Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-30
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III Tbout 9ow friends ana Te!gh6ors.

| in Chicago last week.
A trial of Maple City Soap will con
vince you that it is perfection
Librarian Haughton is on the memo
after hard tussle with La Grippe.
DIR. A l. Bouffieur of Chicago, passed
few days in the city with relatives.
DE Soto Woodmen gave a lninstre
performance in that village, last Friday
evening.
Ladies buy your bread, cakes, pies.
rolls and doughnuts at Carlson's new
restaurant
H. p Proctor and daughter Celia,
spent Sunday at Elroy, with the family
of DIR. c. S. Smith.
The family horse of N. A. Svigum
dropped dead last Friday, while a neigh
Dor was driving it.
-Purdy Woodmen will give a grand
masquerade ball at their hall, Friday
evening February L.
DIR. Schrciner, Andrew Lee and Jens
Davidson were in the city from Vestby
on business last Saturday.
Mrs. Seth T. Smith and daughter
Hazel are visiting Mrs. Smiths daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Nelson, of La Crosse.
Bernard O'Connell of Ontario, and
Cashton, were city callers last Saturday.
-Elroys rural mail service viii be in
three routes, one already established
and two new ones north and east OF the
city.
Richard McC Carten from Dakota, has
been visiting friends in this vicinity and
looking after business interests at Rising
ST. 7.
Tox knsz nft,rSx ,ad 20 he,.
Retreat home after q long stay at the
sanitarinm of her son, DIR. Davis OF
Lansing, Iowa.
The city of Montreal, Canada, ex-
perienced a terrible fire on the 23d inst, 4,
resulting in the destruction of "a, 000, 600
worth of property.
Mrs. Balcom of LaFsrge an old
lady over so years old, slipped some
ice and broke her shoulder blade She
is in a critical condition.
DIR. R. w. Baldwin. Dentist, is now
located up stairs in the new block oppo-
site the postoffice. Take stairway just
south of Dahl's drug store
Sparta boara OF health has made
arrangements for pest house. to be
used in case their community is invaded
by any contagious diseases.
Mrs. VIM. Dewitt is visiting wi tn
her daughter, Mrs. DR.. Cronn, at Camp
Douglass. A daughter recently came to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cronn
You can buy a good substantial
new broom factory on Rusk avenue,
Third ward. BROWN & SwEGER.
Mrs. G. J. Lind of Hillsboro, and
Mrs S. A Board of Union Center, were
in the city the first of the week to visit
their sister, Mrs. FL. p. Proctor. .-Elroy
Tribune
The Sparta Democrat says it is
rumored that o. a. Doxrud will be a
non-part;san candidate for the position
of county Judge, Monroe county, ct the
spring election.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francisco of Hebron,
Illinois, have been visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. d. f. Mains Of this city. Mrs.
Francisco was formerly Miss Matte
Seamens of Brush Creek.
!. Peter Van Schoick one of the earli
est settlers of Forest, died or the 18th
instant and waa buried at Mt. Tabor
cemetery. He settled in Wisconsin in
1910 and was about 100 years old
More than hundred young people
employed in the Westby tobacco ware
houses went to Cashton ON Friday night
and enjoyed themselves in a social ball
They went by train and were merry
| crowd
George Griffin and family came ovel
| from Viroqua Tuesday, the occasion be
| ing the sickness of Mrs Griffin's mother
| Mrs. Hook Mr.. Griffin returned Wed
| nesday night, his family remaining La
| Fargo Enterprise.
I'm the town of Clinton, while Char
| ley Clark was packing tobacco. his house
| caught fire and if it had not been fol
the prompt action of his neighbors hi
home would have been destroyed, bu
as it was there was little damage Gone.
Robert Kuerstern, the Hillsbort
stage and freight man, lost a valuable
raare at Union Center. While standing
in front of the postoffice the animal fel
| down and died before he could be takel
away. Bob had refused $50 for the ami
NAL, recently.
A horrible accident occurred at Ar
cadia, when s. p Gage, freight con
ductor on the Green Bay & Western wa
killed by moving train. He fell be
tween two box cars and his body wa
severed at the hips. The remains wer
shipped to Winona, where the family O
the unfortunate man resides
Albert and Edwin Broadhead wer
in from Sterling, last week. They re
port case of smallpox at Ferryville
Authorities have quarantined the IL
fected house, but the victim is said
| L. 11I f[x
before becoming amare of the nature c
his malady. In consequence there is
very uneasy feeling among the people c
that section.
--Torger Stenson, son of H. ii. Ster
son near this city, made us call MOI
day and asked us to send his Advance
Toeno, Va Mr. Stenson who has bee
conducting large store with his brotl
er at Viroqua, has disposed of his bus
ness interests to him. He expects
, remain in Virginia where several of b
friends are now located. Soldier
Grove Advance.
What are you crying about = aske
kind hearted stranger of a lad STAN
ing in front of newspaper Office, wee
! ing as If his heart would break. O
pas gone up stairs to whip the editor
s'Well, has he come down yet p pursue
the gentle Samaritan. pieces of hi
; !; have" said the hoy, with a fresh bur
! ! of tears, 'and I'm expecting the re
, every minute.
The English sparrow has a sma
\ start of us. A Connecticut ohserv
! saws that one pair will raise seven ces
+ full of young, each nest cJntairing 10
four to 81 x birds, in one season. He b