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O. a. MUNSON, Editor and Prop. ,
Wednesday, Jan. 26, 1898,
OUR THRIFTY WISCONSIN.
Wisconsin Las come to be regarded
by those familiar with history and re
sources, as one of the most desirable
states in the Union. It possesses all
the elements that go to make up material
prosperity. A healthful climate, an
excellent water supply, a fertile soil, and
vast forests of timber and deposits of
mineral. It is attracting attention and
bringing settlement from many other
states and from foreign countries.
Lands are rapidly being taken up and
purchased ?. the northern and western
parts of tbe state, which have heretofore
been considered undesirable. Mannfact
uries are being established in all sections
of the state, most of the older villages
and cities are growing, and many new
ones are springing up. Our attention
has been called recently to some figures
in regard to the state and itF
population.
No state, territory or locality in this
country offers Buch desirable opportune
ties to industrious home seekers who
want good farms as does Wisconsin. It
has over 34,000,000 acres of land surface
and over 1,000,000 acres of lakes. Ii
has 20,000,000 acres in farms of the
most productive character; it has 6,500
miles of railroads which traverse every
county in the state "nd under its law
corporations pay approximately $1,500,-
000 a year into the state treasury, thus
lessening taxation upon the industrial
classes. There are 106 incorporated
cities with populations ranging from
3,000 to 27,000 each, in Wisconsin. Ite
state government costs less per capitn
of population and less per SI,OOO of
assessed valuation than any other state
in the Union. Its actual population in
1895 was 1,937,915, according to the
state census. Its agricultural products
are worth over $200,000,000 and its
manufactured products nearly $300,000,-
000 a year. Its iron, copper and lead
mines ".re enormous and a source of con
stantly increasing wealth.—State Jour
nal.
TRIBUTE TO JUSTICE NEWMAN.
The death of this eminent jurist was
read by all in this vicinity with real re
gret.
If the statement of Emerson is true,
that “we do not count a man’s years
until he has nothing else to count,” then
the able jurist who went over to the
“silent majority” in Madison the other
day, at the age of 64, was not old, but
in the full possession of his physical and
mental powers.
A young man from an eastern slate,
he came to Wisconsin 46 years ago, and
settled in Trempealeau county, where
he began the practice of law. Of a
genial disposition he impressed those
who had the pleasure of his acquaint
ance as a man of no common mould.
His constituency, regardless of party
affiliations, honored him with various
positions of responsibility, to all of
which he brought to bear his rare qual
ities of mind and heartland,# 0 performed
the duties appertaining to them as to
commaud the respect and confidence of
all who had knowledge of his restless
energy and rare executive ability. Asa
circuit judge he was kind and consider
ate to his professional brethren, especi
ally to the younger legal talent—those
who perhaps appeared in court for the
first time to argue their cases before
him, and Daturally enough appeared
diffident and hesitating —to such the
genial countenance of the venerable
looking judge, as it beamed upon them,
assured them that they had nothing to
fear at his hands, provided they did not
transcend the bounds of common courtesy
and the requirements of the law. To
the criminal arraigned before the bar
for sentence, he had but fow words to
say why the sentence of the law should
net be pronounced, and those the ordin
ary observer could see, from his quiver
ering lips and the deep pathos of his
voice, that they were heartfelt—words
of kindness and encouragement—never
those of heartless censure. No doubt
many a criminal has been led from before
the bar of his court to his cell with the
oonviotion that the kind and manly
words of the court gave assurance that
he was still a man with the image of bis
Maker engraved upon his soul, and that
henceforth he would become a trne, law
abiding citizen.
And so died a man whose kind heart,
honesty of purpose and nobility of char
aoter endeared him to all who came in
contact with him. a.
Viroqua, Jan. 17, 1898.
Governor Scofield announces the ap
pointment of Judge Cbas. V. Bardeen
of Wausau, for associate justice of the
supreme court, to fill vacancy caused by
Judge Newman's death. Our people
will remember Judge Bardeen as having
presided over a term of court here three
years sinoe. He is a brother of Mrs. A
E. Yale of thiß oity. While southwest
ern Wisconsin pressed the claims cf
Judge Clementson, there can be little
adverse criticism of the appointment of
Judge Bardeer, exoept the growing
tendency to recognize, unduly, the saw
log country, when consideration of
locality ought not to have weight, but
fitness should be the only test. If not
in our higher courts, where then, pray ?
The Seventh Day Advents of Milton
Junotion are about to withdraw their
children from the public school. They
have furnished a room. A teacher from
Battle Creeb ; Mich,, will be in charge
and some twenty-scholars will lstve the
high school. The Advents allege that
the Bible Bhould be an important feature
in the public school curriculum, and it
is excluded entirely from the public
school.
Madison Old Dane: The Lodge im
migration bill has passed the senate nnd
is now before the house. It is a step
in the right direction and should become
a law. Any person so ignorant at the
age of 16, as to be unable to read or
write some language is not the kind of
material wanted by Uncle 3am for citi
zenship.
