Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-18
MI .7qbout gow friends ana Helghbors
Strawberries on market.

Republican county convention mex
Saturday.
Mrs Ellis of Elroy. is the guest o
Mrs. II. P Proctor
Miss, Eliza H Haughton is home 70
Faster holidays.
The very latest in spring style hats
at the Blue Front Store
Miss Louisa Gross of Retreat, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs Van Dyke.
-Sharood and Crooks mems fine shoes
the best made BLUE FRONT STORE
There is an unusual amou of sick
ness in this city and surroundr g terri
tory.
james Potts has disposed of tn,
Avalanche daily mail route to Lyl
Tate.
For three days this section has ex
perienced a contin uous downpour Of
rain.
A. w. Elliot writes from Adam.
county, that things are fairly booming
in that section.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Mr.. Harry Wilsey and Miss Cora
baltimore, today.
Henry Weber has place in Isaac
Solbergs blacksmith and wagon shop as
one of the head workmen.
The lady who lost an Eastern Star
pin on the streets can receive the same
by calling at the CENSOR office.
Henry McMullin and wife came
over from Salem to visit Henry mother,
Mrs. Hall, who is very sick.
Miss Hettie Nichols has been very i'll
for few days. Her friends will be
pleased to know that she is improvin g
Another carload of that Leader
-four at Rogers & Williams. The best
patent flour ever sold in Viroqua Try
it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Dyke, of First
ward, are rejoicing over daughter.
! Mrs. Van Dyke is a daughter of Frank
/, q ross of Retreat
Mr.. Powell, representing the Chica-
I go Newspaper Union, made the print
shops of this city calls in the interest of
his house on Monday.
Ole Lium, one of Vir1qua'a high
school gra 'uates, was in from Coon on
Saturday He is teaching one of the
schools of that town
p. J. McManamy late Of Liberty
Pole has purchased the mercantile in
terests of Barney Gadola at Genoa. He
is already in possession.
Roy Calkins of Viola, who recently
graduated from Toland's La Crosse bust
ness college, takes a position in Hon.
Geo E. Tates La Fargo bank
Jasper and Chris Peterson are build
ing barn for Isaac Groves on his farm
five miles east of Viroqua 1t is 35x6O
in size, fine under ground basement.
j. A. Doerr, the Springville Chester
White swine breeder, just shipped a
stock pig to Kansas Two more will
go to the same section in a short time.
&C. d. Williams is preparing to build
two tenement houses this season. one in
the vacant space west of his residence,
and the other on the opposite side and
across the street
"A happy wedding event was cele-
brated at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Hull, near La Fargo, on the 7th
when their daughter Fernley, was mar
riep to Scott Warren, of the same place.
With their usual enterprise the
proprietors of the Boston Clothing House
have caused posts to be placed each mile
for seven miles on seven roads leading tc
Viroqua. By actual measurement the
signs are accurate.
The CENSOR received a pleasant
call from Theo. Thoreson, the Westby
manufacturer, on Friday last Mr.
Thoreson reports rushing business the
past year and says the outlook is encour-
aging for the present season.
Jasper Peterson has the contract fol
the construction of the large Lutheran
church near Rising Sum- and also the
residence to be built by Peter Oftedah
in McLees' addition. Mr.. Peterson
went to Wausau last week to look after
his mill work purchases.
In real estate changes Frank Chase
| Al ell g..
during the past week: To Thompson
Glass. 40 acres in Kickapoo; the Charley
Campbell place of 100 acres to Roy Nor
rison; the John Tate farm in Liberty o
100 acres to Fred Ferguson of La Crosse
Farmers in some parts of the coun-
try are utilizing barb wire fences a
telephone lines and are said to be max
ing a success of the scheme. At Pendle
ton. Indiana, one farmer is said to hav
opened up line of over fifteen mile
among his brother farmers. gives tn
cheapest kind Of rates and is very sue
, cessful
--t'The New Broom and Supply Com
, | pany" is the name of a new bushes
! concern organized under the laws of tn
state. by Viroqua parties, with a capita
= stock of $40, 900 The incorporators ar
NJ. c. Nichols, B. f. Purdy and T, Fl
, Brown. The new company Is owner o
the patent on the Brown broom, and tn
object of the same is to sell the right Z
!, manufacture and handle the same.
The town of Viroqua loses anothe
" exemplary citizen in the death of Mel
: T. Nelson, who died at Minnesota hos
: pital where he some time since went fo
L treatment. He was to have been oper
q ated on last Saturday for cancer O
= the stomach. His death occurred tha
. day, whether as result of such opers
ton, we donot know Remains arrive
at Westby and funeral occurred at Coo
u Prairie, today. Mr.. Nelson was aboU
so years old, most OK his life havin
l. been passed here, where he was held
highest esteem His wife died moi
than 20 years ago. A son survives.
:. when people we know well hay
Z told us of wondrous cures and beneii
.e received at the hands of Dr. Z. b. Brew
L .r. OF cases other eminent physician
y - aave dispaired of and when we ha'
!. u eminen resident physicians endorse hi
~ as a tr1te scholar and scientific pract
tioner, as we have done on several 0
oil casions, why then we are fully warran
7e ed in saying that had we any of Il
r. chronic diseases which DIR. Brew
OF makes a specially, we should call {
g him" All suffering from throat, lun
re heart. liver, kidney or other chronic a
Re ments would do well to consult Z
of Brewer at his next visit at the Viroql
nd Hotel in this city on Wednesday. May
on Consultation free
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