Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-18
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nate.
Ivan Wood and wife returned from
the west.
Mr.. Clinton Wallace is at Sparta
today on business.
JOHN r. Hall was here from Ona-
isska over Sunday.
Mrs. Celia Fortney is here from
her Minnesota home for holidays.
= Ole Michaelson returned froh North
Dakota after seasons work there.
County Treasurer-Elect Belland
made business trip to Minneapolis.
Farmers cooperative creamery at
Bangor was destroyed by fire, entailing
q loss of 81, 900.
Mr.. B. F. Purdy joined his wife at
Topeka, Kansas, where they may re-
main for the writer
-Viroqua Royal Ne;ghbors will hold
their weekly meeting this Friday night,
instead Of next Monday.
Mrs G. w. Nuzum goes to Msus-
ton to spend some time with the fam
ily OF her daughter Mrs Grub.
"A call has been extended by Ripon
Congregational church to Rev. A. E.
Hartweli to become its pastor.
-Viroqus barber shops will be kept
open the night before Christmas, re-
manning closed on Christmas day.
An appreciated holiday package
was joyfully accepted at the home of
MIR and Mrs. T. c. Knudson-a plump
healthy son.
Herman Frank will spend a week
at Madison and Milwaukee, and his
shoe shop will be closed frcm December
% TO January /.
- The buyer who fails to be pleased
with the variety of Christmas wares
found on sale by V'roqua dealers is
certainly hard to suit.
Mr.. Pennell Garrett comes from
Missouri to renew faith with relatives
and old friends and tell that he still has
love for the early home.
Past week has been a period of
changeable weather one morning FIVE
below zero, the next pleasant enough
To work cut Of doors in shirt sleaves.
DR.. Fred A. Tate of Rice Lake,
president Of the state dental board,
dropped IN and spent Sunday with home
folks While enroute to Milwaukee on
official matters.
DR. Butt pays a compliment to ser
vice at Nlroqua telephone station by
saying he found none superior, and
most Of It inferior, while campaigning
about the state.
Viola high school basket ball team
went to Westby and took a trouncing
by players of that sci DOL. Westby Is
gaining an enviable record in that
heallhful sport.
Clinton Nuzum went to Chicago
ana returned home with his sister,
Ethel, who was taken i'll while en-
gagged IN Y. w. A. work at Battle
Greek, Michigan.
Elmer Bergh, young man, died at
the county asylum, where he had been
q patient for, some time. Remains
were taken to Westby for burial, where
many relatives reside.
Pearl Fish was over from Kendall
greeting many friends. He is well sat
isfied with his new home and prospects,
stating that he is in a fine neighbor-
hood of thrifty farmers.
James 5. Treseder and Superin.
teBden. Gardner were attendants upon
the roll call gathering OF Viola Odd Eel
lows lodge on Saturday night, report
ing 1t fine fraternal gathering.
The Musical Favorites," second
number of the entertainment course,
were given full house, and in return
pleased the audience with a cheerful
program of variety musical feats.
Henry Lake and wife Of Brook
vile, are oil for winters rest and
visit with western friends and rela-
tives near Salem. The capital of Ore
Ron will be their main point of rendez-
yous.
Mrs. J. NJ. Bennett is doing Christ
mas shopping in Chicago, at the same
time paying visit to her son Clarke
and family. Mrs. Bennett was accom-
panied by one of her little neices, who
lives with her.
Sundays St. Paul train carried
away from Viroqua for winter absence
General and Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. j. Il.
Rusk and daughter Mary. AS before
stated, the Rogers go TO Texas, the
Rusks to Los Angeles.
"A delegation of farmers in the
neighborhood of Readstown, guided by
Ben Nuzum, made tour through this
section inspecting silos erected this
year and last season. The silo habit
has become chronic, yet silo-penditis
pays.
r. w. Glenn, wife and son arrived
from Montana and will spend holiday
season at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
II. Gienn. The gentleman report ia
vorabie conditions in Montana this sea
son, good crops, that blowing was in
progress the past week.
John l.. Nuzum & Son are doing
a generous thing and serving brute
creation well by rendering long string
of shelter sheds for use on the city
market square. The city council has
done well to accept the tender and pro-
vide FOR their removal and use.
Our enterprising marble dealers,
Larson Brothers, have acquired an
other yard, having purchased the hush |
ness of Riehland Center firm, the
oldest marble dealers in Richland coun-
~. This gives the Larsons four fields |
TO work in -Viroq6s, Westhy, Chase |
burg and Richland Center.
"A dispatch from Warrens brings
the sad news of the death of Mrs. +. |
X. Van Wagner, one of our Oldest and |
best known citizens. She died from |
pneumonia. A month since she went
TO spend the winter with her daughter.
Mrs. Dewitt. Funeral will be held at
she Methodist church at O'Clock on
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. ID. McLees de-
parted, Monday, for a winters So
Journ in the west and southwest, visit
ing relatives and friends in the states