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V ERNOS County Censor
O. O. MUNSON, Editor'and Prop.
W]4dnEsi)at, April 6, 1898.
THE END NEARLY IN SIGHT.
On Monday the cabinet met for the
discussion of the president’s message to
congress on the difficulty wit a Spain.
The message will go to congress today,
or by tomorrow at the latest. It will
deal plainly and without reserve on both
Cuba and the Mtine incident. The rec
ognition of Cuban independence is now
beyond question, unless the insurgents
voluntarily assent to less, which is im
probable.
The European powers have thrown
out feelers, and it is rumored the pope
has done likewise, as to the probability
of the United States accepting Euro
pean mediation. The government will
not accept it, except so far as it may be
exercised by the powers to compel Spain
to accept our final demands.
The desire for absolute unity of pur
pose and action between president, con
gress and people is general, but a limit
is set to further delay. The cry amongst
the most patriotic and loyal is, “Wait
until Wednesday! After that must come
the judgment.” The Foraker resolu
tion will in all probability be the basis
of the action of the senate, and house
and senate are very anxioue that the
action of both may conform to the pree
ident’s wishes and judgment.
It is idle to attempt to ignore the
fact that our nation is convinced that
Spain is responsible for the loss of the
Maine and the lives of our sailors. This
conviction does and must influence the
action of congress. The responsibility
of the president is terrible. His con
duct has been and is beyond praise. He
should and will receive the support of
every American. The end is near, and
when it comes it must not, it will not,
be that our national escutcheon be
staired by a single voice raised in dis
sent from the decision and policy finally
reached and adopted.
Oconto Reporter: —There is some
thing pathetic in the news that the
home of the late President Hayes, at
Fremont, Ohio, is advertised for sale to
satisfy a judgment of $5,000 against
the Hayes family by a Miss Smith, who
was injured in a runaway caused by the
Hayes family dog. If sale is compell
ed because of insufficiency of other pro
perty to satisfy the judgment, it fur
nished a grieveous picture, in marked
contrast with the opulence of children
of other men in high places. Rutherford
B. Hayes was a conscientious, able and
conspicuously honorable public servant.
The new code of lowa is helping
enforcement of the prohibitory law by
providing that express and railway com
panies, and all persons shall not trans
port intoxicating liquors into thc state
to any person who has not furnished
them a certificate from the clerk of the
court, issuing the permit, showing that
the consignee is legally authorized to
sell liquors in the county to which ship
ment is made. On conviction the penalty
for the violation of this law is SIOO fine,
costs and attorney’s fees for each case.
The State Agricultural society has
turned over its property to the State
Board of Agriculture and a state fair
will be held under the new manage
ment, September 19 to 28. Following
is a list of the new officers:—President,
J. M. True, Baraboo; Vice-President, T.
L Newton, Beaver Dam; Secretary, M.
R. DoyoD, Madison; Marshal, R. C. Ver
non, Madison; Managers, H. A. Briggs,
George McKerrow, G. C. Cox.
A gentleman who Las been doiDg a
little figuring on Uncle Sam’s resources
for war says that 10,000,000 men can be
put in the field if it becomes necessary.
The coast line of our country is roughly
estimated at 0,000 miles and if the ten
million soldierß were distributed alung
the coast there would be 1000 men to
the mile, or in other words they would
st&nd about 3 feet apart. This ."ould
euoirole the land with a pretty strong
.skirmish line.
By a vote of eighteen to eighteen the
Ohio senate failed to pass the bill to
abolish capital punishment.
Enroute to the Gold Fields.
From the Sparta Democrat we clip
the following letter written by Lou
Huschka, formerly of this place, who is
enroute to Klondike with a party of
Black River Falls men, among whom
are a brother and nephew of Hans
Sherve of Christiana. The letter is
dated at Port Townsend, Washington,
Maroh 23:
“We have been sailing for just one
week today; we have been 350 miles
from Seattle, but last Saturday the
boiler sprung a leak and we landed at
an Indian vihage named Alart, Bay,
on British land. The engineers tried to
fix the boiler, but gave it up, so we
came back to Port Townsend. So far
we’ve had rather bad luck She will
leave again tomorrow, and the company
will tow with a tug. This boat is a
good safe one and has eighty-three
passengers. Our company has nineteen
men to go to Copper River to prospect,
they are going grub staked.
I like the climate at Port Townsend.
The grass is green all winter and there
never is any snow. The town has 5,000
inhabitants and a good c’ss of citizens
Land here is a great fruit oonntry, all
kinds of gurden truck is green, but the
town is very quiet, lots of empty build
ings. If Townsend had a railroad it
would boa lively place. The country
as far as we went is heavy timber and
the highest mountains are covered with
snow. Where we landed at Alart Bay
there are about 500 Indians and a large
fish cannery. The Ind.ans go bare foot
all the year round. Some white people
there and one church. I will send home
some currant blossoms which I picked
350 miles west of Seattle, so you can
see how cold it is in the far west.
The boys and myself are all well and
get our three meal every day. Some of
the men caught a slight cold and some
were sea-sick. They made a rush to
the rear of the boat and saluted the sea
gulls.
You would all be surprised to see
the Dumber of people goiDg to Alaska.
Every day two or three boats, loaded
to the guards, with men and women.
Our boat has all men.”
Mrs. M. B. Ford, Ruddell’s, 111., suf-
for eight years from dyspepsia aud
chronic constipation and was finally
cured by using DeWitt’s Little Early
Risers, the famouslittle pills for all stom
ach and liver troubles —E. H. Craig & Cos.
The person who likes to take things
easy should shun castor oil.
j) r . Fox’s Tablets are not a patent
medicine, but a scientific preparation
containing pepsin, pancreatic, ginger,
etc., especially prepared for the cure
of dyspepsia and indigestion.
INDUSTRIOUS WRITERS.
THEY TELL THE CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
BTAKK.
Lower Weistf.k, April I.—We realize that
spring has come in all tier splendor, and we
all join In giving her a hearty welcome, for
what is sweeter than the f raft rant blooming
(lowers and the wsi ridings of merry songsters.
. Our little valley is flourishing— two saw
mills, two stores aiid a blacksmith shop
Although the roads are quite muddy much
hauling Is being done from this place, as the
farmers wish to get their hauling done before
time to begin spring work.... Elmer Smith
has closed a successful term of school, and
returned to his home in Viroqua We all
miss him from our social circle, lie will teach
our school again in the spring Sunday
school will lie organized next Sunday .. .Sing
ing sthool Is progressing nicely, with Prof.
