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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-10-20
STODDARD

ST0DDARD, Oct. 16-Henry Rob
inson and family motored to Madison
Saturday. Henry Robinson and Mar
ion Davis attended an electrical con-
vention given by the w. A. Roosevelt
Co. at Lacrosse Wednesday. Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Leo, daughter Fay and
son Garold left for Chicago Saturday
to spend a week with relatives. ;. A
minstrel entertainment "Old Planta-
ton Days" will be given in Coon Val
ley, Saturday evening, October 23rd,
and Chaseburg, Tuesday, October &c,
by the Grammar room and High school
of the Stoddard school under the di-
rection of Principal Albertine Pope.
This entertainment is humorous from
start to finish, come and spend an eve
ming with the darkies in the Land of
Cotton. This entertainment was Civ
en- in Stoddard Saturday evening, Oc-
tober 10, before very large audience
who speak the highest words of praise
of it. Adults 25c, Children 15c. Ev-
cry number was rendered in excellent
negro style keeping the audience in
continuous laughter. The children
surely did justice to the excellent
training given them by Miss Pope. :.
Mary Ann Phillips of Lacrosse was
the guest of Nan Warner Thursday
Olga M. Peterson attended the
postmasters' convention at Hillsboro,
Wis, Sunday Marsella Wolf of Sa-
wanna, H., spent the week end at the
home of her grand parents Mr. and
Mrs. H. Blashek Ticket Agent Woods
and Roland NJ. Wolf of Lacrosse Wis
tied at H. Blashek's between trains
Friday. =. . Mrs. H. F. Myerseof Hills
boro left Tuesday for st. Paul after
visiting a week with his grand son
Fred Myers and family :. Mrs. Eli
zabeth Schick of Burlington, Iowa, is
making an extended visit at the home
of her niece Mrs. Emma Scholl. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hickathen of
Bloomer, Wis, spent week with the
latter's brother, Charles link and fam
lily. /. Miss Florence Nottingham of
Seattle, Wash, is visiting relatives
here and vicinity :. Mrs. Eva Prindle
purchased the Alvin Groetsch proper
ty on Main st. and moved her house
hold goods here from near Romance
this week. Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus
Hanson, daughter Mildred, Mrs. Eu-
nice Voves of Lacrosse and Mr.. G. M.
Prindle were visitors of Mrs. G. M.
THE sTopDARD NEWS GIRL.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-10-20
Notice Of General Election
;TATE on WISCONSIN,. pEPARTMENr

STATE OF WISCONSIN. DEPARTMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at an
villages and election districts of the state of
Wisconsin on the first Tuesday following the
FIRST Monday of November, A; D.. 1920; being
the second day of said month, the following
officers are to be elected:
Thirteen Electors of President and Vice
President OF the United States, one from eacn
congressional district and two from the state
at large.
A Governor. in place of Emanuel L. Philip.
whose term of Office will expire on the nrst
Monday Of January, A. ID. 1921
A Lieutenant Governor. in place OF Edward
F. DithmAr. whose term of office viii expire on
the first Monday of January, 1871.
A Secretary of State. IN place OF Merlin
Hull. whose term of office viii expire on the
first Monday of January. 1921.
A State Treasurer, in place of Henry John
son, whose term of office Will expire on the
drst Monday of January, 1921.
An Attorney General. in place OF john =.
Blaine. whose term of Office viii expire on the
first Monday of January, 1921.
A United States Senator. in place OF Irvine
I. Lenroot. whose term Of Office viii expire
March L. 1921.
A Representative in Congress for the Sew
enth Congressional District comprised of the
counties of Lacrosse. Jackson, Monroe. CLARK,
Juneau. Adams. Sank. and Vernon in place OF
John ]. Esch, whose term Of office VIII expire
on the 9TH day Of March, 1891.
A member of Assembly for the county OF
Vernon in place Of c. H. Carter. whose term OF
Office will expire on the first Monday OF jan
uary, A. D. 1921.
Also all county officers required by law to
be elected at such General Election
This notice follows closely the wording OF
the Apportionment Law Of 1911. Where NUM-
ei,slities have changed their boundaries, or
where cities. wards, towns, or villages have
been created since 1911. the territory, affected
thereby, will remain in the same assembly.
senatorial and congressional district IS assign
ed by said law.
Given under my hand and Official seal, at
the Capitol. In The city Of Madison, this S0th
day Of July, A. d. 1920.
(Seal) MERLIN HULL.
Saeratarv Of State.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-10-20

