Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-07-13

Andrew Peterson & Co., of Har.
mony, purchased a Peerless threshel
from Chas. S. Slack & Co.
The new Viroqua Touring mill has
since commencing business last spring
been working full time.
For SALE, first-class second hand
engine; rs horse power. chesp. Address
lock box GO, Viroqua, Wis
Herman Erickson ard s. Harris,
Of Kickapoo and Liberty townships, re-
spectively, have new McCor nick binders.
Mrs. RoseufelG and children. OF
Portage, with Mrs. Rosenfeld's sister-in-
law are visiting with relatives and friends
in our city.
Several persons we're poisoned at
La Fargo, on the 9th, by eating pressed
canned chicken. Prompt medical treat
ment brought relief,
M. Skqgen, the tailor, calls the at
tention of the public to his new adver-
tisement. Remember he has moved to
rooms in Nichols block.
The Lutheran society will give a
social at the Viroqua hotel, Thursday
evening, July IA, Ice cream and cake
will be served. Price 10 cents.
Will Cherrington, who was brought
home from La Fargo week since, is
slowly gaming, under the good nursing
and care of his mother and father.
Will and Bessie II iggerty of Ferry.
vile, are visiting in the city. Miss
Haggerty has engaged Rs teacher in the
summer school, commencing the 18th
instant.
The new Modern Woodman hall
will be dedicated at Retreat, this Wednes
day, evening. A goodly delegation o
choppers" from this city will help
swell the crowd.
"A correspondent reports that seven
teen yaar locusts are not so thick in the
western part of the county. They did
considerable damage to orchards and
young growing timber.
Mature intended man to be strong,
tolove and beloved. Can't expect much
from sickly, nervous mRn-'taint in
him. Rocky Mountain Tea brings
strength, nerve.-E. Fl Craig & Co.
At Coon Prairie church, Saturday.
July %, Mr.. Gilbert Jorgenson will be
married to Miss Anna Caroline, both of
Christiana township. A reception will
be held at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
l.. j. Hovde at 10 o'clock the same day.
The annual school meeting OF Vro-
qua district occurred on the 9Th, was
tame affair compared with past years.
@ NJ. Butt was re elected district clerk
without opposition, A tax of $4,000
was levied for expenses of the ensuing
year.
The De Soto Herald says that Mr.
and Mrs Hugh May arrived in DeSoto,
last Saturday. They have been residing
in Wslla Walla, Wash until jast recently,
when Mr.. Mays health commenced to
fail and they decided 10 return to their
old home in Wisconsin.
-Viroqua and Vernon county gen
orally were we'll represented in La Crosse
during the week of the Fourth. A
number extended their visit uatil the
latter part of the week, and ali returned
we'll pleased with the celebration ard
the pleasures attending the trip.
AT an adjourned meeting of the
asylum board, held last Friday, it WAS
decided to purchase the machinery for
the new asylum laundry and have it in
place as soon as practicable. The equip
ment VIII be forwarded from the Troy
Laundry Machinery o., of Chicago.
While John Christianson and wife,
of the town of Jefferson, were at church
Sunday, his barn caught fire and burned
to the ground Mr.. Christensen had
Just moved his new mown hay, which
was total loss, besides several sets of
harness and 300 bushels of corn. Par
tall Insured.
George Michaelsohn arrived from
Chicago, Thursday morning. He spent
the win,er in California, but thinks there
is no atmosphere so bracing and bene-
fetal as that we have rig hit herein Vernon
county. Mrs Michaelsohn and little
son will arrive this week, aud they will
spend the greater part of the summer
here.
The importation of fine blooded
CANNES into our city is bee Jming quite
common. Joseph Boehrer has just re-
ceived the latest one, a two months old
Llewellyn setter puppy, with recorded
pedigree Of five generations. II is {
very handsome pet and of black, white
and tan color Editor Graves also has
some fne blooded dogs.
-Theo. Oftedahl and Chas. Larson
have in twenty acres of tobacco on the
John Hayes farm that makes as fine {
stand as can be seen. W. H Norris
also has in four acres on the north side
OF the Foster farm that shows a splendid
growth. Weather during the pas
month has been favorable for growers
and Notwithstanding that a greater por
ton of them transplsnted late, the crol
looks favorable everywhere for large
yield.
At last Monday evenings session
of the council, Philip Boufleur, chair
man of the water committee, recon
mended the extension of water maine
south on Main street, east on Jefferson
and Terhune streets, and an extension
east on Decker. The council also re-
fused o grant pharmacists liquor licen
SEES TO Burlin & Arnold and @. Il. Dahl
1t was ordered that no screens be per
mitted on saloon windows, places t.
close at 10 o'clock p, m.
Particular attention is directed t,
the cal! for the preliminary caucusas i.
. the CITY of yiroqua under the new law
prior to the county convention. TIL
CENSOR will attempt brief explanation
of the system in its next issue. Tht
modusoperandii is somewhat mystifying
, but like the Australian ballot will no
, appes; so complicated when thorough.
understood. We are of the opinion tina
much more simple system could b,
inaugurated, which would serve the pur
= pose sought to be accomplished.
/. A party of yircqua gentlemen, con
1 sistinC of Judge Mshoney, @. j Smith
r Il A. Russell, l. s. Griffin aud the writer
attended open installation exercises o
I the officers of Sylvan Odd Fellows lodg
at Sylvan Corners, in Richland county
] Saturday evening last. II was joyou
G fraternal meeting auC b Fought tOpethe