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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
WHAT our NEIGaBoRs AXE DOING
Cuttings From Ire Press Of Surrounding
Towns
fErnn, AZ Westhv rimnn-

Chester Dahl has returned here from
Madison. having abandoned his plans to
return to Panama.
A. C. Steenberg, his hired man. Tom
Peterson, of Timber Coulee and Lad
Wig Larson. son of Hedge Larson of the
town of Coon, were taken before JUS
tice Severson, to answer to a charge of
illegal fishing, Defendants plead guilty
and each was fined $40 and costs of So.
AT the meeting held last evening of
the local school district it was voted to
terder the use of their school building
to tie proposed union high school for
half of the current expenses of main
tanning such school for as long period
of time as the building will accommo-
date the attendance. Vote on the
proposition was unanimous, and chances
now are that the remaining steps to be
taken for the establishment of union
high school here will be taken without
any material opposition.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

Although a man owns an automobile,
he sometimes has to walk, as was the
case when DIR. Stormont, Tom Gorsline
and Lawson Rabbit were coming down
from Viroqua 1t had rained consider
ably and the roads were muddy and
slippery. While climbing hill the
wheels slipped so much that the doctor
and Gorsline got out to tighten the load
unknown to Rabbit who was driving
the machine. When the top of the bill
was reached, the driver kept right on
with the machine and did not notice the
absence of his passengers on account of
the intense darkness. DR.. Stormont
got busy on the telephone and headed
off the machine which waited till they
could catch up. The joke was on the
doctor, and now he laughs with the rest
of us about his two and a half miles
walk through the mud and rain. Viola
Nous
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
Security.

I smile at the approaching storm,
Its coming calmly note.
l know while l am keeping warm
1t will not get my goat.
So at the crashing of its jaws
1 most serenely grin
And slyly hug myself because
My winter coal is in.
do not fear its chilly breeze,
Its swift and sudden change,
While / am sitting at my ease
Beside by parlor range.
The weather maker may supply
The kind that haunts the pole
On chilly mornings. What care 1?
My bin is full of coal.
Oh. how complacent is the man
Who has a fixed estate,
Who doesn't have to scheme and plar
Nor sit at worry's gate!
For him the roses are in bloom
Though out of doors is snow.
And there is sunshine in the room
If coal is down. below.
But wait: I had not told it ALL
There is a little more.
Outside / thought / heard call.
Is some one at the door?
There always is a flaw to find
In every ruby set,
And that recalls it to my mind
The coars not paid for yet!
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
HuInor and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
By DUNCAN ~. SMITH

DON'T let your temper run away
with You lest the stern guardians
Of the public welfare send a police
man to bring you back.
A balloon is like a grocery store in
this-it takes something besides faith
In ii to keep it up.
When you want to lose a friend ask
his advice occasionally and then point
edly ignore it.
We sometimes think that happiness
is merely state of not having tooth
ache.
Why is it that our friends remember
and thrust always before our faces all
our fool acts and sedulously keep in
the background our clever strokes?
We are invariably astonished to see
how readily the other fellow swallows
the pill when it is sugar coated.
What worries the small boy is he is
so apt to get an appetite when he is
such long distance from the cooky
jar.
Some brides buy their house furnish
fngs on the installment plan, while
others get theirs with soap wrappers
coupons.
We often forget TO buy the things
we really need, but never the things
that we really desire.
If we took as good care of ourselves
as we'd like the boss to take care of
US it would help some too.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
Miss Della Smith came from Seattle
n Coz. IL, Entknr NJ Y 9Th
Lendlnn His Facn.

