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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10

Ten day sale of ladies' skirts al
Rogers.
Ladies l2c fleece lined hose, 8 pair
FOR 25c, at Rogers.
"A civil service examination is dated
for this city January 20.
Mrs. A. 0. Larson went to Aber.
deem u visit her l.aughter.
1872 wash fast, sun fast gi1gsams,
q inch, l2c per yard. Rogers.
1872 wash fast, sun fast g;aghams,
80 inch, 14c per yard at Rogers.
Ten day sale of ladies', misses and
children's winter coats at Rogers.
-Viroqua w. C. I. u. will meet with
Mrs. Ananias Smith Tuesday Afternoon
next.
Mrs. Chas. w. DeLap of Genoa,
is visiting in the city with the Hall and
McMuilen families
County Clerk BerIie Moore has
been confined to his home for a week
or more by illness.
Jos. Boehrer is here from Durand
to assist j. w. Lucas for few days,
in his jewelry work.
An insipient fire occurred in the
hotel of Mr.. and Mrs. Mcintosh at
Hettinger, North Dakota; slight dam.
age.
Fled Kellicutt and family have re.
moved to this city from the Kickapoo
and occupy the residence of =. F.
Purdy.
Lawrence Linuemann went tc
Evanston, Illinois. to erter an academy.
sf.1 al -
Mrs. Albion Lindemann.
We had, last year, SEQ bolts OF
wash fast, sun fast ginghams. Not 3
yard was left September LIST, which
speaks well for quality Of goods. Rog.
ers.
Mrs. William Ackles, one of the
Iong-resident women of this community,
died at her farm home, yesterday.
Funeral viii be at the home Thursday
at four o'clock.
Notice of the death of E. [. Ban.
mister, an early Viroqua tavern keeper,
comes from Colorado, where he passed
away at an old age. He moved west
close to forty years ago.
Miss Ray Nye, former employs
of the Optimo restaurant in this city,
was recently united in marriage to one
Of Viola's best young men, Mr.. Erick-
son, where they viii reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Brintnail have
opened Penny Picture Gallery in the
fferrick building, over the Lucas jew
eiry store. They came here from
Sparta, where they did very nice bus
mess.
Hillsboro basket ball team is playing
in big and fast company this season =
La Crosse Y. M. c. A., Madison, Bill
lings, Montana, and other strong teams.
Hillsboro is taking her full share of
games, nevertheless.
A farmers exchange has been in
corporated at Westby, with "a capital
stock of 80, 600, to buy and handle pro-
duce and cold storage. Incorporators
are: Andrew Urness, l. E. Lee, A.
C. Brye, Earl Neprud, H. G. Anderson,
Abraham Kalvegtran, Oscar Sandsmark.
The Hillsboro Sentry says that .
child of Bert Crary had the first two
fingers on its left hand nearly cut off
by a saw The little one Was playing
around the house where its uncle was
doing some carpenter work and in some
way got its fingers in the way Of the
saw he was using.
Mrs. G. X. Barnes, mother Of
Everitt K. Barnes, who married Ella
Purdy. died at the family home in Rock
ford, Illinois, January first, after q
brief Illness from pneumonia. She was
70 years old, a woman Of many accom-
piishments. Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Purdy
were present during her Illness and
death.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10
Sherman Receives Promotion

BY reason Of changes in the office Of
secretary of state, Don. Sherman Of
HiIlsborc, former county clerk. was
promoted to chief clerk of the depart
Of the principal. Sherman entered the
Office rs = book-keeper about eight years
ago, advanced to head book keeper. He
has been an efficient worker in the de-
partment and has justly earned the nice
promotion and increase Of salary to
50, 900 per year. His home folk and
friends extend congratulations.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10
Proclaim Satisfactory Business

Annual meeting of the Utica Mutual
Insurance Company was held in this
city on Thursday. Because Of bitter
cold, the attendance of members was
not large. Satisfactory results are re-
ported by those in authority, an in
crease of $50, 900 insurance having been
written over last year. The following
gentlemen we're elected officers:
Plesident-L. C. schoenbetger. West Prairie.
Vice President-Wi lillian Barney. Soldiers Grove.
secretsry--F. w. Alexander. Viroqua.
Treasurer--J. H. McI@es. Viroqua
Directors-O. II. Larson. Readstown; John Cum
Rings. Soldies Grove; b. r. Cooley, Boscobel; l..
g. Schoenberger, William Barney. F. w. Alex
an6sr. j. II. McLees.
An adjourned meeting was named
for February, and in the meantime a
committee consisting of Messrs Schoen-
berger, Alexander, McLess. Chris Ell
lefson and o. H. Larson, will work on
a revision of bylaws, to be presented
for adoption.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10
C,lance al The nYalIer,'

