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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-01
LEGAL PUBLICATIONS
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
STATE OF WISCONSIN,

STATE OF WISCONSIN
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT A
~ general to be held in the several towns,
wards villages and election district of the state of
Wisconsin on the first Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday of November, A. D. 1915 being the
It'll day Of said month. the following officers are
to be elected:
Thirteen electors of president and vice-presi-
A Governor. IN place of Emanuel l.. Philip.
whose term Of Office will expire on the first Mon
day Of January. A. d. 1917
Lieutenant Governor in place Of Edward F.
Dithmar. whose term of office will expire On the
first Monday Of January. A ID. 1917.
A Secretary Of State in place of John s Donald.
whose term Of Office will expire on the first Mon
day of January A. ID. 1917.
A State Treasurer in the place of Henry John
son whose term of Office will expire on the FIST
Monday of January. A. d. 1917.
An Attorney General in place of Walter c.
Owen. whose term of Office will expire the first
Monday of January. A. ID. 1917.
United States Senator in place Of Robert NJ.
Ia soliette whose term of office will expire on the
18th day of March. A. ID. 1917
A Representative in Congress for the Seventh
Congressional District comprised Of the counties
of Lacrosse jackson. Monroe. Clark. Vernon. Ju-
neau. Adams and Sank, to succeed John ]. Esch.
whose term of office expires on the 4th day of
March. A ID. 1917.
A Member of Assembly for each of the counties
of Ashland. Barron. Bayfield,. Calumet. Chippewa,
Clark Columbia, Crawford. Door. Dunn Eau
Claire. Green. Green Lake. Iowa. Jackson Ju-
neau, kenosha. kewaunee. Lafayette. Langlade,
Lincoln. Marinette. Monroe. Oconto. ozaukee.
Pierce. Polk. Portage. Price. Rchland. Sank. Sha-
wano. StCroix Taylor. Trerpealesu, Vernon,
Walworth, Waupaea, Wood. Waushara and Wash
ington.
A Member of Assembly for the
county Of Vernon to succeed Henry ~ Reutz.
whose term Of Office will expire on the first Mon
day of January. A. ID. 1917.
Given under my hand and official seal at the
capitol in the city Of Madison. this s9th day Of
I 8 DoNArD Seeretarv of State
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-01
Hughes Sympathetic With De-
nands Il Labor Which Ar.
Proved to Be Just.

:. ~ am sympathetic with every
+ demand 10 improve the condi-
I. tons Of labor. 20 secure reason
!. able compensation for labor.
+ am in sympathy with every ef-
= fort TO better human conditions,
= and particularly the condition Of
+ those who toll in industrial pur-
+ suits, in railroad pursuits, in all
+ these great activities that are
:. essential 10 our prosperity. But
= whom you have proposition 10
= change the scale Of wages you
i. have . vital proposition which
!. requires examination. You must
i. at least know whether the de-
+ msnd is just one.
+ Labor, of course, should not
+ desire anything but what is just.
= | do not believe labor intends TO
!. ask for anything but what is
: just. What is just can be eH-
i. srnined and will survive inVesti-
!. cation. Nothing is lost by hsV-
= ing the process Of reason applied
r IL only that which is just 10
i. reqvired."-Mr. Hughes in His
i. Speech at Portland, Maine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-01
First publication October IS, 1865.
PROBATE NOTICE

Notice of application for tinRl settlement
VERNON COUNTY COURT - IN PROBATE
State of Wisconsin. IS.
In the matter Of the estate o ( Andrew
Sagsveen, deceased.
On reading and filing the application Of
J. A. Wall representing among other things
that he has fully administered said estate,
and praying that a time and place be fixed for
examining and allowing the account Of his
administration. and that the residue Of the
said estate be assigned TO such persons as are
by law entitled TO the sane.
1t is ordered That said application be heard
before this court, at regular term thereof
to be held at the probate ONCE. in the city OF
Viroqua. on the 9TH day Of November, 1916. at
10 O'Clock a. m.
And IL is further ordered. That notice Of the
time and place of examining and allowing said
account and OF assigning the residue OF said
estate, be given to az persons interested. by
publication of a copy of this order. for three
successive weeks. In THE VERSION COUNTY
CENSOR. a newspaper published In said coun'
Is before the day fixed for said hearing.
Dated this 18th day Of October. 1915.
BY the court. ID. o. MABosEY Countrywide
Proctor Proctor Attorneys.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-01
MONEY rOIOAN

