Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-03
A VIGOROUS POLITICAL CLUB.
Supporters Of National and State Leaders Meet and
Perfect Organization In virooGa

/ fertsEt utSanlL1uan IN FuuQtds
At Woodman hall, Saturday night,
about fifty party men met and organ
lied city branch of the county Roose-
| 9elt-LaFollette League. The list Of
membership was found to be nearly two
! hundred and the lists are growing daily.
A spirit of enthusiasm and determine
tion was manifest in every action of the
meeting and there will be no tagging
till every voter of the city who believes
in the policies and platform formulted
| at the late state convention, is enrolled.
The following officers were chosen:
| President-Dr. Marshall Surenson.
| Secretary-Frank +. Tate.
| Treasurer-Luther II. Glenn.
| e-Presidents-C A. Christianson, W. +.
| DExecutiye Committee-Flrst ward-Chas.
1 II Edwards, NJ; ID. DAsgerson, Albert Solver
! Otteson. K. o. Larson. Third ward-G. Nj
| Henry, Boyd Hall, Otto 0mundson.
! A meeting Of the club will be held in
| Woodman hall on Friday evening of this
| week, which every member is requested
| to attend, and those who have not en-
rolled with the organization are invited
to be present.
Throughout the county next Satur-
day afternoon and evening, at the town
and village caucuses, local clubs will be
formed to join the county Roosevelt-La
Toilette league to be organized August
13, the date of the republican county
convention. There is not little strife
among the towns to see which will
organize with the greatest membership
Miss Aledia Olson has gone to wau-
pom on a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". D. Dyson and
children are spending short time near
De Soto
Mrs. Geo Dyer and Miss Millie JEFF
son of Westby, were callers in the city
Thursday last.
j j. Wilsey and daughter Millie
have gone to Walworth county for an
extended visit.
Miss Minnie Knutson of Sparta. was
the guest of Mrs. E. FL Brown for
several days.
Thompson Brothers are having
second story built on the west wing of
their flour mill
Mail agent McCabe is taking a va
cation and his run on the branch is pre-
sided over by L. c. Menderhall.
I-Mr and Mrs. c. w. Graves depart
for an extended trip through historic
and interesting sections Of tho east.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed LIND are receiving
visit from the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Hoyt of Chaseburg.
Isaac Solberg came from the north
for few days stay with his family. He
reports that his big mill is about ready
to commence operations.
Arthur and Dick Smith and Howard
Alexander of Sugar Grove, are taking in
the Worlds fair. They will also take
look at the great west before returning
All railroads in the state will make
one-fare rate for the round trip to the
democratic state convention to be held
at Oshkosh, August 31st. Good from
August 80 to September 2.
Mr.. V. A. Stoddard was a caller
from Ontario this morning, He reports
that village progressing as usual. The
business card of Mr.. Stoddard win be
found in to-day's CENSOR.
Advertised letters at the Viroqua
postofiice: Edwin S. Crog, Walter But
ter, Dannie Darcy, Harry Wyman,
Earle Scoville, V. A. Stoddard, Willie
Johnson. Mr.. Morey, A. NJ. Damon. Miss
Josephine B. Olson, Miss Ingeborg Kilen,
MIS-. ddnnan Johnson.
William r. Wilson, one Of the pio-
neer settlers of Webster town, a man
greatly respected for his uprightness of
character and neighborly deeds, died on
Wednesday last at the age of seventy
five years. He settled in this county
forty years ago. Fr oeral and interment
took place at Brush Hollow church last
Friday.
TIE Hillsboro Sentry records the
marriage of Mr. Edward Hammer to
Miss Francis Dank of the same place,
on Wednesday last. Mr.. Hammer is
one of the best known gentlemen and
most extensive business men in the
county. He has been chairman of the
county board and held many positions
of public trust. His friends, and every
body is his friend, extend congrstula
tions to Mr.. Hammer and his lady.
The De Soto Argus states the truth
when it says; I'VE have noticed that
the people who never think" of hand
ing in the editor an item of news about
| themselves or their friends, are always
| the hardest and most unreasonable kick
ers when an item of news about them
selves or their friends happens to es-
cape the editors ears or memory and
thus fails to appear in the paper"
Howard Montgomery, young man
working in the Illinois mine at North
! Freedom, was instantly killed last Sat-
urday by falling between the shaft tim
| bers and the skip. His death revealed
that, although working as an ordinary
miner, he was the son of Col. B. T.
| Montgomery, well-known lawyer of
| Denver and member of the Colorado
| Legislature His brother is millionaire
! living at Idaho Springs -Hillsboro SEN
try.
"A number of the Odd Fellows of
Cashton Went to Bloomingdale Satur.
day evening July 16, to assist in the in
stallation ceremonies of the Blooming
dale lodge by Deputy Grand Master G
NJ Willgrubs. To say that they had
big time is putting it very mildly, for
there is no more Jolly set of Odd Eel
lows in the world than at Blooming
dale and they always make it pleasant
for visitors. s.-CashtOn Record.
"A real queen is the girl who looks
lust as good in a Scot. wrapper as she
J does in a $15 tailor-made suit, feels inst
as much at home playing with the little
! pigs as she does playing the piano, whis
tiles the same tune patching socks as shs
does doing fancy work cooks Just al
good meal for the family as she doei
for company, can talk Just as we'll OF
the national topics of the day as SIZE, car
= about her neighbors, and has tiie samt
: smile on her face on wash days as sh,
| has on Sundays. -Ex.