Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-11-29

near closing the earthly career of his
friend Mason. At some little distance
the gun carried by Philips was dis,
charged, shot falling thick about Mason,
some of them taking effect in his arm
and shoulder. Physicians who cared
for Mason, picked out eight shot, and
there were others still left, Narrow,
indeed, was the escape.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Bouffieur of
Chicago spent several days n this city
with parents and other relatives.
Only twenty shopping days before
Xmas. Make your selections early at
Towner's.
Our price today is 90 cents for eggs.
If market is higher we give you the ad-
vantage. "a. d. WILLIAMS & Cos.
Mrs. Jorgen Olson and little daugh-
ter, who spent two weeks at the parent
al home in Franklin, lett for the North
Dakota home this morning,
Our large sale of suits and overcoats
still continues. The reason for this is
that they are right in make fit and price.
BLUE FRONT STORE
Mr., and Mrs Jesse Roberts of Ban
gor, are spending Thanksgiving season
as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Aug, Smith.
viii E. Casson arrived home last
night, from California, on account of the
illness of his mother, Mrs. Lydia Casson.
Fine 81. 90 and 81. % silks in the new
silk waist patterns, going at SO cents
Fl. ID. WILLIAMS 81 Co.
Servant girls are about to organize
fvnI n a1es
announced, with half holidays two or
three times week, are enforced, we
fear that many family men will do their
own drudgery rather than pay the shot
The high winds of last Friday scat
tered to the four winds the windmill on
the windy farm of II. M. Hanson in the
town of Jefferson. In the same neigh
borhood Stephen Mills had q hundred
rods of wire fence leveled to the ground.
Geo. Carter has sold his farm in
Liberty, near Viola, to s. w. LOCKER of
Ash Ridge. Mr.. LOCKER will spend the
winter in the east visiting and will take
possession in the spring. Mr.. Carter
will also travel some before locating =
Viola Intelligencer.
There is sadness at De Soto, Red
ant CbncA III WC5tCAA ' CL
non county, where the gentleman has a
circuit for the Methodists. over the
death of Rev. e. L. Cooper's wife, who
died recently, leaving family of chill
dren, one of them an infant babe,
Hunters who went north are return
ing daily in little squads, some with
coveted priEss, Others empty handed
The first party to return was Frank
Mutch, Fred Rood and Mr.. Moe of New
ton, each having secured deer. They
were on exhibition Thursday, each ex-
ceptionally large buck
--Ellefson and Christoferson have un-
der construction new building for
their machine shop 1t is located i'm
mediately south of their present location,
they having purchased the old Moody
homestead and lot and half of land. The
boys expect to make permanent build
ing of stone or brick next season.
The Richlaud Republican says that
county's colony at Waupun is said to bs
the largest of any county in the state.
there being ten prisoners from there in
the penitentiary. Three of these are
serving time for rape one for murder,
four for burglary and two for attempted
murder.
Unusual was the delivery of Paris
France, letter at the Viroqua Office, but
such was the case, last Thursday. re-
ceived by the Brown Music Co 1t con
tanned an invoice for goods shipped di-
rect from the manufacturer in that
foreign city, and represented the pur-
chase of band instruments for Viroqua,
Westby and Soldiers Grove bands
This section has experienced all
kinds of weather and storms within the
past fortY-eight hours-rain, snow, high
winds, mild and cold weather. The
showers of Friday and Monday night
put considerable portion of Vernon
county tobacco in case condition, and
not little has been taken from the poles
and stripped.
Wednesday afternoon and evening
of next week Congregational ladies will
hold their regular bazaar and Dutch mar
ket. sell great variety of useful and
ornamental things for holidays and ap-
preaching cold weather Fair will be
in the W. r. G. hall. Everybody is in
yited to call and see the display and
take away some of the articles.
&C. J. Cherrington received word of
the death of the wife of his brother Rev
w. d. Cherrington, Presiding Elder at
Lancaster, Ohio. Cause of death was
heart disease DIR. and Mrs. Cherring-
ton are well known in Central and
southern Ohio and she leaves many peo-
pie TO mourn her loss. She was one of
Gods noble mothers.
Crashing through the frail plank
ing and stringers of the approach to the
wagon bridge cver the Wisconsin river,
a traction engine turned over, dropped
twelve feet on K. j. Hood of Spring
Green and Thomas McGill of Clyde.
crushing them to death in five feet of
water. This awful accident occurred on
the toll bridge near Lone Rock, last
Wednesday.
The alarm of fire last Friday after
noon directed Viroqua people to the
Methodist church where the average eye
witness believed he saw raging fire.
flames bursting from every window in
west end Of the ediice. Ii proved but
the reflection Of the sun on the colored
panes, veritable phenomenon of nature
Maybe there was not little jesting over
the false alarm and the unusual sight.
Indians of that neighborhood re-
ceived their stipend from the govern
ment at Tomah last Tuesday, the
amount paid to them being about "a, 900,
at $t9 81 per head. The indiscriminate
selling of firewater to the red men caused
the death of one old buck, Jim Decorah,
aged 81 years. He became so badly in
toxicated and offensive that saloon
keeper threw him out Of his place and
he was found dead two hours following.
The marriage of Mr.. Chris Ostrem
and Mas Lena Lewison. bv Rev Gul-