Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-04

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Auction sale on j. T. Fortney farm,
March IA, next.
= Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Riley.
a boy, on the 18th.
Dr. Holmberg of Cashton made a
trip to Viroqua recently.
Rev Hendrickson of Retreat was
Viroqua visitor Friday.
j. Snyder of Sparta was a visitor
at Geo. Welch's last week.
DIR. c. B. Peterson of Cashton Wis
tied his parents at Viroqua recently.
Mrs. VIM Stogdill is entertaining
Miss Gertrude Hodous of La Crosse.
Next Friday night, the Sparta band,
under auspices of the Viroqua band.
Miss Josie Campbell of Cashton was
down to the Van Dorm party last week.
Marion Baker returned from his
business trip to Humbolt ard lola, Kan
sas.
ID. F. Mains delivered the fret crop
of tobacco, on the 24th, TO M. H. Bek-
kedal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nuzum of La
Fargo were visitors at Joel Nuzum s
last week
Mrs. Chas. Trowbridge was hostess
to twenty ladies' last Tuesday evening.
500 was played.
Miss Margaret Hulsether was hos
tess to party of young friends We'd
nesday evening.
Miss Lavina Peterson returned
from visit with relatives at Cashton
Wednesday evening.
Concert by the Sparta band Friday
evening, March 9th. One-half of the
proceeds go to the local band.
The Sparta band will bring large
crowd and travel by special train. See
that they have a rousing reception next
Friday night.
Roy Primmer left Viroqua Thurs
day evening to accept a position at
Vermilion, South Dakota, with good
salary attached.
George Mckinney was summoned
to La Crosse last week Thursday on
account of the illness of his mother
Mrs. George Pascoe.
The west Wisconsin district union
of Christian Endeavor societies will hole
its 18th annual convention in Elroy,
March, q, 28 and %.
For the months of October, Novem-
ber and December IL, ,078 births, 8, ,982
marriages and 2,729 accidents were re-
ported to the state board of health.
Julius Hass of Genoa vicinity, one
of Vernon county's sturdy German set
tiers, was transacting business here
Saturday. The CENSOR Acknowledges a
pleasant call.
Hon D. O.. Mahoney was Mil
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Thursday, being called there on account
of a meeting Of republic All state centIal
committee.
I'm the past Sparta has been one OF
the best patrons of the Viroqua band,
next Friday night there is chance to
show our appreciation by giving them
full house, Concert tickets. 25c.
MIR. Nordal Oswald, formerly of this
city, has disposed of his interest in the
hardware business in Chinook, Montana a,
and is now in Denver, Colorado, whec
he hopes to be benefited Dy the climate.
The business mar. who is planning
to stop advertising Turing dull times
should not forget that the mail order
houses don't quit and that their ad-
vertisements may be found pretty well
distributed over the country.
w. H. Jackson made a record al
fitting horseshoes, Thursday, at Seren
Steele's blacksmith shop. Mr.. jackson
shaped ITO shoes that day, turning then
out as fast as three men could nail then
on Half of this number is considered
q good days work. Sparta Democrat
Miss Iona Slack writes an inter.
esting account of Symphony Orches.
ira concert that she participated in al
Cleveland, the 25th. The chorus OF
Oberlin College to the number of 234
singers, and the Thomas Orchestra OF
Chicago were roundly encored by the
4,000people in attendanceattheA Armory
-Neighbors and friends of Mrs.
George Reed gave her surprise party
Thursday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. E. .. Larson. providing the re-
freshments and giving the lady pres.
ent as token of their regard Mr.
and Mrs. Reed expect to leave foi
Lyman, Washington, on the 18th OF
this month.
Rural free mail delivery in Wis.
colisin has progressed so rapidly within
the past two years that now the state
ranks among the first seven states ir
the Union in the number of carriers
With the beginning of this year there
were /, 636 country mail carriers, ira
yersing every one of the seventy-twc
counties in the state, each one driving
about q miles day.
Lars Roberg and Berent Larson anC
families left Monday for Litchfield
Minnesota. near which place they have
bought adjoining farms Each family
took car load of goods which wa.
loaded at Westby. Messrs. Robere
and Larson have been prosperous farm
ers in the town of Webster. The CEN
soR voices the sentiment of their neigh
hors and friends in saying that we much
dislike to have them leave this commun
ity.
The Sparta band has among its
membership some of the best citizens
of their city. Among those known here
are Major Richards, lawyer; Mr.. Ross
editor of Advertiser; Fred Palmer, drug
gist; L. A. Herrick, jeweler; Robt
Merrill, late manager of the Herald
Advertiser; Otis Westby; Heitman anC
Blackman, two Of the Sparta high schoo
debating tear Mr.. Givler. cashier o
Citizens Banl;: HOLLYWOOD, printer
Louis Larson. ouis Sasby, Pearl Strai
and others. They have well prepared
concert program and the entertainment
viii amply repay all those who attend
u There was a chap who owned
store and often wished it grander; h
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