Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-08-16

,.oAe IIOul MS Iatner, VINO resides l
Trempealeau county.
Wind stripped some of the tin root
ing from n of the Miner tobacco ware
houses, Friday morning.
Miss Laura Miller of Sparta. a fo,
mer teacher in our high school. is visit
ing her many friends in the city.
Hugh May and Byron Lane, two o
DE Soto's business men and best voun.
cltlzens, We're in the city on business
Monday.
Miss Frances Hadley of La Crosse. i
a guest OF Alma Wilkins and will visi-
otner young friends before returning
home.
Charlie Pierson, the jolly traveller
and formey Viroqua business man
dropped in on friends on Wednesday
last.
Sparta, Tomb and Merriam are &c
have free rural delivery of mail. West
Salem inaugurated a system a month
since,
Mrs. Sugar and daughter of Gales
burg, ILLINOIS, who have been visiting
with Mrs. Strawn for a fortnight, re.
turned home to-day.
Ed. Harrington will occupy one OF
Mrs. StrawnIs tenement houses, the
property in which he resided having
been sold to Mr.. Aiken.
Mrs. ]. W. Groves. daughter Re
gina and son Asa, arrived from Madison,
on Thursday, to make a summer Visit
with relatives and friends.
On a preliminary hearing the four
young men charged with the murder of
William Kehr, were bound over to cir
cult court without bail, at La Crosse.
so far as we are advised Mr.. j. S.
Nelson, who resides two miles east of
Viroqua, was the first in this section to
commence tobacco harvest, which he
did last Thursday,
Fall term Of the Viroqua public
schools viii open August 2Sth. A meet
ing of the teachers engaged viii be held
ut the Office of Clerk Butt on the Satur-
day evening previous.
The city cornet band makes it's ap-
pearance upon nearly every public oc-
caslon OF private gathering. The boys
are making rapid improvement and pro
vide excellent music,
Sin Kee has disposed of his laundry
outfit and business to two 'Celestials'
from other places. 'Sin" has worked
long hours for the four years of his resi-
dence here and has made money.
Henry Mahoney, of Madison, a for
mer teacher of the county, was in town
Thursday, to see his brother and call on
Fr3ando H U-ae 1Aa1al e.
ing tour in the Red Lake country.
Camp meeting opens today. Pros
poets for good weather, interesting ex-
ercises and large crowds are bright. The
grounds are in excellent condition.
Several tents were in place the first of
the week
Carriers on the free delivery routes
state that farmers are greatly pleased
with the system and are very generally
taking a united interest in the work.
New boxes are being added daily to the
three routes.
Manager Lanius, of steel range fame,
who was recently arrested ON charge of
changing the denomination of a note at
Elroy, had his preliminary hearing on
the 9th. He was bound Over TO circuit
court and bonds placed at $500.
"A party consisting of John G. John
son, j.. f Parker, Jos. Forsyth, VIM.
Shower and Ernest Quehn, put in a
half week camping and fishing on the
Mississippi near DeSoto. They enjoyed
a good outing and caught an abundance
of fish.
The team of w. M. Boufleur. of
Springville, while hitched to a binder,
ran away and smashed the machine into
a worthless mass. Mr.. Bouffleur's young
son, who was driving at the time, had
the presence of mind to drop backwards
off the seat of the machine, thus escap-
ing injury.
-Westby's sale of So, 800 water works
bonds took place on Friday. There were
few bidders. They were bought by a CAPT
talist of Davenport, Iowa, at 1929 pre-
MUM. They are a five per cent. bond
There were provisions in the bonds thai
made them not the most desirable, hence
the light premium realized.
The house and barn on the farm OF
James McCarty, in Kickapoo, were de
stroyed by fire last Thursday. Contents
of house and hay in barn were also
burned. Fire occurred during absence
of family and the cause of fire is un
known. There is a partial insurance
on a portion of the property,
Jas. w. Lucus and family departed
Monday, for Marshalltown, Iowa, wher,
Mr.. Luous will have charge of o larg,
iewelry stock. Mr.. Lucus has held
similar position in F. M. Towneri
| store for seven years or more and is
| good workman. Many friends wisl
| him success in the new field.
Mr.. HI. Ramsett of Willmar
| Minnesota, has been visiting at the OLD
| Bristow home for two weeks. The Cen
| SOR enjoyed pleasant visit from tn
| gentleman while in this city. Mr. Ram
| sett is serving his fourth term as clerk o
the court in the county in which he re
sides. He will be accompanied HON
by a brother, who hopes to find a loca
ion to his liking in Minnesota.
Near Camp Douglas, Thursda.
morning last, lightning struck the bar
of Englebert Jerseley, instantly KILN.
two sons and injuring, fatally perhaps
the wife of the owner. Mr.. Jersele
was unhitching the team and his wifi
stood at the rear of the wagon betwee.
the two boys, holding a blanket t
shield them from the draught. The ia
Their scarcely felt the shock and the hoi
ses sustained no injuries.
Shortly after one o'clock last Satul
day the fire department wss called t
the old StrickeF homestead on Sout
Main street to drown a blaze that star
ed from some unknown cause in a sma
barn a short distance from the house
BY the time the fire lads had their cor
nection with a hydrant the blaze had
good hald on the residence, hut 1t wa
promptly extinguished, The waite
system never had a better test, whic
was satisfactory The stream throw
was large and strong.
President McGregor was greeted b
a good audience at his tabernacle 49,
ture, Wednesday evening last, fte We
introduced by his old army conrad,
Capt. Nichols. Prof. McGregor talke
for an hour or more, and the words tbs
fell from his lips were golden. He dive
largely ON the practical side of educs
ton, impressing upon pa,Iens. teaeht
and student tle great Importance ofin
proyement of time and opportunit
along right and practical lines; in d
rections that will bring lasting benefit
Mr.. McGregor has lost none Of Aia Of,
time zeal in educational work. All wei
pleased with his sensible and true lie
tpre.
Forest Alexander is IN Tepsipt Of
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