Our mailing lists are corrected to
date. Scrntinize your tag and see if
you have been given correct credit. IL
not, advise US If you axe in arrears
this ia the time to make good
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10

Rural mail carriers are having =
desperate time making the long rounds
on their lines these days. Tbs cold
they can endure, but the drifts are
many places nearly unsurmountable.
Don't be too exacting on the boys, for
they are usually faithful to the letter.
And besides, their troubles may be
materially dispelled If people win clear
the roads of drifts.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10

The death of John White Of Liberty,
removes a citizen Of sterling character,
a man of iron will and neighbor whom
it was a pleasure and profit to know.
He was one of the old stock, too few
of whom survive to telithe story of pio-
neer days in the west A friend of the
family provides the CENSOR with the
following review of Mr.. Whites long
and eyentful life:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10
TIME NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN
Is Extreme Coid-RaiIroads and Ru-
raj Mail Men Have Hard Time

We deem it unnecessary for the
CENSOR to tell it's readers about the
weather. For the benefit of those out
side it can be told that the mercury
has ranged from 10 to as, according to
location. II has altogether, been a
week of the mos extreme cold on re-
cord. Everywhere railroads are almost
at standstill The CENSOR is late be-
cause Of non arrival Of paper
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10
err FLOWERS

Choice roses, carnations, lilies and
violets. Floral designs and decora-
tons for all occasions. Write or phone.
CAPITAL CITY GREEN HOUSE Co.,
Phone 179. Madison, Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10

We consider our n inch, re sun
fast, tub fast ginghams the equal Of,
or better than. any other 15c gingham
sold in the city. Rogers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10
Notice to Farmers

will grind feed the balance of the
winter at Newton mill Tuesday, We'd
uesday, Thursday and Friday of each
week. Give me trial.
ALBERT KIsH, Newton.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10

Just received, and one half gone, a
car Of Sugarota dairy feed and cotton
seed meal, at Thayer's. Buy it and
you will know it is best for your cows.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10

Clarke's thread, &c spool or seven
spools FOR 25c for the next ten days at
Rogers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10

At the home Of Mrs. william Pulling, in Wheat
land january l. Mrs. Joseph Spears of that town,
and Miss Ruby Bayard. Of Valley junction.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10
MARRIED

In this city January !, Miss Blanche wallina Il
Mr. !. L. burden. of La Crosse
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10
LINCOLN HIS COMPANION
JOHN WHITE DIES AT RIPE ACE
OF NINETY

Worked With Abraham Lincoln -Pio-
neer of Vernon County Children
II. Grandchildren As. Great Grand
children "a
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10
WORK OF CRY COUNCIL

City of Viroqua, January 3, 1912.
Council met with Mayor and all al
dermen present. Minutes of last meet
ing approved.
Bills allowed: Labor on crossings,
Greeley Graham $40, J.. Reed $L40,
A. Small $140. II. Reed $40; taxes
on stone crusher 50. IS; Louis S. Thomp-
scn, fire alarm service S37 so; Standard
Oil Co., gasoiene 81. so; Electric Light
Co, bill for December $2l5; G. j.
Kuebler, public property supplies $27. >
58: Mrs. Sletten, care of rest room SIS.
On motion council adjourned
GEO. H. CLARKE, Clerk.
-Sugarota dairy feed cheap at Thay-
er's.
Wood, hay, straw, corn and oats
wanted in exchange for lumber, flour
and feed at Thayer's, at top prices.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-10
Short News Stories of Interest

PcUps Reporters
viroqua and Vicinity
Evening journal., 1912-12-13
uTAMTC CCnrDaI
w nVIJ ELULNHL
INVESTIGATION
INTOCANNERIES

Proprietors OF canneries in Della
ware are much interested IN a resolu-
ton which Representative Allen, Of
Ohio. has introduced in the House at
Washington providing for a Congress
sional investigation of the canning
Industry by a committee OF FIVE mem-
bers TO be elected by the House. Mr.
Allen said he was led to ask for an in-
vestigation by tho work OF Miss Mary
Boyle O'Reilly IN New York State and
elsewhere, According to Mr. Allen,
II Is desirable to know whether work
men with injured hands, women who
live I'm unsanitary surroundings and
children who are OF tender years are
employed In the canning factories and
whether they are sufficiently paid for
their work. The committee Is also
asked TO ascertain whether inter-
State business Is carried on by fac
tories which do not measure up to
the standard and whether they have
violated the Pure Food laws.
Delaware ranks as one OF the fore
most States I'm the Union I'm the can
ning industry, but II Is generally re-
garded that the sanitary conditions
In the canneriea OF this State are up
TO the standard. In fact, the propri-
ctors Of the principal Delaware can
neries are members Of the Tri-state
Packers Association, which is one OF
the strongest advocates Of the pure
food laws.
Evening journal., 1912-12-13
BAD BREATH \ .
It's Your Duty TO Get at the Cause
and Remove II. A Word TO
tie Wise, You Know.

