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The Yale expositor., 1918-08-22
YOUTHS II SINCE
June 5 TO REGISTER
SATURDAY, AUGUST "a SET As
DAY BY PROVOST MARSHAL
GENERAL cRoWDER.
ESTIMATED 1000 IN MICHIGAN
Purpose is to Add Quickly to the Al
most Exhausted Glass One to
Meet Army Needs.

Washington-Reg on Sat
urday, August "a OF all youths, who
have reached the age of Fl, since the
second registration last June 5, was
ordered by Provost Marshal General
Crowder, under proclamation by the
President. The purpose is to add
quickly to the almost exhausted class
one to meet army draft calls in Sep
tembef
About 10000 young men will reg.
lister Most of them will qualify for
class one, and, therefore, will join
the army probably within a month
after their names are recorded.
Orders to draft authorities to ar.
range for the registrations have al
ready been distributed Only men in
the armed service are exempted from
registration.
1t was pointed out that this reg.
istration would be entirely distinct
from the registration that will be
necessary shortly when draft ages
are extended
The Yale expositor., 1918-08-22
MEN IN SERVICE TO VOTE BY MAIL
Those Properly Registered Under Alb
sent Voters Law Can Vote In Primary.

Lansing.-Attorney General Groes-
beck has rendered an opinion TO Sec.
rotary OF State Vaughan that any
Michigan voter in the state or federal
service may vote by mail at the prim-
airy, IL he is properly registered under
the absent voters law. This applies
to those who are not in the military
service as we'll as men in the army
and navy who are still in this coun-
try. Many state employees in the
capitol are planning to vote by mail
The Yale expositor., 1918-08-22
U.0F M.GETsS260,ooO WAR FUND
Government Plans to Increase the
Number Of Men Sent to U. Of M.

Lansing.-The Michigan war pre-.
paredness board authorized a loan of
$260,000 to the University of Mich.
gan for finishing the Michigan Union
building in Ann Arbor.
The government plans to increase
the number of men sent TO the Uni
versity of Michigan for mechanical
training from 700 to 1900. and it was
pointed out that there viii be no place
for them to eat and sleep after thu
college opens in the fall. 1t is plan
ned to use the Michigan Union club
az mess hall and barracks for the
duration of the war
The Yale expositor., 1918-08-22

Lansing, Mich.-Every man in Mich
igan who has become Fl years of age
since June 5, will be required to reg
lister for military service with his
local draft board August "a.
Orders for the registration of the
new crop of 21.yearolds were received
from Washington by Adjutant General
Bersey. The men will register in the
same manner as in the previous reg.
istrations.
Colonel Bersey estimates that ap-
proximately 1000 men will register
next week. The registration last
June was 24,400 in Michigan.
The Yale expositor., 1918-08-22

Ludington - Emergency bonds
amounting 20 $1,000, will be issued
shortly by the city Of Ludington to
cover the cost of the building OF a
bridge over the Bayou OF Pere Mar.
Quette Lake on Madison street. Con.
struction already has been started.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
New Fiction

A Daughter of TIE Land
A Story OF American Grit.
Gene Stratton Porter. Price,
Si.i0.
TIE Winds OF CGanca-An
Alaskan Romance. Rex Beach.
SI.50.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Hunnor

Treat En- Rough, Ring W.
Lardner. Price, $1.00.
From Baseball to Boches,
H. C. Witwer. Price, S1.35.
Alamanzar, by J. Frank
Davis. Price, $1.OO.
Billy and the Major, by
Emma Speed Sampson. Price,
$1.00.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Reference

Who's Who-Latest EGitio-..
$50.
Statcsman's Year Box.
$3.50.
Desk Dictionary tfleSiU,.
i.I,neE rinGinsJ. Sl.25.
Atlas of tie World. $l.50.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
4 Good Book Is An Honest Friend

10 e nj but valued The Who desert
L h and oha fa o
then les o b
oy o o
e AamHh stimulation religion ind hloophc books
o W a our erhe them how W
IN Wh JOY after Ion saving o. dimes an to be to
has been ong truly eel h bee
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Household
Economy

Thrift in the Household, by
Dora NJ. Hughes. Price, $1.25.
Food in War Time, by Gra-
ham Lusk. Price, SOC.
Efficiency in Home Making
and First Aid to Good Cook
ing, by Georgia Robertson.
Price, $1.00.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Biography of Men