Attorney General McKenna has been
confirmed as associate justice of the U
S. supreme court. His position in the
president’s cabinet ha 9 been filled by the
appointment of Governor Griggs of
New Jersey.
INDUSTRIOUS WRITERS.
THEY TELL THE CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
HAMBURG.
Breckenridge, Jan. 17.—Wm Ka
panke has returned safely from Viroqua,
where he had been transacting official
business.. ..Jacob Theil took a yonng
lady, supposed to be his best, out riding
Monday morning, in the valley on the
ridge. ...German school on Chipmonk
Ridge, is still in session and will con
tinue for three week 9 more... .Jacob
Woodbridge has moved into his nsw
residence... .August Dahlke of Har
mony, was a welcome guest at the birth
day celebration of Miss Bertha Wendler.
He reports a good ti me • * * ‘Paul Sell) i cht
and Carl Wendler ar on the sick list.
... .Mr. Backbiter, teacher in the Ger
man seaool, has been conducting a num
ber of singing schools at the home of
his pupils.... Messrs. Chas. Brinkman
and Joe Ryall have begun to cut wood
for the present year. It is their inten
tion to cut fifty cords.... Constable
Krause has been on official duty the
past week A party of young folks
from the ridge, attended spelling school
in Mormon Cooley last Friday night.
An excellent program, consisting of
songs, dialogues and recitations was
delivered, after which the audience wns
given an opportunity to test its skill in
spelling.... Squire Brinkman contem
plates a trip to Minneapolis, ia the near
future, oa official business for equip
ments for the office.... According to
tov. n treasurer, stab clay pipes are iu
style. Evidently times are hard. A
year ago cigar" were the fnshion. ...
John Hellwig has completed a rffiert
course of music under instruction of
Rev. Andreas of Mormon Cooley. John
is fully competent to assist all beginners,
and patronage is eoli'ited.. ..The liter
ary sooiety, with Chairman The’l B 6
president, has enjoyable and exciting
debates the first and third Fridays of
every month. ...Miss Mina Eggler has
been visitiog her brother-in law, Cnair
man Theil, the past week. Chums.
JEFFERSON.
Sfringville, Jan. 22 —Our village is
in general on the improve. Two mills
are running. We have two good stores,
a blacksmith shop, two churches, and a
fine school house compared with former
years. We have more industry, less
loafers, better citizens and less mischief.
Of course we are not perfect in all wrys;
a few of the round-towj-roamers need a
little information on that point... .Rev.
Peckham has returned from his labors
at Sextonville, and can now be found at
home.... J. K. Johnson and R y Frazier
attended the teachers’meeting at West
by.... L. M. Thompson is again on
duty, after a few days visit at La Crosse
.. ..Ervin Officer is visiting his brother
at Milwaukee. . ..Eli Sveen is suffering
from a badly bruised toe, caused by a
kerosene barrel rolling on to it.... The
reports are that we have anew firm in
town, Sveen Brothers, instead of O. C.
Sveen. .. .Several Odd Fellows attended
installation of officers at Viroqua....
Our blacksmith is kept busy all day
long and sometimes part of the night.
. ... W. S. Waters attended the funeral
of his oomrade, O. T. Wetby.... Four
sled loads of people from hei ••* attended
the revival meeting at Asbury church,
last Tuesday evening. Large urn-outs
have been there from here every even
ing since.. ..Quite a number of our
people enjoyed the pleasant affair at
Sam Mills’, last Saturday evening....
J. K. Johnson attended the installation
of officers of the Foresters at Viroqua.
Also Mr. and Mrs. O. C Sveen went as
guests... .The Revs. Christianson of
Westby, and Jacobson, who are holding
revival meetings at Asbury, visited at
T. Kendall’s last Satnrdav. .. .Eli Sveen
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
parents near Coon Valley. ...Mis6
Lillie Harris is visiting at Viroqua with
Mr. and Mrb. 8. C. Jackson.... Verner
Frazier took the examination for cadet
ship to the military school at West
Point. Verner is an industrious youth,
and is a scholar, and would be a good
cadet. Will O’Wisp.
WHITEBTOWN.
Ontario, Jan. 24. —Grandma Walker,
though dangerously ill, was moved, lsst
Thursday, from her son Perry Walker's
to Mr. Hickok’s in the village... .Seth
Hammond cut an ugly wound in his
foot with an axe... .Dave Hancock and
John Kriigle drilled a fine well in our
village, 50 feet deep, with 35 feet of wat
er in 3 days... .Eli Baldwin and Chas.
Hutchison brought one load of hay each
to town last Thursday, of fine quality.
The two loads weighed 3,880 pounds.
Hay is $6 per ton. Willis, La Crosse
traveling man, and R. A. Russell of Vi
roqua, were in our village this week....
