding the coro-
nation, there were less Ameri
cans in town last week than u
year agof 1t is beginning to
suspect that the reason is that
Americans are firing of being
easy marks"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

The real name of the writer
should accompany every article
of any kind intended for publ
cation. The rule of all news
paper offices is to consign all
unsigned articles TO the waste
basket.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

If Colonel Roosevelt would
let out the name of his cnndi.
date for President and Colonel
Bryan would do the same, it
might help to reduce the politi-
cal temperature somewhat.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-06-28

And now that the president
of Mexico is about to be initia.
ted into the Joys of distributing
1919 federal officers among l,99a
self-sacriiicing patriots look
out for squalls.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
ANCIENT OFFICE OF CORONER
In Former Times Powers Of This Off
ciaI Were Many and Of
Importance.

1t has been supposed, and legal his
torians have told us. that the offics
OF coroner was originally instituted
by King Alfred with that of the sher
III. both being designed to aid In keep
ing the peace when the earls gave w
the wardships Of the county. The legal
historians are wrong, according to Dr.
F. J. Waldo Of the British Medico-Le
gal Society. who has traced the his
tory of the coroner and his ancient
Office as far back as the year 1874.
In early days the coroner had a wild
er and more general jurisdiction than
he now enjoys. Coroners were wont
to hold their views" not only upon
deaths where an investigation was
considered necessary. but also upon
various serious crimes which were
treated as occasions for the raising
OF revenue for the Crown. The mis-
sion of the coroner to the state was
not alone to investigate crimes and
bring felons to Justice. He superiu.
tended the forfeiture Of money and
personal property by criminals to the
Crown. for the recording OF which he
was responsible. These forfeitures
were not confined. In cases of violence
and death. to the property of the per.
son who could be held directly re.
sponsible, but included ANIMALS and
instruments to which loss of human
life under any circumstances might
be traceable.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
MAKE EXCELLENT DRY CROP
Milo Should Be Grown instead Of
Corn Where Rainfall 10 Below
Twenty-Five Inches.

Milo is the surest yielding grain
crop that Is grown In eastern Colo
RADIO. western Kansas and Oklahoma,
the Panhandle OF Texas and eastern
New Mexico.
The United States department OF
agriculture reports the average yield
for five years at Amarillo and other
dry land experiment stations at forty
bushels Of grain per acre q year
Farmers In the same section report
yields Of thirty to eighty bushels per
acre.
A bushel OF milo will produce from
ten to eleven pounds Of pork. This
makes the annual pork production
for the dry lands Of the southwest
equal to 400 pounds and upwards OF
pork per acre when milo Is grown
and fed. Ten pounds OF milo have
the same feeding value for horses.
beef and dairy cattle. hogs and sheep
as nine pounds OF corn.
Milo is the corn for the plains OF
the southwest and should be grown
instead OF corn where the annual rain
fall drops below Is inches.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
GRASS SEEDS AND GlFAle,
II viii Be Found Greatly Adssnt,>
Gus In Dry Areas TO Provide
Suitable Covering.

In dry areas It will be found m,
ly advantageous to provide coyern,
for grasses and also for alfalfa ~.
harrow Is not the best implement !.
provide this covering II does M,
bury the seed evenly. Some q,
may lie so near the surface tina, !,
dry weather 1t will die after Il h,.
terminated. Much of IL may mi
terminate at all. In some seasor.
alfalfa thus sown will practically fan
whereas on eimilar land it Will sn1
coed well II properly put Ia with
drill.
Many drills now In use will nu
SOW alfalfa seed properly. They feed
it out too fast. thus making the
stand too thick on the ground. tn
meet this condition It "a sometime,
mixed with road dust on some oths,
substance. When thus sown II |.
not easy to regulate the Amount N
the seed used.
Those who are purchasing drill,
should see to 1t that they purchase
one with an attachment for GROWN,
grass and other small seeds that will
feed the seed into the large tubes o,
the drill so that 1t will be buried in
the soil 1t may be sowed with the
grain or separately. as may be de-.
sired. The seed may be covered to
any depth that may be desired. Thi.
attachment may be so made that n
will drop the seed on the surface. bu,
as rule 1t should run It into tho
large spouts. The amount OF seed
sown may thus be perfectly COZ
trolled.
In some places II answers fairly
we'll to SOW grass seeds along with
the grain. the seeds going In together
with the grain. This plan Is some.
times adopted on the soft soils OF the
Dakotas. On hard soils II would BE-
a complete failure. Grass seeds may
be sown by these drills sepa rately
from the grain by running the drills
across after the grain has been sewn.
These drills will be irst class for
sowing dwarf essex rape, also for
sowing millet In all of It's varieties.
1t will enable the farmer to SOW al
falfa In rows wide apart; when thus
sown 1t may be cultivated. The rape
and also the millet may bs put 10
similarly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
Picking tho Melons.

A practiced hand can easily tell
when the melons are ripe. Usually
the first tint OF yellow attracts the
eye mat is accustomed to handing
me melons 10 the field. II they have
not yet hghtened In color, but the
size and general appearance invites
the conclusion that the melon II
sweet, the fruit readily responds when
1t Is lifted and only q slight pressure
exerted against the stem is needed
to lift 1t from the vine. II 1t does
not respond to this pressure It mas be
'e't Tor the next days picking