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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
Surprised on His Anniversary

That was a very happy surprise
sprung on Superintendent Chas. W.
POWELL by his wife and daughter, Mrs.
WHISKY, on Tuesday night By their
invitation twenty gentlemen made a
march on the aims house, giving the
big superintendent the surprise and
pleasure of his life, reminding him of
the fact that the fifty-fift birthday
was upon him. And every member of
the party enjoyed the time immensely.
Games and visiting were the program
till midnight, when a spread followed
that could scarcely be equaled in sub
stance and novelty. Table decorations
were superb, the central object being
large cake trimmed with fifty-five
burning tapers. The feast being over,
Superintendent Buffers made a very
happy presentation speech of a large
and handsome easy chair, which was
accepted with feeling. Altogether it
was one of the happy events of the
season.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
OPERA HOUSE MOVIES

The weeks offering furnishes a delightful COM
bination of plays. Friday the jungle masterpiece
in six parts Between the Savage and the IT,
ger" This is a Kliene production and has been
presented ia hundreds of theatres at 25 cent
prices. renting from $40 TO 500 per day. Prices
OF admission here and 10 cents,
Saturday George AIDES Just Out of College"
in FIVE parts This play has national reputation
and its in nicely with the basket ball game which
takes place Immediately after the second show.
First show starts promptly a. 200. Tuesday il 8
special date owing 10 the lecture course coming
on Monday. when the great star. Robert Warwick
of the World films will appear in The Flash os
an Emerald" These World features equal To
any service. The Biou at Lacrosse are running
these World features every Wednesday. 30 they
must be good All Of the above at 8 and 10 cents
certainly should command your attention. When
you see a show at the Opera it's the best.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
TO THE pIIRIIC

/ desire to announce to the public
that have retired from the store bus
mess heretofore conducted by me in
the village of Eaofea. having sold my
stock of merchandise to Carl Johnson
and Olaf Eng, who will now conduct
the business and who will, | am sure,
be ready and willing to serve the pa
irons in fully as satisfactory a manner
as they have been served in the past.
desire at this time to thank the pa
irons of the store and express my APP
probation for their loyal patronage
during the past "a years. You have all
certainly been good to me. | again
thank you all. s. ENGEBRETsoN.
Esofea. January 20. 1916.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
is A FULL EVENING OF MUSIC
The Regimental Band Will Join in the
Course Entertainment

Fourth number of the city entertain
ment course falls on Monday night,
when the Smith Spring Holmes Quin'
tet, high-class company of musicians
will delight hearers. They come with
the best of credentials and the Redpath
bureau exploit them as among the best.
Prof. Holmes, manager, will inspire
especis! Interest from the fact that he
is personal friend of the older men,
bers of our local band, having played
with them at the Madison carnival, and
is great favorite with all, through the
many numbers be has written for the
band AS compliment to Mr.. Holmes
the band win play concert form 1880
TO 8:l5, using only Holiness compositions
1t will be well for people TO go early
and enjoy musical evening. No ex
ira charge for band concert. Tickets
on sale at Danl's store Saturday morn.
ing where reserved seats may be bad
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
speeiaI 10 Mestby Friday Nlght

Leaving Viroqua at z O'Clock the
Southeastern viii run special excur-
sion TO Westhy. to afford students and
others an opportusity 10 witness the
basket bali game between the high
school teams Fare So cents for round
trip.
Last Friday night Viroqua defeated
Soldiers Grove 60 to Is
A hard-foueht, exciting game may
be expected on Saturday night, when
the fast Viola team comes over to con-
test the floor with Viroqua. You will
want to see this game.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
Uncle Sans Servants Default

There appears to b. an epidemic Of
defalcations in postoffices south Of Us.
At Steuben Mr. and Mrs. Newt Bar
tholomew are in rex of trouble be-
cause of the fact that an inspector
found a shortage in Office finances of
81, $50
At Woodman Postmaster Hammond
committed suicide by taking poison just
before arrest was TO be made for
shortage in his accounts of 81 00u.
At another Grant county office near
by another defalcation was discovered.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
The FalthfuI Congregate

