Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31

-Nettie Slbaugh is passing a bri
vac stion at Kansas City.
Teachers institute at Hillsboro bid
, an enrolment OF only 81.
-Park Hotel, Viroqua, August sn
Q, Prof. kronsons next visit
Miss Mabel Webb is visiting Ne
friends, the Misses Hewitt in Minneapoli,
3pecialties. specialties, specialize
on tobacco shed aud barn lumber.
NIRoQUA LUMBER COMPANY
On Thursday evening the Madison
Baptist church was struck by lightnin,
and wholly destroyed
-Abner Silbaugh came home from
Grant county having closed his season.
work foT the Milwaukee harvester com
pany.
Mrs. J. IL Dorrival of Caledonia, il
ID the city with her parents, Mr. and
| Mrs. VIM Lake She is accompanied
by her children
Teachers institute will open in this
/ city next Monday and continue ten days.
| It Will doubtless be large gathering OF
interested teachers and students.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, / used to spear
tobacco myself and know how to appre-
ciate good lath. and we have got 'em.
| VIRoQUA LUMBER COMPANY.
DR.. R. W. Baldwin, Dentist, is now
located up stairs in the new block opp
1t the postoffice. Take stairway jpg
south OF Dahl's drug store -
Tobacco is booming; the acreage
has increased. Contract your lath now
and you will get good Norway None
better made VIRoQUA LUMBER Co.
"A letter to his business partner in
thl- city states that Andrew Mellem ar
rived at the parental home in Norway
on the 18th. He will remain there until
August Is
Mems AID boys fine shoes Just re-
ceived at the Blue Front Store All the
late styles. Sharood & Crooks make
Price 81 so to $500 Nothing equals
this line for style AMI wear.
Harry M. Allen Of We bster, was in
this city recently, the first time since
last fai.. For several weeks Mr.. Allen
was verv i'll and his recovery was very
doubtful. He ie in better health than
for years
Ole Hagen and Jens Berge. promi-
nent residents of Freeman, in Crawford
county, were in the city on business.
NaASNANJ LAC AOi lltI
Browns music store and took home with
him new organ.
Mrs. Boyle gave very pleasant
porch party in honor of Miss Florence
Adams, who is her guest, Friday even
ing, In which large number of young
misses and gents participated. 1t was a
moss enjoyable occasion.
"A La Crosse writer says that n new
record for finding pearls was established
when Otto Goetzke found a single clam
IN which were twenty five pearls. Two
or them are valued at S100 each. while
the others are worth from $40 up.
Misses Ida Hillstad and Nellie Erick-
son OF North Dakota, are visiting AMONG
relatives ON West Prairie. In cornnany
with Betsey and Christeua Thompson
and Ed Ericsson and Chris Thomson.
they made call al the county seat on
Saturday.
Friday morning last the dwelling
house of Albert johnson in the Second
ward. was struck by lightning. It is
almost a miracle that the electricity
passed through numerous portions of
the hocse without doing scarcely any
damage
The new residence of Jas. L. Mckee
In the town of Christiana, was struck
by lightning, Thursday last. The dam
age was considerable although the
owner considers that the escape was
fortunate that no workmen on the
building were injured or killed.
Misses Eva, Ruth, Luella and Mas
ter John Field arrived in the city on |
Friday from Washington. D. c., to ioin |
their mother and visit Grandma viii. |
liams and other relatives and former
school friends. The young people have |
much of interest to relate concerning |
school work in Washington.
The eye-sight specialist, Prof Kron-
son, makes his next professional visit to |
Viroqua on Wednesday and Thursday, |
August and g. when he will be pleased |
to meet all persons with eye Affections |
or needing glasses fitted. He makes no
charge for examination. Prof. Kronson
has made regular visits here for a |
half dozen years. His work therefore !
recommends itself.
During the storm of last Thursday
evening Matthias Hanson of Jefferson. |
had l00-foot tobacco shed completely :
wrecked. His ter acres of growing to-
bacco was also severely damaged. Two
carriages and other vehicles and imple-
ments were demolished in the shed. Mr..
Hanson's farm appeared to be in the
storm center. Little damage resulted
elsewhere in the community.
We are informed on good authority
that our village is soon to be lighted by
slectricity. That permit has been
granted to dam the river at this place
to give 100 horse power The
local company will be backed b. eastern
money. Machinery TO finish our native
lumber for the market will also be put
IN. The local company will try for a
furniture factory, which would be a
grand thing for our town -Readstown
Herald
Probably never before in the history
o. Richland Center has it been impossi-
Bile this time of the year to buy fruits
and vegetables Now practically none
are offered. Potatoes are so scarce that
a dollar bushel is no temptation to
gardeners, and other vegetables are even
The berry crop has proved
failure since strawberry
time, and about the only fruit now OBJ
tainable is blueberries. bananas and
oranges. .-Richland Democrat.
B. T. Ferguson is in receipt Of a
paper which announces the death of his
uncle. Hiram Fl Ferguson, at Hot
Springs. south Dakota Mr.. Ferguson
was one of the old stock of pioneers who
settled the western section of Vernon
county n the early days Mr.. Ferguson
was II years of age, born in Kentucky.
He came TO the mining districts OF Wis
c0nsin in 1S49. He Joined the throug of