Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-28
just nice snug winter weather.
And it was a Merry Christmas.

And it was Merry Christmas.
Some rare bargains in lumber at
John E. Nuzum & Son.
To close will sell storm sash very
low. John (. Nuzum & Son.
DIR. Baldwin, dentist, second floor
Ferguson building. Phone Sc.
Sell your barley for zoe and buy
Thayer's Boss feed and save SIS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Foster went to
st. Paul to see the formers sister, who
is i'll.
Mrs Geo. McGonigal came from
Tomah to spend Christmas with her
husband
MIR. T. c. Knutson, the implement
dealer, made a business trip to Mil
waukee.
-Abner Silbaugh went to st. Paul
to spend Christmas with his son Chester
and family.
"A pension has been granted to Mrs,
Jonathan Kyser of Kickapoo for $12
per month.
Miss Margaret Morse came from
Racine to spend holiday vacation with
frther and sisters.
Now is the time to buy lumber,
-four, bran, middlings and ground feed
cheap of J.. w. Thayer,
Fred Hubbell came from Madison
to see his mother who is i'll with the
infrmities of old age.
I have a first class steam wood
saving outfit and am at your service.
Jesse Sllbaugh, Viroqua, Route 6.
If you want to buy lumber for a
barn or house, you can save money by
calling on John E. Nuzum & Son.
Mr.. |. w. Switzer ran in from
Minneapolis, his daughter Abbie re-
turning home with him for vacation
period.
George White and wife have en-
gagged with DR.. Will Gorsline to con-
duct his fine farm a few miles out of
Chicago.
Donald Clark, after years hust-
ling in the big windy city, is home with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H.
Clarke, for few days.
DR. N H. Brophy offers his ser
vices to test cattle for tuberculosis, or
any other surgical operation, he being
legally qualified, holding state di-
ploma.
Ed. Gorsline returned from Chica-
go, where be spent few DAYS seeing
the sights. He went through the great
packing plant where so many brave
fireman lost their lives on Thursday
morning last.
Mrs. Nat. Henry received some
choice Christmas remembrances from
Honolulu, sent by a cousin who is in
the government service there. The
work is that of natives and is artistic
and substantial.
--Advices from ]. T. Knutson are
that his wife is enjoying renewed health
and strength since their advent into
New Mexico. Mr.. Knutson has Sc
cured remunerative and important en-
ployment with large manufacturing
institution.
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Buchanan were
in the city to spend Christmas with
their daughter, Mrs. Clyde Foster. Mr..
Buchanan was first town treasurer to
pay the full amount of state tax into
the county treasury for 1910, having
paid Webster's share on Saturday last.
"A lady stepped into the CENSOR
Office on recent day and laid down an
envelope containing a silver dollar in
payment of subscription from March
1910 to March 1911. The person in
charge failed to get her name. The
person entitled to credit will kindly re-
port so that record may be made prop
erly
George w. Allen arrived from his
new Montana home to greet old friends
and arrange for final shipment of his
personal belongings While things are
somewhat new and woody in his section
he believes he has bright future with
development, all of which his friends
hope will prove true.
We call attention to the advertise
ment of the Andrews Lumber Company
of Escanaba, Micl igan, which appears
in today's CENSOR And we take pride,
too, in telling readers that the manager
and proprietor of this concern is none
other than our Jim" Andrews, Vir-
oqua school boy who has mace a good
record as a business man; son of
Mr.. and Mrs C. o. Andrews, for many
years residents of this city.
The shortest day of the year was
December 81, at which time the sun
crossed the line and from the second
day after the days will be getting a
little longer, until the sun again crosses
the line next summer. With the length
ening of the days usually comes more
severe weather, it is said by those who
know, that the thermometer drops to
its lowest point usually at about the
time Old Sol is battling with the dark
ness in the early hours of the morning.
On the evening of December 18th
about fifty of Sheriff elect Martin Roots
friends and neighbors gathered at his
farm home and surprised his good wife
and himself. The visitors took with
them as tokens of friendship two fine
rockers which were presented to Mr..
and Mrs Root The evening was spent
very pleasantly. At midnight the lad
les prepared bountiful supper and all
Joined in a good feast The guests de-
parted wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Root good
health and happiness in the new duties
which they will assume January 2.
Perhaps none of DR.. McElwee' 9
patients are quite so grateful as those
ne Sas cured of asthma. There are two
reasons for this: one that they are
freed i~on a most distressing affection;
the other. that they had no hopes what
ever Of being cured. Only recently, the
doclof cured prominent young farmer
living near Westby, with but two
months treatment. He bad expected
to change climate as the OILY means Of
getting relief fans Illus remains IN
perfect health after years and years OF
great suffering. He serbs the doctor
patients constantly to prove MS graft
tude. John Steele is another bad case
recently made well