Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-03-16
M -7Gbom 9ow HelgAbo,s and friends.

Country roads are IN very bad con-
dition.
Mrs. Jos. Buckley has returned
from Iowa
Jesse Tilton is over from Hillsboro
visiting his parents.
I &C. W. Lawton and son g. j., were
over from Seeleyburg, Monday.
The heavy wind of Thursday night
wrecked John Edwards windmill.
Thunder, lightning, rain. hail and
heavy wind were with us Monday night.
Mrs. s. s. Hebberd and daughter
of La Crosse, are visiting friends in the
city.
! Mr.. Peter Surensou has leased and
will manage the Park hotel in Reads
town.
ATTIC rneys P5o tor, Graves and
Smith are attending court matters at
Sparta
Miss Nellie Hewitt, OF Minneapolis,
is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Henry.
Hats, hats, hats. the latest and cor
rect styles for spring and summer sea-
son, at Michaelsohn's.
F. W. Boomer of Chicago, passed
Sunday with his wife's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. V. B. Richards.
Huston, Minnesota, situated across
the Mississippi from Stoddard, had quite
a disastrous fire on Monday.
Mrs. N. A. Sviggum just received
the sad news thft her sister Mrs Fl. J.
Wamberg, of Readstown, is not expected
to live.
John B Grignon, who has been an
attache of Adlington's gallery, will take
to the road as travelling salesman for a
hardware house.
| "A "Thimble Bee" will be given by
W. r G. at their hall Thursday after
noon from 2:30 to o'clock Each
member is permitted to invite friend.
Supper 10 cents.
Mrs. B F. Norris is in Milwaukee,
this week, making purchases of millinery
goods for her spring and summer trade,
and also taking notes on the latest
styles for the season.
will Devlin, Ben Borgerson and
Don Miller depart for Seattle, tomorrow.
The former will go to see the country,
the other boys expect to teach. John
Casson may join the party.
-Sociable at residence of Melvin
Chase's Friday evening, March IS. for
the benefit of the high school Athletic
association. Ice cream. cake and coffee
and good time for 10 cents. All in
vited.
Up to date eleven of the "a town
treasurers have made final settlement
with the county treasurer OF these
Treasurers Willard of Westby, and Paul
son of Christiana, showed up with clean
records, returning not cent of delin.
quent tax.
Mr.. j. G. Brown, who came to the
city some time since, has leased the
Mrs. John Gorsline residence, in the
third ward, aud on the arrival of his wife
from La Crosse, will Immediately take
mp housekeeping.
The soldiers relief commission held
their quarterly nesting in this city on
Monday, when Hon. John Stevenson
rendered bis resignation. The other
members of the commission are G. w.
Lawton and John M Vance.
Mrs. E. J. Sveen of Christiana, died
quite Suddenly on Wednesday night.
She wass 55 years old, leaves husband,
one daughter and four sons. Funeral
occurred Saturday at Melby church,
conducted by Rev. Eijkarud
The death of John s. Larson leaves
vacancy in the Office of district attor
ney. Ira s. Griffin and J. Henry Ben
nett are candidates for the succession.
Governor Scofeld will likely make an
appointment within day or two
The minstrel entertainments by home
talent, Friday night, was roaring sue
cess in point of attendance, in merit, etc.
We have neither time or space to par
senate suffice it to say that all features
we good. The orcbestrs. solos, chorusre.
acting and colored artists pleased ever,
body, Receipts were about $40, for the
high school piano fund
"A New York dispatch of Monday
conveys the sad intelligence Of the death
of former Viroqua girl { Martha Pol
and) now the wife Of Senator Johu M
,Ehurston, of Nebraska: "a dispatch IT,
Tie Evening World from HavHn+ saws:
A TELEGRAM received bv Consul Geper-
al Lee, from onaul Barker this af,er-
noon, says the WIFI Of Senator Thrnsto
died to day on board the yacht Anita.
Sagus harbor
Prof. Hutton's lecture on money
drew crowded house at The Methodist
church on Wednesday night. We pre-
sumo there are few who failed to fiod
something instructive and entertaining
in the carefully prepared and scholarly
address. Though on somewhat of a dry
subject the professor injected bit of
humor here and there that kept him in
close touch with all elements of his large
audience. There was nothing in bis
talk that bordered on craftsmanship, al
though the logic of the situation and
propositions carried him into lines very
closely laid down by republican papers
and speakers in the late eau. paign. His
strong point was that there must be a
standard o. values, aud that standard
should be commodity which nearest
approached absolute intrinsic vslne in
itself. That he avowed was gold, the
world over. The occasion was snlivened
by musical selections.
The Approaching Municipal Election.
The days for caucuses and conventions
are nigh at hand. In today's paper ap-
pears the call for the republican caucuses
and city convention. 1t is the bounden
duty of every good citizen to see that
Capable and careful men are PLACED in
charge of public affairs, and as general
rule this will be the result where the
primary meetings are well attended by
those vitality interested. The reten-
ton of conservative men, familiar with
public duty, is the class of officials that
should be sought out. Our city is at a
point where level heads are necessary.
It is essential that the mayor, council'
and supervisors be capable of grasping
problems affecting the peoples interests.
Up to this time very little has been
said concerning candidates or issues
Mayor Smith, we understand, is willing
to accept re election. He has earned
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