Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
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- Uncle JODn Sny0er OF WEBSTER, mas
had an inc rease of pension.
Mrs. J. w Haughton is spending u
short time at Retreat.
T. L. Edmons has gone TO Dodge
vile to work in the electric belt factory.
Band concert, First Congregational
church, Friday evening. November 80.
--Jud Wilsey returned to his home in
this city after an absence of two years.
John Norris is home after a trip in
some of the norther IN counties on bust
ness.
DIR. Kronson, eye specialist, at Park
Hotel Wednesday and Thursday OF this
week.
-Unclaime letters at the Yiroqua
postoffice. Ingeval Jenson, Mrs. Jane
Childers.
DIR. Suttle is just completing the
construction of large barn on his resi-
dence lots.
Mrs Everett and children of Retreat,
are in me city, the guests OF Rev. and
Mre daughton.
Special bargains on goods at the
Shearer g. Henderson millinery until the
close of the season.
Mrs. w. r. Purdy of Spring Green,
is visiting her parents and other rela-
tives and old friends in Viroqua
For rent, good nine-room house in
Third ward, with ~soodshed, cistern and
city water. Inquire of Mrs. John Gors-
line, city.
Ed. Harrington has edded new
chair TO his tonsorial psrlor furniture.
II Of nnSntA ant "a
shop as an apprentice.
The band prepared one of their
interesting pro- inns for Friday even
ing of this week. The concert will be
given in the Congregational church.
Between Oct. and NOV. II twenty
five people were killed by railroads at
grade crossings in Chicago city limits.
The average is four victims week.
Members of the executive commit
tee met in this city on Monday TO ad-
Just claims and close up the affairs OF
the campaign on part of republicans.
Rev Everett and Mr.. McClurg of
Retreat, were genial callers at the CEN
soR Office on Friday. They came to
attend the Alexander Bull entertain
ment.
M. F. Baker came from Harmony
Just in time TO see the comfy fathers
desert their posts Mr. Baker served
his town in that capacity for several
years.
w. B. Glenn. telegraph operator on
the Great Northern road at Red Lake
Falls, Minnesota, who has been visiting
his parents in this city. departed for the
west on Friday.
Hon. John A. johnson of Madison.
who is personally known to many of our
citizens, will donate $40, 600 to Dane
ounty to establiek B h@qe for the aged.
n . a noble gid! '-i~. 7'''''
"A J. Thompson of Franklin. has
p,v .lased and moved into the residence
of VIII Morley in the Third ward. Mr..
Mcria has bought the Primmer brick
house ard land in the same neighDor-
hood.
We do not remember when the price
of live hogs advanced in November as it
has this year As the seasons crop of
hogs is yet mostly in the hands of the
farmers they seem likely to get the bene-
fit of it this time.
DIR McElwee who has made regular
visits to Viroqua every month during
the past five years will again be at the
Viroqra Hotel, on Wednesday, Dec. 9th.
The docto lakes no charge for an ex-
aminatio...
Close up for winter A rag in the
window will no longer keep out the cold
winds and frosts of approaching winter.
The place to buy glass and putty for re-
pairing these air holes is at A. J. John
son & Co.'S. Viroqua's pioneer drug
store.
Rev. Fl. F. Barstow of Hickory Grove
was in the city the past week. He was
known as the little boy that was blown
away in the Viroqua tornodo in So His
uncle Wallace Barstow took him for
time, and he was called Monta Barstow
and went to school at Whig.-Platte-
vile Witness.
Commissioner Glenn has reta; ned
Mr. and Mrs George Welch for over
seer and matron at the aims house, at
an increased salary of $500. They begin
their eleventh years service in that
capa city. They have earned the graft
tude of the unfortunates in their care,
and the public will say amen to their
retention.
"A Springville writer tells that Col
umbus Graham, while hauling wood,
met with painful accident and one
that will lay him up for some time. 1t
being cold be got off the wagon to walk
and while passing or trying to pass be-
tween stump and the wagon, the wag-
on slowed around and caught him, break
ing his ankle and badly crushing his foot.
A steam pump has been purchased
for the new city well The well is some
thing over 300 feet deep "A thorough
| test will be made before the contractor
| is discharged Mr. Olson. who did the
| =, ork, has had hard aud expensive ex-
perience and will lose several hundred
| dollars on the job For ten weeks at
one time his implements were fast at
the bottom of the hole.
The Watertown Times. whose editor
| is a lady, says: Parents who let their
| daughters roam the streets at night In
strange company or in any company
without a responsible protector. are
taking a risk for which they may blame
themselves bitterly if evil ensue. Fol
boys in their teens the street is the uni
versity OF vice; for girls il is the path,
way to shame and destruction. TIE
home is the place and almost the sole
! place, of safety for eithera at night There
| Is no need of lecturing at length on thai
| truth.
| The Prairie du Chen Union says q
party Of government surveyors are max
ing Typographical survey of the greater
part of Allamakee county, Ia. and por
> tions Of Crawford and Vernon counties
| Attitudes above mean sea level are being