Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-04-24
OUR COUNTY GLEANINGS.
From the Brain and Pens OF the Censors
Live County and village Writers
CuoN.

Coon VALLEY, April 49, Farmers
are busy seeding. Roads are in bad con-
dition and times are unusually dull for
this season of the year. !. .Chas. E. Lind
returned yesterday from De Soto where
he has been for the past few days get
ting acquainted with his family The
Coon Valley Dand boys will give a pub
lie picnic on May II. Refreshments will
he served and all are invited to come
1t and have a good time and enjoy
themselves. The boys are making good
progress and this will be their first APP
pearance before the public. Let's all
turn out and encourage them all we
can. Lucas Gril:s rud is still roaming
over the wild west. Last we heard of
MIN he was chasing grizzly bears in the
Rocky mountains Of Montana. Win
Hanson is driving the cream wagon for
j. A Mills. Our creamery will COM
mence TO make daily runs on the 22nd
instant. They are now receiving about
5000 pounds on each running day. go.
Nordal Neprud is putting up new barn
-, Our Woodmen boys are getting
right to the front. They will initiate
FIVE new members on next Saturday
evening, the Goth instant. Pete Glenn
ents and John Stuempges have finished
saving at Monsters and have moved
to c. Thrune's, where they have good
setting to saw ont. ANONYMOUS.
STERLING.
RETREAT, April 15.-Since no one has
been letting the outside world know
anything of our little burg. | thought
perhaps / could write few items of in
terest Our tobacco raisers are pre-
pairing their tobacco beds. Frank Sal
lander, Fred and Charley Gibbs left for
Dakota about three weeks since, where
they will most likely be for some time
-. The NJ w A, which has held its
meeting on Monday evenings, changed
its meeting time to Saturday evening. l..
Our school begins today, with Jessie
Davis still as teacher. We hope she will
have as good success rs before. . Mr.,
Noel Gardner is clerkirg in Yves Bates
store The Ladies Aid will have an
ice cream sociable at the home of Mr..
Ransom Bates next Friday afternoon
and evening, Mrs Edwin Broadhead
has been very sick with rheumatism bat
is slowly improving Frank Davis is
having his barn painted. 1t seems like
James Side and James Rusk are seen in
Retreat quite often. Easter services
were observed at the NJ. Z. church i. .
Congregational Sunday school began
yesterday. with the following officers:
Charles Bishop. superintendent; Rev.
Everts assistant Grace Lombard, sec
rotary; Mrs. f. J. Davis treasurer. 10.
Mrs John s. Gibbs died at her home,
Saturday, April 6. Funeral services
were held at the Congreg ttional church.
Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
Everts RIP V AN WINkLE.
KNUTE HOLLOW, April 22-Although
farmers are very busy with spriug work
we will endeavor to send in few items
from our neighhorhood. The school
at Bristow commences today, with Miss
Otteson as teacher Ole Lien is in our
burg Only few from this neighbor-
hood attended the dance at Purdy
Oscar Munson is going into the carp4n-
ter trade. He Is at present building
tobacco shed near Brush Greek . Ole
Ottum Of La Crosse. spent few days
here on business Mrs. w Barker of
Brush Greek visited her brother, X.
Munson, last Sunday Henry Simon
son made flying trip to Viroqua last
Friday Miss Amanda Fortner visited