Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-01-26

| Towner's.
Money to loan on real estate. O.
a. Minshail.
For lamps and fixtures so to
Towner's.
House to rent. Inquire Of d. o.
Mahoney.
The aged wife of 7. G. Pringle is
still very low.
Geo. w. Stumble is at Sparta at
tending Woodman picnic committee.
! Be sure and attend the old settlers
meeting, Thursday. 1t will be interest
ing.
Master Warren Lyons of Stoddard,
is the guest of young friends in the
city.
Samuel Boycs and Ell. o. Kuusont
we're Harmony town business callers
Monday.
% E. Hathaway, of Ridgeway, Iowa,
is visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Buckley.
"A lack of patronage closed Prof.
Bach's dancing school in this city. He
| is proficient teacher
Coffland, Ellefson & Lokken will
speak of fine line of shoes in their
next change of advertisement.
DR.. G. s. Smith, of Elroy. who is
vice. president of the Vernon County
Bank, spent Friday in the city.
w. A. Curtis and wife returned
Monday from three weeks visit with
relatives at Hillsboro and DeBello.
The annual meeting of the Wiscon-
sin State Beekeepers' association will
be held at Madison, February 2 and 3.
Veterans and others should re-
member that Comrada Bakers lee are
on prison life will occur on the evening
of February 7.
John Henderson, Spsn Robson,
L. M. Jones, W. j. Gs.ter and others,
we're among the CENsoR's Monday call
ers from franklin.
j. W. Lucas and wife are rejoicing
over the advent OF the first born at their
home, a son. Mr.. and Mrs. Will Lake
also have new son.
Chairman Vance, L. G. Sehoen-
berger, Fred. p Bean, Ed. Broadhesd
and Peter Foske, of Sterling, hustled
business in town Monday.
Hon. Roger Williams, Attorney
Thompson and Mr. Mahr of Hillsboru,
We're in the city on probate business last
Wednesday and Thursday.
%. FL. Helgeson and family have
taken possession of the new residence
erected by John e. Nuzum. It is one
of the incest houses in the city.
-Optician G. f. Dahl, will be at DR.
Chambers office, over Towner'H store,
until February l If you need specta-
Giles, give him call Examination free.
The Ladies Aid society, of Brush
Hollow, will serve an old fashioned do
nation supper at the church Saturday
evening. Price, % cents, with chance
on a handsome quilt.
City council has given instruction
to The city attorney to prosecute all
non-reeidents who are in the habit of
taking and hauling water from the CITY
without permission. This is practiced
by many outsiders during night time
John P Kluge, of Coleman, s. OAK.
who removed from Coon Valley eighteen
years ago, was visiting familiar scores
in the county aud renewing old &C
quaintance during last week. Since
living in South Dakota he has become
prosperous farmer.
J. s. Treseder. one of Violas lead
ing business men, was in town Friday
He says Viola people realize that they
have lively existence from the amount
of tax they pay this year. The railroad
school tax and building of several new
bridges brings their levy up to seven
per cent.
John Cleary, an old resident of Ell
roy, WAS struck by the cars last Tues
day and instantly killed. About a yea,
ago his wife died suddenly of heart
disease and since that time he has been
respondent and it is not known whether
his death was accidental or suicide.
1t seems the requests OF Viroqua
business interests and citizens for better
railroad facilities are blocked in all di-
rections. The st. Paul company hes
refused Sunday train on the branch.
citing as a precedent thas no other
branches on their system was thus
favored.
For about one hour, Saturday even
ing, this section was famed with the
tail end of q blizzard that was severe
elsewhere. Throughout the state there
was heavy snow storm accompanied
by terrific wind. La Milwaukee all
street cars were blockaded, and train
service Ia the state was greatly him
dered.
Young people of the Lutheran Syn
cd church o. this city, in body. sur
prised Mr.. and Mrs Robert Robertson
last Thursday night at their country
home. They presented Mrs. Robinson
with set of solid silver knives and
forks, for which she gives hearty thanks
10 the donors.
During q weeks sojourn at Tomab,
Matthias HOMELAND, of Jefferson, pur-
chased 300 acre stock farm three
miles northeast of that place. where he
will move in the course Of few weeks
Mr.. HOMELAND has sold his splendid 100
acre farm, three miles west of this city,
TO Frank A. Chase.
= Rev. r. S. Mockett spent two or
three days in Viola and Wednesday re.
turned to Seeleyburg. He will start
for Lincoln, Neb, in few days, where
he viii make his home with his sons.
Mr. Mockett is il very poor health, and
is barely able to get around on crutches
Viola Tntelligencer.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
W. N. Wells, OF the district comprising
the counties of La Crosse, Pierce, Pspin,
Buffalo, Trempealeau, Vernon, Monroe,
Jackson, juneau aud Adams, has an
announced that the collections for the
| year 1897 amounted to $173,471 "a, q
gain of Sic, 434 go over 1896. The city
of La Crosse alone paid $134, 100 Is
There are 65S retail liquor dealers in the
district paying tax, and % wholesalers
AT the residence of Rev. A. K, Sagen,
pastor of the s Sixth-SS Norwegian
Lutheran church, Mr. Erick Talley and
Miss Ella Jensen were married in the
presence of a small party of relatives
aud friends. Both bride and groom re-