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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-04-17
Village of De Soto

VIM E Roddan. lots 6-7-s-s, blk 2
l. W Green. ..... lot 10, block s
Mrs L Hiekok. see deed record
Oct q. 1888
Mrs Martha Shisler. sIs Of nlz Of
W Mt of lot ?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-04-17
TOBACCO SEED

For Sale Choice Tobacco Seed
of my own raising. / have an extra
good lot of seed this year of the three
leading varieties grown in Wisconsin.
The Northern Hybrid is variety
which lately introduced, and it is Civ
ing splendid satisfaction. / considcT it
the best variet for Wisconsin. A all &c
early tobacco of exec Oent quality.
The Golden Spanish, another va
riety which introduced, is a fine to-
bacco, and is we'll liked by all who have
grown il
The Constock Spanish is a well
known variety, and my seed of this is
strictly pure and A No. ] in every re-
spect.
Price of each variety, 25e per o.,
postpaid.
H. =. POMERoY. Edserton. Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-04-17
City of Viroqua
Original Plat

Trowbridges Addition
MRS Lulu motifs. ........-.,....W12 lot IL block
Mrs Nettie Graves. McMiehaePs block sw angie
ave & Court st rods by 5 rods. lot sc block
LATHE Kingston. Lot / in Sc cor nwh Sc of ne
section 8. township r. RAJ &c 4, LIS acres.
Mrs II Hesling. Commencing ne cor of lot of w
A Side n 4rods, e 10 rods rods, W 10 rods to
beginning section 6. tn IL range A. u acre.
John Griffin Lot commencing 50 rods W and 40
rods of ne cor sec ID rods, W IS rods. IA
rods, e Is rods to place of beginning section 6
township H. range A, $40 acres.
w w Dunlap. Lot commencing NV cor lot block
2 W "a feet IL rods "A feet to beginning
section 81. township ID. range l-5.
Frank Peters. Commencing at point on sw side
of Decker St IS rods feet and in along side
Decker st from east line Of said 40 acre tract.
nwA of seh running and at right angle to
Decker st $ rods " in parallel of road, thence
NV and at right angle to said street 10 rods east
along southerely line of said street rods to be-
ginning. sec 81. township 10. range4. 1920 acres
Frank Hay. Lot commencing cor Elizabeth
Peek's land NV rods. 10 rods. Sc rods, 10
rods to place of beginning. section 81, township
49, range = acre.
John Dee. A strip of land 4 feet between Ole
Anderson's land and Grace Wilt land caused by
laying side walk feet to west by Markers cor
ner, see 81. township 49, range 4. 2l2 acres.
HENRY NJ. RENTZ. County Treasurer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-04-17
Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh That Contain Mercury

as mercury viii surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derahse the
The mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians as the damage
they will do is ten fold to the good you
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by #. J.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains no
mercury and is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu-
Inc It is taken internally and made in
Toledo. Ohio. by F. ]. Cheney e Co. Tes-
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
-Towner's for paints, varnishes and
window glass.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-04-17
DELINQUENT TAX LIST
OFFICE OF TREAsUHEa or vERNos couNrY.

osssls OFFICE
hrebyg statement
as may be therefore sHo
in taxes
A
G' under nas the ass # s Comfy
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
PLAN A BIG POLISH COLONY
10000 Acres of Land in Marathon
County Purchased for Settlement
by 500 Families from East.

Stevens POint.-A land deal which
ultimately will result in increasing
the population of Wisconsin many
thousands, was consummated here a
few days ago when a tract of 10000
acres in Marathon county was sold
to a colony of Poles. About 500
families will settle there early in the
spring and soon 5000 more families
will come.
This big sale of northern Wiscon-
sin land is merely the beginning of a
big plan by Polish farmers in Ohio,
pennsylvania and New York, who
nave realized that northern Wiscon-
sin is rich in agricultural possibili-
ties.
The purchase of that tract of land
IN northern Wisconsin is a scheme
evolved by Polish farmers in the east
who are looking for better lands, !"
said John P. Hume of the Wisconsin
Advancement association. There are
about 100000 acres of undevel-
oped land in the immediate neigh
borhood and as | understand it, most
OF that land will be settled by a de-
slrable class of people One thing
which is most noteworthy is their
thr1ttiness and therefore they will be
an acquisition to the state"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
COLD WAVE CAUSES DEATHS
Two Persons Succumb in Columbia
County-RaiI Traffic Paralyzed
by the Frigid Weather.