The Life and Letters of
Joel Chandler Harris, by his
daughter (i!lus.) Price, $3.50.
The Education of Henry
Adams, with introd. by Henry
Cabot Lodge. Price, $500.
George Westinghouse-Life
and Achievements, by Lytton
Strachey. Price, $3.O0.
Contemporary Composers
Strauss, Elgar, Debussy and
dTndy, by Daniel Gregory
Mason. Price, $500.
Rupert Brooks memoir
extracts from unpublished
works, by Edward Marsh.
S1.25.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
For Children

Star Stories for Little Folks,
by Gertrude Chandler Warner.
Price, 50c.
The Children of France, by
Constance Lucas. Price, SI.25.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
For Mothers to Read to
Children

The Sandman's Christmas
Stories, by Abbie P. Walker.
Price, SOC.
The Sandman's Twilight
Stories, by Abbie P. Walker.
Price, SOC.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
For Young Readers

The Brownies and Prince
Florimel, or Brownieland,
Fairyland and Demonland, by
Palmer Cox. Price, SI.5O.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
DERE
MABLE
Love Letters of a Rookie

Love Letters Of Rookie
The funniest book the War has produced
no such genuine humor since "Bllie Baxter's
Letters" 75c.
Letters from simple soldier" to his best girl
The one book to send to every sOdier-and to every
soldiers mother and father and sister, and sweetheart
They'll read it-and live with the Rookie through all
his perpexities, through all his amusements, through
all his work, live with him and laugh with hnn-and
at him! 35 ful-page Illustrations Cover IN cOors-
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
For Little Ones

Uncle Remus Returns, by
Joel Chandler Harris-A- B.
Frost and J. H. Conde. Price,
$I.50.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Spiritualisn

Man Is a Spirit, by ]. Ar
thur Hill. Price, $1.50.
Thy Son Liveth-Messages
from a soldier to his mother.
Price, 75c.
The New Revelation, by Sir
A. Conan Doyle. Price, $1.OO.
The Question-If a Man Die
Shall He Live, by Edward
Clodd. Price, $500.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
CiVcS

The Valley of Democracy,
Meredith Nicholson. Price,
$1.5O.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Travel

The Golden Road-Lillian
Whiting. Price, 500.
My Chinese Days, Dramatic
and reminiscent stories Of
China, by Guliuma F. Alsop.
Price, $500.
Steep Trails, by John Muir,
edited by VIM. F. Bade. Price,
$500.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08

"reminiscences Of Lafcadio
Hearn-An intimate picture
by Japanese widow, Setsuku
Koizomi. Price, S1.00.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Medical

Headaches and How to Pre-
vent Them, by W. H. Riley.
Price, s1.2a
How to Live, by Irving
Fisher and E. L. Fisk. Price,
$I.OO.
My System, by J. P. Miller.
Price, s1.00.
Nervousness, Its Causes,
Treatment and Prevention
By l. Z. Emerson. Price, S1.2S.
Nerves and the War, by An
ME Payson Call Price, S1.25.
Poetry
Songs from the Trenches
Poems of American Soldiers in
France. Price, S1.25.
Golden Treasury Of Maga-
zine Verse. Price, $500.
American Poetry, edited by
P. H Boynton. Price, $2S&
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Optimism

How to Make Your Mark in
Life, by Z. Eliot Durant.
Price, 75c.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Essays

Walking-Stick Papers, by
Robert C. Holiday. Price,
$50.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
New Thought

In the Hollow of His Hand,
by R W. Trine. Price, S1.25.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Boy Scout Stories

Boy ScouIs IN Glacier PARK,
hY Walter I, Eaten. Price,
SI.25.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08

To know the true value of books, ami to de-
rive any satisfactory benefit from them, You must
first feel Inc sweet delight Of buying then-you must
know the prcciouSneSs of po$SeSSon.-J.M Nj. Baldwin
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Short Stories

Miss Minii's Soldier and
Other Stories, by Alice He-ah
RE. Price, S1.25.
The Best Snort S.or.es-A
PerseEal COLLECTION, by Tom
Mason. $l.SJ.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Poetry

Ardours and Endurances, by
Robert Nichols. Price, S1.2S.
Georgian Poetry-1916-1917
IS English Poets. Price, 500.
The Silver Trumpet, by
Amelia Josephine Burr. Price,
S1.00.
Drama
Quality Street-a play by J.
NJ. Barrie. Price, $1.00.
Plays, by A. OstroYsky.
Price, S1.50.
Little Theater Classics-Vol.
/, five plays. Price, $1.50.
Religion
The Christian Man-Rob't E.
Speer. Price, 60c.
The New Testament (The
Shorter Bible), Charles Fos-
ter Kent.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Psychology

Psychology and The Days
Wort, Edgar James S~itt.
Price, S1.5O.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Girl Scout Stories

