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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-23
WILL BUY HORSES

H. E. Light will be in Viroqua, Mon
day, October Is, in Viola the forenoon
and Soldiers Grove the afternoon of
the 10Th, and in Richland Center No
vember 2, prepared to pay the highest
prices for top notch driving and draft
horses. Bring in your good ones.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-23

On yesterday Mr. Simon p Lier, of
Coon Valley was married to Miss Paul
inc Gudbrandson Of the same place.
For four years Mr.. Lier served the
people of Vernon county as their treas
urer, and better and more accommo-
dating gentleman never was in public
position. He has devoted himself to
farm and banking interests at his Coon
Valley home. Every acquaintance will
extend congratulations over this happy
event.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-23
PETERSON GOES FOR LIFE
MURDERER OF MRS ELLA YTTRI
RECEIVES SENTENCE
Judge Higbee Sends Him to States
Prison for Balance of His Life
Swift Justice Melted Out

John B. Peterson, the murderer of
Mrs. Ella Yttre, was sentenced to life
imprisonment in the state prison at
Waupun, September 26 of each year to
be spent in solitary confinement. by
Judge E G, Higbee, Monday morning.
While drizzling rain beat a steady
tattoo upon the windows and an over
clouded sky cast shadows throughout
the court room, Peterson was led be-
fore the judge, head down and shout
ders dropping forward, his hands heav-
lily manacled.
Looking neither to right or left, with
his eyes watching the floor, and guard
on either side, the man, who had de-
prived Sever Yttre of his bride, was
half lead and half carried to the bar.
There, standing weakly against the
desk, John Peterson, but shadow of
his former self, pleaded guilty in ans.
wer co the charge read by District At
torney James Thompson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-23

The Stoddard Times tells that John
Stevens Of Oak Ridge, recently had
the misfortune Of losing a horse; while
driving in the vicinity of Genoa the
animal became scared at something and
backed the buggy and itself over q steep
slippery bank in such a manner that its
intestines were torn out -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-23

Cashton community is forever turn
ing up something in the line Of curiOs-
ity, the latest the Record says, is that
while hunting near the village Photo
grspher Walker shot pure white SPUR
rel and Cecil Allen got a black one.
The black squirrels are quite common,
but the white variety are seldom seen.
Il is said that farmer near town own
ed two few years ago. Walker had
the little fellow mounted and win keep
him as a curiosity.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-23
SCENE PATHETIC


torney James Thompson.
SCENE PATHETIC
Betraying no fear of the punishment
he knew would be melted out to him
and displaying only the deepest sorrow
for the act that ended the life of the
woman he. loved, Peterson faced the
judge as he asked him If he realized the
consequences of his crime, and in
voice scarcely above a whisper, ans
wered in the affirmative. Without rails
ing his head Peterson continued to ans
wer the questions of the court.
Judge Higbee then asked the prison
er WHY he had killed the girl, to which
he answered, 81 do not know. My
mind was wandering.
The questions of the court and Peter
sons answers follows:
@ Where were you born?
A. At Retreat.
Q. What was the nature of your
employment?
A. l worked on farm for my
brother part of the time and also did
carpenter work.
@ When did you buy the revolver
with which you shot Mrs Yttre?
A. Two years ago.
Q. Why did you buy it?
A. | saw it in a window and thought
would like to have it.
Q. When did you put the cartridges
in the revolver that you used to kill
Mrs. Yttre?
A. The day before shot her. Just
before left my home at Retreat.
@. Did you intend to shoot her when
you took the revolver from your home?
A. No. l always carried it loaded
when was away from home.
Q. Did you ever threaten to kill her?
A. No.
@, Do you know the consequences
for murder2
A Yes. ! know will be sent to
prison.
At this point Judge Higbee turned to
Attorney Thompson and asked II he had
any evidence tending to show that PEI
terson had ever suffered from any form
of insanity, to which he replied in the
negative. l11 s'''4 ~ aase
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-23
GIVES sRNrkNcE

