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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

GLAD THEY ARE IN DETENTION
by William Verdine Donovan, Barracks 837,
Co. 9sI, Camp Decatur, Great Lakes. ILL.,, ".
5. n. r. F., July ST.
Dear Mother and the rest As l am at ;he
barracks and have nothing to do until nine
O'clock | viii write ven a few more lines. At
nine we have TO go to bed, and get up at five
in the morning. We get plenty TO eat and
wear, and have a good time there Is lets
OF music and singing. We have the ravine
where go 10 shows during the week III
we ever get sick have a swell bed 10 rest
up in. and good care. We are on land AMI
haven't seen ANYTHING like water only what
We drink. We have electric lights. running
water and shower baths all in eur barracks.
Each fellow has two akste wool blankets. a
straw tick and two towels. We got twelve
Nhite handkerehiCfs, one pair of black shoes
and they it inst grand. I ordered seven med
ium and struck 1t lucky. Oar trousers are all
teO long bat the white viii shrink when wash
ed The blues are cut of by the tailor. Our
names have been stenciied on nearly all but
the small articles. More will be issued further
along, bgt my outfit consists of two blue
and two white uniforms, two light and two
heaVy suits of underwear, pea coat (which
is our Ove,coat. only It is like a maekinaw.
but much heavier and warmer, SIX pair of
black socks and one dozen haBdkerehiefs. two
white hats, blue hat and a big tie. one
heavy blue Jersey sweater, two white wool
blankets, two Turkish towels. one dandy jack
knife. bar of soap foot long for cur
laundry, and a sea bag TO put all of ii into.
Weli. Neither, sure Rave il alright here
and all feel good for being in detention.
like il fine aut here where there is lots Of
fresh air. Wish you could this place; il
would We worth your while.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
rs sure sOME SHOOTER

Try Cyrus Clancy. with the L. 5. Troops. at
Peekskiil. \. Y. July i9th.l
Dear Mother Have been coaching for three
four weeks now and like il fine. Am sure
getting SO | can shoot some with these kind of
guns. | made 80 out Of a possible 100, last
night, the 600 yard range, and rs out of a
zoe the 1900 yard. have passed the blue
jacket manual school and Rife School. Am
going to start machine gun school next week.
am the only of the ~ l up here
with that has passed either of them.
l guess ! will go up ONew York next sat
urday evening if can get a 4S-hour leave.
haven't been there yet. so I had better go be-
fore | have to leave here. Have you heard
from Sid lately He must be getting about
ready TO do some fighting by now.
| sure like this place to stay in. but the mess
is pretty bum sometimes. Can't hardly eat
of the junk they shove out TO US guys.
Don't know when l can get furlough TO come
home as IL is hard TO get one now. but will
try and get one about Christmas.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
CANpLpATE FoR SHERIFF.

To The Voters OF Vernon County;
] am a candidate for the office of sheriff
Of Vernon county. No other person up 10
this time having announced a purpose 10 be
GENE a candidate. | solicit the support Of all
voters. Thanking You for past favors and
future consideration. Very truly yours,
FRANCIS II. ROGERS.
Nirnnna. Wiz. Inlv l. IqIS
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

Please be sure and call at Che City
Han and pay Jour water rent during
the month Of July. Mr. Z. J. Older
Is authorized to collect the same for
re as city treasurer.
r. r. MIESHALL, City Treas.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR

To the Voters of Vernon County:
| have decided 10 become a candidate for
State Senator from this 3Ist Senatorial Dis
receive. A more complete announcement will
follow. Yours truly,
II ID RFCK
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEM'T
BOZ CLERk OF ZEE COuRT

To the Voters Of Vernon County:
hereby announce my candidacy for the Of
fee Of Clerk Of the Circuit Court for Vernon
eoonty. subject to the Republican primary
September Sd. I shall appreciate the support
given me by the voters of the county.
iOfanCy. :'tao Rafice
HillshOro, July %. 1918. b. l. BAILEY.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
WANT TORNADO INSLtRANCE7