A Girl Scout of Red Rose
Treop, 10y Amy f.. Blanchard.
Price, Sl.2j,
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Bible Stories For
Children

Stokes Wonder Boek o. the
Bible (llIus.J. Florence Choate
and Elizabeth Curtis.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Books Stimulate the Mind

mind
o. i nj
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Reference Books

Expressive English iiy Jas.
-. Fennel. Price, s1.6O.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08

A Community Center
What It Is and How to Organ
ize 1t. By II. E. jackson.
Price, $1.00.
The Washington times., 1918-11-08
Scientific

Radio Telephony, by Alfred
y. Goldsmith. Price, $500.
with many illustrations.)
The Submarine in War and
Peace, by Simon Lake. Price,
$3.00.
Aircraft in Warfare, by F.
W. Lancaster. Price, $500.
Politics
Federal Power, by Henry
Litchfeld West Price, $1.5o.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-02-20
HILLSBORO

DISTRICT NO. s, Februaryl5- Walter
Schaller ami wife visited at Aaron Burchelrs
last Wednesday Quite a number of ladies
were invited to Jim Misliyeceks far a strip
ping bee. This warm weather is making it
impossible for people to drive across the farm
ers' fields. Joe A. Suhera has been ont OPEN
ing the road in many places .HoifelGt Bros,
who were TO furnish cur school with wCad
have been taking advantage OF the snow be-
fore it all leaves Robert Schaller has re-
turned home and is greatly improved but not
able to do his work He has Henry Burchell
helping him. :. Joseph Subera is hauling
logs TO Frank Smiths mil Martin Heay
is enjoying a vacation from his work in North
Dakota. Max Wheeler lucky in get
ting his tile before the roaGs broke up 100
much. He received car load last Monday
On Tuesday he had bee and hauled it all
out TO the marsh on his farm. Those who
helped were, Fred Mayenschine Walter Sehal-
Ter, Joe Pcllat. Aaron Burshe Frank Burn
ham, Henry Burchell and Bert Heiing e..
Fred Sebranek was here from Dakota last
lyeek visiting his brother. He has sold his
fran up north and is working for one of his
brothers. johnny Amburg has also been
out opening the roads StValentines day
brought Us some more winter-like weather
-. Mrs. Frank Burnham has been sick with
the grip. Here are hopes for an early spring.
HILLSDALE SCHOOL.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-02-20
THE SCHOOL AND COUNTY NEWS is GIVEN HERE

were present at the funeral except feter of
SanDiego. CALIFORNIA. -. Revival meetn IS are
IN nrosress IN the n F. church in Sprihrville
lI-- oreen. the evangelist, OF Chicago. Is an
able speaker, and the meetings are very much
enjoyed, Quite a number of the good peonle
from Viroqua down Saturday night
Two small children of c. W. Whites of La
Crosse are being cared for at Lincoln Reeds
during the illness OF the mother Mr.. and
Mrs. CyrVs Gabrieison visited IN Esofea last
Sunday. Mrs. Corneiia Hanson IS making
q pr-esa tel stay at the parental home taking
ere Of her sick mother. There Is a young
son at the farm home Of George Mills
Little Tanner Skolas has been suffering with
tonsliItis Mr. and Mrs. Paris North and
title daughter. Nurene, were visiting at Al
bert Eeterscn's one day last week Ulysus
Mills Is going to Bloomfield, Montana this
spring to work for Harley Reed We hear
that the Thermometer down in Springville IS
tonva-csceut, ~nich we were glad to hear. as
pneumonia i quite a DANGEROUS disease
We note a letter in last weeks Censor from
orr neighbcr and friend Chaplain John T.
Kendall. Il surely is very nice Of the bows
who are so fsr from home to write to the
home paper. We surely do enjoy reading
their letters. although not personally aequaiD.-
Ell with many Of then Yet in this strenuous
tine we 90 know lem and love them and
wish them God speed and a safe return As
sooa as our school gets the writing habit we
wall stand back. a RESIDENT.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-02-20
PATROL JOBSARETO BELET
PATROLMEN WANTED FOR
STATE TRUNK HIGHWAYS

