Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-10
Viro,tua


Lincoln week.
Et-ko cigars, of course you know.
Dudley's cotrees at J. Omundson's.
Cotton goods going at 10 per cent.
discount at Tate's.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Adolph
Bickie on Sunday last, son.
Valentines Valentines! Valentines!
at J. w. Lucas jewelry store.
Mrs. r j. Rosenfeld Of Portage is
the guest of Firoqua relatives.
Twenty five per cent off on all La
dies coats at Tate's closing out sale.
Bronson Shreve of La Fargo trans
acted business here the latter part of
the week.
John Stoll left last evening on a
business trip to Edgerton, Stoughton
and Madison.
Two new odors in perfumes, Belle
of Pinks and Honey Suckle at o. E.
Davis drug store.
j. Henry Bennett has now located
his law offices in the new First National
Bank building. second floor.
Valentine day falls on Sunday All
the better. Perhaps so many ugly mis-
sives will fail to be sent as usual.
-Cofiiand & Ellefson are giving boys
suits away with every $l5 purchase
Read their big ad. on another page.
Mr. and Mrs. M. o. Hill and little
daughter departed last Friday for St.
Augustine, Florida, for stay of two
months.
Don't fail to see Tate's bargain
counters, where hundreds of articles
have been marked down to a remark
ably low price.
Mrs. A E. Wigginton and daughter
Blanche have moved from the Sandal
house into the H. p Larson cottage in
the Second ward.
%. C. Olson of Drayton, North Da-
kota, is here visiting Otto 0tteson, a
cousin. Mr.. Olson is an implement
dealer in the west.
The w. C. T. U. will meet on
Tuesday at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. A.
+. Schmidt. Mrs Snearly and Mrs.
Oftedahl will entertain.
To close out my stock of robes and
blankets, | will make rs per cent re
duction on former low prices. You bet
ter buy now. l.. u. Favor.
The Third Infantry band banquet
WHICH, " 90 W SeAfAC FAS@NN iA~<AS
night has been postponed on account of
the Lincoln Memorial exercises.
Clinton Nuzum is dowr u Chicago
attending the automobile show. We
are informed that Clinton viii return
home with benzine car of his own.
Michael Harris Earl Abingdon and
Kenneth Smith, three promising young
musicians of our city, have been added
to the membership of our military band.
Who is going to get the $500 of
fered for an appropriate name for
new perfume? Come in and let us
demonstrate it to you. A. j. johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Love of Dun
dee, Minnesota, and Mr.. and Mrs. Abner
Love of Lansing, Iowa, are visiting MIR.
and Mrs. II. M. iSham and other rel
atives.
-Springville w. c. I. u. will meet
with Mrs. Samuel Mills, Wednesday,
February II, for dinner. Annual cleo
tion of officers will take place at this
meeting.
Farm institute next week six of
them in Vernon county, besides three
well-regulated cooking schools. 1t will
be credit to the communities where
held to make these gatherings signal
successes.
Talk up the farm Institutes and
make them hummers IN every locality.
Vernon county people appreciate the
favor accorded them by the state and
they ought to demonstrate the fact in
the best manner possible.
N. c. Olson and daughter Edith Of
Hannah. North Dakota, were here for
a few days at the home of Otto Otte-
son. the gentleman's cousin. They
were en- route to Chicago to attend the
automobile show now being held in that
city.
An item going the rounds of the
press SAYS that the Wisconsin river is
429 miles long and has decent of 1916
feet: has l6 developed water powers
that produce 43, 733 horse power, also
l3 undeveloped powers. It has nine
prominent streams ) tributaries and
drains an area of Y, 2S0 miles.
Rev. H. W. Tro, strong minister
who used to be annual attendant at
Viroqua's Methodist camp meeting, was
recently stricken by paralysis and hls
life is despaired of. For some years he
has been located in Iowa doing min
isterial work, and it was while making
a drive from one charge 10 anOther tnaI
he was stricken.
Friday next is the anniversary, one
burdredth. Of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln. In every school, church and
home the occasion should be recognize q.
Let every Vernon county adult impress
upon the mind Of the youths about them
the Ioftiness of Lincoln character and
the great service he performed for hu-
manity.
The optical expert, Prof. Solowon, Of
La Crosse, Wis
eonsin, il TOW at Sorg
the Park Hotel, Z@sNAlXHs9
and will remain Sz
until Monday, Feb
ruary IS. Consultation and examina-