Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-04-21
Clean up.
Get ready for gardening.


Get ready for gardening.
No doubt of spring organ
man has been here.
-Richland Center now has free city
mail delivery, two carriers being on the
job!
Wilhelm Heinze moved from west
by to Fennimore, where he engages in
tailoring.
Nelson, the Watkins man, has just
received a new wagon al enclosed and
equipped with Timken bearings.
Remember that the CENSOR makes
a speciality of prompt and accurate work
in printing horse and auction bills.
AT late term of circuit court in
Sparta Judge Higbee granted full citi-
zenship papers to twenty Of the twen-
ty-five applicants.
Signs of spring are numerous enough
but the small boy will not be convinced
that summer is actually on the way I'M
til the first circus post e appear.
--WestDy has cause FOR especial re-
joieing in the fact that the st. Paul
company has determined to construct a
new depot there, thing much needed.
Former Sheriff F. w. Erickson of
R0ckton, has suffered from a nervous
disorder He has been in the Battle
Creek sanatorium at Madison much of
the winter.
That Viroqua public library is q
popular reading and reference resort is
amply shown by last months report
Total circulation of books and documents
1868; attendance 1912.
"A Rebekah lodge was lately organ.
lied at Readstown with a working char
ter membership of forty. Mrs. Bertha
S. Noble, president of the state Assem-.
bly,, was present and instituted the new
order, and Viola degree team assisted
in the work.
AT meeting of the stare pharma-
cy board the following persons in this
section we're granted certificates: Pal.
mer E. Nelson, Cashton; Philip Hazen,
Westby; Harry F. Sutherland, Reads.
town; A. Timer Running, Viroqua, IS.
sistant pharmacist.
State Game Warden Sholts has re-
ceived twenty eight head of elk from
the Yellowstone territory. The con.
signment was brought over the Milwau
kee road gratis from Miles City, Mon.
tana, and delivered to the state author
tiles at Turtle Lake, Wis.
We urge upon local correspondents
in different localities to get their new.
letters to us on Monday, if possibles
Tuesday will answer if mail facilities
are such that we cannot be reached
earlier. Frequently these letters are
received Wednesday morning or even
ing, hence non-appearance in print.
1T is said that out in Iowa where
the streets and roads we're oiled last
summer that as soon as the snow melt.
ed away, the oiled roads at once dried
off, showing that the oil rendered the
soil impervious to water and thereby
prevented a mud embargo. Some be-
lleve that the oiled road will be the road
of the future. It's cost is trifling when
compared with the cost of paving, and
the process still preserves all the valu-
able features of the earthen road while
eliminating the mud. OF course the
road must be perfectly graded and
shaped up" before the oil is applied
so there will be good drainage.
At late sale of blooded stock held
in West Salem, Westby community
farmers were very numerously re-
presented, and the Times tells that they
have the distinction Of the largest num-
Der of cattle going to one place. Out
of the twelve head, Sam Neprud leads
with the highest price paid for an ami
NAL at the sale Pogis of Maple Sha ie
the s400 beauty, ia one OF the richest
bred bulls in Wisconsin. This animal
carries on both dam and sire's side the
blood of the highest producers known
to this breed of dairy cattle. Other
breeders from this community who pur-
chased cattle are Lsures Tontengen,
Eddie Saugstad, VIM. Homstad, Gabriel
Olson and 0luf Brendum.
There is bright promise for activity
in home building in Viroqua this sea-
son. John r. Spellum will construct a
modern residence and outbuildings on
his possessions north of town, Edward
A. Schmidt is building new house on
South Main street, Lewis Silbaugh in
the Third ward, John z. Nuzum has
broken ground for two houses on the
site of his old lumber yard; Mrs. Wy
man, T. 0. Mork and others are max
ing extensive changes in their places,
and Win Lindemann viii remake the
Captain Nichols homestead and occupy
it as the home for his family. All along
the line improvements are active or in
contemplation. In the country, too,
much building is prospective, we are
advised Dy material dealers