Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-02-16
Roads a little rough.

Towner's.
House to rent. Inquire of ID. O.
Mshoney.
Prof Beck of Westby, was town
caller, Saturday.
Miss Ella Purdy visited Sparta
friends last week.
l. c. Boyle made business trip to
Minneapolis last week.
H. Fl. Kinds of Furdy, was With us
for fitting moment, Friday.
Mrs. I. D. Bennett and daughter,
Marie, visited at Sparta with Mrs. Cory.
"A farmers institute will be held at
Viola, Thursday and Friday OF this
week.
-Tollak Ostrem, living near Spring
vile, has two children down with lung
fever.
Mrs. E. d. Harrington visited her
cousin, Mrs. Harry Adams, at Sparta,
last week.
james Biddison of Sparta, spent
several days with his aged mother and
old friends
Another printer in town at the
home of Ernest Brown. He is a very
young "devil."
j. A. Converse, who represents the
Plano Machine Company, was In Viro-
qua, Saturday.
DIR. Suite visited with his parents
at Lancaster. last week. His father is
aged and infirm.
Perry Curtiss has disposed of his
farm near Bristow and purchased an
other one in Victory vicinity.
The new fire escape on the Rogers
& Williams block greatly adds to the
improvement of the building.
Hon. Allen Rusk is quite sick with
lung fever at his farm home in Liberty.
He is reported on the improve.
j. w. Groves has established a
branch musical merchandise house at
Viola, with w D Maeby in charge.
Joseph Omundson has just received
nice new line of shoes, which are grad
ed neat, stylish and hobby. Prices are
low.
Mrs. Eta Smouse, who has been
visiting her parents for a few weeks, re-
turns to her South Dakota home this
week.
Clara Peterson Hage, who had q
difficult surgical operation performed
about four weeks ago, is improving
slowly.
"A. Z Rogers and wife of Steuben,
Crawford county, was in the city the
first part of the week, the guests of
relatives.
Judging from the oft-repested re-
mark, Have you had your fortune told"
there must be one of those wonderful
and mysterious humbugs in the city
again.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. J. May departed
for their Minnesota home on Saturday,
after spending several weeks here among
relatives. Mrs. May is improved in
health.
On Friday. Mrs. Joseph Buckley
accompanied her brother to Lansing, Ia,
where she will spend the balance of the
winter.
There are LOG deed, mortgage and
miscellaneous records, not counting the
books in which are recorded the mar
riages and births, in the register OF
deeds Office.
e G. Bratlie, newly appointed post
master at Westby, was in the city on
Friday. He will take possession of the
office March first.
Mrs Jerome Favor returned home
from Chicago, Saturday, where she had
been visiting her daughter Fannie, who
accompanied her as far as Milwaukee on
her way home. They visited with friends
there
as the oyster fish or not fish, v
is the question that is just now agtat-
log thu Virg mia and Maryland fisher
m4u. Here is a good field for argument
for young debaters.
Preparatory to his removal to
Tomah, Matthias Hovelaud will sell Il;
auction A. his farm three miles west of
Viroqra, on FrldNy, thu rs b, stock,
farm implements, grain, housr hold
effects, etc.
Jonathan Potts, an old pioneer OF
Clinton, died on the 9th instant FIR. N
old age He came from Perry count,
Ohio, IN 1853 and, has resided in Vernon
county since Two sons and one daugh-
ter survive him.
Rev. j T. Ellis was a caller, on
Monday. He will begin series Of re-
~Ival MEETINGS ~ Liberty church next
Tuesday night. Rev II. Carter of Beloit
paid him visit at his Ross home, Fri
day, accompanied by l.. r. Gaines OF
Vlroqua.
The CENSOR calls attention to the
large advertisement of W f Lindemanr
* Co, which appears in today's issue
If there is a firm in all western Wiscon-
Sin, that has tirmer grip on the trad
ing public, we don't know the name, OF
on that carries a larger or better line
of goods.
There is genuine exodus from
Lancaster to the KIondyke. Today So
persons depart, among them two women
nov SO LII a IOuilelS "
the same train will be freight car in
which there will about one hundred
big dogs, muzzled and chained, which
sill be used for hauling supplies of the
goldseekers.
Mrs. Robt A. johnson, Jr., of this
city, died at the county asylum on Fri
day morning, of consumption. Mrs
johnson has long been afflicted with in
sanity. Funeral was held in the Metho
dist church Sunday morning, services
conducted by Pastor Coram. Mrs. John
son Was 40 wears old. She leaves s
husband and several children.
1T is reported at The court house
that the ground hog was prevented from
exercising its customary privilege the
I'd instant, and that he was driven into
his burrow as sooR as he appeared
The one who is held responsible for in
Serfering with the quadruped while
attempting to carry out the essentis
points of the old maxim is still in town
He is d. A. Bsrnsrds lieutenant.
Sparta Democrat: Ed. Pefhan
drove up from Yiroqus, Tuesday, anC
remained for days visit at home. Ell,
reports a successful business there anC
is well pleased with his location II