Milwaukee. = Continued cold
weather, with the temperature rang
ing from 10 to 16 degrees below zero.
for twenty-four hours, has paralyzed
business and freight traffic and
caused intense suffering throughout
the state. Several deaths from freez-
ing are reported.
Mrs. L. Collerhan of Doylestown,
Columbia county, was found in her
home frozen to death.
Lewis Stebbins dropped dead on
the public highway in the town of
Buffalo, near Portage, while return
ing from visit with his son. He
was overcome by the cold.
Very low temperature was report
ed throughout the state. At James
vile 23 below zero; at Appleton Is;
at Portage 16; at La Crosse %; at
Green Bay 20; at Madison 10.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
CARNEGIE ON
WITNESS STAND
APPEARS BEFORE HOUSE COM
MITTEE AT WASHINGTON AS
INVOLUNTARY WITNESS.
1900 HIS FIRST CAPITAL
Banking System Of United States De
nounced as Disgrace to CiviIiza-
tion"-TeIs History of
Steel Industry.

Washington, Jan. 11.-Andrew Car.
hegie was an involuntary witness be-
fore the house committee investigat.
ing the affairs of the United States
steel corporation. Mr. Carnegie, who
was first requested to appear and upon
declining that invitation, was peremp,
torily summoned to Washington, was
wanted to elucidate many of the de-
tails OF the organization and operation
CT the steel trust" and it's domination
OF an industry in which he was for so
many years predominant figure.
Mr. Carnegie said he began his steel
career in November, 1861, with the
firm Of Miller & Small, and that in
1862 he borrowed $1,000 from the Ma
tional bank of Pittsburg, to engage in
a partnership in the Keystone Bridge
company at Pittsburg.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
Banking System Denounced.

Mr.. Carnegie related how, when he
was superintendent of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, he had seen rails taken
up every six weeks and had sought &c
find some process for hardening steel
Mr.. Carnegie denounced the banking
system of the United States as "a
disgrace to civilization"
Mr.. Carnegie in the written state
ment filed with the committee pointed
out that the steel committees task had
arisen from the fact that the law of
competition in business has seemed re-
Gently to be impaired in certain fields,
notably those of natural oil, steel and
tobacco,
Continuing the story of his life, Mr..
Carnegie said that during the civil war
he suffered a sunstroke and was or
dered to spend his summers in a cool
er climate.
81 went to my native land, Scotland,
and there I watched the Bessemer
process of making steel. There, too, [
met Mr.. Dodds, who had invented a
patent for hardening the face OF steel.
| purchased the patent and brought
Mr.. Dodds to Pittsburg where We built
a furnace and made the first hard-sur-
face rails in this country"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
BANKS RESOURCES
SHOW BIC INCREASE
State Commissioner Reports a
Gain of $685. ,289 in Year.
TWENTY-FIVE RAISE CAPITAL
Condition of Wisconsin Financial In
situations Declared to Be Good
Charters Issued to Ffty-Six Banks
Organized During 1911.

Madison. - The aggregate re-
sources of the 573 state banks and
trust companies of Wisconsin on De-
cember 5, 1911, were 1908, $40
"a, gain of $13,951, 289.97 for the
year, according to the annual report
of Commissioner of Banking Kuolt.
The aggregate capital is 6,591,-
$50, net gain of 1,499,0 900 for the
year. twenty-five state banks have
increased their capital, the total in
crease being from $613,500 to ST.
10000.
The report says the banking insti-
tut1ons under the departments SUI
pervision are, on the whole, in excel
lent condition
The commissioner says the num-
Der of new banks, fifty-six, organized
during the past year, is of proportion
to the present needs of the state.
He recommends that the authority
to disapprove certificates of author
1ty to commence the banking bust
ness be amplified so that harmful
competition may be prevented.
More taxes or an annual fee in lieu
thereof for foreign trust companies
are proposed by the commissioner.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
PITIFUL SIGHT WITH ECZEMA

