Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-17
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la Crosse vicinity experienced a
heavy hail storm on Monday night.
For sale, a choice farm Joining the
city of Viroqua Enquire of Ed. Lind.
Mrs. Clista Hawkins has been. the
guest of Mrs. w, Nj. Shower this week.
Col Morley found a light colored
lap robe, which the owner can secure by
calling for it.
Fred Dummer and A. L. McLees
were business callers from Harmony
town on Monday
Henry Johnson and Torger Steenson
of this city, departed for the Worlds
Fair on Monday
Mrs. VIM. Brandon has been con
fined to her bed several days with ner-
vous prostration.
Mrs. Martha Love Mckinney left
last Thursday, for Gladstone, Michigan
to join her husband.
Miss Birdie Nixon Of La Crosse, is
visiting among relatives and friends in
this city and vicinity.
Miss Laura Bailey of Richland Cen
ter, is visiting her aunt in this city,
Mrs w. j. Robinson.
james NJ Davis, wife and daughter
left for North Dakota, to day, to visit
their son George and family.
-Chas $ Slack started his steam
threshing o, aG at the farm of Howard
Smith. north of town, last Friday
Mr.. A. L. Cornell and Chairman
Buchanan were business callers from
the town of Webste., yesterday.
Mrs. L. C. Boyle arrived home from
st. Louis, yesterday, where she had
been since opening of the exposition.
Mrs. w. M. and Mrs. Sam Shower
gave surprise party in honor MIR. Larry
Shower, Monday evening, August Is.
Mr.. K L. Hotlen of Jefferson, has
gone to Nevada, Missouri. to take six
weeks treatment at a magnetic hospital
The ladies' Aid society of the Unit
ed Lutheran church will meet with
Mrs. S. Tollefson, Thursday, Aug. 25th.
Watch repairing in all its intrica
cies, correctly and properly done by ]
w. Lucus, the jeweler at Towners
store.
-Messrs w. L. Tilton and Mr.. Mon
roe of Chippewa county, were business
callers in this city and vicinity last
week.
j. w. Sims and family of Bergen,
passed Saturday and Sunday with the
parents Mrs. Sims, Myron Henry and
wife.
F. B. Rabhitt was here from Viola,
yesterday, enroute to Fall River. in Col
umbia county, to take charge of -four
ing mill.
Our venerable friend, Soren Paul
son of Christiana, spent half-week
with his daughter, Mrs. Frank Williams,
in this city.
William Wise and wife of Tomah,
are visiting Rev. and Mrs. Buffers The
gentlemen were comrades in the Spanish.
American war.
Mrs. w. e. Baker was among the
delegation that left this city last Thurs
day for visit to the east, taking in
Massachusetts and Vermont
Late for breakfast2 We hav5
good alarm cloak cheap which will wake
the sleepiest cook.
Jos. BoEHRER, Jeweler.
A temperance picnic will be held in
Rentz' grove at Esofea, on Sunday next
Speaking and music will be on the pro-
gram, Everybody is Invited.
-Viroqua young peoples Lutheran
society will hold its next meeting at
the farm home of Hon. Chris Ellefson,
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock.
Mr.. Shauffman of st. James. Mime
sofa. Joined his wife here and is visit
ing at the William Lake home. Mr..
Shauffman is banker Of that city.
There will be preaching in Nor
wegian at the Christian church, Viro-
qua, next Sunday, at 1890 a. m, by
Rev. L. G, jacobson, Norwegian Luth
eran pastor
Advertised letters at the Viroqua
postoffice: John Elliot r. N. Carter,
will Lorenz, VIM. H. Frantz, airs. S.
NJ. Smith, Mrs. T. Cannon. Mrs. Hans
Erickson, Miss Rosa Beatty
Thomas Henry and wife returned to
Duru county. after spending several
weeks with relatives in Viroqua and
vicinity. Mr.. Henry has been retained
as principal of the Eau Gale schools for
the coming year.
-OrvilIe Weber and sister Orfa went
to Phillips to take charge Of the local
telephone exchange, Orville becoming
manager. They succeed Jitley Norris
and wife, who are to be transferred to
the same work at Bangor.
The La Fargo Enterprise says that
Earnes. Butterfield and family left for
Carter, Wis, where they will make
their future home About half the pop
ulation Of that far northern town is
made up of former Vernon county peo-
pie.
1t is said that the William Owen
theatrical company which has been so
often in Viroqua. is about to disband.
Mr., Owen will reside in New York, and
write rlays, while his leading man, Nc
Connell. who inherited fortune by the
death of his divorced wife, Laura Big
oar. who died short time ago, will
leave the company in August and travel
in Europe for an indefinite period.
At the home of her daughter, Mrs.
IT. n. Slime in LaFarge, Auguet 5, Mrs.
Anna Hooversop, aged nearly eighty
wears. passed TO the spirit world Mrs.
Hooverson was the mother OF Hoover
Hooyerson and Mrs. James Dinsdale of
Soldiers Grove, and has many relatives
in this city and community. She was
among the early Norwegian settlers in
Wisconsin. coming from Norway In
1871 ,.nating in Dane county, removing
to northern Crawford county IN 1870,
where the family has since resided. Rev.
Hendricson of this city. conducted the
funeral services, burial in Lutheran
cemetery northwest of Soldiers Grove
TUESDAYS session of the common
council allowed bills FOR S66.23 street
work. Harry Pulver $21 for drawing