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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

certain and favorable results are ex-
pected from seeding to alfalfa as
from any other crop.
at is not so much thf soil, the eli
mate or the location, is in knowing
how. That fact has ben clearly dem
Cnstrated.
an my Judgment alfalfa is the mt st
valuable farm crCp that can be grown
in Illinois, and Jet comparatively lit
tie is Known loout it in the state.
know oil nothing that will do more
for the development Of the state OF
add more to it's wealth than
thorough knowledge and understand
ing of alfalfa.
Il do not know Of any greater or
more valuable service that the few
successful alfalfa growers, who have
learned the lesson, can render their
state than to spread far and wide a
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
RAISING ALFALFA IN ILLINOIS

Charles f. Yanney of Mclean coun.
ty, on the George s. Hanna Place. has
some remarkable results with alfalfa.
He got good stand on six acres by
breaking the ground the last of July.
disking it three times. narrowing and
cross-harroWlng two or three times,
dragging ,S;ce. sowing 20 pounds per
acre of seed broadcast, narrowing
it in and rolling me ground This
was in 1906. The alfalfa grew about
four inches high that fall and was not
cut In 1907, it yielded about two
tons per acre, but in addition $50 pigs
IN 1908, the big returns began.
Three cutting of hay returned 21a
tons per acre, but in addition $50 pigs
were pastured on this alfalfa from the
time of the first cutting until Decem.
Der. The pigs were bought when
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
TWONOTED AUTHORITIES ON ALFALFA

knowledge of alfalfa, and encourage
its cultivation and use by the farmers
of Illinois. To be instrumental in
bringing into general use a plant
which will add untold wealth, not only
to the farm. but to every other In
terest, will be far more creditable and
more deserving OF honor than that
usually accorded for any public ser
vice"
Joe Wing Believes In Alfalfa.
Joseph e. Wing of Ohio, who has
100 acres of alfalfa. and who is one
of the best known authorities on this
crop in the United States, says:
Alfalfa is a perennial enduring on
well drained soil from five to fifty
years with one sowing. It may be
cut from three to five times a year
and will yield in the region OF the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23


In speaking of his experience in the
growing of alfalfa, the Hon. A p.
Grout of Winchester, ILL.,, one of the
largest alfalfa growers in the state,
has this to say:
MY success at first in growing al
falfa was not startling, but on the
contrary l met with many discourage
ments. Had it not been for the dod-
dies, (sheep and hogs) that seemed so
fond of it, and thrived so well on the
small quantities was able to furnish
them, it is doubtful If ! would have
kept up the struggle. A knowledge
of it's wonderful feeding value gained
by experience was the incentive that
urged me on.
The time has come In my expert
ence, and believe in the experience
of every alfalfa grower, when just as
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

hogs and 25 pigs bought at that time.
1t is estimated that the SO hogs which
weighed rs or so pounds in the spring
made a gain of 20 pounds PER head.
The ones sold in August averaged
lS2 pounds and those kept till later
225. Counting only 80 hogs and moth
ing for the pigs, they returned, after
paying for the $50 bushels of corn
fed, $4,000 to the credit of the alfal-
ia alone; the hay was worth $273.00;
total $6s300. or $11550 per acre.
This alfalfa was not injured by this
extra hard treatment but some parts
of it were frozen out last winter. and
this spring the field was disked and
cross-disked and the thin spots re-
seeded, securing a fair stand. While
many doubt that alfalfa is suited to
Illinois. not having examined the evil
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
coburn on Alfalfa.

THE cultivation and feeding of al
falfa mark the highest development
of modern agriculture Alfalfa is one
of natures choicest gifts to man; it
is the preserver and the conserver of
the homestead 1t does not fail from
old age II loves the sunshine. con
verting the sunbeams into gold cc'u
in the pockets Of the thrifty husband
man. 1t is the greatest mortgage-lift-
er yet discovered
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

corn belt from three TO six tons Of
hay per acre. The composition OF al
falfa hay is such that 1t has almost
the same nutritiye value as wheat
bran, and may be substituted for
wheat bran IN the feed ration with
good results. AS a feed for all
classes of live stock It is unexceled
Every animal upon the farm loves al
falfa and thrives upon it. AS a pas
ture plant for hogs it has no equal in
the amount which animals will gain
from an acre of 1t, as much as 600
pounds of pork per acre being ire.
quently reported where hogs have
grazed it. II is also the best horre
pasture known. and it sometimes Is
used as a pasture for sheep aud
COWS, although one must observe due
care in pasturiDg Il with these ami
mails, since they may bloat"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
First publication May 10. 19i7-3.
PROBATE NOTICE.