March 4, 1924.
A Representative Ia Congress for the Sew
enth Congressional District comprised Of the
counties Of Lacrosse, Jackson. Monroe, Clark.
Juneau, Adams, Ssuk. and Vernon in place of
John J. Eseh, whose term OF Office VIII expire
on the 4th day Of March. 1921
A member Of Assembly for the county Of
Vernon IN place Of c. 81. Carter. whose term OF
ofsce VIII exptro % the frst Monday Of jan
usry, A. D. 1e21.
A Sheriff 70 sueeeed Frank 3. Roxers, whose
term Of c1Hce viii expire on the hrss Monday
Of January, A D. 1891.
A County Clerk to sneeAed Bsriie Moore.
whose term OF Office vii expire On the first
Monday Of January, A. D. 1871.
REGISTER az DEEDS % succeed Paul 4.
Fsuisen, whose term Of ofsca WI expire On
the frst Monday cf January, A. D. 1871
Treasurer 70 succeed Azund BeEinnd. whose
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-10-20
ABOUT MULBERGER BILL

last issue Q fthe Censor entitled. 'Favors Null
berger BIZ. IN which We are lead 70 believe
this bill have now changed front sad are for
its adoption BY vote Of the people.
The sdrys who opposed tbs bil have not
bill because they maintained beverage con-
tanning an alcoholic content Of 2z 20 by
weight was Intoxicating and would defeat the
aims and purposes fthe 18th amendment
But later the Yostead act was passed limiting
the elcoholic content 10 one half Of one per
cent, and the supreme court held. just as It
has always held. that United States Law =
paramount to q state Law, and no lawyer who
knows any law at all has ever claimed other
wise With this provision out OF the law. as
IL provides for joint enforcement by the
United States and the state governments, and
all fines in actions brought IN the name of the
state will go into the state treasury this will
enable the state TO enforce the law without
any extra tax burden being placed upon the
people. 1t Is presumed the fines will pay for
So let us not be fooled about the s'drys"
changing front. They have not changed in
the least. OF course there are two kinds of
and sale of any beverage that will cause in
tOxication however little or much one drinks
of it. The other kind wants beverage that
viii intoxicate If one drinks enough of it This
Is a kind of wet dry. 1t is like dry gin.
1t is and it isn't. It IS dry in name but not
in nature. This is the kind Of dry that
bill'. the Mulberger Law. But even this kind
of dry has not changed 'front.'. The
Ethiopian cannot change his skin not the leo
pard his spots. Neither can the wet" dry"
J. D. BECK.
The article TO which Mr.. Beck refers ap-
peared last week in the Censor and was writ
ten at our request by Mr. VIM. c. Dean, late
Prohibitionist candidate for Governor, and ed
itor Of the Prohibition paper known at 'The
Campaigner."
As a sincere and earnest Prohibitionist Mr.
Dean has superior and we have every con-
fidence in his discussion of the subject and that
his desire thss the Mulberger law be endorsed
is sincere, and in the Judgment of Mr.. Dean
is absolutely essential at this time.
It is unquestionably true that at the time
of the passage of the Mulberger law the vets
believed the state deibiton would control the
the Congressional definition.
However, there were number Of drys who
believed that the law could be passed safely
and that the definition would be changed By
Congress and that the Congressional definition
would control. How able the judgment of the
latter lawyers is shown by the fact that
the supreme court did decide that the Congress
sional definition superseded that of the Null
berger law.
Thus il came to pass. that what was intend
ed at the outset as wet measure, Mr.. Dean
says, now becomes IN fact dry measure.
1t Is for this reason that we urge its rati-
hcation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-10-20