The two law suits commenced this week
in Sullivan’s court, were both taken to
Baldwin on a change of venue. One
C. S. Conney, a constable of Kendalls,
was arrested for seizing property in our
county without a warrant. He paid 87,
case was then dismissed. The other
case was L. Johnson, arrested on civil
warrant for damages. Judgment was
rendered against him for 810 damages
and 86 costs. Both went back to Monroe
county wiser and poorer men... John
Stokes caught a large fox last Wednes
day, after a five hour chase over the
liills west of the village... .The Zuna
performance Company at Park House
hall, gave a very interesting program
last Thursday and Friday evenings. ...
We find there is a grpat kick coming
against the kids cossting in the streets.
Talk of some arrests, but there is no vil
lage marshal. Mr. Lord, the Ontario
politician, feels better reconciled now
that he bad to treat to apples on the
election of Mark Hanna to the U. S.
senate. Republicans like apples.. ..We
are glad to see the “Snow Fink*” from
Retreat. When you write r-xt week
please tell us something more of Bob
O’Link Master Willie Ballz now
owns the village lot between Lou Mor
gan's and B, O’Connell’s lots, nnd the
stone for the cellar is now on the ground
for the building of a reaid* nee next
season... .Orie Wallace is hauling lies
to Norwalk... .lov roads make the
blacksmiths smile, but the farmers nit
... .John Stokes has about bargained
away his harness shop to an unknown
l arty.... Prof. Stackman and some of
our teachers, attended the association
last Saturday at Roekton.
Ontario Lap.
CHRISTIANA.
Westby, Jan. 23.—Carl Johnson,
while building fire in the depot Mon
day morning, met with an accident
which came near depriving him of his
eye sight. After lighting the fire the
gas exploded and blew the coal all over
the room, some of the coal striking Mr
Johnson in the eyes.... Friday evening
a party of young people gathered at
the home of E. Melgaard and enjoyed
the evening in games and dancing....
Thursday evening the young people
gave a surprise party to Miss Bjrking
There was also a party at J. Deebing’s
the same night... .Three sleighloads of
vonng people from here took in the ex
hibition at Bloomingdale Friday even
ing. They report a Bplendid time.....
Carl Hanson, who was recently shot in
the hand, was here a few days taking
medical treatment.... Dr. Schreiner
made a professional visit to Avalanche,
Saturday... .Thos. Melvin and wife of
Salem ridge, visited his cousin here
Sunday.... Miss Charlotte Jackson ac
companied her friend and school-mate
Miss Peavy, to the 1 attars psrenta 1 home,
Friday evening and returned Sunday.
... .The man who was recently arrested
hv-i and put in jail for being drunk
and disorderly ought to learn the les
son experience has taught him and ml
look around for “blind pigs” the next
time he comes in town... .Last M nday
evening the pupils of the upper depart
ment organized a debr ting society and
elected Ole Christianson, president; Har
ry Dahl, vice-president; Miss Julia Sang
etad, secretary and Miss Charlotte Jack
son, treasurer. Their first debate was h
success in every way. They meet next
Tuesday evening. The question to be
discussed is “Resolved that the states
man has oeen of more benefit to the U.
8. than the Warrior.” Affirmative, Char
lotte Jackson and Gena Willard; Negn
live, Millie Jeifson and Eiovra Dahl...
Dr. and Mrs. Schreiner paid a visit to
friends near New Lisbon.... A. H. Dahl
unloaded a car-load of buggies Fri
day... .The sociable held in Neprud’s
new warehouse, Saturday evening, drew
a large number of people to town.
It was a suooees in every way... .Weat
by Lyceum meets next Friday evening
in the temperance hall. ...There will
be a meeting of Good Templars here
next week and we understand we are to
have some lecturers worth hearing....
Saturday we saw the fi-st. load of tobsc
co marketed here... .John Sambe has
rented his farm and will move west in
the near future... .Tennis Anderson
and his sister Ellen, drove over to Vi
roqua and back Sunday.
Chambered Nautilus.
STEELING.
Bristow, Jan. 21 January has
brought us elegant weat her and it is a
good time to work in the timber and p
still better time for blacksmiths. Our
Bristow blacksmiths are getting all they
can d0....T. L. Thompson, the horse
jockey, lias been home from La Crosse
for a few days L. C. Knutson, was
at Decorah and Waukon, lowa. He
went out to make his old friend Eli
Growtber a visit. Mr. Kuutson will
open a blacksmith shop at the old stand
....The dance at Albert H. Fortun’s
vSaturday evening, was well attended.
.... J. E. Knutson went to the town of
Forest last week on important business,
and returned Monday with a smiling
face.... Nels Hendrickson has got his
tobacco crop in bundle and is shaving
hoops at L P. Hill’s Aleck Erickson
of North Dakota, is making his folks a
winter visit Magnus Halvoreon held
t' a lucky number in the buggy
r._ e of John Delano. ...Jacob Laino
was in town tue other d..y and matched
up teams with John Thompson....
Bachelors are plenty around here....
