Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-06-05
Month of roses.


Maple City Soap contains no rosin.
We inesday and Thursday next Prof
Kronson will be at the Park Hotel.
Il w. Switzer is home after so
journ in Oklahoma and South Dakota.
MIR. and Mrs. L. Seymour of Retreat,
were callers in the city on Saturday.
&C. NJ Peterson and wife of Soldiers
Grove, spent Sunday in the city with
relatives.
Ed. Minshall has been installed as
master of ceremonies at the railway
freight depot
DIR Pinch, chairman of the county
board was over froIa Hillsboro, Tuesday,
on official business.
r p Larson is at Retreat this week
painting the home, barn and other
buildings of F. P. Bean
Mrs c. H. Campbell returned to her
homo at Cashton on Saturday, after
weeks visit in the city.
Mrs J. r Casson left last evening
for Aberdeen, South Dakota, for a visit
with Judge Carnpbell's family.
-Children's day will be observed at
the churches next Sunday with exercises
now being prepared by the Sunday
school scholars.
will E. Nuzum and wife of Tomah,
passed Saturday and Sunday at the par
entail homes in this city and the town of
Webster.
Prof. w. C. T. Adams of Reads
town having closed his school at Hun
ter, North Dakota, returned home for
summer vacation.
Surveyor Bradish of La Crosse spent
several Jays at Westby making grades
preparatory 30 street macadamlsing,
which will soon commence.
The juniors OF Viroqua high school,
will give reception 10 the members OF
the graduating class and their friends
at the Opera house, on the evening OF
June Z.
Many will remember Rev. s. B.
Doe, formerly superintendent OF home
missions of this state Word was re-
ceived of his death at Ashland, recently,
at the age of 70 years
Mr.. and Mrs Dill Sherman Of La
Fargo, spent Saturday with County
Clerk Sherman and family. They were
on their return from visit with friends
and relatives at La Crosse.
Some Wisconsin towns have been
visited by a clever swiudler, purporting
to be detective sent out by the United
States pension department. Some old
soldiers were victimized by him.
-Hillsboro holds big Woodman blow
out on Tuesday next when the Baraboo
Valley association meets there. 1t will
be the occasion of a large gathering and
demonstration A great many prizes
will be contested for.
A call as assistant pastor for Rev.
Fl. Halvorson has been sent TO Rev. ]. A
o. Stub, a son of Prof h g. Stub of the
Lutheran seminary, Hamline, Minnesota.
Rev Stub is to be located at Viroqua, as
successor of Rev G. B. Bestul.
Prof J c. Nodolph from Spencer,
Iowa, arrived in the city on Saturday
n orning by way of De Soto. for short
stay His two sisters will graduate
from the high school at Belmont. and
he is anxious to witness their work.
Preston Glenn, young man who
has made this city his home for several
months, is quarantined at Avalanche,
and is pronounced to have smallpox 1t
is said to be of very mild form, like
others having that disease throughout
this section of the country the pass
winter.
Peter Mcintyre of Lodi, spent two
Or three days ~ snis section and on West
Prairie renewing acquaintance. He went
to Minnesota to lookafter some property
interests Mr.. Mcintyre and his wife
are living quietly at Lodi, and taking
the rest they have earned after many
years of toll
&C. II, Pease. of the Union Telephone
Company of Richland Center, was here
this week looking after the necessary
details of putting in local exchange
His plan is to put in an exchange and
connect us with La Fargo without extra
charge to either place. ce.-Intelligencer.
1T is probable that not the usual
number of celebrations will be held
| throughout the county this year on ac-
count of the big district Woodman
| picnic and celebration having been set
| for that date. Undoubtedly very
large per can't. of Vernon county Wood
| men will desire to join in that demon
| stration.
The congressional appropriation Of
So. 000 900 for the extension of the rural
delivery postal service becomes available
in about two months, and the postoffice
| department is now getting ready tc
spend it. The rural delivery routes
cost an average of $500 year each, and
allowing $500, 900 for clerical hire and
other expenses, it will be possible to es
tablish about 5, 900 new routes
There was an innovation this yeal
in observance of Decoration day in thi:
CITY. During the forenoon session Of
the public schools brief patriotic talks
we're given in each department by loca1
speakers. Those who took part were
Messrs. Butt Rogers, Mahoney, Smith
Stemen and Tresidder 1t is an innova
ton worthy of emulation. Stu lent.
were well pleased with the exercises.
Word was received today by Alder
man J. M. Tanning that the representa-
tives of the American Tobacco company
would arrive in the city next Tuesday
prepared to push the erection of theil
plant. The letter also stated that tn,
company had changed their plans some
what. and would require more land, i
being the intention to erect mucl
larger plant and larger buildings thai
previously contemplated. Sparta Dem
ocrat.
The Viola warehouse company ha
been organized under the laws of thi
state and articles of incorporation wer
filed with the secretary of state thi
week. The company is capitalized a
s, 900 and the object of the company
, 70 build and operate tobacco warehous
, in the village of Viola. All of our mai
business men have stock in the corpora
tion, which assures its success 1t is th
intention to build S., 600 tobacco wart
house this season. Intelligence.
The barn on the farm of Bernar
g Hoyland, who lives about half mil
9 south of Westby, was destroyed by frs
g No one knows how the fire originated
4 Two calves were in the barn and burue