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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-03-22
AMONG THE FRArERNAL BRETHREN

Father is Dead" are the pathetic
words at the head of an editorial in the
last issue of the Black River Falls Ban
ner, announcing the passing of Frank
Cooper, father of the editor of the pa
per, and who also had proprietorial and
editorial connection with the paper for
more than half century, the break
only being when Mr.. Cooper served
his country at the front. He was a
man of rare ability and citizenship.
eighty-six years old. Up to within a
year of his death Mr. Cooper performed
his daily labor on the newspaper with
which he had been so long connected.
The craft has lost a printer of the old
school, the community an earnest man
and the country a brave defender, IN
the death Of venerable and veteran
Frank Cooper.
Another of the early newspaper pub
fishers of western Wisconsin has gone
to his rest, William D. Merrell, and
v th ais passing the paper on which he
had continuously labored for fifty-six
years, ceased publication, after more
than sixty years of catering to the pub
lie Both death and suspension are
subjects for sorrowful reflection with
the craft.
j. t. Hage took possession and be-
came proprietor and editor of the West
by Times on Monday Mr.. Hage is a
young man of good ability. high char
acter and tireIess, industrious worker.
There is no good reason why he should
fail to make the paper a success. The
CENSOR is not advised where f. W.
Owen and his associates lately con
nected with the Times are to cast their
! lots
| The Boscobel Dialhas changed editors
and managers, the paper again coming
/ into possession or II. j. Johnson, a
former publisher.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-03-22
tFrom the HillsborO SENTRY

DoH -5IiFlIt I'M vas up from Madison.
sherm Shreve. VINO has been at Ashtabula
Ohio during the win ter. returned TO Hillsboro.
Leo Staley. who has been taking the short
course 70 me university agricultural college, re
turned home.
Frank Holab and wife returned from Missouri
where they went to look after land. They were
50 well pleased with tee country that they pur.
chased half section
Will Stelting and family ca1e from Tennessee
and visited short time with old neighbOrs near
Burr. They left for Washington. " here they viii
make their home
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-03-22

The Fennimore Time opines that
when the parcels post becomes estab-
hshed on the rural mail routes the car
riers viii have to use drays to make
their trips and drive q four horse team
Of heavy draft horses. Which shows
there is o demand, even Co the point Of
using automobiles.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-03-22

Every orce in a while we go over our
foolish little old date book and do lot
of canceling-and it works out all to
the good
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-03-22

During the time the state officials
were employed in looking up options
for park purposes in Door county it
was found that the state would be
owner of several hundred acres of apple
and cherry orchards. The state will
therefor go into fruit raising on large
scale. The new park is located in the
midst of Wisconsin, great cherry grow
ing districts, which bids fair to excel
in acreage and value of product, the
famous cherry orchards of Japan.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-03-22

The expenses of the state are increas-
ing yearly. The university leads the
universities of the world but to pay for
this leadership, the people of the state
yearly paying an increased tax for uni
versity expenses. The penal and char
lpable institutions call for large amounts,
the county and city schools take their
share of the increase and every depart
ment of the state calls for an increase
in appropriations yearly. What makes
the problem serious is that the increase
in the appropriations is greater than
the increase in population and real prop
erty values Unless, therefore, the in
crease in population and also in real
values of Wisconsin lands can be in
creased over their present rate people
must look for increased state taxes from
each and every tax payer without "a
proportionate increase in the tax pay
ers property values. There is only one
way to meet these rates of increase
in true values and in population. That
way is to place people upon the lands
which at present are unsettled and to
assist them in developing these;lands.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-03-22
INTLELsTiNG OLD WIscOHsIg:
snA1a RAJ FarTS AID FTGuRt.


SOMG REAL FACTS AID FIGURES
Wisconsin, population du ing IN la
ten years increased bare l3@. Most
of this Increase vas in the counties
where unin proved land was available.
Some Of the northern counties showed
as great N Increase as three and four
hundred per cent outside Of the cities.
This increase came through no united
effort on the part of the state at large
and was brought about alone by the
individual efforts of few owners of
land. The census figures make it plain
that Wisconsin must look for its popu-
lation increase during the next decade
to the unimproved lands. Lands have
gone up in the dairy sections of the
state to a value out o. reach of the
new settlers. 1t is obvious, therefore,
that the bulk of the new population
must settle in the northern portion of
the state.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-03-22
SUBSCRIPTION BATES

AspNesb4t, MARCH 2 Hl1
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-03-22

