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Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-15

Add TO these events the commercial rtvalries OF
Great Britain and Germany in relation to the control
of the and you have the cause OF the present
One other element enters in that is the absence
of free press in of the countries concerned.
The people may say what they please about the evils
of free press but II there had been free press In
all the countries OF Europe. there would have been
The peoples OF Europe are not getting the
truth at the present time In the countries in
voved. the have been lied to so persistentIy
by their rulers that they have mlsconception OF
war entirely Lawsuits often change in the course
the trial This is also true OF war At the beginning
OF the II the fear OF a. an-Slav empire on
one side and the hope OF II the other Now the
question is which OF the countries involved shall sur
vive and which shall be destroyed?
II Is a struggle TO the death between Germany and
Great Britain Or. II is struggle to the death be-
tween mlitarism and the opposite Or Is the open
ing battle which shall sometime bring all Europe
confronting Russia.
Just figure out what you think IS at stake
II Great Britain should lose II looks like the death
OF It's government II Germany loses Il Is the death
Of the military idea as the foundation OF a great
civilization
II Russia loses IT Will be about where II was be-
The fate of Austria is tied up with that of Ger
many
would be difficult to foretell the fate of France
IL the allies should be defeated.
When the wars are over a great many issues that
were not In the at the start will be jurys
verdict The Briton will awaken and learn to know
that he Is not child of Providence to be taken
Of without effort. The German will find out that
great civilization not be built mitarism The
lessons TO France and Austria viii be Incidental They
kind, Industrial people and their wish Is to be
let alone. Whatever shall be achieved for the right
will be accredited TO the vaor craftsmanship and d.
ev will be. with accord accredited to the United
States,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-15

Subscribers leaving the city temporarily
should have The Bee mailed TO them. Adj
dress win be changed ms often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-15

All quiet on the RufIjii
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
SUICIDE NEAR WESLEY
DANIEL DAVIDSON TAXES HIS
own LIFE
Fires Building F FLOWING Family Trou-
bic, Then Slashes Wrists and
Bleeds to Death

Daniel Davidson, living at Westby,
committed suicide at that place some.
time Friday night by cutting the ar
teries IN both wrists. The unfortunate
man had been estranged from bis fam
ily for sofne months and because of the
trouble bad threatened to set Ere to
the buildings on the place where the
family lived. Friday night the barn
was discovered in flames and was to
tally consumed including all contents
except the stock. It had Just been
completed and vas to have been paint
ed the next day, and the loss will ex.
coed 81, 500, with no insurance. -a.ss.
The next morning, warrant was
sworn out for Davidsonss arrest and
Sheriff Rogers attempted to locate him
without success. Searching parties
were organized and secured the country
but no trace of him could be found.
Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock the West
by marshal discovered the lifeless boz
DIV in the woods near the burnt barn,
where it had probably lain more than
forty hours. Remains were IN bad con-
dition and were hastily conveyed to the
Wig & Omundson parlors at Viroqua
and cared for. Coroner Fred Gohde
and Under-Sheriff HOMELAND we're SUM
noned but cause Of death and circum-
stances we're so plain that no jury was
impanaied.
Davidson was man of "a years of
age, and IL survived by . wife and ten
children. Interment was 81 Coon Prair-
lie Tuesday afternoon. -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
SOME WEATHER WE'VE HAD
1915 Year Of Near-Records in Tenn
perature and Rain

Many years viii probably pass before
we are again assailed with such lunches
of moisture and GOODNESS as have been
handed to the suffering public. by the
weather nan this year.
July was the coolest since 1882, July
Of that year tying this year with an
average Temperature Of SO. II was al
so an extremely cloudy and rainy month.
rainfall Of SIS being ]. 81 above normal.
II rained on fourteen days, and Of the
days in which the skies did not weep
only four were clear. July also aver
aged degrees colder than the nor
NAL for ~ years "a
August 3, last year hung up a tenn
perature of so. The previous year waa
much warmer, while 1912 brought q
COLI August 8. With but a few ex-
ceptions temperature for that day was
the severest since 1880. In the last
week of awful weather before the good
old sun came forth in his glory. three
and nine-tenths inches of rain fell.
With return of fine weather. crops
ere taking on most rapid growth and
farmers are putting in long days and
hard ones-hay and grain dead ripe and
much of il lodged, weeds in the corn
and tobacco. But with good weather
and late frost, all will come out right
! In the end
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
BUSINESS MEN AT CAMP TATE
viroqua Association Enjoying Out
ing at Camp Tate