Notice for Administration and Notice to Creditors
STATE OF WISCONSIN. COUNTY COURT
~ for Vernon COunty.-In Probate.
In re estate Of Samuel Hook. deceased.
Notice is hereby given. that at the regular term
of said court TO be held on the LIST Tuesday of
July. A. d. 1917, at the court house in the city
Of Viroqua, county of Vernon and state Of Wis
consin, there viii e heard nd considered
the application Of Angelina z. Hook for the ap-
poiDtment Of an administrator Of the estate of
Samuel Hook. late Of the village Of LaFarge in
said county. deceased.
Notice is hereby further given. that at the
regular term of sail court to be held at said court
house. the first Tuesday Of October, A. D.
1917. there viii be heard. considered and adjusted
all claims against said Samuel Hook. deceased;
And notice Is hereby further given, that all
such claims for examination and allowance must
Be presented 20 said county court at the court
mouse in the city of Viroqua in said county and
state. on or before the 23rd day Of September A
d. 1917. or be barred.
Dated May IS. 1917.
By the Court d. o. MAHoEzY. County Judge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
Notice to Horse Bree ders

The purebred Imported Belgian stall
lion "CING MARS 2823 (S36S4), will
stand the season as follows: Sunday
at home in Viroqua, Monday at Ross,
Tuesday ut Liberty, Wednesday and
Thursday at Avalanche, Friday at
Viroqua Stone Barn. Telephone No.
1854. r.. J. HELGERSON.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
LEGAL PUBLICATIONS
First publication May 9. 1878.

Pt-OBATE NOIICE
Notice of Application for letters of administration
STATE OF WISCONSIN. VERNON COUNTY
Court in Probate
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Vernon County
In the matter Of h estate Of Darwin Gift
deceased
On this eth day of May. A. D.. 1917. upon reei-
ing and filing the petition of Susan Gift widow
of Darwin Cliff. deceased stating h a Darwin
Cliff of the county of Vernon died intestate on or
about the 9th day of April. A. D.. 1917, n
praying that Ernest Cliff be appointed admins
TRAITOR of the estate of said deceased.
1t is ordered. That said application be heard be-
fore me- at the probate Office. in the city of vi
oqua, on the 9TH day of June. A. D.. 1917 at 10
O'Clock a. m
And II is Further Ordered. That notice of the
time and place appointed for hearing said applica-
ton be given TO all persons interested, by pub
fishing copy of this order for three weeks sue
cessively. in the VERNON COUNTY CENSOR news
paper printed and published in said county, pre-
vious to said hearing.
Dated May :. A, ID. 1917.
BY the Court. D. o. MABoHEY. County Judge
]. Henry Bennett. Atty for Estate.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
NOTICE

will stand my Pure Bred Percher-
on Stallion Republic" 1852, certin-
cate No 1915, at Westby Monday and
Tuesday and Viroqua Wednesday. He
is known as the gray Minshall horse.
17-5w NJ. J. LANGHUS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

--Hillsboro coudensory is developing
into an industry of considerable mag
1itude. over 100 patrons received
checks Tor more than s25 for milk de-
livered in April. The largest was
check to Benish Bros. for $4,000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

Mrs. Grace WHISKY came from
Hixton for a few days visit with her
parents, superintendent and Mrs. C..
w POWELL.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

Alfalfa is most valuable in the Corn
Belt, because the Corn Belt has an
abundance of starch and is short in
protein.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
MONEY TO LOAN

On farm property. Funds always or
hand, no delay. Interest reasonable.
/ also buy mortgages. ADDRESS, or call
onW. j. Hickisch, 203 S.4th street, La
Crosse, Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

| Church at study 10: church at worship II. This
will be Union Memorial service. Young peoples
meeting will be held with the Epworth League in
| the NJ. e. church at Z. No evening service on &C.
count of the Baccalaureate service at the United
Lutheran church. Thursday 7;i5 bible study and
prayer meeting.
Friday afternoon the ladies aid will meet at the
| home of Mrs. Geo White on Belgium ridge. The
aid will be entertained by Mesdanes Geo. White
/ Mervin Rusk and Ward White.
| There viii be business and social meeting of
\ the Loyal mems and Loyal women's classes on
Friday evening in the church.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
THE HAuGE s CHURCH