In a solemn voice that resounded
through the spacious court room, Judge
Higbee then read the order of the
court, that John B. Peterson be confin-
ed in the state prison at Waupun dur
ing the remainder of his natural life,
the 26th day of September of each year
to be spent in solitary confinement.
Without 80 much as tremor Peter
son stood, face averted, listening to
the words that sounded the death knell
OF all his worldly aspirations.
As he turned from the bar, leaning
upon the arm of the sheriff, tears were
seen to spring into his eyes and when
finally protected from the view of the
public, in the sheriff's Office, Peterson
burst into tears, again and again moan-
ing his repentance of his crime.
A few moments later he was hurried
through the rain to his cell il the coun-
ty jail where he will be closely watch
ed until he is removed to Waupun,
Tuesday. by Under sheriff omerberg.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-23
PETERSON MUCH cHANGEp

Since the shooting Of Mrs. Yttre,
Peterson has gradually been sinking.
He suffered little physical effects from
the self-inflicted wounds, but despite
this, gradually lost in weight and each
day became more detected. Since he
was removed from the st Francis hos
pital to the county jail, he has changed
rapidly, his cheeks have sunken and he
has barely sufficient strength to stand.
Peterson maintains snllen silence,
refusing to converse with the other
prisoners and speaking to the authori-
ties only when absolutely forced to do
so.
When he believes himself to be alone
he is continually moaning and crying,
but upon the approach of another, i'm
mediately assumes his sulen immov-
able attitude. Authorities believe that
Peterson's prison life will be a short
one. LA Crosse Tribune.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-09-19
Military icnerance.

"The lite General F. D. Grant" said a Washington official. was once com p!aining in my hearing about m lgno- rant officer He likened this officer to Il certain Private Cheney
 "'W'here tS Cheneyt What the dick ens has become of Private CheueyY
 "So, he declared. Cheney WHs sought for one whole afternoon, but no tid- !ngs of him turned up until d comrade fina!ly said
 Cheney: Why. saw Cheney about two hours ago. He was talking about going to gct some Guncott0n to sew button on his pants with, and that's the laat that has been heard of him. 1 believe'"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-09-19
4 Myatery of Paris.

One hundred thousand dollars was offered in fS9I for the recovery of an American schoolboy. Webster Conk- ling. who mysterously disappeared in Paris. The boy, fifteen years old was on his way to the St LGzare railway station in Paris i'll couipany with one of his schoo."Iasters. The master lost sight of the boy for an instant and, turning around. found that he had dis appeared as though tho earth had swallowed him Conkli,ig's mother, a wealthy widow began b" offering B., 0nO for his recovery and then increas. cd the reH'arl to $l0O.000 The money was deposited at Alunroe's bank in the Rue Scribe. but never found a claim ant
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-09-19
lndrat titude.

It was very not dag. and a picnic had been arranged by the United Socie- ty of Lady Vegptarians They were comfortably seated and waiting for the kettle to boil. when. horror of horrors. a savage bull appeared on the scene! Immediately wild rush was made for safety. while the raging creature pounded after one l0dS who unfortu- nateiy h0l red parasol By great rood fortune Shc nirHrd oyer the stil" h"fure il ca"ld reach key Then. re gaining hec breath, she turned round.
 "Oh. you uugrateful creature" she exclaimed Here have been vege- tarian all my life. There's gratitude for you!"-London Answers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-09-19
EItisu,Ia end rerinerature.

The i3wt'&t temperature vet found in the upper air is below zero llo degrees F.. at an altitude of twel@e miles. and this over Central Africa At an alti- tude of six and half miles ia different stations cod rpa ed to increase. and stationary temperature or slight risp of tliermornpter occurred The highest sounding balloon so far is lS.? miles and highest kite 4.1 miles Ii appears that nt grv:lt heights some g.is e%iS,s of great tcauity Had this name for il has been proposed. "geocorohium." to correspond 10 the corona around the sun At n height of eighteen miles the air is one-Seventy.siXth as dense as al sea 1evel.--New York American.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-09-19
Moving Pictures As Advertising

The advertising value af the motion picture negatives exposed in WrangelI and vicinity by NJ.
 H. Crawford can hardly be est imated, Like other forms of publicity tho results cannot be accounted in dollars and cents and when NIr Crawford has put his films before the public. this town will reap advertising bene, fits, When prospective yari. ety ot reoreatiod hunter has read Of Alaska, and what one has not. he will miss no chance to see a a picture of the life and scenery
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-09-19
Good 0ns Way.

