Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-24
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he entertains good hope for recovery.
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District Attorney J Henry Bennett, on
solicitation of political friends through
out the district, has concluded to be-
come a candidate for the republican
nomination for state senator. He
would make a vigorous, capable and
most creditable representative in the
upper branch of state law making
Long experience as district attorney
has given him familiarity that would
make itself manifest in a deliberative
body. Besides Mr.. Bennett gets aboard
a platform in his announcement that
has the right ring, and we call especial
attention to this. While assuming no
reaetionary ground be is not blind to
the fact that those who pay taxes have
some right to claim consideration.
The sena torial district is constituted
of jackson, Monroe and Vernon coun.
ties Hon. Howard Teasdale of Sparta
is the present representative and is
again candidate.
Buy noxious weed blanks at the
CENSOR Office.
Rev. Hofstead and family have
been visiting in Trempealeau county.
Fred Slade and family had an out
ing at Minocqua, where Fred captured
some fine game fish.
MIR. Andrew Z. Role of Esofea COM
munity, was among Monday callers at
the CENSOR Office.
Attorney and Mrs. C. w. Graves
are at Green Bay In attendance upon
the state bar meetirg
Stephen Frazier was in the city
from Stoddard, going to Readstown
with his son, Postmaster Frazier.
John H. Seymour of Wheatland,
paid the CENSOR business call while
in the city. He came in with automo-
bile, as good per cent of farmers now
do.
Relatives here learn of the arrival
of daughter at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Waters of Montana. The
mother was Mary Rayner, a former
Viroqua girl.
For the first time in fifteen months
jovial Michael Rentz left farm cares at
Esofea and mingled with county seat
friends. He suffers much of the time
from rheumatism, does light farm work
and chores.
-Messrs. Gilman Johnson, L. E. Lee,
Editor Haughton, Thomas Call and
Henry N Rentz motoredup from West
by last Wednesday to attend Masonic
lodge, on which occasion the honorable
degree of Master Mason was conferred
up Adolph Surenson and Paul Dahl
Farmer Carl Wrobel was the. vic
| tim of runaway accident last Wed
nesday near his home east of tow
His horse became frightened and threw
him from the vehicle, fraeturing one
or more ribs, inficting flesh decorations
and otherwise bruising him. Carl says
he is prevented from even performing
necessary farm chores,
Next Monday Rev. J.. E. Cooke ard
Thos. o. Mork depart for Buffalo to at
tend international Epworth League
convention. The Importance Of, the
gathering may be judged by the fact
that 10000 delegates are entitled to
seats. From Chicago they go by spec
ial trains to Detroit, the balance of the
trip being by boat.
W. A. Lewis was over from La.
Crosse on Thursday. He had business
also in Clinton, Westby and Cashton.
Lewis says he has a little itching to
come into his own again and get well
located on some of Vernon's fertile
lands. There is plenty Of room for
brains, Drawn and the right sort of en-
ergy. Welcome back
-Viroqua is in the path of many mo-
tor tourists, parties passing through
the city every day, some of them from
distant states. Two machines carrying
professional men from Oklahoma pass
ed enroute to Minnesota cities. Two
families in big modern machines we're
laid up on Sunday because of storm and
heavy roads. One of the cars, driven
by an amateur, slid over the river bank
and barely escaped taking its load Into
the Mississippi at Prairie do Chen.
DIR. Walter B. Cory, big, strong, a
perfect counterpart Of his late father,
met friends of boyhood days IN Viroqua
and Chaseburg, remaining for three or
four days. His profession as head ex
aiming surgeon for brotherhood of To-
connective engineers took him to Mexico
for several weeks, and it was direct
from the seat of war that he came here.
He carries with him as souvenirs pic
lures Of the rebellious leaders, having
met all of them, also fine selection of
country and war scenes.
Senator Teasdale of Sparta was in
the city on Monday looking up the sit
uation as to the attitude of Vernon
county republicans respecting his re-
nomination. The senator has been
busy for some months with the state
anti-vice commission, being it's chair
man. He tells the CENSOR that they
have about completed hearings and will
soon formulate the report to be sub
mitted to the next legislature.
-Berlie Moore returned from Stur-
geon Bay, Door county, the home of
cherry vineyards and orchards. While
there in attendance upon Knights Pyth-
las grant lodge, he had the satisfaction
Of inspecting many Of the most produc-
tive cherry plantations in the United
States. So awake TO the fruit habit
are they that uncleared lands some
miles from market sell at $500 per acre,
and cherry orchards command as high
as s., 900 per acre.