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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
Crimson Stars
Give Up Sport
For War Drill
Harvard Athletes Devote
Entire Time to Their
Military Studies


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clio .o,.a1 reserve. the ambulance sco-
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.ctics in .f- ranks
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08

choice next Wednesday between seeing
the Yankees clash with the champion
Red Sox at the Polo Grounds and wit
neseing the struggle between the
Rrooklvn Dodgers and Pat Moran's ag-
rressive Phillies at Ebbets Field, IN
Fiatbush.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
Chess PLAYERS Battle

Good progress Is being made in the
handicap tournament az the Brooklyn
Chess Club. the leading scores being
Ike follow ng. H. N. Valentine. Z TO
!; -. S. Pltts. 81 90 y; ". $. Sim
cisir. 8 10 O.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
Pirate Seconds Lose

New Orleans, April THE second
team o. tho Pittsburgh Nationals
played the New Orleans Southern Asso-
by the score OF 10 :.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
8apstDr Golf Ntnks

Bayside. Long Island
rs Hole $3.50 Y.hl
open fo all Players--No Initiation Fee
Dal1 81 3d. sat. sun. HOLIDAYS $50.
Annual Mcmhership-teo
so minutes hy Train or Motor.
80 Trains d.liy-Ions Island RR s3i s. Siauon.
Motor Rouis Queensbogo Bridge Jackson Ave
tAgvush Flushing dlroGs " BAysida
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08

reliable Fletcher in our inield. how
can We lose says the Giants chief
tain. especially if VIC add our Won
drous outGelj. consisting Of George
Burns, Benny Kauf and Davy Rob
ertson?'
The pitching staff Of the Giants also
is up to the best mark, if McGraw' s
necessarily partial views are to be
taken at their full worth. Another
pennant for the Giants is sure to
wave from the Polo Grounds fagpole;
that's John J. McGraw's prediction.
"Wild Bill Confident
But if the manager of the Giants
is confident of success in his particu-
lar field. how about "Wild Bill Dono-
van ana his Yankees in their impend-
ing contest for the bunting in the
American League? The same spirit Of
faith holds true. Wild Bill cannot
figure any other result than a triumph
for his men when the final returns
are received at the end of the base
ball season. He rightly counts on
that magnificent outfit which he raj
lied last year and which through acct
dent and illness shattered his high
hopes of victory.
A strong inheld, hard hitting out
field and a most promising pitching
staff lead "Wild Bill" to believe that
this viii be his year
Across the bridge We turn 20 those
champion Dodgers. They surprised
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
New York Giants

0WIIN NVI IHVIUuFu III ItVVIUF'
-Thorpe's record with Milwaukee. Of
American Association.
$Middleton's record with Louisville, Of
American Association.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

VIZ HAVE FOR SALE FIVE MODEL - "a ~
ard fore door I've passenger tcurot -. rnzi4
Model II PACKARD tAmyusins az N 80 ~, al a
Ihspe VIII receive ar-rs tgr te.~ siii nd
mo lot warn JOHNSON MorVh W.
49,. Savannah. Ca
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-28
vIRoQuA

PLEASANT RIDGE, February 20. w e
are still among the living, although
you have not heard from US for some
time. b.. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Cox
spent Sunday at the home of George
Peterson. who is very poorly Harold
Cowden spent last Thursday evening
at Chris. WEIGHS Mrs. Elgie Cum
ningham returned home from Sparta,
where she visited her parents. .Jess
Beaver of Viola spent a few days with
his mother. Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
Cowden spent Sunday at the WEIGH
home Scott Cunningham and Cheese
maker Tracy met with a tip over; no
bones we're broken. Our teacher,
Miss Mccoy, spent Saturday and Sun
day at home . Leonard Tracy was
seen Sunday making tracks towards
Viroqua hospital Sunday, to see his
wife and young cheesemaker, who are
doing fine Congratulations Mr.. Tracy,
we all smoke, and those who don [ eat
peanuts Miss Latta, teacher at
Ptavine, was i'll few days, but is able
to be at her work this week. T.. Roads
arr in very bad shape. Lester De-
Lap and mother spent Sunday at Geo.
Peterson's. Desta Cox of NirOqua
hospital spent Sunday with her par
en- 5. Mrs Bert McClurg of Brook
vi lie has returned to one of the La
Crosse hospitals. .... Fred and Harold
Henry are hauling hay from Datch
ridge go Raymond WEIGH and Ole
Cowden are getting TO be quite good
musicians, so do not feel alarmed if
you hear them footing their horns .
Thelma Jennings is improving. Mrs.
Geo. Smith returned from Sparta where
she visited. SNOWBOUND.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-28
TWILIGHT

