Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-11-08
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS.
N. II. Burger. Private Banker at Viola,
Files Application in Bankruptcy.

the United States court at La Crosse,
! by Attorney 9 w. Graves, on Monday.
Mr. Burger has been in the mercantile
trade at Viola Cor nearly twenty-five
years, and for dozen years has con-
Quoted in connection Herewith private
bank. Two years ago, when the new
banking code went into effect, Mr.. Bur
gor did not avail himself of the law and
| take out charter. Since thst time he
has labored under disadvantages that
have been harmful to his business, and
on the establishment of q state bank at
| Viola. his depositors made demands that
F, he could not meet, and to protect cred
itors and give them an equal chance, he
concluded to wind up his matters by
| the steps taken He believes creditors
will receive dollar for dollar as fast az
securities and property can be realized
on. The schedules filed in court show
assets of $40, SAC AZ, with S22 962 96 lia-
| bilities.
A trustee to wind up affairs will be
appointed ut an early date.
MIR Buckman of La Crosse, is visit
ing in the city with John Layer.
Miss Lena Lswison has resigned her
clerkship at S. ]. Severson q Cos.
Call at Lindemann's and get prices
on fur coats. Every coat guaranteed.
Oyster social at Fargo church on
Sunday. November 10, from - to 4
o'clock. Benefit of Rev. Jacobson.
Great reduction sale onsll trimmed
and street hats throughout the balance
of the season. Cali and gat bargains
Mrs. A o LARSON.
Home made silbaIine comforters,
full size, this week 50 90; the same in
factory made at 81 48 also good warm,
heavy comforter at 9S cents az E. D,
williams & Cos
Advertised letters at Viroqua post
office; Hall Walths, Anna Boehn, En-
ma Christopher. Ruby Fuller, John Erd.
Geo Robinson. Dora Peterson. Howard
Oliver. Mrs. " Neal. Francis b Jones,
Gcna Gundersnn, J. Dahl, Nellie Ar
non r. f. d No. 6. FRANK Hay.
H. A. Lombard was in the city,
Monday, returning from his fourth trip
to North Dakota with land seekers. He
expects to make one more trip MIR.
Lombard says they rode over the prair-
les there last Saturday without over
coats.
-Virouua friends eend congratuIa-
tions to Mr.. and Mrs M G Bergh, the
occasion being an unusually feiicitous
one, the W. looming Of the first grand
child to til ir kinship Their daughter,
Mrs Minnie Ross of Spokane, is the
i mother of q son.
The Enterprise says that seven of
the old. time settlers of LaFarge neigh
borhood, lately left that section for
homes in California They are William
Riley and wife, Henry Gather and wife,
Mrs. James Potter and daughter, Mrs.
d. S Reed. They 90 in quest of health.
w. +. FiAher. for nearly {, sntY
years connected with the Smith Hard
ware establishment, will soon open r
flour, feed and seed store in Nichols
block Mr.. Fis .er is we'll known TO the
trade as strai9ht msD, and his success
full prosecution of the new business is
looked fNr.
-Seve. neg patients b sve been ADDED
TO the asylum familY, representing three
counties ss follows: Adams, Oscar L
Wiley, Luna Green; Burnett, Chas Fl i.
Wilson. Chas Scho-bel, Alfred Messer-
tmith; Crawford, Bridget Harrington,
Mary Guttensmagef
&C. G Fortney, Jr of franklin, went
10 NOTIUnbtu bIiuub~Dbd4 10 pdt tAtl tjdtC
in the thirty. first anniversary celebra-
ton of st Olaf college. from which he
! graduated six years ago Hundreds of
Vernon county young people have closed
their educational work at this popular
place of learning
1t may be of interest TO the Twenty
| fifth regiment bows of thi' comfy to
| learn shat one Of their comrades re-
| turned after forty TWO years in the west,
! Henry Marden AZ Richland Center a
dinner and reception was given for him,
which was participated by ten Twenty
| Fifth comrades.
On the Mississippi, near La Crosse
| last Thursday, Edward J. Briske was
acciiently killed while hunting With
| a companion he was in boat and when
tock of ducks appeared he grabbed
| his gun, which was discharged, the tTig-
ger catching on the boat seat The
charge entered his abdomen, and he
! lived but short time,
One of the engineers on the South
! eastern tells the CENSOR that an acci-
| dent was narrowly averted on Friday
last, when child in the neighborhood
| of the stock yards, crossed the track not
| to exceed fonr feet in front of the NOV
ing locomotive. Parents should caution
their little ones about playing upon or
about the tracks.
Cards have been received in this city
announcing. on Saturday last, in Chi
cago, the marriage of Miss Ethel Gors-
line and Harry e. Conklin, both well
known natives of Viroqus, and residents
here till late years The young people
will continue their home in the big city
They will have fhe best wishes Of youn9
aud old friends for life of happine IS
and prosperity.
Mrs Jerome Favor returned, Friday
evening, from an extended trip in the
northern and western parts Of Mime
sofa Her daughter, Mrs Noe, met and
accompanied her from Mankato, visiting
at Minneapolis, VerndaIe and Park Rap
ids, returning TO Heron Lage. Mrs Noes
ho.ns The little grandson who has
been here for come time remsined with
his parents.
"A Kansas paper has this to say to
knockers: The man who feels satisfied
that this town il falling all TO pieces
should get out where 1t will not bother
him and let people alone who are salts
fed. Go to some other town go to the
deyil-go anywhere, but don't stand
around with hammer pounding place
where YOU are getting your bread aud
butter. This town Is the best one OF its
size in the state and people who don E
think so should move.
When you say watch outr it
stsrtles everyone lis certainly start
ling 70 know many pe0pis are watch