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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-27

Have yoa found q 2o0egg hen yet
Well. you never will 4 tie lice art
mites are chick n your poultry ar4r
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-27
Expect 5o.ooo DELEGATES.

Plans for strengthening the Wiscon-
sin Federation CT Catholic Societies by
stimulating interest in the national
convention of the order, TO be held in
Milwaukee next August, in individual
branches, were discussed by the state
organization committee in offices OF
the Catholic Family Protective asso-
citation.
The national convention will bring
$4,000 delegates from all parts of the
country and insular possessions
The committee decided to ask Arch
bishop Messmer to confer with bishops
and to send a letter to clergy asking
that enthusiasm be aroused in each
parish The committee viii call a
meeting of heads of branches to urge
increase in membership.
Those who attended the meeting
were: John Schneider, Menasha; Rev
Phillip Schweitzer, Watertown; John
Gaines, Clintonville, and DR. H J.
Granting and Otto p Seifriz. Mil,
waukee
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-27

State VIII Lead at Livestock Show.
Wisconsin, win lead all other states
end Canada in the number and great
variety OF breeds of sheep at the thir-
teenth annual International Livestock
show to be held at the Chicago Union
Stock yards, November 80 to Decem.
Der Z. The Badger breeders will show
163 head and in point of numbers this
will be the biggest herd at the show.
The Onoka farms. Waukesha, have
entered II Shropshlres, II Cottswolds,
and A. w. Arnold, Galesville, will
slow one Hampshire, seven Lincolns
and eight Southdowns. Wisconsin
university shows ten Shropshires,
three Oxford, 13 Southdowns, nine
Cheviots and three Rambouillets and
u grades. George McKerrow & Sons,
Pewaukee, show II Shropshires and
u Oxfords. The university also shows
II Hampshires. A. Broughton & Sons,
Albany. enter nine Shropshires and
nine grades. L. Kammerer, Brodhead,
shows nine Shropshires and five
grades.
At the International Dairy SHOW
held at Milwaukee last month the Wis
consin Breeders association occupied
a booth and gave a demonstration
showing what the Badger livestock
men are doing in the way of progress
in several different lines. At the In
ternational Livestock show viii be
seen a living example of high class
work in this direction by the owners
Of Badger herds. The Wisconsin men
come down TO the show with 40 head
of Shorthorns, "a head of Herefords,
three of Red Polled, and four grades.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-27
His Authority

Il thought you told me that man
VAS golden-mouthed speaker"
We'll. l had it from his dentist"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-27
A PUMPKIN PIE VISION
BY WILBUR 0. NEsR!r

Old Doddridge ate his frugal lunch
Of milk and pumpkin pie.
And fell to musing. as he ate,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-27
PUMPKIN TIME IN BueVlLLE.

Greedy Bug-Gracious, IL could
only get one of those pumpkins home,
what fine pies we could have TO-
Thanksgiving!
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-27
Society to Ask aid.

Following a report on the low finan-
cial condition OF the Wisconsin HUI
name society at the monthly meeting
in Milwaukee a committee of four was
appointed to investigate means of
raising money and to draw up a state
meat to be presented to the legisla-
ture az its next session. The state
inent will request an appropriation. A
special meeting has been called by
President Emanuel L. Phillip.
Among those present were John H..
Kopmeyer, vice-president, II. c. Phil
lips, superintendent and secretary,
and the following directors: H. X.
Curtis, f. T. Goesel, Rev. Frederick
Edwards, Elizabeth Marshall, Lillian
Wahl and Frida Fuldner.
Superintendent Phillips read the
monthly report which stated that the
last month has been the most active
in the history of the society, 166 cases
having been treated.
Mr. Phillips said that the large
number of decTepit horses was. due to
the advance of winter. many out Of
town owners being unwilling to keep
the horses over winter and selling
them to peddlers at low figures. The
society viii agitate a law against the
sale OF old and feeble horses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-11-27

He shifted the tang OF cider sweet
The bloom of days gone by
And then old Doddridge wakened up
And ate his pumpkin pie.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-03

