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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-27

The Issue raised by Representative Gardner
of Massachusetts, I'm his resolution of investiga-
tlon is not one of militarsm or nti-militarism.
Il if one OF Observation-Disclosures City Star.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-27
SCRAPPLE
To Be Accurate

To Be Accurate
''1s your friend an Americana"
mo, he's a New Yorker"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-27

The weather, at any rate, can't be branded
Made In Philadelphia" The suspicion rests
on Chicago, which enjoyed a little seasonal
snowstorm last night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-27

An article in a current magazine is on The
Diminishing Population Of France" the Ger
man army, We suppose, being given credit
for a large part OF the diminution.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-27

In former days Presbyterian ministers had
blue apron which they threw over their
preaching tubs. In "HudibTas' is an allu-
sion:
when I a tub did view,
Hung with an apron blue
Twas the preachers, conjecture"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-27

There is one achievement of which Secretary
Daniels may well he proud-the introduction
OF competitive bidding in the Navy Depart
ment. From the beginning of his service in
the Cabinet. Mr.. Daniels has endeavored to
obtain navy supplies at more reasonable fig
ures, and he has succeeded.-Indianapo
News
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-27

Buy keg of beer and help the Penrose
movement
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-27

The trade winds are blowing toward the
United States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-27

There Is a decided public sentiment against
stopping tho war in Europe by mediation or
concession Just now. An opinion largely pre-
walls that the best thing is to fight II out and
thus preclude from the settlement those selfish
conditions that provoked the war. The people
generally would like to see overwhelmed in thls
the military power and control that domi-
mates the world.-Ohio State Journal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-27

Mr.. Wilson has been the Administration TO
greater degree than any recent President has
dominated affairs during his tenure of Office.
What Congress has accomplished has been
done by his advice and asslstance-and some
times al hts insistence Congress has not always
been willing, but Congress has had the good
sense 70 perform It's task-Hartford Post
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT

[0rder printed by the candidate and
to be paid for by him.
Believing that the agricultural inter-
ests of Vernon county require as rep
resentative in the legislature one close
to the soil, Richard NJ Grimsrud, pro-
gressive democrat of Westby, is a can
didate for the Thirty first district.
MIR. Grimsrud is known in Vernon
county as one of the brainiest and most
successful farmers of the district. He
is not only farmer, although born and
brought up on farm near Chaseburg.
He is also a qualified lawyer. having
been admitted to the bar in Iowa and
Wisconsin. He is a graduate of Drake
university at Des Moines.
Mr.. Gr;msrud is a close student OF po-
litical questions, especially of those is
sues which are closely related to the in
terests of the farmer He has been al
lied with the progressive movement in
the democratic ranks ever since its in
ception.
Mr.. Grimsrud has paid much ctten-
ton to the solution Of the marke ting
problems as relatel to the farmer and
the consumer, and it Ia as an advocate
of direct, economical disposal of farm
products from producer to consumer
without the middleman that he asks
election.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
LAW For COURT
G. 2. Mabbetl aeaIns! P. A. vanee. settIed
A LEGISLATIVE RECORD;
is THIS PRoGRESSIvEISMi

MADISON. MS Oct. "a 1al

MADISON, Wis, Oct. "a, 1914.
Mr.. Blaine of Boscobel, who was state
senator from his district for one term,
l909-l9ls, and who was not returned to
the senate by his constituency after
serving one term, was conspicuous
whenever present for voting for every
bill that appropriated money out of the
state treasury.
During his brief senatorial career he
voted 50, 654, 54S % Of the peopls' mon
ey away.
He voted for twenty-four bills to
make our election machinery more cum-
bersome and expensive than it is for
everything in the primary law including
the Mary Ann.
He voted for seventy-three bills to
create commissions and to give more
power to those already created, for doub.
ling the number of Offices and officers.
He voted for thirty eight bills inter-
fering with the private affairs of our
citizens.
Diligent search has failed to discover
any large appropriation bill, any bill
creating an Office, any bill interfering
with private affairs, that this man has
ever opposed.
ls 1t any wonder that the people OF
his district did not return him to the
senate?
It should be no cause for surprise that
the political theorists, faddists, and ex-
perimenters with socialistic tendencies
should now seek to elect Mr.. Blaine
governor.
With such record behind him as SEN
ator, what would happen to the taxpay-
ers of this state if he we're governor?
The condition the last few years in this
state would be as a millennium com
pared with the riot of extravagances
and expenditures of public monies, ere
alton of commissions and boards ap.
pointments of inspectors and supervis-
ors that would follow.
Are the electors ready for this?
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
HOME RULE AND TAXPAYERS
LEAGUE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
WAS DOUBLE DISTINCTION
Vernon County Entertained Two
Governors on Saturday

