Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-29
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Eat Purity home made bread.

"A IOuCH Vi 1iOot Oot0tuoy atiA Ouif-
day nights in some localities.
Our motto: Everything the best.
The most of the best for the least at
Rogers.
Cement either Atlas or Universal
Portland always fresh at lowest prices
Tibbits- Cameron.
New stylish neckwear, Barathan
silk front and back; all the new shades.
Only 25c. The Blue Front Store.
"A Viola dealer, r. F. Myers, has
shipped over seven hundred barrels of
apples from that station within few
weeks.
Coon Valley community has lately
lost by death two aged citizens, Mrs.
Helen Olson, aged 81, and Christ Han
son, IS years.
Miss Emma Scheinpfug returned
to her home at Boscobe, Saturday after
five weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
II. E. Goldsmith.
Andrew Baldwin was in Des Moines,
Iowa, Sunday, from which place he ac-
companied his wife home after few
weeks visit there.
DIR. Fred A. Tate of Rice Lake, is
at the old home town and will remain
a few DAYS on account of the illness of
his mother, Mrs. j.. Henry Tate.
Town is very quiet since the de-
parture of most of our home coming
guests. Scarcely family in the city
but entertained two to a dozen friends
or relatives.
Our new fall and winter suits are
surely winners, by the way the best
drocSar aro ht1xrino thap, Nofhinoy lilo
them for style, tone, fit and wear. The
Blue Front Store.
For sale, 81 acres land, modern
house, barr and out buildings, city
water, electric lights. Fruit and shade,
for less than improvements alone would
cost now. S. B. Gates.
j. Wesley White, former sheriff,
was Viroqua business visitor from
Lindsey, where he has resided for some
years. From here Mr.. White went to
Rockton, his early home.
Grocer A. E. Surenson has secured
the exclusive agency of the well known
brand of flour Marvel. Quality the
best; prices no higher than that asked
for brands of inferior grade.
Have your fall auction bills printed
at the CENSOR Office. In addition you
will receive free notice of the same
in the paper. That is worth much
more than the bills themselves.
John P. Melvin of Webster said to
a CENSOR representatives that he feels
like a pioneer of pioneers, having
passed through Viroqua fifty-five years
ago, when he was mere urchin.
The piano offered to highest bidder
by Brown Music Co. aroused wide
interest. Bids were received from all
parts of their territory. T. r. Jones
of Portland Center, Monroe county,
was the lucky man.
The Intelligencer says that Omar
Ben, the young Viola twirler, has eigned
with the Superior ball team for next
season at salary of S100 per month
and expenses, Young Ben is but nine-
teen years old, yet he has made an
enviable reputation this season as an
amateur ball tosser.
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versity in beautiful La Crosse, Wis,
the great business training school of
the Northwest. 6055 graduates en-
ployed earning six million dollars an
nually. Students may enter any time.
Special term begins October first. Send
for beautiful catalogue free.
Henry Revels a pioneer settler,
veteran of the rebellion and leader in
the colored settlement in the town of
Forest, died at his home on September
18th, at the age of seventy-two. Mr..
Revels was born in Georgia. He leaves
a large kinship of widow, ten sons and
daughters and twenty-five grandchild-
ren.
During the past two W. ks, the
Thompson rollar mill has been thorough
ly overhauled and several new and ex-
pensive pieces of machinery added to
the equippage. These improvements
place the mill in first class condition.
Mr.. Thompson informs US that he will
be in shape to resume operations the
latter part of this week.
AT the Dawson farm, two miles
west of Viroqua, on Saturday last, a
picnic was held by the Dawson, Good
ell and Bailey families, and they had as
their guests number of home comers
in Thomas Decker and wife, DR.. r. III.
De Lap and wife and Mrs. Fannie
Stimblc and William Sandmire. May
be some stories of the olden days
were not n!
Miss BESSIE Cobb of North Dakota,
arrived from the west to spend some
time with friends and relatives in the
old home. With her parents Miss Cobb
went land and health hunting three
years ago. We are pleased to say she
returns happy in the possession of both.
While holding down homestead Bessie
also founo employment in school teach
ing near her home.
Remarkable weather has prevailed
for tobacco raisers. There is, however,
a patch of the weed unharvested, here
and there. This week will certainly
find every stalk safely slowed away in
the curing sheds. Reports are favor
able for the curing goods and there is a
brighter outlook and better feeling
amOng growers than for some years.
A fair proportion of the acreage has
been contracted for at prices salts
factory to growers.
Last weeks fair and home coming
brought here Editor Billy" Purdy from
Spring Green, John and Vint Frazier
Viola and Readstown, Ernest Brown
of Cashton, and Harvey Owen of West
by. These boys" have all seen ser
vice in the CENSOR shop, and they were
most welcome visitors at the pioneer
printery. Another print, he of 1860,
William E. Minshall, one of the early
workmen on the paper, who enlisted to
enter the service of Uncle Sam in 1861,
talked shop and told of early exper-
fences. And too, there was Colonel
lapa- -fsp,o