Norrl as teacher We were very much
pleased by a visit from the Morning Star
singing class nor. long since. Hope they will
come again Thomas Markee makes fre
quent calls at William Clematis’ of late. Me
thinks I hear the merry chiming of wedding
hells echoing through the v.tle .. Miss Myr
tle Hughes visited with her sisters, Mrs. Cora
Dailies and Mrs. Phoebe Mosholder, the past
week... Miss Amy Marshall, the music teach
er from Kockton, passes through our valley
quite frequently, on her way to Dell, where
she has a number of pupils. Her class meets
at the residence of Benr.otte Dolan Elmer
Cowee, our young lawyer and orator, is home
from La Purge, where he has been attending
scho'd li. M. Newhen is about, to lose ore
of li .best horses, an injured leg being the
cause. A. Newhen, the famous horse doctor,
is attending it George Appiemanand fam
ily visited at Bent Mdsholder’s, Sunday
Chas. Cowee has recovered from in- recent
illness, and is employed at Arnold WUlmer's,
near Rockton... Our merchant, P. Callioun,
was happily surprised not long since on
reaching home from "New Klondike,” to find
a number of neighbors and relatives gath
ered at Ills home to celebrate Ids birthday.
After partaking of a bounttous dinner the
party joined in a social chat, and in the even
ing departed to their homes, feeling they had
a very pleasant time .Joseph Wolfe is iabor
in,, for Joint Sanders, of Dell Miss Eflle
Newhen will soon leave us, to take up her
school in the Brody district.... Several of the
little boys of this place v. are guests at R. M.
Newheti's, Sunday, it being the birthday of
his son Chester.... Enas Dailies is busy fenc
ing ids new farm near Wildcat blutf Man
sel Wirt-s lias opened a large sugar bush on
R. M. Newlien’s farm, and lias made sev nil
gallons of maple syrup and a pound of sugar.
... S'teveu \\ Ison and Levi Fulmer are work
ing at the Carpenter trade.. Delbert Sun
ders was caught In the rain while wolf hunt
ing this week . Miss Eliza Green lias been
working at A. Alaway’s Henry Brooks
and Russel Collins ate working at the saw
’ iiii on T. I’otts’ farm Anson Green lias
recovered from a long illness The misses
Httlc and Ida Newhen visited at M. Wilts'.
Saturday Rev. Johnson has commenced a
series of revival meetings at the l 1 B. church.
Thos. Markee and Ada Coleman went to
Trippvllle, Saturday, to visit Mrs. Chet Wy
man, Mrs. Marker's sister. They were storm
stayed, and could not return until Monday.
Our young farmer, Walter Smith. Is sel
dom seen on the creek of late, as he resides
most of the time on Buckeye ridge Elmer
Cowee is a frequent caller at Melvin Wirts.
William Wolfe, our noted trapper, looks
as cheerful as ever, as he wanders up and
down the banks of Welster creek, hunting
skunks. He has been quite successful thus
far, and has taken a partner in with him,
Henry Campbell, hunter and trapper JA.
Newhen says that whoever says the atlas,
which caused so much and a Mission recently, is
worthless, is mistaken. He says It is an ad
vancement in education, for bis niece, Miss
Amy Newhen, is at present completing a
map of our town, taken therefrom, to adorn
the w alls of the Welster schoolhouse. . Miss
Mandy Wolfe is working at Ed. Perkins
Aunt Katie Newhen lias been visiting on
Buckeye ridge with her daughlier, Mrs., Em
ma Norris— Thomas Potts is making a tine
w'alk from the saw’ mill to his store.
April- ttoor,.
La Faroe, April 2.—L, E "abbitt, of Viola
was up on huslntsi, Tuesday The Good
Templars gave a basket social in Woodman
Hall Thursday evening The lodge cleared
about S2O . Mrs. H.c. Millard returned, Sat
urday, from a visit to Waukesha. She made
the industrial school a visit while there...
C A. Parker is having the front of his har
ne- shop remodeled Large windows and a
glass door take the place of the old ones. His
father is doing the work John E. Nuzum
was a caller at La Purge, Friday last. He is
nutting in a lumber yard at this place. Mr.
Millison will run it Anson Cowee was
kicked by a strange horse while trying to
sweep the mud oT its legs with a broom,
Wednesday evening. ..R. P. Dalton had the
misfortune to severely sprain bis ankle, last
Wednesday H A. Alcott, of Wonewoc, was
in town, Tuesday night, looking after busi
ness interests in the creamery The drug
store caught fire one day last week. It was
a windy day, and had it not been discovered
in time a few stores would have burned
J. E. Neefe, of Highland, Wis., has bought
Mr. Mllllson’s business building. He will
take possession this month. Mr. Neefe in
tends to go into business here; a general
store, we believe Mr. Andrews, the Viro
qua cigar man, passed through here last Fri
day. W. F. C.
WHEATLAND.
Red Mound, March 2ti.— Permit ns the
privilege of sending in a blooming valentine,
although it will lie received quite late for a
valentine from our bright, industrious and
prospering Mound, as we also wish to join
and participate in your tnerry circle ...We
wonder what can be the matter of our neigh
bor correspondents, Cpntral?. ..The 1.0. G.
T. lodge of Central, is progressing finely un
der the management of Win. Sallander, chief
templar... Matthew Lawrence, of La Crosse,
is visiting friends and relatives at De Soto
and Red Mound The social at Wm. .Sar
gent’s for the benefit of the Central church
was a success, and also the one preceding at
Mrs If. 11. West’s. . The spring is very early
and we all hope good crops will be the result-.
Tlie sound of sleigh-hells have lost their
charm, and the rattle of buggy and cart
wheels take their place Mrs. Thayer is
staying with her daughter. Mrs. Miller, who
resides at Red Mound thirties have been
very few in our vicinity tills winter The
people of Central have decided to observe
Children** day, hut not Easter, Muddy roads
and bad weather prevent the celebrating of
Easter—Look out for wedding hells in the
near future, and be prepared with cow-bells
and other musical Instruments for the nup
tial noose will soon be thrown over some
fortunate couple George Worum returned
from the pinery last Tuesday. We have
missed his smiling face during the winter...
Chris Grisnold Is sincerely thinking of going
to the Klondyke to dig i'or gold or maybe
something better than gold, a wife, for the
old maids around here doesn't satisfy his
appetite....McAufey doesn’t climb the De
Soto hill any more of late. Echo says Red
Mound lias lost Its attraction for him . Elon
Marshall and Eddie llaverly departed for
Grand Meadow, Minn., Friday, l’heir smil
ing faces will tie missed very much by many
friends... John Bates is visiting friends at
Retreat .. Miss Estelle and Ornha Miller
have just returned from a visit at Retreat.
