Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
Short News Stories of Interest,
Picked Up by Reporters from Various Sources
Land plaster at Thayer's.


Nick Krogan was here from Cashton
on Thursday.
-Springville W. C. T. U. meets with
Mrs Ellis Reed, Thursday March 2.
Great bargains in lumber of all
kinds at the present time at Thayer's.
Nothing like H. w. Barker's cough
remedy for cough and colds. c. F. Dahl.
Rev. and Mrs. Hartwell are visit
ing friends at Sparta portion of this
week
Gold Medal flour-none better. At
wholesale or retail at Thayer's feed
store.
Mrs. E. M. Nye is receiving visit
from her mother, Mrs. Hermanson of
Chicago.
Mrs. B. B. Smith of Litchfield,
Minnesota, is renewing friendships in
this section.
Mrs. Melvin Steenberg came from
Retreat to visit parents and girlhood
home friends.
Save money by buying "Excello"
flour. As good as any; try sack and
be convinced.
Call and learn our prices on barn
boards. They will interest you. John
E. Nuzum & Son.
Seth T. Smith of Sparta circulated
among old-time friends in Viroqua and
visited his son Earl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz of Barron coun-
ty, have been guests at W. F. Fishers.
The ladies are sisters.
DIR. Hess Panacea will make your
hens lay more eggs by keeping them
haolfhu n q nox,sS nrVorriof
Miss Ella Barnes came from Rock
ford and passed half week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Purdy.
From the effects of running nail
through her foot Mrs. H. L. Rayner is
laid up at their Montana ranch home.
j. Henry Bennett has removed his
law Offices to the Lindemann bank build
ing. ASP
MIR. F. A. Reed, who has been
spending the winter here, departed for
Montana, yesterday. His family will
go later.
Special price on ''Excello" flour
will be continued. A decline in the
price of wheat makes this possible.
For sale by your grocer.
MN. McMullen of Cashton and Lloyd
Hall of Viroqua visited their mother,
Mrs. Martha Hall, who is sick with the
lagrippe at the home of her son, G. W..
McMullen on Bishop Branch.
Our townsman, Glen j. CHEERING
ton, has been granted an increase of
pension to $24 per month. For many
weeks he has been confined to his home
and is still unable to leave the house.
High water and smash up of ice in
tho f1kaVNO wfxJnr ooracod hrAaL ~,
electric lighting system at La Fargo,
and the town was in darkness for two
or three nights.
-Johnson's drug store isa smokers
paradise. It's the National cigar store,
and if you smoke pipe, he has some
bargains in fine ones that will never
again be offered you.
Inspect our line of white and Red
cedar shingles. Our stock is unusually
large and we can make attractive prices
Better call and see them and arrange
to haul while the sleighing is good. John
E. Nuzum & Son.
-Nyal's Hot Springs Blood Remedy,
six bottles for SIS; Nyaps Iron Tonic
Bitters, six bottles for SIS; Nyal's Ecze-
ma Lotion, six bottles for So; Nyal's
Kidney Pills, six boxes for 81. so. For
sale by o. E. DAVIS.
Mr.. A. T. Jordan and daughter
drove to the county seat from their Bear
Creek farm home on Friday. Mr. Jor-
dan has disposed of his mercantile in
terests at West Lima and will devote
all his time to farm and stock breeding.
The Senior class of the high school
gave their annual party at Opera house
on Friday night, and a happy event it
was for the students and few friends.
1t is the first of series of four to be
given as events leading up to commence
ment.
The postal card fad has just about
exhausted the originality of manufact-
ures, but A. J. johnson has procured a
line of fine hand colored art cards that
he is selling for cents each which are
just a little bit better and different than
any you have ever seen.
Jos. D. Beck, state labor statistician,
and wife. spent Saturday and Sunday in
the city and on their farm west of town.
While here they were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Peavy, relatives. At no
distant day the Becks hope TO retire
from official occupation and take up the
simple life and make permanent home
on their holdings, the old Moody farm.
Relatives here are advised of the
sad and sudden death of Pauline, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. LIE Roy M. Morri
son at their Montana home The death
of this young girl, thirteen years old,
came on the morning of February 18th
following a spasm. The parents will
have the sympathy of friends in thi!
their old home.
John Olson and Poor Commissioner
POWELL broke the record vest of Chica.
go as regards the installation of radia
ters. In the heating plant at the county
aims house taking from the main anC
winding through to the upper floors
they installed thirteen radiators in ter
hours. POWELL says ''We will install
the plant and visit later.
Merchant Stanton McVey was here
from Rockton on business. AS deri
walton Mr.. McVey is testing ginseng
cultivation with prospects of success
He tells the CENSOR that he put oui
10. 600 roots and 25, 900 seeds and hopes
to have a paying investment in a few
wears, although always known t.
artificial eultivators of this precious for.
est plant that progress must be made
slowly. Mr. McVey says a valuable
and most success ul ginseng plantation
is in operation near Ontario, four acres
in extent.
Friends and pupils of the Viroqus
high school will read the lines that tel
of the death of former assistant prin
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