Dan Davis, our miller, is kept busy early
aDd late.... Martha Rose was visiting
at Mrs Louis Thompson's on Saturday
and Sunday....A wood chopping bee
at L P. Hill’s on Saturdav. A good
time expected.... Most all tobacco in
this valley has been removed from the
poles and stripping is nearly all done
and it is in the bundle waiting for buy
ers to come around... .Thost Thomp-on
come down one day last week and trad
ed horses with L P. Hi 11.... Thus. P.
Hill the machine ag* nt, was home to
his parents one day last week
Bristow Bum.
Purdy, Jan. 24 —Richard Collins went
to Viroqua, Friday, after his daughter
Kate, who was summoned to the bedside
of her sick sister, Mrs. Tnllock of
Victory.. ..Misses Lena Tryggeeiad
and Milla Jacobson were guests of Mies
Ivori,a Hopp, Monday. Misses Lena
and Edna Hoverson have gone to Min
nesota, where they intend to work the
ensuing season. Our school is pro
gressing nicely under the management,
of Miss Tilda Naiwick, and a large at
tendance is reported.... There was a
party at Jankens’ Tuesday evening for
i.he ‘McLees’ scholars and teacher....
Miss Lou Gilman visited at her sister’s,
Mrs. John L. Burnett’s, Friday last...
Bertha Brzazosky was a caller at John
Tobmpson’s Monday... Amund Trvgge
etad and Albert Hopp spent a pleasant
evening at Purdy, Sunday evening....
Peter Fredericksou is on the eick list,
but we hope for a speedy recovery.
... .Chris Lind, who has been nursing
a black eye, is somewhat better....
Da7id Engler and John Erickson were
callers at De Soto, Friday ... .Emma
and Nancy Sorenson visited at their
aunt’s, Sunday. ...Birthday parties are
all the rage, as we have them nearly
every day. .. .Charles Jacobson says he
takes much pleasure in seeing that the
school children are taken home
Sophia Hoverson was seen on her way
to Pardy last evening. Chius Kringle
Retreat, Jan. 22 —Many thanks to
you, “Snow Flake,” for your appear
ance in this week’s Censor. You are
welcome. Hope there will be more of
you. So glad, too, you are filling the
void left by Bob O’Link. Go on, and
become as famous as you are lovely.
By the way, did you notice how that
dear old dunce, the Censor, gave Rev.
Haughton credit for Bob’s Scotch song,
as if a preacher could siDg like a bob
o’iink. Bless his innocent heart, let
him go into the woods in summer time
and listen to the two. My friend, the
preacher, telle me he is about to send
one of his heavy pieces to the Censor
next week, just to pay the debt and
show the difference... .A word or two
of gossip: Drop into the store or post
office and hear our farmers compare
notes of a life-time on January weatber.
... .Our Louie is emptying bis grocery
shelves and filling them wirh more....
Our Wesley is kept busy handling and
selling goods. On dit, as the French
say, Mr. Ramsettis coming to Retreat to
live, and will help in the store. ...Oar
obliging friend OlesoD, is a handy man
and a benefactor to Retreat. He mends
shoes and tinware and harness, sharpens
saws, and doesn’t forget the lassies,
either. ...Mis. Warren Davis has been
ill, bat is better Fred Thayer and
wife are off to La Farge on a visit to
brother John.... The sociable at Mrs.
Puny_^
Children
Who would prescribe only
tonics and bitters for a weak,
puny child ? Its muscles and
nerves arc so thoroughly ex
hausted that they cannot be
whipped into activity. Ihe
child needs food ; a blood
making-, nerve-strengthening
and muscle-building food.
Scott’s Emulsion
waammmßMßmammssxmßmsmmßmmmam
of Cod-Liver Oil is all of this,
and you still have a tonic in
the hypophosphites of lime
and soda to act with the food.
For thin and delicate children
there is no remedy superior
to ft in the world. It means
growth, strength, plumpness
and comfort to them. Be sure
you get SCOTT'S Emulsion,
50c. *nd SI.OO, *ll druggists.
SCOTT & •- NE. Chemists, New York.
ROGERS
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WILLIAMS
napkins and towels
OO YOU WANTTO REH=>I_E-NISW
White goods, Laces and Embroideries fresh from the looms. Corsets 50c to 1.00
large sizes. UMr&w
$1 all wool underwear for 75c. Hosiery, mittens, gloves and neckwear, very low.
SI.OO laundried shirts for 750 a piece. 75c laundried shirts for 50. * f ®
In tlie Little Baby t * | |^/
You will find baby flannels, baby shirts, baby blankets, baby cloaks, baby stock- "f
ings, baby shoes, baby hoods and baby mitts. <#/ %,/ t ff
SHOES” ’ifT
shoes lor 881.50. H *
THE BEST SHOE EVER WORN.
Womens* dongdas at S, 3S . Extraordinary good value. Men’s dress shoes, SI.OO. Unmistake
ably the best SI.OO shoe ever worn. Ask for it, see it, tell your neighbors Decidedly the head
quarters for overalls and working shirts. Fifty men’s wool suits, worth $lO and sl2 will sell
for $5 and $6.