Members of the Viroqua Business
Mems club, after many postponements
on account of failure of s'old sol to
shine, packed their tents and hied them
selves 20 Camp Tate Saturday morning
there to -evel close 70 the heart OF
nature, recurerate from strenuous
BUSINESS activities. pitch quoits, play
the national game of penny-ante and
drink buttermilk.~ Squire Pollard says
that this drink is the best n camp, and
that the scent limit in the penny ante
games is being rigidly adhered to.
Those now in camp are Capt. j. Hen
~ Tate, A. d. Helgeson, T. 7. San
wick, r. w. Rogerson, F. P. Mcintosh,
Lucius Favor, F. NJ. Towner, G. ID.
Williams, Otto Otteson, Fred Eckhart.
II. P. Proctor, Harry Longwell, h. ?.
Larson and Torger Fortney. L. c.
Boyle, C. W. POWELL, G. W. Moore,
Mayor Beat, l, S. Hamilton and Squire
Pollard ran down over Sunday. Roger
son and Mcintosh went broke while
there and spent few days in the har-
vest fields to mend their finances.
City officials Of Lacrosse we're in
camp there Tuesday. and today the
grocery association of that city are
breaking bread and exchanging greet
ings with the boys. The Viroqua dele
cation breaks camp Monday.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
CIRCUS AT SPARTA

Peanuts and pink lemonade will soon
be ripe. and the odor of sawdust tan
bark will permeate the air. The Hag-
enbeck- w aIlace shows combined, gay
est, grandest, gladdest, galaxy. in all
the wide world is coming to Sparta,
Saturday, August. q for two perform
ances. This year the big show, 10 re-
atty there are two shows, will come
aboard three special trains, the longest
ever used to transport a circus aggre-
CATION. :.
The country for miles around is all
agIow with the noisy circus bills of
purple and gold and the downtown bill
boards are the Mecca upon which thou
sands of eyes feast their gaze. Father
Time is always on the job. scenes come
and go, but somehow or other, the cir
cue Is just the circus and its populari-
ty never wanes.
All through the long months Of win
ter, agents of the Hagenbeck- Wallace
shows have been securing the CONT
nents of the earth securing novelties
and features. More than three hun
dred acrobats. gymnaste. riders, con.
tortionists and athletes, together with
fifty clowns compose the circus end, in
addition the big show is augmented
with Carl Hsgenbeck's trained wild
animal exhibition. Hundreds Of wild
animals, lions, leopsrds, tigers, pumas,
| jaguars, elephants, seals, nss 8. etc,
will constitute that department e.
Performances given at 2 and sS-p. m
Doors to the geological paradise open
| an hour earlier. A three mile street
| parade will leave the show grounds a,
10 n'clnck
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
STATE OF WISCONSIN. COUNTY OF VIZ

CTATE OF WISCONSIN. COUNTY OF YER
Onon Town of Viroqua-
Notice is hereby given TO the qualified voters of
the town of Viroqua. Vernon county. WISCONSIN,
that a special town meeting viii be held for said
town In the upper story of the engine house "A
the city Of ViroauA the same being the place
where the last annual town meeting was held on
the 2Ist day Of August A. d. 1915. for the follow
/. To vote to authorize the Board Of Supervis-
orB of said town to levy and collect a special tax
Of 800 O for improving portions of the system
Of prospective state highways By grading drain,
ing, surfacing or in any other manner approved
by the State Highway Commission
q To vote to transfer certain other funds on
said town into said special state highway fund 70
the amount Of seventeen hundred dollars, making
said fund in all the sum Of twenty five hundred
dollars available for improving portions OF sam
system Of state highways.
All Of said funds when 50 raised and transfer
red 70 be expended as follows:
10000 TO be expended on that portion OF said
state highway system known az the Black River
Road south Of the city Of ViroQua, between the
southern limits Of the said city and the town Inns
between the towns of Viroqua and Franklin
SilO0 % to be expended on that portion of said
state highway system known as the BLACK nivef
Road. between the northern limits OF work AZ
ready done on said highway rear the IaILn "a -.
liam Webb in section nineteen ti9) in said town
and such point north Of that as can De reacneo
with available funda. -.
$500 70 be expended On what Is known as s,i t1s
Cook hollow road leading from NIroqua 70 viola
between the eastern limits of work already done
near the residence of Albert Carmichael and the
east line Of said town Of Viroqua
This notice ie given pursuant TO a request IN
writing signed By 25 qualified voters OF said town
and filed with me on the 18th day Of July A. d
1915 ~.
The polls Of said election viii Se opened at the
hour Of nine o'clock in the forenoon and close at
the hour Of tive-thirty o'clock In the afternoon
2lst day Of August A D. 1913.
Dated this 9Th day Of July A d. 1915.
CARL BENTsoE. Clerk. Town Of Viroqua, Ver-
non County Wisconsin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
NIGHTFIREWORKS AFFAIR
A UNIQUE EXHIBITION WILL
MARK vERNoN's seth FAIR
Gorgeous Pyrotechnical Display Free
70 Holders of Season Tickets
Is Gents to Others

