Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-20
Merry Christmas.
Remember the unfortunate

New ear resolutions.
Mrs Max Roman went to Moline,
Illinois, 20 visit her daughter.
Only three more business days till
the Christmas shopping will be over.
Walter Ledmsn has become sole
proprietor Of the Viroqua bakery, Mr..
Moore retiring
William Johnson ard family Of
Genoa, who recently sold tiseir farm,
have removed to Montsna.
Albert Ward, 2 member Of the U.
S. Navy, is spending vacation period
with relatives at ReadstOwn.
Isn't she a beauty that four-page
colored and illustrated Christmas sheet
that goes out with this issue of the
CENSOR.
The Venerable William Hall of Ro-
nance, who is upwardsof ninety years,
recently slipped and put one Of his hips
out Of joint.
AT the advanced age of eighty-nine
years the father Of r. v. Wernick died
at De Forest. He was a pioneer of
Dane county.
From pneumonia the wife of Frank
Stepka, Jr, died, leaving husband and
three small children. They reside in
Greenwood town.
Mo present can bemore appreciated
by distant relative OF friend than a
copy of the CENSOR for the new year.
Try it, you, as many are doing.
Oscar l.. johnson, son OF Th0s.
johnson of Viroqua town, has joined
prominent real estate firm of La Crosse,
moving his family from Fennimore.
Archie ID. Sbreve, a town of Green
wood young man, has entered school
of telegraphy at st. Paul to learn the
mysteries of lightning transmission.
Cards from General and Mrs. Rog-
ers tell that they arrived safe on the
''other side" and are enjoying a season
of sightseeing in Rome, Florence and
Viene.
In the town Of Marietta, Crawford
county, night fire burned the barns
on the farm Of Joseph o. Mare, to-
gether with four horses and twenty
two COWS.
Mr.. Ed. N Kilmer, who has been
working on DR.. Porter's dairy farm,
has accepted place as assistant TO j.
w Thayer 10 his lumber yard and
feed store.
George Livingston dropped into
town 70 pass greetings and visit for a
day with his brother Arthur He is
now located or Montana grain and
stock ranch.
What next. pray? Readstown has
skunk hide thieves. they having broken
into the busiHess place Of Walter Hall
and taken SIS worth Of this sweet
scented commodity.
"A few nights since the good frame
sidence on the old Frank Hayden farm
naNr BrisloW, was destroyed by fire
IIs place was vacant at the time. Par
tial insurance was carried.
Mrs. J M. Rusk and daughter Mary
departed for winters sojourn in
Southern California, on Tuesday last
Los Angeles will be their headquarters,
as il has been for the past two winters
Prof Aug +. Smith, head Of the
county training school, is spending his
holiday season pleasantly CD in La
Crosse hospital taking treatment for an
aggrayating trouble of long standing.
r Or. Fred A. Tate of Rice Lake,
dropped in and spent Sunday with his
father and sisters. He was enroute to
Milwaukee to attenda meeting of the
state dental board, Of which he is pre-
sident.
Miss Eeanore Thomas. musical in
structor in the city and training school,
goes to Fennimore TO pass holiday vaca-
tion with the Shepard family, with
whom she lived during four years when
they resided here.
= Bob May writes from California to
his brother in this city that they are
about to commence their orange har-
vest. The Mays have been in Califor-
mia about two years, and acquired
valuable fruit farm.
Thrice a Merry Christmas, is the
wish of the CENSOR to every reader,
every citizen of Vernon county, Wis
consin, and throughout all christendom.
May there be no clouds of darkness, sor-
row or affection to any human being
John w. Marshall and daughter
Pearl have returned TO the city and viii
again take up housekeeping, occupying
a portion Of Eleck Thompson resi-
denee. The Marshalls have resided at
Stoddard and Genoa for the past two
years.
Old Santa may have troublesome
roads TO get over this season, but dis
pair not, ye little folks, the old fellow
will do his duty as he has been doing
for past generations, Santa has never
yet been baifeled in his plans. His press
eace will be felt at the churches and
homes.
DIR. Chas. Il. Mayo, of the cele-
brated Rochester surgical institution,
from whom so many of our citizens have
received relief by his operations, him
self submitted to the surgeons knife.
While in New York he was suddenly at
tackled with appendicitis and underwent
operation.
Mr. Ole l.. Olson. who accompanied
Ole diversion on prospecting tour to
Texas, has returned, but not till he had
purchased q quarter section of land
Both gentlemen speak encouragingly of
their hopes and belief in the Lone Star
state. They expect to remove there
before spring opens.
The first of series of festivities to
be given by the Knights of Pythias dur
ing winter months, was carried through
last Wednesday night nc tn local club
and lodge rooms-a 800 party. which
was enjoyed by many members Of the
order and .aeir ladies'. Refreshments,
of course, was q strong element in the
evening Of fellowship
- The CENSOR is IN receipt of a La
WA, Montana, paper giving details of
the death Of Herbert ]. Banks, at that
place, having been killed on a railroad
crossing while driving over the same
with team lie was a nephew Of
William II Banks, formerlyof this city.
now a resident of Belmont, short dis
lance from the scene Of the awful af-
fair. Young Banks was twcnty-fcar
year old. His parents are residents Of
Mincng, Wisconsin.
Louis s. Thomson. enternrisino,