Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-10
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tors of the Resdstown creamery held
last Friday, the following officers were
elected: Grant Smith, president; JUL
Us Slime. secretary and treasurer
$l04. 54l 40 has been paid by the fed
eral and state governments for live
stock slaughtered in Wisconsin to check
the dread hoof and mouth disease. Of
the animals slaughtered 1917 were cat
tie, 1895 swine and l746 sheep. 1t is
also reported that at the present time
there is not a diseased animal in the
state. Only two counties remain under
quarantine.
-Elvin Frye spent few days with
Viola relatives.
Earl Slack was recent visitor in
the city from Westby.
Elmer Marker was in the city from
Westby, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Arthur Nichols of Sparta is
with her mother, Mrs. Salome Miller.
Ed Michaelson of Nebraska is Wis
iting his mother and other relatives at
Newton.
Miss Geneva Sands is home from
her teaching duties, having bad case
of tonsilitis.
Neil Nelson and Leland Nuzum are
visiting Chicago and Milwaukee for
few days.
"A basket social is TO be held at
Davis school, II miles west of Viroqua,
Friday evening, February u.
Manager Brown has thus early Sc
cured the we'll known Frank Long
theatre company for next fair week.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Dickson went
TT Bloomington on Ry remaining
70 attend the funeral of Mrs. M0rte-
rld
Mr.. c. j. Kuebler of this city at
Il nded the state hardware dealers con-
vention held in Milwaukee. He was
elected a delegate to attend the ma
tional convention.
Basket ball Friday between Ontario
and Viroqua highs. Ontario defeated
Viroqua in a game recently and the
local team expects to turn the tables.
Admission 25c. Children 15c.
AT the home of I. B. Smell on Feb
ruary 5, twins daughters weres. born TO
Mr. and Mrs Will Moore, being their
first born. The weighs are 80 and 81
pounds and no difference can be de-
tected in features
-Mesdames Scott Melvin of Salem
Ridge and G. w. Melvin of Westby
took the train Saturday morning for q
Lacrosse hospital, the former relapsing
from former trouble, the latter lately
attacked by serious conditions.
Miss Esther Tuhus and her pupils
of the Davis school are to have a bas-
ket social at the school house on Friday
evening, February IL. The proceeds
go to purchase dictionary and other
wise needful furnishings.
The land lately sold by w. C.
Groves to Arthur Downer is that part
of the old Groves farm first settled
upon by his father Joshua Groves,
when he came from Ohio, 81 years ago.
1t has been in the hands of the family
ever since
William Hornby reports that bis
fine pure bred jack king Brilliant
was taken sick and died last week. The
animal was valued above one thousand
dollars, and was the only pure bred
jack in the county and one of fourteen
in the state.
Pick out twenty young men as you
meet them and not five out of the TWEEN.
ty are making any efforts to save
money. The indications are that the
poor house of the future will have to
be ten stories high with folding beds in
each room. - Waukon Standard.
Mr.. and Mr.. James p. Allen are
in receipt of letter from halmy Flori-
da, written by A. Johnson and wife,
who left Wisconsin two weeks ago to
spend the balance of the winter in
the sunny south. They are now hav-
| ing fine time among fruit, flowers,
Strawberries, oranges and are picking
fruit every day.
Editor Henry ROethe was not the
first Wisconinite to walk to the legis-
lature. As curly as 1860, Assph Whit
tlebey of Ashland Travelled from the
shores of Lake Superior on snow shoes
to attend meeting of the assembly in
madieon. The assemblyman is dead,
but his snow shoes are in the possession
of the historic museum at Madison, and
form part of a special exhibit.
Michael Stoehr drove up in front
OF TIE CENSOR Office today, with two
porkers which he just purchased from
breeder of Albany, Wisconsin. These
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mems Of the hog family that were ever
exhibited in these parts and Mike says
that they will tip the scales at about
four hundred pounds each. They are
Of the Duroc Jersey variety, registered,
and will be most valuable addition 10
Mr.. Stoehr's already well stocked farm.
For the first time in many years,
information collected by the agricultur-
al department shows that all classes of
live stock in the United States are in
creasing in numbers. Thus the real
facts contradict, absolutely, sensation
al reports that prices for meat and
shoes would rise 70 unprecedented fig
ures in the Immediate future. II has
even been SAID that a Government sta
tistieian predi'ted meat at 50 cents q
pound and shoe . at so a pair within
the next two yeSrs. Such prediction,
the real governm.nt statisticians say
is quite unwarrant ID.