The officers Of the Vernon count;
fair, which is to be held at Virodua
September Is to Is. take great pleasure
IN announcing the night fair. which is
a new departure now being adopted
With great success by most Of the state
fairs and few of the representative
county and district fairs.
In addition to complete and elabor-
ate program of vaudeville eets andnov-
ell features, they offer as special night
attraction Martins spectacular fire.
works productions OF Thursday. Friday
and Saturday nights. This company
comes with the highest Communications,
and some really magnificent displays
are assured.
Each display will be different. and in
addition to q quantity of the finest
rockets, mines, shells, batteries and
other novel effects, the large list of
beautiful designs, splendid features
and eomical automatons mentioned be-
low will be exhibited on the respective
nights.
In order that all may avail them
selves of the pleasure of attending
every night the admission to the
grounds at night has been reduced %
25c with vehicles free Special fea-
lures win be presented as follows:
| First display Golden maple Tree.
Silver cross Tropical sunburst. Foun-
tain Of the seven veilG. Kaleidoscope
compass. Monster chromGtic wheel.
Chromatic star. Kicking mule Maud.
Grrnd finaleA--A Aerial battle.
| Second dispIay--Silver birch tree.
Monster musical wheel. Golden star.
Niagara Falls. Golden oriental tree.
Tropics sanburst. Northern lights.
Three basin fountain. Happy Hooli-
gan performinR on the horizontal bar,
Third display- Golden fountain. Trop-
ical star. Mammoth silver wheel.
Tropical fol age. Southern cross. Tree
Of the Northland. Oriental fan Dane
ing skeleton. Grand finale -Aeral bat
/ tie
/ Season tickets are now for sale nt
each drug store at $l.00, which entis
ties the holder to day and night sd
mission If purchased before the fair.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
The Auto Bug

My auto It's of thee, short cut to
poverty-of thee | chant. g Ilblew q
pile of dough on you two years ago and
now you quite refuse to go, or won't
or can't. Through town and country
side, you were my Joy and .pride-a
happy day, | loved thy gaudy hue, the
nice tires so new, but now you're down
and out for true, in every way. To
thee old rattlebox, came many bumps
and knocks, for thee l grieye. Badly
thy top is torn, frayed are thy seats
and worn; the whooping cough effects
thy horn, / do believe. Thy perfume
swells the breeze while good folks choke
and sneeze as we pass by. Ipaid for thee
a price 'twould buy a mansion twice.
Thy motor has the grip, thy spark plug
has the pip and woe is thine. too
have suffered chills, ague and kindred
ills, endeavoring to pay my bills since
thou vert mine. Gone ia my bank roll
now, no more 'twould choke a COW, as
once before. Yet, If had the mon, 30
help me John-amen. I'd bug a car
again, and speed some more.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
Don.t lie % Your Wife

Clear tie path you grouchesl Don't
Lie TO Your Wife Is better than ever.
with all new music, and the addition of
speciaities, ard n cast that is actually
superior to the company of last season,
also q beauty chorus. Pretty strong
statement-well it's true nevertheless.
Dave Lewis has rewritten portions
of the song farce until it now is one
long continuous scream, and you knoS
how you laughed at it last season-you
will laugh more this year because OF
the addition of up-to-the-minute com.
edy insertions made by that laughable
fellow.
The ladies' gowns will be the envy Of
the feminine sex wherever they arr
seen. C. S. Primrose had equipped the
production with an entirely new scenic
investiture and every little detail thai
will afford pleasure alike to eye and
ear has been given careful attention
The chorus is a clever one. The at
traction plays at the Opera House OF
Saturday, August 81. efIt,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
A Few Suggestions
for Boosting Vir0qua

