Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-10
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BLooMINGDALE, Jan Our schools |
commenced again on the Bird after the |
holiday vacation Both teachers spent |
the vacation at their home Gus Nor |
terud and Thos. Pierce were in Viroqua
on business Saturday The telephone
central office has been moved from Nor
terud Bros. store TO the Rustad store
where Miss Rustad will attend TO the
switchboard This will give the patrons
some Sunday service that they have not
had heretofore, Morterud Bros. retain
telephones on the farmers line and the
toll lines Thos. Pierce attended far
mers institute at Cashton on Friday but
on account of the storm did not get
home until Saturday Eight. Oar mail
service has been somewhat irregular the
past week on account of the impossible
roads aud today we had Sunday mail for
the first time j. y. Wigginton who
has been buttermaksr here for the past
two years severed his connection
with the creamery here the first of the
year He moves to La Fargo tomorrow
All patrons of the creamery hated to
have him leave as he is hard TO beat as
butter maker. He is succeeded by G.
NJ Emerson, q graduate Of the Mime
soto Dairy school. who comes highly
recommended Mr.. and Mrs Emerson
occupy the Mrs Hanson residence. ....
Andrew Dahl of Saratoga Wyoming
accompanied by his sisters Hannah and
Caroline of Osseo, Wis are visiting at
Morterud's Inga Nelson of Westby,
has been visiting with friends here the
past two weeks. Oscar Morterud left
Friday for visit to La Crosse, Grand
Rapids and possibly other points. p
Hanson and Frank Psrr were st Viroqua
on business Friday . Quite lot of to-
nacco was taken down during the damp
weather Dolph ane Ralph Markley
are shaving hoops in the old Jefson
house and are in the market for all the
hoop poles in the country Mrs. Maren
Hanson who Is spending the winter in
La Crosse with her sons, recently spent
few DAYS here looking after her prop
erty Mrs. c. Larson and daughter
Alma, of La Crosse spent few days at
Morterud's recently 49,, Roland Haney
is home after almost q year absence In
Minnesota where he was time keeper
for large mining company g. A few
from here attended the concert at West
by last Tuesday evening Ida Bsgstsd
has gone to Westby to work in one of
the tobacco warehouses. Mr.. and Mrs
Nels Matson of La Crosse and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Helgeson of WestDy visited
at Jefson's recently. Petra Stigen is
on the sick list There will be a dance
at Pierces hall next Friday night with
good music and good order, so come and
have a good time VIM. Pierce and
| family are now residents of our village
L. 10 30 10
TO Will as he was here most of the time
anyway =. Miss Emily Hage of Westby,
visited friends here part of last week
Treasurer Rustad has at last received
the tax roll and the annual complaint of
high taxes can again be heard. He re-
ports collections slow .Sverre Void
came MP from Madison where he is at
tending dairy school. to spend the holt
days with his parents ~ Will Pierce
made trip TO La Fargo Yesterday ~
Martins Nordlie arrived from North
Dakota few days ago and Is stopping
at John Hanscn's. During the year
Just closed our creamery made Isl, 673
pounds of butter, gain over 1904 of
50, 499 pounds . The concert and enter.
tainment by Messrs. Holverson, Nelson
and Fritzvold. Mrs Fritz7old, Miss
jackson and Miss Halvorsen was O. X
but owing to cold weather and bad roads
the crowd was rather small .. John
Jefson who has been making visit here
expects to leave for Westby tomorrow
Wm Cole returned from Iowa, where
he went month ago to see his father,
and visit other relatives The Mystic
Workers lodge No, 6fi will install the
following officers at their meeting on
Wednesday night. Oluf Jefson, project;
Melvin Swenson, marshal. NJ G, Rog-
stad banker. VIM. Brown, Sentinel
VIM Hanson, monitor Martin Melby,
secretary. Ray Melvin. warder On
next Thursday night the Modern Wood.
man Camp will install the following Of
hcers J. / Dewitt, venerable consul
John Olson, banker; O. G. Lewis, escort:
VIM, Pierce, sentry Phil Appleman,
worthy advisor: w. A. Lewis, clerk JAS
Widmer, Waterman . On Saturday
night odd Fellows lodge will follow suit
by installing S. W Mossholder, noble
grand O. NJ Larson, vice grand Peter
| Hanson secretary P. Melvin treas.
urer VIM. Standiford warden; Emmett
! Dickson, conductor. NJ. A..G.
GENOA
! GENOA, Jan s Sam Good and fam.
! lily are visiting relatives near VirCuua
The home Of Willie Page, who lives
about mile below town was burned to
| to the ground He and his mother were
| both absent from home James Lay
1 Ian of Reno, Minnesota, was Genoa
caller. Sunday Mrs Fred Patterson.
of Highwood. Minnesota is the guest of
/ her parents Albert Schubert visited
/ Chas. Green, at Reno one day last week