Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-02-15
HILLSBORO.

HILLsBoRo, Feb. 1.-THE weather
has been extremely cold for the past
week with thermometer ranging from %
to 40 below zero, Thursday and Friday
mornings being record breakers as indi-
Gated by the government Thermometer.
Thursday 38 and Friday 40 below -.
VIM. Lind has been in Chicago the past
week purchasing goods for his spring
trade. VIM. Conway, one OF the old
residents of the town of Hillsboro, wGs
stricken with paralysis few days ago,
and now is in a very precarious con-
dition. e. V. Wernick left on Tues
day for Oshkosh to attend the meeting
of the NJ. W. A. state camp, which con-
vened there on the Sth. Under Sheriff
White was in our village Tuesday on
official business. :. 4. Charles Fuller OF
Necedah. and Miss Maggie Onsager of
Greenwood, were married by the Rev.
Thomas Barker, on Jan. 4 =. Charles
Carnes of Augusta, arrived in town
Thursday. He has been engaged to
work 10 Hammer Bros. saw mill near
Valley -. The United Brethern have
been holding meetings for the past week
at their church,. Mrs. Tilton of Viro-
qua, and Mrs. A. l.. Smith of Lebanon,
Iowa., have been the guests of Jesse
Tilton and family this week. James
Alder who was afflicted with rheuma-
tism, and went to Mt. Clements to take
baths, returned Wednesday, as lively as
a cricket. . DIR. Pinch was called away
on Tuesday to attend the funeral of
some relatives IN Minnesota. 80. The
Hillsboro Dramatic club are making
preparations to present the play entitl
ed, "fine Patch" in the near future,
under the auspices of the M. W. A..
G. j. Lind was visiting among friends
and relatives in Viroqua, last week. go.
Curt latter is getting material on the
ground preparatory to erecting resi-
dance in the spring, on the lot adjacent
to Rev. Barker. John Conway of
Watertown, who was called here on &C
count of the illness of his father, return
ed home Monday :. Walter Fox, son of
John p. Fox, formerly resident of this
place, but now of Washington, was
seriously injured in the late engagement
at Manila. :. Mrs. T. j. Shear does
not recover from her illness very fast
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Cook, of BarabOo,
are the guests of Mrs. @. Ludwig. -.
The owcers of The Bear creek gold mine
will begin operations again as soon as
the weather will permit. Parties from
Chicago will have charge of the work.
George Link has good run of logs at
hie mill and will begin saving as soon
as the weather moderates Hammer
Bros stsvs mill is in full operation, cut
ting from 500 to 800 slaves per day.
Elias Fox, Albert Field, L. II. E, Web |
ster and Mrs. Elmergreen are GONZALES
cent now. Will E. Lind is saluted now
with "Hello PAP Us a girl, born last
Mother and child doing well
Prof, H. Cooley will give one of his
lectures in the Opera hall,
on Saturday evening. The lecture will
be illustrated with stereopticon views
=. Suit was brought against Fl. f
Myers, A. F. Emergreen and Arthur
Linkash by the defunct Wisconsin Odd
Fellows Insurance company, whereby
they were compelled to pay the ex-con-
Germ about $40. This seems very
rrirs5 ? d there must be wrong some
81 q, p the parties were paid up to
me time they discontinued the insur-
ance. =. Ed Winslow, who was visiting
with friends here the fore part of The
week, returned home Thursday. We
are informed that Frank Blaha and wife
are soon to return to Hillsboro. he
sold out and moved to Oklahoma, few
years ago, but met with i'll success and
poor health. SO will locate here again.
Potatoes will be luxury 10 the spring
If the cold continues Most of the con
tents of the cellars in this section are
frozen Hon. Roger Williams who
has been ailing with static rheumatism,
is confined to his house at present.
Hon T. j. Shear, who is spending the
winter at San Antonio, Texas, is re-
ported to be in poor health.