Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-06-28
HAY harvest has commenced.

For finest hand.painted china go to
A. J. Johnson's drug store.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M Powell spent a
week at their former home in Harmony
town.
An exchange suggests that it is only
one week more TO lacerateo fingers and
lockjsw.
"A cement walk and curb are being
constructed on the south and east of the
Park hotel
This Monday opened the annual
session of the summer training school at
ouI state university.
Mr., and Mrs Frank Davis of Re-
treat, passed Sunday in the city with
their daughter, Mrs. James Side.
Rev A O. Wright, for many years
prominent educator ard temperance
worker of the state, died at Madison.
Mrs D P Smith of Waupaca, is
/ the guest of her neice, Mrs James Side,
and other relatives in this community.
! ALI kinds of lumber. shingles, SASH,
doors, monldings paper, etc, at reason
able prices ut Thayers new lumber
| yard
County Superintendent of Assess
ment Linke has bean making the rounds
of the assessing districts He WAS in the
city on Saturday
IF desiring 10 build barns or sheds
Of any kind. you can gNt hardwoo lum-
ber for your frame and save money be.
side lat Thayer's.
David, youngest son of Mr., and Mrs
| W. Smith, will be married At Duluth.
July first, to Miss Hattie Larson u
young lady of that city.
Nothing more acceptable as wei
ding present than n piece of fine hand
stock in the city. A. J. JOHNSON
Several columns of matter devoted
10 the closing days of the state legisl4-
tnre. are printed in today'5 paper, in
Gliding appointments and confirmatiOns.
Mr. and Mrs ] W. Southworth of
La Fargo, were gnests at G. c. Browns
home on Monday. They went to La
Crosse. where Mrs, Southworth will
take treatment at a hospital.
r. Dsenthars Viroqua Specials. are
prepared to meet any ball combination
in the county on the diamond Joe says
he has some election winnings that Re
desires to add to or get rid of.
The Viroqua Business college will
sell scholarships good for nine months.
beginning September 4th, 1905 Mt $50 if
purchased on and before August first
Write for our special proposition.
In the north section of the town of
Viroqua, Torger Erickson died on
recent date at the age of 20 years. He
had been resident of the town for
many years. A wife and six children
survive.
Missionary Seifert re established a
Sunday school at Victory, with Miss
Conklin, vice-president; Miss Ethel
Diedrick, secretary, and Mrs. Roberts,
treasurer.
Every Saturday of each week we
will hold a special sale of some article
of merchandise in the dry goods depart
ment that cannot be duplicated at the
price in wholesale, lots at Fl. D. Will
liam q Co.'S store
Have You ever had occasion to shar-
pen sickles or other tools on a slow EN-
cry grinder or still slower grindstone?
If you have, notice the very liberal offer
in the ad of Luther Bros. Co. in this is
sue. A sample of one of their machines
NAV De seen at tnls once.
First issue of volume one of the Coon
Valley News, the new paper in the new
town, is on our exchange table. 1t is a
spicy news chronicler, we'll patronized by
local business firms, and its initial num-
ber bears the air Of prosperity, which the
CENSOR hopes it may ever enjoy.
The Herald says that Logan Fowell
Of Readstown, has secured position as
bookkeeper with Mcintosh Bros, rail
road contractors of Chamberlain, South
Dakota. He will depart for that place
this week. This firm built the Kickapoo
road from Rsadstown to La Fargo.
This is the season of all others in
which to be out of doors. Every mortal
creature feels the instict tugging at him
to stop all occupations that keep him
beneath roof, and go out under the
sky, to breath the perfect air, to bask in
the bright sunshine, to see the annual
miracle of the world being made anew.
Those who obey the instince profit by it,
and return to their tasks with renewed
energy, and an ability for better work.
On recent visit to Sparta the edi
tor of the CENSOR was privileged to
spend an hour looking about the grounds
and buildings of the State School Home
for Dependent Children, located there
And it is truly home for waits who
have not the protecting care of parents
or guardians. At present there is q
membership of 160, ranging from in
fants to boys and girls eighteen years
old THOUSANDS of children have been
adopted flom this state inst'tItion into
good homes, and this is really the pur
pose for which the school was establish
ed A goodly portion of these waits
make creditable men and women and
become useful members of society
Adoption papers are given by the state
for the little unfortuuates but the state
never, during their minority years, ceas-
es to keep record and something CT
supervisory look after it's former wards
Agent are employed TO place these chill
dren in suitable homes. 1t is the pur-
pose of the authorities to retain children
only for such time as is necessary before
finding aud providing them with s1ita
Bile, permanent homes During their
residence in the place all children are
given schooling, taught to do some use
! ful light work and are given the best of
| training. The cottages and bull 'ings
are numerous and modern The state
owns $50 acres of land which 1t cult
Yates. twenty acres devoted 70 garden
and fruits, maintains foe herd of HOl
stein COWS aud other stock Altogether
| 1t ia an interesting place to inspect,
learning M one does the beneficial re-
suits that must naturally be brought to
the ,homeless children who are placed
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