Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-11

his parents.
Miss Edith Drake has been i'll and
unable to attend school
Harry Pulver is having his 98 cords
of wood sawed this week.
Mrs. S. E. Jerman entertained a
dinner party Sunday at one o'clock.
Mrs. P. Dolan and little daughter
were down from Cashton on Mo:iday
Only 19c for pair of cashme re sill.
lined gloves. See Rogers little glove
ad.
Come in and get cup of hot coffee
absolutely free at Severson & Co.'S. next
Saturday.
Mike Anderson sold two large hogs
pounds each.
Mrs. Henry Thompson entertained
her sister, Mrs. Minnie Lee of Cashton
couple of days.
Clarence Forum of West Prairie
vicinity was il the city on a business
mission Saturday.
Mrs. Paul Kieselbach returned to
La Crosse, after visiting her sister,
Mrs. VIM. Stogdill
De Laval separators. the worlds
standard. sold by Severson & Co. in
ten different sizes.
T. c. Knudson will move his family
into his new home, recently purchased
of Thomas Buchanan.
"A birthday surprise party Wednes-
day evening, for Mrs. Chris Dregne.
was pleasant affair.
Mrs. r. E. Peachin of Minneapolis
is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. d. Lind
for couple of weeks.
Mrs. Martha Blowers is seriously
i'll at Olathe, Colo, according to word
received by friends here.
Subscribe for Woman's Home Com
panion this month. See Rayner. the
agent. He has special offer to show
you.
Special for Saturday, wrappers.
good patterns, and we'll worth 81 .25, at
69c while they last, at C. j. Severson
& Cos.
Florence Allen was given a birthday
party by Catherine Lindemann Friday
evening. There Were twenty-one little
girls present.
"A surprise party was given at the
Rutson Drake home Friday evening for
the Drake girls, having been planned
by their school mates.
Miss Martha Stevelingson of Sol.
diers Grove, who has been spending /.
few weeks with her grandmother, Mrs.
d. Stevelingson, returned home.
When you come to town. call in
and get good meal at the Vfrodua
Hotel Good barn and hay in connec-
ton with the hotel. A. DHelpeson
Proprietor.
"A cow belonging to John G. Mid
thum of Readstown vicinity gave birth
to triplets. The little bossies are per-
fectly formed and healthy and bid fair
to grow to maturity.
Miss Keller, Harry Hoffman, Har-
vey Walters and Alfred Mittledstad, of
Sparta, who were down for the dance.
remained in the city as guests at the
Jacob Thompson home.
Mrs. H. Bellows has returned to
Viroqua. Mr.. Bellows is visiting Elmer
Bellows in California, and if it is found
that the climate is beneficial to his
health, Mrs. Bellows will join him
there.
The eight months son, Leo, of Mr..
and Mrs. Hiram Page died Tuesday
afternoon. The little fellow has been
sick for some time with la grippe and
complications, the immediate cause of
death being brain affectation.
-Messrs J. F. ard Chas. A. Hall
of Readstown vicinity were among the
CENSOR callers Saturday. They inform
US that they have not as yet disposed
of their tobacco crop, and are in no
hurry to do SO at the prevailing prices.
Harvey Cox will hold an auction
sale on Pleasant Ridge, seven miles
southeast of Viroqua, next Wednesday,
March 18. He has 20 head of ewes,
three cows, some brood sows, yearling
colt, machinery, hay and household
goods that go at this sale.
James A. Davis will hold an auction
salt one and one-half miles east of
West Prairie store on Thursday, March
10, beginning at 10 o'clock. Mr. Davis
has large list of cows, horses and
farm machinery to offer at this sale.
Andrew Hovland will officiate as auc-
tioneer.
Mr. and Mrs. James Smith and son
Bernard left yesterday with a carload
of household goods and machinery for
Gettysburg, South Dakota, near which
place they have purchased a large
tract of land. The CENSOR regrets to
lose them as citizens, but Joins with
their friends in wishing them happiness
and prosperity in their new home in the
west.
Mrs StOgdill, Mrs. Ogden and Mrs.
Jacob Thompson were the hostesses at
a meeting Of the w. X. c. at the home
of Mrs. Thompson Saturday evening.
The refreshments were in keeping with
the hard times; being tin plates, tin
cups and spoons, with squares of news
papers for napkins, used for the serving
of coffee cake, bologna, pickles, small
cakes and coffee. Something over sixty
altogether were present.
High water at Viola last Saturday
and Sunday caused some inconvenience. /
Two families, Bartleys and Yakelys.
were obliged to leave their houses by
reason of water in the first stories.
The ice had formed against the railroad
bridge and formed a darn, backing the
water towards the village. The ice was
started by dynamite and the bridge is
reported weakened as a result Of the
blasts and strain Of ice, and that no
trains crossed on Monday.