Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25
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Mrs. William Smith visited her sor
and wife at Westby.
DR. R. w Baldwin, dentist, oppo
site postofice, Viroqua.
Money to loan on real estate. Cal
on G. e. Minshall.
For sale, a first-class Jersey COW,
fresh. Inquire of G. J. Smith.
John Lyons of Webster was among
our business callers, Monday
! Mr. VIM. Mutch of Elroy is visiting
relatives and friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos Ellefson enter.
tanned a company at whist Friday even
ing.
Wedding outfits y speciality. We
sell them because we always have them
at hand. BLUE FRONT STORE.
Myrtle and Kate Wise have gone
to Milwaukee and Chicago to select
/ goods and get the latest ideas in millin-
/ cry for the coming season.
| Ernest Kier will depart for his
Alaska home this or next week. He ex-
poets to return by the Southern Pacific
line and take in much of California.
MIR. T. c. Pringle celebrated his
| eighty third anniversary on Sunday.
May he remain with rs to enjoy many
more years, is the earnest wish of host
of friends.
The farm residence of Henry Nc
CormicL was destroyed by fire near
Towerville, Wednesday morning last
Mr.. Mccormick is head miller at the
Stunkard mills
Why not try H. w. Barker's Cough,
Catarrh Consumption Remedy at John
sons drug store. It's the medicine that
will please you, nothing like it.
David Smith arrived from Duluth
on Monday, for visit with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. l. W. Smith, and Others.
He is employed in the wholesale COM
mission house OF his brother, Will.
AT the regular communication of
Viroqua Masonic lodge, on the evening
of March 4th, work in the Master Ma
sons degree will be conferred. All
members of the order are invited.
1t climbed to the very pipacle of aris-
tocratic position last vreek-the price of
coal A Viroqua dealer reports selling
IA half-ton at the rate of $16. That price
was about as comfortless as the weather
of the same period.
The Women's Literary Club has
completed the study Of Winters Tale
under the leadership Of Mrs Stemem.
! After vacation of two weeks they will
teak up Richard III'' with LAME Nye
Chase as leader.
We offer for ale our 200-acre farm
in the town of Franklin. Good dwelling
house; two good barns, one 30x40 with
! basement and the other 26x60; one new
tobacco shed 26x92; good well and cis-
tern; small orchard.
J. D. & M. G. HoNAKER, Viroqua.
Attorneys Butt & Butt, Thos. Sand
wick and AL Demander were witnesses
| last Thursday at Prairie du CHEN in a
will contesting case of Peter Larson
Runice of the town of Freeman, Craw-
ford county. The will was found to be
solid Thos. Sandwich was appointed
administrators.
"A considerate father puts this mo-
tice in his local paper: Goal is too
high this winter for fires to be built in
] asiiir parlor, for young men, unless they
mean business. | have four daughters
and there will be ne parlor fires after
the holidays unless there is one engage
ment by then, at least.
The Sentry says that VIM. Lind and
family and nr. Jones and family of
Hillsboro, left Tuesday for a trip
through the south. They will visit New
Orleans, La, Biloxi, Miss, and Jack
sonville, Fla, and many other places of
Importance during their absence They
expect to be gone about three weeks.
Roy Fox, formerly base ball pitcher
of the Cashton team, has accepted a
position with the Dubuque nine in the
Three | League He leaves for the lat
ter place April 18th and will be released
Sept. IS. Roy is certainly good twirler
and everyone wishes him success in his
new field. His salary will be $75 a
monta TO start with.
The tenement house on the farm of
Mrs. John Nelson, two miles east of
town, known as the Whitworth place,
was destroyed by fire on Sunday morn
ing, caused by defective fiue. A por'
ton of the household effects of Mr..
Geary, whose family occupied the same,
was saved. There was no insurance
on either house or contents
-Tomah suffered fire loss Wednes-
day, the city hall being damaged to the
extent Of ST., 500 The building is a two
story brick structure with the Jail and
fire engine house on the first floor, and
the council chamber, free library and
fremens hall on the second floor The
free library books were slightly dam
aged by water and about 400 feet of
bose was burned.
The early riser that goes about do
ing nothing better than boasting how
early ne gets mp in the morning Is not
of great benefit to anybody. It all de-
pends on what you do after you get out
Of bed. Better sleep all day than to get
up at 4 O'Clock TO find fault with your
neighbors. The fact is that the world
would be whole lot better of II some
people never got up.
His many friends in this city and
county will learn with much regret OF
the serious condition of Col N. r. Nell
son of La Crosse, who is afflicted with
stroke of paralysis, sustained in Min
nesota while on duty as travelling sales
man. He is at his La Crosse home hav-
ing the best medical care Col. Nelson
was a resident of Yiroqua many years
ago, having been bookkeeper for j.
Henry Tate.
Attorney General Sturdevant has
given an opinion that there will be no
election the coming spring in cities OF
the second, third and fourth classes foT
either mayor. clerk, treasurer, assessor
or supervisor, these officers who we're
2 elected last spring, holding for tive
7 years un ter-t the new law passed by the
lare laeisIatrre According TO this oDiu