The undersigned County State Road and
Bridge Committee Of Vernon County, soon
sin. TO insure adequate maintenance. has di-
Nided the state Trunk Highway System lying
within the county into patrol sections
and desires applications for the positions Of
patrolmen on the following described sections; ;
PATROL SECTION NO. {--Beginning at
Richand county line and extending in a west
ery and sOutherly direction TO forks in road
near east line Of section town II north.range
west, and Their south 10 Crawford county
Iine--n distance Of s.02 miles. more or less.
PATROL SECTION No. 2-BeginninE at
forks in road near east line Of section !, town
ii north, range 3 west, and extending In a
northwesteriy direction 10 north u point sec
tion 20. town IL north, range 4 west--a dis
tanee of SIS miles. more or less.
PATROL SECTION NO 3-Beginning at
Crawford county line and extending in north
easterly direction 20 forks in road near east
"a corner of section II. town Is north. range
west-8 distance Of 80 miles. more or less
PATROL ESCTION NO. 4-Beginning at
forks Of road near east "a section corner sec
tion IL. town u north. range I west. and eX-
tending in a nOrtherly and westerly direction
range west, and from Viroqua to west "a
corner section 30, town 10 north. range 4 west
"a distance Of miles. more less.
PATROL SECTION NO. 5-Beginning at
north rs corner section n. town rs north,
range { west. and extending In northeaster-
~ direction to the Monroe county line--R dis
lance Of sS miles, more or less
PATROL SECTION NO. e-BcEinninE at
east "a section rs, town rs north.
range vest, and extending in a northwest
erly directio nto center Of section %, town II
north, range wcst-A distance Of SIS miles,
more or less.
PATROL SECTION NO. 7-Beginning at
Center of section 20 town IL north range 5
west and extending in nnrthwesierly diree-
tion 20 the Lacrosse county line distance Of
5-l0 miles more or less.
PRtrolmen must furnish satisfactory team
and wagon. Must devote his entire time to
the maintenance Of the section assigned 70
him. Patrolmen will be employed on a month
ly basis for the maintenance season. Ar
ranRements sill be entered into whereby pa
trolmen will be paid a satisfactory price per
day for all work done outside of the season.
The salaries will range from 10000 30
Sl25 per month with team and wagon. Ap-
plicanta must furnish two or more references
with application. Applications may be mailed
to ALEX RIST0W. County Highway Com
missioner Court House. yiroqua. Wisconsin.
Applicants are requested to present them
selves at the court house. NiTOqaa, Vision
sin. on the 7ih day Of March, 1918, between
the hours Of 3 a. m. and p. m. for the puF-
pose OF conference with the undersigned
committee.
c. II. CARTER
e ". MOORE
WM. DOLEN
Dated this H'h day Of February, 1918.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-02-20
HAMBURG

CHASEBURG, February 1.-THE school
celebrated Lincoln's birthday by singing pa
rotic songs and listening to stories about the
life OF Lincoln. The pupils of both the rooms
enjoyed the valentine boxes very much. st.
Valentine remembered every one. Those
Wishing to 40 Red Cross work call at Red
Cross rooms next door to Bank on Tuesday
afternoon each week. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Krauss and children left Wednesday evening,
for their farm near Rockton. Maurice john
son takes charge of Mr. Krauss' mail route
&C.. Mamie Lensor was taken to the Lutheran
hospital at Lacrosse, Monday afternoon. She
was operateC upon for abeess Of the ear. We
are al glad TO hear that she is improving
John Buske died at his home in Chaseburg
on the morning Of February u. He is sur
vived by his widow, six children. and num-
Der of grandchildren. The funeral will be
held on Friday afternoon. His son Gust has
arrived from Colorado 10 ettend the funeral
of his father. Philip Boufheur was a La
Crosse visitor Wednesday &C. B. Gardner
is at Lacrosse learning to repair batteries.
Leonard Gorsskopp has sore throat and has
not been TO school since Tuesday. August
Grosskopp Gust Wrobel and Warren Larson
were cutting wood Wednesday. Directors
of Chaseburg State bank had meeting on
Wednesday. e.. Wallie Frederick is back at
school this week. Albert Wolf is the
sick list. Bert Powell is cutting wood on
shares for Mrs. Rciser Elmer Woodard
was in town last Monday. He brought a
load Of wheat to be ground into flour. "A
new barber has come to Chaseburg. We have
been unable TO learn his name. Mrs. Adolph
Bluske was a Lacrosse visitor the first of the
week Mrs VIM Bluske and son and daugh-
ter were in Lacrosse Wednesday. Mrs
George Carson entertained Red Cross coffee
chain. Wednesday afternoon VIM. Lenser
returned from Lacrosse Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. Lenser remained with their daughter,
Mamie, at the hospital. Orlando Sterling-
son returned Monday evening, from short
visit at Galesville . Evylin Finstad and Ed
ma VanDyke went to Stoddard last Saturday
afternoon to visit the formers sister, Mrs
Henry Brendel On Sunday Mrs Ed Finstad,
Miss Geneva Hoyt and Frank Ender visited
at the same place. All returned here Sunday
evening. We have all enjoyed the mild
weather. Snow ballng has been the princi-
pal sport THE SIXTH GRADE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-02-20
sENTRYs FRnM RIIIsRnR

