Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-10-28
Short, News Stories of Interest
Picked Up by Censor Reporters from Various Sources
Get ready for winter.
Election November third.

Lid bfOSSe.
Leave your orders for storm sash
at Tibbits-Cameron's.
Clothes dyed and cleaned. Joe's
Place. Telephone 2l7
Hollowe'en is coming. Tie down
your movable property.
Miss Garnet Allen visited with
friends at Rockton for few days.
attorney Grimsrud of Westby was
Il business caller in the city Monday.
Miss Jessie Williams was the guest
of Gladys and Garnet Allen over Sun
day.
Miss Winnifred Dolan of Rising Sun
was in the city Monday enroute to
Cashton.
Wanted any kind of clover seed.
Highest price paid. Phone 1873. H. ID.
Williams & Co.
Mrs. A. Sham and Mrs. S. Simmons
OF Viola were in the city shopping and
visiting friends.
MRS. M. D. Chase, who has been
visiting her daughter at Enderlin, North
Dakota, returned home Sunday.
The village of Coon Valley has added
to its fire protection by the purchase of
fire pump and $50 feet of hose.
Mrs. o. L. Hildahl returned Sat
urday to her home at Minneapolis after
months visit with relatives here.
Landlord C. II. Edwards of La
Fargo, has recovered sufficiently to per-
NIT his return home from hospital.
Late reports from Hillsboro state
that Capt. Connor, who is being cared
for by his daughter, is gradually regain
ing his health.
Mr.. Ed. Gore of Liberty town, went
to Bloom City to take charge of the
graded schools of that village during
sickness of the principal.
Sweater coats; the finest line of
these popular garments we ever had.
Mems, boys and children's, all at popu-
lar prices. The Blue Front Store.
Mr. Silas A.. Towne, native of
our town of Greenwood. is candidate on
the democratic ticket for member of
the legislature in one of the Sauk coun-
ty districts.
"A perfect freshwater pearl, as large
as nickel and said to be worth $40, 900,
was found by Carl SchalIer and Charles
Maggie, Mississippi river clam fishers,
near La Crosse.
Come to beautiful La Crosse, secure
a business education at Toland's School
and then go into the world and make a
success. Four hundred did last year
Send for catalogue.
President Schauer of Viola makes
Official announcement that ''fiipping"
pennies and nickels on the sidewalks is
a species of gambling that must be
stopped in that village.
Charley Christensen of Bristow left
for Somerset, where he is under the
care of DR.. Till. Mr.. Christensen says
he is much better; his family is pleased
to hear he is on the gain.
james Clark, who was implicated
in the recent bank robbery at Warrens,
Monroe county, plead guilty before
Judge Fruit and received a sentence of
fifteen years in Waupun.
Fred Smith, who has been associat-
ed with Ben Brown in the moving pic
ture business, has gone back to his old
job, that of news agent on the Prairie
du Chen division. Fred is said to be
an adept as ''newsy.'
We have just received our fall line
of the famous Ralston Health shoes.
The best shoe in America. Velour,
calf, elk, patent leather, gun metal and
vici kid in black and latest wine color.
Ring eyelets. The Blue Front Store.
Viola Intelligencer celebrated its
nineteenth anniversary. The paper has
ever been vigorous chronicler of
events fit to print, and at no time in
its existence has it been better or
stronger than at the close of its eigh-
teenth volume.
DO up the little odd chores on the
farm and town homes before disagree
able winter weather sets in. But hold
on; we seldom have winter weather in
Wisconsin till the close of November,
and often the Christmas holiday finds
us with open and pleasant conditions.
First fury of snow was with US
Sunday. Wisconsin has basked in gen.
uine sunshine during most of October,
while our neighbors in western states
have encountered severe weather and
deep snow drifts. Wisconsin is the
best state, ali told, in the great sister
hood.
On a recent day the Viola fair as
sociation lost by fire the most expensive
building on its grounds. The large horse
barn, valued at one thousand dollars,
was destroyed by fire; no insurance.
By well directed effort the entire group
of buildings were saved from the fiery
elements.
-Chas. S. Bishop of Retreat was in
the city Friday, and informs the CEN
soR that he and Mrs. Bishop will spend
the winter in Madison, where he vii
attend dairy school. Such progressive
ness on the part ot our young men, is
rapidly making farming science as
well as an occupation.
A good fish story is told ON Col
Henry Casson during one of his angling
outings on a Vernon county stream,
many years ago A friend, seeing him
eontentedly, fishing, asked Mr.. Casson
how many fish he had when | get
this fellow I'm after and two more,
I'll have three, replied the fisherman.
Through the generosity of Frederick
Wilkins, the boys" have been enter
tanned evenings of late by Judge w.
H. Taft's political speeches through
the photograph. Mr.. Wilkins has fur
nished number of records Of Mr..
Taft's short talks on political issues
which are much enjoyed at republican
headquarters.
William L. Green. a former we'll
known pioneer citizen of Kiekapoo town,
died at his home IN Mound Park on the
10th instant. at the age of sixty-one
years. Some years ago Mr.. Green was
injured by falling tree. from which
accident he had since suffered. He was
a veteran of the civil war, who leaves