Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-05-20


commissioner is a recognition of eff
cient service The appointment is fol
five years at salary of S3, 900.
do to c. A. Nelson's for your ict
cream and lunches.
Mrs. John r. Casson visited with
friends at Sparta on Fir iday.
"A wonderful cropo hay is promised
this year for our section.
/ - Mrs. S. G. May of La Crosse is visit.
ing her cousin, Mrs. Isaac Hamilton.
Henry Allen left today for Milwau-
kee where he has secured employment.
VIM. J. Waggoner cf Viola, was a
business caller in this city on Monday
For TORNADO INSURANCE call on
abe John Dawson & Co. Agency, Viroqua.
"A circus can pull small boy out of
bed after four doctors have given up all
hope.
-Swift's tobacco fertilizer 81. 90 per
bag of 200 pounds for sale by Fred Eek
| hart.
Mrs. win Love of North Dakota, is
visiting with her mother, Mrs. Thos
Ady.
Il w. Switzer left the first Of the
week for Oklahoma where he has farm
ing interests
Two carloads of horses were ship
ped to eastern markets from this city on
Saturday last.
Sunday was the warmest day SO far
this spring. Mercury registered nearly
ninety in the shade.
Wanted, plain sewing and summer
dresses to take home or go out by the
day. Mrs THoRNGToN.
-Nordal Oswald and Thos. Buchanan
are home from the La Crosse business
college for their summer vacation.
Mrs. S. r. Pollard left on Satur-
days train for Chicago, where she will
visit her daughter, Mrs w. Gorsline.
1t has lately been discovered that
petroleum is good for hogs. We always
knew il, look il Standard Oil Com
pany
For sale, 40 sheep, including lambs
For particulars call on or address Syl-
vester Olson, Viroqus, Wisconsin. R. T.
d. No. 2.
There will be birthday social at
the home Of Mrs. ID. Strawn next Fri
day evening, May 81 All are cordially
invited. Price 10c.
There will be al ice cream social at
the home of Mr.. 10y Harris, Thu lay,
May 2s, for the benefit of the minister,
A. r. Klien. Everybody invited.
The man who sells and the man who
buys are both satisfied-if the deal is
brought about through the agency of
the Western Wisconsin Land q Loan
Co
Wanted, twenty head of yearling
calves tn pasture Inquire at the John
Dawson & Co insurance Office. The
pasture is well watered. No horses will
be taken.
The ladies of the w. C. r. u. will
have a bazaar at the Methodist church
next Saturday, May 23rd. A variety of
useful articles will be on sale Dinner
will be served from II 80 TO 80 o'clock.
N. D. Ward, one of the pioaeer sol
diers ofaLiberty, who moved to Illinois
Few years ago, has taken mp his resi-
dence at La Crosse. Glad Mute has
come so near the old stamping grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Jackson are en-
ioying visit from Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Baker and children of Billings. Mont.
Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Jackson are sis
ters. Mr., and Mrs. Baker intent TO
make this tLeir future home.
Farm for sale, two miles east of this
city. Consisting of Al acres. with good
buildings, Living water on the farm
Price $1,000, will be sold on reasonable
terms. Possession given at any time
Write or apply to W. NJ. Bouffleur.
This year the high school exercises
are to consist,of a lecture instead of the
usual essays and orations. However
the essays have been written and will be
vead before tine high school. One sec
ion Of the class appears next Friday at
@p. IN.
Joseph Pulver and Dan Wise re-
turned from La Crosse last Thursday
where both had been successfully oper-
ated upon at the st. Francis hospital,
the former for hernia and the latter for
| gall stones. Both gentlemen withstood
the ordeal in good shape.
Herman Layer, who has been here
closing up the sale Of the Boston Cloth
| ing House, left on Wednesday for a
visit with his parents in La Crosse. Mr..
Layer contemplates leaving for the
| west in a short time, where he will
| probably engage in the real estate busi-
ness, or some other outdoor occupation
as his health has been poor of late.
On Sunday last, two Of our popular
young clerks, with their sweethearts,
hired rig at one Of the local livery
| barns, and went on fishing and pleas
ure trip to Manning During the rain
the young people took shelter in the
| carriage, and as soon as the storm
abated, one Of the clerks volunteered to
go to a school house mile distant r.
procure a pail Of water that was in con
dition to drink and not wishing TO sol
his patent feathers, the roads being very
muddy after the rain, he mounted oDt
Of the horses in true Teddy Roosevelt
fashion and started out bravely TO gel
the necessary supply. having first put a
blanket on the horse to save mis- clothes
Here the plot thickens. Having secured
the water in a pail, which with wiss
forethoughf he had supplied himself
the return journey to the loved onel
was begun. and all was well and th'
gallant cavr.iier had inst begun r
breathe with more freedom and Incl
dentallv 10 sight the camp Of thirsty dis
cipleg of Izaak Walton. when the equini
deviliry which is an inherent trait in al
horsehesh. overcame the noble anima
he bestrode and the suiAal SHE'D q
one side Of the muddy road and the hap
less equestrian to the other side, takini
the blanket and also the pail Of wate
with him, and where be did not get We
, from the mud and water on the sid
] which struck the road, he got from III
{ other side where the delugs ot wate