HOUSE CoNcURRENT RESOLUTION No. 8
Granting equal rights and privileges to women
Be 1t resolved by the Legislat1Ts of the
State OF Kansas, two-thirds of the members
elected to each House thereof concurring
therein:
That the following proposition to amend the
constitution of the state of Kansas Be hereby
submitted to the qualified electors OF the state
To- their approval or rejection, namely:
SECTION 1. The rights Of citizens Of the
state of Kansas to vote and hold Office shall
not De denied or abridged on account of sex
SEC. 2 This proposition shall be submitted
to the electors of this stOte at the election for
Representatives to the Legislature IN the year
1872. The ammeadment hereby proposed shall
be known on the Official ballot by the following
title: amendment to the constitution grant
ing equal rights and privileges 70 women" aud
the vote for or against such amendment shall
be taken as provided by law.
NC 3. This amendment. il adopted, shall be
known section of article OS the consti-
tuition of the state of Kansas.
SEC. 4. This resolution shall take effect and
be In force from and after its publication In
the statute book.
Passed the House February I, 1911.
Passed the Senate February s, 1911.
Approved February 9, 1911.
hereby certify that the foregoing is true
and correct copy of original House Concurrent
Resolution No. 3, now on file in my Office.
CHAS. II. SEssTNs
Secretary of State.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-03
oRDINANCEN NO. e2s.
FiFst PubIished Aug 3. ie12.

FIST HuOl1Sl60 aug 5. ISlZ.
An ordinance providing for TIE construction
and maintenance of sidewalk along the north
front of lots IS, q. go. 81, 81, So in block
8; in the Original Town of Hays City, now
Be It ordained by the Mayor and Council of
the City of Hays:
Section 1. That the owner or owners of lots
hereinafter mentioned are hereby required 70
buiId and maintain sidewalk along the north
Section 2. Said sidewalk shall be construct
ed Of brick or cement not less than touI feet 10
width along the north front Of said lots OF
the City of Hays, along the south side OF
Section g. Said sidewalk shall be construct
ed In the manner provided TOR IN ORDINANCE
357 approved Nay 2, 1893.
Section L. It shall be the duty OF the Street
Commissioners, and he Is required TO 1m0eole at
ely upon the taking eject OF this ordinance to
notify all resident owners or occupants OF said
within 80 days from the service Of sach notice
and In case they neglect or refuse to construct
the same within the time required by sucn
notice the Street Commissions shall con tFeot
for and construct ssuoh sidewalk under the Oh
rection Of the committee on streets and aIieys
and report the costs thereof to the oonncli TOT
assessment.
Section S. This ordinance shall take effect
and Be in force from and after it's passage.
seal ApDF0'e0' GEO. PHILIP.
Attest: P. P. SMITH. Mayor.
hereby certify that the above ana forsgoiInae
is a Srue copy of the original Ordinance no. -
on file and of record IN my otace ana se pesse9
By the council July ., A. d. 1912, and the record
OF the vote on its final passage is 20 DC found
on page 50 of Journal d OF said council.
IN vFitness whereof have heFeunto subscri b
ed my name and affixed the seal Of said city
this 22nd day of 5uly, l9lE- 9-o-s,stru
CITY Clerk.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-03
Notice Of Delinquent
Tax

Office of County Treasurer of FL
lis county. Kansas.
Hays City. Kansas July 10, 1871
Notice is hereby given that the
taxes for the year 1911 on the fol
lowing tracts of land and town
lots situated in the county OF
Ellis and State of Kansas art
now due and unpaii and that
unless the same are paIC on OF
before the first Tuesday an Sep
TENDER, to wit:
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER THE
3rd, 1912,
will on that day and The nexi
succeeding days until all the
said tracts of land and town lott
are sold proceed TO sell al pubii,
sale at my Office in Hays City.
Kansas. so much of each tract OF
land and town lots as Is neces-
sary to pay the taxes OF the yeal
ISiI and the penalties and costs
thereon.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-03
Attest
Publication NotIca.
10 published July %. Is1s.

First published July % 1919.
STATE Of Kansas, Ellis County,
In the District Foart in and toF4he county
and state aforesaid Mrs. J. h Kinney. Plaintiff
lips viii take notice that they bsve been sued
IN the above named court, and must Snswsr the
petition fled therein By said plaintiff on or BE-
ford the 21th day of August, 1912 or the psei-
ton Will be taken true, and judgment for
plaintiff in said action three certain proznis-
airy notes with interest thereon amounting to
$50, -. and the foreclosure OF mortgage on
Iots and :. in Block 1; Overland Addition TO
the City Of ElIis- Ellis County, Kansas, VIII Be
rendered accordingly.
Attest: J. J: DREILIEG,
Clerk of said District Court
p SHUTS,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-03