That is the hour when Agatha Segis
Pontiac began her official test period
on the Vernon county farm, which
has put the name of this commenda-
BILE institution on the map Agatha
is serenely proud of the fact that she
is the cause of the perfectly satisfied
condition of her owners and manager,
for in seven consecutive days she pro-
duced 5l6.S pounds of milk containing
1913 pounds of butterfat, which will be
equivalent TO "a, 20 pounds of CONNER
cial butter
Considering that this was Agatha's
first official test, besides being the nrst
experience of both the farm and the
feeder, good deal of credit is due
them all. Mr.. Phelps put forth his
best effort in attending to Agatha s
welfare, and surely it was a treat TO
her to be petted, curried, and fed a
varying amount of palatable feeds
till she sighed at every breath With
perfect contentment.
Now few words about her appear
ance. She is sturdy. well-b built type
of the Black and Whites, with plenty
of capacity for feed and milk produce
ton. She is not hampered with a
nervous disposition, but seems to ac-
cept life as it is planned by her keep
erS. She is fine example and midi
vidual for foundation stock, which is
another point in favor of Mr.. c. w
Fowell, who selected her for that pur-
pose. She already has two splendid
heifer calves on the farm. After this
splendid record just completed, her
personal value is decidedly increased,
not to mention that of her offspring.
There are nine head of purebred
! Holsteins at present ON the county
farm, which certainly is a good start
for the short period of their breeding.
When we mention the fact that
Agatha produced sufficient milk and
cream to supply the entire household
of approximately forty people, besides
there being an occasional surplus, then
even the most unaccustomed- to-dairy-
terms" people may realize the extent
of this remarkable production
a spiris of the friendliest cougeni-
ality was radiated bv all connected
with the place until all worked togeth-
er in a common interest. Even Aga
tina seemed to notice the condition
and responded nobly. 1t is the per-
sonal belief that this is only the be-
ginning of Agatha's testing career, and
every Indication points to the fact
that being only junior four-year-o Old
! COW. she has the most favorable posi-
bilities of increasing her record iu
the future.
Twilight" though it was, this is
the dawn" of the county farms test
ing career, and some worthy records
are anticipated in the succeeding sea-
Contributed to the Censor.)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-28
Rural NtWS ITEMS
ccnrrfbutSd sy tae Csnsors
~. carrszrnz1serfs


NORTH SPRINGvILLE, February 10.
The Misses Nora and Jerda Nelson
of Bloomfield, Montana, have been
visiting here and on Irish Ridge for
couple of weeks. Their father, Peter
T. Nelson, moved with his family to
Montana six years ago, and this is the
young ladies first visit back Mr.
irwin is intending TO go this week back
to his old home in Ohio to see his aged
mother. He is going to take his child
rem with him . Misses Bernice aud
Elsie Leonard and May Miller visited
on our ridge Sunday Stuart Irwin
and family spent Sunday at Lincoln
Reed w. f. Mills and family spent
yesterday at the home of | 5. Hamil-
ton in Viroqua. Hans Thompson,
who has been in very poor health for
several years, passed away Sunday az
ternoon at his farm home . Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Mills are soon too move 10
LOYAL, Clark county, where they have
bought a farm. We are sorry To have
so many OF our good neighbots move
away flom among us. Their removal
from our school district takes four lit
tie girls out of our school. A. J.
Favor and Geneva came down to their
farm Sunday Hans Hanson and Herb
Mills are making plans for the erect
ion of fine big barns on their farms
next summer. Albert Nedland has
bought of OIe Longard farm in the
vicinity of Esofea. Carroll Harris of
South ridge was on our ridge Saturday:
came over to visit with her sister,
Mrs. Adella Reed and Miss Lillian
Harris. Carroll is quite an expert
little horseback rider In Spring
vile, Friday evening, February 10th,
a reception was given in honor of MIR.
and Mrs. Russell Stevens, who were
recently married. Some lovely silver
ware was presented to the newly wedS
and a fine time is reported. The
ladies' aid society will hold their next
meeting Thursday afternoon in the
church There is to be a basket So
cial in the basement of the church
Friday evening of this week :. Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Buchanan are enter
tanning d fine baby girl at their home
Come again bluebell. SUNSHINE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-28
HARMONY.