Mrs. George Roach Of Greenwood township
and Mrs. Ben Miller of Duluth went to Viro-
qua, TO spend a week with relatives. Mrs
Miller had been visiting in Greenwood for a
week or So
The schools in Staley and Debello districts
closed account Of scarlet fever. Only
one case has been so far reported, but the
boards deemed it best to use every precaution.
+, A. Wopat and J. A. Lansinger attended
a meeting of live stock dealers at Elroy. The
meeting was held to discuss plans relative to
getting better service from the railroads.
Live stock dealers have been getting very
poor service for the past six weeks.
The following persons of Hillsboro and vi
cinity went to Baraboo to attend the funeral.
of Carl Sherman. who died at camp in Waco,
Texas A. C. Sherman and wife, c. Z. Sher-
man and son, Mrs. John Jeffres Walter Sher-
man and r. f. Shcramn
man from the country drove into Hills
boro day last week and endeavored to
buy a sack of -four without takiro any sub
sttute along with it. By the time he had
been refused at couple of stores ha was
pretty warm and swore vengence on the Ieal-
ers eS well as the town.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-02-20
HERES MORE on BossY,s WORK
Report of Surrounding Cow Testing
Association

Report of Westby and Coon Valley
cow testing association year began
August II, 1917. Consists of p
members, with total entry of 402
cows. At the present time there are
sixteen members situated around vi
roqua, with a total of 25S cows en-
tered. There are sixteen members
who own pure bred bulls, and all but
one member use a pure bred sire.
Total number of silos o. ned by as
sociation members 81, and ten MEM
bers raise alfalfa. Since August there
have been twelve boarder cows sold to
the butcher and the tester has found
four separators doing poor work.
The cost of testing has not been large
membership fee SI00. and $3.50
per COW for a years testing.
There were quite number of fresh
cows in the association IN December.
Most of the members are feeding
some mill feeds to fresh COWS. Most
of these COWS show q fair profit and
are keeping up a steady milk flow.
and so win be ready to show a good
return when turned out on pasture
in the spring.
Following is the record of cows
that produced more than 40 pounds
of butterfat or 1000 pounds of milk
during the period of 80 days ending
December 81:
H. Erickson, a grade Jersey, milk
$50 pounds, butterfat 46.3
Hugh Buchanan. full blood Jerseys;
gave 962 pounds milk, butterfat
1873; one 1929 pounds milk, 53.1 fat;
one S37 milk, AIS fat; one S99 milk,
44.9.
John Void, grade Jersey, 728 milk,
42.2 fat
Geo. Ronken, grade Jersey, $50 lbs.
milk, 400 fat.
County Asylum. grade Jerseys; one
90S milk, 43.5 fat; one $50 milk, 400
fat; one 1858 milk, SOB fat; one $40
milk, 42.4 fat; one 901 milk, Ala fat;
one S69 milk, All fat
ORVILLE C. LEUM, Tester.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-02-20
FOREST

MTTABoR February 1s.-Mrs. Calvin
Bell and her mother, Mrs: Gorelon. called at
the sam Kaer home last Wednesday S. s.
Kizer and Truman Molosh busy hauling
ice to fill ice houses. Mr., and Mrs Myran
Wineheli visited Sam Kizer's Sunday Miss
Olive LePage visited Mrs. r. Gordon Sunday
afternoon . Our valentine box sue
cess Budde and Zella Kizer visited the
Calvin Rell horne Sunday, February 10. Mrs.
Vern Sletten underwent AN operation in
Lacrosse hospital the past week. She is do
ing well While Mr.. and Mrs; Riley Parish
were returning home from Hall Parish's
their cutter TIPPED, throwing Mrs. Parish to
the ground. She suffered a fractured shout
der Mr. and Mrs. b. F. Sherman called on
Mrs Sherman's sister, Mrs. s. s. Kizer, Sun
day :. Zelda Kizer called on Mrs. R. Gordon
who is feeling quite poorly of late. Dewey
Gov called on his friend Budde Kizer, Satur-
day evening. Mrs. Allie Bolden and daggh-
ter. Irene ard Miss Carrie Nelson visited at
Ind WincheIls Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Cox visited at the Levi Winchell home Sun
day Mrs Mary Hubbard is on the sick
list. hut is somewhat improved Joe banks
children visited with their cousin Miss Ellen
THE SCHOOL.