Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-02-07

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dairy farm Inquire of G. v, Porter,
| Viroqua.
| The return visit of Frank Howard s
quartet drew good audience, Saturday
evening
Grandmaster Silbaugh is off on a
tour of inspection to northern Wisconsin
i Odd Fellow lodges Before his return
he will institute lodge at Woodruff.
CENSOR and Inter Ocean, S135.
CENSOR and Milwaukee Sentinel 81. so.
Many new and old subscribers are
awaiting themselves of this cheap com
bination.
Lost, ON Saturday evening, between
Towner's store and Fred. Eckhardt's
residence, lady's tan-colored pocket
book, containing five dollars. Finder
please leave at this Office.
/ Operators in the Viroqua tobacco
" lrehouses will give ball at Opera
hall on Saturday night, to which the
public is invited A. j. johnson, as
sisted by other local musicians, will
provide the inspiration
Lee Rayner has secured the agency
for the Vitae-Ore preparation, which is
having such phenomenal sale through
] out the country. He will travel and also
take mail orders. See his advertise
ment.
The funeral of Mrs. John O. Spellum.
at the family home in the town of Viro-
qua was largely attended on Thursday.
The precious remains of the good old
mother were followed to Viroona Gem
etery by the aged companion, sons and
daughters and sympathizing friends and
neighbors.
| One day last week W. w. Dunlap
experienced painful accident. Tna
| fingers on his right hand were fright
fully crushed in the hinge formed by che
connection of the tongue and hounds"
on wagon. 1t was found necessary to
amputaBe the small finger Mr. Dunlap
is an intense sufferer.
/ IF. M. Towner now furnishes the
! Milwaukee Daily Sentinel at 81 per
! year. 1t is the cheapest and best paper
published at that price. The Sentinel
| because of its position on public
| questions, is entitled to large patron
age. 1t reaches good por ton of Yer
non county postoffices the day of
publication.
The Groves-Barnes company has
purchased c. c. Browns stock of musical
merchandise and leased his business
rooms. Ben. c. Brown will be the local
manager for the firm. Viroqua would
seem not to move just right with Char
ley Brown out of trade. For period
of nearly or quite third of a century
he has been factor in Viroqua business
life.
"A young man made application at
the county clerks office the other dav
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sign his name nor tell in what towns ship
he resided. The only way he was able
to describe his location was by repeating
given point. The young fellow was
apprehensive lest the object of his affec-
ton might change her mind before the
five days required by law should expire.
JanitorBilly Shower suggested that s'she
won't dare go back on you now"
The Utica Farmers Mutual Insur-
ance company held it's annual meeting
at Soldiers Grove last Saturday, when
the following officers were elected
President-Charles Mitchell. Prairie du
Chen
Vice President.-Thomas DE Lacy, De Soto.
secretary-o Il Larson, Manning.
Treasurer H. McLees. yiroqua.
Directors--S NJ. Acker, Viroqua; E. G. |
Briggs, Mt Sterling; A. Lee, Soldiers Grove, |
The other four directors are composed of the
officers above named.
The percentage for carrying insur-
ance was changed from one-half to one
per cent. for five years. The next an
nual meeting will be held in this city
Mr.. Roberts, representative of the
great picking concern of which Sparta
has branch, was recently in the city
Investigating the matter of establishing
a station here for similar purposes.
There is one serious obstacle here, and
that is the lack of sewerage, which is an
essential Sparta has found substantial
profit in the first years operation of it's
plant and there are good reasons why
it might pay here under right conditions
No definite move was made but it is ex-
pected the gentleman will return here
for further investigation.
Why man pays taxes and what he
gets in return therefor, is figured out in
this manner by an exchange: "a man
with 81, 900 worth of property is likely
to pay from ten to fifteen dollars taxes
per year. For this, if he lives in the
city, he gets the service of the police
for securing quiet and observance of the
law; he gets fire protection from fires;
he gets education for his children off
Gals to look after the streets and side
walks; new laws enacted by the legisla-
ture; officials to see that no irresponsible
insurance companies prey upon the
public; the benefits of the courts at a
nominal figure to the litigant. IF he
lives in the country he gets bridges,
roads and many of the above enumerated
advantages also. Sometimes the tax
payer finds it hard to spare the money
he pays for taxes but he would find it
a great deal harder to get along without
what his money pays for ("