Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-07-27
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I'll. Minshaii.
Window shades made to order at
Towner's.
THAT watch at Towner's for SO 79
is dandy"
--FoR SALE.--A good work horse
Inquire of Rogers & Williams.
II. e. G3rsuch and wife paid a
visit to Viola friends on Sunday.
Ben Brown has new phonograph
which furnishes pleasant amusement for
many.
Mrs. e. s. Goodell and laughter
Katie are attending Monons Lake as
sembly.
Lutheran Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Thos. Ellefson, Thursday at
| ternoon
j. W. Lattamore aud John Cater
will furnish fresh fish for the Bad Ak
celebration.
| Sherman Money, the Rockton
merchant, was a business caller in the
city on Friday.
Let no Republican in Vernon coun-
ty absent himself from his town caucus
next Saturday.
Mrs. John Void, of 10 wa, has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ole
Knutson, near Bristow.
Remember the caucus next Satur-
day. Those in the towns at $50; in
this city and villages at 7:30
congregational missionary society
will meet 10 the church parlors at 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Myrah Hart, of R-chland
Center, is visiting in the city with the
family of her uncle, r. E Gorsuch.
Miss Davis, teacher of Salem,
Oregon, is visiting the family of Fred.
Davis and other relatives. She re-
moved from here few years since.
Ed. Alden has purchased half in
terest in I. B. Potts barber shop, Scott
Curtis, who has long been employed
there. thinks of star ting another shop.
Mrs. l.. A. Aiken, of La Crosse, has
been spending two weeks visiting at
Newton and in this city. She was the
guest of Mrs. H. L. Rayner while here
The county jury commissioners
held business session 10 this city last
Saturday. All members Messrs. Nep-
rud, Bean and O'Connell) were present
Mrs. H. W. Allen and Mrs d. W.
Seal, of Yerndale, Minnesota, former
residents of Viroqua, are visiting with
relatives and old friends in this com
munity.
Young Peoples Society of Luth-
| eren church will meet at the residence
of Mrs. j. Nelson. p miles northwest OF
Viroqua, on Tuesday evening next. All
are invited.
"A combined excursion to Kilbourn
City and Camp Douglas, M. Boyle in
forms us, will next be in order. The
announcement and date will appear in
our next issue.
Mr. II. l.. Wilder has opened a
restaurant in the Switzar building, OPP
posite Goodell's livery barn. Meals,
lunches, ice cream and refreshing drinks
will be served at all hours.
The aged father of Mrs. 7. B.Potts,
died at West Lima few days since
Darius Morrison was one of the promi-
nent men of Richlsnd county, and an
old settler He was p years old.
Col. Henry Casson and wife, and
Misses Kate Haughton and Charity Coe,
have just returned from western trip.
One of the points of interest was the
scaling of the heights of old Pixies
Peak.
The remains of our late and much
respected citizen, E. H. Craig. accom-
panied by his bereaved family, will ar
rive here Thursday morning. The re
where brief service will be held al
$50, before interment.
BY communications we learn that
Peter Geertson has been very sick since
he left for his home in Westby. Mr.
Geerteon has had hard time of it, as
1t is nearly six months since he was
taken Ill. He is now, however, feelin
better.-Soldiers Grove Advance.
M. G. F. Page, president of the
Monroe County Hail Insurance company
is spending some days in the county ad
jusLing losses wrought by last weeks
storm. He says their company has
written $3,000,000 of insurance so far
this season. Thus far about 400 losses
are reported.
= DIR. Porter tells the CENSOR that
shortness of pasture has made it neces
sary to feed his COWS as full rations as
in winter. He says he can produce g
quart of milk in winter for about hall
the cost of today. Horn flies drive
cows wild. He keeps his COWS in q
darkened barn the most Of the day.
Young people should at once join
the shorthand class conducted by Miss
Keefe, of La Crosse This cost of the
comp to course is not one-fourth OF
board and tuition fees in another city
Eight pupils have already joined. The
teaching is individual, so that whenevel
you join separate instruction is giver
and full benefit received.
Hon. FL s. Townsend expects to e.
to the battle ground of the Bad Axe
about twenty miles from ViIoqua, Wis,
anu u6IlN6E hH dudlcS5 oh tlio OdbOAO
which was fought On the End of August
} 1882. Mr.. Townsend and his brother
Absolom took part in the fight, and the
people who are getting up the old set
tiers reunion for the End of Angus
say Mr.. Townsend is the only survivor
they are able to find.-Warren Sentinel
The La Fargo Enterprise ls author
, ity for the statement that since Oct. IL
, | 897, when the first train ran into thc
, town, 534 full car loads of freight have
} been shipped from there. This.togethel
| with the smaller amounts shipped, ag
} gregsted 13,S50,680 pounds, monthly
average of GO car loads. The freight OF
this was $12,967.97 The freight re
ceipts were 1909, 244 pounds, on which
the freight paid was $5,818. 18.-Kicka
poo Chief.
Walter Zero, a Mlscods cheese
maker, placed small phial containing
, brief note of instructions directed t.
the finder, in a cheese and the chees,
was shipped with large number .
} others. Zero had nearly forgotten thu
, matter, when one day recently, he 70
ceived letter from gentleman resid
! ing in Castleford, England, which stated
that the writer had found the note while
! cutting the cheese and complimentine
j A. Earo IN tho condition md Uoof