NEWTON, February "a Emil Olson
who lives on the old Milt Powell farm,
three miles northeast of Newton, late
ly experienced serious runaway of
his Young team. Mr.. Olson received
such injuries that for q time his con-
dition seemed critical. but he is now
reported much improved. $50. Harry
Morrison and wife will soon move, hav-
ing rented the old Horribly farm 1ear
Liberty Pole e. Henry Rood has taken
his departure for some point in Illi-
nois, where he viii have charge of a
creamery. He was for some time en-
ployed in the Cashtou creamery, but
spent part of the winter here. Mr..
Rood had taken the Job of tearing
down the old bridge, but we under
stand that his father, Wallace Rood,
will superintend the work. -. Mrs. Al
bert Gohde is still at Mrs. T. B. SMELLS
in ViroQua, where she is getting along
nicely. Our teacher. Miss Nellie Ora
ham, hands in the following report of
the Newton school; Those not absent
or tardy last month: Freddie Best,
Morris Peterson, Alvah Hastings The
pupils who were perfect in spelling
this month: Glen kittle, Morris Peter
son and Carol Allen. These perfect
il. department: Alma Myhre, Clifford
Allen, Carol Allen. Martin Myhre,
Mabel Ross, Bertha Myhre, Alfred
Myhre. Walter Ross and Harold My
hire. - a. D. B.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-28
oLDENDAYS AND OLD FRIENDS
Henry Haskell Reminisces Reviews
Ontario, Past and Present

ONTARIO, Feb'y 10, 1917.
FRIEND MUNSON: | have taken the
paper ever since it was published
don't see how / can get along without
it, although some times it makes me
feel sad to read of the death of some
of the old settlers. When look back
to 1855 the 18th day of May, just at
shutdown, when | landed in Viroqua
when this county was Bad AK county.
They held their courts in that little
old school house on the old court house
lot in the times of DeFreer, Decker,
Wick Vote, Smith, Dawson, Minshall,
Gardner, Terhune, Dunlap and our old
friend Governor Rusk, who was act
ing as stagedriver and landlord of the
Buckeye house, where f. NJ. Towner's
place of business is at present.
Now, when | go to Viroqua, | see on
ly Col. Butt The first time | saw the
colonel to know him, he came up to
Squire Hanson's to conduct law suit.
He was d fine formed young man with
corduroy pants on. | think that was
his first law suit He was successful.
When | look at this country as it
was then, in wild state of nature
where / now live there was a saw mill
and one little log house. That was 10
October 1855. Now there is a good
grist mill, electric light plant, four
blacksmith and repair shop, with first
class workmen, two good up-to-date
hardware store, tirst-class drug store,
two churches, first class meat market,
two barber shops, first-class for a small
town; bank, three stores thar would
be a credit to any small city, three
good halls for skating and shows, three
or four ice cream restaurants. The
United Brethren have a large addi-
ton to their church for an eating
parlor- fully equipped for use: first
class hotel We also have Just as
peaceable community as you can find
any where. We have place to lock
up all persons who lay themselves liza
bic to accept this lodging place. |
don t think they have had caller for
year. The three stores that [ men,
ton are the Farmers, managed by
Mr.. Erickson; the Department store,
b. Merl Timmermann; the Park, by
w. A. Bait. We have two good doc
tors, L. r Abbott and f. z. johnson.
We also have first-class carpenters.
Yours truly,
H. G.. HASKELL
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-28
DAY" IN LA CROSS E
WEDNESDAY, MARCH,
Day Set Aside for Bargains by Lead
ing La Crosse Stores
-Advertisement Ordered bY I

