Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08

them Were counting their chickens bel
fore they were hatched, making larg
amount of improvements, unnecessary
purchases, ETC., with the belief theH
would reap another harvest from theiE
tobacco crop. The result is that the,E
are heavily in debt, and with the general
fall of prices on other farm produce5
they will have considerable difficulty III
tiding over until another crop is raised j
This condition has had much to do with
the so-called hard times in Vernon!
county"
Arthur Rogers, Clifford, MassachuI
sets: 1--WE have spent very pleasant
winter and spring is opening up fine.|
Grass is quite green and we are com1
mencing to make gardens.
S. w. Metcalf, Sisson, California
Dear old CENSOR, long may it live.|
1t has been regular visitor in my
home for the last forty years.
Theodore E. Oftedahl, Stoughton. !.
''It is great pleasure to read the old
home paper and hear from so many of
my friends in Vernon county and else
where whom it would be impossible to
keek tab on otherwise.
G. W. Fowell, poor commissioner:
There has been many calls for aid the
present winter and / have found it not
easy to keep within the appr opriation
allowed by the county fathers, which
they reduced from some past years, but
we are doing very well in providing for
necessities of the unfortunate.
N. j. Olson. Wall, South Dakota
About fifty carloads of emigrant
merchandise and farm machinery have
arrived here this spring; country boom
ing"
Mary A. Savage, Valley Junction:
II can't think of my CENSOR being
dropped. 1t would seem like one of my
dearest friends being taken from me.
/ am an invalid and the CENSOR brings
ray of sunshine with it each week.
! shall remain, as long as live, one of
the big family" !"
w. H. Brown, Baldwin: al am ex-
ceptionally well pleased with my new
location. We have had very mild
winter and farmers are about ready to
commence seeding. April first will see
grain sown."
Henry M. Shisler, Marvin South
Dakota: 1.-The CENSOR is the frst
paper ever read, being in my fathers
family rs long as can remember. Be
without it; no, not as long as | can
raise bushel of grain on western soil.
People are doing well here. Politicians
hustling for Roosevelt and Taft dele
gates to the national convention"
1 4 n I.
in Canada we are more anxious than
ever to receive the weekly visit of the
old home news gatherer and distributor.
Grain little frosted in some parts last
season. We have not sold our wheat
yet; when we do the CENSOR will be
first to have our contribution.
Stella M. Barney, Prairie du Chen:
I'VE, like others of your subscribers,
look forward to the coming of the
CEsNoR as an honored guest, and after
our visit is over feel doubly repaid for
the preparation made"
Thos. w. Harper, Park Rapids, Min
nesota: Enclosed find eight dollars to
apply on subscription. We can't af-
ford to quit the family yet. -
receive the CENSOR promptly and it is
like receiving a letter from home.
Work on the great dam across the
Wisconsin river is pushed with wonder
full dispatch; carried on day and night.
Elmer 0rrison, Walla Walla, Wash
ington 81 certainly would miss your
peper and want to get onto that honot
roll | have been here for three years
and think thatwe have one of the fines.
countries TO be found anywhere. As
soon as have opportunity will tell tie
readers of the CENSOR some facts rn-
garding the Walla Walla valley. !
know that there are always people in
Vernon county who are looking west
ward, and as long as they are going to
leave Wisconsin they may as well come
to the best place outside of Wisconsin.
C. w. Reeve, Henry, South Dakota:
II have been planning to be in the
great homecoming of the CENSOR
family, but have been putting it off
from time to time but seeing the urgent
call for all to be there by April first |
thought would try and get in on the
last train. We could not get along
without the old home paper. II it does
ilDI arrive IdCH HIllay HlVii ihlS VIC AiI
very much disappointed. We note from
time to time Of the different people
who are coming TO different parts of
South Dakota, and many of them pass
through our town. If they would just
call us up and let us know when they
are going we would be at the depot and
say hello. Mrs. Reeve and myself had
the pleasure of meeting |. w. Switzer
while in Watertown recently"
Mandus Lundy, Letcher, South Da-
kota: 81 am working in a store in a
small town twelve mile west of Letcher.
The country is quite thckly settled
with good, industrious class of farm
ers, mostly Scandinavians; have good
schools and churches with a scarcity of
teachers. The public roads are in fairly
good condition, but could be improved
upon. II has been an elegant winter,
no snow TO speak of and not very cold;
IL below zero the coolest, and that only
for one day. Some farme 8 have COM
menced seeding
Charley jacobson of Bristow sec
tion, made the CENSOR eall while in
town last Saturday. He recently re-
turned from La Crosse hospital hav-
ing underwent an operation for cancer
Of the arm. He fears that he will
eventually loose the use of that member.
Mr. jacobson is more than gi ateful for
financial assistance rendered him in his
time of afFliction by members of Purdy
Wood!nan camp and other friends, hav
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