Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-27
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were with Viroqua relatives fair weel
Millinery opening at Mrs. A. c
Larso's Saturday next, September 30th
Israel Parsons, of Harmony. is Of
for a three months visit in South Dakc
ia.
Mrs. Myron Henry has returne,
from a months visit in Chippewa coun
ty.
Mrs. August Smith has been enjoy
ing a visit from her brother, of Minnea
polls
John Swangstu, of South Dakota
Is visiting relatives and friends on Yves
Prairie.
-Thoreson's photograph gallery i
open every Wednesday and Saturday a
Westby, Wis.
Mrs. Sam Erickson is here from
La Crosse visiting her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Ellef Ellefson.
Roy w. Baldwin has concluded t,
locate at Madison, where he will sool
open a dental office.
Carl n. Peterson and wife have re
moved to Milwaukee, where Carl will
enter dental college.
Will A. Lake offers his household
effects for sale, preparatory to remova
OF his family to Chicago.
For the third time the sale of tn,
k1ckapoo railroad has been postponed
This time to October End.
Albert Gjelstrup, after an absence
Tor two weeks by sickness, is at hi.
station in the post Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Baldwin were
called to Waukon, Iowa, by the Hines.
and death of Mrs. Baldwin's father.
Mrs. F. w. Alexander and Mrs. C,
ID. Grubb are home from a three months
visit with their father in Nebraska.
L. Chase, the osteopath, will have
his office after the first of October, in
rooms over B. F. Purdy's harness shop.
Viola fair will be largely attended
by Viroqua and Vernon county people
next week. Thursday and Friday will
be the big days.
-Thos. P. Hill will give a sale OF
personal property at the old brewery
farm one mile east of Bristow, next
Saturday at one o'clock.
-Mesdames Moody and Reed who
have been visiting here for some weeks,
left for their respective homes in Mis-
and Iowa, on Monday.
At the fair we experienced what
they have everywhere in large crowds
-pick-pockets. There were several
cases of this kind of thieving.
There will be a basket sociable at
the hall on Pleasant Ridge, next Friday
evening, for the benefit of the pastor.
All are cordially invited to attend.
The fifty year anniversary celebra-
ton at Coon Valley on October Sth,
gives promise of a big time. Program
and particulars will be given next week.
-Richland Center fair this week. A
good number from this city and county
will attend. Frank Minshall has Yer
non and Slippery Marian entered in
the races.
The CENSOR enjoyed a brief call,
Monday, from Mr.. P. P. Hektoen, of
Westby, who just returned from a five
months visit to Norway, after an ab-
sence 0 forty years.
Father Rayner has grown in his
garden some of the finest sweet potatoes
we have seen. There is no question but
they can be grown with profit, the best
varieties, in this section.
Mrs. Henry Weber and Miss Tessie
Finney have opened dressmaking par
owe Dahl's drug store, ready to do
plain and fancy sewing. Your patron
age is kindly solicited.
Friends here will learn with sorrow
of the death of Mrs. Jessie Fobes Shrake,
at New Lisbon, her home. She will be
remembered as an attache of Aiding
toms photograph gallery, a few years
since.
Mrs. B. F. Norris has returned
from market with fresh and complete
line of exquisite millinery goods. La
dies are invited to call if they desire
fashionable styles. Over Dahl's drug
store.
H. w. Haskell, one Of Viroqua's
former citizens and tavern keepers, "
is visiting relatives at Ontario and
West Prairie. His many Viroqu friends
were glad to meet hiram while in atten-
dance at the fair.
Mr.. Hartigan's rendition of the dual
characters, DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde il
acting of the highest order and places
him in the foremost rank of his pro-
fession. Herald, Syracuse, N. Y. AT
Viroqua opera house next Monday night.
-Today's market prices: Oats IS q
10 cts, wheat So a go. corn 81, barley
80 "a 81, rye AZ, cattle SO 80 to "A. 90,
sheep $3, lambs 81 to 4. so, hogs 1915 to
81, potatoes 90. butter IA, eggs 1871,
spring chickens s, hens 6.
This section was blessed with a
good soaking rain on Sunday. 1t has
done great good to pasture and pillow
lands. A frost that froze ice a half
inch thick came Monday night. Look
out for good weather during October.
The Dalrimple theatre company
did a good business all the week. Al
Saturday nights play Sherwood Golf
land, DIR. Gorsline, Mary Shower, Scott
Curtis, Hettie Nichols and Miss Gunder
son were lucky holders of tickets that
drew prize chairs.
-Viroqua and Viola teams will play
foot ball on the fair grounds in this city
on Saturday next at two o'clock. The
boys expect to put up interesting game
Average weight of Viola team is AZ
pounds; Viroqua $50. Admission tx
grounds 10 and Is cents.
Sparta did herself proud at our fair
Over one hundred tickets were solo
from that city on Thursday. Cashton
Westby and other stations along thu
line swelled the throng Much fault
finding was INDUCED in because thu
railroad company failed to provide am
pie accommodations.
w. Ii. Hartigan has few equals ant
no superiors In the portrayal of his cele
brated dual character. The startlin.
transformation from Jekyll to Hyde
from man to DEVILS made almost in
simultaneously and in full view of tn
audience. Republican Scranton, Pa
At the Viroqua opera house next Mon
day niget.
"A Free Exhibition. Fol- the benefl
F, of our patrons and friends, we are hold
ing an exhibition of fall foot wear il
Williams are in charge and will explain
the make and value of the many differ
emit lines. You are cordially invited t.
call. Souvenirs for all.
AT THE VIROQUA SHOE STORE.
-Viroqua's delegation to the stat
university, which opens today, consist
| of Rob Wilkins, as the only new stud
emit; Elizabeth Butt and Gayhardt Fort
ney, who renew their studies. Mari
Hektoen returns from Westby. Mis-
Jennie Butt left for Madison, Friday, t
take up her work as instructor in tn
university.
An order has been issued by the ST