DR. Edwards Olive Tablets. the
substitute for calomel, oil the bowels
and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath
find quick relief through DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets The pleasant sugar
coated tablets are taken for bad
breath by all who know them.
Olive Tablets act gently but firmly
on the bowels and liver, stimulating
them to natural action, clearing the
blood and gently purifying the entire
system OF impurities
They do all that dangerous calo-
mel does without any Of the bad after
effects
All the benefits Of nasty, sickenlng,
gripping cathartics are derived from
Olive Tablets without gripping, pain
or disagreeable effects of amy kind.
DR. r. NJ Edwards discovered the
formula after seventeen years Of prac-
tice among patients afflicted WITH
bowel and liver complaint with the
attendant bad breath
Olive Tablets are purely veget
able compound mixed with olive oil
Take one every night for a week
and note the effect
Every little Olive Tablet has q
movement all its own" lOc and 25t
per box.
The Olive Tablet Company, Colum-
bus, o.
Evening journal., 1912-12-13

The McMahon's Choice,
better known as Mon
arch Beaver, is made in
three sizes.
Evening journal., 1912-12-13
CHESWOLD

CHESWOLD Del, Dec 13-The
Rev. s. j. Cleeland, superintendent Of
the Antl-Saloon League OF Delaware,
preached last Sunday morning in
Cheswold Nj. H. Church
Raymond Sampson has purchased
the butchering business of W. S. Scar
borough.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Dyer who
have lived here for several years, left
on Monday to live at Penny Hill, near
lmlngtOn.- Mrs Emma Pearson,
who has been spending several weeks
with her sister in Chester has re-
turned homo.-Mrs. Beulah Wallace
visited on Sunday Miss Charlotte jess
near Smyrna-AIiss Maud Glass, or
Baltimore, and Mrs. r. Singleton, Of
Havre de Grace. are the guests of MT
aud Mrs. j. r. Glass. Mrs. Elizabeth
Boggs and Miss Doris Thompson
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. w. S.
Hardcastle at Dover.
Evening journal., 1912-12-13
Artistic Effects Beautiful,
But Poetry on the Mis-
sives Indicates Inspira-
ton of a Weary Muse.
Greetings as Popular
as Ever.

i hasn't died out at all Every
year some OF the sad and signing
prophets proclaim the fateful news
that the Christmas postcard Is
doomed and 1t has lost favor. has
outlived its usefulness and that Il is
fast drifting into that solemn state
touchingly described by former
President as "innocuous desuetude."
This year. like many that have gone
before. disproyes the statement and
proves the tale the faiser by bringing
TO witness the greatest variety, the
greatest numbers and the most daz-
ling novelties in postcards and other
Christmas greetings that any year
has produced
The song of the postcard is be-
lated one-belated, that is when it
reaches the recipient on Christmas
day. Along about the time the milli-
merry experts We're getting together
last spring and deciding upon tho fa-
Vorite styles in mid-winter headgear
The Christmas poets were beginning
90 urge the muse
Artistic Eiiects Better.
As far as artistic effects are con-
ccrned the muse responded nobly.
Few years have never witnessed so
many clever decorative devices, such
ant schemes OF conveying the sea-
sons greetings, as are found In tho
book shops this year The stereo-
typed old Christmas card illumed
with scraggly biz of holly or a twig
of impossible mistleroc on a bullying
form of Santa Claus which looked for
an the world like a feather bel in
disguise is not the card Of today
Nothing is lacking in the subject
Everything from the English suffra-
geite Christmas card 20 the peaceful
winter sceue landscape postcard Is
most artistlcally portrayed The old
Fashioned English Christmas scenes
lipued on duinty cards are among the
pretty novelties of the year and other
subjects are without limit
But is II the Christmas verses that
make uncertain the continued popu-
larlty of the Christmas postcard as
a seasons greeting? II the Christ
mas card goes out of existence twill
he-alas sl-the fault Of the Christmas
poets Either the hot summer or
the universal observance OF safe
and sane Fourth Of July-that high
season of the Christmas poet when
most of the Christmas poetry must
be dashed on in order TO get orders
ready for the holiday season-must
be chiefly blamed for the deteriora-
tion of the Christmas postcard
One can only shed a few tears OF
sorrow and imagine the weariness OF
the poet for instance who turned
out this slight stanza which adorns
C9 q particularly pretty glazed card
showing a well-executed snow scene
with holly mlstletoe and snow in the
foreground
May your joys be as pure as the snow
That covers the land today.
May your life be as bright
May your heart be as light
For this. dear, ] earnestly prayi
And the por old mistletoe legend
Is rung in by another haltlng poet
IN this wise
Cheeks glowing red like the holly
With kissing meath mistletoe bough
All blame not their innocent folly
Nor seek TO cloud over youths brow
Folly, indeed But then. what will
You rhyme with holly2
There is another and more sonor-
GUS meter chosen for this gay greet
Evening journal., 1912-12-13