The Boscobel Dial has changed editors
and managers, the paper again coming
into possession or II. J. Johnson, a
former publisher.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-02

swarmed over the place. It is conser-
vatively estimated that there were at
least $4,000 present. What would
Teddy say to that?
The school system Of Illinois is the
pride Of the state and with good rea-
son; however, that is another subject.
But IS 1 looked at the intelligent
faces of the pupils of the different
schools and saw them go through their
physical drill l felt proud that I was
a resident of the United States and
was not sorry that 1 had been a pupil
and a teacher in the public schools of
this state.
South Park is used mostly for school
and church picnics. There is & large
playground for children in this park.
on broad terrace north of the pa
vilion the Fairgrounds are laid out and
are surrounded by an ornamental fence
to insure the seClusion of the little
folks. Officers on constant duty look
after their comfort and safety. All
manner of swings, slides, see saws,
merry go rounds, etc, are provided, as
well as two large sand plats for those
too small to use the apparatus. Gro
quet grounds. 76 by 100 feet have been
laid out below the children's play
grounds. Tennis courts are in most of
the parks. There are pleasure resorts
are equal to the parks owned by the
city. These latter are kept up by the
taxation Of private individuals who are
taxed mills upon the aggregate value
of property within the park district.
The taxes collected this year are 1884,,
910.35, and the sale of various things
from the separate parks such as hay,
an engine, logs, rental Of pavilion. boat
rentals, etc, bring the total receipts
up to $3.50, 22o.7O.
One of the interesting sights in Glen
Oak is Spanish cannon captured at
Moro Castle during the Spanish Amer
lean war.
Everywhere one goes Is seen the
special care for the children's enjoy
ment, games provided for them, their
pleasure ready made. But I do not see
that the children are any happier than
when they had to provide their own
pleasure and when they had to make
their own apparatus for their games
Do the children find more enjoyment
from the mechanical swing than from
the old grape vine swing? II is hui
man nature to reach out for more, and
the more that is done for us the more
we expect.
The creative impulse is strong in
most children and should be encOur-
aged. A live, energetic child takes a
pride in his own work and will enjoy
a game of his own invention with a
keener zest than in one ready made.
Well, this is the children's age and
they surely rule. What the result will
be, future generations will tell.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-02

is filled with rare ferns and MOSES,
palms and odd, rare plants from all
over the globe. The miniature lakes
and fountains add to the charm. This
house is open to the public from I a.
m. until p. M every day in the year,
and all the parks, of which there are
seven, are for the use Of the public.
No signs, Keep off the grass" are
seen in these parks.
Between the two rows of large con-
crete steps leading to the Palm House
is the Carpet of Pansies, and the little
flower faces smile and nod a welcome
to all corners. Thousands of flowers
Of all colors and perfect in form con-
stitute most refreshing sight for
pansy lovers.
Another beauty spot in Glen Oak is
the SunKen Garden. This is so called
because the garden is from five to
geven feet below the surrounding sur
face. In the center is bronze foun-
tain, a gift from Mrs. Max Newman, a
Peoria lady who is interested in civic
beauty. The garden is daid out in
geometric lines and the beds are filed
with blooming plants which are almost
dazzling in the sunlight and a bright
spot on cloudy days.
In a far away nook of the park flow
ing over rocks is the famous Sulphur
Springs. Health giving" some call
and a sip of the water l came to the
conclusion that l was in first class
health without the water. The water
leaves a white deposit on the rocks.
1t has been analysed and found to con-
tain magnesia, salt and sulphur. The
well is 1850 feet deep and though
there are several other sulphur wells
in Peoria, this one at Glen Oak is the
deepest, and situated as 1t is in a
deep recess Of the woods Is very artis-
tic. Many come with their jugs to
carry away the health giving" water.
A large pavilion in Glen Oak is
rented by r. A. Knilans in which is
served all kinds of refreshments which
are first class and served in a very
satisfactory manner. And here I want
to say that all the park employees are
kind and attentive. answering ques-
tions and showing visitors every cour-
tesy.
Field day Glen Oak park was given
over to the children and they fairly
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-02
THE PARKS OF PEORIA.
NELLIE M. JERAULD.