If you want the best pIOw in the
world buy the 'EmmersOn. - carl
Leiker has it for sale.
Blacksmith Coal---Let US I'LL your or
dsrs. WEBER & Co.,
Victoria, Kans.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-03
Durinx the summer months mOthsE

During the summer months mothsE
Of yong children should watch fOI
any urzaatunal Iooseness OF the bowl
g. When given prompt attention q
this tine serious trouble may be
avoided. Chsmberlain's Colo, ChOl-
era ami Diarrhoea Remedy can a.
WAYS b depended upcn. FQE Ah b
~ DaA Al-3a4 :.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-03
Eys and Ear surgeon.

DR.. Il. Jay Brown. Specialist Of
5alina, viii be at the Brunswick
Hotel Ia Hays, cnca q MONTH prepaT
ed to treat the medical and surgica
diseases OF the eye. ear. nose anc
throat and to at glasssa- VIII be a
Hays, August 6; Ellis, August 2 and
RaaseH Ausust 81.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-03

For best ice cream and sodas
go to King Bros.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-03
Horses for Sale

l have about nineteen
good working horses for sale
at my place at Victoria.
Come and see them. Prices
reasonable.
Joseph Vonfelt,
Victoria, Kans.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-03
Wheatland Township

In witness whereof I have
lhereunto set my hand and afix-
ed my official seal this, 10th day
of July, A. d. 1912.
PHILIP JACOBS.
| Co. Treas. Ellis Co. Kans.
CSEALJ
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-03

the chance the democrats of the Sixth and Seventh
Districts whose identical have had this
particularly valuable Western Kansas this time
If these districts will Stand Together they nominate and elect
known official and political
the and knowledge of the
needs of the people throughout the make him the
strongest candidate.
vote for Judge Thompson by the
primary August 9th isin interests
Stand by Judge Tompon who has stood by and who
win if nomnated
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-03

100 styles of cults at South side
Tailor Shop.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-03
AttentioB Farmers

Three hundred pounds of ice can be
had all summer long for T5 rents. !.
THE HAYS PURE ICE Co
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-03

Fence Posts on the Bargain coun-
ter at Coxis z cents each.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-03
Town of Pfeifer.
TOWN of Sohoenchen
Town of Antonino

III ........
IL --.-.-.-
Il ..... $1,000. -.-...s..' 1900
IL, 2 Observation-Disclosures.
~ ...-.- .-.....- 1900 .--..-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
GIRL HOOKS SHARK

sport for a while and then expressed
desire to try her hand. Her request
was granted, and what do you think?
No sooner had she settled to a watch
on the bobbing cork than the line
stretched taut and something began
making away with the other end of it.
Miss Des Place was jerked against
the railing and might have gone over
board had not two or three OF her
companions grabbed her. Stronger
hands seized the line, and after a thir-
ty-minute tussle we got the catch
aboard II was the biggest catch OF
the day regardless of vessel or point
on shore 1t was a shark just IKE
the pictures you see in those wild sea
stories We weighed the monster and
the scales tipped 300 pounds. OF
course no woman in Costa RIGA had
ever accomplished feat of that mag.
nitude before, and Miss Des Place was
heroine with the Port Limon folk
during the remainder of our stay
there"
The heroine agreed IN the general
ties of the story, but protested too
much mcdesty to go into details from
her viewpoint.
1T was merely an accident" sac
said, and let it go at that.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
BOYS ARE TRAPPED BY TIDE
They Shout and Fire Shotguns Until
Help Comes After Might
fall.

MISUNDERSTANDING to the sun,
of tree on an inundated isla,sJ Il
Darby creek, Edward Haberle. IL
years old and Winfield Toy, 16 Year.
old, both Of Collingdale, were rescue$
with the water within few incheA
of their feet and high tide still com
ing in.
The young men were exhausted and
collapsed when taken into a boat that
had gone from Collingdale to their
rescue.
Early in the afternoon Haberle and
Toy, armed with shotguns. started
out to hunt blackbirds AT low tide
there are numerous small islands il
the broken meadows" and the boys
wandered in search of game. Toward
evening they suddenly awoke to
realization that the tide was rising
and that they were cut off from the
mainland. Neither of them could
swim, so they climbed up the trunk
of a dead tree that extended five feet
above the level of the island.
Darkness was coming on. and the
boys in terror, shouted for help Their
cries were unanswered. Then they
started to fire their guns Each had
about fifteen rounds OF ammunition.
and they fired every shot before at
tracing attention. Just as they had
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
Man-Eater Pulled in From Deck
of Ocean Liner.
Young Tourist In Casting Lines T.
Water for Amusement When She
Gets a Real Bite and Makes
Record Catch.

