Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31

Because OF the rise IN materials, al
Chicago and Milwaukee newspaper
have been advanced in this city, from
wo to three cents per copy.
According to reports merchants an
shippers are protesting vigorously agains
the recent increase in freight rates, whicl
Went into effect last week.
John S. Nelson, who resides tw
miles east of the city, claims credit fo
the largest load of tobacco yet delivered
A, 5S5 pounds, drawn by one team.
BENZ. Williams has sold his farm
two miles south of town, to John S
Robson, who in turn disposed of hi
Franklin place to his brother George
Mr.. and Mrs Cyrus Abby, who re
side near Brookville, mourn the death Of
a nine-year- old daughter. The remains
We're laid to rest in the city cemetery OK
Wednesday.
John Turgasen, one of the pioneer
Scandinavian American citizens of Rich
land county, passed away. stricken by
paralysis Mr.. Turgasen had many rel
atives in this county.
The association of Vernon county
ministers will meet in the city library,
next Monday at 80 Rev. John A.
Stemen will read paper on The Hope
Of Immortality.
Captain Silbaugh installed Soldiers
Grove Odd Fellow officers, last Satur-
day night. He took a severe cold, com
ing and going, and has been confined to
his room since.
Rudolph Foreman an early settler
and war veteran of Kickapoo, died at
his home in Missouri He has numerous
relatives and many old friends residing
In k1ckapoo. He settled there in 1866.
John Stoll, manager of the Groves
store at Ross was a caller on Monday.
He expects to engage in business at
Viola in early spring. Mr.. Stoll is a
nustllng young man who has many
friends.
Joseph w. Hill, Richland Center
printer, died in New York, and his re.
mains were brought home. He visited
the CENSOR family not many months
since. Mr.. Hill was brother of Mrs.
G. S. Green, of LaFarge.
"A. D. Helgeson speaks to the i'm.
plement and vehicle needing public
through a new advertisement in this
issue. He carries nearly everything
needed on the farm or road, besides a
supply OF steam-fttings, etc.
Sparta experienced blaze Friday
morning, which destroyed Foote's bak.
cry, Richardson's photograph and music
store, and badly damaged Olin's large
brick block The losses were quite
heavy, all covered by insurance.
"A ground hog" dance will be giver
at the Opera house, Friday night to be
participated in by the young people and
citizens generally. DeLap's Readstow1
orchestra will furnish music. Ever :
body is invited Tickets so cents
That was long sigh given by Ed
itor Graves when he said, concerning the
arrival of fourth daughter at hi,
home, last Wednesday: There's M
mango in sex or color" We congratu
late and condone with you, Brer Graves
The Viroqua Farmers Union, which
has been conducted as a co-operativ,
store for several years, has determined
to close operations at the earliest posi-
BILE date and the goods will be sold a
cost and below. An advertisement an
nouncing this fact appears in to-day
paper.
AS far as we have heard, Mrs. Sal
monson, was the first party in the tow
of Kickapoo to deliver the '99 crop O
tobacco, January 18th She had on 1
acres and realized therefrom $149. Thi
crop was raised by her two boys, who's
ages are Is and 10 respectively. Reads
town Herald.
in Denmark we find 45 cows to To-
people, says a correspondent of Hoard
Dairyman, in Finland 40 in Canada SO
in Sweden 35, in Norway "a, in Switzer
land %, in United States 81, in German,
20, in Austria Hungary Is, in HOLLAND
is, in France H. in Russia II; Spain
Greece and Italy have still smalle
number.
-Viroqua should have COMMITTEE
on charity, TO look after the poor ant
see that none suffer for want of food
| fuel or clothing these cold days an(
nights. In past winters such a plar
has been followed 1t is gratifying t,
know that there is little poverty O
| want in our midst. There is work fo
| all at fair wages
Mrs. John c. Spellum, one of TIN
oldest residents and most respected
citizens of Viroqua town, passed ava,
ON Monday, aged about 20 years. Mrs
| Spellum was a pioneer of this section
She leaves an aged companion ant
| large family of grown sons and daugh
tiers. Funeral will be held at the farm
home on Thursday, at one o'clock.
CENSOR patrons will take pleasure
in reading Brother Layne's Californi;
letter, which appears in to-day's paper
| Mr.. Layne is an interesting writer an(
his contributions are as eagerly sough
| for by the public as by the publisher
II is articles of this nature, from distan
parts and former residents, that help t
make local paper. We invite al
friends to follow Mr.. Layne's practice.
DIR. bronson, the eye specialist, mad
his visit here last week, when he wa
consulted By a large number of person
suffering from eye troubles. The pre-
fessor treats diseases of the eye AID fit
glasses. He has made regular trips
this city during the past four years, an
| will continue to do so indefinitely. /
You have failing oversight any othe
| ocular trouble, consult Dir. bronson o.
his next visit, which falls ON Wednesda
and Thursday, February It'll aid sth.
There was filed with the register o
deeds, last Friday, deed which carrie
with it the largest financial considera
tion ever recorded in the office 1t wa
the document transferring all the prop
erty of the old Kickapoo railroad to tn
new company. The specified considera
ton is 1921, 900, and the document bear
ON its face 81, 100 in government revenu
stamps Copies of this deed must, o
necessity, be filed in our neighborinl
counties of Crawford and Richland
Garfield Pencil. who with hi
brother Willard, enlisted in Company ]
Thirty ninth regiment, writes his pal
ents IN this city that they arrived a
Manila on December eth. They wer
terribly sea sick for a week. Like al
the volunteers who write home, the
We're greatly pleased with Honolulu
where they stopped on their voyage
4 They landed, were marched about an
| given an opportunity to see the sights
and pronounce it haven of beauty an
commercially, but an oppressively he
place. When he wrote they had nc
been landed in Manila, but their tran
port lay among great number of wa
ships Willard Pennel has been PR
lmoted from the ranks to corporal