We have all heard of the country
preacher who was given a vacation by
his appreciative congregation. The
preacher went to the holy land and
upon his return all his talk was of the
wonders of the sacred spot. Conver-
sation and sermons were filled with the
subject until he became a bore to all
who heard him, and so we are, in dan
ger of becoming bores for although we
know that comparisons are odious.
Yet when we are shown the water
lilies in the park lakes we say:
why, the lilies grow wild in our
lakes and bayous in Florida and we do
not see the lovely crinums and the
delicate water plant that we call the
candle, those we have in abundance"
And when we see the palms we say:
They look like the palmetto Of
Florida that grow everywhere all
through the woods" and the poor old
alligator in his cage looks lonely and
out of place. Yesterday l said to him:
Are you homesick, old fellow, for
the bright skies and cool waters of
Florida?" and he said Yes" as plainly
as actions could speak, and actions" ,
you know, speak louder than words"
But aside from these and few other
things, the Peoria, Illinois, parks are
far ahead of anything that Florida has.
although with her natural advantages
Florida could equal II not eXcel theSe
beauty spots in hot, dry and dusty
city.
The total park acreage is something
over 421 acres. This includes seven
parks located in different parts of the
city. The largest, Laura Bradley Park,
contains lao acres and the smallest,
Tower Park, contains a little over 2
acres.
Glen Oak Park is the feeder for all
the park system. 1t has large green
houses in which are grown the plants
and shrubs for all the parks in the
city. Glen Oak has a collection of rare
orchids valued at $500. 1t is useless to
attempt to describe the blossoms.
There are not words in the English
language expressive enough to give an
idea of the beautiful, vivid, yet exceed
ingly delicate colors of these rare
fowrs.
The Palm House is the principal at
traction of Glen Oak Park. 1t is a
beautiful building, mostly of glass, and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-02
annual CRUISE
Of YACHT AND
MOTOR CLUB
1T WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND
THE MEMBERS ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE CRUISE
WITH PLEASANT ANTICIPATION.

The third annual cruise of the Pen
sacola Yacht and Motor Boat Club will
take place on Tuesday next, July
fourth, and the members of the club
and their invited guests are looking
forward to that outing with anticipa
tions of great pleasure. The lady
friends of the party will be in evil
dence to a considerable extent, and
will add greatly to the happiness of
the stays, whose joy will be complete
by their charming presence
The boats will Congregate at the city
wharf near to King and Runyan's at
$3.50 o'clock on Tuesday morning and
when all the members and guests have
been comfortably provided for with ac
commodatiOns, the starting gun will be
fired and the fleet will cruise in single
file formation to the picnic grounds at
Escribana Point, near the mouth of
Yellow river, where Mr.. Jernigan has
recently built a large hotel, where a
tempting repaSt, consisting of fish
Chowder and various appetizing dishes
will be set under the oaks by mine
host Jernigan, proprietor of the hotel.
The photographer of the club will be
on hand as usual to secure moving pic
lures of the fleet and their merry oc-
cGDants.
The cruise this year was reduced to
about Is miles so that the slowest
craft might participate. and every mo-
tor yacht, as we'll as the sailing craft,
will undoubtedly participate.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-02

The way Of the transgrcssOr is hard.
but then he generally has pneumatic
tires on his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-02

COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION is
COMMUNICATING WITH SOUTH
ERN coNGREssMEN REGARD
ING THE PENSACOLA NAVY
YARD.

The Commercial Association yester-
day released the news of what it had
been doing in the matter of the closing
of the Pensacola navy yard by order
of the navy department.
Upon receipt of the news that the
secretary of the navy, who has no au-
thority to abandon a yard without act
of congress, had issued orders to prac-
tically abandon the yard by discharg-
ing everybody, except those necessary
20 merely take care of the physical
property. the Commercial Association
sent a lengthy telegram to each OF the
senators from the south, to the three
members of the house of representa-
tives from Florida, to Hon Oscar I'm
derwood of Alabama, and to all the
southern members Of the house COM
mittee on naval affairs.
Except that the kilograms requested
the Florida delegation to take the
initiative and the delegations from
other southern states to cooperate,
the kilograms were IDENTICAL They set
forth the Commercial Associations be-
lief that the day has come when 1t
is necessary for the southern mem
bers of congress to stand together
solidly through thick and thin to pre-
vent discrimination against southern
yards, and to force the administration
to do whatever justice and the neces-
stiles of the naval service indicate as
being right for the southern yards.
Replies began to come in Friday
evening, and more arrived yesterday.
These replies show that the first step
in Washington consisted of a joint
meeting of the Florida and Louisiana
delegations and that, as a result of
this joint meeting, there will be an
other meeting, presumably of all the
southern delegations, to be held at an
early date to map out definite,
permanent plan of action.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-02
NORTH CAROLINA LEGALLY
is THE DRYEST STATE
BY Associated Press.

Charlotte, n. c., July North Caro-
lima today legally is perhaps the dryest
state in the union. Last midnight the
amendment to the statewide prohibi
tion law putting out of business the
near beer" saloons and prohibiting
the dispensing of beer by social clubs
went into effect and today the thirsty
can find no lawful means of satisfying
their wants save by presenting a doc
to~'s prescription at a drug store.
Statewide prohibition went into eff
feet more than three years ago, but
the statute contained a loophole in the
shape of high priced licenses to dealers
in near beer" These have flourished
in every city. town and hamlet. most
of them dispensing the real article and
many doing a blind tiger business as
well. The new law effectively puts on
the Lid and nails ii down.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-02
WILL PROBABLY
MAKE 4 TRIAL
FLIGHT MONDAY
NEW PIECES OF MACHINERY FOR
NAssR's AERoPLANE HAVE AR
RIVED AND ARE RAPIDLY BE-
ING INSTALLED AND AVIATOR
THINKS HE CAN FLY BY THIS
TIME.

