Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-01
Or. and Mrs. Porter drove to De

The new Fortney hotel has a shin
ing bus of elegant pattern and style.
Desirable Office 0oms to rent IN Cd
era block. Inquire at the censor office
That November may be- as fine /
month as October was, is the wish of all
Smoke "Viroqua Stub sc cigar.
For sale by all dealers. Made by f. A.
Bennett, Sparta. Wis.
Sparta Pride" a first class 81
smoke, for sale by all dealers. Made
by T. A. Bennett, Sparta. Wis.
Wanted, a married man with small
family to work on dairy farm.
G. v. PORTER. Viroqua.
"A social dance will be given at Heile-
mans hall, Cashtorl, Friday evening, tx
which everybody is invited. Tickets 81
cents.
i'm replacing the broken panes that
have been good enough for summer,
remember A. j. johnson q Co. carry
glass.
The finest line of artistic parlor
lamps ever shown in Viroqua are now
on exhibition at johnson 81 Co.'S drug
store.
The city officers have caused a large
| amount of rock to be crushed and placed
on the streets where the paving has
worn.
While returning from school, Fri
day, Miss Ethel Hamilton tripped and
fell upon the sidewalk, breaking her
right arm.
Mr.. ). M Powell has completed his
commodious new residence in the Second
ward and removed his family here from
Harmony.
Mrs. Gus. Monti of Genoa, and Mrs.
| WILDER Hoilenbeck, of Stoddard, are re-
cent deaths reported from the western
part of the county.
DIR. McElwee, who is now in the
fourth year of his visits to Viroqua, viii
be at the Viroqua Hotel, on Tuesday,
Nov. Z. Examinations free.
DIR. bronson, the eye specialist, will
make his next visit to Viroqua, and be
at the Park hotel, on Wednesday and
Thursday, November Sth and 9th.
Young peoples society of the North
Prairie church meets at Mrs. Anna
Thompson's, near Bristow, ON Sunday
evening next. Everybody invited.
-Notice-Life insurance companies
will reduce the rate 80 per cent to all
who agree to use Rocky Mountain Tea.
A wise measure. 30 cents. Al. John
son & Co.
The reception at the M. E. parson-
age, Friday evening last, was a gather
ing OF much cordiality to the new pastor
and his family and members of his con-
gregation.
Mr.. Cass got his arm in his planning
mill and had it badly mangled, probably
the worst wound that has occur near
here in any of the lumber mills Late.
La Fargo Enterprise.
"A note from Spokane, Washington,
announces the marriage of Frank A.
Chase, who formerly kept books at the
Lindemann store IL this city, to Miss
Zelda McClay, of Hutchinson, Min
neSota.
"A new candidate for public favor is
the Tri-County Review, published at
Lone Rock by Babcock Brothers. War
rem Babcock, who once worked on the
Readstown paper, is one of the owners
and publishers.
Dewey is not coming to Viroqua,
but winter is, and you need a new pair
of heavy shoes. Better get them now
and be ready. Our stock is complete
and shows every popular style.
VIROQUA SHOE STORE.
-SOlSIuCl dDlC 0hiidSO LOS pCCh tAOlC
of late to timber, fences and other prop
erty in different sections of the county
by forest fires. In Bergen, John link,
John Robinson, p. o. Runningen and
Torger Olson had large quantities of cord
wood burned.
The annual meeting of the Wiscon-
sin State Teachers Association will be
held in Milwaukee December 81, 2S and
30. Especial effort is being made to get
a large attendance from ali parts OF the
state. The program promises to be one
of unusual interest.
A delegation representing Viroqua
Eastern Star Chapter attended district
convention of The order at Tomah, last
week. Those present were Mrs. +. M.
Towner, Mrs. FL. D. Williams, Mrs. M
ID. Chase, Mrs. Ell. P. Proctor and John
r. Spellum and wife.
"A burly application for teachers
certificate in La Crosse county, gave the
superintendent a fearful mauIing be-
| cause his desires were not granted. He
was fined $40 for mis- outlay of strength
| and temper and now the official sues for
| heavy personal damage.
"A numerous party of friends and
| neighbors of Henry Booverson met at
| his farm home in the town of Franklin,
| on Saturday evening, to celebrate the
anniversary of that gentleman's fiftieth
| birthday. MI. Hooverson has long been
| one of the leading citizens of the splen-
| lid town of Franklin.
If the CENSOR mistakes not there
is an ordinance ~forbidding the throwing
upon the streets of loose pieces of paper.
They are numerous OF late, and the per-
| sons who carelessly permit them to be
| blown about should be arrested and
fined. Nothing so frightens a horse as
a piece of paper drifted along by the
breeze.
A girl named plain Mary" at her
birthday dropped the ''r" when she grew
up and became Miss May. AS she be-
gan to shine in a social way she chang
ed the ~" to 'e" and signed her letters
Mae. About a year ago she was married
and now has dropped the sc" and now
it's Just plain Ma" That's evolution.
Exchange.
Monday morning James Andrews
left here for La Fargo TO accept a posi-,
ton in Hon. Geo. Tate's bank James has
had a course at the La Crosse business
University, and combined with his other
natural and acquired abilities and in
tegrity ought to become proficient and
useful to his employer and himself. Hi
friends all wish James we'll.
"A dispatch to Milwaukee papers
from La Crosse, reports that hog choleri
prevails to an alarming extent in MOI
mon Coolie, which borders on Vernon
county. Farmers and others can b,
none too careful concerning the clean
illness of animals and their surround
ings. Give them plenty of good clea
water, pure air, a clean place to sleep
plenty of salt and charcoal.
One who visits Readstown will b
surprised at the number of bushes
houses and dwellings erected there tn
present season, and there are now severa
in an un~completed state. The new
Methodist church, which will be opel
! for public service next Sunday, is amonI
/ the best improvements. Readstown ha
!, had an acquisition of several enterprls
? ing business firms during the year, an
\ together they have given the town
substantial boost.
A good local newspaper beats til
world as an advertising medium. I
: handful attracts attention by accident
! the newspaper carries your message to
! waiting audience. The fence-rail ad
a corpse that can only be looked upo
: by a few neighbors who have to go nea
! it, the newspaper advertisement goes t
Q homes and talks right to the hundred
of people who pay their money for ths
I kind of entertainment. They love tn