For many years man named Dut- ton was popular conductor between Duluth and Two HarEors woman from Duluth purchased a ticket, re- turn ticket to Two Harbors. and then concluded to return by boat. Some months later she wished again to visit Two Harbors and presented the re Dutton looked at it for a full minute, then said. "l think this ticket is good for one transportation. madam, but you will have to ride backward. "-Chicago Irihune.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-09-19
logging spenes 9.

inqAStFy, l9E6ihs sbShFs Fh9 timber; the west coast copper mines and marble quarriesi the gold prospects here and on the Stikine. \ film could be made from the Stikine alone showing the mining prospects, big game trophies, pack trains, dog teams river scenery, transportation and local quitting and supply hous- es BUT, Wrangel has no com meroiaI club or unofficial public organization to secure these pictures we must and should be contented with what we have eyen though we can believe there would be much advantage in the advertising,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-09-19

of the wonderland of his reading and the picture will create a de- sire to visit the strange but ac- cessible land.
 Since coming to Wrangell, MT Crawford has secured some fine views of the town, street scenes, tQ(ems, Chief Shakes house and a wonderful picture of LaConte Glacier in all its active beauty with hergs dropping into Glacier Hay full of floating ice dotted with 8 thousand seals.
 But these arc only suggestions compared with the sihilities. It might include scenes from the fishing industries in and tributa- ry to Wrangell the numbering
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-09-19
Red Rice.

In Senegal red rice grows wild. The fields in which it grows are inundated regularly by the Senegal or by its af fueuts and in mpasure as the tide rises the rice plant rises above the food The grain is very red and very dry and hard It sWpils iu he water and as it sWels loses same of its rich color Ii is very unurishin2 and requires no cul- tiyatian.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-07-18
HE CRESSET
BRUSHYKNOB MO.
CLUB RATES.

Any one who will make us up
a club of five Subscribers, send
as two dollars and hold the fifty
cents for their labor. Or a Club
ten or more at the same rate.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-07-18
NO PLACE LIKE HOME.

One of our most valued ex.
changes very timely remarks
that the best of us are like ami.
mals-we rush into holes for
shelter. Home is such against
the hardness of the world.
| Margery Bell, the Cleveland
girl, who ran away, said on her
return home: You III never know
how much you want and need
your mother, or your brother,
or your father, until you're away
from them"
AL, how strong, how unerring,
are the fundamental instincts of
human nature; We can never out.
live them. The joyous child al
lured by the bright flowers, the
butterflies the rainbow, may
forget and wander far. But
when the feet are bruised and
the limbs weary and the heart
sore, and it seems naught but
strangeness, it cries for home.
Men and women have a little
stronger limbs and a little strong.
er hearts; they can chase the
butterflies and the rainbows a
little farther, and then they, too,
like the little child, must See the
hooking folly Of it all and, weary,
heartsick, cry for refage-hone.
For many Of US the old home
nay no longer exist except in
memory. But if in memory it is
enshrined, then, whatever the
dlsappointments, tn. receptions,
the dispairs of life, we still NAV
turn for new hope, new COURAGE.
and new inspirations, as did this
poor girl, back to the old home.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-07-18
LOCAL LORE.

Come to the colony lumber
yard to get your lumber.
Making hay seems to be the
order of the day.
Mrs. Lulu Garrett is on the
puny list this week.
Aunt Marguerite Wyant paid
the CREssKT OFFICE visit last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Slate have
spent several days near Mans
field pickingand canning berries.
Several from Brushyknob at
tended services at Cold Springs
Fri. night Sat. night and Sunday
at II O'clock.
The paper is only small sheet
on the account of the Ed. having
to go to the Colony mill on bust.
ness this week,
Tho Ed. held three interesting
lectures at Cold Springs Last
Fri. night Sat. night and.Sunday
at II O'clock a larg crowd in at
tendence and good interest
taken from first to last. The
choir need much praise for their
good singing.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-07-18
Home Circle Column.

where love CLOVIS against tho
worlds GOODNESS.
Misfortune has it's recompense
when 1t turns US back to set our
lips once more to the spring Of
love that is pure and undefiled.
Amid joys and successes orr
surroundings seem not SO near
to US; they are remote in their
unrealitS; their glitter and abun-
dance. And when sorrow comes
1T fhds'us sick with loneliness.
1t is then that in the lowly home
of childhood every table and
chair and picture seems to take
tongue and call and call, and call
to US. ~ And the call comes
through the distance and thru
the years like strains Of deem.
loved and never,ts.se. forgotten
music, filled with multitude. of
sweet associations that make tho
heart beat quick.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-07-18

