Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-12


CLINTON CENTER, Oct, 10.-Ye scribe
having recently spent few days near
his old stamping ground will endeavor
to iot down few items as seen and re-
ported TO him. . A red letter daJ for
Clinton people WAS the celebration Of
the quarter century jubilee at CashtoD,
and our people, old and young turned
out and all report a good time. The
Dobson and Marx Bros. and the geniai
Albert Iockrud did most Of the thresh-
ing of tie 1904 crop for our people, and
we are pleased to note that the crop is q
good one. While all Of the corn did no;
mature thoroughly, small grain IL
bountiful crop, and the farmers ~
whole have great reasons to rejoice,
Those on the sick list are Mrs. FL. l..
Davis and Mrs. l.. t. Bugbee, and hapi-
ly they are both improving An cpl
demic OF sore toe" is affecting some OF
the girls We wonder why2...H. q.
Seaman has traded his fine ridge farm,
consisting of lat acres, TO John Erick-
son of Brush Creek, for his up.to-date
S0-acre stock farm. .. Pa" Erickson
held an auction sale on Monday last and
disposed Of all his personal property...s
Rumor has 1t that Ed Hams will chart
er car and ship his 1904 barley crop.
Emil Erickson, son-in-law OF DR.. Per
kins, is the banner farmer, having
thresbed little over 2, 400 bushels of
grain, and as side line having ''feeced
a goodly number in the horse swapping
business School Dist. No. /, is progress
| ing nicely under management of Mics
Bingmann, and we are informed that
when the fall term closes the school
house will undergo some very much
needed improvements. d. f, Mains Sla
wife visited the parental hc1He of the
latter last weea The writer is of the
| opinion IL there be one characteristic
more pronounced than all others on this
splendid productive and beautiful ridge
teeming with its enterprising and thrifty
people it would be the great number of
old bachelors and marriageable men,
and we tremble for the result should the
present leap year close and no change
wrought, Fellow men, If ye scribe can
be of any use to you in this your great
est crisis do not fail to call on your
friend A VISITOR.
GENOA
| GENOA, Oct t0.-Miss Minnie Kim
BILE returned from Tower CITY, North
Dakota, Saturday, where sh, visited
relatives Miss Matte Henry went to
De soto on the Sth inst Clayton Kim
BILE has been quite sick the past week
and is under the care of DR.. Gundlach OF
DE Soto. j. J. NJ Dawson of Viroqua,
TcalleC town on the 9th and 7th inst
Mrs John Morris and children are visit
ing relatives at Viroqua. George Monti
returned home. Several from here at.
tended the dance at Battle Island Sat
urday evening, going on Fred Oliver 6
launch. e. Fl. Bartels is preparing to
build his house boat Willie Monti was
hurt quite seriously by tipping over on
O load of hay and falling on pitch fork
which entered his arm a party came
over from New Albin, Iowa, on launch
Sunday Mat Massi is preparing to move
his family on the farm he purchased OF
A. krause. Bill Smith Of Viroqua, call
ed on old friends in town last Saturday
Mrs L. Gorman and Mrs. John Gil
letts visited at New Albin, Iowa, last
Sunday w. L. Riley has wonderful
success in fishing He caught Is pike
last Saturday Mrs. Nellie Halverson
returned to her home at Stoddard on
the 7th. Mrs. Henry of Viroqua, visited
her daugeter Edna over Sunday. George
Marshall died on the 25th of last month
after q four weeks sickness with typhoid
fever. He leaves q wife and four chill
dren. Rev Cooper of DsSoto, preached
the funeral sermon and the remains
were taken on the ridge and laidito res
in the Powell Gem etery. MISSISSIPPI