Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-29
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ow ner at this office.
I Regular term of probate court fall
on Tuesday next.
See those all-wool grey pants al
Michaelsohns Cor $c5
| Republican county convention will
be held Saturday, Sc Ntember s.
Mr.. Martin and family left on Mon
/ day for their home at Fulton, Illinois
/ w S. Arnold made business triI
to Chicago last week, returning Oh
Saturday,
A little girl baby came to the home
of Mr., and Mrs. Frank e. Tate, Tuesday
morning
Young Peoples Society of the Synod
church will meet next Sunday, at Oliver
| Olson's residence.
Guy Hebberd of La Crosse, will be
one of the high school assistants in that
city the coming year.
Ladies remember the bargain sale.
All articles should be delivered at the
church Friday morning
"A specie train went over the branch
ON Monday evening to remove surplus
of accumulated freight.
From Lancaster comes the news
that little daughter has been added to
the family of Prof Pearson.
For sale, five high grade COWS, will
be fresh fore part of September, and
three yearlings. ]. G. Atchison, three
miles south Of Viroqua
The n orth West Prairie Young
Peoples society will meet at the resi-
dence of Peter Thompson of Bristow,
next Sunday at 2 p IN.
Walter e. Bates, a former Viroqud
student was in the city on Tuesday. de
is now connected with the Madison
Democrat as city editor.
f. W. Hazen is taking the prelim-
mary steps toward the erection of fine
residence in the Second ward, just east
of the old Terhune homestead.
The bar gain sale of ornamental and
useful arti cles, will begin at 3 o'clock
p IN. Friday, August 81. at the Con-
gregational church. Ice cream will be
served il desired.
Nearly all our campmeeting visitors
have left us for their homes. 1t brings
large number Of Viroqua's old residents
and friends for an annual outing and re-
newal of friendships.
M. A. Ueland informs us that he
has purchased farm near Stetsonville,
Wisconsin, where he viii engage in
stock farming and dairying. He left
IOT bUdb )ldCt On OdbUIudy.
-Ths Westby schools open next Mon
day for the year with Prof. J. K. John
SON as principal, Miss Olga Nstwick in
the grammar department, Tilda Omund-
son in the intermediate grade, and Thea
Gullord as primary teacher.
| MIR. and Mrs. Henderson departed
on Saturday for Chicago, where they
will spend tive weeks on business and
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Henderson place in Martin g. Kuebler's
hardware store during his absence.
! Our former Vernon boy, c. L.
Frazier, with three other gentlemen, has
organized q rational bank at Staples,
Minnesota. Mr.. Frazier has as partner,
been interested in two or three Mime.
sofa banking institutions for several
| years.
Gullick Hetland of jefferson, an
nounces himself candidate for register
of deeds, subject to the action of the
republican county convention. Mr.
Helland is good citizen and has always
been strong republican and good work.
er for the party.
Eastern Monroe county fair will be
held September 4th to 7th, at Tomah
Sparta fair the week following, then
comes the really great fair of Western
| Wisconsin, the week after, the Vernon
county aggregation of big exhibits and
| drawing cards.
An Elroy news dispatch of Monday,
says that while hunting that day in the
woods Eddie Towne of that city was
shot twice by stray bullets fired by some
| unknown person. One took effect in the
wrist and the other in his side The boy
is seriously injured
OF the three boys who were brought
here from Readstown last week. for ar
attempt to burglarize store, Ben anG
/ Tom Dearman were sent to reform
school. Roy Pettygrow, the youngest
of the trio, being only eight years old
will probably be released.
i. d. Bennett arrived home, Sunday
morning, from Washington state, where
he has been for several weeks superin
tending operations on the Badger Girl
nline, in which many people of this sec
tion are interested. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Frank Southworth and hel
daughter of Salem, Oregon.
The Misses Minnie McLees, Grsc,
Latta, Mary Edwards and Master Eras
tus McLees of this city, and Elmer
Widmsr RocktoD, left for Stevens Poin
normal school on Monday. Miss Grace
Kier of Liberty Pole, who has beer
teaching in Stevens Point for the pas
two years, will resume her studies il
the normal Elmer Smith returns Il
Platteville.
-Four prisoners, James Healy, Thos
Edwards, Chas, Carr and Frank Bell
held in Jail and awaiting trial in tht
circuit court for burglary, broke Jail a
Prairie du Chen Wednesday night
They sawed out two sets of bars ant
lowered themselves TO the ground will
bed sheets tied together. No clue ha
been obtained A reward of 500 i
offered by the county for their arrest.
&C. NJ Sterling was over from Vic
tory on Monday attending to bushes
matters. He recently returned from
Montana, where he spent year az civi
and mechanical engineer for one of tn
large mining companies. He is interest
ed in the work and says he will probabl,
return to the west in time Mr. Ster
ling says that at least every third da,
while % Montana he was in a snow
} storm, me month Of September excepted
Both depots were entered by burg
lars last evening At the c. & n. w
depot, the freight room door was prize
open and one can of veal loaf, two boxe
of chocolate, two boxes of gum, an
about 30 pennies were taken. AT tn
| ST. Paul depot, entrance was mad
through a window. The robbers stol
, S14 and some small change. Two partie
: We're searched this morning, but as We
= no arrests have been Inade.-Gran
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