Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-02-21
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JB. Swain, Ashton South Dakota
81 oct the good old CENSOR ! see old
friends are dropping OFF. A year ago |
had such nice visit with my old friend,
sam Moore. and wife. They were fixed
mn 40 comfortable in their new home
there, Well guess Sam had the work
Ali done and If there was DO more 10 DO,
[ suppose he was ready TO 60 ana
+bera were Jim Hewev and II 3.
McMichael. both ex-sheriifs, gone over
the 0reat divide. Weare having lots Of
sickness this winter. Son George was
taken sick with typhoid in Mellette.
where he WIS working in & store, and
wife and l had to go up there 10 take
care of him. Wife was with him night
ana day for six weeks. when she was
| taken sick. / intended to spend the
winter out in Washington but the SICK
| ness prevented.
JssY Il. Rogers, Jr., agent c. b. u z e.
| Cochrane. Wisconsin: "We are getting
along finely here: lots of work and busi-
| ness on the 60 Is booming as lots OF
coal is moving at the present time
barbara Getter, Rathdrum, Idaho:
| This ia the seat of government OF koot-
1 snair county. ann located two miles
esst on piece of land in the edge OF the
I timber halt. Snow is three feet deep on
! the level. Were 1t not for mildness snow
vvonId hecouae so deep thRt there would
/ he no getting around. There are many
| sawmills and most work is in lumbering
/ fine lakes and plenty fishing and pleas
| ure in summer. Wild game is plentiful,
and hunters find sport in killing bear,
| IynX. deer, cougar and coyotes. The TWO
latter are very destructive to deer when
/ snow becomes deep in the mountains
| If we had Wisconsin summers and IDA
no winters this country would be far
| better.
| Matthias Hoveland: Il was member
/ of a land-seeking excursion into the
! EPanhandle" section of Texas recently.
| That portion of our country Is develop
| ing fast land rising in value right along
| Purchased q quarter section and were
q vounger man would not hesitate IN
| casting my lot in with the people al
ready there
VIM. J. Thompson, New Lisbon
"Green nine wood is worth 40c cord
here and dry hard wood 81 %, which
! isn't had. Potatoes are very plenty at
CSC a bushel. Well how time flies. II
is forty two wears ago since enlisted
/ in Company / 35th Wis. infsstTy and
i servsd Two years. The niEE A>nsalisted
il was so degrees below and the snow
was four feet deep. There were four
brothers and two brothers.in-lsw Of Us
| in the service. the latter being Levi No.
/ ble and Park Buswell There aren't but
| two of us living now, myself and one
brother, who resides at Seymour. Eigh-
teeu enlisted the same night did and
only three of us are alive now to tell the
story of the hard times we had, but 1t
will soon be all over with US. Best re-
CARDS to all comrades Of the &. A. X.
! A. T. Jordan. La Fargo: This is my
fortv.eighth winter in Wisconsin; forty
three in tBadax) Vernon, one in juneau
and four in Richland county. Thus far
| this is the most pleasant of any of them
| Much of the time one could work with
out mittens and not much mud since
| November. The roads are excellent and
farmers are hauling logs eight and ten
miles.
Jacob Dach, town of Franklin; The
nrasent winter is my tifty-third straight
| in the Badger state and with one except
ion il has been the most open of them
all, / allude to the year SO, when there
was no snow to speak of until March
Int plenty Of dust. The year '56 was
another story: old timers mention 1t as
the "winter Of the deep snow" Old
Mr. Rowe killed seventy eight deer
within two weeks that winter.
See those e5 cent center tables at
Froiland & Wigs.
There will be no services at Bishop
Branch church Thursday evening
That dollar of yours. Spend it at
| Il d Williams & Cos. muslin under
wear sale
Furnished rooms to rent; first floor,
heated and lighted. Inquire OF Mrs Il.
H. Clarke.
F. NJ. Baker of Newton, will hold
an auction sale on his farm, Wednesday,
February %
1t is quality that counts, and that
is what Won get in H. u Williams &
Cos. muslin underwear
Wanted, to purchase secood hand
organ Identity of party can be ascer-
tained at CENSOR office.
With the near approach Of spring
Won should take advantage Of the under
muslin sale at II. u. Williams y Co.
Lost on road near John T Eort-
news, Sunday afternoon last, an imi'
tation fur robe Finder please leave
same at CENSOR office
Peter Midthune came from LaFarge
Monday to receive tobacco for 7 q w.
Cigar Co. of la Crosse The purchase
consisted OF several crops
The regular meeting of the woman q
missionary society OF the Congregation
nj church will meet at the home of Mrs.
lC. ID. williams, February p, at 3 p N.
"A radical departure in black petit
coats something entirely new. Ladies
ask TO be shown.
Fl. d. WILLIAMS Il Co.
Fresh milk cows wanted about
March Is. Have you any for sale? Drop
ne a postal, stating age and price.
G. 0. HELGES0N,
Purdy Store, Firoqua, Wis.
Sam Eliefson is right in line with
lseeders, discs, drills, shoe drills, disc
arrows, wood and steel harrows, ma
nure spreaders. A fine lot to select from,
the best that money can buy. our
price is right
Sam Ellsfson is always at the head
with something new he will be glad to
explain the Badger state milking ma
chine Saves time and labor does four
mems work. Don't fell to see It. just
! what big dairies want.