elected:
Thirteen Electors OF President and Vice
President Of the United States. one FROM each
congressional district and two from the state
at large.
A Governor, In place Of Emanuel L Philip.
whose term Of ofice viii expire on the nrst
Monday Of January. A. d. 1921.
lieutenant Governor. in place Of Edward
+. Dithrnsr. whose term Of ofice VII expire On
the irst Monday Of January. 1891.
Secretary Of state. IN place Of Merlin
Hull, whose term OF office vii expire On me
hrst Monday Of January, 1871.
A State Treasurer IN place Of Henry John-
son vhose term Of of5ce viii expire on the
FIRST Monday Of January, 1871
An Attorney General In place OF John =.
Blaine, whose term Of otnce VII expire on the
frst EcndRy Of January 1871.
United States Senator. IN place Of Irvine
{. Learoot whose term of oface VIII expire
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-10-20
The Next President.

The Next President.
As certain a. anything can be. In this world,
Is the election Of Senator Harding.
To readers Of this newspaper, the many
welcome visitor. Senator Harding's face
shines as that Of friend.
Senator Harding, your next President, 70
your kind Of man. You see him. hear few
words, and you know It.
He was born in a small town, has lived
there all his life, lives there now. and will
live there again when he leaves the White
House with his work for the country done.
How He Lives.
He lives as you live, simply. In the old
fashioned American way.
The main residence street in any little
American town, boasts half a dozen homes
more elaborate than Senator Harding's. and
many as good.
Millions Of men, believing in this country,
devoted to it's government. SATISFIED with
the UNITED STATES, believe that the United
States Is able to deal with its own problems,
and settle it's own questions free from outside
assistance or interference.
Those millions of men are men OF the same
sort as Senator Harding.
What Kind Of Man.
Harding is big American in physical size,
thanks to vigorous farming ancestors. He Is
q big American also in heart in understand
ing, In sympathy and in simplicity.
You read his speeches and know that he
does not imagine himself created to tell all
he understands the American people. his
friends, the citizens Of his own little town,
Marion, Ohio, and the jewellers In thousands
Of other towns like it.
Your Servant, NJ Autocrat
After you have elected him. you viii find
In Senator Harding an earnest conscientious,
straight thinking servant Of the people, not an
hut ha -
of American government and the Constitu-
ton of the United States.
Senator Harding understands that the
people will elect hing to DC President Of the
United States, not President Of the whole
S S's e.: pHopIS q shi. country to lock- alter
Born on : farm. living ali his life close to
farmers, he knows and gymp whit
problems Of the farm. Living in the average
American way, in the average American
small town, he knows the problems of the
average American. He understands the
printers he employs, and he knows their trade
and sets type as they do.
His Ambition.
Senator Harding has no ambition to be
called q political superman, or RULER OF
America II is his ambition to be known as
. good American, faithful servant OF those
that trust him.
National politics are discussed this year
less than at any election since the republic
was founded. Why7 Because men do not
discuss, to any great extent, that which Is
DEFINITELY SETTLED.
And this national election ID definitely
settled as you read this. YOU know 1t. :.
But 1t is important that demonstration OF
the popular will should be Of the most over
whefming kind Therefore the good citizen
viii do what he can to increase the vote for
Harding, should there be any doubtful votes
within reach of his voice.
II Is almost ludicrously difficult to find
cratic ticket this year.
But Il you do And one, show him or her this
picture Of the pext President. And express
b your own wsy the reasons that inspire you
3 approve and vote for him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-10-20