Boys’ Suits and Overcoats at one-half value.
Fresh California Naval Oranges. Still selling groceries, flour and feed. Oil meal and seeds.
Cooley’s yesterday was largely attended
and enjoyable... .Blacksmith Hill has
been kept busy shoeing horses... .Hogs
are deserting ns, not willingly, for Fer
rvville and De Soto Why don’t you
folks draw them to Viroqua?... .Rev.
Jefferson and wife passed here yester
day en route for De Soto Exit Bob O’
Link and enter •- now Flake.
OLINTON.
Bloomingdale, Jan. 22. —The Odd
Fellows installed the followic g officers last
Saturday night: Wm. S audiford, N.
G.; Tom Melvin, V. G.; J. A. Norris, R
3; Chas. Allen, P. 8.; W. F. Riley,
tressurer... .Sever Morternd, now a
of Duluth, looked over old
haunts r.ad visited at Morterud’s, Tues
day....a Mr. JacobsoD, of Basswood,
Richland county, and Mr. Johnson of
Chicago, are visiting at Iverson’s....
Tuos. Pierce and Gus Morternd were at
Rojkton, Wednesday The main shaft
in the mill got bent the first c' the week
and Stigen had to take it to Sparta to
have it straightened, causing a lay up
ia the mill for a few days. However it
is in running order again now. Ole
HallingstaU went to Sparta, Thursday,
for a short stay.... Ice harvest is in full
bla4 and of fine quality, clear as crystal
and 20 inches thick. ...The exhibition
last night was a success in every way.
Tbe hall was crowded to its utmost
capacity. The program was rendered
in good shape and everyone seemed sat
isfied. Tbe proceeds were sl2 50, which
will be used to purchase clocks for the
school room. ... Hartwell Allen whs seen
on our streets this morning. .. .Rev.
Halvorsen preaches here tomorrow at 3
p. m. . M A G.
—-A—
GENOA.
South Creek, Jan. 24 —We are en
joying fine spring weather now and
everybody is nursing bad colds... .Mr.
and Mrs.* Wm. P. Sidie, also Mr. and
Mrs. Ed. O iver have returned after a
few weeks’ visit, "h their sister in lowa,
and Mrs. Bob Sidie from Chicago, after
a month’s visit with relatives.. ..Hank
Lockington transacted business in La
Crosse last week... .Aggie Linton was
presented with a beautiful organ for
Christmas. ...Harvey Wilder from
Washington, spent a week with his sis
ter and family.. .Mrs. Wakefield accom
panied him to La Crosse, where they
took Christmas dinner with their Diece,
Mrs. Conlam. .. .Our school is progress
ing nicely with Mrs. Katie Adams as
teacher... Grandma Sidie is quite eick.
Mr. and Mrs. Mason are rejoicing
over a bouncing buy.. ..James Steven
son and wife made a flying trip to La
Crosse. Scot Land.
HILLSBORO.
Hillsboro, Jan. 24 -Ice harvest fur
nishes employment for a large number
of men. Large quantities are being
stored in different ice houses. E. V.
Wernick wil store enough to supply
several private families and business
houses... .Hillsboro Mercantile Cos. had
a grand opening on Saturday. Upon a
table arranged in the center of the store,
refreshments were served to friends and
customers... .At the residence of Mrs.
ffm Link tbe W. C. T. U. will hold a
social next Thursday afternoon. Re
freshments served at 10cents a plate...
Carl Ludewig and wi*e, cf Kendall, spent
Sunday with relatives of this place....
The runaways from Mendota were re
turned to that place by officers.... R.
Williams, Frank and Peter Mahr, Geo.
Ewing and Attorney R. C. Thompson
atteuded county court at Viroqua, last
week, in case of Dr. Green vs. Mahr Es
tate. Court disallowed claim of Green
and judgment for cos's was rendered
against him. ...A basket social will be
given at the residence of A. J. Greelv,
next Friday evening. ...Attorney Mc-
Corkle of Richland Center, had business
in our village... .Frank Mutch his stock
of furniture into Gage’s building. H.
F. Myers will soon occupy the building
yacated by Mr. Mutch, interior of which
is being remodeled for a general store..
L A. Doty of Ontario, was taken before
Justice Thompson on a charge of obtain
ing monev through false pretences from
John Shakes of Dilley. He took change
of venue to R. Williams: examination
adjourned till Jan. 26... .Willie Hollis
ter has secured a position in a creamery
at Kendall.... Anton Winterer has pur
chased lots in Shanesy's addition and
will erect a residence. Omega.
Written for the Censor.
“IN THE AGES TO COME” —Eph. 2-7.
THOUGHTS BY REV. W. HACCHTON.
There is an arc of one vast sphere—
An arctime-mease-"i. mortals tread,
And when, at last, they disappear
They touch the point where pass the dead.
I wonder if the starlight gleams
Above tueir silence or their dreams.
And as they touch the farther zone.
Will they be welcomed, loved and known?
The zenith I’ve already passed.
