Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-01-18
NEIGHB0RING NEWS BUDGET.
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ONTARIO, Jan. Id John b. Paine and
q. u. Culver are suffering with the la
grippe. The rain and sunshine about
spoiled the sleigh riding Our villagers
are now putting up mary tons of fine ice
for summer use. VIM. Paine, the oldest
man of our village, COS yesterday is
feeble with age and is seriously i'll "A.
w. Rittenhouse Is working for Sammy
Woodland, fitting up and repairing his
village residence nearJ Lowers. i. Ed.
Haskell is drillil q well for 'Bub"
Day. He will no 20 it dry any longer.
..Dr. Abbott purchased the Bub Wood
ard lot and reside ce near the billiard
hall. Consideration $3.50. G. NJ San
don purchased the two vacant lots be.
tween VIM. McComb's lot and Baltz's
barn, price $3.50. Ell. 81. Rittsnhouse
purchased the McDaniele lot and resi-
dence near the cemetery and will soon
occupy the same. VIM, Carson, of For
est, vas in our burg, last Thursday
lie rans kiln and sold 5000 bushels
OF lime last season. DIR. f. p. johnson,
our bright assemblyman, went to Madi-
son. last Tuesday. We wager penny
that he will make good record. j. P.
Sullivan and Mrs. Bessie Gotham of our
village, were married last Sunday in
Hillsboro. At this writing they are
keeping house in his residence of red,
white and blue over in "Jimtown".
Case Of Sullivan against Chicago &
Northwestern railroad, for the loss of
his dog "Pom,' begun in Judge Fran
cisco's court the 10th inst. 1t will be
prosecuted to a finish. Sally Roberts
against Homer Owen, replevin. The
plaintiff was unsuited. John b. Paine
purchased twenty acres of land from
Jas. Ii. Osterhaut, consideration $210. :.
John Dewitt, of Forest, purchased $50
worth of furniture of G. w. Delap. The
following shows some of the selling done
in our hustling little burg: 9. M. Ssndon
sells $1,000 worth of goods per month,
+, M. Walker sells $3.50, Sloggy & Son
about 5000, HI. Fl. Goodenough $3.50.
Our new organization, "The Ladies
Board Of Trade" have 65 members; pur-
pose to improve the public square
Their first festival held at g. M Sandon's,
last night, was royal good old time;
proceeds So 25. The "village fathers
met last night to adopt resolution to in
duce IL. Zimmerman to remove his
bridge manufacturing plant into our
village. That's right, get him to come.
Mr.. Rabbit, OF Viola, was pleasant
caller in our village. He was looking
for real estate to buy. It is said that
he offered Eugene Sullivan $4,000 for
his lot, residence, etc. Sullivan would
not sell Mr.. Rabbit says he is sure
the *. V 4 N, railroad will be extended
| to Wilton, next season. $50 mote il
be- let 'er come. Joe Critchett and wife
are preparing to leave us. They go to
South Dakota for their future bone,
but they will find no better place than
Vernon county. Robbie Gill gave bail
OF $1,000 for his appearance at June
term OF circuit court for Vernon county
"A volcano of law suits is on the eve of
coming to light Watch. Officers in
stalled in W. r. @. are Mrs. Hattie Sted
man, president; Mrs. HI. n. Stedman,
senior vice president; Mrs. Hannah Wal
lace, junior vice president; Mrs r. G..
Marsden, treasurer; Miss Rena Bolden,
secretary; Mrs. Eva Motley, conductor
Mrs. Jos. Landon, assistant conductor;
Mrs. Angelina Sullivan, guard; Mrs. VIM,
Fish, assistant guard. Bert Prentice
took civil service examination at La
Crosse, J t week. He is awarded the
second best in the state OF Wisconsin. :.
Mrs. Harry Sewell returned from her
long extended visit to Beaver Dam. :. /.
The officers installed in James Williams
q A. Il, Post are Horace Crouch, com.
mander; Andrew Motley, senior vice
commander; Geo. w. Downing, junior
vice commander; Geo. H. Schermehorn,
surgeon; VIM. r. Parish, chaplain; FL, III.
Stedman, quartermaster; VIM. Sandon.
adjutant; Capt. t. B. Marsden, officer of
day; N. NJ. Baldwin, sergeant major; G
@. Haskell, outside guard; VIM. Hart,
quarter master sergeant; A. Motley, rep
reeentative, L. S. Daniels, alternate.
ONTARIO LAD.