advertisement Ordered by Board
of Trade of La Crosse.
The merchants of La Crosse are busy
preparing themselves for the rush of
trading that will be upon them on
"Wednesday, March Z, the date as
signed by the Merchants Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce of La Crosse
for the staging of La Crosses second
dollar Day event under the auspices
of this organization.
The merchants of La Crosse are out
to SOW the seed for future new bust
ness and will be careful 10 put the best
foot foremost. Profit from the days
activities will not be figured from the
cash involved, but from the new friends
attracted and the hold frightened upon
the good opinion of old friends.
Carefully prepared advertisements,
scheduled TO appear late this week and
early next. will carry the detailed
story of what each merchant is pre-
pared TO offer the buying public.
As one merchant remarked today:
For any business 20 grow it is nee
essary that its customers should be
constantly increasing in number and
no better way has yet been sprung to
line up new faces TO cross ones count
ers than is offered by this Dollar Day
scheme. Folks come in, attracted by
some special, and the firm asks moth
ing more than this-it's up to US to
see that they don't leave without APP
preCiating what we have to offer SER
vice as we'll as goods.
| dollar Day IS not. primarily, a
cash-raising occasion. We hope to
offer such an attractive array Ofspecial
| bargains as TO attract all sorts and
conditions of folks, people who have
! never dealt with Us as we'll as custom
| ers of years standing Throughout La
/ Crosses natural trading zone We
want these people to come into our
| place. look around and see what sort
of business We are doing. If they do,
we are confident the Dollar Day visit
Will not be their last
70 get them TO do this We are max
! ing up number of really excellent
values. values that the truly wise buyer
cannot afford TO overlook or neglect.
The merchant Just quoted is by no
4 means alone in his opinion. Through
ont the mercantile circles of the en-
! tire city is evident a desire and an in
I tentiOu TO make " eduesdav. March z,
3 day long 10 be remembered in the COM
j merCjai annals Of la Crosse Every
body is pulling together. everybody IS
enthusiastic.
on Wednesday. March :. La Crosse
is going to have the biggest Dollar
I Day in the cjty's history.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-28

Mrs. Maggie Curry returned to
her Tomah home after visiting rela-
tives and friends.
John f. Nuzum and sons Clinton
and Ralph we're in Milwaukee TO at
tend state convention of lumbermen.
-Wretched train service has been
experienced here the past week. At
no stage of the game has the Ahlwau-
kee train been on time, making it
very uncertain when passenger, mail
or freight was possible. The old Grip
pie of locomotive is totally made
quate to do the business on the line.
Wednesday evening the northbound
passenger train laid in q snow drift
all night near Coon Prairie church.
A special train was run out from
Sparta the morning following and
came to the rescue Of the marOOned
crew. The same night the South
eastern was stalled in drift north of
the poor farm. Trains on the "dinky''
road have had few stoppages during
the entire winter.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-28
ONLY ONE BEST"
ViroqUa People Give Credit Where
Credit is Due

People of Viroqua who suffer with
weak kidneys and bad backs wont
kidney remedy that can be depended
upon. Doan's Kidney Pills is a medi-
cine for the kindeys only, and one that
is backed by willing testimony of vi
roqua people. Here's a case.
c. Fl. Groh. stone-mason, Virooua.
says: Il have had serious trouble with
my back and kidneys of and on for
years. The heavy work that I do in
my trade brings on the complaint.
Doan's Kidney Pills have always given
me relief and gladly endorse them"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Groh had Foster-Milburn Co,
Props, Buffalo, y. Y.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-28
Candidate for superintendent

hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the office of county super
intendent of schools of Vernon county.
| was born and raised in the town of
Webster, Vernon county, which has
been my home all my life except when
teaching or attending school.
am graduate of the state normal
school at Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and
have one and half years of work done
at the University at Madison.
| taught in rural schools for num-
Der of years, in state graded schools
for three years and was supervising
principal of high schools for eight
years, of which five were in Baldwin,
Wisconsin, and three years in Viola,
Wisconsin
Believing that can prove an efficient
officer | ask your support.
G NJ App .EMAN.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-28

