Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-08-04

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Miss Bessie MeAuIey of Maquoketa,
Iowa, is visiting with the r. M. McAaley
family.
Miss Hazel Baker is visiting a col
lege schoolmate, Miss Dunstan, at Cal
umet, Michigan.
Rev. John T. Kendall and family
are passing vacation at the Kendall
home in Springville.
Mr.. Sam Olson died in this city
Tuesday. He was a pioneer settler Of
Bristow section.
Mrs. Earl Henry and two daugh-
tiers of Russell, Illinois, are visiting
with G. NJ, Henry.
Miss Mabel Slack is spending her
/ vacation from duties at Lacrosse hos
pital, with her parents.
Mrs. Dave Stevenson and her neice,
Mrs. Rice, went to Park Rapids on their
return to the west.
Mrs. Thomas Stevens gave a tea
party in honor Of her daughter, Mrs.
Bowman of Aberdeen.
Sherwood Coffiand and two children
arrived from Great Bear Lake. Mime
sofa. to spend few days with rels-
tives.
Secretary Alexander is at Reeds
burg attending fair He will take note
of things and attempt to profit for our
own fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Best of Ohio
and Mr.. ami Mrs. Will Best of Viola
took dinner at the G. K. Nuzum home
on Saturday
&C. j. Smith, wife and son Kenneth
made an overland visit to Fennimore
and Grant county to visit Mr.. SmitS'
aged father and other relatives.
Mrs. Brudos, one of the well-known
women of West Prairie, died on Satur-
day. Funeral largely attended on Tues
day at south West Prairie church.
Mrs. Ed Nichols returns today from
2 week spent in her former home, Ed
gerton. While there she attended the
golden wedding anniversary of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson.
Misses Olson of Round Prairie en-
tertained at an afternoon party for
Miss Mildred Knapp of Lacrosse, who
has spent several weeks as their guest.
Della Olson accompanied her to Lacrosse
to take treatment at the Lutheran hos
pitsl.
Special train on Southeastern for
Lutheran school picnic leaves Sunday
morning fer Dudley at 10 O'Clock, re-
turns at 5:l5. All welcome to attend.
Bring your lunch baskets. Good pro-
gram will be rendered.
Mr.. A. w. Elliott, a merchant at
Kilbourn City, a former resident of
Ibis section, spent Sunday and Monday
here, coming to look over the town and
surrounding conditions after seventeen
years absence. He is relative of the
Schoenberger, Weise and Knower fam
| lilies
The Readstown Tribune states that
word has been received there that two
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Willis
of Rhame, South Dakota, were drowned.
Tee family is we'll known in commune
| ty, where many friends will extend their
sympathy.
| MIR. E. A. Wiganowsky and daugh-
ter Marjorie left yesterday for North
! Dakota to pass time with relatives.
| Mr.. and Mrs. N. d. McLees were in
| the same party, going to the same state
to visit their daughter. All will be
gone month.
The effect of road oiling was quite
effectuslly demonstrated on the road
from the city to fair grounds. Not
withstaHding heavy rain and great
travel on Monday, the road was had
and good, whereas on like conditions
in the past that highway has been in
very bad shape.
"A tailor's sign in little town we
weot through not long since was an APP
ple-simply an apple. The people were
amazed at it and strangers are attract
ed by it still They came in crowds to
the tailor asking him what on earth
was the meaning of the sign. The tail
or with a complacent smile said: "If
it hadn't been for an apple where would
the clothing business be today?'-Ex.
AT Westby. Sunday evening, the
rural carriers made retiring Postmaster
and Mrs. Ole Fredrickson most sgree-
able surprise at their home. AsaIusrk
of respect for their efficiency and kind
ness to them the boys presented M.
and Mrs. Fredrickson with fine leatk
er chair, which it was hoped would be
a reminder of the agreeable relations
sustained between the carriers and the
local postal managers.
Gus Morterud, who was in the city
on Saturday, told the CENSOR that the
rain of week ago Tuesday night did a
great deal of damage on Webster and
Brush creeks and minor branch of the
kickapoo. taking out many small bridges
and culverts and damaging bridges or
approaches thereto on the river. Crops
in the valleys were also quite severely
swept in some localities This was the
storm that passed over Richland county
on the same night, where one man was
drowned on Fancy creek and a half
million dollars in property and road
damage wrought.
Rural Mail Carrier Peter Hay tells
the CENSOR that he believes Joseph De
Lap, pathmaster in the district west
from Bud has his highways in the best
condition of any territory in Vernon
county. He tells that the roads are as
hard as floor, smooth, rounded up and
no mud, even in these daily storms.
All these things because DeLap causes
them to be we'll dragged and hunted
following every storm, Martin Thomp-
son doing the bunting. 1t is not much
amiss 10 say that one-half the money
expended on state road work in the
county is worse than wasted because
of lack of care after roads are graded.
In too many places roads that were
fairly good before being worked are
now practically impossible.
Enormous Tobacco Crop
The DrOsDeCt il for a tobacco crOD