Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-17
KInKAPan.

Readstown, May 10 ITO him who IN
the love of mature holds communion with
her visible forms. she speaks various
language Thissis true IF the Kicka-
poo valley at this season of the year
She II at her best the trees all gay In
esnet ed coats make splendid appear
ance. 1t seems that Readstown III blest
with surrounding beauty We can
tialthfully say our village is the gens of
the Kickapoo valley You have only to
listen in order 10 ascertain ollr progress
You will hear the sound Of the carpen-
ter's hammer and saw everywhere:
streets and alleys are being cleaned ~up
and old fences Ut half century's age
are being torn away and being replaced
by new ones; sidewalks are being laid
and ere thesummer appears we will have
our walks completed The sound of the
steam whistle and the buzz of the saw
indicate work for our citizens day and
night. 1T is stated that Mr. Ewers has
purchased the Bliss farm, lying ON the
Viola road and Will lay off a row OF lots
along the road Mr.. Ewers viii also
buy stock and grain. &C w. Fowell has
his mill machinery here; he viii manu-
facture all kinds of building material
II. MI. Pond has purchased the saw mil
of Eichart Bros. of Bona, and moved il
to Readstown. w S. Hurlbut and Lee
Infield have burned kiln of lime ii
this place. ~ M. Craigo a Son arr
repairing and fixing up their grist mill
Much moving has been done here o1
late. Doc Craigo has moved to Reads
town, and occupies the Jno. Crook house
Chas. Smithson has moved into DIR
Goyer's house Al Atkins has moved
into the Bliss house. and Vol Wilkinson
has taken possession Of the one formerly
occupied by AL Atkins. C H. Carter
has rented Mrs Perhams house. The
K. ". 81 n. will run eighteen Sunday
excursions this summer, the first one
yesterday. . The Wauzelza base ball nine
cross bats with our nine at this placf
next Sunday. Mr.. Cox, a student from
Carleton college Mimi ], gave lecture
and granlaphone entertainment at the
III. E church last Sunday evening.
Enough has been subscribed for the
erection of new Ne E. church at thh
place and work will commence thereon
soon. DIR. Goyer has traded his saloon
property to VIM. Dearman for what il
known as the Anderson property. Now
~ tt1A VI liz oNJi stsANA {AS
is happy. Jno Sutherland and wife
have started on their summer trip. Ed
Ward and wife have also gone on theil
summer excursion toward the sunny
south. Our schools close next Thurs
! day evening by an exhibition in the com
pany hall. :. w @. T. Adams, this spring
had the degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy,
conferred upon him by the Nationa
| Normal college. H. M. Pond got hi
hand badly torn while building wir
fence. Sol Townsend who had his lie,
badly mashed by log last winter.
able to go about without crutches. . TIL
most popular saying in town now a-day
is, when are you going to build you
new sidewalk p al Atkins and Gladne,
Ewers made business trip to the coun
| ty seat last TIL day. Elvert Ewars o
Mill Greek is finishing Gladney Ever
nov residence. Our pastor, Frank Bel
was here last Monday helping our com
nsittee on the new church plan r.. Il
Tubbs, wagon maker OF Viola, was
caller in our burg. : The railroad mai
service between here and La Fargo wa
let to contractor f. e. Smith, of Wash
ington, d. G., for $3.50. SO. Pretty cheal
we think, Postmaster Reeve Inform
us that notices are out to receive bids OF
| the mail route from here to Wauzeka
daily. The X. V. 81 N. refuse to carr,
Al, as it seems there is nothing in it. Tn
Gle Sam gets his work done pretty cheal
You see. jerome Fish, salesman fo
Hardy 81 Co. of Chicago, is making {
tour of Oklahoma, Texas and New Mex
ico PRoMETHEUS UNBOUND.