Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-02-09
WEpSTER.

AVALANCHE, Jan. I3--A Mr.. Ellithorp gave
an entertainment with gfaDhophone al
the old school house last Saturday evening.
The attendance is not what we would expect
but we believe all present were well satisfied.
1t was considerable amusement for the small
sum of dime... John Semb, who owns the
Potts farm, has rented 70 TENNIS oison....
Martin Helgeson will run the Brown farm
this year....C. p. Brown leaves for work on
Mrs. Bacon's farm at Star. AiTs Nels VIC,
who has long been in poor health, has been
dangerously ill for the past week. Miss
Bessie Evenson was threatened with lung
fever, but has recovered Little ida Gienn
is on the sick list Miss Nettie Johnson at
tended the exhibition at Bloomingdaie..
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Glenn looked over La
Fargo since our last writing :. Some OF our
young people, took in sociable on East
Ridge Saturday evening. O. ). Brown OF
La Fargo, came over to the old home, Sunday
evening -. Ii. w. Baker is waiting TO go
through the trying ordeal which transforms
an ordinary citizen into Modern Woodman.
-. Our burg has been infested with peddlers.
agents, and other travelling men Dances
in this vicinity are too numerous to mention.
PANSY BLOSSOM,
OTTERvALE, Feb Sit seems all our old
writers from Webster have taken to the woods
am afraid they are like ''meself' scared at
the yellow tag" on the CENSOR. -. Otter
Creek is lin the SWIM" but the people are
sliding on the ice. Rev. Johnson closed his
protraeted meeting last week. The Ad-
vents would have series of meetings II they
could use the ehuFch... The talented are
talking of starting a literary society here IN
the near future. Several from here attend
ed the meeting at Salem, Tuesday evening
Rev. L. J. Snodgrass preached CoInrade
Baker had a full house Thursday evening TO
listen to his famous lecture on southern
prison life. Frank land Stamford moved
to Angelo last Wednesday, He will till the
soil, raising Strawberries this year. j. a.
snyder is home on his weekly vacation j,
A. lives with the clerk Of the supreme
court" of the town OF Clinton, white he
teaches the Gakey school George Mason
has purchased the CbaunceT Parr farm ana
will move thereon soon as Mr., Parr leave for
the north, where he will seek new home
lin McHenry went to Sparta this week
| on business. John Waddle hurt his chin
some time ago and 1t seems to get no better
-. Irene and Cora Dennis are visiting at
Johnny Lyons =. August Guqgeon Is closing
out the Smith Bros stock OF goods and we
are to be without Il store on the creek, the
first time in about 10 years There Is an
unusual amount Of bolt hauling to La Fargo
now that the roads are good, A great many
of our tOwnsmen are telling now now our
800 worth OF road machine might % run;
| but they will probably forget IL by the time
| the frost is out of the ground, Nowhere IN
Vernon county or in Wisconsin do we iind
such dangerous roads as in our town OF WEB
| Ster -. We have a lot OF mathemdtIclanS over
| here in Webster and they are figuring up
their taxes for 1899. Question: VIII the uneX-
pected asylum expenses oFerbalance the
| amount that the learned county board cut
| Off the county s1perint6pdents salary! Any
| one answering this question Will reheve
white-headed, black-headed and red headed
people Mrs. Melvin is quite 81 * at the
home of Geo, Melvin . Miss Bertha Allen
returned from Iowa, last week, accompanied
by her brother Clarence. by the oy {. NJ
brought young Alerton trotter with him.
49,. Many of the Salem folk went TO Sugar
Grove Friday evening to hear Rev. Andrus
preach the closing sermon CT Il series of
meetings We will greet you when the poses
come again. FARls-l90o