MAYBE, after all, one lot in life
is not much better or worse tha,
another, so far as happiness goes
but there are some things in ,;fo
that seem very necessary to US.
Dig and little, great and small
and that little corner in Cod.
creation We call home is one ~
them.
Pay the printer and the preach.
er They eat, drink and wear
clothes like other people. Tho
printer gives you the news .haut
this world, and the preacher a.
bout the other one TO come,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-10
Death of Mr.. II. Chalmers Law.

The Iiem is in receipt of letter
telling of the death of Mr.. T. Chal-
mers Law. on August 1, at his home
in Merced. California.
Mr.. Law was born in Darlington.
but after his marriage to Miss jamie
DuBose of Mechanicsville, he lived in
Sumter county number of years and
then moved to California about 33
years ago. He was SO years old. He
is survived by his second wife, for
mally a Miss Washington of South
Carolina, and seven children, five by
the former marriage. all living in
Merced. Cal. except Mrs d. ]. Winn,
Jr.. who lives i'm Bishopville.
Mr.. Law had great many friends
in and around Sumter and Lee coun-
ties, who will hear with regret Of his
death.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-10
HAS CAUSE TO BE PROUD.
Pupils OF Bethel School Of Privateer
Win Four out of Seven Scholar
ships.

The patrons of Bethel school at
Privateer are proud Of their school
and justly SO. At the School Day ex-
ercises the pupils Of that school won
something over half of the prizes Of
fered and now comes another show
ing Of the work that the school has
been doing.
There were several contestants for
each Of the scholarships to Winthrop
and Clemson Colleges and out Of the
seven scholarships offered four were
won by pupils of the Bethel school.
The Bethel school is a consolidated
school and Mr.. III. II. Brunson Of
Orangeburg has been in charge for
the past three years and it is mostly
due To his skillful guidance that the
school has been enabled to accom-
plish so much. The people of Priva-
teer are generally extremely sorry to
lose him. but they wish him contin-
ued success in his new field of labor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-10
NO CAUCUS ON BATTLESHIPS
Democratic Opponents of Programme
Stay Away from Meeting.

Washington, Aug. 6.-Democratic
representatives opposed 70 the house
receding from its position of refus-
ing to agree to the senate's amend
ment to the naval appropriation bill
providing for the building of two
battleships caused the failure Of the
third Democratic caucus on the uues-
ton tonight by remaining away from
the meeting and thereby preventing
a quorum. Another caucus will be
called in a few days
The decision of the no-battleship
clique to remain away was taken at
meeting late in the day in the COM
mittee room of Representative Adam
son or Georgia. AS a result there
were 40 members missing from the
caucus. only SS members of the party
being present. 1t was long after s
o'clock, the scheduled meeting hour
that the roll was called, to discover
formally that not enough were pres
enC TO proceed with business. Speaker
Clark. Mr.. Underwood majority
leader and Representative Hobson
OF Alabama all spoke for party har-
mony. Both the speaker and Mr..
Underwood felt that one-battleship
compromise would be the result of
t"nights fiasco. because of the pres
sure that now would be brought TO
bear on those who remained away.
Mr. Hohson insisted that the fight
should be waged and won with the
two battleShip demand as the slogan.
The petition for the fourth caucus
probably Will be circulated tomorrow.
and the official call for the meeting i'm
all likelihood vii be issued herorc
the end OF the week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-10
Harry w. CrOsswell Dead.

Bishopville. Aug. 6.-Harry w.
Crosswell died here at the home Of
his parents Saturday morning at 3
o'clock and was laid to rest Sunday
morning in Bethlehem cemetery in
the presence of a large concourse Of
friends and relatives. He had been
in failing health for several years,
and confined to his room for the past
15 months, and in bed eight months.
He Is survived by his father, mo-
ther one sister and three brothers.
l.. NJ. Crosswell. Mrs. Sarah j., Miss
Bessie and j. Rivers. all Of Bishop
Vile; John w. and Joseph Y of
Timmonsville. He was in his 2Stn
year. and unmarried.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-10