Vernon county had the compliment
of having governor and ex-governor
within its confines last Saturday. Gov
ernor McGovern and Former Governor
Davidson made three speeches. At
Coon Valley in the late afternoon.
Westby in early evening and Viroqua
later. They were greeted by fair au-
diences at the first two places and the
greatest political Gro wd Of the year here.
They we're introduced at these meetings
by Judge Mahoney. chairman of the re-
publican county committee. Mr.. Nc
Govern spoke for half hour at West
by, coming here by auto to open the
city meeting, Mr. Davidson remaining
to close the engagement, arriving in
Viroqua just in time to acknowledge APP
probation TO our people for past favors
AMI to ask his hearers to vote republi-
can ticket. The two governors were
quikly out of town, going by auto to
Sparta to catch midnight train.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
COMPARISONS THAT SUGGEST CARR;
SOME THINGS TO BEWARE OF

DEAR EDITOR: Election time draws
near. hope every tax payer will vote
for candidates he believes will work
for greatest economy in state and coun-
" government. This is a time when
extravaganza should be stopped. The
terrible war in Europe is bound to make
harder times than ever in the states.
Aleady the copper companies have stop
ped paying dividends, the iron mines
are paying lower wages; the cotton
growers cannot sell their cotton, the
clammers along our great river cannot
sell their shells, and our tobacco grow
ers have no assurance they can sell to-
bacco at what it cost to raise. The au-
tomobile craze adds to the shortage of
money, and the hardest of hard times
stares us in the face.
believe our county board should not
establish an agricultural school and
should go slow on making appropria-
tons not absolutely necessary. And
why should that board take eleven days
and 81, 200 of county money to do the
work a County Commission of three
could do in six days?
II the ultra progressive independent
Blaine) candidate becomes governor
wilder legislation than ever may in
crease our taxes until they are unbear-
able vote NO! ON EVERY AMEND
MENT. Why run the state into the
insurance business and cripple or en-
tirely wipe out every fraternal order
and every farmers cooperative insur-
ance company? Read Blaine's speech
and platform before You vote for him.
He promises SICK BENEFIT INSURANCE,
FAvORS OLD AGE PENSIONS, and pay for
lead poisoning, grinders disease, and
dust diseases. Every farmer at thresh-
ing time. every hotel keeper whose
girls sweep the floors would be liable
for damages il the help inhaled the
dust, and had a cold follow. IL my
painter took lead collie while on my job
| must pay for lost time and distress,
and SO IL your typo gets colic. When
Blaine gets these chimerical laws hope
he will have to employ help. Sick BEN
eft insurance employer pays 8 cents,
employe pays cents weekly in Scot
land, money goes into fund. Servants
are not sick and lose money paid; Meth
err party likesit. On top of high wages,
my fellow farmer, how would you like
to fool with sick benefit insurance?
Taxes paid on our Hardscrabble farm
AOi AZ 1talol ACgOseO ASNNs NCAC QASOAGF
or Sl05 So yearly. In 1901 the LaFol-
lette progressive movement was hatch
ed. Taxes on same farm 1901 to 1913,
were So, 431. or 1902. 58..yearly. In 1913
tax was 1926 81, and took every ninth
dollar of all the money | got for pro-
ducts of my farm. A lot of that tax
was made in county and school district
and is not due to commissions. Every
morning the school bell rung for regu-
lar work last year | rose at $50 and
MIXED sixteen quarts of Jersey milk
and sent it up town to hotels to pay ny
school tax alone, which was 50 cents a
school day.
am sick and tired of working half
the year to dig up taxes. Don't lot
of you feel the same way?
c. V. PORTER.
Democratic candidate for Assembly
for Vernon county.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
THOSE TEN PROPOSITIONS;
BE SURE OF YOUR GROUND