The old professor was very tired.
lie explained why.
Il have been sitting for four hours
this afternoon" said he. for my por-
trait. I'll never do it again. am tired
to DEATH
Il wondered from the Grst." said bis
friend, why you should lend your
countenance to a thing like that
New York Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
(Frnm the De Soto Arrusl

A little daughter of MIR. and Mrs. w.
T. White, Retreat, while on the way
from school one evening last week fell
and fractured an arm
A Burlington way freight ran afoul a
loose rail at the mouth of Battle hol-
low, last Wednesday evening, derailng
the engine and two box cars. A crew
of workmen were engaged in installing
new rail, and, it is reported that the
wreck was the result of neglect of duty
on the part OF the fiagmsn, who was
Immediately deposed, John Joseph OF
this village having succeeded.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
tFrom the Hnlshoro sentrrl

The Hillsboro cement works shipped
another car of cement blocks to Reeds
burg.
~ E. Nelson came from Stoughton
to pack his household goods for ship
ment to that place.
This section was visited by a severe
electrical storm Tuesday night which
did some damage to plowed fields in the
surrounding country. 1.55 inches of
rain fell during the night, making a
total rainfall for the month of May of
6. 33 riches. We would like to make
the acquaintance of the man who said
| May would be dry month.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
Announcement

Ladies interested in Roman cut work,
fabric painting, tapestry painting or
shaded stenciling are cordially invited
to call and examine samples of work
and also supplies of same. Roman
pigment paints are guaranteed thoro-
ughly washable and not to fade in
strongest light Private lessons given
by Mrs. n. K. While, Hotel Fortney.
Nircrua
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
Opportunities for Many

NJ. H. Bekkedal of Westby has Just
purchased two large saw mills, plan
ming mill, and is now building a large
box factory at Couderay, where you car
buy cut-over and hardwood lands, clay
soil. ten to fifteen dollars per acre, neal
town. good markets, work all the year
around. easy terms to settlers. tulr
particulars write Olson & Reiser Coude-
raw. Wisconsin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
Ready For a PICna ,.

"Iow do you like the fashionable
bali. Uncle John?"
why are the women only half
dressed?"
''They are in the social swim"
"Oh. that is why they have on their
bathing suits"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
TnRGER FnRTNEY

To ne Mayor and Common Council IN he City
Of Sfr0qifd:-
The undersigned hereby makes application for
license 10 sell Intoxicating liquors in the city Of
Vmoqua on the premises described as the south
part Of lot block z, Nichols subdivision 20 the
city OF Viroqua. and viii furnish a bond of the
United States Fidelity g. Guaranty Company Of
Baltimore Maryland. ToRCER FORTNEY.
Dated at Viroqua. Wis, June 2. 1911.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
AGITATION.

Agitation is the method that
plants the school by the side Of
the ballot box. Agitation pre-
vents rebellion. keeps the peace
and secures progress. Every step
she gains is gained forever. Mus.
kets are the weapons Of animals.
Agitation is the atmosphere OF
the brains. -Wendel Phillips.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

Mrs. o. G. Lewis of De Soto, a
daughter of Peter Hanson, the Bloom
ingdale veteran, is receiving treatment
for a second time at the famous Mayo
hospital in Rochester. Nervousness and
not tuberculosis, it is diagnosed as her
affliction.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

A year ago Richland Center citizens
bonded the municipality for s25, 900
for the construction Of city hall and
auditorium. When the contractors sub
mitted bids it was found that the con-
templated public Improvement would
cost $40, 900, and special election is to
be held to vote the extra funds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
ROUND AND ABOUT US

Albert Zabolio, longtime merchant
and leading citizen of Genoa, was
stricken with apoplexy on arecent day,
and report has it that he is seriously
and critically affected.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
WILLIAM GAFFNEY

70 n, Mayor aud Comm ln Council Of ne Ci,y
Of TiT0ptd;-
The undersigned hereby makes application for
license to sell intoxicating liquors in the city Of
Viroqua on the premises described as LOT 8. block
g. original plat Of the city of Vir0qua, known as
the Rice building, and will furnish bond of the
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company of
Baltimore Maryland. WILLIAM GAFFHEY.
Dated at Xironna. Wiz. Lnne g. 1911.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