.. Mr. and Mrs. Will Haverlev are rejoicing
over the arrival of a bouncing little daughter
at their home. Also Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sar
gent. although their rejoicings have passed.
... Well just suppose all of us embark for the
Klondike and make our fortune, and then re
turn to the beautiful island of Cuba and
make our future home there.... Miss Nettie
Bates has just closed her winter term of
school. She Is calculating on taking an out
ing for a few weeks at Madison, where her
brother is residing... Miss Helen Bolstad will
teach the Red Mound school this spring, as
she Is well liked by all. The DeSoto Herald
is a welcome visitor at Rea Mound .. Col. E.
R. James made regular trips to the office,
during the time that the baitle-sliip Maine
and the freedom of Cuba was most hotly
discussed, and he still continues to Miss
Anna Bates, of Retreat, made a visit at Lib
erty Pole, Saturday .. Miss Lois Tenny is
taking lessons In music of T. Nottingham
Hurrah! for the Fourth of July.
Red Mound Lad and lassie.
WHITEBTOWN.
Ontario, April 2.—lsaac O. Noble, who is
so sorely afflicted with cancer, is r.ot expect* and
to live long There are about a half dozen
families in Ontario stricken down wit li mens
les .. Mrs. Mendal is on the sick list this
week, I)r. F. I’. Johnson attending W. F.
Morrison was visiting in Viroqua a few days,
returning home Thursday... A. P. Hobbs
and daughter went to Viroqua Thursday..
The carpenters' hammer and saw are heard
in all parts of our town. Anew barn, for
Sullivan, is up and ready for use I, S.
Daniel's, who lias been visiting the past win
ter in Ohio, returned home Thursday. lie
was dangerously ill at one time while there.
The medicine show fur surpassed our ex
pectations. They charged a fee of 10 cents
admission on Wednesday night, and all test!
fy it better than the 25-cent show.. Miss
Dora Ivtzer, of Forest, is visiting friends and
acquaintances in our village.. .Frank Quack
enbush and li. C. Haskell exchanged resi
dences. This gives Mr. Haskell charge of
the Vernon house once more . lie is a dandy
hotel man and very obliging to the traveling
public . B O’Connell lost a good work horse
J. P. Sullivan purchased the Silbaugh
house and lot. He attended a lawsuit at Oil
City, 'n Justice Franc.seo'seourt, ontheJutli.
.. Ms s Buchanan of Tontah, is visiting with
her am t, Mrs. J. C Lawrence.. Sewell, the
marshal, was seen on our streets yesterday,
the tirst time for two months. He has had a
long siege of sickness ... Oren Voting, if
Richland Center, is moving to Ontario. He
lias engaged in mason work for the summer.
George Miller moved from Mrs. Timmer
man's residence tot lie Hat. William \\ allace
occupy*tile place Miller left . Clias Lower
and t hus. Quackenbush ate very busy these
days getting out and preparing building
stoue forC. F. White, V M. Baldwin and oth
ers. There is plenty of work in our town and
sure nay .. C 11. Brown, editor of the Wilton
Herald, was in our vi lage yesterday looking
after the interests of his’ paper. He is a
hostler John B. Paine has nearly sold out
all that large crop of hair to the villagers; a
thing very unusual. There is great excite
ment here over the war question. Many of
our young men arc re a ly and willing to vol
unteer. If the president calls there will be
a general rus i for fear they would be too
late. The old soldiers here would gladly face
the cannon once more—if l tide Sam wants
them ...Ed. Steelman and wife, tlie new mar
ried couple, moved into Mrs. Sullivan's house
on the Hat.. C. F. White is digging a cellar
on which to move the Lee house, so lie can
put up a large store on the corner of the lat
ter location The all-fools-day social, last
evening, at the li. B. parsonage, was a
great novelty. A large number enjoyed a Hue
lime with the parson. Ontauio Lap.
OUNTOH.
Clinton Center, March 2s —A- is usual at
tliis time of the year on ’his pari of the
lvickapoo,everything isquiet. but the hust
ling among our farmers would be sufficient
to show the passer-by that we are keeping
pace with civilization. In the way of sick
ness nothing to report except a few bad colds
Politics is the principal topic of tile day,
but are unusually dull for Clinton ...Uncle
Sam needs only to make the cail and both
old and young ‘ America" will take an active
part inadding to the misery of those Spani
ards so they say, and we believe they meau
every word of it... Most of Clinton’s schools
are now enjoying a much needed vacation
by both pupils and teachers Chas. Markey
I will spend the summer in the "old stand,” as
will Phillie Ghram....Melvin Teal will serve
an eight months’ sentence on the Cary farm,
hut will be given his freedom most of the
time . Most all of the farmers that hire by
the month have engaged their men. Wages
ar‘a lit*le In advance of last year ...J N,
Hall andC. S. Cary both support new buggies.
They are flashy, the former costing SWO J.
A. Norris and wife were callers on the rfdp*
‘he 24th instant—A number of buildings
will be erected In the immediate neighbor
hood this summer, among which we would
mention: C. S. Cary, a tobacco slied; S. C.
Norris, barn; Robert Clark, a barn; Ed Clary,
a kitchen, etc.... Win. Donavon is closing
out his farm machinery, etc., and expects to
seek employ, ent. elsewhere In the near
future Wedding bells may ring soon.
Boys, be on the watch. m. and.
HILLSBORO.
Hillsboro, April 2.—We have been having
very fair weather this week. The roads are
now so dry that dust Hies In the streets. ..
William Clark has been at home this week,
sick with la grippe Ed. Hammer took a
trip to northern Wisconsin the first of the
week Large quantities of maple sugarand
syrup are being brought in. it lias been a
good season for sap... Mr. Mancart has
bought the Perina property. It was to Frank
Kauffman that Mr. Mauhart sold Ids farm,
Instead of Mr. Cage, as reported last week;
consideration. $4,100... William Lind has been
V 9this week buying goods. Fred
•Mohs has charge of his stock of goods at Bar
aboo Our merchant tailor, Martin Lucas,
uas purchased a farm in Wood county and
moved upon the same .. Deputy-sheriff Wat
son and George Doane took a business trip to
Necedah last Monday—Miss Julia Hollister,
who has been teaching school at Esmond, S.
I>ak., returned home last Tuesday ..Miss
ii. khiinn, who is attending the Stevens
I >int normal, is at home for the spring vaca
tion Some hot-headed fellows are anxious
for war. Keep cool—McKinley will pilot us
through all right Another old veteran,
Nathan Burchell.of this village,died at his
home March 2(>, aged 7f, The funeral serv
ici’s were lii’lil at the I’. It. church, and cun
(.iii-ted !>y Henry Did lot G. A. R. post. Rev.
l<oster preached the sermon. Mr. Busehell
was tin old resident, held In high esteem by
all. He was a good citizen and a model hus
band and father. He leaves a wife, four
(laughters and four sons to mourn ins death.