The Wisconsin Tornado insE-sss1
company has made an e@viable rSs-
ord during its whol- eSsistencs GA
$1,000 policy has cost ONLY 81 Sc 9x
the last five year period. TINS Soaa-
pany has over $4,000 0oeo0 now ir
force, distributed in over 40 different
counties in Wisconsin, with over S&50s
10000 around YuoQua. This e5m-
pany is managed by FARMERS lGU.
TUAL FIRE INSURANCE MEN WAS
are reliable, honest, efficient and jglst
in settling losses, and understand the
mutual insurance business.
F. w. ALEXANDER, Local AgG
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
ZOE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

To the Voters Of Vernon County;
I am a candidate for the Office of District
Attorney Of Vernon County. and solicit the
support Of all votsre
II. p. PROCTOR, JR.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
HnTTER THAN NE INTERNAL. REGInN

HOTTER THAN THE INTERNAL REGION
IBy Elmer W. Mason, Headquarters Co, 37th
Dear Friend 90 - promised yea let
ter long before / left Wisconsin, but on the
square / have been transferred 50 many times
in the past three months thst time to write
has been very slim, you know how. il is to
make trip to Texac.
I went cat 10 the rifle range and fred in
one of the Companies with the new Enfield
poor stuff. They have a peep sight for both
leaf and battle sight. and the pupil sight is
about the size Of a knot hole in a fence beard.
You can see not less than 4 targets at once
through them while firing. | now with
the Headquarters Company. You know, or
ought 20 know q lot OF the fellows from that
company. Il is the old 37th Infantry. They
at TOredO now. but they were at San An
tonic at the same time y0u we're. | was trans
ferTed 20 this company yesterday. Knew moth
ing of it until the top sergeant called me out
and told T. pack Up and report over TO the
mounted orderlies, so Of course ! did. have
not tried TO get in any bard since | have been
In the service. as ] rather liked that treaeh
practise with the company and bayOnet ex-
ercises. When company went all split up
l was sent TO the OrderIies and say, Otto. rs
yen know, the Regulars have time for the
National Guards. but they have all got their
hats on 70 the way the 3rd Wisconsin pro-
the only National Guard outfit they ever
that amounted 10 a c. D. so you
fellows left mighty good impression on their
minds, alright. The Top Sergeant We rad
In Go. c. 37th Infantry was certainly hard
boiled. Well, news is scarce. All l can say
is that It is halter than - and water il
very scarce. Hope you wili ret down and drop
a line you knOF how letters are appre-
ciated in the army in the lonely state Of Texas
Best wishes 10 Old Vernon.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
FROM one MOURNED AS DEAD


by Chester K. Burkhardt active service
with the American ExpedtiOnary Force IL
France, June 27.l
Dear Mother Am writing you few lines
to let you know that | fine and still able
to do my bit. The weather here is 6se these
days. only the nights are a little cold. The
crops here sure looking fine these days.
had letter the other day from Willie.
and far he says he is good can be. |
have not seen him for a long time now, but
kCpe to him soon. Everything over here
seems 10 be going along fine. OF course you
know we have usual excitement where
we are at The present time. As / have not
a very handy convenient place TO write
this letter il will be very short, hut anyway
il will let you know I am in good health at
the time of this writing.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
ONLY GOOD WORDS FOR SOUTHERN
- OFFICERS TRAINING CAMP

