Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-01-04
M .abouf gous. Helyh6or7 and friends.

"A new lot of the latest neckties at
! Michaelsohn's.
LA Fargo people are talking in
corporation for their village.
A Rebekah lodge will be instituted
at Retreat, next Saturday night.
A family is too large if there are too
many in it to sit around the stove.
Installation in viroqua Odd Fellows
lodge ispostponed till Saturday the 18th.
Mrs. Clementine Peterson is report.
ed very eick at her Soldiers Grove home.
The capitol stock os the Virooua
telephone Company has been increased
to $4,000.
Mrs. Geo. Burrows, of Soldiers
Grove, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Will
Castle, of this city.
Remember Chap'a Trinm's lecture
on his war experience at opera hall,
Wednesday evening the 18th.
News from William Brandon is to
the effect that he is greatly improved
by his soiourn at the state asylum.
-Wn. Il. Bsnnett, OF Hast,n gs.
Minnesota. passed Sunday with his aged
father and other relatives in this city.
Asylum trustees have changed
their day for meeting from first We'd
nesday to first Thursday in each month
Mrs W. F. Lipdemapn aud daueh.
ter, Mrs. W. M. Trowbridge, start to-
day for winter'e sojourn in California.
N. G. Hazsn has disposed of his
hotel Interests at Preston, Minnesota.
and will probably return to viroqua
very soon.
Ladies' of Second division of B. B
society will serve Is cent supper, Fri
day night, in the church parlors. AL
are invited.
The article in last weeks CENSOR
concerning the remarkable runaway at
Victory. should have been cred ted to
The DeSoto Herald.
Its better than ready money because
it cures rheumatism, constipation, sick
headache, indigestion. Rocky Mountain
Lea Il. II OralE " 20.
Harry Stout writes from Louisiana,
where he is advance agent for a circus,
that they celebrated Christmas very
much like the Fourth of July.
Because of his having been elected
district attorney. j. Henry Bennett re-
signed as police justice of this city. The
council appointed Squire Toney to the
vacancy.
Rev, E. Trimm will deliver his war
lecture at Springviile, next Monday
night, and at Liberty Pole, Tuesday
evening. This will be treat the people
can appreciate.
"A stockholders meeting of the
Farmers Union Store Building COM
pany will be held in Alliance hall, Viro-
qua, Saturday, January ID, at 10 a. m.
OLE SvIGGUM, Secretary.
Regular meeting OF the Eastern
Star, Tuesday, January 10, at which
time the degrees will be conferred and
officers for the ensuing year will be in
stalled. A full attendance is desired
The adjourned term of circuit court
opened, Tuesday, and adjourned before
the close OF the day. Several outside
attorneys were present @. I'll Collins
and ex Sheriff White assist the new
sheriff.
This is the CENsoR's New Year, too,
1t commences its forty third volume.
We can truly say without boasting that
the paper enters more homes than any
English weekly papsr in western Wis
consin.
Sheriff White, last week, conveyed
two patients the asylum John Post,
aged 20 years. of Whitestown, and Ella
Onsrnd, aged 90, of Christisna, The
sheriff took thirteen unfortnnates to the
state asylum during 1898.
The new Brinkman postt flee on
Brinkmsn ridge, in Hamburg, is open
for service Chas F. Brinkmau is post.
master. 1t will be great convenient
to many, who now have their mail sent
to La Crosse, Coon Valley or Chase
burg.
The first tobacco deliveries for the
year were made Tuesday, to W. l.
Scott, the Boston dealer, who made
large purchases few weeks ago. Me-
Scott is here to supervise shipments,
which will be made to other points for
packing.
From New York City comes the
glad news that Jerry and Florence
Richards are the proud parents OF
young daughter. John E. Gosling also
communicates the important information
that an infant daughter has appeared
at his Colorado home.
Mr. Isaac Solberg and Miss Cora
Edwards were married at the residence
Of the BRIDES parents, Alderman and
Mrs John Edwards, in this city, on
Sunday. A large and happy company
witnessed the event. The band sere-
naded the young couple ON Monday
evening.
The Farmers National Congress,
which has just closed it's annual session
at Fort Worth, Texas, has passed reso-
lutions strongly endorsing the system
of state aid to road building, and COM
mending the efforts Of the League of
American Wheelmen for it's general in
| PRODUCTION.
Superintendent and Mrs Wilkins
gave their wards a Happy New Year
entertainment, Saturday evening. Ev-
cry one of the inmates of the big house
were made glad with one or more pres
ents from the tree. A program of music
and recitation was given that pleased
the uufortunates,
The banquet which followed the
installation of officers in Viroqua Ma
sonic lodge, Tuesday evening last, was
one Of the affairs that go far to cement
fraternal ties and give La Belle record
as one of the best lodges in the state.
Brief addresses were made by Revs
Haughton, Stemen, Coram, Gen. Rogers
and others.
"A L. Russell received telegram,
Sunday morning, from Cripple Greek,
Colorado, containing the startling in
formation that his brother, Martin, had
been killed while working in the mines.
Martin was we'll known among older
residents of this vicinity for his genial
aud pleasant characteristics, and many
regrets will be uttered among all whom
he knew when learning Of his sudden
and untimely death.