And hasten down that arc s decline,
But hope will cheer me to the last,
Aud love’s dear hand be clasped in mine.
The solemn change I well might dread
Were not my Father overhead—
What lies beyond, 1 can not tell—
’Tis His, not mine—all must be well.
Ah, me! I will be loathe to part
With borne and all I love so much;
To leave the friends so near my heart,
And yield my soul to death’s cold touch.
I’ll answer when He calls, and then
I'll feel his heart-throb once again—
Why should I lose my faith or doubt;
Can He who loves me blot me out?
When but a child, instinctively
I learned to trust a mother's love;
And she was even kind to me—
Will He be less who lives above?
O, Thou supreme! 1 am Thy thought—
Thine offspring—what Thy hands have
wrought;
What e’r I am, where'r I be.
I'll love Thee, trust Thee, live In Thee!
Retreat, Wis.
Call Attention to Their
Great Winter Closing Sale of
* Surplus Goods. *
JACKETS CAPES, COLLARETTES, AND FEATH
tK BOAS, reduced to a price, notheretofore
made by any house, of like quality.
A large line of popular dress goods, in black and colors.
Enjoyable bargains in dress goods at 121^-25-37
75 and $1 per yard. Dress linings and trimmings.
Standard prints sc, good calicoes 4c. Table Linens,
FOOD=FURNISHING FARMERS.
East Week’s Institute Was Very Well ;
Attended, and Some Excellent Points I
Brought Out in Dairying, I arming and
Fruit Growing, as Well as Animal in
dustry.
The institute opened with a fair at
tendance. F F. Mar re 11 gave a talk on
“Fertility.” Mr. Merrell is a very plain
and forcible speaker. Conductor Geo.
CHi ) ’ out “Rotation of Crops.”
Nothing part*, alarly new was ad anced.
At tbe afternoon session F W. Alex
ander read a paper on “The care of an
orchard.” Ha uhvats received the best
trees from the east or south; did not
believe in mulching a young orchard or
if watering the trees after being set
oru\ a, cultivation answered for both.
He liees purchosed of H. Trow
bridge th.it have had five years’ growth
and ere now five inches in diameter, the
b-st tree being the north western Jgreen
ing, a v,-ry healthy and thrifty grower
n od free from blight. Some other trees
blight* and to death. John Stevenson
thought that trees should be mulched,
especially when they are first set out.
Geo C Hill claimed that by mulching
trees the fine roots grew to the top of
the ground aid when the mulch was
removed it would hurt the tree. He
did not believe in protecting trees from
mice and rabbits by the use of tar paper,
as he had known many trees to be
killed by such protection. “ Dairy
Cows,” by F. H Merrell, was about the
most interesting talk of the session
The diagram of a p-rfeet dairy oow was
a fine one, and Mr Merrell thoroughly
understood the subj- jr. He did not be
lieve in thr“^fie*\. I purpose cow; he
need .
could not bsr 9s.
believes that teaching has cost the far
mers of Vernon county many thousand
dollars. It is all right for a dairyman
to advocate a special purpose cow fi r
the da rv, but not one farmer in a hun
dred are following dairying as a busi
ness. If we find a cow of any breed
t bat will give us a good mess of mi k
for ten months, also a good calf that at
a year old will weigh 600 pounds, we
are satisfied. The general farmer needs
miik aDd butter for family nee. Some
times we may have a surplus of butter,
whioh being made with the family but
er can be s< Id very low a: and not at a
loss, as it would be if kep, a special
dairy cow. “Grain Trowing,” by G. C
Hill, called forth some questions show
ing that some of us would like to raise
grain yet.
The evening cession was presided
over by Dr. Porter. Tbe court room
was filled to its seating capacity. The
program took a literary turn and was
very ictertsimg. Several selections of
music w; re given by high-school stu
dents, recita'ions by Misses Britt and
Barney, and an entertaining and in
struetive paper on a trip to the P mis
Exposition in 1900 By Miss Lucy
Dawson.
Wedaa-idav morning opened wi h a
talk on clover, by G<o C Hill, wh > ad
vanced no new ideas Clover is not a
perfect fertilizer by itself, there must
be manure spread upon the olov*r fields
to enrich the ground as it shonl 1 be
The “Cire of Milk, by Dr. C. Y. P rter.
was about as interesting a paper as was
presented. He advises all farmers to
be cleanly; keep the cows clean, the
milk oaiis cle .n, all utensils clean, and
keep clew thems-lves. Many couta
gious diseas- j are caused by impure
milk. George McKerr >w’s talk on sheep
was an exc-lleut one for the eheep men.
“Fruits,” by G J. Kilogg, closed the
morning program Mr. Kellogg is a
pleasing speaker. He illustrated the
trimming of apple trees; aiso instructed
all those wishing to earn in the secrets
of grafting. A milk test, in the afternoon,
elicited us much attention as anything
at the institute. Several lots of milk
was tested with a Boboo* k tester. Th -re
seemed to be no remarkable amount of
butter fat in any of the s tmples fur
nished. “The Hors*-,” by A'> x. Gal
braith, was well handled, and was a
very instructive lecture. “Feeds and
Feeding,” by Superintendent McKr
row, closed the meting.