OFFICERS TRAINING CAMP
IBy Sergeant Ralph E. Nuzum. Louisville,
Kentucky, Field Artillery, Officers Training
SCHOOL,
Dear Folks IL came up here from Camp
Tay Tor to spend the day. We are now located
about six miles from town but will probably
be taken about twenty miles out when We &C
tually begin firing pieces.
| don't know what to say yet about the camp,
our officers. or the way we are being treated
by the civilian population, but ! believe I'm
safe in saying that at least the latter is even
better than We knew at Camp Grant. Really,
however, this is better by far than / have ever
experienced. and as | work up in the game.
cant help noticing how much better We are
having things. The attitude of the officers
is very much different than when were in
the batteries. They appeal to the common
sense machinery in your noodle, and the pick
handle method of treatment, which happily
doesn't have much of role in our American
army, is relegated still further to the rear. l
rather imagine that the discipline here will
not be as strict as up north. The officers
have such drawing, mild way of telling us
TO Garry On" after have been called to
attention. that it contrasts with the nervous
lat easel snapped at us by the energetic Off
GERS who first trained There is lots of
difference, I'D say. l just can't get over the
good luck which permits TO be in this par
ticular gang, and I'm not stating mere pos
sibility when | say that the training is by all
odds better than anything previous.
With the betting in Wall Street that the war
will be over in sixty days our prospects for
seeing service sort of dwindle away. But we
are working, don't forget it, hard every min
ute. and the American people have no idea
how wonderful strides we making lately
in all branches of the service. But we're do
ing il gladly, knowing that between War Saw
ing Stamp campaigns and Liberty Loans be
ing sprung every few months, you are having
more troubles than we. Yes, Kaiser Bill will
soon be socially dead and we'll be back the
job working for bigger and better America.
But somehow | can't help thinking that he has
done a whole lot to bring out the best that is
in us. to put purpose into the lives of men and
women who never before had serious thought,
to make us realize the necessity for team work
service and sacrifice. There have been some
tremendous losses in this old war, but pos
sible few of will be able to fOrsee the won
derful things will gain by it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

By way Of showing its great appre
citation OF the value Of fairs the Fed-
cral Government exCmpts fsasng and
thcir exhibits from all war taxes, 'zzaG
il also returns exhibits to fairs free
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
NO WAR TAX ON FAIRS

The u. S. Government fin6s
Fairs and Expositions of Amer
ca Of such invaluable aid along
educational and inspirafionSi
lines that it leviee no war tax On
adm ssions to fairs or 10 attrar-
tons at fairs.
The U. S. Government also re-
turrs exhibits free OF charge
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
: JACKIE BAND STAR FEATURE
h AT 1918 WISCONSIN, STATE FAIR

Mammoth English War Exhibit of Captured Trophies
Attraction Funds Going to Red Cross Great EHEosi
ton Again Built Strong War Aid to Uncle SAM -
u. S. Government o Send Big Exhibits No War Tax
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

SSe. and when We hit the other side we get a
20 per cent increase. which wlu max, me$se.6o
a month-S6-ee out for Insurance. 81. so paid to
me. and the government pays PEI cent on
S25 long as I am in the army, - If don't
get picked OF Twill have few nickles when
l get back.
ca,n.rS ~ w see " are pASA IN : nice ne
other side and get those English officers TO
drill us. for they are tough guys and sure
make a fellow work.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
~ oLMER E. RgMgv. Secretary.

Milwaukee, July p The Wiseon-
sin state Fair has shown an increase
of sixty FIVE per cent in attendance in
three years.
Why?
During the past three years grounds,
buildings and other equipment have
been added 20, and. still more impor-
tant. every department has been i'm
proved. and new departments and fea-
lures have been added, bringing the
great Exposition right up to date.
In 1917 the Wisconsin state Fair
took its pace among the Class A ex-
positions of America. which means
that as wei balanced, educational
institution il ranked with the best in
America.
erOEs sas1s &c - 90
GOVERNOR ON THE FAIR.
a Trs.HrlE La1
Gov :. L. Philip has spent :
: several days at each Of the last :
three state fairs. He says:
"Those actively engaged in :
= production in Wisconsin especial .
~ cannot afford to miss our .
mammoth annua, State Fair, and
/ urge an citizens Of the State
. who possibly can DO so to attend
this years exposition because Of
a the beneficial educational results
to be obtained from this model
state institution Those who have
50 seen il during the past three
q years need no urging to avail :
Themselves Of this opportunity
:, for inspiration"
sSsrs%o essses susSs5
There are other expositions of
greater magnii0de- notably the Texas
and Minnesota State Fairs but none
is better balanced or exceIs in class,
and few are equal from the point of
view of keeping stride with educational
progress.
Because Of the Improvement during
the past three years in the Wisconsin
State Fair, citizens OF Wisconsin are
again giving the great Exposition their
confidence and patronage.
Strong Live Stock Exhibits.
What special features viii the Wis
cpnsin State Far Of 1919 ofier2
All basic departments of the State
Fair. Of which there are thirty-two.
will be as strong as it is possible to
make them
The cattle. swine and sheep divi-
sions viii not only present mammoth
arrays. but quality will be improved
This viii be especially true OF the cat
tie department, for at least three
champion herds never before seen in
Wisconsin Niil be- present this year.
The 1917 poultry show was most
highly recommended. yet the 1918
poultry show viii far surpass that IF
1917.
Premiums offered for live stock and
poultry are: Horaes $10t7000; eat
tie, s1O,424oo: sheep, sl,0490o; swine.
$4,000 poultry. StS02.o0.
Because of the great gains made by
motor driven vehicles, horse depart,
man,s at AL fairs have suffered This
ought not to be- the case this year. for
the future OF the horse breeding 10
lustry was never brighter Every a.
fort will tp made to have q strong
lHse department this year, and there
Win be several notable TEXTURES in this
department.
Features o. County Exhibits
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
Q Q ..
STATE FAIR DATES.