Mrs. Sarah Wooliver (lied at her home, in
t he town of Hillsboro, March 29, at the age of
•*•>. Before marriage she was Miss Sarah
Lind, of i his village, she had a large ciicle
91 friends, who ere at ly mourn her loss The
Interment was in Mount Vernon cemetery.
Services were conducted in the Congrega
tional church yesterday, by Rev. Barker,
-he leaves a husband, two daughters and two
°ns Omega.
GENOA.
Italian Ridge, April 2.-Little l’hilly
Mi urn way Is the happy possessor of a span of
goats Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schuber are
happy over the arrival of an infant daugh
ler . Miss Isabelle Ottspent Tuesday night
wttli her friend, Beatrice Pulver The war
scare is nearly over, isn’t it? Genoa has quit
talking Klondike, ’ and has taken up the in
teresting subject of war. Genoa is a studi
ous town, or at least it Is under that Impres
sion . Our ridge has a curiosity in the shape
a £. a ‘‘> havingflve legs and two mouths....
Mr. Miarpe, who has been spending tlie win
ter here, Is coiug to leave for Nebraska, ac
companied by Miss M. Sharpe Geo. Powell
is going west.... Joe Ott and Toney Levi are
now making regular trips to see the “gals ”
Perseverance win*....Sheldon Goulds are go
ing to leave our ridge and move to the city.
..Those wedding bells will be ringing, and
Joe and Annie will soon be singing What
i** tdie matter with tho boy that was going to
the Klondike to make iiis fortune? lias he
decided to make it some other way? All
riirht, liavier, theres “no flies on you!”
Geo. Muscovite was on our ridge recently
he Genoa c l u *r is getting on famously. ..
James Moi.n ,* going to leave us before long.
They will be missed by their many friends.
Mr. Monti lias kept a tavern and saloon here
for the past twenty-one vears. Gluts. Wood
house’s well is done. It is 402 feet deep ...
Mr. Hall, of Romance, is ill We hope lie will
soon lie better.... Miss Katie Kinney will
teach our school next torm ...John Nicbel
lati is going to buildsoou. Dear Darling.
Romance, March 2ft-Miss Marie Tulloch
visited at Victory recently.... Miss Nellie
I rench, of DeSoto, visited here for the last
two weeks i with her uncles, Archibald and
George Pot e 11... Mrs. Anna Hill hi jeen
quite sick, but has almost recovered .. Raloli
Adams is working for Clarence C. Johnson.
• Alvin Fox and tlie Misses Florence a.'d
Elsie rox and May Witcraft were at Victory,
lhursday ...Archie Powell and daughter,
Lotta, were at DeSoto, Sunday... Peter
Adams Is working for Ben I<ox .. Illram
Shumway, senior, departed Wednesday for
Dakota, where he intends to spend the sum
mer — Owen J, Ferguson transacted business
In LaCrosse, Thursday Mrs. Sana Fox
and children visited at her father’s home,
Friday ... Percy Powell wa a business caller
at Genoa John Braden of Mound Ridge*
is on the sick list - Miss Gosling, of Viroqua.
visited in our valley this w’eek Ernest
Gosling completed his term of school here
Friday and returned to his homo in Viroqua.
lie lias acquired the lasting friendship of
many of our people. He takes with him the
best wishes of his friends as well as those of
Ills pupils .. Members of tlio singing school
met Thursday night and held their last
meeting for this season. Tlie s'oung people
are all sorry for they have enjoyed it greatly.
Many thanks to Mr. Fox for his kindness
A Little Bird.
Romance, April 1. —Sunday night's freeze
made som > of us think that winter had come
hack, hut our fr-mers have gone back to
their spring plowing or seeding ...Miss Mary
Suiter is working for Mrs. Jos. Devorsc ...
Mr*. Gluts Knower visited witli her parents,
Mr and Mrs. Devorse. . Orville Woodhouse
and daughter Elsie, of Hickory Ridge, visited
with relatives at Victory, Sunday David
Adams is progressing very nicely with his
German, so we hear . Miss Lizzie Tulloch is
suflering from a severe cold ...The Cliase
bui g doctor was called Sunday to see Mrs.
J as. Ferguson, who is i11.... Chris Hastier
took a load of hogs to DeSoto Ren Fox
transacted business at Stoddard .. Wilhelm
Seglar was a. Victory business caller, Wednes
day— Wm. Hall is numbered among our
sick Our people are all talking of the
prospects of war with Spain. Somebody.
CASHTOH.
Cashton. Match 2s.— William Bver swore
out a w arrant for tlie arrest of William Mc-
Donald and Fay Johnstone, for being: drunk
and ahuHinpr tlie privileges of his hotel. They
were ' routtht from Westbv, where they were
sorting tobacco. They pleaded guilty and
were fined 54.50 each. Being unable to pay
they took five days’ rest in Sparta ..Mr. F.
Detle returned from La Crosse Thursday,
where he spent most of the week doctoring.
His health is p00r... Dr. Homer returned,
after several weeks of illness, arid is continu
ing his professional calling Dr. Rockwell,
of La Crosse, has located here .G. P. Ranger,
of Viroqua, delivered two loads of lime here
Thursday to Peter Johanson, who has com
menced building his stone blacksmith shop.
....P. J. . ansen has his hardware stock
moved into the vacant store of John Oremer.
Mr. Hansen Is going to move the old frame
building and build a brick 50 x 50, two stories
with basement... Marshal Sherrick and A. E.
Perkins left today for Angels, looking after
chattle mortgaged property held by Mr.
Perkins.. .John and Oluf Reiton. of Ava
lanche, after getting filled un with Cashton
whisky, created some excitement on our
streets the other day by running their horse.
Our marshal caught them at Avalanche and
brought them back here, where they paid In
*7.55 each. They said they wouldn’t do it
again... O. E. Nelson, John Crenier and P. E.
Nelson did business in Chicago last week. ..
Election talk Is quiet, there being no opposi
tion but for marshal, and for which place
wo have about eight candidates. Olouse.
WEBSTER.
Salem Ridge, March 30.—We have heard
nothing from this ridge for some time so will
send in a few Items... The roads have been
very muddy, but are almost dried up . Sugar
m 'king in full blast . Miss Maude Allen is
et gaged in work at La Fargo... Miss Julia
Melvin has been laid up for some time witli a
felon on her thumb .. John Showen and wife,
Ostia Wilson, wife and baby, will go north in
a few days, where they will settle down in
their new home .. Charlie Standiford will
move in the hous > vacated by Ed. Snodgrass.
