Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-12-26
OLDEh HOLIDAY SEASONS
cULLINGS TAKEN FROM OLD CENSOR
FILES.
Paper Was Rather Silent on Subject Of
Christmas Observance Then
Few News Items
[From the Censor of December p. 1851


Few News Items.
[From the Censor of December 25. 1867
Merry Christmas to ALI Today is the
day of merry -makings, gifts and good
fellowship. By long customs in Christ
mas lands this day is held in especial
veneration, and coming as it does the
first of the holidays, it has the most
joyous welcome of ALL On Christmas
We all expect to enjoy ourselves, and
remembrances of by-gone festivals and
half-forgotten jollities fit through Il e
memory dreamily. 1t is a good thing
for humanity in this hurry-skurry
world of our making, to find at least
one time which may without question
be given up to relaxation-t the holidays.
Thanksgiving is New England institu-
ton, and has not become sufficiently
rooted in the general mind of the west
to be called an undisputed festival day:
many do not observe it at ALL But who
does not think of Christmas, and re-
member it as an old-time friend; as
promoter of good nature, time of
feasting for doth body and mind? Long
may the dear old custom be observed.
and long may our readers live to enjoy
the pleasures of the yearly yuletide fes-
tivities.
Last Saturday we had the first real
snow storm of the winter, and now we
are enjoying good sleighing The
ground was so dry, however, that it
viii take much greater body of snow
to keep up the sleighing than it would
have done with damp frozen earth,
but we hope for long continuance of
the present admirable roads
At the regular communication of La
Belle lodge No. S4, f. and A. NJ, on
the evening of December 18th. the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: S. c. Lincol, w. NJ c. Nj.
Butt, S. w. w. S. Pturdy, ]. w; Car
son Graham, treasurer; John r. Cas-
son, secretary.
From the Censor Of December y. 1853
Taxes in these hard times, when there
is so much said about hig taxes, it may
be interesting to find out the proper
tion which the several items of taxation
bear to the whole amount. The village
tax is mills The state county and
town taxes are l6-l00 mills, made up,
approximately, as follows: state school
tax II mills, and town tax ! mill The
average tax imposed by the school dis
tricts of this town, directly by the peo-
pie, is 33-l00 mills. which added TO the
town tax, also imposed directly by the
people, amounts to just about half of
the total tax.
The advertisement for proposals for
carrying the United States mails for
the years succeeding the 1gt of july
next, is published We do not note any
changes for the service in this vicinity
except these:
The route from Viroqua to Richland
Center is made semi-weekly, and it is
specified that one of the trips each week
shall be by way OF Liberty postoitice,
omitting Newville and Kickapoo Cen
ter Proposals for tri-weekly service
are also invited, the third trip, like the
first, to be by way of Newville and
Kiclxapoo Center.
Tb4 route from Richland Center to
De Soto is discontinued, the route ad-
vertised being from Bad Ak to De Soto,
once a week, as now served.
The route from La Crosse to Lansing,
serving Stoddard Warmers Landing,
Genoa, Victory and De Soto, in this
county, is now tri-weekly route, we
think but under the advertisement for
proposals it is hereafter to be but semi
weekly.
While this mail service is being ar
ranged, we should like to see an effort
made to get direct mail route estab-
lished between this place and De Soto.
A tri-weekly service on such route
would be a great convenience to the
public, and with proper effort on the
part of citizens living on the proposed
route, we do not see why it could not
be secured.
A Christmas tree will be prepared by
the friends of the Viroqua SUNDAY
schools next Friday evening, in the
M ethodist church. There viii be three
trees, sufficiently large, and all who
may wish to avail themselves of this
medium of conveying presents to theil
friends, are at liberty to do so.
1t is requested that all presents, if
possible, be handed in to the committe >,
at the church, as early as O'Clock on
Friday afternoon, in order that they
may have sufficient time in which to ar
range them on the trees All are in
vited to attend. Doors opened at the
first ringing of the bell.
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