New York.-Shark fishing has long
since assumed the proportions OF a
gentle art down Costa RIGA way, &C
cording to the stock tales of return
ing tourists, but it remained for a win
some Brooklyn girl-Miss Cecilc des
Place-to startle the natives with a
catch that set angler tongues wag-
ging all up and down the wild coast,
With fifteen minutes fishing to her
credit, Miss Des Place landed a 300
pound man-eating shark that set the
populace of Port Limon by the ears
and caused her name to be displayed
in scarehead type in the Costa Rican
dailies. Her coup was set down as
an epoch marker in a country where
men haul up the monsters of the deep
for a living and make big catches ev-
cry day OF the week.
Miss Des Place arrived home aboard
the neutrality-suspicious. liner Prinz
August Wilhelm, and in her travelling
bag were several long teeth pulled
from the head of her big sensational
catch as souvenirs. She intends to
have them appropriately mounted and
set up as an ornament in her parlor
of the Des Place home in Brooklyn.
The pretty shark catcher manifested
considerable d;fidence in discussing
her coup over at the pier the other
morning, but there were plenty of her
friends on board who were not averse
to telling just how it happened.
You see, it was this way" one of
them explained. 1--WE were anchored
in the harbor Of Port Limon, one Of
the prettiest on the Costa Rican
coast, by the way, and the tourists
on board for want of something more
profitable to do fell to casting lines
into the clear limpid water that swish
ed so rhythmically alongside the YES
sci. Miss Des Place watched the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
TOWNS STOP SELLING CIDER
Action by "0ry" Villages Result Of
Alleged Intoxication From Sup
posedly Harmless Drink.

Wilmington, Del.-As the last word
In local option, the town councils Of
Milford and Georgetown, two dry"
villages near here, have passed ordi
nances forbidding the sale of sweet
cider. This unusual action waa
brought about by the sale of manu-.
featured drink called cider" which
proved to be intoxicating. TEere
were so many "drunks" from the so.
called cider that the councils took
drastic action.
The farmers Of lower Delaware who
derive a large revenue at this season
from their cider presses. have banded
together and declare they will test
the law.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
Built Her Own Home.

Miss Frances Lyon of Westwood has
Ehe distinction of being the only
boman in New England who lives in
house literally built with her own
bands. Miss Lyons belongs to club
those members are practicing the doc
rine Of going back to the farm. The
hub is limited to 40 members and
WIS property to the amount of $1,000
Ind about 10 acres of farming land not
ar from Westwood. Each member
olds deed to one acre and the bal
nee of the land is held in common to
I rented to any member who wishes
try farming on larger scale.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15

futile are ordinary devices to draw
a gun is lying in ambush. the Mary
land farmers, so they told me. long
ago discovered the value of the bubo
owl as an aid in this respect. To take
advantage OF the aid of the bubo the
farmer must first get the bubo.
The bubo is no fool himself, and
it is no easy trick to get him-that
is, to get him alive. for he would be
of no service dead The native dwell
ers back in the hills have way
though of trapping the bubo by means
of live chicken used in collabora-
tion with a box trap, and they manage
to supply the farmers to some eX-
tent with these owls. although. they
tell me, not enough 10 meet the de-
mand.
The owl Is tied at a spot where
he may be seen from the adjacent
cornfeld, and if he is not discovered
by the crows when they come in the
field he will soon be discovered by q
sentinel crow, for the buho will for
get that he is a prisoner and before
long Will rise to make a swoop down
on that field after the crow The
string will quickly jerk him back to
the limb though. But he has been
discovered The sentinel caws the
alarm and the crows rise and make a
dash for him. each one vociferously
yelling its anger.
The farmer. hired man or two
and as many more OF the family as
are inclined to Join in ere in hiding
in the bushes near the tree where the
bubO is a captive lure, each with a
double barreled shotgun. AS the
crows come fiocking fiercely in they
are met with q voliey and a dozen
or more are seen to come tunbling to
the ground dead and wounded
The crows, demoralized by the
unexpected and deadly assault turn
and hasten from the woods Natural
~ the owl rises from its perch
frightened. This rising OF the hated
foe as if to pursue them overcomes
the alarm of the crows and they
gather again and dash back to assail
him The masked battery opens on
them again and their number is de.
pieted by half a score or so more.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15