For the convenience of parties having
any business to transact with me. / will
have my Office for q short time with the
John Dawson & Co. Insurance Agency,
located over Bank of Viroqua.
PHILIP BouFFLEUR.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
Hish Tribute to The Country Press

In the course of speech in congress
some days ago, Uncle 10. Cannon, late
speaker of the same body. said:
when / cannot get the truth into
The metropolitan newspaper, the coun-
try newspapers come to my rescue.
God bless the country newspapers.
They are part of as. When we are
married and given in marriage, they
tell the good news They 60 TO our
weddings and our funerals. They re-
Ioice with Us when we rejoice and
mourn with us when we mourn.
Do you know, one reason why ! am
again the parcelspost is that we know
the Local merchant and the commercial
traveller. They belong to our churches
and to our clubs. They help make our
civilization, they are acquainted with
oar farmers, and our farmers are ac-
9uainted with them.
Il do not know these mail order
houses, | do not know the men who own
these enormous metropolitan papers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
Bait.

''He Is fortune hunter"
''What Is he hunting with?"
"a left over title, an old house and
a peck of brass chains"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
Dated at vnOq,,.
L. A. LARSON

TO the Mayor a. Conn on CCnac II the { tn
Of YfrDqud -
The undersigned hereby makes application for
license 10 SEQ Intoxicating liquors in the city Of
Viroqua. on the premises described the south
50 feet Of east l0feet Of lot s. block q county adj
aits0a to the city Of Viroqua, known as the Gund
building and viii furnish bond Of the United
States Fidelity & Guaranty Company Of Balti-
more Maryland L. A. LARSON
Dated at Viroqua Via June LIST. 1911.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
ANDY GILBERTsoN

10 ne Mayor ~ Common Council 6f the CiiB
y F4TOguq-
The undersigned hereby makes application for
license to sell intoxicating liquors in the city of
Yiroqua, on the premises described as the south
part Of lot T. block g. original plat Of the city Of
YiTOqua and will furnish bond Of the United
States Fidelity e. Guaranty Company Of Balti-
more Maryland. ANDY GIBERTsoH.
Dated at Yiroqua Wis. June Bird. 1911.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

An Italian at Victory, says the De-
Soto Argus, mistaking his companion
for a rabbit, while hunting, fred at him,
part of the charge taking effect ~ the
victims back and hips. DR.. Tiedem an
of this place was called and extracted
the shot, after which the wounded man
went to La Crosse hospital. His
wounds are not serious.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

Beige Rusk, La Fargo base ball pitch
err, is making a record in northern Wis
consin, playing with number of city
local leagues.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

Stricken by sunstroke while working
in the blazing heat Chris Jahr, car
penter fell headformcst twelve feet
from Coon Valley building. He was
completely Frustrated, butt is believed
he will recover.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
Expanded.

Sing q song OF sixpence.
oh. but that's too SMALL
OF the dollar now We sing
II we sing at all.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
Alternative.

II life were love and love we're life.
AS poets say they are,
A man would nave to have Q wtfs
Or be Il funeral star.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
ST. Reek,, summsf Seheoi

The summer session of the training
school will be held in the high school
building commencing June 26, continuing
six weeks.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

Here is new way to hatch eggs
for according to the whitewater Ga
zette about six weeks ago Fred Weiss
bows, Henry and Leonard, came into
possession of a goose egg. A setting
hen was given the Incubator job, but
she resigned in 8 few weeks when her
brood OF chickens came off. Another
hen was then pressed into service and
she too. Matched her private stock be-
fore the water fowl was ripe. About
that time Leonard was taken sick with
the measles and on Heury's suggestion
took the egg to bed with him. The
feverish body of the sick boy supplied
all the heat necessary to bring about
the gosling's birthday, and Leonarc
woke up one morning with q fuzzy ami
mated little bundle beside him he was
the happy mother of goose.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

A. T. Jorden and John Gross of Stark,
attended a special meeting of state
stock breeders league held at Madison.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
APPLICATIONS FOR
SALOON LICENSE
eARFIELp AND GEORGE PENCIL

