Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-19
Bits of Local News

haTtln NelSOn OF WesIDy was IN
Viroqua over Sunday.
Little Ruth Coles is visiting her
grandmother at Sparta.
Ray Henderson was taken sick on
Sunday with pneumonia.
Miss Stella Larson visited at Westby
over Sunday with her sister,
Miss Anna Halvorson of Westby
visited at Viroqua on Monday.
Hon. D. F. Mains, made business
trip to La Fargo on Thursday.
Miss Hazel Shannon of Westby was
guest of Miss Cora Lillis this week.
Miss Grace Roberts has returned to
| Viroqaa after an extended visit at La
Fargo.
Miss Rose Drew spent Sunday
with her friend Miss Bertha Olson at
Westby.
Misses Latamore and Bauerman
visited with Rena Buchanan at Westby
on Sunday.
The Ladies' aid of the Methodist
church met with Mrs. VIM. Bouffileur
this afternoon.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George McKinstry, bringing a
ten pound boy.
The new filing cabinet for the card
catalogue of the Viroqua library has
been received and is in position.
DIR. Christianson passed through
the city last Friday from la Crosse en-
route to his West Prairie farm.
Mrs. Sarles and Mrs. Buffers enter
tanned the w. C. T. u. at the home of
the latter on Tuesday afternoon.
There was a basket social at the
N. C. Hanson home last Saturday even
ing. A large crowd was in attendance.
-Clalde Baker returned on Monday
to his home il Ashton, South Dakota,
after visit here with his father, F. M.
Baker,
If you are going to buy any lumber
the coming season, just call and see
our grades and get prices of Tibbits-
Cameron Lumber Co.
Clarence Primmer, who has been
raiiroading on the Pacific coast extension
in South Dakota, Is spending a shc-
vacation with his parents here.
Mr.. J. F. Hall, L. 0. ar, E. O.
Thompson were Kickapoo callers at the
CENSOR Office on Saturday. The latter
gentleman has disposed of his farm.
Mrs. Sam Shower and daughter
Alma returned home from La Crosse
last Thursday after spending two weeks
with her sister, Mrs. E. E. Houghton.
VIM. Crook of Readstown was in
Viroqua Friday to meet his son Fred,
who returned from La Crosse where
he has finished course in book-keep-
| ing.
! Readers of the CENSOR should re-
member that they can still secure the
old reliable Chicago Inter-Ocean in con-
nection with this paper for 25 cents a
year.
The youngsters are getting into a
bad practice in the way of catching on
to farmers wagons and sleighs. Don't
do it boys, for someone will get serious
ly hurt.
The CENSOR has yet for distribution
a quantity of Wisconsin farm bulletins
and other public documents that are
good winter reading. Call and make
selections from the variety, free.
George Schweizer of La Crosse
i stopped at Viroqua Sunday night on his
way to Viola to attend the joint meet
ing of the La Crosse telephone company
and Richland Center telephone company
on Monday.
"A Milwaukee educator told a lot
of women school teachers in Milwaukee
that women should only marry when
they were able to support man. This
made his bearers laugh, but in actual
practice it will not seem so funny.
Miss Barbara Munson, who has
been at her home in Viroqua the past
month, has resigned her position as an
assistent IN our high school and will
remain at home with her mother. She
returned here to pack her effects and
take leave of her friends. Our school
loses an efficient teacher and her resig-
ration is regretted by all. -Montfort
Mail.
The 1908 Lenten season commences
on March 4th, the latest date in several
years. A list of some of the church
dates for the year is as follows: Ash
Wednesday, March d; Palm Sunday,
April II; Good Friday, April II; Easter
Sunday, April l9; Low Sunday, April
26; Ascension Day, May 28; Trinity
Sunday, June IA; Advent Sunday, No
vember 20.
DR. Suttle of this city has the honor
of district 5elegateship to the demo
cratic national convention conferred
upon him at the state convention in
! Milwaukee. While on that western
errand the doctor will visit friends at
I Seattle, Washington, and also extend
his trip to California, meeting friends
and relatives at San Diego and other
: points.
/ 1t is an unusual thing to witness
/ the use OF automobiles in this section in
winter season, but our people were
treated TO such an exhibition last Friday,
when Mr. III w. Curtis and campanion
came blowing into the city over rough
roads and through snowdrifts with a
Dig white steamer. Mr.. Curtis repre-
presents the Tanberg Auto Company
of Eau Claire and La Crosse, and was
making q demonstration that the auto
is useful for winter as well as summer
i seasons. The run from Cashton here
I was made in an hour and one half,
rough and drifted as the roads were.
In another portion of today's CEN
soR is published warning notice by
4 Sheriff Silbaugh, who by virtue of his
official position, is county truant officer
to look after the attendance at school
of children There should be general
cooperation of interest in this matter
of securing school attendance as the
law directs mot a harsh, untimely or
arbitrary enforcement but for the sake
of the rising generation, a plan and
method to bring about better condi-
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