Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-28
In THE EARLY HOLIDAYS
CHRISTMAS IN VIRooUA THIRTY THREE
YEARS AGO
Little Of Local Character Doing Thsn-A Third Of a
Century News Notes as Gathered From Censor
Files-0ld Familiar Names Recalled Sad and
Pleasant Memories Renewed

| century news NoteS as uathered From CenSo
Files-0ld Familiar Names Recaned-Sad an
Pleasant Memories Renewed
A glance at the CENSOR files of third
of a century ago, 1871, reveals the fac
that the papers of those days contained
little of local nature regarding Christ
mas and the holidays. In only one item
As the joyful season referred to in the
| CENSOR issue of Christmas week, thirty
three years ago. We reproduce nearly
every nqm of local news character
| printed that week, as follows:
! Tuesday morning of this week the
/ thermometer registered 30 below zero.
John Henderson, Jr,, advertises forty
acres Of land for sale by auction
H. p. Proctor was admitted to the
bar at the present term of the circuit
court.
We are obliged to Gen. Rnsk, con.
| gresham from this district. for copy
of the annual report Fifth Auditor for
1871, also for copies of the Daily Globe.
The meeting to organizs horticul-
tural society, set for last Thursday even
| ing, was a failure. not enough attend
! ing to organize. A constitution was re-
| ported, but no action was taken upon it.
Dr.J. a. Lee lec.ured dlast Sunday even
| ing in the Congregational church. as
| per announcement on ''The Mission Of
| Secret Societies. Owing to the very
stormy day and evening, few were pres
| ent, which we regret for the lecture
was deserving OF a large attendance
The following named persons were
| admitted TO citizenship at the present
| term Of the circuit coure for this county:
Casper Simonson, Bernard Breidenbach,
Anton Eilertson, Charles Zietlow, Mich.
ael Nolan, Ole Nerison, SYand Olson,
Samuel Hill, William Fox, William
Hall, H. HooversoD, Christian Ellivsen,
Bernhard Mahr, George Neville,
Tuesday evening of last week. on the
arrival of the Prairie du Chen stage in
this village. a German woman who was
travelling northward, found that her
child about two years old, was dead in
her arms, The child had been sick on
| the road, and was restless, but about
| S miles from this village it suddenly
! became quiet, and the mother thought
| It had fallen asleep. Prompt aid was
rendered the unfortunate woman; Mr.
| Barnard provided a coffin, and the
| stricken mother proceeded on her Jour
ney with her dead child's remains.
The annual meeting of the Vernon
County Agricultural society was held at
| the secretarys office in Viroqua last
Wednesday evening The following Of
| 1cere were chosen:
Presldent-John C Davis
} Vice Presidents-J W Hoyt D A Bean
I and Geo. Spurrief.
| Secretary-S c. Lincoln
| TreasUfBr-RaIph Hall
| Executive COmmlttee-F. X. Van Wagner.
| John Hays, +, A. stark w + Mcconnell J.
/ Henry Tate,
A committee consisting of John G
Davis, Ralph Hall and T. K Van Wag.
oner, was appointed to revise the con.
stitution and bylaws and to report al
a meeting called for the purpose, and
which was adjourned to meet Wednes
day evening December S0th.
MARRIED
ia Seneca, Crawford county, November "a
-c. sS the EeE. r. Valentine, MIR. Marcu5 A
| fhhlips of Yroqua. TO Miss Laura Z. Aas her
La the town Of Union, December 10th, 1871
| by the Rev. A. shambauRh, Mr. James Valeu
| tine lvord TO Miss Harriet Marian Hurd,
a the town of Franklin, December 9th, 1871,
| by the Rev 4. q. J0ve Mr. Hans Hansen
| selm 10 Miss Mari Endresdatter Hestethum.
/ lsS tut same IN the town OF sterling, DeCem-
| per TN, ISL, Mr.. Simon Lauriiz klueyer Of
| Utica. Crawford county, 20 Miss Anna S.
/ Jerman OF Sterling,
n the town Of Union, pecember 3rd, 1871,
/ BY Thomas a. Daniel. Esq Mr.. James w.
| Kidd to Miss Caroline A Peck.
Rumors of small pox thick and fast
| They have it at Mount Sterling, Batavia,
Lynxville, Lansing, etc, fearfully. So
| says the rumors. The facts are that
perhaps it is so and perhaps it isn't We
| have the Lansing Mirror of last Thurs
| day, in which DIR, J. W Davis and
Messrs. Shaw and Hemenway, as board
of health state that there have been in
! Lansing but two cases of smallpox and
| five of varioloid.
1t was rumored last Saturday that
| there was q case of small-po in this
| city, but DR.. 6ctt who attended the case,
tells us on Tuesday that there ia no sign
| of smallpox on the patient and it would
| probably have been developed by this
| time if that were what allied him
On Saturday next the people Of the
| town Of Whitestown are to vote on a
| proposition TO give 50, 900 aid TO the
| Northwestern railroad company, toward
paying the right Of way through the
| township The interest is not to be paid
| until a depot is located within half a
| mile of |. p. Strong's corner and the
| payment Is to be made in annual sums
| of $1,000 each, beginning February 1st
| 1877, and the interest to be paid annual
| ly on the first day Of February following
completion Of the road. This aid Is not
more than can be easily paid ny the town.
| and there is no doubt flat IL would be q
| paying investment The town can well
| afford TO give that much TO every road
| that is built In or through.
| One Of the best features Of Christmas
eve this year in Yiroqua, was the Santa
| CLAUS visit paid to most If not all the
houses in the village by a party which
| distributed by the hand of old Santa
, himself, presents for the children in
| Aouse The old man was extensively
| got up for the occaMon, and looked and
&C ed his part we'll
The heaviest snow storm Of the sea-
son set in last Friday morning, and con
| tin1ed without interruption until about
Saturday noon. We think al much as
J eighteen inches Of snow fell and as the
wind was high on Saturday some very
/ large drifts aave been formed.
/ Allen Rusk has returned from his
visit to Morgan county, Ohio, after a
| pleasant time. He reports things rather
/ behind the age in the old country
/ Rev and Mrs DeLap return thanks
/ 90 their friends for fine toke4s Of affec-
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