Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-25

ing completion and will be opened with
an appropriate banquet probably about
November 25th.
Mrs. e. Ericsson of Reckton, return
ed home after a months visit here with
her daughter, Mrs. j. w. White, and
son, Sheriff Ericsson.
II. A. Hum, George and Carson
Green, of Sterling, passed through the
city IN Friday enroute for the northern
country on a land inspecting trip.
DIR. BRONSON, the eye specialist, will
make his next visit to Viroqua, and be
at the Park hotel, on Wednesday and
Thursday, November Sth and 9th.
On Saturday next, commencing at
10 o'clock, j. T. Ady will sell stock, i'm
plements, grain, household goods, etc j,
at auction, two miles west of Viro1ua.
The pearl button industry has de-
velOped 20 such an extent that the
Prairie du CHEN factory has added 26
machines, making the total number so.
Don't be led asEray and led to be-
ieye that there's something just as good
as Rocky Mountain Tea. There'snoth
ing half as good. A. j. johnson & Co.
Druggists
The Readstown Herald reports the
death at that place of VIM. Fl. Petty
grove, who was born in Sterling in 1874.
Death was caused by inflammation of
the bowels.
g. M. Appleman commences his
work as principal of the Stoddard
schools, next Monday. Miss Anna
Denning of this city, teaches the lower
department.
j. N. Leadman and family of Forest,
passed through town, Monday, after
making a weeks drive for recreation
along the Mississippi and other sections
of the county.
Hon. Thomas j. Shear is off to Ari-
IONA and California to spend the winter.
His delicate health of the past few years
will not admit of his passing the cold
months In Wisconsin.
-Grace-Better doctor your health
before applying identifying remedies.
Rid yourself of constipation, indigestion,
with Rocky Mountain Tea, and you'll
have a beautiful face. A. J. johnson &
Co., druggists.
Eugene G. Custin died at Cashton, on
Friday morning, after a p~rotracted ill
ness from dropsy. His remains were
taken to Readstown for interment, Sun
day. He was fifty years old and was
well-known here.
Alex. Skolaas went to Sioux City.
Iowa, with two carloads of young cat
tie for Fred Eckhardt, for which he
found ready sale. He says there is a
good demand for stockers, that are
young, at fair figures.
Don't spend your money going to
any place but the Viroqua Shoe Store
to get your footwear. If you want to
get the latest styles in shoes Oh rubbers,
go there. They keep the latest, and
large sales enable them to sell at small
profits.
Relatives have received the unwel-
come news of the death, at Cherokee,
Kansas, of Mrs. Nancy Dennis, widow
of the late Joseph Dennis, who were old
settlers in this community, removing
years old. Nh. Dennis died a few years
ago.
james Stevenson has sold his farm
on the Bad AK and purchased from the
Rusk estate the north twenty acres Il
the old Casson forty, just outside the
city limits on west side of the main road.
Mr.. Stevenson will move to this city and
improve and build upon the lots purchas-
ed from Col. Butt.
Captain Andrew fainter, the mil
lionaire lumberman of Menontonie, died
on Wednesday last, at the age of rs.
He was a brother of Arson G.. fainter,
one of the well-known citizens and pi-
oneer settlers of Franklin. The family
came west from the state of New York,
and settled at Prairie du Chen in 1882.
Mr.. G.. L. Miner and son, of Rich
land Center, were in the city on Tues
day. Mr.. Miner is a candidate for the
republican nomination for state senator
in this district, and is thus early taking
a casual look over the field. He COM
pleted a service of Two terms as district
attorney of Richland county, retiring
from the position last January.
Emma Fairfield Hall, who came to
Viroqua in an early day with r. G..
Bierce' family, and afterwards married
Chas. A. Hall, now a missionary in
Jamaica, died recently in that country.
They left here about thirty years ago.
Mr.. Hall was a workman on the Con-
gregational church and fell from that
structure at the same time another mar
fell and was killed.
-Sampling of nearly all the tobacco
cased at the Viroqua and Westby ware
houses, last winter, has been completed
and the goods are pronounced to be in
excellent condition, scarcely a case being
found TO contain mold or black rot.
This is a vastly different condition to
that in some of the older growing sec
lions of the state, where black rot is
found TO exist to the extent of many
thousands of dollars. Vernon county
tobacco is getting a reputation right at
the head of the procession in all that is
desirable. Buying of the new crop is
again taking on a lively aspect, both by
local and outside dealers. Mr.. Childs
of Sparta, has been picking up good
number of crops to be worked up at his
home warehouse. E. b. Homstad has
been riding with him.
During the winter of 1897 Mr.. ].
REED, one of the leading citizens and
merchants of Clay, Clay Co., w. Va,
struck his leg against a cake of ice in
such a ann as TO bruise it severely,
1t became very much swollen and panied
him so badly that he could not wall
without the aid of clutches. He was
treated by physicians. also used several
kinds of liniment and two and a hall
gallons of whisky in bathing it, but
nothing gave any relief until he begar
using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. This
brought almost a complete cure in 1
weeks time and he believes that had b,
not used this remedy his leg would hav,
had to be amputated. Pain Balm i
uneQusled for spraines, bruises ant
rheumatism For sale by johnson &
Co, druggists.