The voters, next Tuesday, viii have
an unusual task to perform in .dispos-
ing of the ten proposed amendments TO
the state constitution. And how many
in thousand will comprehend at least
fairly well the true import and far
reaching Importance of these changes
in tn constitution the foundation on
which our government has rested dur
ing all these years of statehood? What
real demand is there for these changes?
Nobody appears to know, except that
they are the product of the last two
legislatures, and all men are suspicious
of the work of those bodies. 1t is pos
sible enough to know that the entire
socialistic party of Milwaukee is for
these amendments and is furnishing the
argument for their adoption.
AS we comprehend them one is to in
crease salaries of members of the leg
islsture from $500 to 81, 200 per term,
and the worst of this is that an attempt
is being worked to deceive the voter in
the language of the proposition.
Bad are the two provisions to break
down the constitutional barrier that
prohibits the state creating a debt
against itself greater than 500, 600.
In order that the state may engage in
the general insurance business this debt
limit is sought to be removed. This
would in time mean that insurance must
be compulsory on the part Of every
property whether he would or
no. 1t would mean also that all the
fraternal insurance associations like the
Wcoasnen and other companies of that
character, must be abolished; that co.
operative farmers companies like the
Hamburg, the Utica and other associ-
atoms must retire from the field in
which they have been so useful. and
permit the state and well-grounded
political machine to control the insur-
ance business Of Wisconsin, without
limit as to the expense or credit Of the
commonwealth All the commissions
we row have would not equal the mag
nitude of the insurance machine under
the proposed plan.
Possibly all ten propositions are not
bad. But the source of their origin
is against them. The safe sure way
is to vote NO on every one, then no
hidden harm can come to the surface.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
COURSE is WELL ON THE WAY
The Winter Lecture and Entertain
ments for Viroqua

A rumber of members of the city
lecture and entertainment course met
on Thursday evening, squared accounts
for the past year, finding balance in
the hands of Treasurer Lindemann OF
$118.8S, which is nice amount to COM
mence the new course with. Officers
elected are:
President-Thos. o. Mork.
Vice-P Presidential. G. Mnnson.
Secretary-Rerle Moore
Tressurer-Will F. Lindemann.
Executive Committee-C. J. Smith. W. d. Dy-
son. B. C. Brown. WIN. Trowbridge. Henry Linde-
mann. Rev. J. e. Cooke. J. Fl. Chase.
Secretary Moore ard Treasurer Linde-
mann started out on Friday morning to
secure subscribers to the new course,
meeting with ready response, insur-
ing financial success.
The first number of the entertain
ments will be on Friday night of this
week, one that will certainly please
people.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
1T CANE TO a SUDDEN CLOSE
Term of Circuit Court Wound Up Its
Business Unexpectedly Thursday

With little ceremony court abruptly
halted and dismissed on Thursday after
noon. Cases not given last week are
herewith presented:
ISSUES OF FACT FOR JURY
Chris Mossrud against Ludwig T. ee Judg-
ment for $3.50. The action was brought to recov-
er for loss of cows. Lee as agent OF the West
by Farmers Exchange sold Mossrud a prepare
ton TO destroy duaek grass. without labelling it
poison. Four days after the liquid was placed ON
the grass cattle were turned in. with the result
Richard EIlacott against Frank Chase. To be
tried by the court. Continued.
W. Z. Garrett as administrator Of estate of
Mary Heron, deceased. against Chas. T. Heron.
To be tried by court Jury waived trial by Judge.
Judgment for defendant.
Estate Of Sarah Dempsey. deceased. against es-
tate of q. w. Shattuek. Appeal from county
court Judgment of county court reversed.
David Engler against Lars Lothen Personal
injury. Judgment for $3.50. This case was the
outcome OF a scrap IN which .Engier lost bis nose.
The complaint charging Iothen with having bit
ten It oil.
W. l. Hurlbut and H. NJ Pond against F. F. Bell.
Briefs to be submitted.
M. y. Lind and Chas. Staley against Frank Ho-
lax. Settled by parties.
Bank Of LaFarge against J. L. Straight Jury
waived and judgment for plaintiff
Minnie B. Henry against Odal B. Henry. Di-
vorce. To be considered by Judge.
ISSUES OF FACT FOR COURT
Nellie Philips against Lewis Phillips Divorce
Not tried
Levina Reyels against James Revels. Divorce
Not tried.
Joseph Bezucha against Elibu Watson. Settled
Floyd Bowman against Elizabeth Bowman Di-
Vorce. Not moved
Henry Lenox against Blanche Lenox Divorce
lnterloeutory decree granted.
John w. Taylor against Sussane Taylor Di-
vorce Not moved,
Martha orilla Shear against Walter Claud Shear
Divorce Not tried.
First State Bank of Summit S. d. against Fer
dinand Mundt. ct al To be heard later
Lizzie Allen against Dell Allen. Divorce Not
tried.
Lizzie Myers against George Myers. Partition.
Settled
Eliza Wright against Willie Wright. Divorce.
Evidence taken. no verdict.
In the matter OF the will and estate of Hugh
Brandon. deceased. on appeal Of Eliza Amberg.
To be heard at Lacrosse
Paulina Kraabel against Segwart Kraabel. In
terloeutory decree granted.
LAW FOR COURT
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
A Musical Month. Indeed