ct, lamp guard. s1.s5; American Cast Iron
Pipe Co. 6-6x4 reducers 1-6x6, T-1.-6x4 T..
1864: Adolph Wrobel s22; Joe Reed $40
Nick Torgerson use Of team s20
II was moved by Alderman Groves and Sec
ond by Alderman NuEum that the city pur-
chase pressure regulator and have the stand
pipe cleaned. All voted aye II was moved
by Alderman Larsen and second by Alderman
Side that the Council adjourn
Z. J. OLDER. City Clerk.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-10-20

pend the rules and allow the aceouts all voted
aye on roll call. Accounts; Silas Foster 5000
for one acre Of land for new we'll Schultz q
Burkhart 633 feet laterals 1888; Wis-Minn
Light q Power Co. Sept. lights $479.52; o.
n. Moe cash 10 chief OF the Lacrosse Fire de-
partment $40; 9. M. Clark supplies for water
freight safe; American Express Co. S2.56
J. M. Shreve special police 1880; Standard
on Co. oil, gasoline $4,000. Elmer Haugen
special police si2; H. II. Seller lamp key sock
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-10-20
THE CITY COUNCIL DOINGS

Viroqua, Wis. Oct. ~, 1920.
Regular meeting Of the Common Council,
called to order by Mayor Roseland. Members
present: Aldermen Hegeson, Larson, McHen-
~, Side, Groves and Nuzum. MI utes Of pre-
vf0us meeting read and approved The fol-
lowing accounts were read, approved by the
financial committee and upon motion 10 sus-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-10-20
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEES

Of January. A. D. 1924.
Clerk Of Court 70 succeed A. D. HelgeDcm.
whose term Of ofice expires on the hxz& Moo
day Of January, A. D. 1921.
A District Attorney 70 succeed ChGIlss J.
first Monday Of January, A .. 1e2L
A Surveyor % succeed Alex Ristov, wheas
term Of once VIII expire on the hrst Monday
Of January, A. D. 1871
Monday Of January. A D. 1874
Given upder ny hand and ofictal seal At Is
Court House in tbe City Of Viroqu2, this ia
day Of Sept, A D. 1870
The polls open at 900 a.
m. and close at $50 p. m.
on election day.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-10-20
STATE T OF WISCONSIN,

Notice Is hereby given that at . general
election 70 Be held IN the several towns. wards,
VILLAGES and election precinct1 OF the county
o. Vernon, State Of Wisconsin. On the drsf
Tuesday following the Erst Monday Of No
venber. A. D. 1890, being the second day Of
said month, the following oeieers are % be
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-10-20
STATE OF WISCONSIN,

I. Beriie Moore clerk Of the said county Of
Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Is q true copy Of q general election notice
served upon me by the secretary OF state OF
Wis >onsin, and now on file In my ofhce-
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-08-20
MISS STEWART Is
CALLED BY DEATH
Interment In Memphis On Last Tues
day; Had Made Home Here For
Many Years.

Miss Mobile Stewart, a much be-
loved and highly respected woman,
and an aunt of Miss Marie and Judge
John Dunlap of this city, died in
Memphis at the Baptist Memorial
Hospital, Monday. Funeral services
were conducted by DR. Coleman, pas
tor of st Johns Methodist Church,
Memphis, from the residence of John
Trenholm, 1924 Harbart Avenue, on
Tuesday morning. Burial was at
E,mwood cemetery. Miss Marie
Dunlap who has been at the bedside
Of her aunt for several days attended
the funeral in Memphis.
Miss SeWart was true gentlewom-
an. She was possessed of keen in
tellect and most pleasing PERSONAL
ity. Her many friends here, where
she has made her home for six years
with her niece and nephew, knew her
as an interesting, lovable character.
She was the daughter of the Vate
Pinckney Stewart, prominent pio-
neer citizen of Memphis, and was a
cousin of the late Senator Thomas
Turley of Tennessee. Being born
and reared in Memphis she had many
appreciative friends there, where she
was prominent in social and literary
circles and an active member of the
Nineteenth Century Club for many
years.
She is survived by one sister, Miss
Flora Stewart of Memphis.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-08-20
W ] MADOLE Is
CALLED TO REST

