Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-05-03


Mrs. S. J. Sauer entertained tbs
Lotus club and few friends at hel
home Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Ed Hawkins of Viola was il
the city to visit Mrs. Ed, Norris, ex-
tending her trip to South Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Grover are en-.
pertaining a little stranger at theil
home. Booked for parental care.
-DeVerne Slack came home from
Richland Center because of the serious
illness and death of his grandfather.
Gold Coin and Cream of West fiou,
selling this week only, for better intro.
duction, at j ". Thsyer's stand at ST so
Mrs. Adolph Sanwick arrived from
Montana, making a visit here, then go.
ing on to Platteville to see her mother.
Regular meeting Of the E F. u.
lodge next Wednesday evening. May
10. All members requested to be pres
ent.
Andrew Davig was at Lacrosse
for light operation last Sunday. He
had just returned from a FIVE weeks
hospital siege
Nell Sine and wife of ST. Louis,
are visiting the parents of the former
in this city. 1t has been twenty years
since he left home.
-Nels E Fo.tney is back in the mer
camille harness after several months
retirement, having purchased the gro,
Gerry stock of o. j. Fjosne.
All of our dealers have made GOOD
sales of automobiles so far this season,
but the roads have been so bad that few
purchasers have taken them.
Mrs T. B. Potts was summoned
to Madison this morning on account of
the critical Illness of ner daughter Bes-
sic, who was to be operated upon this
| forenoon.
Mystic Workers and their friends
will hold a card party at Running hal
next Tuesday night. Refreshments
viii be served. Charge, 25c per couple
to defray expenses
AT April term of Richland county
court jury awarded young woms T
So, 500 for breach of promise against a
business man of the Center. The Judge
modified the amount to 81. 600
H. P Larson went to Wausau on
business. accompanied by his daughter
Hazel. They were accompanied home
by Miss MYRTLE, who lately completed
a course in the business university.
Highway Commissioner is putting
out three crews of road workers, one
north of the city, one at Stoddard, one
in Franklin. They have newly con-
structed houses and barns for their use.
DIR. A. P. Minshall and wife re-
turned from California on Saturday, af.
ter having spent restf4l and pleasant
winter there The doctor looks much
improved in health and says be is just
that.
MIR d. G. Grossfeld came from
Rushford, Minnesota. to see his broth
fer, who is being cared for in Mrs. Nor
ris' hospital, and is somewhat improved
He also visited other relatives in thi
section. s6e
John E. Stoll sold the farm he re.
Gently acquired from Will Best in LIB
erty town. to George Stoehr, This adj
dition to Mr.. Stoehr's farm gives him
an aereage of 290 He has two sons al
home to ne.p him work and manage the
place.
Mr.. Nathan ] Slack, one of the
long time residents of this county anC
the town of Franklin, died at the home
of his son, Chas. S. Slack, in Virodua
on Monday. Funeral is being held al
Liberty Pole this afternoon. A suita
BILE tribute to his life will be given next
week.
Mr.. II. w. Gillette has moved his
| family here from Sparta and they oc.
cupy a residence on south Main street
| Gillette is familiar name to the Older
people of this community, two families
having located here in the early days.
Our Mr.. Gillette is a grandson of one
of the early settlers
-Undersheriff HOMELAND went to town
of Forest and placed under arrest and
brought here Ellsworth Revels, who il
charged with burglary. taking from a
barn in the night time a quantity OF
clover seed alleged not to be his own.
Preliminary hearing is set for May Z,
before Judge Pollard
"A special session of the Lacrosse
Mystic Worker lodge is to be held in
that city saturday night of this week.
A class of so is to be initiated, and Su-
preme Master J. Ross Mickey and other
high officers of the society will be pres
ent. Viroqua lodge il planning to send
large delegation. Any Mystic who
can go will please notify Secretary Mrs
Harrington.
With the present week the Coon
Valley News newspaper is to be reviv-
ed. The new publisher is o. O. Kjome,
late of Minnesota. Others have found
it hard task to maintain a paper at
the Valley, but we hope Mr.. Kjome
may be more successful than his pre-
decessors, and the CENSOR extends best
wishes.
MIR. Clayton Wheeler of this city
and Miss Vista Heal will he married at
the home of the bride in Spencer on
Saturday next. Miss Heal will he well
remembered here as the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Heal, who lived here
some years She is graduate of our
high school. Mr. Wheeler is one of the
finest young men in the community,
son of Clark Wheeler and wife. Miss
May Williams will go from Appleton
college to Spencer to act as bridesmaid.
None of the relatives of the contract
ing parties from Viroqua except Mrs.
E. j. Ogden, an aunt of the bride, 60
to attend the Wedding.
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