Pentecostal services in Franklin Sunday at II
and in lmmanuels at 3. The service announced
for Zion at II on Monday is postponed to the Sun
day following at IL.
Ladies aid of Franklin meets at the church on
Thursday, May 81. The whole church a body
is requested to be present m citing at TO- to make
use Of the day in trimming up around church and
GER etery.
UNITED LUTHERAN. Z. o. Hofstead. Pastor
PentecostaI services in Viroqua at 1890; in Zion
at 3. Baecalaureate services in the evening at
Semi-annual business meeting of the cOngrega.
ticn Thursday afternoon, May 3lst at 80
A pie social viii be held at Liberty Pole church
paTiors, Saturday evening. May &c
Liberty Pole aid society will meet with HRS De-
Witt at Liberty Pole central CT thursday. May
81, for supper.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

Cut prices on all millinery goods
at Mrs. A. o. Larson s.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
SYNOD CHURCH
CONGREGATIONAL

Sunday school at 10 a. m. Union Memorial SER
vices with the Christian church at II. No C. E.
service.
Camp fire girls on Wednesday evening; Boy
Scouts on Friday evening. Attention. Every
Boy Scout and Campfire Girlais requested to APP
pear in uniform for Decoration day parade
Ladies society will be entertained in the church
parlors on Thursday May 81 by the officers
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
Hollow Wall SiIO

L. OaDnOt sag, dow down or rot.
3 Cures and preserves slage carefully.
B. Prevents Freezing of Sage.
L. Easy to construct; and real farm building per-
manent and rigid
5. No hoops to get loose, no guy wires
g. No slaves to shrink or SWELL but smooth double
wall from base to roof the inner wall being of Californ
ia redwood.
2. Guaranteed for 20 years, but lasts lifetime
FORWARD IS THE SLOGAN. This is an age of Prog
ress of Conservation Old time traditions are
being superseded by modern methods every branch of h
endeavor Necessity has been the mother of invention
and the crying needs of the age developing IDEAS
better methods and greater economies with each succeeding
year Conservation has been the watchword of thoughtful
intelligent and the world over until every in
dusty has recognized the call self evident that nten-
sive farming must be pracced land worth 500
We rely entirely upon pasture for
feeding. WE MUST BUILD SIL0S.
The 14x40 Wood Tire Silo purchased in September
1915 has proved satisfactory every way Everyone thot
account of the height it would blow but stands
today straight the day it first put up and had
hard winds last spring that took down many stave sos
not nearly so high. Anyone wishing silo won't make
mistake by building Wood Tire Hollow Wall Sio." Bert
Ruetten, Muscoda Wis
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
CKCRCH MOTIFS
UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH

UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH
Services in the Kiekapoo church next Sunday
forenoon East Kickapo0 in the afternoon.
vIRoQUA CIRCUIT
Bishop Branch ladies' aid will meet with Mrs j.
NJ. Henry Thursday, May 81. for afternoon lunch
SYNOD CHURCH
! Pentecost services in Viroqua next Sun3ny. May
%. instead of the following Sunday as previously
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

Pentecost Sc.
q, instead of {
announced.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-23
F|REMEN ARE WANTED
FOR UNCLE SANS SHIPS

Navy recruiting officers in this
state are making big campaign to get
firemen to man the boiler rooms of
Uncle Sans battleships. Two thous-
and firemen are needed right away
and Wisconsin is asked to furnish 100
men before December Is. Men be-
tween the ages of Is and 35, even
those without experience, can enlist.
Pay in the engineer branch ranges
from $36.20 for firemen, third class, to
$115.70 for chief special mechanics
Pay begins as soon as a man enlists
tendance, and an outfit Of clothes
worth $50 is supplied to enlisted men,
The young fireman of ordinary in
telligence and natural mechanical
ability has an opportunity for adj
vancement. The ratings which fire
men fill on promotion are numerous,
including engineman, watertender,
boilermaker, blacksmith, machinist,
etc. In these modern days when more
than 60 per cent of the warships burn
oil instead of coal, the life of fire.
man is quite a bit different from the
old days when a freman's life was
bounded by a coal shovel.
Any postmaster will furnish gov
eminent transportation to the navy
recruiting station in Milwaukee to any
man who wants to enlist. Now is the
time to join the navy.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-23
High School Notes