"a few days after birth we noticed
an infamed spot on our baby's hip
which soon began spreading until
baby was completely covered even In
his eyes, ears and scalp. For eight
weeks he was bandaged from head to
foot. He could not have a stitch Of
clothing on. Our regular physician
pronounced it chronic eczema. He Is
a very able physician and ranks with
the best in this locality, nevertheless,
the disease began spreading until
baby was completely covered. He
was losing flesh so rapidly that we be-
came alarmed and decided to try Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment.
"Not until commenced using Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment could we tell
what he looked like, as we dared not
wash him, and had been putting one
application after another on him. On
removing the scale from his head the
hair came off, and left him entirely
bald, but since we have been using
Cuticura Soap and Ointment he has
as much hair as ever Four weeks
after we began to use the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment he was entirely
cured. I don't believe anyone could
have eczema worse than our baby.
Before we used the Cuticura Rem
edies we could hardly look at him, he
was such pitiful sight. He would
fuss until I would treat him, they
semed to relieve him so much Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment stand by
themselves and the result they quick
ly and surely bring is their own rec
ommendation." (Signed) Mrs. T. B.
Rosser, Mill Hall, Pa, Feb. 20, 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold by druggists and deal
ers everywhere, a sample Of each,
with 32-page book, will be mailed free
on application to "Cuticura," Dept.
20 K, Boston.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
STILL AFTER "DEADLY CUP"
State Health Board Bars 1t From All
Public BuiIdings-Change in Scar
let Fever Quarantine Period.

Madison.-The Wisconsin state
board of health has issued orders
prohibiting the use of public drink
ing cups in any public building in
the state. Through a controversy
as to whether lodge halls and similar
places are to be classed as public
buildings, the question has been sub
mitted to the attorney general for a
decision.
The board also changed it's regu-
lations on quarantine in scarlet fever
cases, setting a definite period of
twenty-one days in all cases, and in
the case of children another twenty
one days must elapse before the child
may re-enter school.
The annual meeting of the board
will probably be held in Madison on
Jan. %, according to Secretary Har-
per.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
TO cur SCHOOL BOOK COST
Arguments on Ways of Saving Money
Are Heard by Special Legisla-
tive Committee at Madison.

MadisOn.-At the first session of
the special legislative committee ap-
pointed to investigate the school text
book situation, which was held in the
parlors of the assembly chamber in
the capitol, H. H. Hilton, represent
ing CHM & Co., Chicago, told the
committee that he believed Wiscon-
sin should have law similar to that
of Ohio, which provided for the pur-
chase of text books by the state,
which turned them over to school
boards and local dealers at cost
He said that about 100000 was
annually spent in Wisconsin for
school textbooks and that he believed
from 100000 to 100000 could be
annually saved to the people of the
state on these books if proper legis-
lation were enacted.
1t was brought out at the hearing
that certain textbooks are being sold
in Wisconsin for 25 per cent more
than in some of the other middle
west states. 1t was also shown that
some school districts use textbooks
published thirty years ago.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
MADISON Is RICHEST CITY
tai as First in State on Basis
of Assessment.

Madison.-Tables on taxation in
Wisconsin prepared by A. E. James,
statistician for the state tax commits
sion, show that, per capita, Madison
is the richest city in the state, on the
basis of tax assessment, with Apple
ton second and Milwaukee third;
that Madison is the richest in the
amount of assessable property, Mil
waukee alone excepted; and that, in
the ratio Of assessed to true value,
Madison stands fourth. While Madi-
son eXpends more tax money than
any other city in the state except
Milwaukee, Superior, Racine and La
Crosse, it's valuation is not only
higher than any other city except
Milwaukee, but is more than $5,OOO,-
600 higher than it's nearest competi-
tor, Racine.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
WOULD GUST WIRE C..
Madison Attorney Asks Revocation OF
Western Union Franchse-Says
Charter Is Forfeited.

Madison.-Attorney R. w. Jack
man of this city has requested Secre-
tary of State Frear to forfeit the
charter of the Western Union Tele-
graph company for reason that the
company has removed state cases
started against it from the state
court to the federal court Secretary
Frear has submitted the matter to
Attorney General Bancroft for an
opinion as to what action he shall
take.
Mr.. Jackman said that if Secretary
Frear fails to comply with his re-
quest he will start mandamus pro-
ceedings against him. According to
the statutes, all corporations licensed
to do business in this state shall for
felt their charters when they remove
state cases from state courts to fed
eral courts.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
$3.50 Recipe Free,
For Weak Kidneys.
Relieves Urinary and Kidney
Troubles, Backache, Straining,
Swelling, Etc,
Stops Pain in the Bladder,
Kidneys and Back.

