Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-03

Rev. w. Il. Rswson, OF Kickapoo,
attended the ministers meeting in
Viroqua, on Monday.
@. A. Roberts was out on Saturday
for the first time since last fall. All are
glad to hear of his improvement.
! IF. Ell. Briggs wen. to Milwaukee,
last week, to take examination before
the state board for admission to the bar.
/ Mrs.B. Norris wishes to announce
that she has moved her stock of millin-
| cry stock to the rooms over Dahl's drug
store.
/ -.drs. Maggie Snodgrass' cellar
caveo IN the other day. 1t was caused
| by the water pipes leaking and under
mining the walls.
| "A telegram to the Sentinel says
that Il. I'll. White, of Stoddard, was
fined fifty dollars and costs for viola
ton of the Pharmacy law.
All members of Vernon Lodge /. O.
G. L. and all those who wish TO join the
or3er are requested to meet this We'd
nesday evening at Alliance hall.
g. b. Dake came in from Newtoa,
on Wednesday. He says new mill
dam will soon be built to replace the
one carried out by the recent high
water.
/ -Alva Miller and Clinton Hazsn took
the train Friday morning for Sun Pra-
irie, where they joined travelling pict-
ure enlarging company.-Dial- Enter
prise.
Mrs Ida Cory, matron in the Spar
ia school for dependent children, came
down on the Saturday mornings train
for few days visit with friends and
relatives.
Mrs. George Ranger and family, OF
this place are visiting with j. Fl. Sher-
rick, of Cashton. Mrs. Ranger is on
her way to join her husband in Mon
tana.
The warm weather and warra rains
of the past week have given nature
such 'boost" th there is promise Of
much earlier harvest season than
seemed possible few weeks ago.
Allan Graves was bitten by a dog
while playing on the school grounds
one day last week. DIS. q. Ell. Trow-
bridge cauterized the wound and no
serious trouble is anticipated from it.
The ministers present at the club
meeting on Monday afternoon were,
Rev's Stemen, Rawson, Peckhsm, Cham
bers, Westphal, Bestul and Haughtou.
Subject discussed, THE leading of the
Spirit"
Among the property transfers of
the past week are the Frank Chase ten
ement in the first ward to Chris Morri-
son of Coon Prairie, and the Lucas
residence in the third ward to Charley
Thompson.
Editor Waggoner, of the Oconto
Reporter, came into the city on
Friday to visit his brother, George
Waggoner and wife, of Viola. The ed
aitor will spend few days visiting in
that section.
Librarian Haughton makes the fol- |
lowing statement for the year: Whole
No. holding borrowers cards, 800; Books
drawn curing the year, 1916. Or
these 1894 we're drawn by adult males, |
3490 by adult females, the balance were |
drawn by juveniles.
The CENSOR is pleased to learn that
Mr.. 6. M Appleman continues to pro-
Rress satisfactorily and at the same time
desires to correct an error in the item
in previous issue as to the operators.
Doctors Storlie, Christiansou and |
Schreiner were the operating surgeons
Peter Hanson, of Blooming dale, who |
has held messengership in the land
office at the state capital for the past
four and third years, has resigned |
the position. The position is not suffi-
GENTLY remunerative, Mr.. Hanson says,
to warrant his retention from his family |
and farm.
II have been sufferer from chronic |
diarrhoea ever since the war and have
used all kinds of medicine for it. At
last f1und one remedy that has been
success as cure, and that is Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy.-P. E. GRESHAM, Gasrs Mills, La
For sale by A. j. johnson & Co., drug
gists.
What came very near being bad
accident occurred at Tate's store dur
ing the heavy rain OF Thursday night. |
A section of the Foundation wall under |
the north side of the grocery depart
ment gave wsy and let the floor down |
about six inches. The wall was washed |
into the cellar. We believe no damage |
was done to the goods.
The largest stock of strictly first |
grade goods ever offered for sale in this |
city have been received at the Viroqua
Clothing House. These goods
are all made up In the latest styles from
the choicest fabrics end patterns. and |
are made to fit. Every seam and button |
warranted, and will be sold at prices
so low that every body can afford good
suit. TT. SANDWICH. Manager.
The town of Kendall, Monroe
county, saws special to the La Crosse
Press, wes in state of great excite !
ment one day last week. A young man
of that city, it is alleged, got into trou-
BILE With young woman, and refused
to settle. The girl died and the people |
of that place hanged the young man
and his friends in effigy. The authori-
ties left the figures hanging and they |
were stoned by snail boys and finally
cut down and burned.
On Wednesday night last during
the storm lightning struck the school
house, Enown as ths Webster Greek
school house, situated about four miles
from Roaktcn. The chimney was de-
molished and the south wall of the
building was badly wrecked. but, strsng-
ly, nothing took fire. The school is be-
ing taught by Elmer Smith OF tins city,
aud he thinks it lucky the accident oc-
cnrred while school Was not in session,
as the lightning came into the room
over the place where the teacher usually
stands, Had it happened during
school houTs the result might have been
q very serious mattsr.