Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-10

G. Il. Edwards.
The finest line of china glassware
and crockery at Towner's.
For ladies and mems furnishing
goods, call at the Fair Savings Store
Save money by purchasing your
winter goods at Tate's closing out sale
Red ticket clearing store of suits
and overcoats at the Fair Saving Store.
DIR. J. Fl. Wells, formerly of Chase
burg, is now settled at Caledonia, Min
nesota.
Harold Harris returned from Ten
nessee, where he spent the past three
months.
Mrs. Cora f. swarthout of Sparta,
spent Monday in this city attending to
legal business.
Mr.. H. L. Rayner ia now employed
as salesman for the Brown Music Com
pany of this city.
DIR. w. M Trowbridgs has been
confined to the house with bad cold
for the past few days
Mr. VIM. Groves. OF Groves a
Schroeder of Viola, spent Sunday last
with Viroqua relatives.
-Pho~A forty. four for flour. Price
reduced on all our three patents
Ii. ID. WILLIAMS * Co.
30 to 25 per cent saved by purchas-
ing your hosiery and underwear at our
closing out sale TATE'S BIG STORE.
Walter Morrison has returned ftom
Ia Crosse, where he was operated upon
for appendicitis several weeks ago.
Mrs Fl. l.. Rayner returns today
from Quentin, Indian Territory, having
spent holidays with her daughter, Mrs
Guy Curry.
Next weeks CENSOR will contain a
more extended obituary of Mrs Hattie
J. Suttle. whose death has shocked and
saddened our community.
Wait a minutel Don't turn the
page too fast. You might miss good
chance. Our diamond rings are catchy
Jos. BOEHRER, Jeweler.
--You cannot get new eyes but you
can get new glasses, A. b. Stevens
eyesight specialist and optician, will be
at Jos. Boehrer's. jeweler, Monday and
Tuesday, January 22nd and 23rd.
Mons Helgeson came down from
Cashton to visit his family over Sunday.
He says some tobacco has been received
at the warehouse at that place and that
a crew will commence work tomorrow.
For sale, 20.acre tract Of land ly-
ing Immediately outside of city limits
and adjoining Howard Smiths place
A tobacco shed on same. Inquire of
KNUT M0SENG. Viroqua, Route 8.
Capt. f. T. Hobha was perhaps the
only man in the city who celebrated
New Year day with stars and stripes.
He had flag nailed on each side of his
gate and one on the house The Cap
tain is hale and hearty, and will be 81
years old in March. Prairie du Chen
Press.
As foot warmer, as a means of ap-
plying heat in sickness and even as q
factor in sleighriding, nothing Is better
than hot water bottle and every fam
lily should have one or more. Prices
from S5 cents to 81 so,
o. e. DAVIS, druggist
MIR. G. C. Brown Of this city, has
received some specimens of curious and
expert whittlings from wood grown in
Viroqua Mr. Chas. Waters of White
Salmon, Washington, sent the curiosities
and they were made by Mr.. w. s. Jones,
retired farmer of Wheeler, Indiana
-Skovgaard Concert Co. gave an en-
tertainment at our Opera house on Wed
nesday evening of last week. 1t was a
treat to music lovers and all speak very
highly of Prof. Skovgaard's violin play
ing and of Miss Nilson's skill as pianist.
A severe cold prevented Miss Olson from
singing.
AT the Episcopal church in La
Crosse, by Rev Moller Sunday Decem-
ber 31st, occurred the marriage of Miss
Eta Allen, of this city, and Mr.. Frank
B. Howard of Winona, Minnesota The
bride is well and favorsbly known in
this, her native city. Mr.. Howard is a
young man of ability and sterling quail
ties. They make WinoDa their home.
Friends and acquaintances here will
learn with regret that G. S. McKown.
superintendent of the La Crosse county
insane asylum at West Salem, died last
Saturday evening He had been in
charge of the asylum since it was es-
tablished in 1887, and was well known
throughout the state. He leaves to
mourn his loss a wife, daughter and
little son.
"A man in this vicinity who patron
izes the mail order houses, allows his
children to play with the big catalogues.
One morning the nurse came ont and
told them there was a new baby in the
house. Who brought iii" asked the
children. The nurse replied that it had
Just come. 'Oh, I know said one lit
tie tot, 'its a Sears & K0ebuck baby.
and bet it's adulterated iusl like the
pepper and the strawberry Iam was,
and papa viii have 10 keep il because
the money was sent in advance. Mon
dovi Herald
To an exchange we are indebted for
the following bit Of poetical truth
When man gets old and his feet get
cold and the end of his nose turns blue
and he smells of a rose and he thinks Of
his toes and the world to bim seems
blue He waddles around with a look
profound, and hopes for turn in affairs
and it comes with rush and gives him
push and leaves his estate TO ths heirs
They squabble and fight with vigor and
might each one wanting il all, and en-
ally the lawyers, kind souls take charge
of the roll and there is nothing left for
the heirs bat the holes