A few democrats met in this city on
Saturday last to select men to repre-
sent the county in the state convention
held in Milwaukee on Tuesday, to nom
mate delegates to the national conven-
ton r NJ. Grimsrud of Westby, Hem
ry Shelton of Hillsboro, and G. j. De-
Jean of LaFarge were named as such
representatives.
Vacancies in the positions of chair.
man and treasurer OF the county COM
mittee were filed by the election of r.
M. Grimsrud as cha rman, Chris Ellef-
son as treasurer. The Wilson admins
tration was endorsed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
Fixing Official Salaries

At last nights session of the city
council salaries we're fixed for officers
to be chosen next spring There was
no change except that the mayors sal
ssy was increased from $50 to 800 per
year, the clerks from $3.50 to $500,
larger duties TO be IMPOSED on the lat
ter official There were filed nine ap-
pliestions for appointment of clerk 70
succeed the late George II Clarke.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
A Rare Business Opportunity

Owing to my duties az postmaster. /
want TO dispose Of my interest in the
business of Cofiiand e. Ellefson This
is not dead business, but live, we'll
growing business; a great
for some live young man
desiring to go into business. will sell
on very liberal terms
w. N. COPELAND.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
Insurance Officers Named

At the annual meeting of Utica In
surance Company held ia Soldiers Grove
the following persons we're elected Of
ficers:
president--L, c. Seh1enberger. West Prairie.
Vice-President-Wiil am Barney. Soldiers Grove
SecretArs-E. T. VanWinter Readstown.
Treasurer. n. McLees. VirOqua-
Directors Officers named above and o. II. Lar
son. II. r. Cooley and J. C. Thorp.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
State Commission to be He,e

On Friday of this week the state tex
commission will hold hearing in the
court house TO consider the appeal TAX
er by the town of Sterling from the
county board and assessment 1t
will be an important hearing, doubtless
causing attendance Of many from diff
ferent sections Of the county
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
EXAMINE THE YELLOW TAG

The CENSOR lists are revised
today. We ask all who have
paid subscriptions within six
weeks to examine the tag on
their paper and see if proper
credit has been given. If there
is found TO be error kindly add
wise. Many have paid their
subscriptions, hundreds more
ought 20 do so. Don't lay this
paper down till you have re-
solved to advance your date to
1917 Come now, let there be
a general pay-up campaignl!
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
Next Shipping Dav

On Friday, February q, will be the
next day the Lacrosse packing plant
will receive stock for shipment at the
Southeastern yards All deliveries to
be made by 2:30. Phone 4I5l
TOI.IEF He'll AND
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
AIways Ready to Buy

am paying the highest market price
for furs and hides; will call for them or
buy at my residence. Also buy junk;
cent q pound for rags, 5 cents for rub
Der, s. per ton for iron SAN GROSS.
North Main street, Viroqua.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02

| will be at nv office February 3, 5,
10, IL, IA, Is, IS. II, Is and 10, and
each Saturday thereafter. No penalty
il added if tax is paid before February
%. FIN. MINsHALL, City Treasurer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
franklin Tax Notice

win be at Liberty Pole Friday, eb-
ruary 4, IL. IS, 25; at Bank of Viroqua,
Saturday, the 5th; at Folsom Wednes-
day, the Is.
G. S. HoNAKER, Treasurer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
Liberty Town Tax Extension

Notice is hereby given that the su-
pervisors of Liberty town have extend
ed time for tax payment till March l,
1916. without penalty.
BURNHAM SCoTT, Town Treasurer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02

Mrs. Hannah Zillig, one of the pio-
neer women Of Red Mound section, died
at rs. Interment at Retreat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
100 HORSES WANTED

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9Th,
at the Thompson Stone Barn in
Viroqua, 100 head of horses for
war purposes and eastern mar
kets, 4 to 10 years old, weighing
from 1000 to 1400 los. Bring in
what you have to sell. viii al
SO buy mules.
TRIGGS & BOUILLON.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
Snecials for ONO Day
Officers of Different Orders

