Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-08-30

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Miss Edith Wolfe spent part of last
week visiting in Sparta.
New, nobby and heat are those new
style hats at Michaelsohn's.
Miss Stena Sands of Sparta is visit.
ing Mrs. Kalvestrand.
-Black-leg has broken out among the
cattle of jackson county.
Chairman Homstad was in the huh
from Christiana, Monday.
Best quality overalls in the market
for 30 cents at Michaelsohn's.
j. III. Sherrick and family drove IN
from Cashton ON Sunday.
Mrs. Ernest Brown is spending the
week with her parents at Cashton.
-Queal 81 Company want you to CON
and look over their hardwood fioorings
National Grand Army encampment
will be held at Philadelphia next week.
The latest designs and the finest
assortment of wall paper at Towner's.
Don't forget the supper at the Christ
ian church, Friday night. Price Is cts.
The best cement and glue in the
world at Towner's, only 10c per bottle.
Victor Lind returned from North
Dakota, where he has spent the sum
mer.
IN. G.. Hazen and wife have been
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Hazen
for a week.
Henry Petersen and Eben Sweger
will attend st. Olaf college at Mortified,
Minnesota.
Bert Duston and Herb Allen return
ed Saturday from the harvest fields of
Minnesota.
Farmers are Offering 81. 30 per day
and board for workers in the tobacco
harvest.
Prof. o. III. Cooley, of Retreat, visi-
ted Saturday and Sunday with friends
in the city.
-Viroqua Odd Fellows are about to
organize a Canton. 1t is the military
and higher branch of the order.
Rev. A. w. Bloom of Soldiers Grove,
will preach in the church of Christ, next
Sunday morning and evening.
Mrs. Colby returned home Friday
from Chicago, where she has been visit
ing with her daughter for a month.
AOl' hiOLSOu, bHe eye Specialist y
next visit will be at the Park hotel in
Viroqua, fair week-Sept. 10Th to 23d.
Mrs. Ralph Cross and little daugh-
ter, of Fairmont, Minnesota, are visit
ing the formers sister, Mrs. J. p. Joyce.
Ben Brown and Roy Baldwin went
to La Crosse one day last week to attend
"zIoyt's Milk White Flag" in which
| Otto Brown took part.
Miss Edith Ballentine, who for
| three weeks has been visiting young
friends in this city, departed, Thursday,
| for her home in Bloomington.
The CENSOR had a pleasant call
last Saturday from Charles Mitchell,
| clerk of Crawford county. who was here
to attend the meeting of the Utica in
surance company.
-Robt. A. Light and family had a
visit from two ladies from Waukeska.
| One of them fell from a bicycle while
here and severely sprained her ankle.
The third annual reunion of the
Kickapoo Valley Veterans association
will be held at Gays Mill September 9th
and 7th, and a fine time is anticipated.
"A large barn belonging 20 Thomas
| McCarty, two miles east of Readstown,
was struck by lightning during the
| storm of Wednesday evening and burned
to the ground.
The insurance companies which car
ried insurance on the old Stricken home
stead, made quick and satisfactory ad-
justment of loss by fire through the
Dawson agency.
e. w. and N. G. Hazen drove
across the country to Prairie du Chen
on Sunday, visiting relatives and friends
~enroute. They will attend the great
Dubuque races this week.
DIR. Fred. A. Tate and wife, of Rice
Lake, arrived here Friday. Mrs. Tate
will remain here while Fred is encamp-
ed at Camp Douglas, this week, with
the company of which he is a member.
The LaFarge soldiers reunion oc-
ours Thursday and Friday of this week.
Preparations are made for a jolly time
for the old boys. There Ia no better
place for such q gathering than La
Fargo.
Druggist G. F. Dahl has purchased
the nice residence property of Mrs.
Walloe, in the Second ward, now oc-
cupied by DIR. ]. Fl. Chase. Furnace
heat and other improvements will be
added.
School days lead us to the question
of school shoes for the children. If you
cannot suit your age and your pocket
book in Our stock you cannot do s in
town this season.
VIROQUA SHOE STORE.
Mrs. N. G. Moody is visiting rela-
tives and friends in this community.
This is her first visit to the old home
since her removal to Missouri some
years ago. She is accompanied by her
sister, Mrs, Margaret Reed of Iowa.
e. w. Stimble has secured the
agency for the Gateway city laundry OF
La Crosse. Will send out on Tuesday
and return on Friday morning. The
basket will be found at Joseph BOehre's
jewelry store, where bundles may be
left.
Mrs. H. K. Frater. after spending
a month with her daughters and old
neighbors, departs today, for Madison,
Ohio, to resume her duties as matron OF
the home for army nurses. She is &C.
companied by her daughter. Kittie, who
will pursue a course of study.
The marriage of DR.. Fred Peterson,
of Soldiers Grove, and Miss Edith GATES
occurred at Milwaukee, Wednesday
last. The young people make an ex
tended tour of the south and east and
on their return will locate in Milwaukee.
The CENSOR had a call from Geo
and Israel Parsons, of Harmony, while
in the city on Monday. In speaking OF
descendants the latter said he could
show up pretty we'll. He is 66 years
; old, has five children, nineteen grand
, children, and seven great grandchildren
Mr.. W. e. Cleveland, who once
managed the ViroqHa creamery, and Ii
now in the same business at New Avon
Minnesota, writes the CENSOR: Crop:
harvesting fine here; every indication of
abundant yield; everything points tow
ard prosperity, expansion, and McKin'
ley in 1900"
Mrs. B~roadhead, of Retreat, who in
the latter days of May, left Tor a visit tC
Norway, has returned. The trip from
, Norway TO Retreat was made in just ter
days. This is a revelation as compared
with some of the early emigrants from
that country to America, many of whom
were that many weeks on the water,
-Messrs. Chris Ellefson, Lie. schoen,
berger. Chas. Mitchell, J. FL. McLees
o. A. Larson, S. NJ. Aker, directors and