Don't be the mar who put sit in city.
Building good houses builds good town.
Save little money and a lot of worry.
Good roads lead not only to town but 20 money
Be live one and the town will never be dead
one.
A nice front porch has prevented many an old
maid
Why should the town muzzle dogs and not the
When someone plans to help the town. plan to
help the plan.
The best plans a have for the future
house plans
A good way to make the void better is to begin
with the home town.
A town is like perambulator; it isn't much good
unless il is pushed.
Don't spend all your time telling what you could
do if you had some time
Be ike bali player The thing he is always
working tor is home.
Be one of the leaders of the town. if you can; bur
If you think can't laugh for joy, let some
body sell you good slo.
Don't be grusch. Everybody in ViroQua wish
you well, even the doctors
Let's not be trying 10 stop something all of the
time. Let's start something.
A good town will do more to keep the boys at
home than good advice.
town is like grille It's wonderful what lit
tie fixing up will do for her
Opportunity knocks once at every mans door;
better be at home when the lady calls.
The world owes every man living, but the street
corner is poor collection agency.
Don't look for soft snaps; the hard snaps are the
that lave the ginger in them
Don't spend so much time talking war that YOU
haven't time left TO talk business
If you would like to have somebody working for
you, put little money in the bank
Ii improves the soup to throw little pepper IN
to it Same way with town
II you spend all that you earn, some other fell
low is banking your money.
Many young man goes away to seek his fortune
when fortune is seeking for him at home
Plaster your house and everybody will follow
your example. Lath and the world aths with you
You've got to be a citizen in order to vote; but
you've got to do good deal more than vote TO be
citizen
If you will consider the men in this town who are
well fixed" you will find that every one of them
made their money here.
The big things were not all done in the big towns
the greatest poem in the English language
written in a country churchyard.
There is only one better man than the man who
gets behind and pushes, in effort to improve the
town.. that's the man who goes ahead and pushes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
successfuI Fish Propagation

The Sparta rod and gun club is doing
fine work in the propagation of trout
They planted SO cans in ponds near that
city. Two weel ago committee from
the club seined the ponds and planted
them in adjacent streams. The fish av-
|eraged from two to two and a half
inches, although some had attained a
length of three and half inches and
all seemed to be in splendid vigorous
condition, fit for transportation. 1t is
estimated that when the small fry are
trsnsplanted direct from the hatcheries
to the streams the loss runs from eighty
to ninety per cent. while with the sys-
tenn evolved and followed out by the
Sparta rod and gun club. the loss is in
consequential, practically all the fry
attaining sufficient size TO shift for
themselves when placed in the streams.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
Move for Road improvement

Elsewhere in the CENSOR is given Of
fetal notice of special election TO be
held August 81 for town of Viroqua,
the proposition being to vote tax and
to transfer certain funds to the road
fund to the extent of $500. If 80 vot-
ed, the money will be expended on the
Black River road and Cook Hollow
road. Viroqua town has the reputa-
ton of having some of the worst roads
in the county, and if this proposition
carries, as il should and undoubtedly
will, it will go long way toward put
ting these highways in first-class shape.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
Lacrosse Hires our Band

The city of Lacrosse has hired our
laird Infantry band for series of con-
certs to be rendered in the city parks
Of that atty, First Of the concerts viii
occur next Tuesday evening.
Band concert at our city park last
Friday evening attracted q fair. crowd
but too much, moisture detracted lit
tie from the pleasure Of the evening.
Another concert win be rendered the
coming Friday evening. An aatonn0-
bile route into the park past the pump
ing station will enable any number of
machines to drirs within a short dis
lance OF the band stand.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
MORE KIDDIEs THIS YEAF
Viroqua's School Population Shows
Decided Gain

| School census for the city of Viroqua
as compiled by Clerk c. T. Dahl for the
year 1915 shows most decided and
gratifying increase over last year. and
indeed over any previous year. There
are 4lG boys and 366 girls of school age
in the city, total Of TIC. Last year 8
total v.s 697, gain OF 79 for the year.
Total for 1918 was S76.
Each census for many years past has
shown slight gains each year, but the
increase for this year is quite marked
and tends to show that our population
has increased substantially. 1t is very
certain that in spite. of many residences
being erected, there are no vacant
houses in the city.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
HE WANTS HEAVY DAMAGES
Sestak Sues Southeastern Road for
as $59.0Oe for Injuries

