Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-01-23
Bits of Local News

Winter in reality.

DR.. c. " Porter was at La Crosse
on Saturday.
DIR. R. W. Baldwin, dentist; oppo-
site postoffice.
Farmers institute at Coon Valley
Thursday and Friday of this week.
Mrs. VIM. Brandon went to Tomah
last Saturday, to receive medical treat
ment.
Mrs. George Fawcett and daughter
visited in Sparta the fore part of the
week.
Governor Davidson spent Sunday
and Monday at his Soldiers Grove
home.
&C. E. Lake was in Viroqua few
days, the guest of his daughter, Mrs.
c. j. Severson.
Let the local and distant corre-
spondents of the CENSOR send in their
communications.
Town of Forest has several cases
of smallpox. Chairman Obert has
caused all such to be quarantined.
Use Golden Palace" flour; it
means bread, health and happiness.
A. K. Surenson, Grocer.
Alb. Bort is taking respite from
duties as rural carrier. Thos. 7.
Thompson is officiating in his stead.
The young peoples society of the
United Lutheran church will meet at
the parsonage on Tuesday evening
next.
The CENSOR has for free distribution
some copies of the farmers institute
bulletins, recently issued. Call and
get one.
&C. D. Dubois of Chicago, president
of Copper Range company, Mexico,
visited at C. j. Severson's home for a
few days.
Mr.. M. ]. Sallender of Retreat, vis-
tied with his daughter, Mrs. Melvin
Gauper, in this city last Friday and
Saturday.
-Chas. S. Slack & Co. sell the Dain
line of hay leaders, corn shelters and
side delivery rakes. Leave your orders
now for bargains.
Mrs. Julia Flikke of Rudd, Iowa,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs T. T.
Sandwich and her brother, Otto Otte-
son, of this city.
i would like to buy ten or fifteen
high grade young Shropshire or Oxford
ewes. Will pay more than they are
worth. Berlie Moore, Viroqua, Wis.
Miss Florence Stricker left yester-
day, for Aberdeen, South Dakota, to
resume her duties there as clerk in the
leading department store of the city.
Miss Bessie Burger of Viola, on ac-
count of delicate health, gave up her
teaching work at Richland Center and
has gone to Texas to spend the winter.
-Myron Isham passed last Sabbath
n this city, the guest of his sister,
Mrs. Cora Sargent. He is employed
on farm in Allamakee county, Iowa.
Ontario and Cashton high school
basket ball teams have each won a
game from the other. The rubber"
will be contested at Ontario next Fri
day.
j. w. Sims of Bergen made bus
mess VISIT to Lake Genoa and on his
return stopped off at Madison to see
the sights for day-including the leg
iSlature.
Remember, we have extended our
special prices on binders, mowers and
rakes to February 18th. Come and
make your wants known now at Chas.
S. Slack & Co.'S.
Wisconsin Skat league holds its
tournament at Milwaukee Sunday, Feb
ruary 8. All railroads hav granted
rate of one fare and one-third plus
twenty-five cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. C. Boyle went to
Chicago the last of last week, to meet
Frances Tate, who has been visiting
relatives in Indiana and bring her back
to Viroqua with them.
Miss Frances Tate, who vent to
Indiana with her mother few days
ago, has returned to this city TO make
her home with Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Z.
Bowie and continue her education in
oul excellent schools.
A st. Louis woman shot at judge
on the bench and missed him. How 1t
happened that old reliable innocent by
ISLANDERS was not right on hand to stop
the bullet, is strange accompanying
incident.
Peter Skaaland of this city, re-
ceived a pleasing remembrance from
mother in Norway in the shape of a
bundle of kome-knit mittens and hose.
The lady is ninety. six years old, but
still hale and hearty.
Owing to the fire this morning, the
CENsop is compelled to dispense with
a f,i page supplement containing an
advertisement of the Blue Front Store.
T,lus a portion of our legislative letter
is omitted for lack of space.
Merchant John Davis of Retreat,
was a business caller in our city last
Wednesday and Thursday. He reports
business there as unusually good and
that there is demand for more homes
to accommodate the families moving in.
On an inside page of today's paper
is qiven list of Scandinavian-Ameri-
cans who have been signally honored
bv King Haakon of Norway. Hon.
Halle Stensland of Madison, is one of
the honored. Another is B. Amundsen,
editor of Decorah Posten, and Editor
Nicola Grevstad of Chicago Scandina-
Wan.
C. H. Munro of De Soto communi-
ty was a CENSOR, visitor on Thursday
last, Mr.. Munro returned about
month ago, from ylsit to his native
heath. the state of Connecticut, having
snent summer and full there. He be-