The Pipe of Peace. the high school
annual published by the senior class,
will be sent 10 the printers within a
few days. Besides the usual large
number of cuts and writeups showing
the activities of the school during the
past year It contains a complete his
tory Of the development of the school
system in Viroqua since ISL. This
history Is supplemented with a series
Of cuts which makes it especially in
terestiug to all who have ever attend
ed the Niroqua schools. An orders
for ANIMALS must be received by Guy
Smith, Nir0qua, before Marth Is.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-28
sTeRLING

WEST PRAIRIE, February 49, An
other week of cold and stormy weather
and the long looked for case weather
has not arrived yet. -. Everybody is
busy getting up their summers wood.
The wolf which was of SO much
trouble to some West Prairie people
by trying to oh .Se into the valuable
blacksmith shop, was at last captured
by Oscar Elton, Jake Davis and Theo,
Johnson, the famous hunters, in I, L.
Yttri'S tobacco shed. THE boys went
20 EirOqua the next day to receive
their bounty -. Rudolph FOrde, who
is employed al the Christensen farm
is having a couple of weeks vacation
at home. A nice lot of logs have been
hauled to tile experiment station near
West Prairie, ready for saving. The
social at Lewis Peterson on Saturday
night was we'll attended. II does not
look much like hard times, the high
est bidder going almost three dollars.
The Thurin boys are seen frequently
going north. Wonder what the at
fractions are. Oscar Elton will have
to pay more poll tax this year on &C
count of so much snow, as he cannot
keep his path open across the prairie. =.
Tom Johnson. after his serious acct
dent which befell him some time ago,
is much improved, as he was seen go
ing towards Sag City last Sunday -.
Alf holland, John Christensen and
Hans Davidson attended dance at
De Soto Mabel johnson spent Sun
day at her parental home E. Bernard
Jerman of Readstown is now employed
at George Jerman's -. Tom Sandwich
met with a serious accident which
might have proved fatal, as he was
driving down steep grade his horses
became unmanageable ard headed for
Tom Johnson's, where they were hos
pitalby care for. PRAIRIE WOLF.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-28
EnnhI1Y EkpE IS sIkEnGra

Go back ia history of cities and com
muuities ss far as you like, and YOU
viii find chat harmony was the key
note of success. Nothing has ever
been achieved by adverse criticism
and sectional disputes. You may not
like the cut OF my coat and [ may not
like your hat, but there is no reason
why we can't work together without
picking and digging and uagsing each
other.
Some Of the sweetest dispositioned
children have been irredeemably spoil
ed by continual fault-hading. Prob
ably there are some people with con-
siderable tact who can tell US Of our
glaring faults without getting our i'll
will, but such are few and far between
More can be done for this commun-
ity by upbuilding il than trying to tear
down the existing structures, even if
you don't like the color OF the paint,
or as old sailors say, the ''cut of his
jib"
We all want this community to sue
coed. We want more permanent resi-
dents and more live boosters. Those
who are here are doing all they can,
but we always welcome new blood and
new ideas.
We may not be able to get all we
want, but one thing is certain, that if
we don't go after things, they viii
never come after US. Working in har-
money, We can accomplish gre a t
things, We do not need to attend the
same church or vote the same ticket
to ne at unity ia doing things for our
home.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-28
Candidate Tor Conntv Snnf.

] hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the Office of county superin-
tendent Of schools of Vernon county
l am q graduate of the common
schools OF the state, an elementary
graduate of the River Falls state nor
NAL, an advanced course graduate of
the La Crosse state normal, and have
attended the college of education of
the University of Chicago
| have had twelve years teaching
experience, two years in rural schools,
four years as principal of state grad
ed schools, and six years as supervis-
ing principal of high schools
If elected, | will devote my best
efforts and ability TO the interests of
the schools of the county. l ask for
your vote.in the coming spring cleo
ton. GEO. e. SANFORD.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-28

A bill introduced by a member of
the legislature makes road dragging
compulsory in every town. Money
spent for road dragging is well spent
and will go much farther than if ex-
pended on costly, expensive macadam
or concrete highways. Pin him right
down and even the most enthusiastic
good roads man will admit that for a
vehicle or tor an auto there is moth
ing like the dragged dirt road, and
that it is the best.