Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-24
Money t. loan on real estate
ouire of Attornnv G. n. Minahall

Money t, loan on real estate. In
quire of Attorney G. FL. Minshall.
La Fargo Woo1men give a mask
ball on Friday night ct this week
A girl to do genei,I house work
desired. Inquire at the CENSOR office.
&C. w. DeLap and Jos. DeVorce Of
Genoa, were among our Monday bust
, ness callers.
Railroad ties have come to market
, in liberal quantities during the period of
good shedding.
Chris. Flikke, who is in business at
Ishpeming. Michigan, arrived Tuesday,
for a visit with his friends on West
Prairie
/ The White Spear theatre and speci-
atty company opened weeks engage
ment at the Opera house, Monday night,
to full house
State Railroad Commissioner Rice
passed through the city on Tuesday. He
had been making tour of inspection of
the Kickapoo line.
i "A town of Viroqua farmer has been
placed under arrest ON charge of selling,
in this market, unwholesome beef. The
hearing will be held on Friday.
i The city of La Crosse will lay forty
blocks of brick pavement this year, at a
cost of 800, 900, of which $780, 900 will be
paid by abutting property owners
Lincoln Hayden, aged IS years, a
single man, died at Retreat on Saturday,
from brain fever. This is the first death
loss in Retreat Woodman Camp.
Mrs Newton, one of the Oldest pa
tients at the county asylum. died on Sat-
urday. Undertaken Helgerson took the
remains across country to Kendall, her
former home.
There was taken from the Viroqua
hotel few days since, black over
coat. Landlord Solyerson desires the
party who took the same to return it
and save trouble.
With regret farmers and tradesmen
witnessed the vanishing of fine slighing
the past two or three days until it is
now a thing of the past. Itwas of great
value while it continued.
Will Morgan was in from Sterling,
Saturday, to consult with the authori-
ties relative to the care of family of
young children whose mother was re-
Gently adjudged insane.
Superintendent Gardner Misses
Dunlap, Wilson, Tresedder, Horton and
perhaps others of the city's instructionil
teachers, held at Sparta Friday and Sat-
urday.
The 5-months' old daughter of Land
lord and Mrs Torger Fortney. died or
Monday night from pneumonia. The
young parents have the sympathy of
their friends. Funeral will occur from
the hotel Wednesday afternoon.
| andrew Medium, who went to La
Crosse week since, was operated on at
the hospital for rupture He is doing
nicely, but will not be able to return to
his business for some weeks. DR.. Min
shall accorI panied him and assisted in
the operation.
| That hardy Norsman. P. M john
son of Coon, was in the city on Tuesday.
He was accompanied by John Jorgen-
son, his son-in-law, who, with his wife,
are making visit at the old home. Mr..
JOrgenson is a prosperous merchant at
Harvey, North Dakota.
THE superintendent of schools of
Rock county is making an effort to pre-
vent Rock county teachers from attend
ing dances. According to report, he is
of the opinion that no woman can attend
a dance at night and give the proper
attention to her school the next day.
M G.. Davis will sell at auction, at
his farm one mile west of Viroqua, on
Wednesday, the 31st inst, two span of
horses, Jersey cows and young stock,
pedigreed sheep and hogs, implements,
ETC. His sale will be large one and
embraces something for everybody.
The CENSOR has had many personal
inquiries and communications asking
about the appointment of local enumer-
ators and other matters pertaining to
census taking. Our information is linn
tied on the subject "A letter addressed
to Richard Meyer, supervisor for this
district, at Lancaster, Grant county,
will undoubtedly bring desired informa-
ton on all matters of this character
The Viroqua freight depot continues
to be busy place. Within the past
week the special shipments have been
ten cars of clover seed, sent out by Fred
Eckhardt; six loads Of bundled tobacco,
to Madison and Edgerton, by outside
buyers; FIVE cars Of cased goods, by
M. H. Bakkedahl. Mr.. Eckhardt mas
ten cars more of clover seed he is pre-
pairing to load.
The Richland Rustic says that last
Tuesday Manager James went with G.
w. Carr, superintendent of railway
mail service, up the Kickapoo and prac-
tically made arrangements for an i'm
mediate mail service This will be very
thankfully received by the people OF
that vicinity, who are to be congra tu-
lated after having for some time been
without convenient mail system.
Mrs. J. L. De Hart and son Branson
arrived at the residence of Scott Curtis,
Monday, from Livingston, Montana.
Branson was member of a Montana
regiment which experienced more actual
service in the Philippines thsu any body
of men that went to the front For five
continuous months the wing of the army
to which Mr. De Hart was attac ned was
on the firing line, and never a day
passed that they were not target for
PHILIPPINE bullets. Mr.. De Hart returned
without scratch and only seven days
hospital record charged up to him.
Judge and Mrs. Mahoney accom-
panied their son Emmett to La Crosse,
last Friday, for the purpose of having
bue TAU OpeTdGou upon lOT dppSluiClGI Ills,
the local surgeons having decided on
such course. The operation, delicate
one was made ON Sunday morning at
the hospital Emmett stood the aenes-
thetic well and is apparently doing nice
ly. The operation was satisfactory to
the anxious parents and surgeons. Mrs.
Mahoney viii remain during the boys
confinement, which will be well nigh
month under the most favorable cCndi-
tions.
That was happy fraternal gather
ing held by the Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs at their lodge rooms, Saturday
evening, when fully 800 ladies and gen
tlemen, nearly all members of the or
ders, witnessed the open joint installa-
ton exercises, mingled in the social en-
joyments and rartook of the fine ban
quet that followed. Grand Master Jack
son SiIbaugh installed the subordinate
lodge officers and Miss Minnie Boufaeur
the lady branch. The list of officers for
the present term were given in a late
issue of the CENSOR.
Landlord Guess of Viola, was in
this city, Thursday. He brought over
w. d. Maeby, who went to Minneapolis
to see his mother. The aged lady is
very low from injuries sustained by a
fall Mrs Maeby died before the son
reached her bedside. The remains arriv-
ed on Monday evening and were inferred
in the city cemetery. Mrs. Maeby was
an old time resident of this county, 81
years of age For the past few years she
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