On iarm security at reasonable rat 8
II interest All business confidebas
Address Lewis Bros. Realty and Inv
me,it Co. n. W. corner 4th & H. d
Sta. La Crosse. Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-01
Notice of General Election
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK

NIrOQua. Wis. DctDtseF 70 IFIDs
The undersigned city clerk Of the city Of Vro-
qua Wisconsin herewith gives notice. that in
compliance with Law az the published notices Of
the secretary Of state and the county eierk. O. q
general election for 1915 the came will be held IN
said city as follows:
In the several wards on the 7th day Of Move n
Der A. D. 1916. The polls Of said general eieeti "a
will be or,en At 800 O'clock a m ano close at sun
down of said day The voting PLACES VIII be as
follows: The First and Third wards in the city
council chamber Second ward IN the yaeantClSrk
building first build ~ north Of Clark's garage on
Main street.
The same election officers viii conduct such
election as served at the different polling places
g. J. OLDER. City Clerk.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-01
First publication October o. iqlG-3.
PRoBhTE NOTICE

RollNt OF hblltcdlioH LOT una etttiElutuN
VERNON COUNTY COURT-IN PROBATE
State Of Wisconsin. IS.
In the matter Of The estate OF Emery B.
Hyde. deceased.
On reading and Cling the application of
G JSmith executor of the last Rill and tesla
ment of Emery Il Hyde. deceased. representing
among other things that he has fully admin
istered the said estate, ana praying that a
time and place be fixed for examining ana
allowing his account of his administration.
and that the residue Of the said estate be as
signed TO such persons as are by Law en-
titled to the same
1t is ordered, that said application be heard
before this court. at a regL! r. term thereof
To be held at the probate ONCE. in the city OF
Niroqua. on the 9Th day OF December. A. ID.
1915. al 10 O'Clock a. IN
And IL is further ordered. that notice Of the
time and place of examining and allowing
said account and Of assigning the residue Of
said estate. be given TO all persons interested
by publication of a copy OF this order for
three successive weeks, in the Vernon County
Censor, newspaper published IA said county
before the day nxed FOR said hearing
Dated this 18th day of October AID. 1919.
BY the Court. ID. OMAHONEY. County Judge
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-01
PUBLIC OFFICER SHOULD
STAND LIKE A ROCK.

!. "Government under pressure
= is not American government.
= Whenever pressure is applied to
= any public officer he ought TO
i. stand like a rock and say: Here
:. / stand until we substitute res-
: son for force. II is not an Ameri-
!. can doctrine to iegislate first and
+ investigate sfter~ard'" Mr..
!. Hughes In His Speech ct Port
1. land, Maine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-01

STATE OF WISCONSIN

OVNNtI
l. Berlie Moore. clerk of thu said county Of Yer.
non. do hereby certify that the foregoing is true
copy Of a general election notice served upon me
by the secretary Of the state of Wisconsin. and
now file in my Office.
Dated this sth day of September. A. ID. 1915.
BERIIE MOORE, County Clerk.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20

| bare. No wrathful Macedonia broke
its surface nor blackened the sky with
her smoke.
Wolf Larsen at once squared away
| and ran down along the rim of the fog
bank. His trick was obvious. He had
entered the fog to windward of the
steamer and while the steamer had
blindly driven on into the fog in the
chance of catching him he had come
about and out of his shelter and was
now running down to re-enter to lee
ward. Successful in this. the old simile
Of the needle in the haystack would be
mild indeed compared with his broth.
| er's chance of finding him.
He did not run long. Jibing the fore
and main sails and setting the topsails
again, we headed back into the bank.
AS we entered / could have sworn
| saw vague bulk emerging to wind
ward. l looked quickly at Wolf Lar
sen. Already we we're ourselves
buried in the fog. but he nodded his
head. He. too, had seen 1.-THE Mace
donia, guessing his maneuver and fail
luz ny d uOucuI III anticipating IL.
There was no doubt that we had es.
capped unseen.
I'D give five hundred dollars.
though" Wolf Larsen said, lust to be
aboard the Macedonia for Ave minutes,
listening to my brother curse"
"And now, Mr.. Van Weyden." he
said to me when he had been relieved
from the wheel, I'VE must make these
newcomers welcome. Serve out plenty
of whisky to the hunters and see that
a few bottles slip for'ard. I'll wager
every man Jack Of them is over the
side tomorrow. hunting for Wolf Lar.
sen as contentedly as ever they hunted
| for Death Larsen"
Wolf Larsen took the distribution OF
the whisky Off my hands, and the bot
ties began to make their appearance
| while worked over the fresh batch OF
wounded men in the forecastle. / had
seen whisky drunk, but never as these
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20

