Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-12-24
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BE Santa Claus in disguise.
Happy be the children and the old.
Christmas dance at the Opera house.
Good farm bargains, j. F. Gallo
way, Readstown, Wis.
= Rev. Jacobson has as his guest for
holidays brother from Red Wing.
) ~. Long Jehr9 Mills, happy and
jovial as of yore, is here from Wash
lngton state.
Carl Davik of Dunn county, came
to spend most of the winter at the old
home near this city.
t. NJ johnson, wife and little son
of West Prairie. were guests at Iheo-
dore Johnson's Viroqua home.
M. w. Twining drove to Prairie du
Chen in bis machine. He received to-
bacco for shipment at McGregor.
Many have already renewed their
subscriptions for the new year. Hun
dreds have yet to follow. Do it now!
Mrs. J. Nj. Rusk End daughter
Mary are on their WEI 60 Los Angeles,
California, for remainder of the winter.
The CENSOR is published one day
earlier than usual in order that Christ
mas may BE Gully observed by the office
force.
Former Senator Barker of Sparta,
was a business caller in our city and
surrounding towns looking after sale of
his remedies.
Misses Ethel Fisher, Ollie Parker
Tand Leslie Fisher went to Waupun to
pass Christmas week with the Geo. b.
| Fisher family.
Mrs. GuIbransen of this city, is re-
cioient of a nice cash Christmas purse
and remembrance from members of
her late husbands congregation at Mo-
en- church.
The Record says several farmers
in Cashton neighborhood have lost grain
from their premises, the same having
been taken during nights by unknown
parties.
Names of a dozen men on the post
ed" list were recently removed al Cash
ton, but in their JOY at becoming free
the persons proceeded to tank up"
with the old spirit.
During John E. Stoll's absence in
California his real estate business will
be looked after by Geo. w. Schroeder,
his stock interests by Fred Rogers.
Those interested will please take notice
| of this.
Although there are but ffty-two
weeks in calendar year, the CENSOR
in 1918 has fifty-three issues, the open
ing number having been printed on the
first day of the year, the closing issue
will be on the last dav thereof.
-Cassius NJ. Can Duen writes from
Madison to his mother. Grs. G.. X. Nu-
yum. that he has beer appointed, under
civil service examination, to a position
as mail carrier in the capital city at a
salary of $500 per year. He has been
at Madison since closing his enlistment
in the navy, saying he is rather pleased
to again have place on Uncle Sam 9
pay roll.
Simply ideal holiday weather; mild
as April or October, roads in perfect
shane, no snow on the ground These
extraordinary conditions have caused
Viroqua to be a perfect beehive for ten
days past Nearly every business man
| is gratifed with the trade that has
come to him. And there is the splen-
did Christmas cheer that ought to
abound in a community.
Members of Hillsboro Grand Army
Post keep good their annual member
ship dinner and reunion. On Tuesday
last, the Sentry says they joined in the
wartime style of serving, there being
no sign of knife fork or spoon. From
large membership the organization
has fallen to thirteen, eight Of the num-
Der being present. And that's the sad
side of the picture.
Fay Sherriek arrived home from 3
season of breaking on the Burlington
road. With hundreds of men on that
system he is indefinitely suspended
And that is what is going on with every
road ard almost every industry In the
country. Pending uncertainty Of re-
suit Of tariff and other unsettled legis-
lsticn there is a disposition 70 20 slow.
I Meanwhile charity and pubic appro-
( priations in cities are levied to feed the
unemuloyed.