Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-19
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0-pOuuu pali OF lara TOT 0Uc ut DeV
line meat market.
IF desiring a hardwood frame fol
! your barn, Thayer can supply it
Joseph Boehrer paid a visit to hi
old home at Durand, over Sunday
Mrs. Seth T Smith and daughter
Addie, are at MA son City, Iowa, visit
.cg.
Congressman Esch is in the city
having come here from Cashton this
morning.
-Brookville aid society meets with
Mrs. FL. Gray, July 9th in the after.
noon. All are welcome.
Mrs. Cora Briggs and daughter
Ruth, came from Chicago for a summer
visit with relatives and friends.
What's become of the old fashioned
people who would as soon get along
without house as without brick bake
ovenf
The young peoples society of the
Franklin church will meet with MIR. Pc
ter Runice on West Prairie, next Sun
day, four o'clock.
Attorney S. M. Meek of Chicago, is
in town for his annual country o1tine
and recreation. He is a guest of Geo.
"a. Clarke and family
The young peoples society Of the
United Lutheran churcn will aleet at
the farm home of John Moseng on san.
day next at three o'clock.
H. 81. Goodenough and family Of
Ontario, have gone for a visit beyon 4
the Rockies. They expect 10 be absent
until some time in October.
"A Victory young man, Claud Grif-
nm, while claiming, found pearl that
is valued at $500 to $500 1t is large
white. perfect in shape and beautiful.
-Whst's become of the old fashioned
little gisl who. when she is away visit
ing, in writing home first asked all
about the dog and then about the fami.
lSH
Daring the electrical storm of Mon.
day afternoon lightning struck the
steeple on the United Lutheran church
In this city. The damage was very
light.
--Workmen are engaged in placing
new maple floors in portions of the TWO
grade school houses An appropriation
was made and work ordered by the an
nual meeting.
Mrs. l.. r. Gaines entertained n
party of young ladies at her home, last
Saturday afternoon, in honor of her
granddaughter, Gerteude Gaines of La
Fargo, who is visiting her.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Dyson left
home on Sunday for two weeks visit
with Mr.. Dyson's parents at st Joseph.
Missouri. They 90 nv boat from La
Crosse to Hannibal Their children ac-
companied them.
That old pioneer citizen William A
Hodge OF Victory, passed Sunday and
Monday In the city. He says in all the
years OF his residence on the Mississippi
he had not known it to be so continu-
ously high as this season.
e. V. Wolfe is assisting Ed Min.
shall in the express Office, Mr.. Minshall
being compelled to devote most of his
time to the duties of station agent for.
the Southeastern. Elmer Olson i, let
out of the express Office because of the
change.
THE following newspaper tip Tor
those who are pestered by mosquitoes ia
important If true; Throw a piece of
alum the size of a marble into bowl
of hot water and wet the hands and ex-
posed parts in it. Not mosquito will
touch you. They hum about and dis
appear.
1t is the nature of boy to be hun
CRY. 1t he is not hungry for food he il
hungry for knowledge If he is not
hungry for kindness. It may be hard
to believe, but there are some boys who
are as hungry for kind word as some
other boys are hungry for nice orange
-Ex.
While returning home from this
city with load of merchandise, on
Monday. one of the horses in the team
of Engebretson & Anderson, the Esofea.
merchants, was overcome by heat.
dropped to the ground and died q
few hours later. This occurred near the
farm of Ara Favor.
AT Viola, to day occurred the mar
riage of Miss Mary Calkins to Mr. B. G.
Rosencrans, of WRuZeka, one of the best
known gentlemen in western Wisconsin
Miss Calkins has long been teacher.
the past year in Platteville normal
school. This is indeed very happy
union, and congratulations are due from
every direction.
Stock yards sre being constructed
near the round house by the Southees-
tern company. 1t il not known VIII"
will be the buyer, but it Ia understood
that the Cargills ara backing the enter
prise. The first live stock to be sent
out from this station will be shipped to-
day by Frank Chase and John Stoll.
three car loads
Between Westby and Stoddard. in
the cool valley, situa'ed on pleasant
running waters under shady groves are
many handsome places for picnicking
and summer outings. President Car
gill OF the Southeastern road assures -
CENSOR representative that he expects
to have pleasant picnic and camping
grounds arranged as soon as it is posi-
BILE to accomplish.
Fred Loucks, resident of De Soto.
who has engaged in clam fishing during
the present season, has discovered II
pearl which is valued at StG0 The gem
was sold to a Prairie du Chen pearl
buyer for that amount. Reports from
down the river indicate that large
number of small pearls are being found
this summer. though no real large ones
have been found.
As one goes through the country
| districts on inspects the improved ma
chinery for hsying employed now d.
days 1t appears an entirely different pro-
! position from what it was fifty years
ago when the sythe the hand-rske and
the common pitchfork were all the i'm.
plements the farmer had Now they
have moving machines, sulky rakes,
hay tedders and hay losders, and the
/ gathering of the hay crou ia really a lot