During the past month Brown Music
Company has placed pianos with the
following:
Sparta-P. w. Berry, Bernice Waters
and Harold Markham.
Viroqua-Mrs. Olena Lindstrum, G.
w. Franklin and Thos. Beaver.
Westby Mrs. Laura Peterson.
Viola Virgil Mathews.
Soldiers Grove-Doretta Peterson.
Gays Mills-Alvs Martin.
Tewerville Frank Salmon.
OF this number there are four Kurtz-
MAINS, three Bradfords, two Bush &
Lane, one Kranich & Bach, one May
nard.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
The Lecture Course Opening

Don't forget to secure your season
tickets for the coming lecture course,
and reserve your seats for the first
number. Tickets and seats are now on
sale at DahPs drug store.
The committee feel that they have
secured an exceptionally good course
this year through the University Elk.
tension Bureau and have gotten it on
such favoable terms that II the course
receives the usual liberal patronage an
extra number will be given, making
six entertainments instead of the usual
FIVE.
The course will be opened Friday
evening of this week by the Interna-
tional operate Company, which is UNI
doubtedly one of the best musical COM
panies on the lyceum platform.
Don't wait for some one to ask you
to buy tickets but go to Dahl's drug
store and get them early as we are sure
this course will be well worthy of your
natYonaQe
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
Extend a Helping Hand

Representative of the proposed can
ming industry are soliciting stock among
farmers with good results. The CEN
soR believes it is an enterprise that
would add wealth to the community in
much the same manner as our big
creamery. Co. operation of the farm
ers is essential to make it success. All
should lend helping hand. See Mr..
Brent, the promoter, when you come to
town with your cream. Col. Butt, Jos.
Buchanan, c. w. Chase, Chris Ellefson
and other leading farmers are taking
stock in the enterprise.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
Information for investor 5

We offer for brief time, a limited
amount Of safe securities, netting the
investor 8 per cent interest payable
semi annually, in amounts to suit the
small investor.
Real estate loans made on approved
security. Also furnish Abstracts of
title with legal opinion when request
ed Having the only complete set of
abstract books in the county.
PROCTOR & PROCTOR.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
Wonderful Features at Opera Electric
RpOinniYtp tonight vpith'aMerchant oj

WOhueTIuf Fe&tuTes AZ OptIa EItttIIC
Beginning tonight with "Mer chant Of
Venice" and every Wednesday and
Saturday night, the following special
features will be shown: Merchant of
Venice, Won in the Clouds, The Sky
Monster, Washington at Valley Forge,
Fall of Constantinople and The Spy.
There are no better features made that
can be shown for ten cents. If you
want to see the very best, attend every
one of these specials. No expense
spared to give you the greatest fea-
lures on the market. 10 cents to all.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
THE STATE TICKET
RoGND AND ABOUT US.

After having gotten well undes rag
construction on the bad Davis hill lead.
ing to DeSoto, because of lack of funds
work has been abandoned, This viii
be disappointment to the travelling
public. The supreme court decision or
the force clause of the highway law ID
reported to be the trouble. A consider
able som was to have been contributed,
the seate and town to each add like
amount.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
State TaxIess This Year

County Clerk Moore is just in receipt
of an official communication from Mad
ison announcing levy of the state tax.
He says the figures show decrease as
compared with last year of $28, 751 for
Vernon county. Last year it was 500,
1862, this year 81, 625 80. Mr.. Moore
says the charges are mainly in three
items. The capitol building tax of $4,-
100 SIS is RENTED, drop of about ST.
900 in highway tax and something like
$15, 600 in general purpose tax.
Certainly this meagre reduction will
be thankfully Acknowledged
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
LOOK