3-PIECE PARI,O SUITE
Nicely upholstered. Make
your parlOr attractive for
Christmas with this
handsome GOO EA
suite .... pAAsOV
Evening journal., 1912-12-13
Ends Catarrhal Misery
Hawking and SnuffleS
Booths Hyome Destroys Germs SOOthes and Heals the Sore
Membrane of the Nose and Throat
No Stomach DruggngJust Breathe I-Pronounce It gh.ON

You can say goodby 20 catarrh II
you really want TO.
You can Kill every catarrh germ
that is thriving in tho innamed re-
ccsses OF the membrane of the nose
and throat and in short time stop
forever that morning hawking in your
throat overnight
You can make the membrane of
your nose and throat so healthy and
free from germs and soreness that
the terrible colds that you catch so
frequently and that cause such misery
will soon be thing of the past
II you are really sincere in your
desire TO be rid of catarrh and its
humiliating symptoms get a Hyomei
Inhaler and a bottle.of HYOMEI to-
day Ask for a HYOMEI outfit The
Evening journal., 1912-12-13

price is S100 II another bottle is
needed the price is 50cents.
Use it according to the simple
directions that go with each outfit
and If you arc not satisfied that IL is
killing the pernicious health destroy
ing germs OF catarrh and freeing you
from vile misery you can have you
money back
Booths Hyomei is not a secret rem
edy. II is made Of that marvelously
healing antiseptic. Australian Eu-
calyptus, combined within Guaiacol,
Thymol and other germ destroying
antiseptics. II is furnished 10 all who
suffer by pharmacists everywhere.
Booklet about catarrh and trial
sample free from Booths Hyomei Co.
Buffalo, ~ Y,
Evening journal., 1912-12-13
pncT rnEne pPFTTEER
THAN EVER THIS XMAS

ing. in which the poet rashly rushes
in with "proffer" and can't find
word IN the rhyme book to fit the
next linei
Today heart beats to heart,
Aud friendly voices call
Across the years Of absence
Which loom as some high wall;
To-day my heart would proffor you
The best which life can offer youi
The poet who took his pen Ia hand
TO indict the following verse must
have just preceded it by one Of those
soulful Gone Is, our darling Willie
I'm memoriam verses. At least II has
a tang Of the weeping willows about
it. Hear:
No Hndlier greeting can ! send
No wish could sweeter be,
Than this. that still count you
friend.
And pray YOU so count me
Evening journal., 1912-12-13
SOUVENIR DAY.

A souvenir with every purchase to-
morrow at the Grand Union Tea Co.,
COS King ST.
Evening journal., 1912-12-13
Army Card Urges Aid for
Iirges Aid For Poor

Urges Aid For Poor
And the memory of a dime given to
the Salvation Army lass, who was
collecting funds for the Christmas
dinner for the poor. burns righteous
ly in the mind that produced this:
] sit at my window gazing
Al the snow IN the meadows wide,
And ! think Of the hungry and ragged;
Let us give them a bright Christmas
tide
There's real comfortable card,
portraying a black cat gazing into an
open fireplace and other signs Of
home. that is spoiled with this effort
OF the Christmas poet;
May many inglenooks by you be found
To rest thee as you tread lifc's hope
ful round!
And then there Is this enlightened
with a ship a-sailing in the fore
ground.
May friendly winds the sails All fair
and free
To speed Good Fortunes argosy to
thcel
And the moral OF this little tale.
Don't look "a gift Christmas card too
seriously IN the face. The card is
all right. but II we want the pretty
Christmas postcard 10 live the poets
who indlct the verses thereon. must
be given a chance to recuperale. The
muse is a little weary
Evening journal., 1912-12-13

