Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-12
|, MI Tbout gow friends and VelgA6ors.
Fair next we ek.


Monday
Mrs. Abner Silbaugh is yisiting
relatives atLeon and Sparta.
Jeweler Boehrer has returned from
protracted visit in the eastern states,
j. G. Swenson has sold his farm in
Greenwood, and will move t Alabama.
The city hotels were tested to their
full capacity during convention days.
"A. j. johnson and Chris Nelson
made visit TO Madison and Sboughton,
la st week.
Chase 81 Favor have placed set OF
platform scales for public and private
use at their sale stable.
"A regular $1,000 ladies jacket for
S.. 9S during fair week
W. T. LINDEMANN & Co
Anna Sviggum began her school on
Monday, in the old Matchmaker school
house in the town of Christiana.
Jens Davidson. DIR. Schreiner a nd
Andrew Lee, of Westby's leading citi
zens, we're among the CENSoR'S Monday
callers.
"A regular $1,000 gold filled watch
given with every suit of clothes at $12
or over and the payment of 81 90.
w. F. LINDEMANN 81 Co.
Miss Nellie Haughton returned 20
Washington, d. c., on Monday, to re-
sumo her stenographical work in the
agricultural department.
-Munson Robinson has removed from
bis farm in the town of Viroqua TO
Readstown. He goes there to secure
school facilities for his family.
The CENSOR gives its patrons two
extra pages of reading matter. Com
mencing with last week these extra
pages will be continued indefinitely.
"A. D. Helgeson furnished the new
delivery wagon in use at Rogers & WI
liams'. Mr. Williams purchased his new
rubber tire surry from Chase & Favor.
John G. Johnson has disposed of his
First ward residence property to S w.
Moore and taken in exchange a Stld-
dard property. Mr. johnson intends
eventually, to remove to Tennessee.
The toll telephone lines in the eastern
portion of the state have been reduced
to 10 cents per message to neighboring
towns. These conditions will doubtless
prevail in this section before many years.
Prospects are that there will be
spirited rivalry for the distinction OF
being married on the fair grounds and
receipt of the large gifts offered for that
purpose by Viroqua business men. The
CENSOR is advised that there are al
ready half-dozen applications on file.
During the electrical storm at Coon
Valley, last Wednesday, two horses
We're killed by lightning. They were
standing near wire fence. Electricity
followed the telephone wires into the
store Of Lier 81 Lind and completely de-
molished the instrument and did some
damage to the building.
DR. T. M. Mills of Jefferson, who
recently graduated from one of the
leading dental colleges of the country,
has located at Wilton for the prosecu-
tion of his profession. Mr.. Mills is
young man who deserves to succeed in
life. He will no doubt find Wilton a
productive field for his services.
Quite number of fast horses from
different sections are already on hand
ready for next weeks races. The pros
poets are that there will be the largest
and fastest field of horses ever assembled
at race meeting in this section of the
state The track is in prime condition
and there is no doubt that the track re-
cord will be broken.
James Mason G. A. R. Post located
at DeSoto, is e.llled to mourn the death
of another of it's members Charles
Conklin late sergeant of Co. X, IA |,
who enlisted in the cause of his country
May 5, 1864, discharged on expiration OF
service The Post desires to extend,
through the CENSOR, it's sympathy to
| the mourning family of the deceased.
Bert Emo of Forest, one of the dele
gates to Saturday 8 conventions, was re-
| lieved of his pocket book and a small
amount of currency. He had rooms at
the Fortney, and during Friday night
| some person entered the same and took
the money from his pants pocket Mr.
| Emo neglected to lock the door to his
room when he retired.
The town of Hillsboro sent dele
CATION to the county convention that is
| able to reach the persimmons. so to
speak Three young men of the delega-
| tion, John Dillon. Charley Krepps and
Frank Wheeler the combined height of
whom is nineteen and one-haf feet.
Tley are well proportioned young men
and we'll earned the clubbing they re-
| ceived of the trio of giants from the l.. .
| The CENSOR had great number of
| callers from its patrons and friends dur
ing the county convention. Th1re Is no
lack of earnest enthusiasm, we find,
among republicans and general feel
I
splendid conditions prevailing in our
| own county and throughout the country.
| The bogus cry of imperialism is fright
ming no intelligent man. People are
more anxious that the prosperous condi
tions now prevailing shall continue
rather than listen to the walls of the
party that each election has some new
scare crow to fool the unwary with.
] MIR. John A. Runice, a resident OF
| the town of Freeman, near Rising Sun
for forty four years, was in the city on
business, Monday. In talking about
the conditions of the times MIR. Runice
said he had not forgotten at what prices
his farm products and everything grown
or raised by him sold during the time
Cleveland was last president. Then he
sold his tobacco for one and half cents
per pound, whereas he sold his crop this
year at ten cents straight. This is but
one Of the many items enumerated by
Mr. Runice why farmers should be sat.
isfied with the present conditions AND
take no stock in the cheap bugaboo'
which the opposition is attempting &c
thrust upon the country to mlsiead tbs
people from their best interests
Rev. Hicks in forecasting September
weather says the first three days OF tht
month promise reacting storm condl
tions that will make themselves felt
breaking up with cold northerly winds
A marked disturbance of the Vulcal
storm period abou4 the 9Th, will breal
mp a season of great warmth in the in
( terror. Violent and dangerous storn