.. Libbie Oliver has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Will Ilaytor —Mrs. Dr. Carpenter was
called on the ridge a few days ago to attend
sickness ...Mrs. Stena Cary was visiting last
week at her mother's Mrs. Schye... Mrs. Mel
vin, who has been on the sick list, is getting
we 11.... Frank Snyder lias been quite sick the
past week.. Tlie person that got John
Standiford's meat had better be careful..
Miss Bertha Allen is soon to go to Cashton to
live.... Mrs. J. H. Baker is very sick. Miss
Cora Hankins is working for Mrs. Baker
We will organize a Sunday school, Sunday,
April 3, at the church. ' Sisy.
STERLING
Bristow, April L—Carpenters have started
with full spe'd at Peter Tliompsou’s new
house A ho-se buyer was in town the
other day trying to buy a car-load of animals.
Will Keely. the blacksmith, went to Fer
ry ville Saturday and returned on Monday.
Louis Knutson ■ ruled horses and now
drives a well matched team. L. P. Hill left
for the wild west last Thursday, where he Is
going to work a 300-acre farm this summer.
. . The boys who helped him haul to Genoa
had a good time of the trip . Our town is
booming. We ought to have a shoe shop and
a dress makiiq and then we would be all
right. Caroilno Peterson i talking of start
ing tlie latter, and Ben Nash a slu e shop.
. Ben Hanson is going to work S. K. Ram
sett s tobacco laud for the coming season■ ••
It is bard to see men fight out It is still
worse to witness women in a scrimmage be
cause they pull hair and rneke the wool fly.
Mud Hole.
West Prairie, March 2*.— Another snow
storm John O. Herrum and Nels E. Fortun
made a trip to Buffalo county... C.O. Ilelge
son lias taken the agency In town of Sterling,
for the State Farmers' Mutual Hail Insur
ance Company of Trempealeau. A good
thing for tobacco growers Then Johnson,
! who I as been staying with A. Halverson, has
; gone west... Treasurer Halverson and Assess
! dr llelgeeon are candidates for re-election we
understand Elmer Everson. Tom Johnson,
Theo. Helgeson and Albert Ellkse have been
sorting tobacco at Viroqua Hans Ilium
has taken agency for Cnampiou machinery
at this place. Prairie Scribe.
It is easy to catch a cold and just as
easy to get rid of it if you commence
early to use One Minute Cough Cure.
It cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, pneu
monia and ail throat and lung troubles.
It is pleasant to take, safe to use and
sure to cure.—E. H. Craig & Cos.
A man will quarrel with his best friend
j over a compliment ticket to the theatre.
'r’i ■
In the Little Baby Land,
You will find Baby Flannel, Baby Shirts, Baby
Blankets, Baby Cloaks, Baby Stockings, Baby
Shoes, Baby Hoods, Baby Mitts, Baby Veils, etc.
OUR KID CLOV fc£ STOCK, is large. Gloves fitted to the hand.
White Goods, Laces and Embroideries, stock ip the largest and host shown.
Bleached and Brown Wide Sheeting and Pillow Casing.
Men’s Womens’ and Misses Hosiery Good Wearing and Low Price.
A Good $3.50 Shoe for $1.50. Womens’ First-Class Shoesl.3s. Men’s Dress Shoe SI.OO.
Wtmtnt.’ muslin underwear. Wo
■ mens and Mieee’s summer jackets,
• CBpes end macintoshes.
/ Still selling Groceries, and Seeds. A good sheeting at 3 cents per yard.
Still buying BUTTES AND ECCS.
ROGERsa vy^iL-L-i^rvis
Written for the Censor.
YE KEN IT COMFORTS ME.
BY 808 O’LINK.
Oh dlnna look sae dour an’ glum.
An’ dinna fash an’ fret,—
There's mony a canty day ta come—
We’ll a’ be happy yet
The winds may blaw the drifting snaw
An’ cold the nichf may be,
We hae a Friend abune them a’,
Ye ken it comforts me.
Glide non I’d hae ye understand
That Fiiend is true an’ leal;
Our lives an’ a’,.are in His ltaund,
An’ aye He’ll guard thorn weel—
We’ll hae our share o’ toil an’ care.
But we maun bide a wee
Then we'll gae harne to greet na mair—
Ye ken it comforts me.
My ain gude non, is naething richt,
Are a' our bairnies deld,
Or hae ye seen a spook the nicht
That’s turned your auld gray held?
I’ve aye been true tai harne an you
As a' the warld micht see,
Sae trust me as ye used tae do—
Ye ken it comforts me.
Puir hert! Ye miss the bounle eh el
That’s sieepin’ white an’ cauld-
We baith hae greeted sair—aweel,
He’ reached a safer fauld.
Come sit ye doou, mayhap I’ll croon
Oor laddies sang tae ye -
Please God we’ll meet tlie bairnie soon.
Ye ken that comforts me.
Retreat Wis.
The Land of Christ.
Under this title the passenger depart
ment of the Chicago, Burlington &
Northern railroad has issued a splendid
series of views made by the half-tone
process from photographs taken in the
Eloly Land. The subjects embrace
people, scenery and oities, as they exist
today in that famous country. The
w ork is published in twelve parts, each
containing from twelve to fifteen views.
Each picture is fully explained bv de
ecr iptive reading matter. A sample part
will be sent to any address on receipt of
two cents in postage, and the complete
set will be forwarded, postpaid, on re
ceipt of ninety five cents. Postage
stamps will not be received for the full
set, but. remittance must be made to the
undersigned by draft, postal order, ex
press money order, or registered letter.
This is a rare chance to secure more
than two hundred views of the Land of
Christ for less than one dollar. Ad
dress Geo. P. Lyman, G. P. A, C. B. &
N. R R, St. Paul, Minn.
Home Seekers’ Excursions.
The C. M. & St. Paul railway will, od
March 15, April 5 and 19, sell home
seekers’ excursion tickets to points
south, west and southwest usually cov
ered by this class of excursions . Ticket s
for round trip one full fare plus $2 For
particulars call on or address
L. C. Boyle, Agent, Viroqua.
Klondike Stampede Expensive.