Anyone reading this advertisement
and thinking of buying monument or
marker will be wise to call at our shop
in Viroqua, as we want to reduce our
large stock OF monuments before winter
sets in, so will try to sell cheaper than
ever. Be sure and write or call and
be convinced.
Yours for a square deal
LARSON BROS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
CITY COUNCIL DoINGs

VIRooUA WIS. Oct 90 1914.
Common council of City Of Viroqua met In
regular session. Present: Aldermen Rogers.
A. s. Nelson. w. E.Nelson. Sterry and Hof-
stead, Morrison.
Labor account; Guy TeWalt 6.75. 9. Han
I. Is, o, johnson 3.37, Vim WEIGH SEE. Kuebler
Hardware Co. e.35. Anderson & Sauer 25.fs,
Larson Solverson 5e.l8 A. HOMELAND 4.S0
Upon motion council adjourned.
EEo. III CLARKE. Clerk
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28

-. 7. Sanders, who resides in Gin
ton town, eight miles south of CashtoD,
tells us that he has lived on the same
farm for more than forty-eight years,
nearly half century. He came TO
Clinton right after the close of the war
And by the way he is veteran, having
served three years in the northern army
with an Ohio regiment. -Cashton Re-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
Good Place TO Buy and Sell

Full line of shoes. rubbers, outing
and fianneIettes at Anton Nelson's new
Purdy store. Pay for dairy butter &c,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28

Toilet Hetland, local representative
of the Lacrosse Cooperative Packing
Plant, will receive stock for shipment
on Friday till two O'Clock, when it will
be sent out. Parties contemplating
shipment should notify him. Telephone
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
The Worlds Greatest Wonders

In science will be seen in the high
school auditorium November Is, when
Prof. VIM. B. Patty brings liquid air,
radium and wireless biography, and
clearly explains as well as demonstrates,
these wonders. It is an attraction abb
solutely guaranteed. A number of busi-
ness and professional men have assum.
ed responsibility to finance this scien-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
Said or Written to the Censor

Benz. Smith, Stanwood, Washing
ton: 'Still on earth, but far from the
CENSOR. We are located so miles north
of Seattle on the Great Northern rail-
road, only one mile from the Sound.
We have fine climate, cool in summer
and warm in winter. am working for
the same company was with in Rich
land Center We have a fine new plant "
J. H. McLees, Treasurer Of the Uti-
ca Mutual Farmers Insurance Com
pany: 81 wonder if Vernon county
farmers and property owners are alive
to the fact that the two proposed insur-
ance amendments to be voted upon next
Tuesday, If adopted, will abolish the
existence of operative as well as
other insurance companies2 / have
taken time to study pretty thoroughly
this amendment proposition and want
to warn all farmers and others interest
ed. The whole bunch of ten amend
ments are so interviewer with apparent
darkness that the only safe way is to
vote NO on them all. F"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
Notice Not to Trespass

Notice is hereby given that all hunt
ing and trespassing upon my land in
the town of Franklin is foi hidden and
all offenders will be prosecuted.
GEO. HoRNBY.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28

On late day Rev. Sovde confined a
class of thirty-three young people at
upper Coon Valley Lutheran church.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28
EXTRA SPECIAL BARGAINS
Roman and Felix Department Store
is Making Prices
Mems So heavy all wool winter

Mems 50 heavy all wool winter
trousers. .........s........... 81 OC
Mems 81 heavy all wool winter
trousers. .....................1 SO
Mems 75c sweater coats. ... So
Boys Csc sweater coats. .. az
Mems heavy fleece lined union suits IS
Mems heavy rib union suits. $500. IS
Mems heavy fleece lined underwear As
Boys heavy fleece lined underwear 25
Mems winter caps plush lined ear
protectors ................... 25
Mems winter caps fur lined neck
and ear protectors. ........ so
Mems winter caps value up to $3.50 80
Mems l5c heavy union wool socks
pair for.................. 25
Mems all wool socks all colors. 80. 25
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28

w. c. T. q. meets with Mrs. E. G..
Omnndsnn next Tnaadap afternoer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-28

Mrs. Kari johnson, aged 83 years,
died at her home in Coon Valley or
Wednesday last.