Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-01-18
WHEATLAND.

De SoTo, Jan. 13-It is true We have
very nice little paper edited here, full
of local news from DeSoto and the whole
OF the western part of the county, but
for the benefit of those that do not take
our paper and are subscribers of the
CENSOR we will send you few items
from here. We have little snow down
this way, but not enough for good
slelghlng. There has been quite num-
Der sick in this neighborhood of late.
G. E. Reiter did business at the county
seat the 9th inst .Jno McAuley came
down from La Crosse, Saturday, where
he has been attending business college
and epent Sunday with folks at home.
Quite a crowd of Lansing young people
drove over on the ice, Sunday. The
cold weather of late has frozen the river
so that it makes fine drive from here
to that place. We are informed that @.
l.. Woodbury. and r. d. May have traded
property and that Mr.. Woodbury. will
soon occupy the house where w. T.
Nottingham now lives. We Lavn't no.
ticed any ghost parties out lately. Won
der why?. Our editor, Charles Miller,
has been laid up the last few days with
a bad cold, but is able to be around
again. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hubbard
moved to La Crosse, last week. They
will make that place their home in the
future. Miss Nancy jacobson, Mrs. A.
Tulloch and Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Quinn
were business callers from Victory, Mon
day. Miss Maud Lytle. who was home
sick, last week, returned to her school
near Harmony. G. L. Miller came up
from Prairie du Chen, Monday, to call
on his son who was quite sick. "A large
crowd attended the Woodman's supper
and open installation at their hall, Sat
urday evening Our treasurer, Mr..
Davidson. reports taxes very easy to
collect this year. Sure sign of better
times. Nothing like good republican
administration. .Jno. Welcn is moving
bis saloon IN the building formerly occu
pied by 2. Bartho' omew. ID. FL. Slattery
wae in town couple of days this week
calling on the pennle in the interest of
the Dubuque L 3s. We hear
tnoro are several CAnQluh' SO IN the n6ld
for craftsmanship of the town next spring.
We are no politicians and don't meddle
with town affairs, but we will say this
much to the voters of the township, that
whoever you may choose let him be a
man of COCA business ideas, one who is
able to judge Tor himself and not one
who will conduCtt The business of your
town as few of mis- friends advise him.
Ed. Rogensock, the Lansing marble
nan, was doing business in town, Mon
ady and Tuesday r. NJ McAuley and
family left for Gays Mills, where they
intend to reside in the future. Mr.. Nc
Auley takes possession of the mills there
owned by j. A. Haggerty & Company.
They will be much missed by people of
DeSoto and vicinity The sociable at
IngersolPs hall, Jan. 9th, for the bene-
fit of the Congregational church was
largely attended. Ira Cooley, formerly
editor of the Herald, was assisting Mr..
Miller in getting out this weeks issue.
Fred Kloak has purchased the house
and lot formerly owned by Fred Ware
ham. John White, of Viroqua, was call
ing on friends here, Thursday Grant
Cox was in town, Wednesday, and pur-
chased bill of lumber of Woodbury. &
Beardsley for new house, his having
burned short time ago. The KIDD.