Dates e the 1918 Wisconsin
State Fair are Sept. 9 to u, in
elusive
The Exposition will be open
SIX days and five nights.
Admission during each day is
so cents; during each night 25
cents.
SsSs*sHsLs4sRsEs &c .
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
LETTERS FROM OUR KHAKA-CLAD WARRIORS

RICH EXPERIENCE IN SOLDERING AWAY
by Fred Nixon Of La Fargo. with Headquar-
tiers Co.. l27th Infantry, in Franee-I
Dear Brother and Sister Yesterday re-
eeived several letters from home folks and
nearly all of them had scolding for me for
not writing oftener. You can get more out of
one newspaper about us and our equipment
and the war in general than We see hear
in a month. We are not allowed 10 tell you
where we are or what we are doing on this
date-f0ur months from now | can tell you
that. For the present / can tell you that we
ere where We can hear the big shells Whizzing
around and exploding occasionally, and see a
few aeroplane battles daily, also the puffs of
sIaoke from the schrapnel of the anti-aircraft
guns shooting at aeroplanes; the latter gem
orally hy so high that it is very hard TO see
them, but with pair Of field glasses we can
watch them quite well.
! thought you understood that I was not in
the aviation section. enlisted in that but
for some reason was put in the Headquarters
Company of the l27 Infantry. l am in the
signal platoon of the Headquarters Company.
We took signal work over here. Learned all
about telephones and telegraphy. l am de-
tailed now as a telegraph operator; the work
is easy and the hours short, but the work
Is very important. MY trick Is from ~ o'clock
fmidnighil 10 } a. m. SO you see il isn't long.
Ny held equipment consists OF the following
articles: Helmet (stee), wOoien overseas
cap, l wOOlen blouse, pair woolen socks, 2
pair hob nail shoes, ] mess kit pack carrier,
! hayersack attached 70 pack carrier TO carry
mess kit in, cartridge belt containing -----
rounds Of ammunition and having can
teen and FIRST aid package attached, winter
cvercoat, ! rain csat, shelter tent with pole
pins, rope, bed tick or sack. ! pair pliers,
l flag kit containing - flags FOR signal
ing and cleaning rod and two wooden
blankets. We carry all this on our back ey-
cepl the oyercoat and bed tick. III guarantee
my pack weighs 80 pounds packed for full
marching orders and believe me when you
travel twelve miles in four hours you are
dragging your feet when you stop That is
what we did when came here. We made
twenty miles before that but had week
10 rest up in between times. When We aren't
tsking position actually operating
a telegraph, we are laying around eating
sleeping writing.
The weather has been superb for month
and everyone las been feeling fine with the
exception of a few days that most of us were
sick on account of canned grub. We sleep in
empty houses and barns in the towns. There
are no country houses like there are in the
states. All the farmers live in little villages
and go out to their farms to work, sometimes
several miles. | have stood top of a hill
and counted twelve towns that l could see
and not barn house by itself. There are
no fences either. They herd their cattle and
keep them in the barns in town. The house
and barn is nearly always under the same roof.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-01
WOmen,S S TWo Piece
Bungalow Dresses
Special at
S1.19

Made of plain blue and
pink ginghams; plain
skirt, loose belted jacket,
with V neck and square
collar; large slash pock-
cts; trimmed in soutache
braid.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-01
Financial cnh sassaaaaa zza4aszssz
Livestock WAN n T. y 4 ChIdrenS
Financial
Livestock
SHIPPING ADVANCE
ENLIVENS TRADING
Increase In Marines Helps Over
come Unsettled Conditions in
the Stock Market.

