Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-03-09

-Dudley's cotfees at j. Omundson's s.
March is marching along with plea
SAINT weather.
Anyway, We have had enough of
long, cold winter
Did you. see the first harbinger of
spring, the early robin?
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Knud-
son on Sunday last, a daughter.
Plenty of dry barn boards, white
pine, at Tibbits-Cameron's yard
If you intend to paper this spring.
don't fail to see the bargains at o. E.
Davis.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Rexie Prim-
mer, Thursday, February "a, 10-pound
daughter.
IF you want to build barn, figure
with Tibbits- Cameron Lumber Co. They
save you money.
-Chas. w. Thompson was called to
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by the critical
. illness of his mother.
Farmers, attention. Thayer sells
silos of fir lumber, clay or cement brick,
all complete, at reasonable prices.
Thayer is giving the biggest bar
gains ever offered in shingles and roof
ings to Viroqua trade for the price.
w p Side and family have re-
moved from their farm near Victory to
this city, occupying one of the Jos.
Pennell houses.
Bert Morrison has purchased a So
acre farm near Black River Falls and
is busily engaged equipping it for the
seasons work.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Hetland return
ed from La Crosse last Friday, where
they attended the funeral of S. Olson,
an aunt of the latter.
Frank Gross of De Soto vicinity
dropped into this Office last Saturday to
make his forty-fourth annual ccntribu-
ton to the CENSOR strong box.
Wanted, by gentleman, a good fur
nished room ia private residence, within
two or three blocks of Viroqua post
Office. Direct to P. o. box No. 70.
james Smith and son Bernard ar
rived from Gettysburg, South Dakota,
last Sunday, having made cleanup of
their property holdings near that place.
Bessie Somerfeld visited relatives
and friends at Sparta. She was ac-
companied home by her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Otto Somerfeld, and daughter
Velma.
MIR. and Mrs. D. W. Horton have
returned home from Montfort, where
they passed the winter months at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. j. L.
Ticker.
June 9th is the date decided upon
by the Modern Woodmen of America
for their big annual picnic, which is to
be held at La Crosse under auspices of
the Western Woodmen's Picnic associa-
ton.
There is practically no frost in the
ground. Hence the melting snow is alb
sorbed by mother earth and floods will
be avoided. These conditions afford as
surance that good crops will be ours
for the coming harvest.
Sam Hendrickson and family moved
last week from the John Fortney farm
west of town, into one of the CT Is.
Rhodes houses in western part of the
city. Mr.. Hendrickson is compelled to
abandon farming as he suffers severely
from rheumatism.
We are all looking for a chance to
get something for nothing. This OPP
portunity is presented by the G. G.
Thomas Co., 0ttumwa, Iowa. Read
their advertisement on Indian Dand-
ruff Remedy which appeared two weeks
ago, or call on Harrington & Byers,
who are sole agents for Viroqua.
District Attorney ]. Henry Bennett
returned last Thursday from a visit TO
the Twin Cities and Groton, South Da-
kota. He says the WESTWARD Ho"
movement is a sight to behold and calls
to mind the exodus of ancient times. The
back TO the farm propaganda seems
to be bearing fruit.
M. A. Gauper, from his South Da-
kota commercial territory. and Emil
Gauper of La Crosse arrived here yes
terday to attend the funeral, today,
"wednesday at Purdy of their brother
in-law, Arne Axlen, highly respected
and long time resident of Sterling town,
who died after a short siege of pneu-
monia. He leaves wife and grown
up family.
Here is a good one on young man
who lives in a nearby village. He was
married about year ago and one
morning last week he leaned back from
the table and bravely informed his
wife that she couldn't make bread like
his mother made. Quick as a flash
4AtitE WHEY ltiu nun @udb uC SOuAull I
make dough" like her father used TO
make, and the young benedict went out
and spent the entire morning shoveling
snow off the walks.
1t is asserted by an authority that
there will be more silos built in Wis
consin this year than there was last,
and that is saying much. They are
about the most valuable structure a
farmer can build, and the more there
are built the greater will be the profits
to dairymen ard stock raisers. The
price of butter is good and it is going
to continte good for years to come, and
more silos mean more cows, more but
ter ard more money to the farmer.
An exchange states that passeng-
er train on the Prairie du Chen division
of the st. Paul road lost twenty min
utes at Spring Green caused by a
prairie chicken flying against the win
dow OF the cab. which smashed the
glass and fell into the cab. The broken
glass cut the engineers face so that it
was necessary 10 dress the wounds be-
fore he could resume the trip, but in
spite of the Inconvenience he smiled
when he thought of the good dinner
the chicken would make for him.
Owing to the tremendous rush of
bargain seekers at the Fair Savings
Store since the opening Of the smoke
damage sale Friday, It was twice neees-
sarv to close the doors in order to
handle the crowd. A large force of
clerks and better arrangements will