Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-01-09
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Our city schools opened, Monday
morning.
DR.. r. w Baldwin, dentist; oppo-
site postotIice.
II. o. Mork, the grocer, has good
winter apples for sale.
Miss Nellie McMasters spent sever
al days with De Soto friends.
Lewis Stricken was in the city from
Mt. Sterling on Saturday last.
For sale, good heating stove. In
quire of Rev. l.. c.. Jacobson, City.
Money to loan on real estate secur-
ity. Butt & Butt
REV. NJ. Finstad win preach at
Harris Valley, Sunday next, at Il a. m.
e. B. Homstal of Cltristiana, wss
9 business caller in our city on Monday.
Frank Stout disposed Of his barber
shop at Cashton and will engage in mill
ing at Ross.
James Side has disposed of his
furniture and undertaking goods to
Edward Wig.
Use Golden Palace" -four; it
A. K. Surenson. Grocer.
F. A. Chase sold to Frank Zitzner
the Chas Honaker farm in the town
of Franklin.
F. A. Chase purchased of Richard
Ellacott one-half interest in the Asher
Gorsline farm.
James Bigley and wife are guests
of hic 'narapfs at their home near
Soldiers Grove.
Bargains! Bargains! Bargains all
through the month of January. The
Blue Front Store.
Hello, Centrall Give me los Viro-
qua-John Dawson & Co., InsuraC ee.
They will pay the toll.
--Chas. Honaker sold to F. A. Chase
his farm in the town of Franklin, con-
sisting of ninety-seven acres.
DIR. Geo. E. Chambers, formerly of
this city, was installed as postmaster
at La Fargo on New Years day.
Hillsboro team is boss in the basket
ball ring They are knocking out all
contestants in the popular game.
Don't fail to inspect the great bar
iaonth of January at the Blue Front
Store.
John r. Mckee of Ross neighbor-
hood, marketed Hereford bull that
weighed 1890 pounds, and netted him
over $50.
Mrs. Samuel Ames and daughter,
Mrs. William and Miss Rena Buchanan,
all of Webster town, have been visiting
relatives in Minnesota.
John Hanson has resigned his po-
sition in the II. d. Williams grocery
store and returned to his home at Five
points, Richland comfy.
The first marriage hcence issued by
County Clerk Moore this year, was TAX
en- out by Mr. Ernest Baldwin and Miss
Alice Bloor, both of Forest town.
AT Portland, Oregon, nephew of
Gen. Robert E. Lee coughedup a buck
shot that was fired into him during the
Civil War. He fought on the Union
side.
Our old friend Col G. w. Shattuck
of Stark town, was obliged to submit to
surgical operation, He was at one of
the La Crosse hospitals, accompanied
there by DIR. Gaines.
Predicting weather a year in ad
vance is what scientists now propose to
do. Any old almanac can do that; the
trouble is, that the predictions will not
ALWAYS come to pass and neither would
those of the scientists.
Mr.. Jesse Earle, the new clerk of
court in Rock county, is native of
Vernon, having resided with his parents
near Springville during his boyhood
days. The family removed to Evans
vile seventeen years ago.
Hon. Geo. E. Tate and wife of La
Fargo, will spend the balance of the
winter in Florida. Lietle need of leav
ing Wisconsin in order to escape severe
winter weather. So far January has
brought ideal conditions.
Some one, presumably by error,
took from the H. E. Rogers store,
package belonging to another party.
Package contained a silk waist pattern,
a pair of gloves and suit of underwear.
Kindly return same to above named
store.
Miss Fiossie Stricken returned last
Thursday afternoon, from Aberdeen,
South Dakota. She will spend few
to her position there as head of one of
the departments in a large store. Miss
Stricken is we'll pleased with the west.
According to the latest census the
ten largest cities in the state are as
follows: Milwaukee, 32l 1863; Green
Bav. %, ,854; Lie Crosse, %, ,07S, Madison,
"a 301; Oshkosh, 81, ,575; Racine, p, : 0;
Neenah and Menasha, 12,007; Mani o.
woo, II, 1888; Beloit, 1855; Janesvilla,
1910.
-Under-sheriff Dunlap, Squire Pol
lard. C. NJ. Butt, Jr andJ. Henry Ben
matt drove over to De Soto and partici-
natad in a criminal examination OH
THURSDAY last 1t was Mr.. Bennett s
last appearance as attorney for the de-
tense prior to assuming his duties as
prosecutor.
The Milwaukee News is our au-
thoritv for saving that an old law has
been discovered by which each army
nos is entitled to draw S25 year
from publ. funds. The law has been
overlooked. not one of the several hun
dred posts in the state ever being bene-
fitted by the law.
&C. w. Fowell, VIM. F. Hall, James
Hall. Willard Hall and James Clancy
left here on New Years day for Ala
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