TO The Mavor and Common Council Of the city
az Fsr0Qbd:-
The undersigned hereby make application for
license to sell Intoxicating liquors in the city OF
Vircuus on the premises described as is feet of
scuth side Of lot g. and 10 feet of north side Of
lot block T. Mich us subdivision % the original
plat etg of Viroqus, and viii furnish bond Of the
United States Fidelity g. Guaranty Company Of
Baltimore Maryland. GARFIELD rsNNELL.
GEORGE PENNELL.
Dated at Viroqlia June End, 1911.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
That Kind Never Does.

II don't believe in luck"
81 see you have always had good
luck"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
Good Reason.

Brown
"Yes?"
"why are you wearing last years
overcoat?'
Because there's a next years mort.
gage on my house."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

AT Surenson's where you get the
best of everything for the least.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

4 desire your trade. A first class
lewelry store deserves your trade; come
N let US deal together so it won't rob
either one Of US. j. w. Lucas, Jewe-
er.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
nIcBEE's VERSION is SUSTAINED
Contested Church Property Case Decided
for Plaintiff

The judgment of Judge E. C. Higbee
in the Vernon county church case was
sustained by the supreme court of the
state in decision handed down yes
tescay afternoon. The finding is for
the plaintiff.
The action, while known as that of
Munson VS.. Bringe was in reality the
Utica Norwegian Evangelical church
VS.. the West Prairie Norwegian Evan
gelical church. The action involving
partition of the property originally
purchased by the church congregation
to be used for parsonage. The plain
tiff was not one of the original pur-
chasers but joined the original owners
IN paying for the services of the minister
who served all congregations forming a
ministerial union in that section of the
county, and he, as trustee of the Utica
was recognized as a part owner in the
parsonage property. Subsequently the
Utica church, not being able to agree
with the other congregations in the
selection of minister, withdrew from
the union and started suit for it's share
of the property.
Judge Higbee in circuit court de-
cided that the plaintiff was entitled to
one-fourth of the property and ordered
| it sold but confined the bidders to the
congregations interested. An appeal
was taken to the supreme court but the
decision was affirmed. La Crosse Lead
er Press, June 2.
Miss Della Smith came from Seattle
to see her father, N. b. Smith.
Mrs. E. Love was called to Ne
braska because of illness OF her mother.
Belt pins, breaches and tie pins &c
cents to 81 90. j. w. Lucas, Jeweler.
--Drayman Officers teams carted a
carload of cement to Dr. Christiauson' s
West Prairie farm. Unfinished build.
ings are being completed on the place.
Frank Gross and l. c. Brandt were
Retreat community callers at the CEN
soR Office on Monday. Better general
conditions, they say, we;a never known
in their section of the county than now,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
nR1rr rARM ANp pAIKY Jors

( They used to have a farming rule
OF forty acres and a mule.
Results were won by later men
With forty square feet and a hen.
And nowadays success we see
With forty inches and a bee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
Sad or Written 70 the Censor

!. Henry Tate. June l; "Forty-six
years ago today embarked in business
at Viroqua, and / was constantly en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits during ali
Of my stock last September. 1t has
been a long term of servitude and many
changes have certainly come to town,
country and people. There is no man
still in trade or occupation here who
was in active business at that time"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

Alex Skolaus, jefferson: "a heavy
and damaging storm passed over the
town of Coon and territory east and
west of that town on Tuesday evening
of last week. In width the destructive
elements covered about a mile and a
half. commencing north of Esofea
and extending we'll north toward Coon
Valley. The heavy fall of rain was
accompanied by pelting hail stones,
many of the size of hen eggs Grow
ing grain was beaten into the ground,
and it is feared so badly that it will
not be resuscltated this season"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

c. A. Morterud: "Our Bloomiugdale
creamery is exceeding all records, and
1he daily product is fifty per cent larger
than last year, Our mercantile trade
is fine and the surrounding country
never locked more promising for good
.rnrs -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