Officers of Different Orders
Officers of Viroqua Royal Arch Chap
ter were installed "Wednesday night as
follows:
Excellent High Priest-AEgust z Smith
Kine-W. y. Lawton
Scribe-A. j. Beat
Treasurer-H II 2. Proctor
Secrctary-S. A. Farr
Captain Of Host--C. A. MiBshal
Principal Sojourner-C. =. Dahl
Royal Arch Captain-F. II Williams
Master Of Third Fail-A. ID. HelgesOn
Master Of Second Vai-F. +. Mcintosh
Master Of First Vail. o Anderson
Senlinel-G. G. EaVcett
Last Wednesday evening State Dep
uty Lee of Lacrosse installed the fol-
lowing officers for the local Yeoman
lodge:
Foreman "A bert Larson
Master Of Caretnonies-Chas. ". Slack
Correspondent Ida McMastere
Master Of Accouuts-Peter Fortney
Chaplain Rober. Small
At the close of lodge a social time
was held and the evening was spent in
dancing. Refreshments were served
and everyone voted very good time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
ICY" LONGS FOR THE OLD NAMES

Cyrus M. Sterling, Three Forks, Mon
tAna; 81 have read the CENSOR ever
since II started, and am perfectly dis
gusted with il. the longer | take it the
less | appreciate it. Whether il is your
fault, the compositor's fault, the devil s
or old father time. il IL hard for me to
say. But you have dropped many Of
the old familiar names and substituted
in their place new ones suppose this
indicates the march of time and frailty
Of human life IL has been fourteen
years since left Vernon county and
often think of the changes that have
taken place. ] often meet Wisconsin
people out here. Mr.. Glenn. formerly
Of ViroqUa. went 10 work here last
week for the Madison power company.
believe half of Vernon county people
are in Montana Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Bartholomew, formerly of DeSoto. but
now Of Basin. Montana, have been up
here this winter. MIR. Bartholomew
has returned home, but Mrs. Bartholo-
new IS still here We have had the
coolest weather this winter | ever saw
here Crops were fine, the wheat av-
eraged about 40 bushels per acre, and
selling for - 10 Potatoes are selling
at 80 cents, fresh eggs at A. cents per
dozen. St.P.M. X X has put on cleo
trio moters between here and Deer
Lodge. and expect TO have them run
ming between here and Harlowtown by
t b first of March. My con Floyd
runs between here and Harlowtown.
Claud is in the mercantile business here.
Business has been good here this year.
My daughter Euniee is stenographer
for the ST p M. R r am sending
you an order to pay up my subscription,
and please keep as many of the old ones
on the list as YOU can, as like to see
their names in print, for they remind
me of old times. | was down 10 Bel
mont ard visited 0 II Helgerson, Law
renee 6rennon and several other Vernon
county people and they we're all doing
fine. We have been having a chinook
wind the last three days and all our
snow is gone.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
HE IS ON THE FIRING LINE

DIR. A P Minshsll, FL Paso, Texas,
January Ii On the train: 1--WE were
over in Juai ez, Mexico, yesterday
Was in an old mission that was built
in l549 and the ceiling was made of
hand carved timbers and everything
was put together with pegs made of
wood FL Paso is a very interesting
city of 5000 people. Mexicans are
mum arous here. They are now having
hot times. Had riots all day yesterday
and last right between Mexicans and
Americans. Went over into Mexico in
jitney and had guide for 81 each.
Saw old bull ring az Juarez. Am send
ing you postal of Plaza where we sat
ape rested for a while yesterday after
noon. Over there they were eating
lunch out of doors, having their coffee
out in the open air. guess they will
have some hot times over in Mexico as
the Texans are crazy, for most of Is
men killed were from FL Paso, Texas
We ran into a snow storm at a New
Mexico town, Tueumcon, and for 200
miles southwest lad snow. The coun-
try is a desert from Pratt, Kansas, all
the way so far. Cactus, sage brush,
and mountains. We got fine meals at
ElPaso Of the Star Lunch for Is cents
TO 10 cents per meal and a nice room
in Mccoy hotel for 81 per day Iwould
have remained in + Paso longer but it
was very dangerous owing TO riots upon
the streets bet ween Mexicans and Amer
leans T"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02

Earl Truesdale is in Lacrosse tax
ing treatment.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-02
Short News Stories of Interest

PckUps Reporters
viroqua and Vicinity
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04

