Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
Locals

Mrs. j. w Hoyt of Chaseburg
visited in the city with relatives and
old friends.
Miss Allie McLin of La Fargo is
visiting this week with Miss One. a
Shower, north of town.
Editor ]. w. Haughton and wife
of Westby were in the city for Sunday
passing the time with relatives.
William Wallace Mccoy of Valley
and Miss Clara May Allison will be mar
ried at the home of the bride near On
tario, tomorrow.
Miss Bessie Somerfeld is home after
a three weeks visit on Datch Ridge.
She received.a fac gold watch for her
birthday.
DIR. Martin Hagen of Soldiers Grove
was married to Miss Edna johnson of
Cashton on Tuesday. They left i'm
mediately after the wedding for Nor
way, where they will visit for three
months.
Sheriff Root and family have taken
possession of the new sheriff. depart
ments at the Jail. The quarters as
completed are commodious and suitable
for the purpose for which they were
constructed.
MIR. and Mrs. Ole j. Stoke have
removed from Hartford to Florida.
They formerly resided at Stoddard and
Mrs. Stoke is daughter of Mrs. Jos.
Denning of this city. and late teach
er of the county.
Talking about the weather, what s
become of the old fashion man whose
weather wisdom was summed up in the
following lines: "Cold and dry for
wheat and rye, hot and wet for corn
ann oats?"
Mrs. B. Somerfeld is receiving a
visit from her old friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. Casper of Wonewoc. The ladies
have not met for thirty-four years. 1t
was very joyful meeting.
Miss May McKittrick departed from
her teaching station in Indiana for a
summers vacation abroad, expecting
to travel extensively in numerous coun-
tries of Europe and take some special
educational training.
Vegetation was never so far ad-
vanced at this season of the year as
now. The growth in May has been
most remarkable. Fine showers and
beaming sunshine have combined to
make man happy in the prospects for
the harvest of the year.
From a Highland, Kansas, local
paper we learn that at q late examina-
ton Prof. w. c. T. Adams, a we'll
known Vernon county boy and teacher,
was examined in theology and ordained
to the gospel ministry. Will is now
and has been president of Highland col
lege for one or more years.
Hon. Philip Boutfieur and daughter,
Mrs. P. H. Oftedahl, returned from
their winters sojourn in California.
They had the pleasure of visiting many
former Vernon county people in the
golden and other western states. Mr..
Boutfleur looks the picture of health
with good western brown on his fea-
lures. notwithstanding the fact that he
met with an accident which made his
winter not altogether pleasant.
A clipping from a Claremount,
South Dakota, paper, gives the infor-
nation that Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. 0.
Bush have been re-engaged to continue
charge of the public schools of that
place the ensuing year. In comment
ing on the matter of their schools the
past year has been best in history of
the schools. The board has been for
tunate in retaining Mr.. and Mrs Bush. /"
Growers are preparing ground for
tobacco transplanting. With favorable
weather we shall not be surprised to
learn that few have set plants before
the close of the present week. A Hills
ooro writer says that one farmer IN
that section put in his plants ten days
ago. AS a general proposition June
10th is plenty early. John Ellefson Of
Franklin, set 8 hslf-acre of tobacco
plants on Saturday last. He will finish
planting this week. So far as report
ed he is first TO commence and first to
finish in this part of the country. sS