Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30

Make your vows--do not erleap en-.
Make resOlutions-and keep EN-.
Good by, old year.
Enter 1909 tomorrow.
Insure with John Dawson G. Co.
See Chas. s. Slack & Co. for gaso-
line engines.
-Fifty-three issues of the CENSOR
this year, l909
Otto Fulmer spent few days with
his parents at La Fargo
DIR. Chase, dentist, office in Nat
ional Bank building. Phone 81.
Ben Nuzum of Beaver Dam came
home for visit with his parents.
August Smith and daughters Hazel
and Fay spent Christmas day with rela-
tlves at Bangor.
Miss Grace Wigginton of La Fargo
is the guest of her grandmother, Mrs
A E. Wigginton.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Allen have
moved into the Dan Fortney house or
north Main street.
Miss Ruth Shilling of the Platteville
Normal is the guest of her parents in
the town of Liberty.
j. Henry Bennett has now located
his law offices in the new First National
Bank building. second floor.
The run of good sleighing has the
desired effect of placing on the market
a tirst-class article of firewood.
-Hobe Swain has purchased No. 2
Clover Leaf endless apron manure
spreader of Chas. S. Slack & Co.
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from Brookings, South Dakota, Christ
mas morning to enjoy yuietide with the
old folks at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Peterson OF
Cherokee, Iowa, arrived Wednesday
for visit with the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Peterson.
DIR. Baldwin, dentist, is now To-
Gated over Stoll & Groves clothing store
in the new Ferguson building. Tele-
phone No. 66 for day or mig ht calls.
Publisher Harvey Owen Of the Coon
Valley News, was Viroqua visitor or
Thursday. He reports satisfactory be-
ginning in his new home and business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Wigginton,
Mrs A. E. Wigginton and daughter
Blanche drove to La Fargo Christmas,
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Wigginton home.
For rent, store building with
living rooms in connection if desired
One door south of Mrs. A. O. Larson s
millinery store. For particulars inquire
of Mrs. A. O. Larson.
Uncle john White of Liberty towr
has attained his lightweight year. AL
though not as strong as in the past, yet
he attends church and goes among his
neighbors and friends.
The seventeenth annual convention
of the Wisconsin cheese makers asso-
eiation, the largest organization of its
kind in the world, will be held in Mil
waukee, January 6. z and 8Jh, 1909.
Ed. Gorsline returned from Prairie
du CHEN, where he took a series of
baths at the sanitarium. He has been
troubled with rheumatism. Hc received
so much benefit that he will return
there in the near future.
Mr. ma Mrs. j. r. Spellum gave
a party of eighbors a pleasant sleigh
ride last Sunday afternoon. Every
person favored give testimony of a
royal good tine, bearing loses of foot
wear and weaI and tear on clothing.
Landlord and Mrs. C. H. Edwards
came over from La Fargo and were
with friends for a day. Charlie looks
pretty peaked after his long illness in
a Lacrosse hospital but says he is
gaining and hopes to be himself again
before many months.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper j. Peterson
and family of Cherokee, Iowa, arrived
Christmas eve to spend three weeks
among relatives and friends in and
about Viroqua Jasper is interested in
extensive building contracts at different
points in Iowa, mostly public structures.
"A Norton, Kansas, paper tells of a
large function for that city in which
the commercial club O. Kansas City
was the visiting factor. The interest
ing part Of the item, locally, is that a
former young man of this community,
Bert Williams, presided as master of
ceremonies, being mayor of Norton.
Telephones are now being installed
in country school houses for the con-
venience of teachers, pupils and patrons
and are said to be giving good salts
faction. In case of sickness of pupils
or teacher, also in case of stormy
weather telephone connections with the
school house may become very handy in
rural districts and many elephones are
said to be in use in schools in the coun-
try districts Of Wisconsin.
While splitting kindling Sunday
evening, Melvin Steenberg had the mis-
fortune to cut his leg near the ankle,
severing an artery. Although the wound
was small the flow of blood was rapid
ard Melvin hurriedly went to the doc
tors office, leaving trail of blood in
his path When he reached DR.. Min
shall Office he was overcome from loss
of liood No serious results, however
are expected from the wound
"A warning is being sounded by the
police of many cities for girls to stay
in the country town instead of rushing
to the cities where hundreds are starv
ing in search of work Plenty of work
and more comfortable conditions exist
at home if they could but resist the
Turing possibilities of city life All go
expecting better wages and better
times, but how few ever realize their
expectations-and endure all hardships
rather thcn come home and acknow-
ledge defeat.
DR.. Carl n. Thorsgard cameron Chi
capo to Spend Christmas with his faith
er ard friends at Westby. Carl was a
favorite member of Viroqua bali team
a dozen or more years ago. He gradu-
ated from DEBORAH Luther college. later
Rush Medical and now enjoys luera-
tive professional practice IN the. great