w Madole passed away at his
home on North Brewer street, Aug.
16, at Sc years of age. He was
born in Bevl'l, Canada, but had been
an honored and respected citizen of
Paris for the past % years. Up to
several years ago when his health be-
gan to fail and he retired from ac-
tive business, Mr.. Madole was en-
gagged in the mercantile business here
His death resulted from complica-
tions. He was beloved by his fam
lily and esteemed by his neighbors
and friends. The survivors besides
his wife are one son and three daugh-
tiers, Mrs A o Rankin of Sapu'pa,
Okla; Will J Madole of Charlston,
S c.; Nh: J B Calhoun of Winches-
ter, and Mrs Wayne ] Williams of
Paris-all of whom were present at
the funeral services, which were con-
Quoted Tuesday afternoon from the
family residence on North Brewer
by Rev G H Draper of Memphis, in
terment following at Mapleweed. Pail
bearers were E G Brown, M J Hicks,
r L Sparks, c V Krider, John Arnett,
Lytton Bruce.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-08-20
LAD SELLS SOAP TO PAY
"EXISTANCE TAX" ON HIS
FLEA-BITTEN SHEPHERD
"BuY a cake of snan- ladv y

buy cake of soap, lady"
The boy was ten years old, toe
headed and freckled, and obviously
very much in earnest young gentle
man. The soap did not tempt the
lady to purchase.
"Why are you so anxious to sell
that soap, my lad?" inquired a by
stander in front of the COOPERATIVE
Mercantile Company, Wednesday af-
ternoon.
"Well, sir, t's like this. If / sell
II more bars, I'll have three dollars
and can keep my dog" | haven't
spent any money for the picture
show nor ice cream nor nothing for
a long time, and at first | had fine
luck selling my soap when I'd tel the
folks on our streets what the money
was for, but when the people don't
know me, they don't want my soap.
1t Is real good soap too. Little sis
ter ate most of cake of it, and it
didn't hurt her"
Upon further investigation the in
terested by stander discovered that
said three dollars was to pay the "dog
tax on a fiea-bitten shepherd dog,
dear to the little fellows heart, but
not, his widowed mother declared.
worth three dollars when shoes and
flour and everything cost so much.
Needless to add, that the kid with
the gentleman's help, sold his soap
and purchased the necessary dog Ii
cense from Trustee Jackson's office.
for such are the gentlemen who take
time to notice small boys.
There are number of children
here who have personally paid the
tax on their own precious CANNES"
though most of them, it is hoped, did
not have to make the effort and sac
rl'ice this youngster did, though he
would probably have done much more
to keep his "lovely dog" as he called
her.
Mr.. Tharpe of the Trustees Office
says that the dog tax is being paid
more promptly this year than last,
though that there are still quite a
number OF delinquents.
Ihls ak is kept as a "sheep fund"
TO pay claims of farmers who can
prove by two reputable neighbors
that they have had sheep killed by
a dog. If, on May /, of each year
there be any surplus, this goes tow
ard the county school fund.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-08-20
MRS W F BILES
ANSWERS SUMMONS

The death of Mrs w F Biles which
occurred at her home near Palestine
Saturday, August Id, takes from that
community splendid Christian
woman, who viii be sadly missed by
her relatives and associates. Her
life was one of loving service and
leaves many sweet and grateful
memories in the hearts of her friends.
Her death resulted from a severe
attack of acute indigestion the pre-
cedlng Monday. Before her mar
riage to W F Biles, who preceded her
to the grave five years ago, she was
Miss Nellie Tay'or and is survived
by three brothers and two sisters, DR.
Frank Taylor, H B Taylor, S M Tay-
lor, Mrs c T Lewisi all of this coun-
ty, and Mrs Henry Collier of Mar
tin.
Funeral services were conducted
at Palestine Sunday by Rev ] W
Johns, pastor of the Gum Springs
church.
Mrs Biles was geventy-two years
old,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-08-20
PLEASANT HILL LOCALS