DON'T let your temper run away
with you lest the stern guardians
Of the public welfare send a police
man to bring you back.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

A balloon is like a grocery store in
this-it takes something besides faith
In it to keep it up.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07
WANT AID. COLUMN

Insertions Under this Head 5 CITE
per Line No AID. Taken for Less
Than IS Cents.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-07

When you want to lose a friend ask
his advice occasionally and then point
edly ignore it.
The midland journal., 1911-10-20
mr. WZuk47E MZE ar ZzE ZN.1a2xS "Q<
Il HHLLOlXEEH 6uAzPfIY

long before the first white man set foot on the
continent (if tradition is to be believed). and we
have followed much the same custom to this day.
Or course. pumpkins are raised in other environ
ment than in corn field but no other surround
ings seem SO appropriate for the heralds of the
fall festivals
Every true friend of the pumpkin is forced to
admit that the name it bears Is plebian one for
50 royal fruit. Its name has not only proven
disadvantage in some respects. but has resulted
In the pumpkin being confused with certain
other products of the farm AS every person who
goes in quest of pumpkin for Halloween plots
can we'll attest, there Is only form of pumpkin
that Is worthy the name and occasion-that
shapely orb OF Joy round ball and with its
glossy surface tinted a more vivid orange than
the orange fruit itself And yet there people
who confuse the only and original simon-pure
pumpkin with its numerous cousins. none of
which have its traditions Gains to distinction.
just because the pumpkin belongs to the same
family the summer and crookneck squashes
and the common. inedibie gourds Is no reason
why anybody should confuse them as one and
the same thing. Why, even the squashes that
approach most nearly to the pumpkin II color
lack its symmetry OF form.
The uses of the pumpkin are certainly as varied
as of any fruit vegetable. but whatever its
mission 1t comes into its own along about Hal
loween. For thing, that is the height Of the
harvest season for the pumpkin. and the people
who canning the delcacy or stocking the
cellar are busy now. as are likewise those house
wives who are utilizing the feshy layer, that is
found just beneath the rind of the pumpkin, for
stuffing for the most famous of pies-the kind,
you know, that the little boy objected to because
they 'mussed up his ears And. finally, there
The midland journal., 1911-10-20

in the event that 1t is necessary beat any hasty
retreats on the eventful night.
The up-to-date Halloween hostess depends
more upon the pumpkin than she does upon ice
creams the popcorn the fudge or any of the
other necessities of the froics at the end of In
dian summer. substitute might be found for
any of the eatibles, but there is substitute for
the pumpkin as Halloween decoration. Most
of the pumpkins that thus go to add to the jollty
of the occasion are the bonafde products of the
farm. but of late years make-belieye pumpkins
tainment 1t is that they fill a special niche in
the scheme Of things rather than that they have
been required by any shortage of the real pump
kin crop. The situation may be explained by an
example. Your ingenious hostess employees the
real pumpkns-halved or with an opening at the
top or sashed with the outlines of Jacks vis-
age, as shades for the candles that deemed
to give sufficient illumination for such spooky
occasion, but she has miniature pumpkins fash
ioned from colored cardboard place cards at
the supper table. and the favors for the guests
candy boxes In the form of pumpkins filled
with pumpkincolored candy.
1t might be supposed that a jack-o lantern il .
jacko' lantern and that there is very little diff
ference between the reincarnated pumpkins. but
any student Of this class of sculpture can assure
you that there are wide differences that distin-
guish the different schools" The boys whose
sole thought is of the impression to be made
by the flaming countenance looking out from the
pumpkin bestow all their thought upon the facial
features that are to be thrown into relief by the
candlelight from inside of the pumpkin whereas
the hostess whose pumpkin sentries are posted in
well-lighted rooms is wont to embellish plain
conntenance with black or white eyebrows and
mustaches and other supposedly life-like touches.