The prospects are that sometime
during the day Monday A. NJ. Nassr
will make another trial flight with his
new aerOplane, which has been con-
structed in Pensacola. The new pieces
Of machinery which had to be ordered
on account Of his accident when he
made the first attempt to fly arrived
yesterday and are now being installed
as rapidly as possible
All of the necessary pieces Of ma
chinery have arrived and are satisfaC-
tory and Mr. Nassr is very optimistic
in regard TO his prospects. In fact
the first flight seemed to demonstrate
clearly the fact that the machine was
a success, the trouble being entirely
due TO the grounds from which he at
tempted to ascend. The accident oc-
CURED when the machine struck a
stump and the machine was not in
any way to blame for the unfortunate
mishap.
Mr.. Nassr was not positive yester-
day afternoon that the flight would be
made Monday, but he was pushing
the work Of installing the machinery
as rapidly as possible and expected
that it would be in shape TO make the
flight Monday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-02
MRS. GREEN SELLS SOME
MORE OF HER HOLDINGS
Nv Associated Prem.

Chicago, July Mrs. Hetty Green,
of New York, has sold another parcel
of her realty holdings in Chicago for
$l55,000. The tract is of % acres in
Halstead and Sixty eighth streets.
1t was announced recently that Mrs.
Green intends to dispose of all her
property in this city valued at several
million dollars.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-02

A lot of old newspapers,
tied up in neat bundles, for
sale, sc a bundle, at The Jour
nal office.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-02

Are you going to join the new pro-
gressive party?" Il don't have to.
belong to the winners.-Baltimor
American.
Sharp County record., 1911-05-26
Edwards
Nero. Go.
words.

words.
What we pray for and what we
need are often vastly different
things,
There are two good featurers
about picnics-the anticipation and
the recollection,
What has become of the dear old
ladies who used to tie their spec
tacles on with strineY
One of the most enjoyable sights
in the world Is that of a small boy
landing his first fish,
Instead Of worrying over things
you fear may happen, try rejoicing
over things you hope will happen.
A GREAT many mothers have wor-
ried over flngerprlnts on the viii
dowpane that they would Give
world to see once more,
One Of the blessings Of not having
everything you want is the oppor-
tunity it affords you for having
something to wish for and hope for.
About the time city man weeds
over a 7x0 garden couple of times
he loses his ambition to be the own
er and cultivator of an 8O-acre
farm.
Wisdom Is good with an inheri-
tance, remarked Solomon, This re-
minds us Of the patriot who Is al
ways shouting for the old flag
and an appropriation,-Wm, M.
Maupin In The Commoner,
Sharp County record., 1911-05-26
T. V. STEP He Ms

The subject of this sketch, Thomas
V. Stephens, was born December
81, 1888, in Wayne county, Mo-,
and departed this life May 6, 1911.
He was married to Miss Martha
Bieeers in the year 1859. To this
union were born ten children, six
of whom are still living, the 9th
ers and their mother having pre-
ceded him to the glory world
Bro. Stephens was a christian
and gentleman in every sense of
these terms, and was also a mem
Der of the Masonic fraternity, hav-
ing been made a Mason at Old
Shiloh, near King Mills, in 1862,
He Joined the Methodist Episcopal
Church In 1868 at Ash Flat, -.
During the long and usefel life Of
Bro. Stephens, he at all times and
everywhere exhibited and mani
tested that noble type Of manhood
as d Christian and a Mason. He
loved his church and the noble Or
ner of Masonry. Bro. Stephens was
an eAConfederate soldier, having
served through the war in Gen. Joe
Shelbys Brigade and Marmaduke's
Regiment.
Bro Stephens had a great many
friends as was demonstrated by the
large concourse of people that as
sembled at the Old Baptist ceme-
terry to pay him the last tribute Of
respect and to witness the beautiful
and impressive ceremonies of the
Masonic fraternity and the Method
ist church by which he was buried
Bro. Stephens bas been trans
ferred from the church militant to
the church triumphant and called
from labor to refreshment In the
Grand Lodge above, where the Su-
preme Architect Of the universe
presides,
L. +. Taplor
l.. j. Worel,
Committee.
Sharp County record., 1911-05-26
0 UTE TR U I

We understand that one of our
friends feels hurts because we fail
ed to mention last week that he
had repainted his barn a vivid red
and that with Green trees for a
background and two yellow straw
stacks for a side issue, he was
showing u picture of beauty worth
goIng miles to see. Never mind,
friend. Editors can't be every
where at once, but give them time
and they will Oct around to all the
barns In the country--Walnut
Ridge Times Dispatch,