Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
Delightful October weather


General and Mrs. Rogers were ii
Chicago most of last week.
Mrs. Il. w. Hazon is making an ex
tended visit in Minnesota.
"A number of viroqua citizens ar,
attending the Gays Mills fair.
Desirable Office rooms to rent in Cd
era block. Inquire at the CENSOR Office
Martin Morrison and family depar1
for Ohio, today, to take up their resi-
dence.
Sheriff Ericsson is home from ar
Official trip through Minnesota and the
Dakotas.
MIR. and Mrs. H. Bellows, Of West
Prairie are in the city. guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Aiken.
Miss Maud Cooley, of DEBORAH, Ia.
visited relatives at Viroqua and Retreat
the past week.
Mrs. Stella Jennings, of Minnesota,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
! Robert Tate, in Liberty.
Mrs. Stumble, who has been visiting
ber sister, Mrs Casson, returned to
Richland Center, Saturday.
"A. I. Boldon and wife, of Forest.
We're IN the city on a general shopping
trip last Wednesday.
W. A. Lake and family took their
departure for Chicago, Wednesday,
where they will reside.
John o. Hetland will sell six acres
OF land, stock, grain and household eff
fects, two miles northeast of Springville,
next Saturday, at auction.
The work of putta3g in substantial
cement walks on the south and east of
the Lew Fortney hotel is ~ progress.
Frank Lombard, of Chicago, who
has been visiting Sterling relatives and
friends, left here for his home, Saturday.
Word comes from Chicago that Mrs.
M. Borgerson, of this cit, is grand
mother to a little girl. the daughter of
A. M. and Bertha Anderson.
-Messrs. H. p. Proctor, w. Ell. Pull
yer G. j. Cherrington and Grand Mas
ter Silbaugh are at GAINESVILLE attending
the Odd Fellows grand encampment.
Hon. J. NJ. Craigo, of Readstown,
passed through Viroqua on Tuesday en-
route to Minneapolis, where he went to
see President Mckinley and old army
comrades.
"A much needed soaking rain fell on
Tuesday, and continues as the CENSOR
goes to press. We know nothing that
will suffer by it except the fair of our
good neighbors over at Gays Mills.
-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 IL
Co., druggists.
Foot ball game next Saturday, Oct.
14th, at fair grounds, between Sparta
and Viroqua high school teams. Ad-
mission, 10 and 10 cents. Game called
at O'Clock. Everybody go and see a
good game.
Mayor Boyle tells the CENSOR that
he has a contract for three million of
flour barrel polls, the first he has been
able to secure since the big panic. He
has been unable to compete with Ten
nessee contractors.
The result of e. M. Ladd's trip to
Vernon county last week was the sale of
Ole Christianson's 1853 acre farm, two
and one-half miles southeast from West
by, to Carl Augustine and Adolph John
for "a, $50. -Edgerton Reporter.
-Viroqua merchants are enjoying a
good trade considering the busy condi-
lions that prevail throughout the farm
districts. People are coming long
distances to take advantage of the large
stocks and favorable prices that this
affords.
-STUMPAGE WANTED. Twenty &C
res of good s5umpage wanted within
tour miles of court house. Viroqua. To
be cleared by purchaser and brush piled
by June l, 1900. Apply, at once, per-
or in writing to Col. c. M. Butt,
Viroqua.
Live stock has commenced to move
at a lively rate. Shipments from this
are quite heavy. The company
has never done SO great a volume OF
general business in Viroqua as this sea
son This is the rule, we believe, at 9TH
err points ON the branch.
If you are looking for sensible, hon
est-wearing footwear at sensible prices,
you are looking for the Viroqua Shoe
Store. We don't think you can get bet
ter footwear in the county at the same
price. They won't buy poor shoes from
the factory and therefore can't sell poor
AL Va Cl uAcCll1CAu ~ bhC EdAC VI
the property of the Kickapoo Railroad
Company appears in this issue OF the
CENSOR. We do not quite understand
the purpose of this action. The sale
was reported to have taken place at
Madison some days since. The adver-
tised sale is to occur at Soldiers Grove
on November 18th.
Reports have reached this city to
the effect that there is a vein of iron ore
in La Crosse county. G. M. Horton,
who has Travelled through the county by
team thinks there is a vein from Mindo-
ia in this county to Westby in Vernon
county. Several samples of ore have
been picked up along the line. Thereis
some talk of digging to ascertain what
there is in it.-La Crosse Chronicle.
There will be a rare spot for deer
hunters in the Wisconsin pineries this
fall, says the Chippewa Falls correspon-
dent of the Milwaukee Sentinel. The
wisdom of the legislature in limiting
the number of deer to be slaughtered by
one person, and strictly enforcing the
provisions with reference to the protect
ion Of deer in other ways has largely re-
ducnd the number annually shot, with
the result that deer are thriving in Wis
consin in a way they have not done for
many years. The eason opens Noyem-
Der first.
-Viroqua now has what few Wis
consin towns can boast, a Camp of Pat
riarch Militant, the higher or military
order of Oddfellowship. Thirty-five
members were mustered in at the meet
ing last Tuesday night, by Capt. Jesse
Smith of Stevens Point. The Camp is
nicely uniformed, very similar to
Knights Templar. Following the mus
ter an elegantly appointed banquet was
served at Relief Corps hall by the ladies
of that order. The Camp is Differed by
Aug. Smith, captain; DR.. Suttle, heuten-
ant; Ell. P. Proctor, ensign; Frederick
Wilkins, clerk. The new order starts
under favorable conditions and will
doubtless be of the most popular So
cieties in the city.
Viola and Viroqua high school teams
played their second game of foot ball
for the season on the grounds of the for
mer, last Friday. 1t was a well con
tested game from start to finish, con-
Quoted along the most friendly lines, as
such affairs should be. The game was
so stobbornly fought out that neither
team scored a point, although the vi
roqua boys came within six inches of a
touchdown in the first half of the game
and within a few feet of the same re-
sult in the last half. The Viola team