Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08

home.
o. II. Helgeson and son Oliver
We're Readstown visitors on Friday.
Station Agent Andrew Johnson
was down from Westby last Friday.
The c, lebrated Coon tobacco seed
is sold by H. ID. Williams & Company
The CENSOR Office acknowledges
call from Rev. M. Finstad, Friday last.
Oil inspector Jos. Omundson had
official business at Cashton on Thurs
day last.
Jake Aberg came up from Retreat
and bought Sure Drop corn planter of
Chas. $. Slack Il Co, Friday.
j. IT, Nuzum caused cement walks
to be placed in front of his string of
houses located on South street.
Mrs. M Borgerson visited friends
in this city, Friday last. She was ac-
eompanied by her son, Arthur.
w D. Dyson and wife were at
Sparta the latter part of the week.
Mr.. Dyson sought medical advice there.
New line of Stetson hats just re-
ceived, 10Th soft and stiff. Latest
styles. The Blue Front Store.
Anton WeilSen of Lindsey, spent
Sunday in the city with the family of
his father-in-law, Alderman 0. Fl.
Helgeson.
Sparta and La Crosse fairs will be
held again this season. Some time ago
it was announced that they would rest
this year.
For sale, fine dwelling, barn and
tobacco shed, with ~ acres of land on
Becker street. Inquire of John Skar-
stad, Viroqua.
James Hodges is here from Victory.
He has disposed of his property near
that village and will likely return to
Viroqua to reside.
AT Thursday nights caucus for
United States senator, at Madison
among the complimentary votes cast
were three for Judge Mahoney.
Do you want the most fashionable
shirt to be found2 See the new line of
coat shirts with and without cuffs, now
on exhibition at The Blue Front Store.
Services will be held in Harrisville
Lutheran church at IL O'Clock. Young
peoples meeting of Kickapoo will be
held, next Sunday at / O'Clock, at the
home of Mrs. John Hoffiand.
A drive through the country shows
that there are more houses painted with
Bradley & Vrooman Paint than with
any other 1t satisfies everyone who
uses it. For sale by Martin & Kuebler.
Yes, corn planting will be late, ,"
is the familiar talk Andin fact every
thing else will be late, or failure, if
we don't have relief from the nightly
freezes that have been ours for two
weeks.
The Sentry says that Mrs. Frank
Smith and Longley Shreve went to Men
dota and brought to his Hillsboro home
Mr.. Smith, who has been receiving
treatment at the Mendoza hospital. Mr..
Smiths health has gradually grown
worse.
For sale, the Peter Skaaland pro-
perty in the southwestern part of the
city. Consists al "a acres, good house,
barn and tobacco shed. Inquire of Pet
er Skaaland, city, or o. A. Kalvestran,
Readstown.
James McDonough of Greenwood
township, says the Hillsboro Sentry
in commenting on the weather says that
he has been in Wisconsin forty-seven
years, and that the month just passed
was the coolest April he has eXper-
fenced in that time.
Anton Won Ruden of the town of
Coon, Is at La Crosse hospital, where
he was operated on for cancer of the
throat The operation, it is claimed,
was very dehcate one, and friends of
Mr.. Won Ruden hope he may get entire
ly rid of the disease.
Saturday, May 11th, the National
Biscuit Company will conduct demon
stration at our store in Viroqua, at
which time the cleanliness, crispness
and superior quality of their produc-
tions will be shown. Everybody is in
vited to the free luncheon at that time.
A. e. Surenson, Grocer.
Milwaukee Journal: Farmers are
warned against set of swindlers going
through the country selling barbed
wire fencing They offer to furnish a
good eight wire fence, with iron posts,
for eight cents per foot, and secure a
contract that turns out to mean eight
cents per foot, for each wire, or a total
of siXty-four cents a foot.
While a drummer was writing his
name on the register of certain city
hotel, bed bug appeared and took its
way across the page. The man paused
and remarked 1--WE been bled by st.
Joe feas, bitten by Kansas City spiders
and interviewed by Fort Scott gray
backs, but I'll be hanged if | was ever
in place where the bed bugs looked
over-the register to find out where your
room was.
Fishing has been the order with
sportsmen in this and surrounding
towns since May day, and the usual
whoppers are recited by fishermen old
and young, great and SMALL A number
af nice Strings" have been displayed.
And it's queer, too, to witness the
brave disciples of Walton meander the
streams wearing fur overcoats, mittens,
overshoes, and ear-lappers drawn down.
Nothing like fishing, though. Sure.
Mrs Bertha Lee passed away at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mons
Wilkinson, on Monday of last week.
She was nearly eighty years OF
age. Funeral services occurred or
Thursday a .ickapoo Lutheran church,
a large coheourse Of relatives anC
friends being in attendance. Rev. Fin
stad conducted the services. Mrs. Lee
was one of the pioneers of this county,
having settled here more than forty
years Stree. Besides Mrs. Wilkinson
She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Mar
garet Robertson and Miss Susanah Lee
of Cazenovia, and a son Louis Lee.
All scrofulous, lung, liver, hear
andm4ler chronic diseases. DR.. Brewer
l 4. IL