Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31
III -7ab0ut 2ow friends and HetgAbors.
August tomorrow.

iown Monday.
Mrs. Bait was taken suddenly il
Tuesday night.
Miss Nelson of La Crosse, is visiting
the Misses Steenberg.
Tan shoes are going at half price Al
Ehe Boston, for one week only.
John r. Hall and wife came oyel
from their LaFarge home, Sunday.
"A McDowellie family of De Soto,
vsited at A. J. Rogers near Virooua.
Norway, Norway, Norway tobacco
lith. VIRoQUA LUMBER COMPANY.
"A twelve pound daughter came to
tle nome OF Lewis Hanson on July 81.
w. w Dunlap went to Brownsdale
Nlnnesota, TO see his sister, who is sick
john Melby has purchased farm
rear Esofea, where he will move from
Westbya
July 26 nine pound girl arrived at
tle home OF MIR, and Mrs. P. Thompson
ON West Prai rie
The house of Hon. Philip Bouffl9ur
was struck by lightning, Friday night,
little damage resulting.
Little Miss Bernice Banks enter
tanned twenty girl friends on her twelfth
anniversary, last Wednesday.
Miss Mcdowell of DeSoto. spent
last week visiting her friends Mrs. A.
j. Rogers and Mamie Lemen.
Edward McDaniels was quite Sc
Verely Kicked by a horse while working
on the farm of Auanias Smith.
Buy your lath early and get the list.
First come first served
FIRoQUA LUMBER COMPANY.
The sixth barber shop for Viroqua
Is about to be opened in the basement of
Mrs. Rice's building, by E. V. Wolfe.
DIR. Belt drove to Richlaud Center
and his wife and daughter returned
home with him. They spent two weeks
there
e. V. Wolfe has purchased the resi-
dence property formerly owned and
occupied by L. A. Herrick on North
Main street.
w. Fl. Cobb, brother of A. S. Cobb
of this city, has been appointed to a
position in the state capitol. He resides
at Pardeeville
Mr.. Krause, head salesman at
Lindemann store, is taking his summer
vacation at Dubuque, Iowa, accompan-
led by his family.
If you want fresh Jersey COW or
heifer, or young bull of best jersey
blood, cali on G. W. Nuzum; 10 head
and nearly all for sale.
For sale, three quarter blood Dur
ham, yearling bull calf Sire was full
blood Durham, weight 1000 pounds
II. j. REYNOLDS, Viroqua
odd Fellows are hereby notified
that there will be work in the initiatory
degree of Viroqua lodge next Saturday
night, and they are requested 10 be
present.
"A Burlington train which made
better than mile a minute while pass
ing through towns on the Mississippi,
carried six carloads of soldiers bound
for the coast.
Wh'iN stenailsS at at,a=Vindow in the
jail, during Thursdays storm. Mr. Ford |
was stunned into insensibility by an |
electric shock and did not recover con.
sciousness for several hours
-Hillsboro fair will be held the first |
week in September. Already some of |
the racing purses are closed, some swift |
animals having been entered in the |
$1,000 and $500 purse races.
-Westby's assessor and board of re-
view equalizad that village at $461, 900 /
as against $120. 900 last year. So far as
reported this is the manner of placing
values throughout the county this year
The Retail Lumberman of Mime
apolis, Minnesota: The Viroqua Lum-
ber Company Viroqua, Wisconsin, Ie-
Gently completed three new yards and
are doing business. Three sheds have
capacity of 700, 900 feet.
C NJ Culver passed through the /
city on Monday. He is making Fair
engagements for the celebrated trick
horse owned by Fiske & Culvers show.
Charley says their combination has been
su ;cessful the present season
You may have money to burn.
Well, burn IL, but don't spend money
for a cross grained and mixed lath when
you can buy the Al Norway tot acco
1ath, specially made for tobacco. for the
same prices at the Viroqua Lumber Cos.
A party consisting of Otto Otteson
and family, Thos Anderson and family. I
Mrs T T. Sandwich and children, Mrs.
Carlos Buchanan and children and Miss
Anna Hauge, are putting in week at
camp life on the banks of the Mississippi
near Genoa.
-Ex-Sheriff Ericsson was over from
Rockton on Monday. He reported Sc
we're injury to John Barge, who had
timber fall upon him while engaged in
raising the frame of a tobacco shed.
His recovery is uncertain. Later, Mr..
Barge died from his injuries, Sunday
night. He was buried at Hillsboro.
I'm Lancaster resides veteran of
the Black Hawk war. His name is An
drew Eastman and every month he is
the recipient of an allowance from
Uncle Sam in token of his services dur
ing that memorable strife with the
thirsty redskins Mr. Eastman is well
up in the eighties, but is still well pre-
served.
An engagement is bright spot in a
womans life. A mans engagement
are large part of his business. Even a
boy has an occasional engagement, may I
be with neighbor's apple tree-or the
dog underneath; they all have to be met
or life would stop. Lie goes brightest
and surest when timed by the watches
sold by Jos. BoEHRER, Viroqua's
leading jeweler.
H C. Gosling, who was at Newton
on Friday. tells the CENSOR of a narrow
escape Mrs. A Newton had from being
bitten by rs ttlesnake. 1t was In the
evening Mrs. Newton nearly stepped on
his snakeship next To her summer kit
chen The reptile crawled under a
wood pile a convenient distance off. /
Mr.. Newton pulled down the wood pile
and killed two large venomous rattlers.
Mr. Loui. 0. Bruland, aged 70, died
suddenly of heart failure, Friday night,
July 10, at the home of his SON, Mons
Bruiand. about two miles northwest of
Readstown- Mr.. Bruland was in town