Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-12-05

uTulbure company Will soon START up
again after a season of rest. Photo
grapher Strait will be at Minertown to-
day, to take the Collins Bros 8 pictures
-. Our buyer has bought about all the
stock in this part of the county R.
M. Newlun has taken down all his to-
bacco and packed it and it is rumored
that it is all spoiled. Ii so it is too bad
for r. M. ;. THANKSGIVING day was
well spent in this part of the county,
soma hunting, some working and all
enjoying themselves.
UNCLE FULLER.
BLo0MINGDALE. Dec. 4.-The dance
Thanksgiving night was another one of
those bunny times" for which Bloom
ingdale has become noted, and the pc
pie are becoming Disguised and we here
by wish to serve notice on those who
come here to raise disturbances that
they want to conduct themselves differ
emily or take the consequences. Mar
tin Void is here from Duluth, Minnesota.
to visit his parents. after an absence Of
6 or years. :. Gene Lewis is now a
resident of Bloomingdale, having moved
into the Owen house He commenced
term of school at Sugar Grove, Mon
day.. The auction at John Melby's
last Wednesday, was well attended and
things sold well :. John Hanson, the
blacksmith, has been the busiest man in
town for some time. .Nels Larson,
who has lived alone just north of town,
has moved up to his daughters, Mrs
Bernt Olson. .Stigens are setting up
their saw mill on the Brown Olson farm,
mile north Of town AID Thomas Or
rison has his sawmill set at the foot of
T1A fr,s.x It'll arl .,,I
have returned from ID. Smiths on Otter
Creek. . Ole Hallingstad, who has been
staying at home the past month, left for
La Crosse on Saturday. Clara Morte-
rud visited with Laura Neprud of Coon
Prairie, the past week. :. :. Several of the
boys from this vicinity are working in
tobacco warehouses at Westby. . Ten
ny Melvin and Sim Snyder of Salem
Ridge are attending school here. En-
met Dickson is learning the creamery
trade and washing dishes at the skim
ming station here. Pearl Hughes and
Norm Lombard have both sold out to
Ole Goplen Mr.. Goplen expects TO buy
all the land that joins him. Mar a
Burcham visited at Viroqua portion of
last week. :. Oscar Allen is home from
Mimi sofa. =. Mrs. w. F. Riley of
Sparta. is visiting in this section. We
have got copper mines here too La
Crosse parties have leased j. F. Perkins
land and will commence prospecting at
once. NJ. "A. G.
HAIR 4oNf.
NEWTON, Dec. THE beautiful
warmth of winter days is noticeable
again. Some of our weather prophets
predict warm period unless there is a
a change in the weather Election is
entirely forgotten now, but some of our
democrats have been heard to say that
IF Mckinley had not got so many votes
Bryan would have had better chance
=. School opened Nov. 81 with Thomas
Henry of Viroqua, as principal Much
needed repairs, and furnishings have
been added to the upper room. The old
time lyceum will be in working order
! again in short time lie is Thought
the membership will soon reach 800. -.
A party of young people spent an en-
! joyable evening at the residence of Wal
| lace Rood. last Saturday !. /. Mrs Emma
Graham went TO Minneapolis last Mon
| day. where she will spend a few weeks
with relatives. Richard Hewitt, COM
monty known as Uncle Dick" after an
| illness of two weeks, died at the residence
| of Oscar Newton, Thursday. He was
| born in Ireland In 1876. where he resided
until in iS43 He then came to America.
Funeral services were held today, at the
church, conducted by Rev Kilbourn
assisted by Rev. Potter An oyster
supper was held in the hall Thursday
night for the benefit of Johnny Hunt
who is afflicted with quick consumption
and is at present in a critical condition
/ The supper was grand success. and the
proceeds were 1885. d E. Noble
now comes out with the finest horse we
( ever saw This animal is black, weighs
2, 600 pounds and cost S, 900. Mr.. Noble
/ is forming stock company and is meet
/ ing with good success. Newton mills
are being rushed both night and day
and are having hard time in grinding
as fast as the grists come in. Tobacco
men are offe-ing $3.50 to s1.5S for help
| in stripping the bountiful crop of 1900