Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-10
TELLS OF FORMER vERNoNIrES.
Banker Frazier EnumerAtes Many About
Him in Minnesota.

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Closing business letter to the CEN
SoR, Hon. s Lee Frazier, a native JEFF
ferson town bog, who has prospered' f.
nancially and become a popular factor
in his section Of Minnesota, writes from
his home at Verndale:
The old Vernon county people for the
most part are we'll as usual nd seem to
be enjoying life. e G: James is still in
the furniture business and Is enjoying
quite good health, better in fact than
some years since. Mrs James is not
very strong. She had & cancer removed
while back and although the operation
was successful it left her weaker than
she was won't to be, however she is do
ing nicely under the circumstances.
David Stevenson and wife left for
Los Angeles, California, in November
This makes their seventh trip to that
far off land They rather expect TO re-
main this TINA rs Mr. Stevenson thinks
of investing there and making it his fu-
tnre home We are ali sorry to lose
them, but what is our loss is gain for
somebody else.
Hank Ailen and wife are still on earth
and feeling pretty good this winter.
Mr. Allen is along in years now as all
his old frienis there must realize, but is
still able to lay many = younger fellow
on his back Grant and E.arry are liv-
ing at Bottineau, North Dakota Guy,
the youngest boy. is married also, and
lives at Staples, this state.
D. w. Seal and children are living in
the old home and Wheat IS chipper as
you please. OF course he isn't quite as
good man as he used TO be, but You
hadn't better tell him 80, for he would
not run from Jack OBrien today.
Sherm ia in Salt Lake City with the In
ternational Harvester company. He Is
married anu has . baby. He may have
more than oTis wife seeing he lives in
Utah, but one was ali at last report.
Sherm was well known as kid in Vi~S-
qua and the whole country round about
AS boy he had a great mouth and it
has been growing ever since. used TO
think, and told him. his mouth wonld
kill him Off for any kind of business, but
there is an exception to every rule they
say, and he seems to be the exception in
this case When / was attending high
school in Niroqua Sherm made life
burden to mo He led a gang and made
Rome howl about every night He dub
bed me 'eFraZieTs Axle Grease and
would go ne mile out of my way any
time to avoid him and his crowd He
and grew to be great friends after
wards and there is no boy on earth to-
day | would rather see prosper than
this same Sherm Seal. Birdie" Seal
married one of our merchantsand has q
family of five nice boys and girls. Her
health has not been the best for some
years back. Mabel is now Mrs. Merrill
and lives in town Burton, Glen and
Bessie live with their father, the latter
acting as housekeeper. Bessie is fine
girl and pretty as picture When her
mother died she got into the harness at
once and makes d dandy housekeeper.
Here's hoping some nice fellow will get
her by and by.
l. D. Frazier, youngest son of E. S.
Frazier, is with us in the bank as assist
ant cashier.
Willard r. James, only son OF G.
James, is married and settled down
He is foreman of the Dover Lumber
Company "a va ] ~ this Point. Willard.
like his Old man, quite musical, and is
always in demand IN society events.
Simon Seal l:yes four miles west of us
and owns nice farm. He has an ex.
ceptionally good farm dwelling and is
getting on nicely. His family is grown
mp now and he has some strapping big
boys ssad good lockers.
Mrs. Myra Mcmillan owns home
here and is comfortably situated Her
daughter Mary is married to N. a. Lee
superintendent of onr electric light
plant
George Hunter, who is well know by
many of your people, is now in the Sol
diers Home in Minneapolis.
Mrs. c. G. Lane lives in Verndale and
is one Of our pioneers. Her health is
not very good. The whereabouts of G.
G himself is unknown
My family consists of my wife and
two children, the boy, Earl, is 21 years
of age and is in the state university,
this being his second year. The girl,
Edna, is in her ninth year We lost two
girls, both Of whom would have been
young ladies had they lived l will
soon be an old man, along towards fifty
and some gray around the edges, but
still think | would have no difficulty in
working my way into almost any young
peoples society.