No. SIS. This stove is espe-
cially adapted for use in the Ordi-
nary family. A guaranteed cooker
and baker. Furnishes plenty of
hot water.
Evening journal., 1912-12-13

No. S-120 for boarding house
or large families, where large
stove is necessary. With gas
attachment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-11


ling practiced In the principles OF mod
ern political progress, he, with the
recklessness of ignorance and the
rashness of the new convert, is ap-
pealing to all that is base, selfish and
unjust in the apparent hope of graft
flying an Unsuitable ambition.
I'm his campaign for place and pow
er he seems to have forgotten the
honor bestowed upon him by his par
ty and by the people of the country,
He SENS to be unmindful of the digni-
ty and department of one who has fill
ed the most exalted position in the
gift of man. We expect and tolerate
the actions and utterances of the ordi-
nary politician but it is a shock to
our people to see their idol seeking
place and power by appealing to pas
sions, prejudices and hatreds and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-11
THE WAY THE WIND BLOWS.

An accepted truth is that straws
show which way the wind blows, and
this being true tests are being made by
straw votes to determine the relative
strength OF Taft and Roosevelt with
the people of the various states. One
OF these tests is being made, by the
New York Evening Post with the
smaller Republican newspapers of the
country.
Out of two hundred and seventy-five
replies Taft leads Roosevelt by 1877 to
70, or more than two and a half to one
Tafts leads in seventeen out of
twenty-one states, Roosevelt leads in
three, and in one they tie.
Given by States the following is the
result of the vote:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-11
Who Hath Despised the Day of
Small Things
By DR.. L: E. HALL, in Che Issue

Progress in all the material, intel
lectual and financial affairs of men is
SO gradual that it is imperceptible at
any particular moment and yet It is
Just as real as though it were. Tall
oaks from little acorns grow" but we
don't see them grow. Little fountains
are developed into mighty rivers, but
we see only what there is within the
range of our vision at any one place
Little villages grow into large cities
and even those who live in them and
see what is going on in the way Of
Improvement every day scarcely real
ize the changes that are being wrought
from year to year as the days go by
For more than thirty-five years l have
been a witness to the changes that
have been going on in the once little
village, but now extensive city of Hat
tiesburg. 1t would be amusing for me
to tell of the conditions here twsuty,
hfC yCdio dSo. cOpie WIG nave
knowledge of the situation as it was
then, would hardly believe a truthful
statement if they were to hear it. Pos
sibly one of the most interesting and
remarkable pieces of history connect
ed with the progress of Hattiesburg !
would be brief story of the organi
cation and progress of it's oldest bank.
1t was organized as a state bank, and
named the Bank of Commerce, with
a capital of twenty-five thousand dol.
lars in September, 1895, 1 we'll re-
member the time and also remember
how difficult 1t was to find people who
would buy any part of the stock. Some
of those who were interested had TO
take considerably more than they
wished or felt able to take in order to
Keep the effort to establish il from
a failure. Three years later
10 was made National Bank with
capital stock of $4,000 and named
Me National Bank of Commerce. Very
soon after this its deposits increased
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-11

| until it ranked with the strongest in
situations in the state and it's business
has assumed enormous proportions.
During the next ten years it's growth
exceeded anything ever known in the
state, and, perhaps, in the South. In
December, 1901, its deposits amounted
to $491,000.00. Lacking only a few
thousand dollars of being a half mil
lion. Within five years from that time
the deposits had more than doubled
The statement made by the bank on
the 3Oth of December, 1906, shows
the deposits at that time were ST.
fS4,OO0.00. Its capital stock amounted
to s325,000 in 1908 when it was con-
Nolidated with the First National Bank,
since which time it has been known
as the First-Nationsl Bank of Com
merce. About one month ago it had
$1,9470OO on deposit. Nearly two mil
lions. A large amount of this is from
people in the country and from towns
IN The interior. Uncle Sam is making
himself very useful in the matter of
taking care of the peoples money bv
bringing it to the bank by mail. and
at the same time charging the USE
fulness of a great institution. Being
a national bank, it is under the SUPER
vision of the government. This, TO.
9ether with the fact that those who
are and have been for years, at the
mead OF its management, are men.
known for their great caution and
line judgment in business matters
makes it as safe, perhaps as anything
1h thls earth can be. | have it from
'elaoie authority that there has been
out one national bank failure in Mis-
'lsslppi in forty-four years and in that
Instance every one who had money
IN deposit got every cent he had
placed there. 1t is now said to be the
argest bank in the state. Certainly
mere are none that could furnish a
letter guarantee for the absolute safe.
y of money placed within its keepine