Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-12
UNDER The CAPITOL DOME
DRASTIC AUTOMOBILE BILL IN
PRODUCED
Indicted Senator on Trial-Big Wolf
Bounty Bill-Lights for Road We
hicles-PersOnal Mention

Bounty Bill-Lights for Road We
hieles-PersOnal Mention
One Of our members, Senator Ar
mold of Milwaukee, viii be absent from
the sessions this current week, in at
tendance upon United States court at
EauClaire. He is a socialist, and to-
gether with Socialist Congressman
Berger, is facing the federal court on
Indictment for violating the postal
laws in circulation of prohibited mail
matter. Senator Arnold is a plain,
thoughtful man, much respected by his
fellow senate colleagues, and they
hope he viii be eXhonorated of the
serious charge.
A bill appeared in the senate which
looks TO increasing wolf bounty to $50
per pelt. Many legislators at Oace
announce that they might well resign
their positions for the pun pose of go
ing into more lucrative OCCUPATION,
that of wolf hunting.
Senator Fons. Milwaukee, introduc-
ed a bill requiring every automobile
owner to file with the secretary of
state sworn statement that he is
worth above all debts at least So 900.
bt+stt itN ltfitAAef AAie tAA eiit~N az
to s. 600 and mast further show
bond for $1,000 fled with a surety
company. Its purpose is to insure
damages from the owner of an auto
mobile for persons who may be in
iured through negligence of the driver.
This s such a drastic step in the line
of securing public safety against reck-
/ less drivers, that 1t is not liable TO get
very far
Another quite as extreme is a meas
ure TO COMPEL all wheeled horse We
kicies on the highways to display
lights.
One of the largest and most repre-
sentative gatherings in the capitol
city of the winter assemblage took
place last Friday and Saturday-Athe
southern teachers association, which
! brought together hundreds if not thou
sands of teachers and educators. So
| far as | observed but one Vernon coun-
| ty teacher was present, Miss Vivian
Fawcett, who is in school work at
! Reedsburg. Vernon is not in the as
ISOLATION district Prof. c. c. Bishop,
q former Viroqua high school princi-
pal, was elected president of the assO-
citation for the ensuing year. o. G. NJ.
III muslin, medium weight, be,
at Rogers
| Mrs. F. E. Morley is in Ripon Wis
iting her parents.
Clarence Nelson of Westby visit
ed his parents here Sunday.
New spring coats and suits now
on display at Suttle q Tates
Mrs. Perkins of Lacrosse is Wis
iting at the F. W. Alexander home.
Horribly & Jackson are putting in
a modern show room in their garage.
Mrs. Hayward and small daugh-
ter of Chicago are guests at the Z. Nj.
Nye home.
Ralph. Nuzum has been in the
Kickapoo Valley towns on business
the last week
Mrs. Hofstead has as her guest,
her sister, Mrs. Hanson and children
of Blair, Wisconsin.
Myrtle Larson has returned to
Wausau after being in quarantine for
several weeks at her home in this city.
Mail US your films to be developed
and printed. We pay return postage.
NJ. j. Jasperson. 1910
Ed Lind writes from Lacrosse
hospital that he is quite weak, but
- ECbAAAlS e@lOliS cAo wen tlo NOhAh DN
expected and will be home about the
lst of April.
They say the Marionetter with
Clara Kimball Young is picture that
brings the patrons back. Its a select
picture which is a guarantee of quail
ity. Friday at the Star with Arbuckle
C. o. Nelson has purchased a
quarter section of land two miles
north of Chippewa alls and will move
there about April LIST.
Just received large shipment OF
rugs, 9x12 specials. Will sell below
market price. Oscar Anderson, Reads
town. 1912
Selected University of Wisconsin
Spanish tobacco seed, grown by II
S. McGiffin of Sparta, SOC per ounce
Johnson & Vigdahl lit
Elmer Officer dropped in to visit
+ old friends for a few days. He has
been at Rochester most of the last
two months, where his wife has beer
taking treatments, and reports hel
as much improved.
For the first time in half year
the Triangle program is brought bacl
to the Star William Desmond vii
appear in Time Locks and Diamonds
A first class picture with plenty of ac
p ton. Also a good comedy.
On account of i'll health, Mrs
Buckley offers for sale her fine resi-
dence property south of the Congrega
tional church. House is PRACTICAL!
: new and thoroughly modern, location
is very pleasant; highly desirable
: piece of property NSee her at once:
The gasoline car on the South
= eastern will start in about two weeks
The Viroqua train viii be retained
= the other discontinued. The car vii
start from the Lacrosse end of the di
: vision and make two round trips eacl
day.
;. The following are Hofstead's Eng
' lish class confirmed last Sunday: Stan
5 ley Larsen, Edwin Hulsether, Haze
5 Lake, Cora Storlie, Leona Jasperson
: Otine johnson, Thelma Ellefson, Mar
, garet Ellefson Alfredo Ellefson, Lii
Ian Opsahl, Nora Olsen and Agne
Olson.
"A basket social will be given a
Masonic Hall by the order of tn
7 Eastern Star, Monday evening, MarcI
: II, at 8 o'clock. Masons and ladie
q and Star members invited. Ladie
viii bring the baskets and the gentle
men bring the money.
q The Woodland Singers, lectur
r course number and a male auar6ett
I of much merit, dropped in Monda.