Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-11-22


When purchasing your table linen
for Thanksgiving it will pay You to take
advantage of the special discount given
by II ID Williams q Co. One week
only
That is catchy advertisement In
the window of Casson & Thompson, a
New York cheese that weighs 44S
pounds, 81 inches in diameter, circum-
ference feet and thickness is inches.
The oft repeated phrase ''the whole
cheese" is pat
The Shakespeare presentations by
Henry Dickson and his company, at
Viroqua Opera house all last week,
brought q season OF pleasure to lovers OF
the great play writer's work. That Mr..
Dickson Is one Of the real artists or the
sountry in the roll of leading man, Is
certainly true, and he had support moi
often found in a theatre company that
Visits small citig
A number of relatives and friends
from this city attended the wedding OF
Sever Z Larson and Miss Ida Everson
at Folsom church, last Wednesday. Din
uer and recertion at the home of the
bride, Lewis Everson and wife, was at
tended by very large party of neigh
bors and invited guests. Presents. many
and elaborate, were given.
On recent evening the farm resi-
deree of L L Stromsland. town of vi
roaua, barely escaped destruction, Fire
caught In the roof but was' quenched
before much damage was done, But for
the exertions of Mr. Stromsland's moth.
er, who is "a years of age, making speed
to the neighbors, three quarters of a
mile, the building would have been
destroyed,
Captain Henry b. Nichols of Nor.
folk, Virginia, is in the city the guest of
his invalid brother, Captain M. G Mich.
OILS, and will remain here during the
week. Mr.. Nichols removed from this
comfy forty years ago. AT the break
ing out of the war he was engaged in
mercantile trade at Liberty Pole, and
said, Il raised good portion Of com
pany for the big struggle while standing
behind my counter" At the close oil
the war he removed to his present south
ern location, where he has been prosper
ous aud is engag d in large enterprises.
He says his portion of the south is rap
idly developing commercially, and the
| future tor southern men and enterprises
is Frightening. Mr.. Nichols has not Wis
| tied VirOqua for dozen years, and ilnds
much to commend and admire in town
and surrounding country. In company
with General Rogers he looked over the
old haunts at LiLerty Pole, on Monday
The county board OF supervisors ID
still with ns. The work of the session
viii be completed either Thursday OF
Friday morning. Friday inspection oi
the aims house and farm was made dur
ing the afternoon, taking dinner thore.
The asylum and surroundings came in
/ for examination the same afternoon,
with supper at that institution. Al
| Saturday mornings session L. I'll. Glenn
was unanimously reelected commission
er Of the poor. Homer A. Lombard was
reelected asylum trustee, receiving q
| to II votes for Van S. Bennett. An in
spector from the state department ap
peared before the board and presented
the scheme of eetablisbing county
! training school for teachers. II was &C
favorably thought of that the board in
| structed Supt. Gardner TO communicate
with state authorities on the subject
| but he was told that the number oi
schools, four, provided for in the law,
had been applied for. The city board OF
| education co-opeFated in this matter by
/ offering thres fine rooms In the city high
school building IL ia unfortunate foi
county and city that this failed
! "A string around the finger is re
minder. We furnish the string, also the
reminder that we are offering the great
est variety of jswelry ever placed al
I your inspection Our stock nf diamonds
rnbies, emeralds, pearls, etc is Away
! complete. Jos. BoEHRER,
Matchmaker and Jeweler