Lacrosse papers are authority for
the statement that Carl Sestak. former
employee Of the Southeastern road, has
sued that company for $50, 900 for per-
sonal injuries received while acting as
fireman. nc
The accident happened at chaseburg.
Sestak was standing on the engine step;
bis foot was caught between the step
and the platform, throwing him to the
ground. The complaint alleges that
his scalp was partially torn off, and
other injuries necessitated amputatiou
of his arm, leaving him a cripple and
chronic invalid for life. Complaint az
80 states that injury resulted because
the step was too narrow and the plat
form too high. te 8f@ fT- .
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS,

Bids will be received up to 40 D. m. at DeSoto
on August 20. 1915, for the obstruction Of the
unfinished portion Of the Davis Hill road Three
concrete culverss. at Stations ilxss--28x55 and
Station a. Bids may be submitted on the whole
or in part. The right is reserved to accept or re-
ject any or all bids. ~ .s
Plans and specifications win be On hle after Au-
gust 1e ct the Office Of the county highway COM
missioner ia ViroQua and at reSoto state Bank.
Certified check Of 800 will be required with bids
on the whole and certified cheek Of 81 on parts.
ALEX RIsTow. County Highway Commissioner.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
Picnic at Dudley

The picnic held at Dudley last Sun
day. as closing of the summer term of
Norwegian school in this city, was well
attended and highly enjoyable, ideal
weather prevailing. All left by the ~
o'clock train and dinner was served IN
good season followed by ice cream. A
program was given by the children az
ter which Messrs. Aakers, Lovaas and
Jothen made short speeches. Hon.
Chris Ellefson also gave an address;
The evening home Corners seemed well
pleased with the days outing.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
Weather Stops Reedsburg Fair

The fates were most unkind to the
first fair of the season. After waiting
for two days without any ietup TO the
drizzling rain, Reedsburg officials de-
clared the fair off. About l5O horses
were entered and all concession ground
taken, but the elements said no. Sec
rotary Alexander was headed IN that
direction, but returned. He secured a
number Of the best concessions which
were to have shown there, and left this
morning to attend the Boseobel fair for
the same purpose.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
Row Cuts His Foot Badly

A young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Currier of Brush creek valley, had the
misfortune to cat his left foot badly
with an ak. The injury was such that
the boy had to be take~ to St.Francis
hospital for Treatment. At last reports
he is getting along in good shape
Cashton Record.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
AGED Man and Pioneer Goes Home

Patrick Donahue, a pioneer settler
of Irish ridge, died last week in Min
ueapolis at the home of relative and
the remains were shipped here. The
funeral took place Wednesday and bur-
iaI was made in the Irish ridge Gene
tery. After the death of his wife Mr..
Donahue went to Ontario for time
and then to Minneapolis. The deceased
was ninety-five years of age. -Cashton
D-11,1
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
WISCONSIN Freed From Quarantine

The entire state of Wisconsin, includ-
ing the stock yards at Milwaukee and
Cudahy, is now freed from quarantine
for foot -aud-mouth disease, the order
taking effect August g The same or
der frees the state of Kentucky entire
ly, and reduces the Guaranteed area
in Illinois, New Jersey and Pennsylvan-
ia. In New York, Steuben county is
placed under closed quarantine on &C
count of the discovery of the disease
in herd Of cattle near Hornell in that
county. The counties of 0nondsgo.
Oswego and Rensselaer, and the stock
yards at West Albany are released from
quarantine. The status Of Maryland,
Massachusetts,, Michigan and Virginia
remains unchanged.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11

Notice is givent to all ihterested that
the annual opening Of the Vernon Coun-.
ty Training School win eonAugust 2,
when the usual work win be taken up
by the same corps of instructors rs last
year, AUG. E. SMITH, Principal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-11
Chanoe in Auto Roufe

Auto now leaves viola hotels for vi
roqua at $50 q, IN. Leaves VIroqua
hotels for Viola at 1000 a. m. Round
trip daily except Sunday to Richland
Center. Rates 81 Is to Viola, s. to
Richland Center. g-tf