What does an exodus of 100,000 men
to the Klondike mean to the business of
the oountry ? I have figured it out on
the basis of cost and proportion as as
certained, and it is this: That each man
of them would average first and laf t an
expenditure of 8600, making total
of 860.600,0 00. The Uri'-ed States rai
roads would get 85,090,000 of thiß;
Seattle merchants and hotel keepers, fur
outfits and transiet guests, 825,000,000;
the prospector’s borne town and townß
en route to Seattle and othei Pacific
coast points, 85.0000,000; ship comp
anies, for transportation to Alaska, $lO,-
000,000; and for the transportation of
freight over passes and in Alaska, $15,-
000,000. This would represent only the
actual needs of this many prospectors,
and would cause a large increase in
other business directly connected with
it. It means that in 1898 860,000,000
will be spent in search of gold in the
the-yellow creeks, and in the same year
net more than one fourth of that amount
will be produced. But the output is
likely to come nearer the expense as
each year goes by, and in a few years
to exceed it.—From “The Rush to Klon
dike,” by Sam Stone Bush, in American
Monthly Review of Reviews.
NOT lOlt EVEHVTHINfi.
But if you have kidney, liver or bladder
trouble you will find Swamp-Root just
the remedy you need. People are not apt
to get anxious about their health soon
enough. If you are “not quite well” or
“half sick” have you ever thought that
your kidneys may be the cause of your
sickness ?
It is easy to tell by setting aside your
urine for twenty-four hours; a sediment
or settling indicates an unhealthy condi
tion of the kidneys. When urine stainfa
linen it is evidence of kidney trouble. Too
frequent desire to urinate, scant supply,
pain or dull ache in the back is also con
vincing proof that the kidneys and blad
der need doctoring.
There is satisfaction in knowing that
the great remedy Dr. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, fulfills every wish in relieving weak
or diseases kidneys and all forms of blad
der and urinary troubles. Not only does
Swamp-Root give new life and activity to
the kidDeys —the cause of trouble, but by
treating the kidneys it acts as a tonic for
the entire constitution. If you need a
medicine yon should have the best.
Sold by druggists, price fiftv cents and
one dollar, or by mentioning the Vernon
County Censor and fending your ad
dress to Dr. Kilmer and Cos., Binghamton,
N. Y , yon may have a sample bottle of
this great discovery sent to you free by
mail, upon receipt; of three two ceDt
stamps to cover cost of postage on the
battle.
Good Potatoes Wanted
For the next 20 days I will pay the
highest market price "in cash for goed
verities assorted saleable potatoes.
Bring them along. Place of business
opposite GoodeH's livery barn in Vir>
qna. Don’t make deliveries before
March 15. O. B. Spklucm.
ffloyersd: Williams
have now a full line of
Spring— Goods.
ONE HUNDRED PIECES OF SPRING NOVELTIES.
ONE HUNDRED IIECESOF BLACK GOODS-
Exceedingly Fine Bargains in Dress Goods, 12K to 50cts.
Largest line of Dress Linings and Trimmings ever shown in City.
Beautiful Mousline de Soi and Chiffon. Line of Table Linens the
best Mown. Towels and Towelling the best and cheapest.
Sheeting at 3 cents per yard.
Clothing,Overalls, Shirts, Carpets
Rugs, Trunks. Men’s Fine White Shirts
Men’s Fine White Shirts worth 75, for 50c.
TOSSED BY THE HURRICANE.
the Shorn “Colonel” and the Wrecked
“Captain” Dine Together.
Two men who had been chums in a
Western town before a financial hurri
cane hit it met for the first time in
years in a Sixth avenue eating house
the other day. In the days of their pros
perity one of them was a political lever
and was called colonel. He had been on
the governor’s staff. The other in some
way had acquired the title of captain.
Both had front seats in every event of
the town in which they had lived. The
governor's ornament is now a plain
bookkeeper in Broad street. The other
man is a dry goods clerk.
After greetings, explanations and a
few mournful references to perished de
lights, they had a combination meal, and
if you don’t know what that is you have
never had any trouble, and any one who
casts a shadow is worso than a heathen.
When the meal was over, the two old
friends walked out and stood for a few
minutes under the splutter of au arc
light. As they were parting the man
who used to ride tlie big bay horse in
the governor’s parade, and who had
commanded'Vie populace of his town to
stand back, said in a low, mournerlik©
tone”:
“If you cone to see me, don’t call
me colonel. Nobody knows me as colo
nel now. I am just an employe© on a
salary.”
The arc light spluttered again as the
little man replied in a squeaky, hall
bedroom voice:
“And if you come to see me just call
me, ‘Suy, you!’ That’s-what everybody
calls me iu the store.’’
“Well, goodby, captain.”
“So long, colonel.”
It was the |irst time they had heard
the titles iu years and each walked
away with a lighter step and lighter
heart.—New York Sun.
DUTIES OF CHRISTIAN LIFE.
No Virtue In One’s Daily Actions Unless
It Is Established In the Sou!.
“The ebligations and duties of the
Christian life are not ail t Vernal,”
writesC'ardinal Gibbons, pointing out a
religious life to young men, in The La
dies’ Home Journal. “They are mainly
material and must proceed from the
heart. There is no virtue in one’s daily
actions unless it be first established in
the seul and is only an external expres
sion of the soul’s convictions or prolon
gation of heartfelt sentiments. Yet the
external practice of Christian virtues
and the performance of Christian duties
pertain to the integrity, if not to the es
sential character, of the Christian life.
The interior sentiments soon perish
without external expression, as life and
bodily powers become extinct withe 1 1
due and proper exercise or employment.
“However, as the external duties are
not absolutely and under all circum
stances essential, they vary both in
number anil frequency according to en
vironments and opportunities. A busi
ness man cannot do all that a clergy
man is expected to do, a man in trade
not what a man in leisure can accom
plish nor a man of the world all that is
possible and easy to one who keeps him
self from society. But all, no matter
where, no matter what their engage
ments and secular pursuits, bow little
or how much time they van call their
own, can and are obliged to perform
daily acts of prayer and religion and
accomplish many aatiea of virtue apd
charity. There is no condition of life
which is incompatible with the dictates
and principles and precepts of the
Christian life. ”
A Mexicaii Custom ou Good Frida y.
Mrs. Sara Y. Stevenson contributes to
The Century an article on “Maximil
ian’s Empire,” one of a series devoted
to tlie Trench intervention in Mexico.
In describing the scenes that followed
the siege of Puebla Mis. Stevenson says:
It was a Mexican custom ou Good
Friday to burn Judas in effigy on the
Plaza Mayor. Judas was a manikin
made in the shape of the person who
happened to be .most unpopular .at the
time. It was quite admissible to burn
Judas under different shapes, and some
times these summary autos-da-fe were
multiplied to suit the occasion and the
temper of the people. At the same time
rattles were sold on the streets and uni
versally bought alike by children and
adults, by rich and poor, to grind the
bones of Judas, and the objectionable
nqise—second in liideousuess only to
that of our own sending off of firecrack
ers on the Fouith of July—was reli
giously kept up all day. Iu the year of
our Lord I*o3 Judas was burned in
Mexico ou the Plaza Mayor under the
shapes of General Forty, Napoleon 111,
and last, but not- leset, M. Dubois de
Saligny, who especiallv was roasted
with a will amid the . did execrations
of the populace.
