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

.. CIAck " 70.
See those beautiful Astrachan over
coats at Michaelsohh's.
Frank Minshall has new dray
team which weighs 3,1O0 pounds.
Last week while splitting wood,
Lyle Tate cut his foot quite seriously.
4 &C. d. Williams ha. disposed of his
200-acre farm in Franklin to Peter Berge
"A new lot of wooden underwear, the
best values and finest quality, at Mich
aelsohn's.
For Sale-One choice fresh mich cow
and one HEREFORD bull calf. Inquire of
John Devlin.
There's bread grin on the conn
tenance of every tobacco grower in YER
non county.
Miss Ona Bennett, of Rockton, has
gone to Rochester, New York, to pass
the winter with relatives.
After a sixty days. furlough at
home, Harry S. Morrison departed
for Admission, Alabama, on Saturday.
-Chss. S. Slack and Lon Curtiss
to install officers in the Forester's Court
-Theo. Brown went to La Crosse,
Wednesday evening, in the interest of
the Binder company and returned the
following day.
Mail Messenger Button has been
confined to his home by sickness.
Orois Mullen has been on the run during
Mr.. Buttons absence.
The Viola schools opened last week
with Prof. Morgan as principal and Mr..
and Mrs. Bingham as assistants. There
were $50 pupils in attendance.
--Thos. DeJean returned home on
Friday, after a seasons work at tele-
phone and electric light construction in
Madison, St. Paul and other cities.
The hog cholera is raging in the vi
cinity Of Lodi, many farmers having
lost entire herds. This is the first cpl
demic of the disease in that locality.
-Chas. s. Slack & Company have
sold three Case II horse power and
three wood saving outfits this winter
and have more prospective customers.
-"If'' woman gets so "homely" she
isn't worth looking at, she'd better take
Rocky Mountain Tea. Brings back the
bloom of youth. 50 cents.-Craig & Go.
The doctors are quite busy nova
days Their seems to be revival of
the grippe, with some new variations,
and tendency toward pneumonia, es-
specially in the country.
As happy and heshy as a fatting
porker, E. r. Cushman, proprietor of
the Viola Touring mills, greeted Viro-
qua friends, on Friday. He reports a
rushing business in his line.
"A E. Grover has been installed as
permanent conductor on the Viroqua
brREch. He is an old time employee of
the company and has been on the La
Crosse division for nineteen years.
Henry Arnold and bride of Mime
apolis, dropped into Viroqua and spent
most Of the week with the family of @
A. Roberts. The couple were returning
from their wedding trip. Mr.. Arnold is
brother of Mrs. Roberts.
The Hillsboro Sentry says that the
last assay of ore taken from the Bear
Creek mine was $7347 per ton. In a
few days the work in the mine will be
resumed and beyond doubt the main
body of the ere will soon be reached.
Friday morning the mercury took
an upward juno that really surprised
all who had settled themselves down to
the enjoyment Of an old-fashioned win
ter, and actually registered a few de-
grees above the freezing point for the
first time since Thanksgiving.
The CENSOR had a business call
from Bernard Rennetsburger, the Chase
burg wagon manufacturer, on Friday.
He has recently had completed 500
foot flowing we'll on his premises which
will be utilized for motive power to pro-
pei the machinery in Mr.. Rennetsburger's
shops.
Mr.. Elias Shisler, of Victory, aged
IA, and resident of the county sir c
1850, sends his forty third annual con-
tr;bution to the CENSOR. Mr.. Shisler
writes that he is getting rather feeble,
but takes no less interest in the affairs
of his country, state and county than
during his more vigorous manhood
The fifty first annual encampment,I.
o. o. f., of Wisconsin, will be held in
Marinette this year, the session begin
ming Tuesday afternoon, February %,
and continuing three days. Over 100
representatives of the various encamp
ments of the state will be present, and
Marinette will assist the local lodge in
their entertainment.
Mr.. e. B. Jeuney, of the town of
9Th. He was taken suddenly i'll and
faint while doing his evening chores and
passed away soon after midnight. Pa
ralysis of the heart or some other
affection of that organ, is supposed to
have caused his death. Mr. Jenney was
popular citizen and genial gentle
| man.
The Richland Democrat says let
ter received by relatives in that city,
brings the sad news of the death at
Honolulu, Hawaii, of Fred James,
former boy Of that city. His death
occurred from typhoid fever, and his
remains were laid to their last rest with
soldier honors, in that far off land where
the young man was called in the service
of his country.
The sum paid to the members of
Company l., mustered out at Spar
ia, on Thursday last, was S,35981
The lowest amount paid to any soldier
was $50, and reached in limit $120.
The commissioned officers are to be
paid at Camp Douglas during this
week, Every member of the company
was on hand for his money, not one be-
ing detained by sickness.
The lecture given by Chaplain Ed
mund Trimm, Third regiment, Wis. VOL,
on last Wednesday evening, was a COM
plete success. The Opera house was
quite we'll filled by an attentive audi
euce. The lecture was repete with
eloquence and information regarding
the movements of the Third Wisconsin.
The Ladies' Aid society cleared nearly
forty dollars from the lecture.
Our people should remember TIE
patriotic lecture to be given by Rev. J.
S, Parker, in this city, on Wednesday
night, the 25th. The 'Old Flag" will