Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-17
Short News Stories of Interest
by Gonss Dongs
Viroqua and Vicinity


SS ~ AsSSSKS 40 fAstAtIE AriSnus
at Beaver Dam.
Wilbur C. Pierce and family paid a
visit to Lynxyille friends
The Goshen Boid's Gliding settee,
at Chas. S. Slack & Cos.
Get rid of those pesky flies. Towner
has the wherewith cheap.
Will j. Norris and mother returned
from visit to northern Wisconsin.
Landlord Twining is able to be
about after spell of severe sickness.
Frank A. Reed returned from Mon
tana. reporting excellent prospects for
crops.
Mrs. John Shower of Viroqua town,
was taken to La Crosse for appendicitis
operation.
Miss Anna Steenberg arrived home
from Spokane and will spend the sum
mer here.
BE on hand for the suffrage speech
on Hotel Fortney corner this Thursday
evening.
-Viroqua ball team contested with
Viola nine on Sunday, coming off vic
torious to 2.
Henry Davis and wife, Alma Robins
and Blanche POWELL drove to Reads
town for day.
-Rememper that carload of canning
peaches at Surenson's next Tuesday.
Place orders now.
Barker is a reliable medicine, cures
and prevents catarrh, colds and rheuma-
tism; all druggists.
Mr.. Roy Farmer of Edgerton is
visiting at the home of his sister. Mrs.
Frank P. Mcintosh.
Mrs. Ed. Nichols is entertaining
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. 0. Hen
derson of Edgerton.
Miss Mable Nice of La Crosse is
in the city the guest of her cousin,
Mrs. Paul Lawrence and other relatives.
Mrs. viii A. Lake, nee Nellie
Wells of Chicago is guest in the home
of her cousin, Or. Chas. Ii. Trowbridge.
Base ball goods -mitts, gloves,
bats, etc., greatly reduced in prices
to close out present stock at Towner's.
An up-to-date stock of jewelry at
Sam Lillis', all the time, at prices that
are right. Tate building, opposite the
pOstottice.
-Chas. S. Slack & Co. have sold
enough oil and gasolene stoves to fill a
box car in the past month, and still
they come for more.
House paint, barn paint, carriage
paint, floor paint, varnishes, stains,
oils-and the best brands of each may
be found at A. j. Johnson,s.
1T will pay you to look over my
stock before purchasing watches, clocks,
jewelIy and silverware. Sam Lillis,
Jeweler, opposite postoffice.
Miss Grace Arlington has secured
position as stenographer and book
keeper at Spring Green. She departed
for her new field of work on Sunday.
u Mrs. Ralpa WHISKY and little daugh-
ter returned to their home IN Illinois,
after spending some time at the paren-
tai home OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. POWELL.
Miss Esther Butt entertained the
Violet club at six o'clock dinner last
Sunday in honor of Mrs. Name Chase
Sperry of st. Paul and Mrs. Nellie
Wells Lake of Chicago.
-Christofer Fortney was in town
from Franklin, yesterday. He is max
ing an extended canvass of the county
for the republican. nomination for reg
lister of deeds and expresses satisfac-
ton with his chances.
"A bargain in blue serge suits. We
closed out a line of twenty all wool
blue serge perfect fitting suits at dis
count, for quick selling $3.50. Think
of this price when serges are contin-
ually advancing. The Blue Front.
Rev. Henry Peterson Grimsby and
wife are spending vacation with rela-
tives and friends near the city and on
West Prairie. Mr.. Grimsby is pastor
of Lutheran congregation in Minnea-
polls numbering over five hundred.
Now is the season for overalls. We
arr "leased to supply your needs in
this ,ine. Extra sizes Up to IS waist,
extra lengths up to sc. The very best
''Steifel' goods, made right and sold
at right prices. The Blue Front Store.
Every citizen is invited to attend
the ice cream social to be given on the
library lawn, Friday evening, for bene-
fit of Camp Fire Girls, who have in
Cured quite an expense in fitting them
selves for carrying on the work before
them.
John ]. M. Dawson is spending a
few days in Milwaukee. He expects
to see the corner stone laid for the new
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company building and attend the 'beef-
steak dinner" which is an annual event
at the agency meeting.
The Eastern Star gave picnic at
the Methodist camp grounds on Wed
nesday afternoon and evening in honor
of the Worthy Matron, Mrs. w. P.
Colburn, whose removal from our city
and REIMBURSEMENT of work at the head
of the order is greatly regretted.
Prof. J. w. Lowe is in the city
working up business for the La Crosse
Business University. Mr.. Lowe taught
a commercial class in this city fifteen
years since. Most of the intervening
time has been given 70 a Mason City,
Iowa, college of which he il manager.
Now is the time to pick up bar
gains at Chas. S. Slack & Co.'S as they
have list Of goods they viii sell at a
bargain price to close out now rather
than carry them over another year.
Truck wagons, hay leaders and corn and
tobacco cultivators come under this
head this week.
-Chas. s. Slack & Company have
the Emerson, Rock Island. C. T. X and
Thompson Norwegian plows that they
are offering special inducements to'get
them out now and make room for other
goods coming on later. You get fall
dating on these goods if you take them
l. NV, so why wait longer but come in
and pick out what you want when in
town.
e. Loucks, A. C. Cass, K. o. Sor-
dahl and Toilet Anderson took Milwau-
kee mowers last week; Oluf Gunary,
Ole Sherry, Elmer Christianson and
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