Stock and I arm Notes.
More farm machinery rusts out than
wears out. Thousands of dollars worth
of farm mach nery is now standing out
exposed to the weather. It is much
| cheaper to build shedding than to be
; always but ing machinery. This is true.
The training of a colt should bgin
with his birth, a training in which gentle
kindness, patience, firmness and uni
: forraity of method all combine. At the
I first appearance of any defect in .is-
I position or temperament, begin at or ce
its cure. Do not mistake nervousness
[ for viciousnes9, and never punish fear
as a vice. Be always kind in tone and
gesture, but always firm You can
raise a colt so that he need never be
i “broke,” to nee the barbarous word that
| too often describes a barbarous fact.
M. A. Uehind says he has sold over
j 840 worth of eggs for setting purposes
j the past season. He has two fine Light
Bramah roosters for sale.
C J. Smith recentlv purchased at Mt.
Sterling, a young Red Polled bull.
J. W. Sellars brought six of his young
l Herefords down town and had them
weighed, the stx tipping the scales at
! 3,930. Last Saturday, four weeks later,
the same six were driven down and
pnllfd up 4,451, a gain of 521 pounds.
The ages of these cattle ranee from 6 to
11 months and are b-anties for their
age—Viole Intelligencer.
C F. Much telle the Elroy Tribune
that tbe Millard’s Prairie creamery is
receiving about 10,000 pounds of Dull,
which makes about 350 pounds of butter.
| In speaking of the work of the separator
; Mr. Match says that if there is over one
tenth of one per cent, of fat left in the
I skim milk they call it poor work.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
EVILS OF ÜbUOIt TRAFFIC.
Editor Censor :—When habits and
customs go to an extreme I think that
the attention of thepubbocan be drawn
and should t e drawn through the public
prints. Therefore, I would like to draw
and bring to your remembrance that we
have had two accidents, causing death
of two able bodied men, almost at the
same place and circumstances. Since
then the neighbors have had to be called
to assist parries thrown out and incap
able to assist t.b* mselvee, all through
frequenting these drinking and gambling
hone* sin the village of Genoa. lam
efraid jour city is affected in the same
way, for I hear lhat the stage emplojed
by the United States to carry the mail
is loaded down ev trip with liquor.
Drunken men on in. nigh way have be
come a nuisa' ce.
Chris Kringle’s Second Cousin.
Town of Genoa, Jan. 17, 1898.
CAKE OF COUNTY CHARGES
Editor Censor: - A short time past
ia visiting at the asylum and county
house, I noticed a few things which
caused me to think there is something
wring While going through the asy
lum, where a person naturnlly would
expect to see more or 1-ss of crazy notice,
everything was quiet, but when we
reached the county house everything
was iu a commotion, half-witted and
irresponsible mingled together, and a
legular bedlam of noie.-s. Now this
ehould not be so, for our county house
ie cer'.ainly built for the poor and needy,
and our asjlurn for insane, where they
should have attendants to watch them.
T Lwiampu JMflmJwa old people, some
almost u nnnareu years old, t.t ©y hnvo
sickly people ar 1 bed-ridden people, who
i.ted quiet ar.d rent and cannot stand
such a babel of noiee as there w„s while
we 1 were there.
I do not blame Mr. and Mrs. Welch
for this, for they are oertaiuly doing all
in their power to take cere of the nn
fortuuate, who are placed under their
care. It is of little credit to the county
to have built such a magnificent build
ing for old and poor if it shall be turned
into an asylum for imbiciles and idiotio.
Such should be cared for at other insti
tutions. Yours respectfully,
M. A. Ueland.
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alive on Wednesday at the bottom of a
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and were at a point where they could
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when they had succeeded in getting
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felt sure of bis deliverance from his
dangerous predicament, a second cave
in occurred, and Miller’s voice was
hushed forever. The rescuers worked
all night, and reached the unfortunate
man by 10' o’clock Friday morning.
The body was cold in death, the man
having probably been puffooated im
mediately after the second collapse of
the earth above him.
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kidneys, back, bladder or urinary pas
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female weakness or womb trouble of
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Th j error is easily made and may be as
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twenty-four hours; a sediment or settling
is evidenoe that your kidneys and bladder
need doctoriDg. If you have pain or dull
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its wonderful cures. If you take a medi
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may have a sample bottle and pamphlet,
both sent free by mail. Mention the
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* nntai. statement of the ham
r\ burg Town Insurance Company, for the
year ending December 31,1897:
Amount of insuranco In force on De
cember SI, preceding year $888,928
W rlttcn and renewed during the year 210,286
„ Total *1,099,214
Expired and cancelled during the
year 159,583
In force at the end of the year, with
STB policies $939,6*9
Number and amount of pol
icies issued since organi
zation (No., 3,608) ... ..... *2,800,267
Amount of losses paid since
organization 7,058.39
FINANCE.
