Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-29
Commence to clean up.
Roads are drying fast.


Sales aud prospects good at Thsyer'
new yard.
/ W. Switzer of Minneapolis, wai
in town Wednesday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Leon
ard, Thursday last son.
R. w. Baldwin, dentist, opposi
postoffice, Viroqua.
-Macaroni seed wheat for sale at the
Viroqua flour mill
Prof Elmer Smith was down from
Westby on Saturday last
For sale, four brood sows-Poland
China. J. A VANCE, Viroqua
Hand tailored suits in plain and all
the latest novelty effects at the Boston.
Judge Mahoney looked over his
farming interests at Ontario on Monday.
Druggist A. Fl. Natwick of Soldiers
Grove, was CENSOR caller, yesterday.
"A big grist of legislative news will
be found on the inside pages of today's
CENSOR.
Miss Ella M. Hunt of Retreat, Wis
tied her brother, Reed Hunt, the first
of the week
Hamilton Bolstad is at home. He
has been attending the preparatory col
lege at Beloit.
The Liberty Pole NJ E aid society
meets at D a. Cade's for dinner, Fri
day, March 81,
Edward Rogers manager of the U.
S express Office at Sparta, visited rela-
tives here. last Wednesday.
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gine house next Saturday at two O'Clock
to nominate candidates for town offices.
Miss TilIis Lysne Of La Crosse, has
been guest at O Fl. Helgeson's; also
participated in the ball last Friday even
ing.
-Readstown is discussing the prob
lem Of giving bonus for an addition to
the Earl tobacco warehouse in that viii
lage.
The W. c. T. U. of Retreat will
hold silver medal contest on the even
ing of April 3, at NJ. E church of that
place.
-Four McLees brothers-N. D., John
w, Sumner and Abe-were business or
social callers at the CENSOR Office on
Saturday.
If present favorable weather con-
tinues farmers will be able to commence
seeding by the latter part of this or early
next week.
The st. Paul Company has made a
cut in passenger fare between VirOqua
and La Crosse to meet the rate of the
short cut, or new road.
Mrs. E. J. Stoll of this city, and
Mrs Hobe Groves of Ross, are soon to
receive new pianos sent from Madison
by their cousin, J. W. Groves
The intense yearning some men
have at the present time to dig and plant
in the garden will fade away about the
time it can be putto practical use.
Have your eIec Gion tickets printed
at the CENSOR Office. Prompt service
and right price. guaranteed. Names
correctly spelled. Mail and telephone
orders promptly filed.
Il have rented the blacksmith shop
formerly known as the Weber q Stod-
dill shop and hired No. blacksmith
Will do work as cheaply as any shop in
town. Yours to please, w. H. STOGDILL.
H. L, Rayner has been appointed
agent for the Singer Sewing Machine
company for the western half Of Vernon
county, including the city of Viroqua.
He opens the work with an advertise
ment in to days paper.
Captain NJ. G. Nichols has been con-
fined to his home for several weeks. 1t
is reported a case of Ia grippe that re-
fuses to let up on its victim. That he
may re yain his usual vigor with the
coming Of spring is the wish Of many
friends
An exchange points out that the
year 1905 legan on Sunday and will end
on Sunday, and will therefore have fifty
three Sundays-something that will not
occur again in 110 years. Yet there are
people so engrossed with private bust
ness hat they never would have missed
this thrilling information.
-Trainmen on the new railroad are
experiencing serious annoyance with
soft roadbed. Three times between
Weetby and Viroqua last Sunday, the
engine or cars were partially derailed,
A work train and boarding cars are
is going forward.
The short course in agriculture at
Madison has closed. There were 312
students enrolled this year. OF these
1877 completed the full two years course
and have been granted diplomas. Tt is
now eighteen years since the short agrl-
cultural course was installed and in that
time over 200 students have been grad
usted.
Mr.. Rufus Holt of Pittsfeld, Yer.
mont, after spending the winter at Ft
Worth, Texas, visited relatives-Mrs.
n. D. Williams and John NJ. Bennett
in this city few days. The old gentle
man although eighty five years of age
still possesses a degree of vitality that
would be credit to a much younger
man. He resumed his hom award jour
ney, Monday last.
w. NJ. Rohrer of Pierce county, j:
visiting at the old home in Harmony
town. He said to the CENSOR that ht
came with a carload Of tobacco from hi
home to Sparta, delivering the same tC
the American warehouse. 1t was the
1904 crop grown by himself and two
other farmers. He says tobacco indus
try is in its infancy in his section of tbs
ats 5e. Black russ of August damaged
t)bacco and other crops with him.
AT the old homestead near Purdy
where the family settled il 1867. on al
rival from Norway, last Friday nigh
passed away noble woman, Mrs. Mari
Hage, aged 76 years. Mrs Ha9e hat
been a widow for thirty years, bringing
to tie estate of man and womanhood 81
sons and daughters, all of whom resld
near the old family home. Funeral wa
conducted at Purdy church yesterday
by Rev. Aausheim. Thus three OF IN
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