Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-01-16

will be assumed by the new bank, and
continued without interruption, zen Of
a days business. All certificates of
deposit and checks on the Vernon
County bank will be honored by the
new bank whenever presented.
Pure food groceries only kept at
our store. H. D. Williams & Co.
F. NJ. Baker looked after business.
at Newton and Chaseburg part of last
week.
H. P. Proctor is putting a large
deep cess pool in the rear of his busi-
ness block.
John Michelet of Westby, one of the
county's pioneer residents, looked after
business here yesterday.
Oscar Friend of Milwaukee, sold.
goods to our merchants and greeted
friends here on Tuesday.
Don't forget that you will have an.
opportunity to hear the Hon. VIM. Jen-
nings Bryan on February l6.
Owing to the illness of Miss Anna
Turner, the librarian, our library was
closed for couple of days last week.
Mrs. Carrie Tate expects to leave
early next week for a months visit
with relatives and friends in Chicago
and Peoria, Illinois.
Rev. L. C. Jacobson will preach at
Viroqua next Sunday at IL a. m. and
7:30 p. m. Norwegian in the morn
ing and English in the evening.
Emil Lee left last Monday, for
visit with his parents at Stoughton-
and a brother at Ironwood, Michigan
He expects to be away about two
months.
The whist club will meet at w. R.
c. hall on Friday evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. P. Proctor and Mr.. and Mrs.
+. M. Towner are the entertainers for
the evening.
Mr.. Stretchbury bought fine city
lot of Chas. S. Slack & Co., last week.
They have others for sale, also fine
farm. You had better get particulars
of them before investing. Do it now.
The ladies of the w. C. T. u. gave
Rev. G. Z. Buffers pleasant surprise
evening, and spent the even
ing in social enjoyment. They left a
purse containing sl2 as token of their
esteem.
Another aged pioneer of Stark town
passed away January 8, Mr. jefferson
Shumate, aged 68 years. He died sud-
denly of heart failure Mr.. Shumate
was soldier of the Civil war, serving
in an Ohio regiment.
La Fargo has four or five cases of
smallpox. Lester j. Wood, president
of that village, publishes card in the
local paper stating that all affected
persons have been quarantined ard there
IS no prospect of further spread of the
disease.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hoyt, one of the
oldest residents of La FARCE, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. A.
w. Travers, aged eighty-seven years.
Mrs. Hoyt located at Bloom City, ever
half centuay ago. Mrs. Hutson. an
other pioneer, died in the same village,
aged seventy-eight.
The girls literary society of the
nigh school held an open session on
Tuesday evening of this week. The
program consisted of a farce, various
musical numbers, and recitations. Fol-
owing the program fruit punch was
served and few mon ents We're passed
n social chat before adjournment. The
boys of the school, some of the parents
md friends and several members of
he school board were present.
"A rural mail carrier found in a box
IN his route two UnstanIped letters in
ended for the owner of the box, and
'ut there by someone in passing. The ,
etters were confiscated and sent to |
Washington with request fora ruling.
The government approved the action of |
he carrier and said that all mail found |
n any box without stamps or the proper |
mount of postage must be taken to |
he postoffice and held for postage. |
his ruling means that the owner of |
he mail box has no control over it.
John B. DeLacy, former county |
eacher who went west last fall, is well |
'leased with his new work as instructor |
n Seattle educational institution. We |
otice from western papers that he |!
epresents Vernon county as one of the |
'adger vice-presidents in the Wisconsin |
Ociety of the state of Washington. |
hey have a very large organization. /
nd one of the matters sought TO en- /
ourage and promote is attendance up- /
n the Seattle exposition to be held in |
909.
Mr.. Will McGonigale. former wei
nown young man of Vi-oqua, but for
wo years past has been at his old Lam
aster home, returns to this city to re-
lnle his former position as manager
I the dry goods department of the
.ltdemann department store. Mr.. Nc
IonIgale is hustler in his line, gen. &
Ienan Of starding, and we are pleased /
D announce his return to Viroqua in
with his old field Of employ ,
lent. Since removing from here he 4
as married, and Mrs. McGonigale viii i