Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-03-09

Cashton Beavers, at recent meet
ing added thirty recruits TO the colony
membership, bringing the number of the
order in that village up 70 better than
one hundred. Superintendent II. L.
Gardner conferred the degrees on the
Cashton members
Veteran Harvey f. Myers Of Hills
boro. is passing through an affection of
partial blindness, and specialists tell
him that he viii of necessity pass quite
long period of this unpleasantness be.
fore a delicate operation is permissible
that shall probably restore his sight.
Editor John II. Frazier of the Viola
lntelligeneer, has been notified of his
appointment by the bureau of labor and
commerce at Washington. as special
census sgent for the counties Of Craw-
ford and Vernon. This means that he
has been designated to perform special
service not required Of the regular town
and precinct enumerators.
Another of the hardy and faithful
| pioneer mothers of the town OF Whites
town has answered the last roll call to
higher duty and her name has been en-
shrined with valiant spirits gone on
before Mrs Henry 0'Connell died at
1 the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mat
teSson, March 3, after short illness.
MIR. and Mrs. O'Connell located in
Whitestown when that section was a
yeritable wilderness. reared large
/ family Of SONS ard daughters and per-
| formed well all the duties Of respon-
sible citizenship. The father was called
hence many years ago, and now the
companion OF his struggles goes to join
him in the rest that Is blessed
Relief Corps ladies of HilIsboro have
novel way OF replenishing the de-
pleted membership in their corps by
choosing sides and making eompeta-
tive struggle for numbers and funds to
carry on the work Of the order. II is
having beneficial results. A good stunt
that other corps might well emulate.
TT. Thorson has bought the CONNER
cial hotel at Readstown and moved from
| Wesby TO that village. Landlord Thor
/ son does not expect so be hotel keeper
| very long for he intends to dispose of
the property as soon as possible.
At La Crosse hospital, last We'd
day, Olga. the three yePr-old daugh-
Of Mr. and Mrs. Auguet Bay, Of Stod
dard, died from iDhammaeory rheuma-
/ tisn. Remains were taken home and
funeral services held last Sunday.
Because her brother refused to take
her to town with him, Freda Kledulow,
the 10 year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Louis Kledulow Of Monroe county
committed suicide by hanging herself
with clothes line on an 8-penny nail
IN the garrett Of her home.
Frank Leuck, Cashton poultry fan
cicr and breeder, tells the local paper
Of his experiences IN egg production.
From about l25 hens, in the short month
Of February. he gathered 1871 eggs, or
| 1444 dozen, which at the then prevail
ing price would amount TO over $50
The smallest number Of hen fruit taken
in any one day was As, and the greatest
number 76. In his natural exultation
Mr.. aeuck asks how do our cows com
pare with hiddy when il comes to revenue
produciug?" Ard then think of the
feed, the work and the time it requires
to care for the COWS compared to flock
Of hens.
Mrs. Van Fleet, wife Of a Sugar
Grove farmer, died suddenly from
heart failure one night last week.
After making complaint of being III she
passed away before medical aid could
be summoned.
Hog Kept Alive By Doc
A news item from Dane county tells