Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-08-23
VERNON COUNTY CENSOR
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %, 1899.
Get ready for the fair.

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Public schools open next Monday.
The latest designs in wall paper at
Towner's.
For paints, oils, and varnishes go to
Towers.
Get your floor paints of Towner, the
best in the market.
If you want a macintosh Michael
sohn sell the cheapest and best.
Wisconsin state fair at Milwaukee,
Sept. II to Is. Halffare on all railroads.
Miss Lizzie Layer, of La Crosse, is
making her brother, Herman Layer, a
visit.
Leonard Terhune left his printers
case in La Crosse and is home for g few
days visit.
Aug. Smith and family returned
from a weeks visit at Bangor and other
places in La Crosse county.
Miss Leonore Fancher, of Chicago,
is visiting in the city as the guest of
her friend, Minnie Bouffieur.
Mr.. Cox, of Indiana, is here visiting
his invalid son, who is taking o~steopathy
treatment from Leonard Chase.
Gilbert Welch who worked in 7. B.
Potts barber shop, is employed in Ed
ward Cilbaugh's shopat La Crosse.
John Dawson Il Son shipped a fine
carload of stone from their quarry to
be used in cemetery work at Lansing,
Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Vixen, of Cash
ton, are visiting with the parents OF the
latter. Alderman and Mrs. y. H. Hell
geson.
Mr.. G. II. Hall, the former we'll
known landlord Of the Winship house
at Sparta, died recently in California, of
consumption.
Prof. bronson, the eye specialist,
will make his next professional visit to
Viroqua on Wednesday and Thursday,
August 10 and II.
The La Crosse Interstate fair will
be held September 18th to 18th. The
society is making efforts for the best
meeting in its history.
While in the city during the week
J. w. Groves made sale of three fine
pianos, to Mrs. F. Fl. Graves, Mrs.
John M. Bennett and Mrs. Don Sherman.
The aged mother of Mrs. G. E. Tos-
terude with whom she lived in the town
of Viroqua, died suddenly IN Sunday
morning. She had been afflicted with
drOpsy.
-Ex-sheriff White just returned from
p business trip to Clark and Wood coun-
ties. He is local agent for large tracts
Of land there. Mr.. White says every
thing is booming fine up there.
Mrs. Anna HolYorson, of Sterling,
was adjudged insane In the county
court and taken to Mendoza asylum
Monday, by the sheriff. She is a wild
ow and has three children, one of then
quite young.
Everything in the shirt line, from
the cheapest everyday to the finest sill
and silk striped, with or without collars
laundried or unlaundried, at Michael
sohn's. Also the latest bicycle an(
driving caps. soft and Derby hats.
Mr.. George Herbst, late of Fair
child, has been employed and installed
as head salesman in the drygoods de
partment at Lindemanns store. Mr.
Herbst is a salesman of large experience
and will doubtless be a useful helper il
that popular business mart.
An old gentleman named G. &
Hodge died at the county farm Tuesda,
morning. aged eighty-One years. HI
came from Hillsboro about two year
since. His wife is an inmate of thu
county asylum. tits told of the de
ceased that the present woman is hi
eighth wife.
The local company has just INSTALLED
q new 2,000-light dynamo in their plan
in this city. 1t is an expensive n Tin
machine. The demand has outgrowl
the old dynamo, which was supposed
when 1t was put in with the plant ST
years ago, to be of sufficient capacit,
for a long term of years.
Mrs. T. NJ. Bennett, Senior, o.
Monday the 2tst., celebrated her SStl
birthday anniversary, and there wer
present 8 great-grandchildren, viz: Fou
children of Mrs. w. s. Fields, of Okla
homa City, the little daughter of Fran
Mutch of Hillsboro, and the thre
children of Frank Williams of Viroqus
The Rev, W. B. Costley, of Stock
bridge. Ga. while attending TO his past
oral duti - at Fleetwood, that state, wa
attacked by cholera morbus. He says
by chance l happened to get hold of
bottle of Chamberlain's Collie. Choler
ana DlarfnOed REMEDY, ana L tnl1lk
was the mans of saving my life. 1t IT
lieved me Mt onc For sale by A.
johnson 4 Co, druggists.
-Tomah has held twenty-six success:
full fairs and this year promises to /
the biggest grandest of them all. Race
and attractions better than ever. The
have secured several novel attraction
never seen in this vicinity before. also
balloon ascension, trapeze performer
trick horses and last but not least
grand cake walk for six beautiful prize
contest open to the world, August 29t
to Sept. 1st are the dates.
i'm four weeks from this date Il
county fair will be On, The apHui
premium books have been out for
week. and the officers are making dill
gent efforts to secure the best attra
lions to be had. There is no society
the western part of the state that pa.
such liberal premiums. $1,000 appr
priated for the race program ought
attract a big field of horses. The OF
GERS hope by extra push and effort
clear the society from debt. Let d
put their shoulder TO the wheel al
help to accomplish this much desire
result.