Atlantic ocean will only mark an
epoch in aerial navigation, and this
faith in its future is another impor-
tant reason for the existence of the
America Transatlantic company. l
hope to see the day when this COM
pany will be running aerial liners
regularly across the Atlantic and 9TH
er oceans"
To indicate that his faith in ocean
aerial navigation had not swerved
from his former beliefs, Mr.. Wanna
maker also quoted in his letter ex-
tracts from a letter written by him
in February, 1914, prior to the launch
ing of the old America.
"The crossing of the Atlantic ocean
in one flight of an aircraft" read
Mr.. Wanamaker's letter of that date,
''is to my mind as important to aerial
navigation as was the voyage of Co
lumbus to transportation by water.
What man can do once, he can do
any number of times. Once the At
lantic is crossed In a single fight of
an airship there will soon follow reg
ular transatlantic trips and fixed
safe transatlantic passenger air line.
1.-THE crossing of the Atlantic by air
is not a matter merely of initiative,
nor of daring, nor even of skill; it is
a problem of science" 9,&
The fact that the Curtiss plant has
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
Old Man, Cave DWelIer.

Fulton, Mo.-H. B. Bode, deputy
state highway commissioner, has dis
covered that Galloway county has
a cave dweller in one of the bluffs in
the hills northwest of Cedar City.
Curious children first discovered the
man when they cautiously crept up to
the mouth of the cave, and found him
sleeping on leaves and dried vegeta-
ton. His fire smoldered near the en-
trance to the cave and near at hand
were some primitive cooking utensils.
fashioned out of stone.
During the day he carries load after
load of fagots and logs to keep his
fire going, and apparently he lives in
comfort Children reported him to be
kind looking man, with long beard.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
new AIRCRAFT TO
CROSS ATLANTIC
IN 80 HOURS
Rodman Wanamaker Is Building
FL Second Giant Craft to Fly
T Over Seas.
TO Be LARGEST EVER BUILT
VIII Be Ten Times Power of America,
81 Which3Na Sold to Great Britain
+ at Outbreak of War-To Carry
8 Crew of Six Persons, Fuel
~ and Provisions.

h New York The construction OF q
new America, to be the largest air
craft ever built and to have sufh
power and speed to cross the Atlantic
ocean in 80 hours, was announced to
local aeronautical authorities by Rod
man Wanamaker of Philadelphia, pres
ident of the Aero Club of America.
already has been placed with the Cur
tiss Aeroplane company by the Ameri-
ca rans-Ocean company and is now
under construction.
- Mr.. Wanamaker was the owner of
the old America, in which an attempt
to fly from Newfoundland to England
was to have been made in 1914. After
completion it was launched in June OF
that year, achieved a trial speed of
60 miles an hour and was ready for
the transatlantic flight when the war
interviewed,
I, John G. Porte, lieutenant in the
Eaglish army, who was to have had
command of the trial trip across the
OCGdu, I0LuIuSu W LIS IO5lmCuI III
England and the proposed flight was
postponed until after the war. In Oc-
tober, 1914, however, under what was
reported as a contract made contin-
gent upon England's entrance into a
war, the America was sold to Great
Britain and was shipped to that coun-
try aboard the steamship Mauritania.
While news concerning the British use
of the huge airship has been censored,
Americans returning from abroad
have, asserted that the great hydro
aeroplane has proved all the claims
made for it prior to the war.
Ten Times Power of Others.
The new America will be ten times
the power of the old one, will be of
design different from anything ever
constructed, and will be by far the
largest airship Of any nature ever
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
WAR EMPTYING THE PRISONS
Eleven in England Close Entirely,
Nine Others Are Nearly
Vacant.

London.-A reduction in the prison
estimates for the coming year of
$5O0,000-or about II per cent-and
the shutting up, in whole or part, of
a score of prisons. These are some
Of the visible evidences of the reduc.
ton of crime in this country owing to
the war.
Of the 20 prisons closed or in proc.
ess of closure, IL have been closed
entirely, all being situated in towns
of moderate size, like Chelmsford,
Hereford, Stafford, st. Adams, Devices,
and so forth. OF four others wing
only has been given up. Arrange.
ments are now being made for the to-
tai closing of five more. ~
1t is true that not quite all of the
diminution in criminality can be as.
cribed to the war, for the process has
been going on since 1904, undoubted-
ly as a result of the greater intelli-
gence of British legislation.
In their last report the commission.
ers of prisons ascribed the decrease
in criminality to three chief causes
namely (1) the drifting into the army
of considerable section of the pop.
ulation from which the criminal
classes ordinarily come; (2) the new
demands for labor and the greater IA
cilities for making a livelihood by hon.
est means; and co the restriction of
the sale of liquor. Experts have no
doubt that it is the last of these three
causes which has been most infiuen.
tial.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04