NEW YORK, May 3l.--Trading
IN socks during the greater part OF
today's unsettled session was in
conditions which effected early
recesslons Of / to points in i'm
porlant issues
In the final hour the market was
enlIvensd by the buoyant advance
IN shIppinGs which carried most OF
those shares far above flnal prices
Of the previous session.
Marine preferred, on accumula-
ton Of the most confident charac-
ter made net gain Of . 7-8 points
to lOi 7-Sn the common gaining
I 5-S and the Q per cent bonds
4 Ia.
United States steel. selling minus
It's regular and extra" dividends Of
Ia per cent, made an extreme
reaction Of almost points, rallying
over half, but finishing at IA net
loss of potts
Allied induEtrials and equipments
Jared better In tho main ana rails
after forfcHlng initial advances
made sharp recovery. sales
amounted to 700 shares
There was marked increase OF
trading in bonds, but this centered
mainly In liberty issues. New mint
NUNS were % for the first 4s,
1888 for the second 4 l-i'H offer
ings of the latter beiug Especially
large, Total sales (par yalueJ were
Sl1,175.000.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-01
Lead and Zinc Notes.

The Blue Goose and the Beaver
companies have held their jack un-
I'll 1t has become necessary for them
to construct additional bins for the
purpose OF storing the ore. At the
least calculations these companies
have on top not less than 100000
worth OF ore. This huge pile Of
ore Ia all high grade and comes un-
der tho price agreed upon hy the
government When, the 12-cent
price, becomes operative in this see
ton they Will make a turn-in. There
are many other plants In the dis
trict that have been holding the
bulk Of their ore and when the prices
get right the turn-in from this dis
trIct will break all records.
Drilling will bo commenced on
the Bingham land that lies east
Of the land that he has leased to
the Eagle Picher company In a few
days. This land is the same allot-
ment that has good ore found on
it, but for some reason the land has
not been drilled out. There is no
doubt but that it will prove a most
desirable place for mining. as II
is surrounded by good producing
mines and the lay OF the ground
indicates that IT, is mineralized. 1t
Is understood that tho tract Will be
drilled out and after the ore body
has been blocked tho land VIII be
leased to miners In small tracts and
at a royalty that will make II pos
sihlc for the tract to have many
paying mines on II. At the pres
ent there are four dyills on the
tract and Il is said that not less
than ten more drills will be in op-
Grafton within the next week or ten
days.
MIAMI. Okla, May S1.--A new
mill has been started by the Under
writer's No. 2. The mill is located
on their lease NOR Treece and Will
he rushed to an early completion,
Tho min will be 500 tons capacity
and viii be modern The company
has rich body of ore on this lease
and the drill holes show they have
block ed ~ big body of H. Work was
started On tho mill last Monday
and the contract calls for turning II
over to the company the first week
in August, There are several drill!
holes on the lease that show up
2O-foot face of ore of the purest
kind and the running expense OF
the plant will be made from the
lead that will he cleaned from the
dirt The Underwriters have made
several leases in the section north
OF them and they will develop the
tract through the coming summer,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-01
IRREGULAR TREND
RULES IN COTTON
Nrots Are Up While Contracts Are
Down In New Orleans Dealings;
War aud Weather Influence.

NEW ORLEANS. May 3l.-An lr-
regular and unsettled feeling took
possession Of the cotton market to-
day spots being up, while contracts
were down. In the contract depart
meut July was much stronger than
the hew crop months, but the final
prices for the day showed a general
decline on from Is to 93 points com
pared witho the closing quotations
Of Wedn esday
Favorable weather over the belt.
unfgyOrable war news and expectn.
tlons Of a high condition report were
the main selling influences. The
only supporting influence OF conse-
quenco was the strength of the spot
situation. on the opening call July
was 3 points up but other months
were Off and the decline ocontinued
on some months until the close. At
the lowest levels, active months were
SO to 90 points below Wednesdays
close.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-01
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