given up hope. Charley HUT, who
had heard the shots from a distance,
appeared on the bank of Darby creek.
He called to ths boys 20 swim
across, and when he learned that
neither could swim, told them to re-
main where they were until he sum
moned help. HUT communicated with
the Colllngdale police. and Policemen
Diehl, Jones and TrumbacK jumped in
to boat and rowed swiftly to the
scene
1t was so dark when the rescue
boat arrived that the policemen could
not see the boys, and had to be guild
ed by their shouts. According to the
police. the tree trunk upon which the
young men took refuge is completely
covered when the tide reaches its
highest mark.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
PREFERS DEATH TO ASYLUM
inqton Won't Allow Plea Of
insanity.

Neutrality-suspicious. Milano. an Ital
i2n shoemaker. on trial in the District
supreme court on a charge of murder.
ing larry T. Smith. 10 years old
and then setting fire to his shop to
hide tho alleged crime, caused a sen.
cation in court bv declaring that he
would rather hang than go to an in
sane asylum
Counsel for Milano had announced
that they would enter a plea of in.
sanity to save their client from the
eallows. but S9hen the government
rested its case the accused man re.
fused to allow his attorneys to con.
.end that he was insane
The court took a recess to permit
the attorneys to outline a new de.
Tense.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
g STITCHES TAKEN IN HEART
Remarkable Case In Philadelphia Of
a Man Who Was Stabbed and
Survives Ordeal.

Philadelphia.-John Thompson, o
negro, has Just left the Pennsylvania
hospital we'll and strong after sur
viving the operation of having nine
stitches taken in his heart.
Thompson was stabbed in a Guar-c!
seventy seven days ago. The knife
penetrated deep into his heart and
the hospital doctors had little hope
of saving his life. He was operated
on within two hours and the wound
was sewed up without delay Not
only did he live through the operation
but he began Immediately to improve
and today he was declared as well
and as strong az before he was
wounded.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
E3yTIgY SHaSSlHa F xeH EYE
POOR JOHN NEATLY CAUGHT
CleverIy Contrived Trap That Led to
the Downfall of One Forget
full Husband.

He had returned home in the eve
ming tired and ready for restful hour
Or two.
John, my love-" said his little wife
seetly did you post that letter l
pge you this morning?"
Yes, my pet" said John, hiding his
0lscience-stricken face behind the
newspaper
Well what is your answer" still
more swetly.
"Wh-what is what?" gasped John.
What is your answer dear?' said
bis little wife. clearly. THAT letter
was addressed to you"
Addressed to me?" exclaimed John.
q didn't notice it,"
And then, like a foolish man, he
fen into the trap and produced the
letter from his pocket to see. The
Envelope was not addressed to him.
but long and severe lecture was
Shortly after.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15

While in the hills Smith and
friend became lost, and found them
selves, chilled by a storm at the high
altitude, wandering around with lit
tie to eat and no place to go. Finally
they came to a cowbody's cabin, fur
nished for occupancy, and entered.
They found some coffee in can,
and made a plentiful supply. 1t was
so warm and refreshing and tasted so
good that Smith drank five cups. Then
he had pain and was seized with
violent cramps. The friend was
deathly sick. too, but found five small
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
OWLS USED TO KILL CROWS
Maryland Farmers Tie Decay to Tree
and Then Await Attack
of Pests.

Baltimcre. Md-"It doesn't seem
to me that there could possibly be
any more crows on the Patapsco
and GunpoHd der river bottoms in
Maryland than there are now" said
John Gilbert, the travelling grocery
man, but any farmer down there will
tell you that if it wasn't for the bubo
owl there would be twice as many.
Il don't know anything about n
bubo owl except what the honest
farmers of those rich bottoms told
me. never saw a bubo owl, but l
heard that this member of the owl
family is as big as a hawk, can see
N the daytime as well as by night.
and dotes or crow.
Having eyes to see both by day
and by night, the bubo owl picks off
It's crows from their roosts as well
as capturing them by daylight raids.
Knowing how difficult it is for
man to get within gunshot Of crow
IL the man carries gun, and how