Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-04-17
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day at bangor.
Would you like to use the best
Then use Maple City Soap.
The last of tue series of club dances
w Ill be given next Friday night.
w. E Gore of Viola, was business
caller at the CENSOR Office on Saturday.
Our grocers' display of strawberries
and garden vegetables reminds us that
spring is with U.s.
! Frank E. Tate made business trip
i to Chicago, in the interest of the Tate
Mercantile company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Boehmer have
returned TO Cashton, after about eight
months residence in Viroqua.
Miss Alma Oswald has gone to Chi
cago, where she has procured position
in Rand & McNally's establishment.
C E ward of Chasebulg, has been
stationed by the Plano harvester com
pany at Eau Claire, foe the season.
Mrs. Anderson has sold her property
in the Third ward and purchased the
residence recently owned by Mary
Hikok.
The ladies of the Relief Corps will
on the Goth instant. one week from the
OOLAluS II IiohJ.
Mr. Edward Stull and wife of Oma-
ha, Nebraska, are at her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jud Higgins near Liberty Pole,
on an extended visit.
The Viroqua Juvenile band has q
membership of twelve and still growing
The organization will start with about
20 boys between ages of 10 and 16.
Ellis Reed and son of North Spring
vile, recently purchased five Shorthorn
cattle of parties IN Indiana, paying the
fancy price of 800 apiece for them
And now the jolly fisherman
From his hip flask takes nip"
Then seats himself on the river bank
And proceeds to catch-the grip.
Frank E. Mutch, wife and children
drove over from Hillsboro on Sunday.
Mrs. Mutch and the children will remain
for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. ID. W.
Horton and other relatives.
Our shoe sales are the largest in our
history. People have learned that it
pays to buy the Sharood & Crooks shoes.
Many limitations but none equal.
BLUE FRONT STORE.
Judge Mahoney has been adding TO
his farm possessions near Ontario by the
purchase of twenty acres from o. Wood
ard on which good buildings are located.
He now has fine stock farm and ranch
of 1870 acres
On Saturday last stakes were stuck
and ground broken for the new high
school building The location is on the
northwestern portion of the present
school grounds. Work will be pushed
with vigor until completed.
The Viola Intelligencer says that
NJ G. Ripley is in Iowa with his family
and will shortly return with his wife
and children to take up house keeping
in the residence now occupied by L. E.
Calkins and family
Mr. A. Ferguson has moved his resi-
dence from the city property in Third
ward, and received $50 from the city to
reimburse him for his outlay. We un-
derstand that the city VIII not imme-
diately open the street thus left vacant.
Mrs VIM Austin died last Wednes-
dav morning of stroke of paralysis, at
her home near Leon Rev. VIM. Haugh-
ton of this city, conducted the funeral
services on Sunday Mrs Austin had
been resident of Monroe county since
1852.
May third is Arbor and bird day
The occasion will doubtless be well OBJ
served by c;6y and country schools.
Superintendent Gardner is sending out
very nice pamphlet on the subject is-
sued from the state department. of pub
lie instruction.
The Wisconsin Farmer says: Get
the small grain in early even if one has
to sit up at night to do SO. In small
grain it is the early bird that usually
gets the worm. Occasionally a person
will miss it, but better make failure
now and then by trying to do something
than to not be able to do anything in the
| right time"
The Viola Intelligencer says: The
Office of superintendent has been abolish
ed by the Wisconsin Western Railroad
Company and the effects of the superin-
| tendent's flee at that place removed to
Richland Center H Thompson has
been rendered the agency at this station
but we are not advised as TO whether he
will accept it or retire to his farm a mite
southeast of Viola and devote his time
to farming and the breeding of fast
| horses.
J in recent issue our Newton corre-
! spondent presented fairy story in
! substance that the Mons Anderson Com
pany of La Crosse, was fitting mp its
| branch factory near Newton ready for
business There was no foundation for
/ the story. For nearly fiftv years the
name of Mons Anderson has been a
household word in Vernon County His
works are and have been located at La
Crosse during all these years Core
spondents should not get too gay, but
confine themselves to facts.
Base ball enthusiasts will be inter
ested in the changes in the rules which
have been adopted by the National
League The pitcher must deliver the
first ball to the batter within twenty
seconds after the batter takes position.
In case the batter is hit by pitched
ball he does not take his base, but ball
is called on the pitcher Every foul ball
is called strike, unless the batter has
had two strikes The catcher will not
be allowed to stand more than ten feet
behind the plate at any time when the
batter is in position. These rules will
materially shorten the game.
Perhaps not all of our farmer read
ers know that the Babcock Milk Test
now in universal use in the creamerie;
of this country, was the invention Of
Prof Stephen NJ. Babcock of our statt
! university. Sueh is the case. Doctor
Babcock unselfishly gave his wonderfu
|, invention to the world at large by re
, fusing TO take out patent which un
. doubtedly wonld have made him ;
; millionaire. His is noble exampl,
! that stands out almost unique in thi