Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29
Delightful weather.

If you want the best hard watel
soap on earth try Maple City.
The city water main is being ex
tended north to Minshall's farm barn
John NJ Craigo of Readstown, wa,
a caller on Thursday. He was enroute
to La Crosse.
old settlers will hold meeting and
enjoy themselves at Soldiers Grove or
the 8th of June.
Soldiers Grove schools will hold
commencement exercises on June 18th,
with class of eleven
Mrs. Chas. Conklin and children of
Missouri, are guests at the home of T.
G. Conklin in this city.
La Fargo village has an ordinance
which taxes dog owners two dollars for
males and five for females.
Leonard Ewers killed seventeen rat
tlesnakes on the Hutchison farm near
Readstown last Sunday.
Elmer Davis has gone to Ladysmith.
Vernon county will be well represented
at that thriving county seat
Prof s. e Pearson is arranging for
q teachers summer review school, to
open the second week in July.
To exchange, new Deering binder,
H.. "A
to Richard Ellacott, Viroqua.
-Drs. P M Randall and w e. Butt
drove over from LaFarge on Sunday and
remained in town during Monday.
Herman Layer and bride arrived in
the city on Friday. and are now domi-
ciled in the neat Herrick cottage
mt Stunkard, the Towerville mil.
Ter, accompanied by Mrs Stunkard, was
in the city on business, Monday.
Let us fgure on your plumbing
steam and not water heating
MARTIN & KUEBLER
"A slight frost was visible in this
vicinity on Saturday and Sunday morn
ings, but no apparent damage resulted
You can save money and get up-to
date patterns in wall paper and borders
by making your selections from the fine
new lines at Johnson's drug store.
Mis- Hattie Smith, formerly of this
place. was married on the 4th insta ut.
at Nashville, Minnesota, to Mr.. Chas. w
Cripple, OF The same place.
We have engaged an experienced
man and are now ready to do all kinds
of plumbing, steam and hot water heat
ing. MARTIN q KUEBJ- En-.
Mrs Betsey Sears, aged eigb+y-eight
years, died at Seeley yburg on che 18th
She was sister of the la5e Dempster
Seeley, an old resident of the county.
Editor Maiben of the Readstown
Herald, passed Sunday in the city with
friends Mr.. Maiben is giving the peo-
pie Of his section creditable local paper,
Mrs B. F. Norris wishes to call the
attention of the ladies to the fact that
she will sell her trimmed hats and street
hats at reduced prices, at both stores
Viroqua and Westby.
Numerous parties of boys were out
on the hills about the country on Sun
dav hunting rattlesnakes. 1t will un-
doubtedly be a hard season for this Justly
feared reptile.
M. G. Ripley and A NJ Rohlic
drove up from Viola on Monday after
noon and remained over the evening to
attend the EDcampment. They drove
back the same night
The ball game at Casht IN, Sunday,
between the team of that place and
Portage, resulted in victory for the
former by score of to Q 1t was an
interesting game and well played.
Mrs VIM. Dick of Oregon, Wiscon-
sin, has been in the city the past week
at the bedside of her mother, Mrs Beat,
who has been seriously ill All friends
will rejoice to learn of Mrs. Beats i'm
proved condition.
Landlord Evans is making large ad-
ditions to his Westby hotel accommoda-
tions The old building has been moved
to the rear, and to it will be constructed
a modern three-story brick building
Westby has long been in need of en-
larged hotel facilities.
Mrs. BENZ. Williams has as her
CREST, nephew, William Roberts, of
Cardiff Wales, who is making tour of
the United States. Mrs Williams has
not seen the gentleman since leaving the
mother country thirty-five wears ago.
Mr.. Roberts goes from here to California.
The CENSOR is in receipt of cards
announcing, on yesterday the graduation
of Walter B. Cory, formerly of this city,
from the College of Physicians and Sur.
geons of Chicago, and School of Medicine
of the university of Illinois Walter is
the eldest son Of DR.. and Mrs A. Cory.
He has been student in Chicago the
past four Years.
Mrs. Mcmillan of Redwood Falls,
Minnesota, died at the home of her
niece, Mrs. w. E Belt. in this city on
Thursday last. Mrs Mcmillan was on
her way home from the east and stopped
off here for short visit. An only son
arrived just an hour too late to see his
mother alive. Brief services were held
Thursday afternoon before the remains
departed for Minnesota
complained of late of losing many lambs
At first they could not explain the cause
of death, but recently farmer who had
lost severei lambs discovered that it was
the work of crows The crows alight
upon the backs of the young lambs and
with their bills drill holes in the tops OF
the lambs heads, and in this manner
succeed in killing their prey in very
short time.
&C. NJ. Culver and family started
Monday for Rock Island, H.. where on
Monday next the Vaudeville show com
pany. with Fisk. Wherry and Culver az
proprietors, will open up for the season
Mr.. Culver informs us that it will be
tie largest show of the kind in tbs
country and will travel exclusively by
rail making only the large cities. ANY
thing that Charley goes into in the show
line is sure to be a success. Record
-Viroqua will be quite convention
city the present season First will comt
the state municipal league, in which
| most of the cities and Incorporated vii
/ lages of the state will ba reurezentad