Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07
{ III 5a50ut Sour friends and HelgA6oys.

-Jos. Forsyth spent d day in La
Crosse.
Blaine Rusk visited Sparta last
Friday.
House to rent Inquire of Miss L.
J. McCulloch.
Merchant Bates of Retreat, was in
the city on Sunday.
Wexford Tongue of Hillsboro, was
in the cf+y, Thursday
Mrs Ernstberger returned from
several weeks visit in the east.
Mrs. Ed. Harrington and son visited
at Sparta with Mr.; and Mrs. Harry
Adams.
--Arvin Chase of Red Mound, and J.
s Gibbs of Retreat, were callers in the
city on Friday
Jeweler Boehrer il Svisiting the ex-
position at Buffalo and taking in sights
of eastern cities,
Roy Williams, law stud ent at Ann
Arbor, Michigan University is home
for sumuar vacation.
Hampton Miller left for northern
Minnesota on Sunday, to spend summer
vacation with his brother Don
Battle Island Assembly opens to-
morrow. By next Saturday and Sunday
the attendasnee viii he large
j. p Gallagher, late superintendel
of schools for Monroe county, died re-
Gently Of pneumonia at Tomah.
Geo. E. Tate, La Farge's banker, is
taking in the PanAmerican exposi.i3n.
He is accompanied by Mrs. Tate,
The Misses Riley and Tulio ok of
Genoa, have been guests of Miss Luna
Gosling in this city for several days.
Fame of the Viroqua band is spread
H.. Il.
ed for one days playing at the Sparta
fair.
-Catharine Moore, .one of the Oldest
persons and early settlers of the county.
died at Hillsboro. She was IS years of
age.
-Havos o1wen, who has been in St.
Louis for several months getting on to
latest photography work, is at home in
this city.
The Big Store has sold many pairs
of tan shoes during the last weeks
slaughter and there are few left. Come
and get them.
Mrs. Abner Silbaugh, on Saturday,
received a dispatch announcing the
death of her brother at the soldiers home
in Milwaukee
1t is reported that Mr. Johnson o:
De Soto, drew prize of 1850 acres OF
land in She recent drawing in the Ell
Reno reservation.
w. L. Howes and several other
business men of Tomah. took occasion
to visit this city on Sunday, coming
over on the special
Prof Guy Hebbard and young Mr..
Scott of La Crosse, wheeled across coun-
4,.xv hot o;% Epidou nd
manned with friends until Monday.
Jack Greenough, photographer at
Adlington's gallery, has been laid M
with rheumatism for several weeks, and
, is still unable to attend to his duties.
Our speciality for next thirty days,
doors. windows, hardwood, etc, and
tobacco lafh Call and see as before yea
buy. JOHN E. MUM, Lumberman.
Gilbert Allen and wife. former resi-
dents of the county, now of Minnesota,
after an absence of thirty years have
been visiting in the vicinity Of Genoa
The Misses Kathryn and Nellie
Haughton of Madison and Washington,
D. c.. arrived in the city on Saturday
morning, to pass summer vacation with
their parents
Camp Manning is finally broken up
for the season The boys and young
men of the city occupied the place for
two weeks following the business mems
outing. The youngsters had fine time.
Miss Mary Nichols returned home
afte; spending two months with college
friends at Beloit GAINESVILLE, Galena
and other places, spending fortnight
of the period in camp on the Galena
river
Demands of the public for enlarged
service has warranted the electric light
company in enlargement of their plant
by the addition of another large boiler,
! which is being installed at the power
station.
MIR. A. D Haggard, late Of Iowa. is
about to locate here for the purchase
and shipment of butter, eggs and poul-
try. He represents the Swift Packing
Company of Chicago. and his quarters
will be at the old rink.
Lieutenant Lester J. Wood and Miss
Bertha Loveless, both of La Fargo, were
recently married. The young people
are both well known here. Mr.. Wood
was member of Company M. and later
served in the Philippines for two years
The occupants of the Otteson-San-
wick camp, on one of the Mississippi
islands, near Genoa. hailed passenger
boat and the whole party were taken
into La Crosse for last Friday They
think it is the ideal spot for a week s
outing of families
From Assessor Omundson's returns
we learn that the ten farmers residing
within the city limits have under cul-
tivation at this time 10 acres of wheat,
rs acres of oats 165 acres of corn, of
rye. 25 fax, s potatoes, As tobacco, 154
grasses, "a timber, with 30 cows among
the ten.
The new city well is down to a
depth of eighty feet The heavy iron
tubing has been put in position and q
change of size of bore will he made from
thirteen to ten inch. A good vein ol
water was found at seventy feet, but
the well will be sunk to the depth OF al
least 800 feet.
Chairman Soren Larson of Christi
ana. was in the city on Tuesday ac
companied by his brother. John r
Larson of Chicago who has not beer
here for more than twenty years. Mr.
Larson is an artist of note, and is spend
ing a portion of his visit making larg
painting representing the crucifiction
FOR Westbys new Lutheran church.
-Cashton club experienced its regula
ball victory on Sunday last defeatini
Tomah by score of 10 to g. A specis
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