Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-06-24
Insure with John Dawson & Co.

& Co.
-Chas. H. Upham of DeSoto attend
ed to business in Viroqua.
H. w. Barker's Cough Remedy is the
medicine that cures, at all drug store S
Don't forget to look at the ladies',
wash coat suits at w. F. Lindemann
Co.'S.
The Tibbits-Cameron Lumber COM
pany have given their sheds fresh coats
of paint.
Bishop Branch ball players defeated
the Pleasant Ridge team, Sunday, the
score being Z to 4.
Mrs. C. w. Graves went up to
Sparta, Friday, on account of the i'll
ness of Mrs. Lapham.
Mrs. Mary Beat left on Friday
morning for several weeks visit with
her daughter at Madison.
La Crosse has been designated as
the place for holding the next state
convention Knights OF Pythias.
Special reduction of SO 1-3 per cent
discount on ladies tailored suits for the
next ten days at w. F. Lindemann Co.'S.
Miss Eta Butt is in Viroqua, re-
turning on Friday morning from Ispenn-
ing, Michigan, where she has taught
the past year.
The position of superintendent of
manual training has been offered to
Alfred Olsen. graduate of the Stout
Training school at Menominee.
Our shipment of the famous Nc
Cormick mowers and rakes are just in.
These mowers are the best ever and
every hay field needs one. Knudson
Bros.
George Stimble and Silas Primmer
left this morning for Galesyille, where
they will be employed for the summer
on large school building to be erected
in that city.
Judge u. o. Mahoney was at the
republican convention at Chicago a
couple of days, returning to attend the
sale of tobacco holdings of the Ameri-
can Society of Equity, Wednesday.
Little Jitley Norris stepped on a
nail, which penetrated entirely through
the ball of the right foot. The wound
was promptly attended to and it is prob
abbey no serious results will follow.
Among new buildings erected IN this
vicinity this season are new barns for
Thos. Call, Clifford White, j. o. Fort
ney, Matthias Matteson, a new house
for Lewis Elton, and tobacco shed
for Henry Walters.
will Deaver, who resides near
Brookville, lost his barn and granary,
which were struck by tightening Satur.
day night. His entire supply of hay
and grain was also burned Only a
small amount of insurance was carried.
The CENSOR has received number
of phamplets from the highway division
of the Wisconsin Geological Survey,
upon the question of roads and bridges.
Any person interested in this line may
secure book free of charge by calling
at this office.
The board of Viola has passed ar
ordinance taxing dogs in that village
An annual tax of two dollars will be
made on male dogs and five dollars or
all female dogs. The ordinance is a
good one. Stoddard also places simi.
lar ban on its village eanines.
Steve Egeness, former resident
of this city, graduated from the Medi
cal College at Denver, Colorado, anC
special honors entitled him to prize
consisting of case of surgical instru
ments valued at $i25. DIR. and Mrs
Egeness are at Grand Junction, Colo
rado.
John Tainter has Just completed
large barn for John Seymour, whC
resides in the vicinity of De Soto. The
! barn in an immence affair, being
70xlO0 feet. Mr.. Tainter will begiT
the erection Of brick veneer residence
/ for John Doerr in the town of Jefferson
within few days.
The First National bank officials
are now housed in their beautiful new
bank building, the change being accom-
plished Yesterday. This bank now ha.
! the finest bank building in the state
size of the city being considered. anc
Viroaua citizens will point to it with
pardonable pride when showing out-of.
town people places of interest.
| AT business meeting of the mem
hers and congregation of the Congrega
tional church, held Thursday evening
1 the resignation of Rev. Sarles was re
| luctantly accepted. A committee wa
elected to look after the matter of hiring
pastor, but 1t is not likely that thi
place of Rev sarles will be filed be
fore September. Mr. Sarles will go t.
his new charge early in July.
MIR. and Mrs. William Lawton ex
perienced the rare honor of being me
at the depot by brass band, Sunda,
i evening, upon their arrival in the cit,
\ from their wedding trip. They wer
then escN vted to the home Of Mr.. an
Mrs. w. s. Proctor, where guards wer'
posted and tents pitched and sererad
began which lasted well into the night
\ We venture to say Mr.. and MIRA. Law
ton viii never have better pr0tectio
than they enjoyed % that night.
After an absence Of twenty-on
years Mat Rasmussen of Croker, Sout
Dakota, is spending two weeks in thi
vicinity visiting familiar scenes and re
newing acquaintances. Mr.. Rasmusse
dropped in to visit US few moment
and expressed some surprise at th
J changes which have taken place durin
his residence elsewhere Even tn
physical aspect of the country change
10 certain degree. and certainly III
|, old friends are scattered, but he sal
. there was enough Of the enyirOnmer
: time haNlowed association, to make b
visit worth the while.