Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-03-15
The spring election is near.

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The spring election is near.
Town and city elections fall on
April A.
For bibles, go to Towner's. He
has some good bargains.
District Attorney Bennett has To-
Gated his office in the Casson block.
1t is said the new spring bonnet
will be topped off with the usual millin-
cry bill.
Captain Silbaugh and Lieutenant
Jagersou visited friends in La Crosse
last week
Sparta has just voted So, 800 bonus
to the Heinz company of Pittsburg for
pickle factory.
james Hall and J. F. Hall were
business callers in the city from Reads
town on Monday.
DIR, and Mrs. E. V. Porter went to
Sparta, Tuesday morning, to attend the
roundup farmers institute.
Straw wanted, ten or twelve loads
Write CENSOR office, stating price per
ton delivered and on ground.
Mrs. Emily Goode, one of the at
pendants at Mendoza asylum, is visiting
relatives and friends in the city.
The Northwestern road will COM
plete thirty eight miles of double track
between Baraboo AMI Elroy this year.
Carl Peterson and wife, of Soldiers
Grove, we're in Viroqua last Saturday.
Mrs. Peterson remained for an extended
visit.
The roundup farmers institute
opened at the Sparta armory, Tuesday,
with prospects favorable for a large at
tendance.
The Sparta and Viroqua bigh
schools will hold their joint literary
meeting at Opera hall, this city, Friday
March 17Jh.
John Z Nuzum and W. G, Ripley
were at Madison. last week, in attend
ancs upon the state convention of retail
lumber dealers.
The dance at Opera hall last Thurs
.day evening was quite we'll attended by
a number of Vircqua people, and good
supper, music and social tina were en-
joyed.
The Soldiers Grove Advance SAYS:
S'Fred Boil, who was'serving a two
months sentence in the county jail at
Prairie du Chen, was pardoned last
week"
Mrs. y s MAY has been visiting
the family of n ID. McLees and other
friends in the city the past week, whlie
Mr.. May was in Milwaukee and Tunnel
City visiting his brothers.
-Ardo Buchanan, of Webster, mar
keted at the store Of J. S. Groves Il BON,
during last year. 531 dozen eggs for
which he received $141 IA, making an
average Of about 8 and one fifth cents
per dozen.
If Won are in need of anything in the
dry goods line it will pay you to in
spect the new spring stock at Rogers Il
Williams Without question they have
the finest stock ever shown in Viroqus.
They are headquarters On novelties, I'M
derwear, hosiery, silks, dress goods, car
pets and gents furnishing goods. They
have the new ideal pattern, only III
cents.
Professor Cooley, who gives his
illustrated concert and lecture IN the
opera house, Saturday, March Is, comes
highly recommended. His views are
finely produced by means of acteylene
gas which gives very brilliant and
pleasing effect. We csn cheerfully
recommend the entertainment as being
1irst-clsss and we'll worthy the patron
age of a patriotic public.
-Assemblyman John NJ. True, of
Bsrsboo has been elected to the position
of secretary of the State Board of Agri-
culture. Mr.. True has been president
of the board since it was created but
resigned few days since aud Assembly
man George Wylie Of Reeds was ap-
pointed president. The secretary is the
only officer If the board who receives
salary. Assemblyman Wylie has been
appointed superintendent of sheep by
the State Board of Agriculture.
The tobacco leaf sizing machine,
invented by B. o. Dahl, of this city,
has attracted a great deal of attention,
and bids fair to prove great success
Four machines are now in operation In
Fred EckhaIdt's tobacco warehouse, run
by small gasoline engine Each ma
chine requires one man to feed and Two
men to tie the tobacco after 1t hes been
sized One machine will siza 1000 lbs.
per day, which is quite gain over the
old way of sizing by hand. The ma
chimes are capable of doing more work
and the output will be greatly increased
as soon as the men get used to hand.
ding them.