Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-07-14
LOCAL JOTTINGS

WIN. Flemm1ng went TO MlnneapO
lis Tuesday to bring home his brother
Ruel. who has experienced several
months of serious hospital confinement,
but is now improved.
LIN consequence of Rev. Cookies alb
sence from his pastoral duties over
Sunday, Miss Emma Olson consented
to give a talk upon her experience in
the mission Held on Sunday morning.
Her remarks were instructive and in
tensely interesting. Four little girls
rendered missionary dialogue to close
the service.
Mrs. A. E Spencer of Mt Sterling
is spending few days among relatives
and friends in the city. At this time,
SO near to celebration of our indepen-
dence, it is not improper to mention
that Mrs. Spencer enjoys the unique
distinction of being agreat-grest-grand-
child of Betsy Poss, maker of the first
American flag.
MIR. and Mrs. Isaac White, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Whitley and children au-
toed over from Reedsburg and spent
Sunday with Mel. Henry on Bishop
Branch. Mr. White has been much out
of health of late and expressed desire
to once more see the old home scenes.
His visit was made the occasion for a
gathering of kindred, over fifty being
present.
Much to the qualification of num-
erous friends, Fred Rogers is able to
be around, looking but little the worse
! for his haro fall-although some mighty
sore ''slats" and other portions of his
anatomy still remain as a reminder of
the unpleasant occasion. HeN desires
us to extend his thanks to the kind
friends who have aided him in many
ways during his enforced vacation.
Coon Valley Herald says: At the
annual school meeting a second year
high school course was voted on and
carried. This speaks we'll for our citi-
zens and village and shows that our
people are interested in giving the
young folks a better education and
longer term at home, before they are
compelled to go elsewhere to complete
their studies.
After consulting with DR.. c. d.
Mead, Mrs F. l.. Barney of Gays Mills
was taken to the American School of
Osteopathy at Kirksville, Missouri,
where after one treatment she .srites
home that she has received most won
derful results. Mrs. Barney has been
an invalid for many years, and is most
grateful for the great help she has re-
ceived through the science of osteopa-
thy.
Echoes of the glorious fourth are
contained in the Gays Mills Indepen-
dent. Several young men of that vii
lage rugged up a''noise- making contriv-
ance that lacked much of the meehan-
ism of one of the big guns of coast de-
fence type" 1t exploded, and the mem
bers of the party were suddenly re-
moved about twenty-five feet from the
scene of action and picked themselves
up bearing injuries ranging from the
serious down to simple burns.
-Neighboring papers report numer-
our auto accidents occurring incident to
the celebration, and from the hints in
most Of the reports it would seem that
a too profuse use of "brewed barley
was at the bottom of most of the az
fairs. Gasoline and alcohol makes one
of the worst mixtures yet devised by
man, and horrible example should be
made OF every man who dares drive a
car while in any degree intoxicated.
Safety of public travel demands that
stringent measures be used.
Will this "ruffstuff" on the little
Ford never cease. Richland Center
Democrat tells that Wade Henderson
left his Ford outside and some mische-
vious boys tied dog to the back axle
by the tail The dog thought it was a
Fourth of July joke and ran away, car
and all. Mr.. Henderson found his prop
erty some two miles farther up the road
but fside from sore spot on the dogs
Gail where the rope was tied, no harm
had been done. Mr.. Henderson then
comes back in the Observer and says
that there is absolutely no truth in the
story, that the car was not Ford but
an Owe. land and that when the dog |
started to run the axle broke and the |
dog got away without bit Of trouble.