Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-07-08

L. l.. Skrede purchased Stude-
baker automobile.
Gerald Smith is in Lafayette coun-
ty visiting his sister.
Howard George was caller in the
city on Monday from Retreat,
Miss Geneva Graves was home
from Wausau for the Fourth.
Miss Kathrine LinIemann is visit
ing Charity Hoyt of Chaseburg.
Ivan Wood went to Viola to accept
position in Oscar Groves meat mar
ket.
Miss Lillian Ellefson is spending a
few days here and at Liberty Pole with
relatives,
George Welch and wife were in La
Crosse for Homecoming and to visit
their son.
Miss Grace Abingdon spent the
Fourth and last SUNDAY with her par
ents at Lacrosse.
Church corner stone laying next
Sunday will be an important event in
Viroqua Methodism.
Attorney G. w. Graves was chosen
vice.president of the state bar associa-
ton held at Green Bay.
Mrs. Ruth Larson Francisco OF
Prairie du Chen visited relatives in this
city and at ReadstOwn.
Mrs. L. P. Peterson and grandson
Keith are in Milwaukee visiting DIR.
and Mrs. w. w. Hanson.
The family connections of Joseph
Buchanan picnieed and reuned on the
camp grounds July Fourth.
-Mesdames johnson and Butterfield
of Chicago, have been visiting rela-
tives in the city, on Coon Prairie and
Westby.
Rural mail carriers started the new
fiscal year on July first with increase
of salary to 1,2O0 per year on stan.
dard routes.
Dwight Kellicutt met with pain
full accident while handling vicious
horse. A bone being fractured in one
of his hands.
"A Wisconsin picnic will be held al
Spokane, tomorrow. in one of the city
parks and a crowd of thousand OF
more is expected.
Landlord Fortney is having a large
cesspool sunk in the rear of his hotel,
and there is much bombarding by the
use of dynamite and blasting powder.
Mrs. Frank English returned to her
home in Minneapolis after a month
here with parents and friends. She
was accompanied by her sister, Iss
Joyce.
j. w. Norris, wife and mothed took
in the Homecoming and celebration al
Lacrosse. Mrs. Norris is now enter.
tanning hen brother, Andrew Lowrie Of
Milwaukee.
Nomination papers are in circula.
ton in Viroqua and the country fol
Hon. John j. Esch to stand as candi-
date for reelection to the House Of
Representatives.
Miss Kathrine Eckhardt was home
from Chicago for a weeks vacation
She was accompanied to the big city
by her mother, Mrs. G. w. Eekhardt,
who will pass some days there.
-Westby Times reports that o. s.
Rude had a narrow escape from being
killed by the Southeastern train there
He was walking so close to the track
tfldt Inc engine CduRht diiiig Dul LUCKILY
he was thrown out away from the en-
gine's path.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto VonSecht anc
sons are about to remove to Copas, Min.
nesota, there to reside, having pur
chased small ranch. There will be
regret at their going and the wish thai
they may find happiness and all else
that is worth having in life.
Il. o. Elton and wife were in from
West Prairie on Monday, the lady going
to Lacrosse TO attend her daughter
Thorensa, who was operated upon fol
appendicitis. The young lady has just
finished three year course in nursing
at Lacrosse hospital when necessity
came for submitting to the surgeons
knife.
Mr.. S. F. Richardson of Freepori
is visiting among relatives in this city
and on tho Kickapoo. He believes he
was the 1rst white person born in the
territory between the two Kickapoos,
having seen the light Of day in Web.
ster town fifty seven years ago. His
father, Joshua Richardson, was among
the pioneers here His relativas are
the Browns, Showers, CARROTS anC
others. Mr. Richardson is representing
an electrical appliance that he AYERS
distances anything Edison has put or
the market II is self-restoring bat
terry.