Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-11-18
ODD FELLOWS IN BANQUET
Annual Roll Call Brings Out Members in
Happy Social Event

night, when the Odd Fellows, RebekahS
and friends met for the joyful occasion.
Responses by letter from members long
since removed to other localities were
listened to, and these missives of love
and best wishes brought back pleasant
memories Of by-gone days. Oral re-
sponses by members present and musi-
cal Numbers furnished the entertain
ment until the banquet hour, when the
company sat down to groaning tables
literally stacked to the limit with
things good for the inner man. While
the attendance was smaller than last
year, the same happy spirit of fellow
ship prevailed which always makes
these events ones of pleasure and profit.
Ice cold ginger ale and cider at the
0ptimo.
Theodore johnson is employed at
the Lindemann grocery.
Try the 0ptimo far good cup Of
coffee and a sandwich.
Faye Lawrence of Viola visited his
brother, Paul, recently.
Miss Ella Adler spent few days
with relatives at Cashton.
-Branson Potts of La Crosse visited
relatives here for few days.
Miss Huldah and Minnie Wies spent
Sunday with La Crosse friends.
-Huldah Hauge of Westby spent
Sunday with Miss Nellie Wise.
Miss Blanche Wigginton spent Sun
day with her friend Mrs. p. Hegge of
Cashton.
Edith Drake , ent to Csshtcn. where
she will take charge of a district school
near there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anson De Jean of La
Fargo were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thornton Taylor.
Frank Groves is home from the
Dakotas, where he has been employed
for few months.
Granville Hall of Cashton attended
the annual roll call of the /. 0. o. F.
Lodge, Saturday night.
John Hall of Bloomingdale attended
the annual roll call of the Odd Fellows
lodge, Saturday evening.
"A party of Seventh grade pupils
enjoyed party Saturday evening in
rooms over Lucas jewelry store.
John Stoll and Frank Chase enter
tanned the members of the county board
at their Office rooms Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. 0strum, Mr..
and Mrs. Hans Davidson spent Sunday
at the home of Knudt Nelson near Fol-
som.
Mrs. David Harris has returned to
her home in La Fargo, after ten days
visit with her sister, Mrs. Thornton
Taylor.
Mrs. Chester MinshalI and little
daughter have gone to Brooklyn to
spend some time with her sister, Mrs.
Sweeney.
Maurice Lemen. who recently sew
cred his connection with the Republican,
has gone TO Cashton for STEADY sit
with the Record.
%. E. Davis has beautiful display
of ladies' purses and hand bags in his
window. The ladies especially are adj
mirers of the showing.
The management of the electric
theater win give away fine turkey to
the lucky person this week. Bring in
all your tickets Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Sweeney of
Brooklyn, New York, are the proud
parents of baby girl. Mrs Sweeney
was formerly Miss Sadie Wolfe.
DR.. Baldwin, dentist, is now To-
Gated over Stoll & Groves clothing store
in the new Ferguson building. Tele-
phone No. &c for day or night calls.
-Chas. S. Slack & Co. have some
good horses for sale cheap, if taken
this month. Can give easy terms for
bankable paper. See them this week.
Great bargains in young men S and
boys overcDats. 10 to 20 years. You
can save 25 to so per cent. by giving
these coats your attention. The Blue
Front store.
The city council has levied school
tax of nine mills upon the .axable prop
erty of the city for school purposes.
This is one mill in excess of the same
tax last year.
Sheriff Abner Silbaugh took the
county board over TO the Congregational
parlors, Friday evening, and filled them
up with delicious chicken pie served by
the ladies' of that church.
Bargains in the very latest suits
and overcoats. We are overstocked and
win make special prices on everything.
Must sell. A chance for bargains you
will not find elsewhere. The Blue
Front Store.
Timely advice has been issued by
the state board of health, the substance
of which will surprise many people who
are in the habit of having bonfres in
the fall evenings. They state that
burning leaves at night is cause of
throat trouble and some times diph-
liberia. They say to burn the leaves
during the day time.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Cummings Of
account of the illness of Mrs. Cum
ming's aged mother, Mrs. Biddison.
The patient, who is 80 years old, is
suffering with pleurisy. Mr.. Cum
mings came to Viroqua more than fifty
years ago and formerly owned the
furniture business now conducted by
0tteson & Steenberg.
AT last bright genius has discov-
cred way TO use the squeals of the
pigs slaughtered in the Chicago pack
ing houses. The squeals have been re-
corded on a monograph, to be used in
connection with moving picture exhi-
ffl5a, thus spelling the old-time boast
Of he packing house men that every
pa.1 of the animal is utilized, except
M The squeals.
8 e civil service commission announce
thu examinations will be held through
oul the state December 9Th for the fol-
lowing positions as employees in the
legislature in 1909: Assistant custodian
of document room. assistant sergeant