Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-08-19
-Four weeks till the fair.
paper at Towner's.


Miss Eilma Olson is visiting friend
in this city.
Miss Martha Love visited in Niece
dab last week
u piece water set with tray, 80 cent
at Towner's.
100 piece dinner set s499 at Tow
ner's. See ad.
Mr.. and Mrs C. w. Graves spen
Sunday in La Crosse.
Miss Effie Ady leaves thursday t,
spend few days in Sparta.
MIR. and Mrs. e. @. Mullen attended
the Hillsboro fair last week.
Miss Kate Haughton is home from
Madison to visit her parents
Attorney Ray Graves was in the
city from Sparts. enc day recently.
Sunday brought 10.pound girl tc
the home of Fred Lake and wife.
Chris O. Helgeson, Purdy's mer.
chant was in the city on Monday.
Oscar Boshart of Milwaukee, was in
the city the first of the week visiting.
Rev. Goodnight is receiving a visit
from his son Prof. Goodnight of Madi-
son.
MIR. Peck aud wife of Bangor, were
visitors at the residence of o. p. Hill in
this city.
-Abner Silbaugh spent Sunday with
bis family, returning to Reedsburg
Monday.
IF you are going to paint anything
secure your paint Of Towner, and you
will not regret it.
Boot and shoe repairing promptly
done by Swain Olson. Location in Fer
guson's harness shop.
Uncle arch" Morrison and wife
were over from Webster Creek to pass
Sunday with relatives
-C. f. Mathews druggist of Viola,
was in the city on Saturday and made
the CENSOR pleasant call.
Merchant Nelson and Postmaster
Barth came down from Cashton to at
tend the funeral of Jos. Pulver.
The young peoples society of the
Lutheran Synod church meets with
Mrs. Chris. Oswald Sunday, August %.
Little lisa Joyce experienced a bad
fall at her home last Thursday morning,
STRIKING her head en- timber which re-
suited IL bad scalp wound.
The Farmers Lumber Co. have pur-
chased Mrs. Strawn's large red barn in
the Third ward, and will use it for a
lumber shed in their yards.
Miss Helen Craig departed for her
home in North Carolina, on Tuesday,
after spending several weeks with rela-
tives and friends in this city.
"A party of young ladies were enter
tanned at the residence of Mrs. FL d.
Williams, Saturday evening, in honor
OF the Misses Field of WASHINGTON.
Wanted, collector and salesman
TO handle the Singer sewing machine in
Viroqua and vicinity. Address the
Singer Sewing Machine Co., La Crosse.
The water tank at the depot is being
raised and overhualed by a crew of rail-
road carpenters. The tank has been too
low to force the water TO some parts of
the yards.
The morning passenger train was
one kour late on Saturday. The track
was under water at Melvina and it was
some time before the train could pass
with safety.
"A recent order issued by the post
Office department requires that there
shall be at least 100 mail boxes on each
rural route and 1900 pieces of mail
handled each month.
An immense Lutheran picnic was
held at Coon Prairie church on Sunday
last. 1t was the annual meeting of the
women's society. Speaking and exer-
cises were held in the church and grove.
Tomorrow, Thursday, is Vernon
county day at the Sparta fair. A spe-
cial train will leave Sparta for Viroaua
at o'clock in the evening, which win
return visitors to their homes along the
branch in good season.
Next Saturday the Viola base ball
team will play game of ball with Man
chester, Iowa, at the former place. La
Fargo and Soldiers Grove will also cross
bats at Viola the same day.
In letter written to the CENSOR
by Mrs. L A. Robinson of Stoddard,
She tells us that she has read the paper
for forty-eight years last May, and that
her father, Levi Shorey, took the first
ones published in this county.
The city bowling rooms owned BIZ
Messrs. Favor 81 Davis are opened to
the public for the season with Otto Org
nndson as manager. The place has
been refitted and is one of the neatest
and best conducted institutions of its
character.
Out of respect for the memory of
our late esteemed citizen, Joseph Pulver,
all business places were closed during
the funeral service and burial Masonic
and Odd Fellow brethren and friends
were present from all surrounding COM
munities.
The Cashton Independent is the
name of new paper published at tSat
place by e W. Hinckley of the Sps rita
Herald Advertiser. We are informed
shat there has been a faetional fight go
ing on In that village for some time and
that the new paper is the outcome of it.
OF course two papers can't make a go
of 1t. and il is only question of few
weeks before somethin' will drop.
Friends all over the county have
been eager TO learn the condition of
Alex. Hill, who has been in a serious
condition for two weeks with typhoid
fever. That his recovery may be speedy
and permanent Is the sincere hope of
hosts of friends of Mr.. Hiii, who is q
very popular gentleman throughout Yer
non county. OPP Hill of this city, and l.
V. Hill of Clinton, brothers of the sick
man, have been al his bedside for q week
past. Late. repo.ts from La Fargo an
nornce materssI impr owe in the patient
"A representative OF the CENSOR was
shown fine gold assded cane the other
day, the property of Rev. VIM. Haugh-
ton Of this city. which be tells us, was
made from q broken door Of the capitol
building at Washington, D. c. In the