and we saw that the fight was over
The remaining two boats had been cap
tured by our five, and the seven were
grouped together waiting to be picked
up.
Look at that!" cried involuntarily
pointing to the northeast.
The blot of smoke which indicated
the Macedonias position had re-
appeared.
YES, I've been watching It," was
Wolf Larsen's calm reply. He meas
ured the distance away to the fog
bank and for an instant paused to feel
the weight Of the wind on his cheek
Wen make 1t, ! think; but you can
depend upon it that blessed brother OF
mine has twigged our little game and
is Just a-humping for US. All, look at
that"
The blot of smoke had suddenly
grown larger, and it was very black.
I'm beat you gout. though. brother
mine." he chuckled. I'll beat you out,
and hope you no worse than that you
rack your old engines into scrap"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20

men drank It, from pannikins and
mugs, and from the bottles-great
trimming drinks, each one of which
was in itself a debauch. But they did
not stop at one or two. They drank
and drank, and ever the bottles slipped
forward and they drank more.
The steerage, where we're two
wounded hunters. was repetition of
the forecastle, except that Wolf Lar
sen was not being cursed; and 1t was
with great relief that / again
emerged on deck and went aft to the
cabin. Supper was ready. and Wolf
Larsen and Maud were waiting for me.
While all his ship was getting drunk
as fast as 1t could he remained sober.
Not drop of liquor passed his lips.
He did not dare 1t under the circum-
stances. for he had only Louis and me
to depend upon, and Louis was even
now at the wheel. We were sailing on
through the fog without lookout and
without lights. That Wolf Larsen had
turned the liquor loose among his men
surprised me, but he evidently knew
their psychology and the best method
of cementing in cordiality what had
begun In bloodshed
His victory over Death Larsen
seemed to have had remarkable eff
feet upon him. The previous evening
he had reasoned himself into the blues.
and | had been waiting momentarily
for one OF his characteristic outbursts.
Yet he discovered himself in splendid
trim when entered the cabin. He had
had no headaches for weeks. his eyes
were clear blue as the sky, his bronze
was beautiful with perfect health;
life swelled through his veins In full
and magnificent food While waiting
for me he had engaged Maud in ami
mated discussion. He seemed voluble.
prone to speech as had never seen
him before. The discussion was on
love and. as usual, his was the sheer
materialistic side. and Maud's was the
idealistic. For myself, beyond word
or SO of suggestion or correction now
and again, took no part
He was brilliant, but so was Maud,
and for some time lost the thread OF
the conversation through studying her
face as she talked. II was face that
rarely displayed color. but tonight Il
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20
SYNOPSIS.

Humphrey Van weyden. critic and diet
sante. finds himself aboard the sealing
echooner Ghost, Captain Wolf Larsen,
bound to Japan waters The captain
makes him cabin boy "for the good of his
SOUL" The cockney cook, Mugridgc is
Jealous and hazes him. Wolf hazes a sea-
man and makes II the basis for a phil
Sssophic discussion with Hump. Cooky and
Hump whet knives at each other. Humps
intimacy with Wolf increases. carnival
OF brutality breaks loose In the ship. Wolf
proves himself the master brute. Hump
despite his protest is made mate on the
heii-ship and proves by his conduct In a
blow that he has learned ito stand on his
own legs" Two men desert the vessel
IN one of the small boats. A young wom-
an and four men. survivors OF n steamer
wreck. are rescued from a small boat
The deserters are sighted. but Wolf stands
away and leaves them to drown. Maude
brewster. the rescued girl. and Van
Weyden find they know each others
wory.. They talk together Of world alien
TO Wolf. Maude sees Mugridge towed
oversize in a bowline to give him a bath
and his foot bitten off by a shark as he
Is hauled aboard. She begins to realize
her danger at the hands of Wolf. Van
Meyden realizes that he loves Maude.
Wolrs brother, Death Larsen, comes on
the sealing grounds in the steam seaIer
Macedonia and blankets VOLTS boats so
etealing his catch. Death Larsen "hogs"
the sea again and Wolf captures one Of
MS boats with its men.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20

