Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-02

-Elvin Snodgrass and family visited
relatives at Postville, Iowa.
See the new fall and winter dress
goods at 81. d Williams & Co.
soldiers Grove population registers
720, a gain of 40 over five years ago
Mrs. Francis Chase of Bangor, is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. VIM. Haugh-
ton.
--Thos. B. Potts and family IT ned
from a visit to La Crosse and Cart
wright.
DIR. W. P. Gorsline and wife came
from Chicago to pass some time with
relatives.
Prof August Smith and bride re-
turned to Viroqua after spending several
weeks at Ripon.
&C. w. Chase and family are off for
a visit to the old home and friends at
Sun Prairie, in Dane county.
-Haughton Brown of Minneapolis,
spent Sunday and Monday in the city
visiting relatives, after two years alb
sence.
j E. Nuzum is in Milwa ukee in at
tendance at a meeting of the Lumber
Dealers association, of which he is di-
rector.
While at Sparta a few days since
Otto Brown had the misfortune to lose
pocket book containing a considerable
sum of money.
Rev. John A. Stemen and family are
taking vacation, spending two weeks
in the twin cities and at summer resorts
in that territory.
Mr.. A B. Ewers has donated to the
village of Readstown a location for the
reservoir for water works purposes, the
site to be on high hill east of the town
-Galvanic soap is initiated every
where by envious manufacturers. They
do not know the process by which Gal
vanic Is made and cannot produce an ar
ticle that equals 1t,
VIII sell you highest grade of I'm
perial patent -four for 81 per sack.
Full weight 10 pounds and every sack
guaranteed to give satisfaction.
81. d. WILLIAMS 81 Co.
-Chas. F. Dahl and family leave,
next Monday, for trip on the Pacific
coast. Enroute they will visit Spokane,
Seattle, Tacoma, the exposition at Port
land and other points of interest
-Hay-raoA parties are the latest fad
in fashionable society. Drives are made
into the country to some farm place,
where young people enjoy themselves.
La Crosse has the hay-rack fad just now
There will be an eclipse of the moon
on August 14th visible in this sect ion
from about 8 o'clock till 10 p. IN. Also
partial eclipse of the sun on August
30, visible for short time about sun
rise
If you have troublesome eyesight
consult A. B. Stevens. optician and re-
fractionist at Joseph Boehrers ieweler,
Wednesday and Thursday, August 9th
and 10th. Difficult cases a specially,
satisfaction guaranteed.
Sheriff Ward spent Sunday at the
old Chaseburg home. He says there is
some activity in grain and stock ship
ments from the new station. He thinks
there will be considerable building there
before winter closes in.
The Viola Intelligencer says that
while at Prairie du Chen recently, Jas
Treseder secured one of the original
stone picket posts from old Fort Craw-
ford, which he has erected as hitching
post in front of his residence
Yesterdays excursion over the st.
Paul road to the Wisconsin Dells, was a
pleasant outing The special leaving
Viroqua station had on board fifty-five
sightseers, and slightly over one hundred
tickets were sold on the branch.
Landlord Guess drove in from Vio-
la, yesterday morning, having with him
DIR. Burns and Levi Eckart, the Sylvan
merchant. DR.. Burns accompanied Mr..
Eckert to La Crosse, where he will be
operated on for appendicitis.
Cement walks have been laid on the
south and east of the cemetery residence,
and also crossing of the same material
extended from those premises to the en-
trance to the grounds. 1t is work that
greatly improves the cemetery property.
Gasoline lighting systems are be-
coming quite common among the coun-
try stores, the latest merchant to add
this luxury is J. d. Davis of Retreat,
who also extends the system to Wood
man hall, which Is in the second story of
his business place.
So far as known to the medical pro.
fession In this part Of the state, a six
months-old baby at La Crosse Is the
youngest person in the word 20 submit
to an abdominal surgical operation. She
Is the daughter Of Harry &. Rogers and
wife of that city, and was operated on
for appendicitis.
This lis the season Of busy school
teachers in Viroqua They are welcom.
ed to the county seat and every privilege
it possesses. The man who neglects to
lift his hat to the instructors of the youth
of the land fails to appreciate what they
are doing for society and the general up
building of every avenue In life.
Mrs. Frank Reiss was in the city
from Victory, on Monday. She told the
CENSOR that they were about to dispose
of the original Tibbetts Landing proper
ty, to Attorney Higbee of La Crosse, who
desires it for a private summer resort
Il Is one of the handsomest and most
historic spots on the Mississippi.
Friends and relatives in this city
have received cards announcing the ap
preaching marriage of Roy J. Williams
| son Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Williams, al
| Golden, Colorado on the 10Th instant
to Miss Lee Batchelder. They will make
| their home at Central City, where Mr.
| Williams is established in the law pro
! fession.
A series of accidents to children oc
| Cured recently about Mt. Sterling.
son of Peter Eiberg had his thumb tori
off by hay fork, and while handling
like implemsnt 9 son OF L. q. Leste
had a finger crushed. A little girl il
the family of James Heal, while plsyini
about windmill, lost finger in tn
revolving groove.