Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-11

The Fourth in yiroqu ua was ar un
usually quiet day.
DIR. K. C. Storlie and ]. A. Mills o
Coon Valley, were among our Saturda,
callers.
Capt. Nichols drives fine new
open surrey, really the handsomest turn
o ut in the city.
Mrs. E v Wolfe and Mrs Gran
| Pierce are receiving a visit from theil
sister Mrs Caldwell of T omah.
Elk Mayor August Smith and family
have returned from their summer vaca
tion at several points in the state.
Buy Leader" -four the best patent
made Bought before the advance Or
sale only at Rogers e Williams.
Mrs s r. Pollard and Mrs. S. H.
| Gorsllne returned from visit with
| their daughter and son in Chicago.
-Mesdam,s IS T. T. Natwick and Carlos
Buchanan are spending Il fortnight with
relatives and friends at Prairie du CHEN
! Scott Curtiss has withdrawn from
the firm of Potts & Curtiss and operates
a chair in Earl Truesdale's barber shop.
j. E. Nuzum and family drove to
La Crosse one day last week Misses
Ethel and Stella remained for, few
days visit.
"A greatly crowded train-load of
| Viroqua people left this depot on the
morning of the Fourth, bound for Sparta
and intermediate points
The Army worm-is said to have put
in an appearance in the Missouri valley,
with an eastward movement and the
destruction of all growing crops.
Mrs Jennie Fincher of Leavenworth.
Kansas, is paying visit to her sister,
Mrs. j. w. Miller in this city These
sisters have not met for twenty years.
Charles Lawrence of La Crosse, son
| of T. B. Lawrence, was drowned at
Tremplealeau on Tuesday last. The
Lawrences formerly resided at De Soto.
Mrs. NJ. D. Chase and family are
home from La Fargo, where they passed
a month. They have as their guests
ex-senator Swain and daughter of South
Dakota.
Lost between Carmichaels farm
and Main street, Viroqua hand-saGchel
enclosing pocketbook containing sum
OF money. Finder please leave at this
office and receive reward.
The city's population has been
recently increased by arr val of precious
specimens of humanity in the homes of
l.. L. Harrington, Elme1' Nixon, Tele-
graph Operator G. G. Faucet and John
Weber.
TEACHERS and students should give
particular heed to the announcement of
institute and examinations made bv
superintendent Gardner in today S CEN
SoR. Institute opens August 18th and
continues for two weeks.
The game of ball at Westby on the
Fourth, between the nine of that place
and the Viroqua second for a purse of
$15, resulted in score of Is to f2 in
favor Of our boys. Cashton defeated
| the La Crosse nine "a to G
VIM. R Purdy and daughter Flor
ence arrived from Spring Green on
Saturday, for visit with their many
friends. Florence will remain some
weeks. His many friends here were. as
they always are, pleased to grasp Billy
Purdy by the hand.
"A lawn social will be given for the
benefit of and by Viroqua Womans 3
Relief Corps at the residence of General
Rogers, next Friday evening. The pub
| lie generally is invited to Join in the
affair The cornet band will take occa-
sion to give concert ON the lawn at the
same time
AT the home of her parents in this
city. few days since, Miss Mega Snod-
| grass fell through trap door opening
in the floor to the cellar below. striking
ON the stairs in her downward flight
She was badly bruised and confined to
| her bed for q few days, but is now ma
terially improved.
DIR J. T. Brown is soon to remove
from Soldiers Grove to Milwaukee He
will take post graduate course in sur
gerry before again entering into practice.
| Socially and professionally the removal
of DR.. Brown and his good wife will be
greatly missed by people of Soldiers
| Grove and vicinity.
| The Elroy Tribune says that the
| H,Ilsboro q Eastern railroad is assured,
and that work on the road bed will be
commenced within fifteen days. The
! following are the officers of the new
| company: Smith HI. Bracy president.
| w J. Abbey secretary. A. H. SMITH
treasurer and attorney for the company.
Senator C. B. Welton of Madi,on.
Las been made superintendent of free
/ IL, "a
salary of 50, 800 per year. Many years
| ago Mr. WeltOn was business partner
| of Hon. Van S. Bennett at Rockton, be-
| tween whom there are kindred ties
| Senator Welton's Vernon county friends
will congratulate him ON his good for
tune
| "A farmer recently drifted into a
hardware store and when asked by the
manager: Don't you want to buy a
bicycle to ride around your farm?
They're cheap now. Can give you one
| for $35. I'D sooner put the $35 into a
| COW, said the farmer. But think, how
foolish you would look riding around
| know, said the farmer, mo more fool
ish, perhaps, than milking bicycle.
| "A farmer, says an exchange has
made discovery that will be OF vast
| Importance to the farmers during dry
season He has found that by planting
onions and potatoes in the same field in
alternate rows the onions become so
| strong that they bring tears to the eyes
of the potatoes in such vast volumes
that the roots of the vines are kept moist
and big crop is raised in spite of the
drouth. The same farm has scheme
for raising custard pies by crossing the
egg plant with the milk weed
According to newspaper item, spec
ial revenue agents are after stage drivers
/ and mail carriers, who also make a
business of carrying packages and
freight. The agents hold that as such
drivers are common carriers, they are
required to give receipts on which the
shipper must place one-cent revenue