most important use of trees by the
roadside, however, is the prevention
of dust. Dust is the cementing ma
terial in macadam roads, and il it is
loosened and blown away the breaking
up of the road is fastened.
What the trees do for the roads they
also do for the forested hillsides
Wherever there are no, forests on the
hills and mountains the rain and melt
ed snow rushes off in a torrent, dig
ging out great gu1lies and carrying
away the fertile soil.
Where there is a forest, the trees
protect the soil from the heating of the
rain. The roots lead the water deer
into the ground to be stored up there
and gradually fed. out by springs all
the year round. The leaf litter absorbs
and holds the water like a sponge
! The trunks and roots prevent the
rapid runoff of the water and bind the
| soil together. The forest is of tire
mendous benefit in preventing both
| floods and drought. 1t is in reality q
natural gatherer and storer of. water
1t is imperative, therefore, that the
watersheds of navigable streams and
those upon which towns, cities. irriga
ton projects and water.power. plants
depend for their supply should be for
ested. 1913 80
The greatest value of Arbor day lies
in its effect upon our attitude toward
the trees that are already growing, fol-
manifestly there are thousands OF
trees of natural origin to every one
planted by man. The average citizen
is only now beginning to care for these
trees, having never before considered
that they needed any care. Farmers
have been in the habit of turning theil
cattle in to Craze on their woodlands
where they break off and destroy the
young growth, trample and injure the
roots of the larger trees and pack the
| ground hard, thus not only destroying
the future forest but shortening the
life of the trees that are already grow
ing. The Arbor day student who has
been taught to plant and care for trees
will, in after years, no more think Of
turning cattle into his woodlot thar
into his cornfield. ~
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04

importance. In Minnesota the white
pine forests were being destroyed
with alarming rapidity and no provi-
sion was being made for replacing
them. After 1876 there was for some
yeans a check in the spread of the
Arbor day idea, and it was not until
1882 that two more states began to
celebrate the day. North Dakota and
Ohio. u.s., ,.~
Two new elements were introduced
into the Arbor day plan when Ohio
took it up: the way was made school
festival and the practice of planting
memorial trees and groves was inau!
gurated. These new developments
were largely responsible for the ex-
tension of Arbor day over the rest of
the United States. Tree planting be-
came a festival combining pleasure,
utility, and instruction, and one of the
greatest benefits of the observance Of
Arbor day has been its effect in i'm
pressing upon the minds of the young
people the value of trees and the
necessity of conserving ali the nat
ural resources Of the country.
AS a school festival the observance
of Arbor day has spread not only
throughout the whole United States
but far beyond it's borders. In 1887
the education department of Ontario
set aside the first Friday in May as a
tree and fiower-planting day. In 1896
the plan was adopted officially in
Spain. 1t reached Hawaii in 1905, and
is now in vogue in all the dependen-
cies of the United States and in Great
Britain, Australia, the English West
Indies, South Africa, New Zealand,
France, Norway, Russia and Japan.
They Know the Value.
The time of the observance of Arbor
day varies greatly in different states
and countries, being determined some
what by climatic conditions. In gen
eraI the date is early in the year in
the South and is set further along to-
ward summer in the more northern
states, beginning in February and end
ing in May.
A clean and beautiful town is q
source OF pride to its citizens and q
constant incentive to them to go on
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-04
HORSE FALLS DOWN 100 FEET
His Master Lets Him Slide Over
Mountain lSnoWdrifts With q
Rope. .f0vIS9S

Truckee, Cal-Hank Weber, with
his snowshoe horse, arrived at Truckee
the other day after hair-raising trip
down the mountainside.
After leaving the Southern Pacific
snowsheds at the summit, the way to
the bottom of the mountain was almost
straight up and down., with many
drifts of snow nearly fifty feet deep.
The only way over some of the
drifts was to tie a rope on the horn
of the saddle and let the horse slide
down. The horse slipped on one Of
the drifts and fell to the bottom, al
most hundred feet below, luckily es.
Gaping injury.