The Girls glee club will hold party
tonight in the gymnasium. Each mem
Der may bring guest. Light refresh
ments will be served. Miss Mary Lad
wig has charge of the club and all
who attend are assured a pleasant
time.
The Senior Girls club recently Or
gained has made plans for a hike
Sunday if the weather permits. The
distance has not been decided as yet
but will probably be about five miles.
The following were elected to repre-
sent Watertown high school in the de-
bate with Jefferson Friday, December
IA: Alvin Wegemann, Edward King,
Waldemar Pritzlaff, Harold Hartwig,
Thomas Brooks and Fred Block The
alternates are E. Simdars and Carl
Raue. The teams were selected from
the Forum and Webster debating So
cieties in joint contests held recently
at the high school. Faculty members
acted as judges. The topic of the COM
ing debate is Government control
and regulation of food supplies" The
affirmative team will debate here and
the negative at Jefferson
Basketball practice will actively
start next week by the regular team
after the last football game of the sea-
son with Portage is played Saturday.
There are prospects for good team
this year as the locals have lost but
one man, Arthur Henke, who was
graduated this spring. There is a lot
of new material and coach Thomas
will not have hard time picking a
good fast team. Games have been ar
ranged with Portage, Ripon and Col
umbus and the balance of the sched-
ule is practically completed. Faster
teams have been placed on the sched-
ule this year as those played last year
proved too slow for the locals, who
lost but one game and that to Hori-
con on their home floor. Rumor has it
that not a team in the state can beat
the Horizon bunch on their home
floor. The locals took game from
Jefferson, two from juneau, two from
Beaver Dam, one from Horizon, and
the second team slipped two over on
Waterloo last year
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-23

After several years of agitation fol
the city council did finally accede tc
the demands made on them by public
opinion and established a hospital III
First street The agitation for hos
pital was begun and kept alive by a
local newspaper man, whose early ef-
forts in that direction were discour-
aged by almost all the people, strange
as it may seem now, with hospital
costing in the neighborhood Of $780,
900 under construction. But such is
the fact and the man was even pub
licly caricatured in public assem-
blage places by those who opposed
this effort in the cause of suffering hui
mainly. But the council passed the
necessary enabling act and the hos
pital was the result. 1t was but a
temporary affair at best, and in 1903
was abandoned when st. Mary's hos
pital was instituted by local physi-
clans.
However, the old emergency hos
pital housed many cases of injury and
was a godsend at the time. On one Oc-
casiOn three injury cases were cared
for at one time, two of them amputa-
ton cases.
Ordinance Is Passed.
The agitation for the hospital
reached it's climax when the following
ordinance was passed:
Section 1. That the city of Water
town establish and maintain an emer-
gency hospital, and for that purpose
make use of the second story of the
brick building on First street, which
is owned by said city, and located on
part of lot number two (2), in block
number twelve (12), in the First ward
of Watertown, Wisconsin, according to
Cole, Bailey & Co.'s plat of the vii
lage, now city of Watertown, Jeffer-
son county, Wisconsin Said building
being known as the old No. 1 engine
house.
Sec 2. That the equipment and
care of said hospital become the duty
of the commissioner Of public health
of said city, who shall be responsible
to the city for the care of said hospital
and shall take charge of all surgical
instruments, appliances, medicines
and supplies, and attend to the proper
cleaning of said hospital fixtures, sur
gical instruments and appliances, as
often as required, in order to keep the
same in good sanitary condition. and
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-23
new ST. MARYS HOSPITAL
BRIEF HISTORY OF FIRST ONE