The Light Side of Nature.
giddy—l wonder if we should find
any babies, Katie, if we dug up these
gooseberry bushes?
Katie —Babies don’t come out of
gooseberry bushes, Siddy.
giddy—Well, where do they come
from, then?
Katie—Why, from the big shops, of
course. Haven’t yin seen printed over
some of them “Families supplied?”—
Sketch.
Crazy to Go.
“Did Miss Flavilla seem pleased
when you asked her to go to the thea
ter?’ *
"Pleased? She wanted to keep the
tickets for fear comething might hap
pen to me. ’’ —Chit ago Record.
Early iu the fifteenth century a Paris
firm annually sent to other parts of
Europe more than 1,000 dolls, dressed
in the latest styles, to serve as models j
of fashion.
Increased the Corset Dept.
And added many lines of Warner’s Corsets.
Warner’s Corsets 50 cents, worth 75 cts
Warner’s Corsets 75 cents, worth $1 .0
Edwin Booth as a Husband.
At this period the second Mrs. Booth,
always a nervous invalid, begun to show
signs of the mental lack of balance
which finally sapped her own life and
almost broke his heart. During her fre
quent attacks at Saratoga and later,
when the two families met in New
York and in London, sometimes she
was very trying, but I never knew him
to show a sign or utter a word of impa
tience. He bore meekly with everything
she said and did, made excuses for her,
concealed her irritability and her irre
sponsibility as much as possible. He
held her in his arms, as if sho were a
baby, for hours and nights together
without s rmmuur, and he showed a do
votiou that hardly can be equaled.—
Laurence Hutton in Harper’s Magazine.
f* v *o E.i-i |> < :.ita la.
( tta i will k r cp for scvcnJ years if
tLty are hung liy h<> steins, head down,
nuti) thoroughly dry. They may be dip
pi and as soon as picked in a weak solu
tion of carbolic a ; 1 to t u vent insects
from destroying than.— Ladies’ Home
J unreal.
Out of all the European countries on
ly Austria and Great Britain have the
rule that all travelers on the roadway
must keep to the left.
Mrs. Stark, Pleasantßidge, 0., says,
“After the doctors gave up my boy to
die, I saved him from croup by using
One Minute Cough Cure.” It is tie
quickest Rud most certain remedy for
coughs, colds and ell thoat and lnng
troubles. - E. H. Craig & Cos.
When man says every man has hie
price, it is a sign that his price is pretty
low, and he is looking for a bidder.
Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg, Pa., says,
“My child is worth millions to me; vet I
would have lost her by croup had I not
invested twenty-five cents in a bottle of
One Minute Cough Cure.” It cures
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
troubles.— E. H. Craig & Cos.
The leaning Tower of Pisa is inclined
to look dizzy.
J A. Perkins of Antiquity, O, was
or tbrity 'ears needlessly tortured by
physicians for the cure or eczema. He
was quickly cured by using DeWitt’s
Witch Hazel Salve the famous healing
salve for piles and skin diseases.—E. H.
Craig <te Jo.
Subscribe for the Censob.
Miss Aliie Hughes, Norfolk, Va, was
frightfully burned on the face and neck.
Pain was instantly relieved by DeWitt’s
Witch Haze! Halve, which healed the in
jary without leaving a scar. It is the
famous pile remedy.—E. H. Craig & Cos.
Telephone and telegraph messages
are not warm language just because the
words are lined.
Every playwright must be held re-
B pOnsible for his own acts.
One Minute Cough Cureoures quickly.
That’s what you want 1 —E. H. Craig &Cos
If girls would shiDgle their hair they
would not have so much trouble with it.
Prosperity comes quickest to the man
whose liver is in good condition. De
Witt’s Little Early Risers are famous
little pills for constipation, biliousness,
indigestion and all stomach and liver
troubles.—E. H. Craig & Cos.
A book-keeper is always a person of
sum account.
—“They are beauties!” Is the excla
mation of everyone who looks at the
Pickwick suits at Michaelsohn’B.
MAKKIF.U.
At the residence of and by Rev. G. W. N'u
zum April 2, Mr. Lester Haytkr and Miss
Nora E Davis, both of Viroqua.
?**?**&
The best assorted stock
of lumber in the market.
Meyer’s I. X. L.
Hardwood
Flooring,
Lindenwood,
Birch Ceiling.
The BEST made •
KIIII\GLEN
FROM
$l
UP.
A. E.YALE, Manager.
WmtRS WtWCAONt^IP
Viroqua
LUMBER
Companu
Strictly
Cash.
Grand Extraordinary Easter Offerings.
All Dept’s. Full of Bargains.
e Department. =§==
In order to advertise this “dept.” more
thoroughly, we will for the next 30 days, give
each purchaser of a pair of $2.00 shoes or bet
ter, their choice among a number of a fine 7 x 9
Medallion picture with gilt chain, the latest in
the picture line.
Children’s chocolate or black button shoes, *
sizes from 3 to 5, at per pair
See our elegant line of Ladies’ and Men’s shoes!
Silk Department.
Anew assortment of 500 pieces to
select from.
Dress FunrshiNgs.
New braids, new ornaments, latest
styles throughout.
Belts,
Good leather belts, with pocket
book 25c
Good Jeweled oxized silver belt. 50c
New belt buckles, with jewels to be
worn with ribbon belts, the latest 35c
Corset Dept.
A Ladies’ Summer Corset for 25c
New short French Corset at $1 & 1.50
Kid G-love Dept.
Ladies’ French Kid Gloves, warranted,
all colors, the new clasp 1.00
Ladies’ best French Kid Gloves, war
ranted, all colors, the new clasp 1.50
Special lot ladies’ kid gloves, in colors,
lace and button, not warranted. 75c
Furnishing Dept.
Men’s fancy soft shirts, with 2 detatch
able collars 50c
Men’s working shirts 25c
Men’s 50 cent working shirts 40c
Men’s Jersey ribbed underwear
worth 50 cents, our price 25c
Four-ply linen collars 10c
Dress Groods Dept,
100 pieces of imported black Brocade
Dress Goods, all are new goods but
are cut in lengths from 3 yards to 7,
good value at $1 to $1.75 per yd.,
will be sold at about l / 2 price.
We will not cut pieces.
Percales, something strictly new,
see them.
Madras cloth, especially adapted
for shirt waists, elegant selection.
Elegant line of suitings at i2j^c
VIROQUA # DEPARTMENT # STORE.
Special April Sale.
