Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-01-30
Ice harvest.


illness of his mother.
Miss Lulu Burlin is visiting friends
and relatives in this city.
Get stove now while the sale is
on, at Chss. s. Slack & Co.'S.
Calvin Cox and wife of Manning,
have gone on visit to Missouri.
Money to loan on real estate secur-
ity. Butt & Butt.
Willette Morrison is down from
Trout Falls for short visit among old
neighbors.
One lot of underwear, best 65c
values at 45e, wl..ic 80. Y last. c. j.
Seyerson & Co.
Mr.. G. W Livingston has head
quarters in tkis city as neld for work
ing mutual ire Insurance.
Mr. CLAUS Il. Thailang was bust
ness visitor to the county seat from
Hamburg town, last Saturday.
John S. Dregne of Franklin, and
Professor Anderson of Chaseburg, name
a trip to Madison, passing several days
there.
The CENSOR has for free distribution
some copies of the farmers institute
bulletins, recently issued. Call and
get one.
Mrs. Hobe Groves returned from
La Crosse, ON Saturday last, where she
went to see her sister, who is in one of
the hospitals.
Why buy trouble when you can get
the NewWay, air-cooled gas engine of
Chas. S. Slack & Co. that never freezes
and goes right and stays right.
After tomorrow the city treasurer
is entitled to three per ce..t for all col
lections OF city tax money. The rate
has been one per cent to This date.
New stock of shoes arriving daily
at the Virolua Snoe Score. The latest
spring sty.es ali purchased before the
advance. Ii. y. Winams < Co.
-Messss. Morse and Mccoy of Lam
caster, district and special representa-
tives of the Northwestern Life Insur-
ance company, are in the city on busi
ness.
%. C. Olson and daughter Elena, of
Drayton, North Dakota, left Thursday
for their home after spending several
days with relatives and friends in this
vicinity.
The Pulver wagon is a homemade
Viroqua wagon and good one. Chas.
L. Slack & Co. have a few for sale.
Come quick if you want gold dollars for
ninety cents
%. II. Larson, secretary of the
Utica mutual fire insurance company,
was up from Manning, having CHEEKY
word to say of the good work accom-
plished by the Utica the past season.
"A few fine young horses broke to
hitch, and some colts; ais) one full
blood Percheron stallion, coal black,
weight about ], $50 pounds, at reason
able prices. Cali on Chas. s. Slack &
Co. for particulars.
j. Henry Bennett, attorney and
counselor at law, court house, Viro-
qua Will practice in all state and fed
eral courts Dispositions and convey
ancing. Commercial collections. Local
and long distance phones in Office.
Now is the time to get one of those
Johnston disc harrows at Chas. S.
Slack & Co.'S. They are also making
special inducements on binders, mowers
make room for more goods now coming
In.
Officers for the Methodist Aid So
ciety have been elected as follows:
President, Mrs. d. 0. Mahoney; Vice
President, Mrs. C. C. Brown; Treasurer,
Mrs. NJ d. McLees; Secretary, Mrs.
G. E, Buffers. The society work net
ted $425 during the past year.
"A sufficient amount of good wood
is now offered on our streets, but the
minute there is storm or unusual Sc
we're weather the supply will be short.
From So to So. so is maid for stove wood,
"A to $4. so for cord length, the highest
prices that ever prevailed in Viroqua.
Night burglars raided four Hills
boro business places, securing small
sums of cash and quite an amount of
booty. John Quinn, young man sus-
picioned with having knowledge OF the
same, was placed under arrest and
Sheriff Silbaugh brought him to the
county seat.
Never was the equal to the Dain
hay leader, or the Dain side delivery
rake. made. Farmers are now placing
their orders with Chas. S. Slack & Co.
for them. And those Fuller & Johnson
and Tiger tobacco planters are run af-
ter by tobacco growers like chickens
run after corn.
Mot discouraged or baffied by the
fire that swept away their entire ton
sorial outfit, Messrs. Potts & Thomp
son were early visitors to Chicago,
where they selected an entire up-to-
date outfit and are now ready for busl-
ness in the old quarters so long occupi-
ed by Mr.. Thompson, in the second
story of the Casson block, over Davis
drug store. where they hope to meet
all their old customers and others.
The great personal and public loss
that came to VirOqua by the late fire
should inspire he city council and peo-
pie generally to the adoption and Sc.
curing of a more adequate system of
fire protection and fire signals. We
know it is always easy to preach after
the horse has been stolen, and these
words are in no spirit OF criticism OF
conditions as they have prevailed in
the past. But we need changes and
betterments and it should be the de-
sire of all to have them brought about
as soon as there is opportunity to do so,
"A grocerymau in a nearby town
happened around when a farmer was
unloading several boxes filled with gro