farmer of this county stated
wednesday that ii seemed To be a
very peculiar fact, and he could not
account for it. that the BIease men
seemed very much more Interested i'm
the campaign meetings and i'm attend
ing them than the Jones men. He
stated that the proportion Of those At
'ehding the meeting at Camden Mon
uay from his section was at the ratio
vi bleiSe men To | Jones man. Ia
corr"horatton of this statement WIS
the statement Of a man capable of
Judging. He said that of tho ,nnrox
hhatelN zoo persons who went M
from mere To Camden on the North
western train Monday about $50 were
fIeaseites and the other 30 Joncsitos
MI OF those were not from sumter or
Su ter county. however.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-10

complete record Of this matter in his
possession and replying to the letter
oi former Gov. Evans said he would
H@' 9 the record at Spartanburg Fri
udE and would be glad to have NJ,
Evans look it over, believing that the
latter would be convinced that his
brother, b. b. Evans, was Threatened
win criminal prosecution when tba
money in question was paid. Mr.
Lyon also promised to correct anv
hli"Statement on his part that might
"e called t. his attention.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-10
Brings Bride From Virginia.

Mr.. Frank Johnson, who is connect
ed with the Rowland Buggy Co, of
TINS city. returned Wednesday even
ing from trip To his old home at
south Boston, Va. bringing with him
as his bride Miss Myrtle Courtland
Adams. Of Danville. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson will make
their home with Mrs Manning Brown
No. Church Street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-10
IHE COTTON RED SPIDER
Press Bulletin No. LXXXV - Soutb
Carolina Experiment Station

According to the letters received
at TINS Office the Cotton Red Spider is
doing considerable damage in MANY
parts of the state Owing 70 the
NUMBER OF calls for assistance in
checking the ravages of this pest if
Is impossible for a man to be sent :,
each place
The Cotton Red Spider is very
small insect about the size of a chick
en- mite, and is seen only on close OH
serFation. When plants are infested
the damage is first seen at the base
of the leaf. The leaf turns reddish
IN color and this gradually spreads
over the entire leaf, which soon falls
on. ON examining closely the under
side of the infested leaves. the Red
spider Will be found, sucking the sap
out OF the leaf. A fine web is made
on the under surface of the leaf and
beneath this the spiders lay their
eggs, and are supported while feed
Ing. AS they have no wings. tie
spiders must crawl from I,ant to
plant or be carried by some animal
as the horse or mule while blowing.
AS soon as the damage is noticed,
If it is confined to a few plants thase
may be pulled carefully, and burnt.
| Any plants that are pulled I'D and
then left on the edge of the field, will
not check the damage, as the Spider
Will soon crawl to fresh plants.
Where the infestation covers too large
an area to warrant the above pro-
| cedure, the plants should be SPRAYED
| at once with potassium sulphid.
using three pounds to 100 gallons of
water. 1t is best even where a small
area is involved. to use the above
| mentioned spray over an area ex-
tending out at least so feet from the
original place of infestation. In
| spraying, be sure that the under sides
OF the leaves are covered, as most of
the insects are found there.
The Cotton Red Spider usually
starts from viOlets Jamison weed. or
Poke-berry weeds. Violets are usual
ly the starting points, and these plants
should be examined frequently and
carefully If the spider is found on
them. they should be SPRAYED as rec
commended for the cotton The Jami-
son weed and the Poke-berry weeds
should not he allowed to grow any
where near the cotton fields. AS soon
as the cotton becomes infested. the
farmer should see that the above
plants are destroyed. not merely
pulled up and left lying on the
ground. but burned. If they are left
lying on the ground. the Red Spider
Will find its way to the cotton.
Clean culture. by destroying weeds.
especially those mentioned above.
and deep fall plowing, will do much
to check or eradicate this pest.
The potassium sulphid for the
spray can usually be purchased from
drug stores. If they do not have it.
they will gladly order il for YOU
from some wholesale drug company.
Division of Entomology,
Clemson College, s. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-10
~hA ''AICHMAN AID SoUTHRON, AUGUST TO- 19i2

the city Thursday after staying some
time on the Isle of Palms.
Mrs. Scriven Moore Of Charleston
Is spending some time with her sister.
Mrs. Nj. =. Nelson. on Church street.
MIR. and Mrs. G. ID. Schwartz and
Miss Rita Schwartz have returned to