Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-07-08
WERE MANY PRESENT OF KIN
Groves Family Reunion on the Fourth
Was Success

UNION nelQ at the summer cottage Ol
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Stoll happy
occasion, bringing together fifty-seven
Of kin, embracing the aged and the in
FAINT. OF the family blood Isaac n.
Groves, Senior, was the eldest, seven
ty-five years, resident of this COM
munity for fifty-eight years. ! h e.
youngest was year old, infant IN fam
lily of Isaac N. Groves, Junior. Stan
ley Stout was the eldest person present,
aged 81, but there was not a younger
spirited person in the crowd than In
Gle Stan. L was a joyous affair,
intermingled with sadness, the latter
oecasiozed oy the knowledge tnat every
family in the group had been bereft by
vista tions from the Death Angel since
similar gatherings, and in the main the
silver locked sires and mothers taken
to the eternal home.
The gathering was to do honor TO
John W. Groves and wife and his sister,
Mrs. Loeie Groves Cook, who have been
renewing scenes. of childhood days.
To Mr.. and Mrs. John e. Stoll much
of the success of the reunion is due,
who never tire of extending courtesies
to relatives and friends.
Two Ideal freless cookers to close
out at Chas. s. Slack & Company's.
-Deering, Milwaukee, Champion
and Eureka mowers at Slack & Cos.
Have you looked at the new line of
rings at Lillis'? Its worth your while.
-Kathlyn pictures Friday night and
three reels in addition. Price sane as
usual.
Mrs. Addie Tate Hebbard is with,
Viroqua relatives, arriving from Mime
apolis last Friday.
-Ror that terrible cough or cold,
Bankers is the medicine. Nothing like
it. All druggists.
We handle Paroid roofings, the best
prepared roofing on the market. Priced
right. The Nuzum Lumber Yard
Attorney Heinz made a business
trip to LaFarge and incidentally to
look after his candidacy for district at
torney.
Just received carload of Red Wing
linseed oil. Can sell you any quantity
and at the right price. Bekkedal Lum.
Der Company.
John Krogan was home frome La
Crosse hospital to pass the Fourth. He
is obliged to remain there some time
for treatment.
Mrs. Oren Mullen ami daughter of
Michigan, have been paying visit to
their relatives in this city, the Willsey
and Mullen families.
Oscar Hottie and Miss edna Kinser-
dahl of Coon town were re Gently mar
ried. The young lady was for some
years a successful teacher in the coun-
ty schools.
Miss Gertie Fladen came from
North Dakota to spend vacation at
home. She has position az book keep
Ter with mercantile establishment
in Bottineau.
ut costs no more and generally not
as much to get your watch repaired by
S. b. Lllis, jeweler. When he repairs
| it, you can rest assured it is correct.
| Opposite postoffice.
Pole on the Fourth one of the animals
bolted the track, running into Fred
Alexander's automobile, smashing wind
shield and one side lamp.
The collection taken for Rev. West
phal and family in the United Luther
an church last Sunday was S55 Moth
ing of their most unfortunate condition
has been heard here of late.
We handle the Atlas Portland ce-
ment the standard from which other
makes are measured. Be sure you ask
| for the Atlas. 1t works easier and
goes farther. The NuzumYard,
Melvin Steenberg and wife were
over from Retreat to pass the Fourth.
They Joined in neighborhood picnic at
! the home of Silas Foster, where num-
Der were assembled and happy time
experienced.
| Mrs. Maude Baldwin Kennel and
her son arrived from Minneapolis to
pass some time at the Baldwin homes.
The family will remove to Temple, Tex
as, where Prof. Remmel has been ten
dered and accepted the secretaryship
of the board of commerce.
&C. 7. Ashbaugh, wife and daughter
have been visiting at the home of Mrs.
| Ashbaugh's parents, Sidney Higgins
and wife at Liberty Pole They were
enroute to their Minneapolis home after
attending the funeral of Mr.. Ash
bauhg's mother in Philadelphia.
Jack Watson arrived home after
spending three or four weeks with his
brother Aaron in Florida, where he has
charge of large plantation which en-
braces tobacco and vegetable cultiva-
ton. Jack says the whole south APP
pears to be suffering from lack of rain.
Veteran Isaac v. Hill and wife are
over from LaFarge to pay visit to
their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. o. P.
Hill. The former recently underwent
operation for appendicitis in Prairie
du Chen sanitarium and declares that
the change has afforded him renewed
life and vigor.
&C. w. Moore was at Rochester to
take treatment for his bothersome car
buncle ailment. He says the week he
was there broke the record for regis
tration at the Mayo hospital, being nine
thousand. But think of 1900 people
making pilgrimage to one little city
in single week for medical and sur
gical care.
Rudolph Preu1, formerly Of this
place recently graduated in civil engin-
eering from the university o. Illinois,
at Urbana, and has secured a position
with the American Bridge Company at
Chicago. He completed a fve-year
course in four years. Rudolph is the
character of young man that will nat
urally succeed.
u. w. Thayer and Martin Davidson
have decided TO cooperate in the pnr-
chase and sale Of real estate and will
have offices formerly occupied In Her
rick building by Mr.. Thayer directly