Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-03
Short News Stories of Interest
Picked Up by Censor Reporters from Various Sources

OENSOR once.
John Reublin of GAYS NH is en-
plOYed here in the Equity warehouse.
Money to loan on real estate Sc
curity. Inquire of C. II. Minshall.
W W. Dunlap spent several days
recently visiting with his daughter at
Viola
Two new odors in perfumes, Belle
of Pinks and Honey SuclIle at o. E
Davis drug store.
Ali the rivers aud creeks of thus
section overfowed their banks by heavy
rains of week ago.
j. Henry Bennett has now located
his law offices in the new First Nationa
Bank building. second floor.
Captain Conner left Hillsboro some
days ago for the purpose of taking
treatment at the Prairie du Chen saai
tarium.
Frank Novy, Athena Beranek and
Anna Novy of Yuha have gone to Lew
lston, Montana, where they will tax.
up their residence.
-Torger Olson, chairman of the tow
OF Bergen, during late storm sus
tanned the loss of having the windmill
blown down and damaged.
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.
&C E. Davenport of Retreat was d
pleasant caller at the CENSOR Offic5
Thursday, he being here in attendance
at the school board convention.
While Herbert and August Proksct
Vfra plffiHu gunad in ha tnKUn of Rar.
gen they cam upon bee tree which
yielded them fifty pounds of honey.
There is nothing truer in this lif,
than that cigars should be entered in a
mans expense account as losses by
fire.
Emmett G. Zook writes us to
change his address from Strool, to
Date, South Dakota. He reports ali
Vernon county people in his neigh
borhOod as being well and happy.
The Stoddard Times reports that
Henry Sandhn OF that place departt d
for Battle Creek, Michlgan, TO take
medical treatment at the noted SAM
tarum. He was accompanied oy Eddie
Hall.
Il. W. Smith. living east of Bloom
ingdae, was among those who attended
the school board convention, Thursday.
He drove over with a buggy, and was
snowbound by the blizzard for a couple
oil days.
According to announcements in
Sparta papers, Howard reasdale, r.
publican, wants the job of county judg,
OF McnrOe county Col. r. B. McCoy,
wb ie democrat IN republican coun-
t., has succeeded in holding the Office
sever j terms.
On Thursday evening, February II,
the Woodnen, Royal Nelghbors and
friends will nave a social meeting at
Woo1man hall Whiie the prog ram has
not yet been arranged. a gOod old
fashioned time is promised with plenty
of good things to east thrown in.
Superintendent H. l.. Gardner re-
port d large attendance at the school
board convention held Thursday, there
being 205 school board members present
The program carried out was published
in previous issue OF the CENSOR. On
the day previous like Convention was
held at La. Fargo, with an attendance
OF 30
Did the idea ever percoate into
your cupalo that it was possible TO oU
Jsln bargains III real estate, the SAINT
do III many Okti[t AltlNS VI BdSlAlNoO- II
yoI are LOOKING Tor piece of farm or
ciCy property, either large or small, We
have pruoauiy just what will suit you,
AMI our prices at the present tlme arr
very attractive indeed The Vernon
County Land Co.
Martin V. Tower Of Bristol, South
Dakota, arrived here Sunday TO spend
few days with old friends and ac
quaintances Mr. Tower formerly A. as
jefferson town farmer, selling out
about eight years ago TO go west Mr..
Tower reports crops and times good in
his section, and reports real estate there
as making steady but sure rise ii
valuation each year.
Farmers aud stockmen are warned
against swirdler who recently oper
ated IN some of the northern counties.
The man claims to be an inspector in
the employ vi the government to in
spect cattle. He Is d smooth talh er
and after making MS identity known Ia
dairy-men proceeds To inspect his
herd When the work is done h. de-
mands fee which is usually paid He
is a swinder.
The CENSOR is in receipt of a re
port from CFe U. 5. Census Bureau
which treats the question Of marriages
ana divorces. From 1t, we learn that
during the period from 1887 to 1896,
3J8 divorces We're granted in Vernon
county The year 1875 witnessed the
largest mum Der of divorces in the coun-
ty 5 history, tn r. Oeing "A in all. The
numoer OF marriages 10 the county dur
ing the sama perod was 4 lib Eh
year 1896 was ths banner year Tor Cupid
IN Vernua coulty, th-re being 243 mar
riages during that year.
"A most regretabls death is that OF
one OF La targe's popular and leading
men, Mr. Plenn Miicheii, at the az oi
twenty SIX years, from consumption
Death occurred at the parental home
in HIllsboro town January Il h He
was d son Of Mr. and Mrs Lyman Nit
chel. For several years past ne had
resided at La Fargo, a trusted emplo. e
of Chase Brothers. Last fal he was
forced by rapidly declining health to
give up work. MIR. Mitchell was a
m mber OF Rockton Ma, Onic lodge and
Fargo K. P's, members of both
Organizations attending the last sad
rites.
The Memorial Day annual has been
Issued by the state superintendent Of
public instruction and is now ready to
ie distributed It seems rather early
to talk about Memorial Day school pro-
grams now but the reason for earl4