Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-14

j. j. Willsey and 7. FL. Prov,
drove to Cashton on recent date.
Mr.. and Mrs, l. L. Harrington nov
occupy the neat cottage V acated by Ed
Lind and wife.
The Record says that John S. Jennes
will build a tobacco warehouse IN Cash
ton the coming season.
The w. C. T. U. will meet witt
Mrs Ed Harrington, March Goth. Elec
ton of officers will occur.
Mrs. A. o. Larson and daughte
Wilma, are in Milwaukee taking not
of the latest styles i'll millinery.
AT Beaver Dam, Mrs E. B. Warren
while attempting to get water out of s
cistern, fell in and was drowned.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E
Gordon of Minneapolis, son, March s.
Mrs. Gordon was Miss Wilda Glenn.
The Madison Journal of Tuesday,
contains an excellent picture of General
Rogers, Vernon county's candidate for
governor.
B. T. johnson will sell at auction a
lot of stock and implements on his farm
short distance northwest of Springville,
March 18th.
John e. Silbaugh sold his Third
ward residence to James Sands and in
turn purchased the McCullock cottage
on South Main street.
Breeders who are interested in the
purchase of a stock Jack, are requested
to meet at the Office of f. NJ Minshall,
next Wednesday afternoon.
&C. Fl. Holbrook will remove his
second-h hand store, next Saturday, to the
Randall building, corner of Main and
Decker stre-6s which he has leased for
one year.
Rev. Cooprider of Sparta, will lee
ture before the W. G. T. IT,, in the Ad-
vent church at Springville, ON the sub
iect of temperance, Friday evening of
this week, March 10th. A general inyi-
tatlon is extended.
Daniel Wise has purchased from w.
D. Lind his residence property, one
block east of Davis & Wiss' store,
known as the old Jerry Chapman place.
Consideration, $2,500 Mr.. Wise will
take up his abode there.
s.. H. Morrison has sold his farm in
the town of Liberty, known as the Mich
OILS place, to Ed Thorsgaard of Chris
tiana. Mr. Morrison made neat profit
on the same over the purchase price
paid some three years ago.
james LePage has sold his farm
three miles northwest of Viroqua, to
Benton Froiland Mr.. LePage will give
a sale of personal property on the Goth.
He will remove to Minnesota, where he
will re-engage in farming.
I'm reporting the death of A. ]. Fa
yors child, two weeks since, a perplex-
ing error found its way into the notice.
In giving Mrs. Favors maiden name the
item read child of A. j. and Mary
Denning," the name Favor being drop
ped.
While here last weeI Prof. Patzer
appointed Principal johnson, of the
Westby schools one of a committee OF
eight to investigate the conditions of the
graded schools of the state and report at
the next meeting of the state teachers
association.
Quarterly meeting services will be
held on Sunday next at the Methodist
church. Preaching by Presiding Elder
Martin, morning and evening. Love
feast at.9 80; ;sacramental service II As a.
m. Quarterly conference at parsonage,
Friday, 7:3O P. N.
The 32G-acre farm near Lansing,
Iowa, advertised in the CENSOR lately,
has been purchased b. William John
stone of Readstown, who will soon take
possession of the same This is but one
of thousands of results of advertising IN
the CENSOR. Its sure winner.
-Westby schools will present an en-
tertainment on Friday evening of this
week, which promises great success
It will consist of comic play in foui
acts, with recitations, music and other
draw ing features. This is for a worthy
object and should be literally patronized
Admission Is and % cents.
We had a call from Hazel Curry
who lust returned from three months
visit in Perry and Morgan counties
Ohio. He reports great activity in Oh
and coal operations in that section. Mr
| Curry paid visit TO the farm on which
General Rusk was born and reared, ant
took a look into the log house in which
the General first saw the light of day.
--Viroqua Woodman Camp is expert
encing genuine healthy growth. a
the last meeting twenty-eight petition
for membership were presented. A
the close of the session the Roya
Neighbors, the lady branch of the order
surprised the male choppers by invading
the portals of the camp and spreading
lap supper which was greatly enjoye'
| by both orders.
Some time since L. D. Favor ha
the postoffice address on his p ape
changed from one town to another o
account of small -pox quarantine. n
now writes that the scare is passed
There were fourteen cases in the littl
town of Alvord, Iowa, resulting in tw
deaths. Mr. Favor writes that peopl
of that section are just about recovere
from the panic of 1898 to SO. Says croI
were good and everything except whea
brings a good price He says they wi
commence seeding this week.
-Viroqua will have still another h'
tel. d. T. Fortney has purchased tt
Len. Davis house and two lots, acro'
the street south from the Alliance stor
to which location the old fremont houi
viii be removed and conducted as
farmers hotel. Work of removal wi
commence Immediately. The old hot
will be repaired and put in as goo
shape as possible. D. T. Fortney vi
: conduct the place. Consideration fl
the purchased property is 81, 900,
! more than twice what Mr.. Davis pa
! for it a few years since This tells Il
tale of Viroqua's real estate values.
: jas. s. Cass and family were SUI
g noned TO Sumner, Iowa, by the sudd'
death of the ge1leleman's brother, Steph'
7. Cass. who died of pneumonia. Stephl
l. 60 -,-,s az, oaT1v- us4tIe~ in Era-e ayifu