Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26


-Blain Larson is home from Michi
gan railroading.
Il W. Ady and Miss Belle Ady O
Sparta, visited relatives here.
The Central Hotel proprietor ma,
erected g large addition to his bar n.
Mrs. S S. Hebberd of La Crosse
has been guest at W. N. Coffiands.
e. w. Hazen left here Saturday
night for business trip to Indiana
Clyde Niles will soon take to the
road as travelling salesman for a whole
sale shoe house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Seymour oi
Melvina visited over Sunday with A. L.
Russell and family.
Oscar Spellum and family came
from Neillsville to pass fair week with
relatives arr friends.
Editor Streeter, of the Democrat,
was among the many who came up from
Sparta to attend fair.
BY large majority Hillsboro voted
for high license at the recent special
election, increasing fro II $500 to $500.
Chris. Nelson, clerk at Hotel Fort
ney, was called to Soldiers Grove, Fri
day, to attend the funeral of young
sister.
F. e. Tate arrived home from New
York and Chicago on Wednesday The
new goods purchased by him have com
menced to arrive.
Rev. Witherbee, pastor on Spring
vile circuit, will take up his residence
in this city in order to take advantage
of our school facilities.
Clarence Zimmerman and sister, of
Chicago, have been in the city visiting
friends of past years. Mrs. Phillip
Rhodes returns with them.
While coming to town on hog
rack, Friday morning, Walter Swain,
son of h f. Swain, fell from the same
brea king one of his arms
frank Burlin headed a party of
Tomah gentlemen who came over to see
their Nicholas J. and Viroquas Vernon
contest the 915 pacing race
Mrs. Maggie Adams, widow of the
late Ira G. Adams is here from Califor-
mia, a guest of her father and sister,
Calvin Morley and Mrs. H. E. Packard.
Frank A. Briggs was in the city
over Sunday, leaving for Tomah the
following day to assume management
of his newly purchased newspaper prop
erty.
Three or four members of the fam
lily of Joks Michelet are seriously i'll
with typhoi3 fever near Wsstby. Thsrs
are several tses of this dread disesss in
tks vioinisy Of that village.
The great liberal heart Of the coun
try is responding nobly to the appeals Of
the sufferers at Galveston. In no other
country could such profound sympathy
be expressed for victims of misfortune.
Wexford Tongue and wife, Mrs. NJ.
V. Frazier and daughter, Mrs. J. G,
Earl Alden, Chas. Peterson,
Mr. and Mrs g. D. Thompson and Mrs.
h Hammer were Hillsboroites who at
tended our fair.
Dow Glenn, son Of i. Fl. Glenn Of
this city, is the republican nominee for
of schools in Park county
Montana. Dow is a graduate of our
high school and has been teaching in
the west during the past two years
John S. Dickson, one of the pioneer
citizens of this section, lies critically i'll
at his home in this city. Later, Mr..
Dickson passed away this morning.
will be held at the Methodist
church, Thursday at 1:30, burial at
Springville.
1t is stated that 175 students nave
already been enrolled for the Short
Course in Agriculture at Madison which
opens December g. About 275 can be
Prof r. A. Moore will
be in charge of the course and will give
any information desired in regard to
the course.
Our venerable friend and pioneer
citizen of Liberty Pole William Cla-
water, sends the CENSOR samples OF
apples grown in his orchard that are
monsters in size. The largest measures
fifteen inches in circumference. Mr..
Clawater ssures us that they are OF
the Mckinley variety.
The Hillsboro Sentry reports that
their railroad is at standstill and it
is predicted by many that it has entirely
fallen through with. 1t doesn't seem,
however, that set of men could be so
foolhardy as to begin an enterprise like
this and then throw it up after doing
about SO, 600 worth of work on it. But
men 60 funny things in this world and
this may be one of them We have not
given NJ all hopes as yet, but grave
doubts come over us.
Col. G. E. Morloy, chief clerk of the
land Office with his daughter, Miss
Laurs. Morley and Miss Iva Brown, had
an exciting experience in the storm on
Lake Michigan, the steamer on which
they left Milwaukee being Obliged to
return after being on the lake all night
in the gale There were no serious re-
suits, and they embarked again a few
hours later The young ladies have
gone to Grand Rapids, where they will
attend a kindergarten training school.
Journal
The Mauston Star reports the death,
at that place of Mrs. Maria Basford,
lady well known here, a daughter of
one of the pioneers of Franklin, Mr..
Lamb where the deceased was born and
reared. The family in later years re-
moved to this city and conducted the
Park Hotel, then removed 30 Mauston,
where Miss Lamb was married TO Sey-
mour Basford. Three sisters still reside
in this coanty-Mrs. G. W. DeLsp of
Ontario. Mrs. ]. W. Gilman of Sterling,
ana Hfrs. : ohm Riley of Franklin. The
deestsed v as 81 years of aga
--T'ks B,lyrimple Thesass CesSany
ylsyea to crowded houses last wssa,
and gave general satisfsasion. The
combination is good one aR& the many
fine specialties presented are taxing
with theatre goers. A half-dozsn chairs
were given away to holders OF lucky
numbers at the closing performance
One of the amusing incidents of the
A. ming ia +ha fac+ that Mrs Thrr1nR