Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-15
Thursday will be viroqua day al

Thursday will be Viroqua day at
Battle Island
Attorney Sullivan was over from
Ontario on Monday.
Miss Dora Morriso of Westby, is
visiting Miss Ellen Mccall
Miss Gertrude Smith of Tomah, is
spending week with Sadie Wolfe.
Misses Lulu and Winnie Nixon of
LaFarge, are visiting Carrie Ingersol
j. W. Cade is putting up new
tobacco shed on his place in the Third
ward.
M. G. Nichols and 7. H. Brown
made business trip to Readstown on
Tuesday.
Miss Helen Perham of Readstown,
IS spending a fortnight with relatives
in the city.
Hon. o. B. Thomas of Prairie du
Chien, is in the city, having business
before the circuit court.
Everybody should remember to at
tend the aSiou ned school meeting next
Saturday nignt at 7:30
Mr.. g. A. Waterman of Aiken.
Minnesota, is visiting his sister Mrs. G.
w. Allen, in Jefferson.
Attention is directed to the South
Dakota land advertisement of E. NJ.
Allen who offers some bargains.
"A party of seven young men left the
city on Tuesday morning for Battle
Island, where they will put in the week.
"A washout on the branch near Mel
Una on Saturday hight, caused a little
de!ay in the arrival of Monday mornings
train
The full equipment of the Richland
Center Woolen mills is offered for sale.
Advertisement will be found in this
Taper.
-Nels Allen made trip to La Crosse
on Tuesday. Mrs. Allen accompanied
him ns 'ar as Battle Island, where she
will vjsi friends
"A bargain sale of fancy and useful
articles will De held at the Congrega-
tlonal church. August 81. Articles
contributed viii be gratefully received.
There viii be a special meeting Of
the VIroqua Encsmpmens I. O. o. F.,
on ] thursday evening next for degree
work. A large attendance is desired
We are indebted to r. r. Van Win
ter for box of Reads wn Belle" a
choice brand of cigars of his own make.
Mr.. Van Winter has built up thriving
business in his section
ON the second page of todays CEN
SOR the reader will find the republican
state convention proceedings, together
with the platform adopted and speech
OF acceptance by Mr.. La Toilette.
Teachers and officials of the Meth
odist Sunday school, gave the whole
membership jolly ride and picnic at
Sides spring, on Friday last. 1t was
an enjoyable outing for young and old.
Col. NJ T. Moore. department COM
mander of Wisconsin National Associa-
tion Spanish American War veterans,
has issued a call for the first annual re-
union to be held at Camp Herndon.
Camp Douglas, Wednesday, Aug IS.
Rev. John A. Stemen returned TO
the city on Tuesday morning, to be
present at the Clarke Miller wedding
today. He and Mrs. Stemen will go 20
Lake Geneva to enjoy short vacation
before the pastor assumes his duties
again.
M. A. Andrews. station agent at
Readstown, for the Kickapoo railroad.
was in town ON Monday. He reports
that a large, brick, three-story tobacco
warehouse viii he erected there this
season 1t is to be stock concern and
TO cost 81 500
-Elvy J. Jennings displayed seven
teen varieties of apples and crabs grown
in his orchard southeast of Viroaua.
Mr. Jennings sold many trees a few
years ago, and he says others are also
reaping the benefit of his experience in
selecting the best varieties of trees for
this section.
Tobacco throughout Vernon county
is looking unusually well. In places it
is little uneven owing 10 the dry time
at the setting season, but most of it is
as fine looking as ever was raised in this
section A few crops have been har-
vested and others viii soon be in the
sheds, safe from storm, hail and insect.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Blowers are
receiving visit from their two song
and families, who reside at Cripple
Creek Colorado. They are enga ged in
the mines of that place. One of the
gentlemen displayed specimen of gold
quartz that be said would yield one
hundred thousand dollars to the ton,
taken from the Gold King mine.
Mrs c " Butt was called to Mt.
Sterling Wednesday, 10 see her mother,
Mrs. McCauley, who is seriously i'll
Mrs. McCauley died on Saturday morn
ing. and the funeral occurred on Sunday.
Mrs. McCauley was 81 years of age
She was among the first pioneer families
who settled in northern Crawford and
southern Vernon counties. Her aged
companion passed away few years
since.