Amount at last report, December 31,
, 1896 *t 4,781.49
Received member fees during is 97 . s.O.fil
K eceived interest fees during 1897... 1,231.08
„ Total *16,093.78
I aid out: Losses paid during
the j ear *412.15
Other expenses during year. 282.95
Balance Dec. 31, 1897 *15.998.68
Directors elected at annnal meeting, Jan
uary 10, 1898:
Ole Anderson, president, Esofca, Wis.
E. G. Theige, vice-president, Springville,
w is.
A. J. Moen,treasurer, Westby, Wis.
oouis O.Brye, secretary. Ooon Valley, Wis.
O-o J. Oplms, Coon Valiev, Wis.
_ , OLE .JOHNSON. Secretary.
Dated January 16,1898.
First publication January 12—1898.
Notice of Foreclosure Sale
CTATEOF WISCONSIN—CIRCUIT COURT
Vernon county.
l’eter Stauer, Delia Dauhenger, J. F. Dau
benger, Margaret Daubenger, and William
Daubenger, parties doing business under
the firm name and stylo of. Stauer & Dnu
benger, plaintiffs, against Henry J. Warn
berg, and Mary Wamberg, bis wife, N. D.
Hale, George Mavben, G. W. Harris, William
Pugh, O. P. Kellogg. F. M. Towner. J. R.
Chitwood, At ley Peterson. John 10. Nii/.um
and Stephen Stephenson, defendants.
Notice Ishereby given that by virtue of a
judgmontotforeclosure and sale In an action
brought to foreclose a mechanic’s lien, rend
ered in the above entitled action on the lsth
day of December, A. I). 189), wherein and
v. hereby, it was ordered and adjudged, that
tpe sertrat rmi i.m trierein eettoi
ljslied De alien dn the real estate hereinafter
described and owned by the defendants
Henry .1. Wamberg and Mary Wamberg, uiid
that said real estate be sold to satisfy the
amount found due on the liens so established.
I, the undersigned, named in said judgment
to make sale of the premises adjudged to he
liable for the payment of said judgment, will,
on Friday the 25th day of February A. D.
Is9B at 10 o’clock a. m. at the law office of
Silbaugh A Larson, in ttie Oily of Viroqua,
Wisconsin, expose for sale and sell to the
highest bidder, lots (Done, (23) tw< sty-three,
and (21) twenty-four hi the Keadstown Im
provement Company’s Addition to the village
of Keadstown, in the town of Klckapoo, Ver
non county, Wisconsin.
Dated January (i, 1898.
J - W. White, Sheriff of Vernon Cos., Wis.
First publication January 12, 1898 -4.
PROBATE NOTICE.
Order Limiting Time and Notice,
VERNON COUNTY COURT—IN PROBATE—
State of Wisconsin, County of Vernon—ss.
In the matter „f the estate of Deborah Strait,
deceased.
On the application of Justus Fulmer, admlnis.
trator, of the estate of Deborah Strait, late of the
town of Stark, Vernon county, deceased, no one
having required the appointment of commission
ers on said estate:
It is Ordered, That ail creditors are required to
preseut their claims and demands against the
said Deborah Strait, deceased, for examination
and allowance, on or before the first Tuesday of
August., A D. 1898, which time Is hereby allowed
and limited for that purpose.
It is Further Ordered, that all claims and de
mands of all persons gainst th? said Deborah
Strait, deceased, will be received, examined
and adjusted before this court, at its court room
In the court house, in the city of Viroqua, in
said county, at regular terms thereof, appointed
to be hehd on the first Tuesday of August, 1898,
and all crediors are hereby notified thereof.
It is Further Ordered, That notice of the time
and place at which said claims end demands will
be received, examined and adjusted a" aforesaid,
and of the time hereby limited for creditors to
present their claims, be given by publishing a
copy of this order and notice tor four weeks
successively onoe in each week, in the Vernon
County Censor, a newspaper published in the
city of Viroqua, in said county, the first publica
tion to be within ten days from the date hereof.
Dated thts loth day of January, 1898.
By the Court.
D. O. Mahomet, County Judge.
First publication Jan. 19,1898—7
Notice of Sale jn Execution.
DTATE OF WISCONSIN—COUNTY OF
lA Vernon—ss.
By '■ irtu of an execution Issued out of the
eircu.t court for Vernon county, in said state,
infpvorof Newton M. Baldwin, and against
William Dobbs, and dated January 5. 1898, 1
have seized all the right and title which tne
said William Dobbs had on Hie Btli day of
March, 1897, 1. and to the following described
premises, which I shall expose for sale, as the
law directs, al the, front door of the court
house. In said county, on the 2nd day of
March, 1898, at the hour of 10 o’clock in the
forenoon, to-wit: The west one-half of the
south-east quarter of Section 9, Township 14,
north of Range 1 west.
Dated January 18. 1x96.
J. W. White, Sheriff Vernon Cos., Wis.
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