Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
Short News Stories of Interest
Picked Up by Reporters from Various Sources

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Sunday here as the guest of Frank
Riley.
Shops and store windows glister
with bright things for Christmas dis.
tribution.
ALI of our business men are in readi-
ness for big trade, which they will
most assuredly get.
H. B. Shreve has moved from this
city to La Fargo, where he will con-
duct livery stable.
See those fancy vests at the Blue
Front Store before you make your
Christmas selections.
Two school girls can get board with
Mrs: Bates after the holidays; two
blocks south of school house.
Attorney Grimsrud and James Lee
of Westby, were business visitors to
the state capital during last week.
Books, albumrr bibles, Christmas
post cards, writing paper, fountain
pens and gold pens at o. E. Davis drug
store.
Rogers cloak sale is going to be a
winner. Those low prices must move
them. See his cloak ad on last page OF
CENSOR.
Mrs. H. N. McMiIiin and son Les
ter of Black River Falls are guests al
the home of the formers sister, .mrs.
C. w. Fowell.
That special arrangement we've
made with The Weekly Inter-Ocean and
Farmer, $l.25 for it and this paper for
one year, has made hit.
"A very appropriate Christmas pre-.
sent is a fine gentleman's umbrella.
We have fine line of them from 81. 90
to $3.50. The Blue Front Store.
Watch, clock and jewelry repairing
S my speciality. | guarantee all my
work and take extra care of all articles
left in my charge. Sam Lillis.
AT Rogers Thursday, Fri lay and
Saturday the lowest prices ever made
on cloaks, suits, and skirts, misses
coats and children's coats will be made.
"A laugh from start to finish while
"Charley's Aunt" holds forth at the
Opera house, Friday and Saturday
nights. Reserved seats at Lillis' jew
elry store.
Our assortment of set rings is sim
ply the most complete assortment that
can be shown 500 designs at prices
from 75c to $500. ]. W. Lucas,
jeweler.
Send SOC for 32-page book of in.
formation and sectional map of Stand
ing Rock and Cheyenne reservation
opening. Burns Land Co. Aberdeen,
South Dakota.
Twenty-eight persons were killeC
and seventy-four wounded in Wisconsin
and upper Michigan during the year,
hunting season, of which twenty-foul
met their death in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin S big poultry show will
be held at La Crosse, December 16 tt
81, under the auspices of the Western
Wisconsin Poultry Association. Many
birds are expected to be shown.
Ed. Lind has his new residence OF
Decker street enclosed from the ele.
ments, and the mechanics can now
complete the finishing without discom
fort during the winter days at hand.
When turkeys selling at IS cent.
per pound-ieathers and inwards-anC
tators one dollar per bushel, printers
will have to diet on oat meal, cheap
mas.
-Fifty-two weeks of contact with al
the news of home, town, county, state,
country, and all the word, for 81 25
which pays for The Weekly Inter
Ocean and Farmer and this paper one
year.
-"Charley's Aunt" home talent
comedy, will be given under the au
spices of the Congregational church,
Friday and Saturday nights, Decembel
IL and IL 1t will be screamer from
start to fish.
Horace Rockwell of La Fargo wa,
brought here last week suffering from
an attack of temporary insanity. The
attack was of short duration and HI
was allowed to return to his home agaii
Monday by the officials.
John w. McLess, chairman of tht
tovl of Harmony, purchased two large
loads of furniture for his modern new
farm home Monday Mr.. McLees anc
his estimable family will certainly take
comfort now amidst such luxury. Sure
ly this is just reward for enterprise
and thrift suce as practiced by Mr.
McLees in years of toll and economy.
While puzzling your brain over wha
to give, just drop into my store ant
look over my line of hand-painted chin;
and vases; also see the finest line o
pipes ever shown in this city. If h,
slI. kes, you need look no further
And ia K about ladies hand bags ant
purses, why, bless you, we can SHOW
you just what you want. A. j. John
son.
At the last term of circuit court il
this city Mrs. Bates received a verdIc
of 81, $40 Tor personal injuries sustained
in the baggage room of the St. Pau
depot at La Crosse. The company at
torneys moved for new trial and tn
question was recently argued befor
Judge Fruit at La Crosse. The motion
was denied. 1t is stated that an appea
to the supreme court will possibly an
probably be taken.
-Manley Norris and his estimabl
wife entertained the audience at tn
Opera house Saturday night in salts
factory manner during the productio
of their laughable musical comedy
The Substitute Manley, who be
longs to Viroqua, is certainly musi
elan and comedian of no mean ability
and MS old friends and acquaintance
thoroughly enjoyed the first public az
pearance that he and his wife hav
ever made in this city. Miss Davis an
Mr.. Bulger also added to the evening
entertainment with their amusing act
Wisconsin's binder twine plant q
the state prison at Waupun is nearl
completed. The plant will cost abou
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