Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-06
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LOWER WEBSTER, April I've realize that
spring has come in all her splendor, and we
all join In giving her a hearty welcome, for
what is sweeter than the fragrant blooming
flowers and the warblngs of merry songstefs.
Our little valley is fiourishing-two saw
mills. two stores and 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. He will teach
our school again in the spring. -. Sunday
school will be organized next Sunday Sing
Ing school Is progressing nicely, with Prof.
Norris as teacher I'VE were very much
pleased by visit from the Morning Star
singing class not long since. Hope they will
come again. Thomas Markee makes fire.
quent calls at William Clemans of late. Me-
thinks hear the merry Ginning of wedding
bells echoing through the vale Miss Tyr
tie Hughes visited with her sisters, Mrs. Cora
DANES and Mrs. Phoebe Mosholder the past
week.. Miss Amy Marshall, the music teach
er from Rockton, 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 Bennotte Dolan... Elmer
Cowee, our Dung lawyer and orator, is home
from La Fargo, where he has been attending
school =. r. Nj. Newhen Is about TO lose ore
OF his best horses, an injured leg being the
cause. A. Newhen, the famous horse doctor,
Is attending it George Appeman and fam
lily visited at Bent Mosholder's, Sunday
Chas- Cowee has recovered from his recent
near Rockton. Our merchant, f. Calhoun,
was happily surprised not long since on
reaching home from New klondtke, TO lind
number of neighbors and RELATIVES gath
cred at his home to celebrate his birthday.
After partaling of a bounteous dinner the
party Joined in social chat and In the even
ing departed to their homes, feeling they had
a very pleasant time Joseph Wolfe is labor
in for John Sanders. of Dell. Miss Etfie
Newhen will soon leave us, to take up her
school in the BrodY district. several of the
little boys of this place we're guests at Il. Nj.
Newhen's, Sunday, it being the birthday of
his son Chester. :. Enos DANES is busy fenc-
ing his new farm near Wildcat bluff Man
sci Wirts has opened large sugar bush on
r. Nj. Newhen's farm. and has made several
gallons of maple syrup and q pound OF sugar.
-. Steven " ,lson and Levi Fulmer are work
ing at the Carpenter trade. Delbert San
ders was caught in the rain while wolf hunt
ing this week Miss Eliza Green has been
working at A Always. :. Henry Brooks
and Russell Collins are working at the saw
mill on T. Potts farm. Arson Green has
recovered from a long illness The misses
Ellie and Ida Newhen visited at Nj. Wirts,
Saturday Rev. Johnson has commenced a
series of revival meetings at the q b. church.
:. Thos. Markee and Ada Coleman went to
Trlppville, Saturday, to visit Mrs. Chef Wy
man, Mrs. Markees sister. They were storm
stayed, and could not return until Monday.
Our young farmer, Walter Smith. Is sell
dom seen on the creek of late, as he resides
most of the time on Buckeye ridge. Elmer
Cowee is frequent caller at Melvin Wirts.
go. William Wolfe, our noted trapper, looks
as cheerful as ever, as he wanders up ana
down the banks Of Webster creek. hunting
skunks. He has been quite successful thus
far, and has taken a partner in with him,
Henry Campbell, hunter and trapper I'D A.
Newhen says that whoever says the atlas.
which caused so much DISCUSSION recently is
worthless, is mistaken. He says 1t is an ad-
vancement in education, for his niece Miss
Amy Newhen, is at present completing
map of our town, taken therefrom to adorn
the walls of the Webster schoolhouse: Miss
Mandy Wolfe is working at Ed Perkins.
Aunt Katie Newhen has been visiting on
Buckeye ridge with her daughter Mrs, En-
ma Norris -. Thomas Potts is making fine
walk from the saw mill 10 his store.
APRIL-FOOL.