Wouldn't 1t be nice within a week or so
to begin to say goodbye forever to the
scalding, drbbling, straining, or too fire.
quent passage of urine; the forehead and
the back-of-the-head aches; the stitches
and pains in the back; the growing mus
Gle weakness; spots before the eyes; yell
low skin; sluggish bowels, swollen eye
lids or ankles; leg cramps; unnatural short
breath; sleeplessness and the dependency?
L have a recipe for these troubles that
you can depend on. and If you want to
make quick recovery, you ought to
write and get copy of it. Many doc
tor would charge you $3.50 just for writing
this prescription, but have it and will
be glad to send it to you entirely free.
Just drop me q line like this: Dr. A. e.
Robinson, K-2O74 Luck Building, Detroit,
Mich, and 1 will send it by return mali
in plain envelope. AS you will see when
you get it, this recipe contains only pure,
harmless remedies, but it has great heal
ing and pain-conquering power.
IT will quickly show it's power once you
use it, so think you had better see what
1t is without delay. will send you a copy
free-you can use 1t and cure yourself at
home.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
RAISES LARGE POTATO CROP
Both Acreage and Production Of
Tubers, Says Census Bulletin.

Washington.-Wi is shown
as standing third among the states
in potato production by federal CEN
sus report for the year 1909. Dur
ing that year the acreage in the state
was 290,1S5, and 31,96S,195 bushels
valued at $7,917,754 were produced.
The increase over 1899 was 1873 per
cent in acreage, 29.7 in production
and $50 in value. New York and
Michigan were the states leading
Wisconsin, the former producing 49,
597,7O1 and the latter 33,243,S2S
bushels. These three states, with the
addition of Pennsylvania, which
stood fourth, had a combined potato
acreage of more than one-third of
the total land planted to that crop
in the United States in 1909.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
DEMOCRATS PICK BALTIMORE
MARYLAND CITY WINS RACE FOR
THE CONVENTION.
Committee Endorses "Permissive" Pri-
mary Election in Choosing
Delegates.

Washington, Jan. 10-The Demo
cratic national committee completed
| it's work with the selection of Balti-
more as the convention city. June Is
was fixed as the date of the national
! gathering when candidates for presi-
dent and vice president will be select
| ed. The Republican national conven-
| ton is to be held in Chicago June Is.
The Democrats adopted a "permis-
sive" primary resolution in connection
with the call for delegates and such
states as have laws on the subject or
desire to do so can select their repre-
sentatives in the national convention
by direct vote There are 1,074 dele
gates to be chosen.
National Chairman Norman E. Mack
was named to head the subcommittee
on arrangements for the convention.
Vice Chairman Hall of Nebraska and
! Secretary Urey Woodson of Kentucky
will be ex-officio members of this sub
committee and there will be seven ad-
ditiOnal members Ito be named later
by Mr.. Mack.
! u6 DIIludjy IcSO1uS%Ou GOOpICu w OO
modification of one proposed by
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon. 1t
was framed by a subcommittee, head
ed by Clark Howell of Georgia, and
was as follows:
"That in the choice of delegates and
convention of 1912, the Democratic
state or territorial committees may, if
not otherwise directed by law of such
states or territories, provide for the
direct election of such delegates or
alternates if in the opinion of the re-
spective committees it is deemed de-
sirable and possible to do so with
proper and sufficient safeguards.
Where such provision Is not made by
the respective committees for the
choice of delegates and alternates and
where the state laws do not provide
specifically the manner of such choice
then the delegates and alternates to
the said national convention shall be
chosen in the manner that governed
the choice of delegates from the re-
spective states and territories to the
last national Democratic convention.
The Baltimore bid was accompanied
by a certified check for 100000 The
date of the convention, June rs, sug-
gested by F. B. Lynch of Minnesota,
was unanimous.
Baltimore.-Within an hour after
the announcement was made of the
selection of Baltimore as the meeting
place for the next Democratic ma
tional convention, requests for reser-
walton of rooms at hotels began to
pour in by telegraph. Representa-
tives of Governor Woodrow Wilson of
New Jersey and Governor Judson c.
Harmon of Ohio engaged rooms late in
the afternoon.
Massachusetts and Vermont were
the first states to secure reservations
for their delegations. Before o'clock
number of leading newspapers
throughout the country had engaged
rooms.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
TEACHERS MEET MARCH SO
Prominent Educators Will Address
Southern Wisconsin Convention
to Be Held in Madison.