Several from here attended the
Howard family show at Manlyville
and Quillan's Store, recently.-Mr
and Mrs Toy Cloar and children and
Mr. and Mrs 0 W Femming of Big
Sandy were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs A E Smith Sunday.-Mr and
Mrs 1rby HOFFMAN and children of
Vale spent the week end with Mr.
and Mrs W H WaHtera.-Johnny
French and Miss Lilly Walters visit
ed Mrs Lila May Walters near Bak-
er's Chapel Sunday.-Mrs Ellen
Smith an dson Charles returned to
their home here Tuesday from an
extended visit to relatives in okla
homa and Texas.-Trby Walters
spent Sunday with friends near Cam
den.-Little Cleo Hall of Copper
Springs spent the week end with his
aunt, Mrs Ellen Smith.-Mr and Mrs
Henry French, Mrs May Sahders and
daughter Laverne motor ed from Rip
ley, Tenn, Saturday to visit relatives
here.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-08-20
BOY PLAYS WITH
DYNAMITE; HURT
Young Maurice Grass, Visiting In
May6eld, Suffers Serious In
jury While At Play.

Maurice Grass, the 13-year old son
of Mr. and Mrs Frank Grass, Wood
street, had two fingers and the thumb
of his left hand blown off and will
likely lose his left eye as a result of
the explosion of dynamite cap.
! The accident occurred Friday at
the home of his aunt, Mrs John HAM
ilton, Mayfield, where he with his
mother was visiting. 1t seems that
that the boy, unthinking of the dan
ger, struck match to the dynamite
cap, which he was holding in his left
hand, intending apparently to hurl
it away quickly, but the fire and ex-
plosive worked quicker than he had
calculated. Mr.. Grass was called to
Mayfeld Immediately following the
accident. The lad is being given
expert medical attention, but his
parents fear also the resultant loss of
the left eye.
Maurice is likable little chap,
full of life, and is a real boy. He has
been an active Boy Scout, is fond of
baseball and all outdoor sports and is
popular with his many boy friends
who Will regret to know of his mis-
fortune.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-08-20
Interesting Puryear News Items of
Past Week In Condensed Form

DR. c H Johnson OF raris was in
Prryear Sunday.-Anderson Hum
phreys from Memphis is the guest of
his grandfather Mrs G Humphreys
this Week.-Mrs. Rebecca Sledd and
little brother Richard of Jones Mill
spent the week end with Mrs w L
Vickry.-Luther Humphreys from
Columbia, Miss, is the guest of his
father j c Humphreys.-Arthur
Douglass from Martin is visiting his
grandparents Mr. and Mrs w B Doug
lass.--Miss Willie Smith entertained
Tuesday evening with gypsy tea
at BumpaEs Grove, in honor of her
guests, Misses Emrla and Mary Schra-
der from Memphis, and Miss Pauline
Anderson from Toone, Tenn, the
guest of Miss Annie Miller Littleton.
The invited guests were Misses Eu-
nice Humphreys, Frances Wilkinson,
Metra Iannom, Sue Rowe, Lurline
Llttleton, Mrs Walter Littleton and
little son James Lowell and little Vir-
ginia Hill from Fair Grove, Mich
Messrs Frank and Earl Littleton,
Herbert Morris, Leonard Wilkinson,
Marvin Allison, Kenny Taylor, Elvis
McSwain, Owen Smith, Jim Powell,
Paul McClarin and Arthur Hum
phreys.-Marjorie and Louise Davis
are visiting relatives near Whitlock.
Rev Freeman Harris went to Gov
ington Sunday to conduct a revival
and will also begin a meeting at Pur-
year the 4th Sunday. He will have
the assistance Of Rev Clayton of West