Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-17

-Noxious week blanks for sale at tht
CENsoTt Office.
Join the crowd tosparta on Friday,
Fir1qua day.
-siwifta tobacco fertilizer for sale a,
EchRar DIT elevator.
The entire stock must be sold out
! regardless Of cost at the Boston.
Mrs. A. K Bort visited at Hillsboro,
! with her son, George Thompson.
Mrs. August Smith is re eceiving q
visit from her sister Mrs. Bosehard OF
Bangor.
Mrs. Charles Lytle of Iowa, is visit.
ing her daughter, Mrs, Theo- Spellnm
in this city.
For rent, the John N. Olson resi-
dence, near Court house. Inquire on
premises.
Mrs Hugh Porter and son Harry,
visited old neighbors at Mt. Sterling
and Seneca.
Miss Mildred Castle of Madieon, is
visiting the family of Aer uncle, Al-
drew Baldwin,
Joseph Boehrer is in the east, where
he is buying fine line of goods for the
Christmas trade.
The Liberty Pole ladies NJ E. Aid
society will meet with Miss Clawater,
the last Friday in August.
Missionary society of the Lutheran
Synod church meets Friday with Mrs
Jacob Gald, two miles east of town.
Thomas Weavil is at Rising Sun,
drilling a we'll for Father O'Reily, on
the Catholic church grounds where the
new parsonage is located
--Brookville Aid society will give an
ice cream social at the home of Frank
Edwards, Saturday evening next, for
benefit of Rev. Klein.
Miss Harriet Terriil of Sparta, a
CORNER teacher in the city schools. has
been in the city guest of Mrs. H. E.
Packard and other friends.
AT the league of Wisconsin Muniei-
palities held at Appleton, Mayor Coff-
land was made q member Of the execu-
tive committee for the coming year
Because of the late hour at which
the conventions adjourned, Saturday
night, many delegates were unable to
reach home before Sunday evening.
"A. J. Beat and w T. Fisher have
jointly purchased eighty acres from the
Gorsline farm, on the east side of the
public highway, just within the eastern
city limits
Captain Nichols and son Whitney
spent q week at the St Louis exposition,
returning home on Tuesday. They Wis.
tied the broom corn country in Illinois
during their absence.
Those who attended the Hillsboro
fair from this place report good dime
and fine races considering the numerous
showers and heavy track. The nest
time made was 2204.
Frank Quackenbush of Ontario, and
George Pennell of this city, have pur-
chased and will condnot hotel at Will
ton. 1t is new three-story brick, steam
heated and gas-lighted house.
Joseph Cowan and Edw ard Smith,
leading citizens of Stark, were in the
city yesterday to take their daughters
home The yoTng Indies have been ip
attendance upon the insSlla5e ana e.s
aminations.
Mrs. DR. Poff arrived here, yester-
day morning, to spend some time in the
city with the family Of VIM, Hutchison,
at Readstown and Viola. She spent the
winter and spring in Arkansas, Nebras
ka and Missouri.
Ladies' sewing circle of the Congre.
gational society will be ente ~tained by
Mrs. r. r. Lemen and Mrs A s. Cobb
st the home Of the latter next Wendes-
day afternoon. Ladies vii please take
their own work.
Ludwig Thompson, who recently
sold his farm northeast of the city has
>. e
in the town of Franklin. The sale was
consummated through the agency of
the Vernon County Land Company. Ii
Mr.. O. G. Weeden of Nebraska, q
former Vernon county citizen, is visit
ing his brother N. c. Weeden and sister,
Mrs. E. A. Stark. Eie spent the winter
in California, and met many of the old
time acquaintences who removed from
this section.
The amount of earnings for tie
county asylum for keeping foreign pa
tients and the per cent. allowed by the
state for care of our own insane, has
been audited by the state board of con-
troll at $l5, 101.S9 This is just about
the average for the past five years
The Richland Center crew that has
been employed here by the city and in.
Ciividuals since early spring, putting in
cement walks, completed the contracts
and left for home last Saturday Under
charge of John Daughetee the boys did
much and excellent work. Viroqua has
been greatly imp owed by their coming.
Peter II. Oftedahl, on September
first, will accept a position in the dry
goods department Of ID. w. Moore q
Cio's extensiva a mercantile establishments
at Moorehead, Minnesota. For the pres
ent, at least, he will maintain his home
in Tiroqus 1t is to be hoped that MIR.
and Mrs. Oftedahl will not change his
residence from this city.
All Join the excursion to Sparta fair
on Friday The local band will head
the delegations that go out over the vi
roqua branch Passengers viii go on
the regular morning train at 10 Is, re-
turning leave Sparta at 10 10 in the
evening, at the close Of the street car
nival 1t is a compliment tc orr band
that it is selected among half-dozen
''crack" musical organizations, to play
for the Sparta people,
Current issues of the Richland Cen
fer papers cry out for another railroad
and express a desire for the extension
of the La Crosse electric line when it
shall have been completed 70 this city.
The immediate subject ol tlelr COM
plant is that the c. NJ, q st. Paul Com
pany absolutely declines to Join the ty
or comply with this ordinances extend
ing improvements in streets, walks and
curbs along the corporations posses
sions.
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