Madison.-The Southern Wiscon-
sin Teachers association will meet
in Madison March and g. Among
those who will speak are the follow
ing from out of the state: George
E. Vincent, president of Minnesota
university; w. G. Bagley, head of
the department of education, Uni
versity Of Illinois; H. w Shyrock,
Normal university, Carbonate, Ill;
Joseph Turck Baker, editor Of Cor
rect English; Elizabeth Gregg, Nor
NAL university, Cape Girardeau, Mo
Besides these, many prominent
Wisconsin educators have been en-
gagged, including L. D. Harvey and
c. P. Cary.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
Butchers Fight Living Cost.

La Crosse.-Retail meat dealers
have a plan to reduce the cost of
living. Their supply of meats is put
in three lots of equal quality, but
priced in three grades. One is for
the buyer who pays cash and takes
his purchases with him, another for
the cash customer who wants his
meat delivered and the third for the
customer who wants his purchases
charged and delivered.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
INFORMERS REWARDED
SIS, 900 for Exposing Customs Service
Frauds.

Washington, Jan. 11.-Secretary of
the Treasury MacVeagh awarded $751;
600 to two informers in customs fraud
cases. Joseph L. Payne will be given
$4,000 for the evidence he contrib
uted in the Duveen art case and Peter
Redling will receive $4,000 for his
services in connection with the Brad
ford Lining prosecutions.
In the Duveen cases the govern.
ment recovered $1,18O,000 by civil
processes and $4,000 in fines. The re-
coveries in the Bradford Lining cases.
prosecuted in New York, Boston, Phil
adelphia, Cleveland and Chicago,
amounted to between 100000 and
$500. 600.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
Woman BrutalIY Assaulted.

Wauwatosa.-Mrs Mary Brew, 20
years old, was brutally assaulted in
her home here by an unidentified
man who asked to be allowed to en-
ter the house to warm his feet After
being terribly cut and scratched, she
escaped by jumping through the
glass of a second story window to a
porch below. Her assailant made his
get away 1t is thought the man is
insane and may have been al escaped
inmate of the county asylum here
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
Attacks Rate Risk Books.

Madison. Commission
er Ekern has asked foreign liability
insurance companies operating in
Wisconsin to withdraw their books
of rates and instructions to agents
H. Crownhart, chairman of the state
industrial commission, stating that
the companies have misrepresented
the law and that employers possess
wrong ideas as to it's intent
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
Will Let Book Contract.

Madison.-The state department,
of education will soon let a contract
for a years supply of school library
books, involving over 100000 vol
umes a year, to cost 100000. The
department has compiled a revised
list from which superintendent must
select books The new list contains
between 1900 and 1900 titles of
books suitable for use in libraries
and elementary schools
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
Divorce Decree Annulled.

Waukesha.-Jud Agnew has va
Gated the divorce of John j. and
Jane MCGOWAN of New Berlin, who
were separated in the same court
Dec. 4, 1911, upon charges of cruel
treatment, preferred by Mrs. Nc
Cowan. This is believed to be the
first case in the state in which a di-
vorce has been vacated under the
law of 1911 which requires that di-
vorced couples wishing their decree
vacated must apply before the close
of twelve months or they must be
remarked.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
Oil Inspection Progresses

Madison.-The annual report of
the state supervisor of inspectors of
Illuminating oils, Louis F. Meyer, de-
clares the department to be more eff
fective than ever before. The re-
port shows that 1874 barrels of oil
were rejected, 355,751 barrels of oil
and 351,779 barrels of gasoline were
inspected. The total receipts for the
year ending Sept. 80, 1911, $40
753.09, exceeded the total disburse-
ments by $23,363.91.