Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-24

| q picture Of a burro hitched TO a cart
and Is fellows around the rig, and sold
ten photos of that, SO you see they are
| 'bughouse" on photos here. VIII send
you some as soon as print again,
| am going to leave here in ten days
| to a higher climate and among the
mountains. It is 1900 feet higher than
this place, making nearly 5000 feet
| above sea level. 1t is a wild country,
there being jack rabbits, deer, bear
mountain lions, etc Burros can be pur-
chased for song, and am going to get
one and take my exercise riding him
around the mountains will have to go
| seven miles for my mail the train makes
the station three times a week. So you
can imagine that a fellow ought to get
well at this place if he ever viii
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Mr.. Elijah Tilton is down from
Sparta for camp meeting
Prof, Fl. T, Cook returned nome on
Saturday, after spending several weeks
in Minnesota.
Ben Warmers celebrated theatre
company has engagements for fair week
in this city.
Mrs. NJ. H. Davis of the town of
Clinton, is a guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. O. P. Hill.
Former Mayor Will Nuzum came
with his family from T0mah and passed
three days with relatives.
Mrs. Mary Nichols Dudley of West
Salem, was for few days at the paren-
tai home of Captain Nichols
What's become of the old fashioned
boy who kicked the water out Of his
ears after he had been swimming?
Indications are that Thos. L. Celary
of Platteville, will be the nominee for
congress at the hands Of the democratic
| convention which convenes in this city
! tomorrow.
The Misses Field and brother John.
! departed from this place on Monday
| morning to join their father in a visit to
the st. Louis exposition before returning
to Washington.
Mr. Frank Slater is the proud pos
SCISSOR of the finest engine in the county.
1t is a 20-horse Rumley purchased from
a. ID. Heigerson Every agine admirer
should see it.
The lay of the American hen is
worth about $500, 600. 900 a year. All
the cattle and hogs slaughtered in the
country are worth less, and so is the
country s yield Of both gold and silver.
This country has never known such
an abundant apple crop S this season.
They are brought to town by the wagon
load, but there is little demand for them
anywhere, hence scarcely worth pick
ing.
Venerable William Clawater of
Liberty Pole, made 2 Witt TO his daugh-
ter at Minneapolis. He was accompani-
ed home by his sister, Mrs Mcdonald
and her daughter Kate. of st. Joseph,
Missouri, who will spend some time with
relatives.
"A large delegation Of Viroqua Ma
sons, accompa MED by the city band, will
on invitation, be the guests Of Sparta
Masonic order on Friday, the semi-cen-
tennial of the establishment Of the order
in that city. 1t will be large meeting
of londemen and their ladies'
Mrs. A. E. Stevenson arrived from
| Denver, Friday night, to be present at
the sad rites of laying to rest her aged
father. Samuel Abbey, who died sudden
ly on Wednesday afternoon, while sit
ting in his chair at the home farm south
of this city.
Mrs. e L. Taylor tells us that on
Friday she broke her record in weaving
carpet. On that day she wove 1G4 yards
which is / more than she had ever done
before. Mrs. T. II. Sandmire has been
assisting Mrs. Taylor and in five days
these two elderly ladies wove fifty yards
of unusually pretty rag carpet Viola
Intelligencer.
-Westbys harvest picnic. given un
der auspices of the band of that village.
/ brought together a great throng of peo-
! pie last Sunday afternoon, many from
| this locality being in attendance, as was
/ the local band A fine program of music
! contests for prizes, trap shooting and
/ ball game gave amusement for all In
1 the shooting contest |. S. Griffin was
/ first DIR. Baldwin second.
Fifty or more Of our citizens 1oined
! with the great thrOng that assembled at
/ Rising Sun, last SufG2y to dedicate
! the new Catholic parsonage. inst com
pIsted. For le dicner over a thousand
/ tickets had been sold and it is estimated
{ that five hundred people we're present.
Miss Anna Dolen succesied in dispcs-
/ ipg Of the greatest number Of tickets.
I 2BD. and was accorded the honor Of open-
1 ing the door and entering the building
( first Father O'Riley in well-time words
of greeting thanked the many guests
for their presence and liberality He
said the parsonage would always be
open to friends. whether Of his faith or
not. He expressed the hope that there
might be greater freedom arisng De.
nominations. and the first principle Of
the charch universal be for elevation
aud enlightenInsnt Of mankind The gen
tleman is a young man. new 20 his con
gregation, but winning their approba-
tion. Members Of tine Viroqua delega-
tion are pleased with their visit to the
sun The church ladies' were taxed n
meet the eating capacity Of the throng.
but they are reported to have done %
with perfect satisfaction.