Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-10-06
LOCAL JoTTINGs

-Coal Dills VIII soon De yours.
Circuit court convenes October IS.
Mighty good to see the sun again.
Now is the time to advertise stray
animals.
Meredith Jones was business cali
er from Folsom neighborhood.
John Wood was here from Milwau-
kee to see his mother and others.
Miss Martha Rose returned to Chi
csgo after visiting her mother on Dach
ridge.
Chairman Albert Broadhead of
Sterling is in North Dakota looking af-
ter farming interests.
Miss Nora Larson of DeSoto for
merly of Viroqua, has entered Chicago
National school of kindergarte ming.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Brown went
east to pass few days with relatives
and friends in Webeter and near La
Fargo.
Eugene w. Stumble was in the city
from Hastings last Thursday. looking
after improvements in the Stiuible fam
lily lot in the cemetery.
Mrs. Everett returned to her home
in northern Wisconsin after spending
several weeks with her brothers, Henry
and Thomas Costing.
j. 0. Jacobson tells the CENSOR
that he plowed under ten acres of
what promised to be excellent tobacco
on the L. n Ewers farm at Readstown.
W. E. Lawton and family motored
to Boscobel and passed a few days with
relatives. Will says the roads were
simply bottomless most of the distance
"A. D. Helgeson went to Hillsboro
last Thursday to take charge of coun.
ty roadmaking crew. They are con-
structing mscadam highway and street
within and without the village.
One hundred and fifty took passage
on the Lacrosse special last Thursday
morning. Other stations on the line
swelled the numberto 500. Eleven cars
were crowded, many riding on tops of
cars. 81
From Salem Ridge comes the I'M
pleasant news. that j, Marion Allen
was lately kicked by horse, the blow
landing in the pit of the stomach. The
injury was considered very dangerous,
but Marion is now able to sit up in bed.
DIR. Porter departed for a trip to
the Pacific Coast for the purpose OF
seeing the California expositions. He
will visit acquaintances both going and
coming in different states. DR.. Porter
may extend his trip-to the Hawaiian IS
lands.
John Atwood of Gays Mills is a
late student to enter our city high
school. The young man was accom-
panied by his mother, Mrs. Bessie. Hag-
gerty-Atwood, who was member of
the high school class Of 1897.
"A late meeting of the city council
authorized the borrowing Of 81, 600 at
the local banks to meet Immediate de-
mands on the treasury. These are the
first loans to be made this year, usual
" the borrowing necessity occurring
earlier in the season. The White Way
expense of establishment made the
loan necessary.
The CENSOR espied Chris Krogsbol
with tull equipment in his wagon for
installation of a Calf Way" milking
outfit, agent Roy McMullen and another
man. going out to help set up the ma
chine. There are few farmers in the
country better able or in finer shape to
put in labor saver of this kind. Mr..
McMullen just placed the same kind of
an outfit for use on the Thos. o. Kilen
farm near Westby. Hugh Buchanan
also bought the same kind.
While driving outside the city at
Lacrosse on Thursday night, Dell Nor
rison and Will Tewalt were thrown
from their automobile, the former sus-
tanning slight injury while Tewalt was
bruised about the head and body. Mr..
Morrison says he was driving the ma
chine and the bright light from an ap-
preaching automobile blinded him to
the actual condition Of the highway
and his auto went over an embank-
ment.
From exchanges we CLEAN the .act
that Viroqua fair was not the only
place where pickpockets and confidence
men operated during fair days. A late
report from Chippewa Falls tells of
many cases, and the belief is that a
crowd of professional pickpocket men
/ followed the fall fairs. Up to date
none of them have been apprehended.
AS the days go by the CENSOR Is made
aware of the fact that many more Than
| first supposed were touched" here in
Viroqua during fair. Most of the vic
TINS have simply swallowed their grief