Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-08-02
z WARRIORS FELL,
Battle Island Assembly Running in creiitablt
Shape Pleasant Place tor Outing.

WHERE WARRIORS FELL.
Battle Island Assembly Running in creditahle
Shape-Pleasant Place TOR Outing.
This association, organized a few
weeks ago, opened its first formal assem-
bly, on Saturday last. The attendance
was small, the day being given over to
arranging tents, erecting booths, and
settling down for a season of recreation,
pleasure and profit intellectually. Sun
day brought large crowds and it was a
beautiful day for the encampmtnt
Prof. Wilcox, of st. Paul, preached md
lectured. Besides those who came by
train and teams, boats brought excur-
sion parties from La ng, DeSoto and
La Crosse.
The program for this week consists Of
Educational day on Monday, Grand
Army and Relief Corps day ON Tuesday,
Pioneer day on Wednesday. Thursday
will be for women On Friday the
Masons and Odd Fellows will have their
innings and the grand masters of the two
orders, Hon. @. Il. Whelan and Captain
Silbaugh. will be the, orators. Others
will deliver addresses. Saturday will
be fraternal society day, where the
Woodmen will be in evidence. G. E.
Whelan and other good speakers will be
in attendance. Sunday, the closing day,
will be devoted largely to lectures and
religious worship.
Those who attended the celebration
on the old battle ground last season,
should not confound the exercises or
general conditions this year by the past.
The grounds have been materially
changed and improved. There has been
erected a substantial tabernacle, well
seated, 40x60 feet in size. There are
numerous good eating stands doing bust
ness and the grounds are dry and pleas
ant. Those desiring to camp out can
secure good locations ON the shaded
banks OF the river. Numerous steam
crafts are at hand for the accommoda-
ton of pleasure parties. The fishing is
good and bathing facilities excellent.
Altogether it is a delightful place to
spend a few days.
Bitten by a Reptile.
Mrs. Martha Moody, who resides four
or five miles northeast of the city, was
bitten by a large rattlesnake on Thurs
day last. She was crawling between
the wires of a fence surrounding her
garden lot. As she put one foot on the
opposite side the snake seized her by the
calf of her leg and hanged so tenaciously
that Mrs. Moody was compelled to
grapple hold of the reptile with her
hands and pull him off. She corded her
LIMB tightly at the knee and sent forth
with for a physician. Mrs. Moody is
getting along nicely and will experience
no i'll results from the poison or wound.
For paints, oils, and varnishes go to
Towers.
All kinds of spring goods at Town
er's.
Money to loan on real estate. G. FL.
MINSALL.
You ought to get some OF Queals
bargains in windows.
For bibles, go to Towner's. He has
some good bargains.
Fishing tackle and all kinds of sport
ing goods at Towner's.
j. Il. Phillips Of DeSoto, has had an
increase of pension from IS to SO.
Many CENsoRs go to readers this
morning by the free rural delivery.
DIR. Randall was over from Sugar
Grove to see his mother on Monday.
The latest designs and the finest
assortment of wall paper at Towner's.
-Queal 81 Company want you to com
and look over their hardwoo d foorings
Mrs. Paul w. Mahoney, of Lacrosse,
is visiting relatives in this city and at
Viola.
-Thoreson's photograph gallery is
open every Wednesday and Saturday at
Westby. Wis.
Buyers will find something to inter
est them by reading Rogers q Williams
new advertisement.
Lost, July 80, pair of ice steel
yards. If found please return to Dew
ms meat market.
Mrs. Joshua S. Groves slaughtered
a monster blacksnake in her door yard,
in this city, Sunday last.
Ben Morrison departed to-day for
Iowa to do a large job of thinning con-
tracted by Martin 81 Kuebler.
Jim Lee, liveryman and machine
agent at Westby, was in town, Monday,
exchanging greetings with friends.
The Gates Land Company of Mil
waukee, tell our readers some things
that may be Of financial interest to them.
Ex-Sheriff White is local agent for this
firm.
-Mesdames III. III. Goodenough and
A. w. Sloggy, of Ontario, were guests
of Mrs. DO. Mahoney, last week. Judge
Mahoney conveyed them to their home,
on Sunday. |
Mrs. r. H. Frater, su perintenlent
of the w. r. G. home for army nurses,
located at Madison, Ohio, will arrive
today for a vacation and visit with her
daughters and friends.
-Strayed from Devlin's slaughter
house, one small white SOW, weight 100
pounds, and one large black SOW, weight
265 pounds. If found please leave word
at Devlin's meat market.
Nelson & Campbell have taken
possession of their new brick store built
this season at Cashton. 1t is among
the largest and finest business places in
this section of the state.
The ladies' aid society of the Luth-
eran Synod church will give a sociable
at the home of Chas. A~sbjornson this
Wednesday evening. Ice cream and
cake, 10 cents. All invited.
The last meeting of the city council
reelected w. III. Norris and Ever Mon
sen, marShal Ina street commissioners, |
respectively, for period of three months.
$3.50 III accounts were allowed.
The times of sunrise and sunset for
the month are as follows: August /,
4:42 a.. m. and 7:13 p. m. Aug. II, 4:53
a. m. and Z p. m. Aug. 81, 5:03a. m. and
S:45 p. m. Aug. 81, 5:14 a. m. and 6:s8l
p. m.
"A gang of burglars are working
along the main line of railroad. A
number of Sparta houses were entered
and ransacked. The house of L. V.
| Huschka was entered and Will GROVES
lost several dollars from his pockets.
Fire on Saturday night robbed La
Crosse of one of her prosperour manu-
featuring establishments-plant of the
Carriage Company. Forty-five hands
have been thrown out of employment. |
The loss is $75, 600, about a third insured.
"A representative of the Milwaukee
Daily Sentinel is making a tour over
the free delivery routes soliciting sub
scribers to that paper. The Sentinel is
the leading state paper. The morning
Sentinel arrives here at 500. 1t is a fine
onnortY1nitv for farmarS To have a first