Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-06
-December.

Treasurer Belland.
County school board convention in
Viroqua tomorrow, Thursday.
-Burtin Wilt returned from Iowa to
the home of his parents in Webster.
Geo. A. Williams and wife go from
Hillsboro to Florida to spend the win
ter.
Elmer, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bergh, returned from Montana to pass
the winter.
Charley Lieurance has disposed of
an interest in his West Lima mercan-
tile business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Hagan are be-
ing Congratulated upon the arrival of
a young daughter.
John johnson and Carl Hagan of
Void, Montana, have been visiting
numerous relatives in the city.
VIM. Rockwell, manager of Muncie
cheese factory, is branching out, hav
ing taken charge of Yuba factory.
Marcus Sather and wife of Coon
Valley celebrated their tin wedding an
niversary, a number of friends surprising
them.
w. II. Pulver arrived home from
Montana and the west, where he spent
some weeks with his daughter, Mrs.
Harry Adams.
Revenue officers are reported to
have compelled three Hillsboro saloon
men to pay penalties for not having
government licenses.
The Philathean society will meet in
basemei 1t of Christian church Friday
evening at 7:30 All young people of
city are especially invited.
The De Soto Argus has two-col-
umn write.up of its prominent citizen,
Richard NJ. McAuley, who has resided
there for about sixty-five years.
Miss Ella Wilson and Mr.. and Mrs
Bert Wilson drove to Viola on Sunday
to visit the C. E. Holcomb family.
Mrs. M. D. Brown accompanied them.
Miss Mabel Lunke of La Crosse and
Miss Carrie Bryhn of West Salem, were
guests or Hans Thompson for sometime,
t|eturning to their homes Thanksgiving
%sLy.
EGlenn Blakely, La Fargo boy, re-
cent graduate from Widmer's Wausau
business college, has been installed as
book-keeper for manufacturing firm
at Colby.
Mrs. VIM. Hayes i'd daughter
Eunice and Miss Carmichael came home
from De Soto to spend Thanksgiving
vacation. The young ladies are teach
ing there.
Mrs. Nancy Bort went to Aberdeen
to spend Thanksgiving with her son
Jesse and wife, where she will remain
some time. Geo. ID. Thompson of Hills
boro accompanied her.
-Thos. Pierce was a caller from
BIoomingdale, yesterday. He says
that bis son Morris, who was shot on
Halloween night, just returned home
from La Crosse hos pitai
--hIavor Mork, Pew BeckhoIt, Char
les Wheeler, Gerald Heal and Loren
DeGarmo were at La Crosse last Fri
day to attend a state conference of
Young Mems Christian Association.
Herb. H. Rabbit and Henry Moon
went to North Carolina in expectation
of doing concrete work there during
the winter. They were induced to the
move by influential parties in the south.
The scores of the Westby rife clut
were finished Thanksgiving day, and
the result of the weekly shooting for
the season was: First, w. E. Butt,
800 shots, total 1884; second, John Pet
erson, $50 shots, total 1881.
There never was such blacksmith
harvest as the past month. Every
available smith has been pressed intt
service. Viroqua's six shops have had
more horse-shoing than they could do
work as they would, day and night.
Rev. Barber at the Methodist church
gave the customary discourse to young
people on the first Sunday evening OF
month. On Friday evening he will talk
of his experiences while missionary
in Africa, and all are urged to attend.
Friends and fraters of Frank A.
Chase of Spokane. Washington, learn
with satisfaction that he is soon &c
have the highest honors in Free Ma.
sonry conferred upon him, the thirty
third degree.
Patrick Finney, pioneer of West
Prairie section, who moved to other
parts, died in a Chicago hospital on g
recent date. His daughter, Mrs. Johr
Weber of the city, reached Chicago III
time to see her father alive and remain
to attend the fuderal.
Mrs LarsT. Larson, who recently dis
posed of her fine farm midway between
Virooua and Wesley, has, we are
pleased to report, determined to he
come resident Of this city, having
purchased the new and modern home
of James Bigley in the old McMic-
hazel block.
Thank sgiving was a quiet day in
t1TOQud, BUSINESS pldCSS CtOoSu uiuCh
of the day. 1t was given over to fam
lily and neighborhood gatherings. Union
service at the Congregational church
was not largely attended, Rev. Smith,
the youngest member of the pastoral
bevy, produced something worth listen
ing to. Theater, dance and other
amusements completed the days OBJ
servance.
"A most agreeable reception and
dancing party was given at Running
hall on Friday night last by Messrs.
and Mesdames w. d. Dyson, H. E.
Rogers, Jr., II. E. Packard and Harold
P. Proctor About forty couples we're
present. The way some of the old
timers cut the pigeon-wing, raced
through Virginia reel, monnie- musk
and other back numbers to the tune OF
Old Zip Coon, would make the younger
generation green with envy.
Mrs. o. G. Munson went to Chica-
go to attend the wedding of her nep-
hew, Harry E. Wulfng, who, tomorrow
will take a wife in the person of Miss
Margaret Caldwell, of that city. II
will not be forgotten that few years
since young Willing came from Old
Mexico, enrolled in Viroqus high school,
graduating in two years at the head.
He entered the state university, grad
uated from the electrical engineering
department, and since has Travelled
from one end of the country to the
other, representing some of the leading
industrial coneeros Of the United States.