Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-24
: Pocket knives at Towner's.

Ii duStlng oscar Newton, OF New
ton, did business in the city on Monday
/ For TORNADO INSURANCE call OF
the John Dawson & Co. Agency, Viroqua
Swift's tobacco fertilizer s. 90 pei
bal; of 200pounds for sale by Fred Eek
| hart
-Srowers in this section are making
large deliveries of straw berries to loca
| dealers.
Such profusion of beautiful roses
both wild and cultivated no one ever
! saw before.
j. w. Haughton and wife were up
from Viola, Sunday and spent the day
visiting relatives.
Carl O. Brye, Paul Steensou and NJ.
III. Bekkedal were Westby callers in the
city on Saturday.
Miss He len Craig arrived from the
south on Sat urday, for visit with rela-
tives and friends
Mrs Harold Proctor will spend a
couple of months visiting at the parent
al home at Phillips.
Misses Nellie Mahoney ard Hope
Munson accomp anied Judge Mahoney
to Ontario, Sunday.
-Viroqua club of business men will
go into camp at Battle island on August
4th, for their annual outing.
Jos. Benn was in the city from Viola.
He desires to sell or lease his hotel, the
New Brunswick at that place
Mr.. Bert Bellows has been confined
to his home by tonsilitis. He il able TO
be at his post in the Boston store
meth are passing some days with Mr..
Smith parents at Fennimore.
Liberty Pole NJ. E. Aid society will
meet at Mrs. Robert Hornby's for sup
per Friday, June 26 Everybody invit-
ed.
"A daughter came to the Fennimore
home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar johnson.
who lately removed thence from Viro-
qua.
Miss Anna Turner, city librarian,
is taking weeks vacation and her
place is being filled by Miss Allie Rich
ards.
"A party of twenty Mystic Workers
from this city joined their Reighbors at
Ross in joll. meeting last Wednesday
night
Farmers are talking of a cheese fac.
tory for Bishop Branch section. Read
notice calling q meeting of interested
parties
While in the city attending court
Mr.. Ed. Finstad of Chaseburg. pur-
chased a fine piano of the Brown Music
company.
Mrs. FL. d. Williams returned from
her eastern trip Thursday. She was ac-
companied home by her daughter, Mrs.
Walter Field
Carl Coe of Cashton, was in the
city on Saturday, He has commenced
the erection of residence in Cashtop.
which seems somewhat suspicious
The magnitude of Sparta's berry in
dustry may be fairly judged by the fact
that eighteen to twenty carloads of
Strawberries are shipped from that place
per week, of late.
Mrs Broadhead, c. n. Haskell and
wife, after sojourned several weeks in
Viroqua, return to their homes at Red
Mound and De Soto. Mrs Broadhead
is much improved in health.
p. NJ Bakken of Bergen town, mark.
eted his wool in this city. When aues-
toned why he Travelled so far to dispose
of his clip he replied that there was no
adequate market in the western section
of the county or La Crosse.
Miss Alma Peterson, daughter of
Hon. Atley Peterson, graduated from
the state university at last weeks com
mencement Miss Pc 3rson has many
relatives and friends in this city who ex-
tend personal congratulations.
Mr., and Mrs. w. t. Peets of New
ton, were in the city Monday. In his
younger days Mr.. Peets was an ocean
sailor and has entered nearly every port
OF Importance. Hespent years on whal-
ing vessels, and delights TO slate his
adventures, and does so in most en-
tertaining way
The moving Of the AGO ton railroad
bridge at Kilbourn took place last week.
The bridge WIS moved three feet and
the work done in three hours. Not a
train was delayed during the moving
operations A new bridge will be built
beside the one moved that will be the
finest in the state.
Grant county authorities have
chosen lady for superintendent and
matron of their asylum and aims house.
For fifteen years Mrs. Anderson was as
sociated with her husband in the work
previous TO his death. 1t is a great re-
sponsibility and she is the only woman
in the state occupying like position
There is no limit to the use to which
telephone can be put 1t is said
that certain lady wishing to visit a
neighbor the other day pulled the baby's
crib up in front of the phone, opened
the receiver and calmly told Central
that she was goidg out to a certain
neighbor's and if the baby walked mn
AID began TO cry, TO ring her up at the
neighbor's. She ought to get a patent
on that baby tender
The Ellsworth farm near Living
ston was sold for $75. 900 The farm
embraces 600 acres and brought $125 Der
acre, This is the biggest land sale. con
siderlng the amount Of land and the
price, ever made in the state. The pur.
ehasers were Madison parties. On this
farm are located the famous Coker mines
I that are now paying Sc. 900 ayear in roy
alties to the land owner. and which nc
doubt, i responsible for the high price
paid for the farm. ~ Lancaster Herald.
The CENSOR can conceive of moth.
] ing more reprehensible ana downright
mean than the destruction. or practical
/ II so, Of handsome flower bed on the
depot grounds in this city last Saturday
night The fine plgnts were stamped
into the ground II is a common ex
: preston that the depot surrounding
and grounds in this city are among the
most Inviting On the entire st Paul evs
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