Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-03
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\ eEH WISCONSIN LanU ana Loan TO.
--Hillsboro fair and race meeting mex
week
Wedding rings of all kinds at
BoEHR Err s. Leading eweler
! "A No. Champion reaper for sale ol
trade for wood. Enquire of J. N
Deaver.
| Misses Msdgs Nuzum and Sadie
Rogers are visiting Mayor Nuzum's
family at Tomah.
Mrs. T. g. Conklin departed FIR 8
visit to Texas, Monday night. She will
be absent some time.
Guy Fish, who has been in the city
taking. treatment for rheumatism, has
returned to his Readstown home.
"A. S. Cobb, wife and daughter Bes.
| sic are passing a few days at LaValle and
other Sank county points with relatives.
-Nsls D. Nelson of Mayville North
Dakota, arrived in the city Friday to
spend 4 few days with his parents, south
Of town.
The Sparta Herald says The Viro-
qua band shared with the races the
prime honers of the Fair, and was a
chief and splendid feature.
Try the Avalanche mills the next
| time you have grinding to do Feed
| grinding also done All customers treat
ed alike and promptly.
| Mrs. Ed. Hammer of Hillsboro, suf-
fered stroke of paralysis one day last
week. Reports are encouraging for her
improvement and recovery.
If you have Catarrh or any disease
| of the throat and lungs you'll be pleased
| if you try H W. Barker's Cough, Catarrh,
Consumption Remedy at Johnson's drug
| store.
Mrs. T. R. Brent and Miss Fannie
Brent of Kansas City, and Miss Bessie
Shurt,eff of Chicago, are passing week
| at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. o. G.
Munson.
Ole @. Sveen, late of Springville,
now in the grocery trade at La Crosse,
was in this vicinity visiting and on bust
ness two or three days. He reports q
good trade and says La Crosse is having
a busy season.
Near La Crosse, a five-year old son
OF Basil Gaynard, clam fisher, fell into
| vat of boiling water used to cook
| CLAIMS. He was so frightfully burned
that it is thought both arms will have
to be amputated.
Secretary Nuzum desires to an
| nounce that nesting of the board of
| directors of the carp meeting associa-
tion will be held at the Me hedist church
on Saturday, Sept 18th at 2 o'clock, for
| the purpose of closing up the business
for the year and making plans for the
| future.
-Iu Richland county, last Saturday,
Q. g. Pomeroy, 8 long time manager of
| the Cnaseburg Touring mills, was nom
| mated by the democrats for county
treasurer. Mr. e. J. Cofland, mayor
of Richisnd Center, and brother OF
| our mayor, was placed in nomination
for member of the assembly.
Annual Methodist conference is in
session at Portage and will continue over
| Sunday. Revs. Tresidder, Witherbee,
| Nuzum and other ministers of this sec
| tion are in attendance. Mr.. Tressider
does not expect to De returned here.
Because of delicate health of members
of his family he hopes to be transferred
to California.
TO farmers having substantial build
| ings: Can you afford to be an insur-
ance company? Your neighl or carries
| tornado insurance. Can you afford to
be without it7 John Dawson & Co.
will write your line at 81. 90 per 81, 900
| for three years. Office in new Linde-
mann Bank building; stairway between
the Devlin and Lindemann buildings.
The time is here when the school
| girl and boy must gather up their books
and trudge back to school. The long
and glorious vacation days are about at
an end and the daily round Of recitations
will begin again. The pleasure of out
door life, vacation freedom and rest will
be exchanged for the mere formal pleas
ure of school life, and students after the
vacation rest will again continue ascend
ing to the mountain top of wisdom.
Miss Alma Peterson was in the city
on Monday and Tuesday visiting num-
erous relatives. She was enroute to her
home at Soldiers Grove, having been to
Red Wing to attend the wedding of
Miss Hoverson and Rev. Stubb. The
latter was pastor of the Synod Lutheran
church in this city for two years, a gen.
tleman much thought'of by citizens gen.
orally. He is now pastor at Stoughton,
where he will take his bride after an
extended trip through the east.
| The Sparta Democrat reports that
Fral,k e. Frazier was transformed from
the 1ailway mail service to the office of
the second assistant postmaster general
at Washington, d. c. Frank received a
promotion at the end of his first months
work which carried with it an increase
in SALARY, of 800 a year. While Frank,
modest Young man, that he is, neglect
ed to tell us this in his letter, it is never
theless true and will be a source of
qualification TO his many friends.
Walter Westby, a young man we'll
known in this city, youngest son of Mrs.
Ole Westby. was buried at Coon Prairie
church on Friday last He was taken
i'll while visiting relatives at Briggsville
and death came quickly from acute tu-
berculosis. Walter was seventeen years
old. He was born and lived at Westby
till the family's removal to Sparta two
years ago In music and as pianist
. the Young man approached prodigy.
He was also exceptionally b. Jht in his
school work. The widowed mother.
brothers and sisters and kindred have
the sincere sympathy of friends IN their
. loss and hour of mourning
The Fortney families Of this city
J were called 10 Soldiers Grove last Sun
day TO attend the funeral of Nels Peter
: soB, father of Mrs. D. T. Fortney, who
r passed away at the age Of S4. Mr. anc
r Mrs. Peterson were among the frs
! settlers of northern Crawford county
having located there 81 years since, OF
l their arrival from Norway. They con
tinued residents there till two years ago
T when they removed TO Soldiers Grove