Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-18
ACTIVITY ALL ALONG TIE LINE.
Tobacco Matters are Taking on Definite shape and
General Movement Is Helping things.

Notwithstanding the severe weather
and storms of the past week there has
been something doing in tobacco mat
ters. Roads and weather have made il
impossible for farmers to conform to in.
structions given by buyers, hence some
disappointment on part of both But
there has been goodly string Of loads
deposited with buyers ard sorters at
three houses-Eckhard Bekkedal Il
4azen and HelgesOn-althoagh not suf-
icient help has applied to make full
crews So far as we have learned there
is very little docking, ana hence 8 much
better feeling between grower and buyer
than has prevailed for years.
The Westby warehouses opened for
business onssMonday although quite an
amount of goods have been delivered
Soldiers Grove, Viola, Sparta and houses
in other packing towns are beehives Of
industry
Outside dealers and their representa-
tives have been numerous hereabouts Of
late, and they are looking after the pur-
chased goods and that yes unsoid, Of
which there is consider4ble. Until an
other season of case weather comes much
of the activity necessary 20 dispose of,
take down and market tn5 crop will De
dormant.
Spea king of the activity in growing
and packing sections the EdgeTt0n To-
bacco Reporter declares that the Wis
consin crop as q whole is unusually
bright and thin with plenty of gum and
life enough to give promise that Ii will
go through the cure without damage.
Packers are very certain hat the crop
stands no danger of bee, ing moidy or
gray, which has been llz cause of SO
much trouble the paeg lew seasons
Some disappointment is expressed at the
yield, for the average 50 fer has not mrcu
exceeded 1900 pounds per acre, Tie to-
bacco is not running as ieafy as was ex.
pected when most Of it was contracted
for on the fields, there beiEg quite a dis
parRgement between the size Of the green
and cured leaf. This complaint is not
so mucl to be wondered st for tobacco
is said Lever to look so wei to the buye;
again as the time whenit was purchased
Clerk of Court Mains is lail up with
the grippe
Mons Helgeson is spending few
days at Seneca.
Jas. Dowell of Viola, was s CENSOR
caller yesterday.
The Merrymakers give q club dance
on Thursday evening
The Cleveland orchf tra the fcest
in the country, January "a
Miss Josephine Ho30us is visiting
at Sparta and La Crosse
John Williams Of 5oldiers Grove
was in the city on Tuesday last
Henry Tobias returned Tuesday,
from q three weeks visit TO Chicago
Mrs Nels Anderson If Mason City
Iowa, visited with Mrs q 0 Nusj&d,
"A. l. Mcintosh of La C.osse, is visi
ting his father-in-law, The, Ell l.etson
-Arne Bolstad of Wet Prairie, was
Viroqua business caller On Monday Ia {
"A son of Mr.. and Mrs John White
senior, of Liberty, died from diphtheria
Mrs Jessie Hunter o Viola is vi;
ting at the home of her ther Lev Gee
N uZum.
The Epw orth leagra cleared $35 u
their supper at Relief Corps hall, Satur
day night
Lost, dark brindlo hound, SOM
white on breast RstuIn TO W. A Car
tis and get reward.
Warm tsffy at the candy kitcher
in Rice block, Saturday, two TO fou
O'Clock. 15c per pound
The yearly meetin Of the mission
airy society meets, Friday, with Mrs
Alex, Thompson. All ara welcome.
The many friends of Ivan Roseufelt
will be pleased to learn that he returnet
to his home in Portage last Saturday
from the hospital in La Crosg0
On Monday morning seveAty peopI,
applied at the Viroqua tobacco ware
houses for work. The women and msl
with families were given preference.
Mr. Ed Kreiger of Green Bay. wa
the lest of Will Ady several DAYS las
week. The young men were forme
school mates at Dixon Business college
-Mesdames Fl Trow bridge and Chaa
Trowbridge will entertain the C0ngre
gational Aid society at the home Of tht
latter, on "Wednesday afternoon. Janu
: ary %.
$50 Fair, So False, is the title Of
new continued story tbat commences il
this issue of the CENSOR As the char
tiers come and go it will be found 10 b
interesting and entertaining reading.
The Brookville Aid society viii NEE
with Mrs. J II Swain, Thursday, Janu
ary 26 Members ali please he present
? as it is the business nee ting Of the year
t All others are invited to coiue for dia
8 ner,
The Ladies aid society Of the Cor
gregational church serves q twenty.fy
cent chicken supper in the church pai
Q lors, Friday evening, January o. from
i to Z o'clock All are cordially invite
. to enjoy the supper aud good socia
time
-Viroqua has new business frm
. Sam EllefsOn having associated witt
J him in the agricultural machinery rad
4 Earl d Slack. The latter has been EN-
ployed by the former during two sea
l sons. Both are gentlemen we, kno 81
? and enterprisIng.
: AT the Minneapo,lz poultry shas
] J. Henry Bennett mad e 4 clean sweep o
the awards for MottleG Anconas. win
4 ming 1st cock, 1st cockerel, 1st and IN
t hen, 1st and 2nd puIlet and first O.
: breeding pen. Mr. Bennett claims {
9 have as good Anconas as can be bad 4
! America.
4 Sheriff Ward raised his q crl9 o
5 tobacco at his Chaseburg place the Das
} season. He marketed TIE scant a-ra a
D Westby, last "Wednesday. receIgin
$135 40 for the same The weed wa
. taken by train to its &c tiuation. tn
2 first product of the kind to 20 over th
q new railroad,
e The CENSOR Is In receipt Of
g unique yearly calendar from the bAr