Second ward-H. A. Oestreich, R.
H. Radtke.
Third ward-John Chapman, Char
les Mulberger.
Fourth ward-John II. Ryan, H. C.
Mayer.
Fifth ward-Otto R. Kruger, Her.
man Tetz1aff
Sixth ward Albert Wegemann,
Herman Kruger.
Seventh ward-William Blair, H. c.
Friedrich
The ordinance received II votes,
three members, Chapman, Mulberger
and Mueller being absent
This ordinance was repealed Jan
uary IL, 1909, when ST. Mary's hos
pital was instituted and the sum of
$500 appropriated for a free bed in
the institution. The emergency hos
pital which was housed in the upper
story of the city building in First
street, was dismantled
st. Mary's Hospital.
In 1907 an attempt was made by
the Rev. Phillip Schweitzer of st.
11SuI Pal ISL W IulSIcSC dl1 Tie puy-
sicians of this city in movement
which had for it's purpose the estab-
lishment of hospital in the city of
WatertOwn. Previous to this time the
Importance and necessity of such an
institution where the sick and injured
could be properly cared for had been
frequently discussed by the physicians
but at this meeting the location, cost
of construction, method of raising
money, were considered and various
plans proposed and discussed.
To provide for the enterprise the
following courses were open: To
build hospital by raising money from
the individual donations of physicians
and others interested and then to
turn the building or money over to
some charitable organization or So
ciety-tO form a stock company, the
stock to be taken by all of the ply
sicians. Both of these plans failed be-
cause no charitable organization could
be found to take UP the work and only
a small minority Of physicians present
were willing to invest money in such
a project because the history of all
hospitals has been that they are not
profitable investments. Subsequent to
this, the great necessity of a suitable
place for the care of injured persons
was frequently shown. An emergency
hospital provided for that purpose by
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-23

the city proved entirely inadequate.
The building purchased was a modern
eight room house located at 1901 Main
street. With the conversion of one of
the largest rooms on the second floor
into modern operating room, and
with a few other mnior changes the
hospital was ready to enter on it's first
years service. At the end Of the first
year the building was found to be too
small and was then remodelled and
enlarged and the present St. Mary's
hospital began its existence.
First Officers.
The hospital was instituted by Drs.
C. ]. Habhegger, T. F. Shinnick, Wa
tertown, and F. E. Eichelberg, Reese
vile, who composed the board of d-
rectors, and May Smith, R. N was the
first superintendent The staff was
composed of the following:
Consulting physicians and surgeons
d. D. Lewis, M. D., Chicago, Charles
Rowan, M D., Chicago, Harry Sifton,
M. D., Milwaukee, w. C. F. White, M.
D., Milwaukee, w. H. Washburn, M.
d., Milwaukee, Henry V. Ogden, NJ D.,
Milwaukee, w. F. Whyte, M D., Wa
tert3wn, president state board of
health.
Attending physicians and surgeons
F. E. Eichelberg, T. F. Shinnick, J.
S. Kings, Joseph O'Connell, Louis H.
Nowack, c. R. Field
Attending surgeons-C. j. Habheg-
ger, e. H. Cook, eye, ear, nose and
throat.
Visiting STAFF C. Werner, F. C.
Moulding.
Taken Over BY Sisters.
On January 5, 1914, the hospital was
taken over by the sisterhood, which
has been in charge since and under
whose management the new hospital
is being constructed. The sisterhood
is known as the Missionary Sisters
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-23

cause the hospital rooms to be prop
erly heated, whenever necessary.
Sec g. That said emergency hos
pital be conducted as Self-sustaining
institution, or as nearly so as possible,
and for that purpose, persons treated
therein shall be charged a minimum
fee of fifty cents (50c) per day, and
also be charged for the cost of med1-
cines and supplies used for such treat
ment. The payment of all charges for
said use of hospital shall be made to
the commissioner of public health
who shall keep an account of the
same and deposit the collections at the
end of every month with the city
treasurer, who shall keep the money
designated ''the Emergency hospital
fund.-" and which fund shall be used
solely for the needs of said hospital
and replenishment of medicines and
supplies. No money shall be drawn
from this emergency hospital fund ex-
cept the same shall have been duly
allowed and appropriated by the COM
mon council.
Sec. A. Every qualified resident
physician of this city shall be entitled
to treat or attend to patients admitted
into said hospital, subject, however, to
such reasonable rules and regulations
as may be prescribed by the common
council. Nothing contained in this or
dinance shall be construed as allow
ing or admitting into this emergency
hospital any patient other than such
whose condition may be properly
designated as an emergency case
BruSenbach Was Mayor.
At this time, April IA, 1903, John
j. Brusenbach was mayor and the
council was composed of the follow
ing aldermen:
First ward-Louis Mueller, J. F
PrentisS.