Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-09
VERNON COUNTY CENSOR
"WEDNESDAY, March 9. 1898.
vYDoOfA MARKETS.
-Minstrels Friday night.

The clothing stores did a good trade
Saturday.
For lamps and fixtures go to
Towner's.
House to rent. Inquire of d. O..
Mahoney.
-Readstown office is to be made a
money order postoffie.
Mrs. VIM r. Purdy, of Spring
Green, is visiting in the city.
Ole Fredrickson and wife of Westby,
were in the city on Thursday.
II. G, J. @. and w. B. Turner Of
Towerville. we're in the city, Friday.
ID. o. McLees, of Harmony, has a
new drilled well, with 35 feet Of water
EXT ostmaster Byron d. Lane, has
been very sick at his De Soto home, but
is recovering.
Go, sea and hear Huron, the laugh
maker, at Opera hall, Thursday night,
under Woodman auspices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chss. S. Slack went
to La Crosse, Saturday morning, and
returned Monday evening.
Ed. Morton, who attended school at
Poynett during the winter, returned to
his Retreat home on Friday.
The ladies' art club, better known
as Rainbow club, will meet with Mrs.
Curtis today, Wednesday.
George Nelson, an old resident who
lived two miles west of Kickapoo, died
of consumpt on, February 81.
Fred Stall will build q new house
this spring on the land purchased from
the Rusk estate, north of the city.
Bert WEIGH of this city, left for
Sparta, Monday. where he will enter the
barber shop of Barney McFadan.
-Chas Reistad, who has been visiting
the old nelghbors in Christiaua for a
few weeks, returned to South Dakota.
George b. Carter, late county judge
of Grant county, has been adjudged in
sane and committed to the state asylum.
%. ]. Smith made tour into Grant
Iowa and Crawford counties, last week,
in furtherance of his congressional cam
paign.
Peter Solverson, of the town OF
Franklin, who has been i'll for the past
five months, is up and rapidly gaining
in strength.
There is no mistake about horses
being better property than year or
two ago. They bring higher prices
everywhere.
The CENSOR has manuscript reports
of the Valley and Bloomiagdale teach
ere associations, which it cannot find
room for this week.
"A discouraged gold hunter on his
way back from the Klondike, was re-
Gently heard rlaintively humming; 'Tm
going home to Dyea no more"
Improved mail facilities have been
established on the K. V. & n, in the
shape of mail car in charge Of J. W.
Bracket, of Bloomington, as agent.
Remember the free lecture of Prof.
Hutton this Wednesday evening in
the M E. church. His subject will be
Money" from non-partisan stand
point.
Mr.. E. o. Thorsgaard of Christiana,
who spent his second winter at the agri-
cultural college 1T Madison, has returned
home after a satisfactory and interesting
course.
The Foresters have changed their
night of meeting from the third Thurs
day of each month to the third Tuesday.
They will hold their debate at the
Forthcoming regular meeting.
Jacob Tobler of Viroqus. is visitin g
in and about Lancaster. Mr.. Tobler
is brother of Mrs. Rothschild of this
city, and was one of the wall-known
early settlers of Lancaster. Lancaster
Herald.
You are cordially invited to @ E
supper at the Congregational church
parlors, Friday, March II Social COM
mittee Winifred Baldwin, Mile Lake
Ella Elefson. Supper 20 cents; from
$50 to 7.
Roy Pnlver has disposed OF his in
terest in the city steam laundry to hii
partners, Messrs Miller and Mulch, who
will continue the business in its bes
shape. A good and growing patronage
has been built up in the institution.
The committee appointed at tn
last regular meeting of the Old Ssttlers
association, held 10 January last, i
making preliminary arrangements TO
celebrating the semi centennial OF the
admission OF the state of Wisconsin as
state.
March began with sunrise at 6:2
and sunset at Sal. On the 21st W
have practically "equal day and equa
night" counting the hours of sunligh
as day, for the sun rises at 5:53 an
sets at sos, making twelve minute
more than twelve hours.
An exchange IN the western part {
the state says chat new minister brok
up good old custom on recent Sur
dav ~ Iemarking: "Tbose of the congrt
cation who did not get their things o
during the prayer can do so while
pronounce the benediction."
Mrs. L. Perham, while visiting {
the Solmon residence, Tuesday, VIZ
suddenly taken with bleeding at til
nose and mouth; she bled quite freel
for an hour before it could be stopped
She WAS taken twice since, and it hi
left her so weak that she is now col
fined to her bed .-Readstown Heral
"A reunion of the early Norwegis
settlers of the state is to be feature
tie semi-centennial in Madison, June
6 and next. r. B. Anderson and job
A. Johnson of Madison, are in chars
of the move Many Norwegians wi
came to Wisconsin III early days ha'
since gone further west, and the ipte
tion is to secure car rates on the ros'
from points outside the state for lsrt
parties from Minnesota, the Dskots
Iowa and Nebraska.
Thomas McCouey, of Franklin, W
brought before Justice McMichsel {
Wednesday last, on complaint of Kuu
Peterson, OF Liberty Pole, for carryir
concealed weapons. Tt seems that NJ
Couev and several boys were in Mr.. Pc
erson's store prior to returning hon
on the evening of the day meptione
when disturbance occurred. and Nj
Couey drew revolver and hourished
IN threatening manner. He was Sc
fenced by Justice McMichael to fifte
DAYS in Jail.