and the location OF the one-half inch
holes for the bowels. which should
extend entirely through the pieces.
Coat the ends of the bowels with glue.
and fasten them with finishing nails
driven through the edges OF A and Is.
Fig. shows a unique rack for dish
towels, with the back board SO hinged
that, when the towels hung upon them
have dried and been put away, the
arms may be dropped out of the way
as in Fig. s.
Fig 6 shows the dimensions for
board A. Fig. the dimensions for
board B, and Fig. 8 the length of the
broomhandle arms c. The holes in
board B must be of the exact diameter
Of the broomhandles. Coat the ends
of the arms with glue. and drive a nail
through the edge of board B into
each
One pair OF hinges is sufficient for
Ringing board b to A. They should
be screwed to the edges as shown al
D Zig. 81. Screw eyes e and F Gig
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20

HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS S
By
A. Nicely HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS
CORK TOYS.
a. Nicely Hall.

II you will save the cork from every
empty bottle before 1t is thrown out
or disposed of to the ragman. you
will soon have enough shapes and
sizes to provide an afternoons fun
OF toymaking. II you do not want
to wait until enough corks have accu-
INFLATED by this means, you can get
what you will need at o drug store.
In addition TO corks, you must have
some cardboard, some worsted. beads.
toothpicks. burnt matches. pins and
glue. For cutting the corks use a
very sharp knife.
The horse Gig. u has a body made
of two tapered corks. with the small
ends glued together. Use the pat
tern In Fig. 2 for the head. and glue
this in slot cut across the end OF
the body. The legs may be toothpicks
or matches; glue them into holes In
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20
Salt Water improves Coal.

In recovering cargoes of coal from,
sunken vessels it has been discovered
that the combustion OF coal is i'm
proved by submergence In salt water.
Coal subjected to the action of sea
water for number Of years will burn
almost entirely away, leaving only a
small amount of ash and no clinkers.
Crates of coal. each holding approx
mately two tons. we're submerged by
the British admiralty in 1903. and at
different times since certain of Thorn
have been raised and experiments con-
Quoted. The tests all have been In
favor Of the saltwater treatment.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20

was flushed and vivacious. Her wit
was playing keenly. and she was enjoy
ing the tilt as much as Wolf Larsen,
and he was enjoying 1t hugely. Fol
some reason. though know not why,
In the argument. SO utterly had lost
It in the contemplation OF one stray
brown lock of Maud's hair, he quoted
from Iseult at Tintagel, where she
says:
Blessed am beyond women even
That beyond all born women is my sin.
And perfect my transgression.
AS he had read pessimism into
Omar, so now he read triumph. sting
ing triumph and exultation, into Swim,
burne's lines. And he read rightly,
and he read well. He had hardly
ceased reading when Louis put Ida
head into the companionway and whis'
pered down:
BE easy. will We? The fog's lifted,
an tits the port light Nv a steamer
that's crossin' our bow this blessed
minute"
Wolf Larsen sprang on deck. and so
! swiftly that by the time we followed
him he had pulled the rteerage-slide
over the drunken clamor and was on
his way forward to close the forecas
tle-scuttle The fog, though 1t re-
manned, had lifted high. where 1t oh
scured the stars and made the night
! quite black. Directly ahead OF US
| GOULD oaa N hrighf rod l;cit and a w IA .
| light, and l could hear the pulsing of
steamers engines. Beyond doubt It
was the Macedonia.
Wolf Larsen had returned to the
poop, and we stood in silent group,
watching the lights rapidly cross om
bow.
| Lucky for ME he doesn't carry q
searchlight," Wolf Larsen paid.
what IL l should cry out loudly?'
l queried in whisper.
1T would be all up" ho answered.
But have you thought upon what
would Immediately happen?"
/ Before had time to express any de-
sire to know, he had me by the throat
with his gorilla grip. and by faint
culver of the muscles-a hint as II
were-he suggested to me the twist
that would surely have broken my
neck. The next moment he had re-
leased me and we were gazing at tho
Macedonia's lights.
What II l should cry out?" Maud
asked.
| IT like you too we'll to hurt you," he
| said softly-nay, there was tender
| ness and a caress in his voice that
made me vince. But don't do 1t. just
the same. for I'd promptly break Mr..
Van Weyden's neck"
Then she has my permission to CRY
out" said defiantly.
II hardly think you'll care to sacrt
fee the Dean o. American Letters the
| Second" he sneered.
We spoke no more, though we had
become too used to one another for the
silence to be awkward; and when the
red light and the white had disap-
peared we returned to the cabin to
finish the interrupted supper.
II ever Wolf Larsen attained the
summit of living, he attained 1t then.
From time to time forsook my own
thoughts to follow him, and followed
in amaze, mastered for the moment by
his remarkable intellect, under the
spell of his passion, for he was preach.
ing the passion Of revolt. 1t was In.
evitable that Milton's Luclfer should
be instanced, and the keenness with
which Wolf Larsen analysed and dc.
| picted the character was revelation
of his stified genius. 1t reminded me-
of Tame. yet knew the man had
never heard Of that brilliant though
dangerous thinker.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20
stevenson as a German Spy.

