Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
: MI -qdout @our friends and 2elgA6ors.


Miss Edna Cory is paying a visit t
Viroqua relatives.
Carl Ripper of Pennsyl vania, is vi.
lting at n. D. McLees'.
MIR. and Mrs. V. E. Akin are visitin
at Retreat and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ McCaulev wer
up from Gays Mills on Monday.
Samuel w. Moore an i wife have re
turned from their western trip.
Mrs. N, E. Ogd en- and Myrtle Swift
zer have gone to South Dakota
| Mrs. Wexford Tongue of HILLSIDE o
Is visiting IN the city with relatives.
The city board of review met OF
Monday and adjourned till Thursday
the 5th-
See call for republican county con
yentlon on the eighth page of the
| CENsoT
General and Mrs Rogers returned
! from Northern Wisconsin, after two
weeks absence.
Banker Carl o. Brye, of Westby.
was in the city on Tuesday attending to
| probate matters.
-Drs. Mott and Chandler enjoyed a
few days visit from Chicago friend, a
fellow veterinarian
Mrs. Forsyth and daughter Jessie
are home from Tunnel City. Mrs. For
syth Is greatly improved in health.
The national democracy meets in
Kansas City to-day that is. the end
owned exclusively by Billy Boy Bryan.
Here after DR.. Chambers will be at
his dental parlors, in Towner's block.
( every working day in the week except
Wednesday.
Our free rural mail messengers have
a rise of salary of 800 per year, com
menclng with July. This is true of all
sections where the system is in use
Bernard Gadola the late Genoa
merchant, has removed to Little Falls,
Minnesota. All regret to have so good
citizen as Mr.. Gadola leave Vernon
county.
The CENSOR goes to press one day
earlier and somewhat short of its usual
grlst OF local matter in order that all
connected with the paper may celebrate
the glorious Fourth
%. III. Helgeson returned from Min
neapolis, where he purchased one of the
Leading restaurants il the city. His son
Oliver and Peter Runiee ara to have
management of the same.
Approach of the Fourth had the
effect OF bringing heavy showers of rain
on Tuesday. Water flowed down the
streets in perfect rivers. Fail fell in
this immediate vicinity, but we think
with very little damaging effect.
The annual institute for this county
is announced by Supt Gardner for
August 18th, to continue two weeks.
Prof j. f. Sims and Alice H. Shuts.
of River Falls normal school, and Prof
f. E. Mitchell, of Oshkosh normal. will
be conductors.
Mrs E. Tilton and Mr. and Mrs. A.
Green have returned from few DAYS
visit at Hillsboro They bring the report
6nat the people of that village have
completed negotiations for the railroad
that mas been offered them for ten
thousand dollars
-Cashton and LaFarge ball mines met
on the Cashton diamond, last SUNDAY.
and the Cashtonites scored another vic
tory in their unbroken front so far this
season, the game resulting 16 to in
their favor. 1t was the first game played
by the LaFarge boys this year.
Ole Nelson, a Mauston farmer was
killed at that place Saturday night while
trying to ride the blind baggage. He
was said to be intoxicated at the time
and fell under the wheels in irving to
climb on the platform. His body was
frightfully mangled.
During period of mental derangp-
ment Martin Selt0n of Kickapoo, at
tempted to suicide by hanging, last
Friday, but was cut down before the
act was accomplished He was brought
here, adjuged insane and removed to
Mendoza by the sheriff and Deputy Dun
lap Mr. Selton is young man. For
quite a long period he was hostler at the
Fortney hotel in this city.
A number of relatives and friends
of this city attended the Torger-J Johnson
wedding at Soldiers Grove, last Saturday,
and report fine time. More than
hundred guests were present. The
ceremony was performed in the Luther
an church by Rev. l. G. Ashim of Duluth
Following came the wedding dinner at
the Headquarters Hotel The happy
couple departed on the afternoon train
for wedding tour. Mr.. and Mrs. Torger
are both natives of Vernon county and
belong to two of the most prominent
pioneer families in Franklin and Sterl-
ing. Their many friends mere extend
congratulations. Mr.. Torger has for
many years been landlord of the Head
quarters Hotel in Soldiers Grove,