Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-12
rs the news.


Two weeks more till Old Santa will
be with us.
Ladies who have used Maple City
Soap will testify to its merits.
Geo. J. Williams of Escanaba, Mich
igan, arrived home on Friday, for visit
-Viroqua merchants have fine arrays
of Christmas goods already on exhibition.
For diamonds, rubies. emeralds
agates, and other rings go to Joseph
Boehrer
Remember the poor when Christmas
arrives o. at any and all other times for
that matter
DR.. Kronsou, the eye specialist, at
Park Hotel this week Wednesday and
Thursday.
Misses Carey and Foster have open
ed dressmaking shop in the second
story of Opera block.
Wanted, from @ to 8 boarders
through tobacco season, by Mrs. George
Hall. Residence in Second ward.
Peter Sxaaland, who built new
house in Edwards addition to the city,
has moved here with his family from
Coon Prairie.
If you buy rosin separate from soap
it may benefit you in some way. but it is
no good in soap. Maple City Soap con.
tains no rosin.
Forum Brothers of Bristow. shipped
from this station on Monday, two full
blood Poland China hogs, to parties in
{ North Dakota.
q Old Prob says January and Febru-
airy will be vigorously cold. He might
have added that December has a little
)of that quality.
Fred Mohs, late assistant postmaster
{ at Hillsboro, has been installed as cashier
| of the bank of Hillsboro. Mr.. Mohs
married Miss Tilton of this place, few
| months since.
J "A J. Greeley, Hillboro's inventor,
died at that place week ago He was
a veteran of the war. The Sentry also
records the death of Mrs. VIM. Bauer of
that community.
Lost, between johnson q Co.'S. drug
store and the Viroqua Hotel, a pocket
book containing sum of money. A re-
ward will be paid for return of the same
ITO the drug store.
4 I At the state teachers association to
be held in Milwaukee Dec. 1929. May
McKittrick of this city, is on the pro-
gramme for paper on "Systemilization
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Charles Michelet of Westby, one of
the high school graduates of last season,
who has been confined to his home for
almost three months with typhoid fever
paid visit to his school fellows in this
city the last of the week
-Christena, wife of Lewis Hopp. died
of cancer at the family home near Purdy,
November 30 aged SO years. Funeral
and burial occurred at that place. The
family desire TO express thanhs for as
. sistance and sympathy in their late
affiiction.
Friends of the family received. Mon
day, telegram announcing the sudden
death. at Austin Minnesota, of Charles
Hadley only son of Mr.. and Mrs. w E.
g Hadley former managers OF the Park
hotel in this city. The youhg man was
Y about "a years of age.
An oyster supper will be given at
the residence of VIM Nicks, Friday
night of this week, for the purpose of
raising funds for the Christmas tree and
entertainment to be given Christmas eve,
at Bishop Branch church. Supper 25
cents, children 10 cents.
The Viroqua skimming station,
which started with 600 pounds of milk
daily, few months since, now has de-
livered to it weekly about IL, 900 pounds.
This is substantial increase considering
the season of the year The local man
ager is certain that the business will
boom next season.
& Luck, nine cases out of ten, means
labor. Show us lucky man and we
will show you man who has 1abored
earnestly to gain all he has won. This
life is full of opportunities and happy
incidents, which, if. we were pre-
pared to take advantage of them, lead
on to fame or fortune. To be prepared
one must work. To see the happy
chances one must watch. Working and
watching are the essence of luck.
james NJ Smith, who resides two
miles west of the city, brought two of
the largest loads of tobacco that have
ever been delivered here. The weed was
brought on hay racks, and nearly the
size of stack Of straw. Mr.. Smith re-
ceived about 800 for his crop. Bekke-
dal & HaZen, to whom he sold, say it
was one of the most perfectly put up
packings they have ever handled.
The county board of Vernon county
placed bounty of fifty cents on rattle
snakes at its last session. From the
reports of deaths caused by these rep
tiles last summer it looks as though the
! movement wa wise one. However, if
the snake killing industry progresses
among our neighbors like the wood
chuck business did down here few
years ago, it ruay put fair sized leak in
the treasury ry-Richand Rustic.
An election bet was paid in Prairie
du Chen. Two we'll known young
married men. who will be known rs
Brown and Jones' made bet. Brown
was to have the privilege of kissing Mrs
{ Jones FIVE times, provided she did not
object, in case Mckinley was elected,
aud Jones to kiss Mrs Brown if Bryan
got there. Sunday evening Brown
called at Jones residence and demanded
( that the terms of the bet be carried ont.
Jones thought his wife wou d kick"
but great was bis surprise to see her
throw herself into Browns arms and
pucker her lips ready for business.
DIR Geo. f. Hall, formerly of De-
/ catur, Ill, now of Chicago, who will be
| well remembered by the citizens of vi
i roqua as one Of the most interesting and
I entertaining lecturers we have ever had
l visit US. will deliver his noted sermon,
THE Advantages of Being Christian,
! at the Church of Christ, on Thursday
evening at AS The Doctor has been
( delivering a series of lectures in Iowa
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