II is interesting, says the London
Chronicle. to recall that Stevenson
has recorded his Imprisonment in
France as a German spy. so foreign
looking was he in appearance. An
drew Lang found his appearance at
twenty-eight was anything but that
of Scotsman. and the same difficulty
pursued the novelist through life.
more especially on the continent.
1T is a great thing, believe me-" he
wrote in the Inland Voyage, ito pre-
sent good normal type of the nation
you belong to-" and, as he says In the
same chapter, II might come from any
part of the globe, it seems, except
from where / do"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20

50 are provided for pin II to slip
through when the arms have been
raised. to hold them in that position
Gig. ~.
Screw one screw eye into the edge
Of board b &c. Fig. 81. and two screw
eyes into board A IF, Fig. 81, in the
right positions SO when the arms are
raised screw eye E will come between
screw eyes F. Screw eyes g Gigs. 4
and 81 are provided for hangers.
The purpose of the bread-slicing
board Gig 81 is to make 1t easy to
slice loaf OF bread so each slice ia
of equal thickness on all edges.
Fig. 10 shows the dimensions for
base A. and Fig. IL the dimensions for
uprights b. Block will keep up.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20

Zig. 81 sticks upon the end Of the
toothpick neck, and the toothpick legs
have beads glued upon their ends.
The duck Gig. 81 Is one Of the
many floating toys which can be made.
Fig. 10 shows the head and neck. Zig.
IL the tall. and Fig IL the keel fas-
tened to the under side of the body
to prevent upsetting. The keel should
be of cardboard coated with paraffln.
Tapering corks make splendid pots
for toy plants for a doll house Gig.
15), and plants can be made Of paper
or pieces OF artificial ferns.
II you have never made cork jave-
lin to toss at a target. you have missed
lots OF fun. Fig. .16 shows how to
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20
HANDY THINGS TO MAKE FOR
MOTHER.
(copyright, by

For the sleeve board Gig. y you
will require wood three-quarters or
one inch thick. out of which to cut
pieces A and b Gigs. and 81. and a
carpenters "dowel" stick about two
feet long from which to cut four
pieces FIVE inches long for connecting
A and b. Figs. 2 and 3 show the meas
urements for cutting pieces A and B.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20

the cork body. The tail is made Of
several strands of worsted tied to a
pin Gig. 81, which is stuck into the
body
The funny little porcupine Gig. ~
has tapered cork body Zig. 81.
toothpick legs, cardboard head
Zig. g.. and toothpick quilts.
Because cork birds and animals are
funny creatures at best. II Is proper to
devise varieties other than those
found in ZOOS. Fig. shows q pc
culiar specimen. Isn't he a dandy
with his ornamental neck? Five
glass beads strung upon toothpick
form the neck, the cardboard head
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20

rights b the right distance apart for
the slot for the bread knife. Nall up
rights b IN place. then slip q saw
through the slots. and cut small
groove in base A Cd. Figs. and ~ so
the knife will cut through the bottom
bread crust easily.
Strip E Gig. 81 is nailed to the far
edge of base A, to push the bread
against when cutting. and strip +
Gig. 81 fits between uprights b. on
the end of base A, and should be of
the proper width 90 there win be ex-
actly five-sixteenths of an inch space
between It's inside edge and slot D.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-20
Her Political Views.

Jane, have discovered that our
new cook has decided Views about
the policy in the East"
John. what do. you meanT AZ
-She believes ip the gradual dissuH
ten ok china" 4ss