Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-09
-. Nv. Groves is in the city.

DIR. Kronson at the Park Hotel May
10th and 18th.
Postmaster Forum was up from
Bristow, Monday.
Fine growing weather after the
hard st0rlns.
Aug. G. Bey was a business caller
from Bergen today.
Mr. Cass has moved with his family
from La Fargo to Genoa.
Viroqua houses enjoyed a big busi
ess on Saturday last.
"A baby girl is the latest thing in the
family of NJ G. Ripley.
Mrs. VIM. Peavy of Webster, visited
friends in the city on Saturday.
Mr. Fitch was here from Sparta,
looking up location for restaurant.
". E. Aiken is making improve
ments about his residence in Third ward.
Rev A. J. Coram and family, of
Augusta, are guests of Viroqua friends.
-Conferring of Royal Arch degree is
on at Viroqua Chapter, this Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Johu Bean and Miss Ella Lom-
bard, of Sterling, visited in the city, ON
Saturday.
-Thos. NJ. Mills is at home after hav-
ing graduated from Chicago dental
college.
Mrs. j. A. Porter, of Lindsey, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs E.
Tilton.
For Rent, two-story frame hou Sc in
First ward, nine rooms Inquire of
B utt & Butt.
The annual tax sale will occur at
the county treasurer's Office next Tues
day, the 10Th.
Peterson Bry, of Bergen, one of the
citizens of the western part of the county,
died of recent date.
Editor Briggs spent Sunday in Mar
quet county with his parents. Mrs
Briggs accompanied him.
Albert j. HiIl and wife of Genoa,
were guests at II. c. Gosling's the first
portion of the week.
Jessie Ti1ton and family were over
from Hillsboro to be present at the mar
riage of Mr. Tilton's sister
| Christina Gulbrandson purchased of
| T. A. Chase the Third ward house and
lot formerly owned by Roy Morrison.
The down-pour of rain was accom-
/ panied by hail Tuesday afternoon.
Nothing in vegetation is sufficiently ad'
vanced to receive damaging effects.
The populist National convention
is in session at Sioux Falls, South Oak
ota, today. The middle-of- of-the-road pop
ulists are also holding a convention al
Cincinnati
The tobacco shed of Dan Fortney,
just weat of town, was blown about
( eight feet off its foundation during the
storm of Tuesday afternoon. L. r
Gaines was moving the building, and
had it on rollers.
Oliver T. Helgeson is at home aftel
receiving his diploma of graduation from
the La Crosse business university. Th'
young man is to be eongratuls ted. III
is now open to an engagement avs book
keeper and typewriter.
-G A. r. MendIia services viii b
, held at the Congregational church Sun
day morning, May 27th. Rev. Stemel
will deliver the address. All old soldier
, and soldiers of the Spanish America
war are invited Meet at q. A X hal
. and march TO church. Rev. Coram ha
acceuted an invitation from the Gran'
! Army to deliver the Decoration dA
J address in this city.
In the nigh school declaaatory con
test held az Sparta last Friday. betweei
, the Sparta. Bangor ToInah and Virc
ana schools, this city was represented b
Miss Name Miller. who won third plac
, in The contest. Miss Irish. of the Spart
! school. carried off first honors, and wi
: compete at Stevens Point with the wiz
= ners in the different districts in the state
l Miss Miller as viii be remembered, wol
! first hOnors in the district contest les
! year. Her markings in this contest wer
very high