Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-16
III .7qb0ut aow friends and HetgAbors.

ibtn anu lthu.
Chairman Mcclellan was in from
Bergen, Friday.
Attorney Tolrud is paying visit tc
the capital city.
Spring blossoms and flowers are
beautiful just at this season
Mr.. Jordan, representing the La
Crosse Press, was in the city on Friday.
Miss Tillie Olson of Sparta was a
guest of B. f. Purdy's family over
Sunday.
Mr.. John H Stoke, the long time
assessor of Hamburg, LAS in the city on
business. Friday.
Col C. E. Morley was up from Mad
ison and passed last week al Readstown
and this place.
AT DeSoto, recently, Arthur White
found pearl in a Mississippi river clam
which he sold for $500.
James Nc Call goes to Washington
TO assist l. d. Bennett in the Badger
Girl mining operations.
George A. Smith, one of the pioneer
and leading citizens of Soldiers Grove
died at that place last week.
Mesdames Foster and Herbst had a
flSlb HUN a St5bCi. VI ftAlS AlSUdy WIN
passed the Sabbath with them.
DIR. K. W. Baldwin. dentist, succes-
sor to DR.. Reque. Office in Devlin
block, opposite new Fortney hotel.
George hayes, Richland Center
man, has the contract for fencing the
Kickapoo Valley railroad, 104 miles.
Grant Pierce sings baby mine"
with hearty will. A little daughter
came TO his home on Sunday morning
Editor Henry Maiben and Postmas-
ter Reeve of Readstown, exchanged yarns
with Viroqua friends, Monday evening
Mrs. Riley, mother of Capt w. l.
Riley, died at Leon, aged II years. Her
remains were taken to Bad AK for
burial
Mrs. Rice is having the front in the
basement of her building arranged for
barber shop, to be occupied by G. w
Thompson.
-Casson & Thompson have an attrac-
tion in their show window in the shape
of three savage looking alligators from
Florida.
Earl Truesdale and wife have taken
up housekeeping in the old Stricken
homestead. Mr. Truesdale's father lives
with them.
-Thos. and Frank Gillette have posi-
tions on the steamer Van SAINT, during
the season of navigation. They are
Genoa Dung men,
Everett Barnes and young friend
Mr.. Hyman, student of the state
University, spent two or three days
here fishing and hunting.
--Hillsboro fair association has pur-
al,o t1,a Nrlx uhfah fba tTapH
is located. For the past two seasons
the grounds have been leased.
Rev. VIM Haughton filled the
Methodist pulpit at Sparta, on Sunday,
in the absence of Pastor Irish. He was
accompanied by Mrs. HaHghton
DO not accept any soap said to be as
coed as Galvanic it Is only stealing into
your home on the reputation gained by
Galvanic soap, the "a nous easy washer
The high school ooys went to Cash
ton and played a game of ball with the
second nine of that place, last Saturday.
Result "a for Viroqua, IA for Cashton.
John Tewalt has purchased two lots
off the old Morley homestead in the
Second ward, and is placing materials
on the ground to construct residence.
Lieutenant Governor W. A North
colt, Head Consul of the order will
be speaker at the Modern Woodman
district picnic to be held at West Salem
on June IL.
Vernon county now boasts of two
pearl button factories-one at Genoa by
J. p. Monti, and the other in DeSoto by
Woodbury. & Beardsiey. Each plant
operates ten machines.
On Monday Chris. L. Spellum was
examined and committed to Mendoza
hospital. At times he is afflicted with
the belief that he is pursued by armed
men His mind has been unbalanced at
intervals for sem time.
-Chas F. Wallace of Webster, had a
bullet removed from his wrist which
was lodged there eighteen years ago by
the accidental discharge OF a revolver
in the hands of his brother. The opera
tion was performed in this city yesterday
by DIR. Suttle.
-Halvor N. johnson arrived at West
Prairie on Tuesday last, with the re-
mains of his brother, Ole johnson, who
died of consumption, aged 81. Mr. John
son is located way up near the Canadian
line in Minnesota. He reports that the
country is settling fas6.
Viola has a fine flowing artisan well
at depth of 1876 feet The water is soft
and cold. The well will be sunk to the
depth of 200 feet as an experiment 1t
is on the premises of Geo. E. Tate 1t
is now a thoroughly demonstrated fact
that the flowing wells are sure almost
anywhere in the Kickapoo and Wiscon-
sin valleys.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Atkins, of Craw-
fordsville, Oregon, are taking in the
sights of the old Kickapoo valley once
more. They IRE well acquainted with
the old timers here and it seems good to
have them with us. Since leaving here
they have been in several states and ter.
ritories, but say that Wisconsin is good
enough. .-Readstown Herald.
Stephen Keir of Franklin. who suf
fered intensely by being stunned by
lightning and thrown from his wagon
about a year since met with another
accident Monday last. While driving
a horse attached to a carriage the ami
NAL kicked him in the face breaking out
two teeth and injuring three others
One OF his hands was also badly bruised
Miss Eta Butt was recently ten
dered the position of teacher of English
in the La Crosse high school by Super
intendent Bird Miss Butt is admirably
suited and equipped for this work anC
would have accepted the place had sh'
been able to obtain release from he
present contract with Supe: 1ntenden
Bliss, of the school for the bEad at james