Commencing Wednesday noon, April 6 and
continuing until Wednesday noon April 13, we
we shall offer unparalled values in Ladies’, Misses,
Children’s, Mens’ and Boy’s shoes.
We have so large a stock of them that we
are willing to sacrifice on them to make room
This is your opportunity.
This special sale applies to all our stock,
51 pairs Ladies' French Kid shoes, Former price $4. Special price $3 00
50 pairs Ladies’ very best Vici Kid shoes. Lace or bvitton, former price
3.50 special 2 5°
38 pairs Ladies’ Vesting Tap, best Vici Kid .-.hoes, tormer price $3-5°
special price 2 75
180 pairs Ladies Ideal Kid shoes, tan and black, lac or button, any toe,
Fortner price 2.25, special price 1 9°
lio pairs Ladies Dongola button shoes, all solid, former price 1.35, Special 110
200 pairs Ladies Dongola Oxfords any style of toe, former price 1.35 Special 110
A small line of Mens’Oil Grain shoes, former price 1.15, special price 100
Mens’ best Oil Grain shoes, former price 1.25, special price 1 10
A large line of Mens’ Satin Calf shoes, bals or congress any style toe, form
er price 1.50, special price 1 2 5
A large line of Mens’ Jersey Calf shoes, latest styles, a thoroughly good shoe
former price 2.00, special price 1 75
A large line of Mens’ best Tannery Calf shoes, welt soles any style, former
price 3.00, special price 2
This is the first chance ever given the peo
ple of Vernon county to buy everything in a
large stock of shoes at strictly wholesale prices.
We do not have a pair of shoes in our stock
that has pastiboard inner sales or counters.
▲ Hat Catcher** Story.
There are tricks in all trade*, and
probably as many in that of the protes
gional rat catcher as in any other line.
According to the story of a man who
has made a barrel of money in that
business, but who has since drifted in
to other pursuits, it was once easier to
make a living catching rats than by
running a shell game at a oountry fair.
“I used to use ferrets for the extermi
nation of the rodents,” be said, ‘‘and
when I received an order to cfc a
warehouse of the pests I always insisted
that the pay should be gauged by the
number of rats killed at so much per
bead. I carried the ferrets in a big
wooden box, with a false bottom. In a
secret drawer underneath I would place
four or five dozen live rats before start
ing out, let them run loose upon reach
ing the place to be rid of rodents, and
then free the ferrets. Of course, with
50 or 60 rats running around loose, there
was always a great slaughter, and some
times the ferrets would kill nearly all
the rats I turned free. In this way I
was always sure of receiving handsome
remuneration for an evening's work up
on the presentation of the carcases to
the parties who employed me. ’' —Phil- <
adelphia Record.
It is not unusual for the Duke of
WestminsterV charity ball to amount
to £20,000 a yea*. . . J
THE BIG STORE
—A. Full Line of'Rubbers.
Yours for good goods and low prices,
V. F. UMDEMANN & CO.
OFFICIAL. NOTICE.
To Builders and Contractors
Office or Scp’t Aston for the Is-ase '
ViiumjCA, Vernon Cos . Win.. March ii. 1
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office until Wednesday. April 6 i v.'f, ai } ■■■■*>
o'clock a. m., for furnishing all the manual
and doing all the Work necessary and re
quired to construct and erect a laundry at
the asvlum.
Work to tie completed within sixty days
from the date of tlie award of the contract,
failing in which the contractor shall pay to
the Board of Trustees of the asylum, as liqui
dated damages, the. sum of t-i per cay for each
and every day's delay in completing the con
tract. ... . , .
Bonds to accompany hid- required In the
penal sum of £fi in lieu thereof cash or cer
tified check in -he sum of s3* must he depos
ited with the secretary of the Board of Trus
tees. • . .
Bidders wl>. state an aggregate cf>“t for
doing the entire work. AU bids must be stat
ed in's-ritinf and in figures
All moneys will be returned to unsuccessful
bidders o< await! of cootr cl, and to success
ful bidders when contract is e teret' Into.
The B aard of Trustees reserves the right to
reject ooc or all bids
Plans and specifications may he examined
after March S3, at the office of the architect,
J. M. Dawson, Viroqua, Wls.
E. V. W krnick. C M. Butt,
A. 11. Dahl. Trust<?cs.
By Frepeiuck Welkins, Superintendent.
Elaborate toilets for church.
White petticoats on muddy days.
—Give Dr. Fox’s Tablets one trial
and you will leel imm diate relief. Ask
your druggis" shoal them.
Domestic Dept*
Badger L L sheeting
Lonsdale bleached muslin 7 C
Amoskag checked ginghams 5c
Large line of good calicos 5 C
Best calicos 6c
Hosiery dept-
Ladies’ 25c black hose with rib
bed top, our price 15c
Ladies’ black, tan or grey hose,
extra good for ioc
A full line of children’s black or
tan seamless ribbed hose at ioc
Grocery Department.
Good raisins per pound 5 C
Good prunes per pound 6c
Good peaches per pound 5 C
Good coffee, waranted i2*^c
Japan tea, warranted 30c
Yeast, all kinds 4c
Galvanic soap 4c
Maple City Soap, (anew lot) 9 bars
for 35c
Salaratus, (Ann and Hammer) 4
packages for 12c
Bulk Starch, extra quality 4c
“Ole” smoking tobacco, per pkg 4c
Best oyster crackers 8c
Pop corn 3 pounds for 5c
Dirkolene washing powder, a 4-lb
package for 19c
Ladies Cape and Suit Dept
We have a large line of ladies’ silk
capes from $3.75 upwards.
A good cloth cape with braid trim
ming in blue or black at $1.75.
A ladies’ skirt in black or colors lined
throughout with taffetta 99 cents.
Spe our new skirt at 1.25
Linen and duck skirts.
Lace Curtains
Full line from 50 cents upwards.
See our special $2.00 a pair lace cur
tains.
eud as it naturally is very hard to describe them
<'! to give an idea of the reduction, they must
be examined to give one an idea of the amount of
savinc. They will be shown by sample, on a
table in front part of the store.
To give an idea of the reductions made we
quote:
Thev are carefully selected from the best stocks
of shoes in America, and are offered at inaufact
urers prices. KEMEMBEIf! these prices hold
good one week oxi/r.
No Goods:
Charged :
7//art in Skagcn,
Merchant
Tailor,
casson: BLOCK.
I wish to call attention
to my extra fine line of
samples, the most com
plete asso.tment ever
brought to Viroqua.
Another Line About March Ist.,
56Q0.00
Every pi.ee of work
turned out of my
will be guaranteed as to i
Workmanship and mater-
Cleaning Repairing,Etc.,
Done Promptly.