Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-12
LOCAL JoTTINGs

ison attending convention of option
etrists.
| His legion of friends will Learn
with regret of the illness of Burn:
Morrison.
Fred A. Morley and wife motored
over from Lacrosse on Sunday to Wis
! it relatives.
Mrs. Howard Munyon was strick.
en- with appendicitis and removed to
a Lacrosse hospital.
DR.. w P. Gorsline is at big.race
/ meet at Aurora, Illinois, this week
with his string of horses.
Order of the Eastern Star gave a
shower at the lodge hall Tuesday eve.
ming for Miss Helen Otteson.
Mrs. e. NJ Peterson of Soldiers
Grove spent Sunday here with her
mother, Mrs. C. NJ. Morrison.
Mrs. Caroline Bosshard of La.
Crosse, spent the first of the week
with her brother, August Smith.
| Mrs. Perry Cowden and daughter
Merl left for Montana to spend some
time with relatives and friends.
| Mrs ID. F. fainter came from La
Crosse to visit among relatives and
friends in the city and about Liberty
Pole.
John Stoll, Geo. Groves and fami-
lies pscDi:c5 at Martin Ellefson s
place Sunday, George bringing back a
19-inch trout.
Blanche and Agnes Thompson re-
turned from LaFarge after a few
days spent with their sister, Mrs.
Willard Chase.
Rev. Frank Nuzum and wife are
In the city, coming from Prairie du
Chen. They will spend vacation at
different points.
After an absence in the east Tor
thirty-fve years. Wayne MacLaren is
renewing acquaintance IN Kickapoo
town and Readstown.
This Wednesday afternoon Viro-
qua ladies aid of the Methodist church
will hold picnic at the home of Mrs
w. G. Williams on Dach ridge.
"A number of the military BOYS
ran home from Camp Douglas to spend
Sunday. They do not expect to start
south for some days, probably not be-
fore next week.
ALBERT SolverSon and family have
taken possession of their new home,
the late residence OF Mrs. Albion Lin
.demann. A sleeping porch has been
added and other Improvements made.
John Stoll is driving a new six
cylinder Buick, and will give the car
a real try-out when, with Mrs Stoll,
he leaves for Moline, Illinois, Thurs
day morning, TO visit for two weeks
with Rev. and Mrs. ,Beckholt.
AT the home of Fred NJ. Groves
on Lake ridge, next Saturday evening,
pie social will be given for the ben
eft of Miss Emma Anderson, who has
suffered long from infiamatory rheu-
matism- Everybody invited
George Schroeder returned Sun
day from four days business trip to
Walker, northern part of Minnesota,
400 miles distant. He SAYS that Min
nesota corn is far in advance of ours,
and the second crop of clover is ten
inches high.
"A nGuber of gentlemen of this
city and elsewhere about the county
are at Madison in attendance upon
the conservative republican conven-
tioa, or conference, which will renom-
mate Governor Philip and full
state ticket.
"A man named Moon was present
ed with daughter by his wife. That
was new moon. The old man was
so overcome that ne went off and got
drunk. That was a full moon. And
when he got-sober he had 25 cents
left That was the last quarter.
Mrs. Florence Richards was taken
seriously Ill on Saturday night at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c..
ID. Williams, where she has been Wis
iting some time. She is improved at
this writing. Mr.. Richards arrived.
on Monday morning.
During the evening of last We'd
nesdsy Mrs. David H Pulver slipped
on the floor of her room at the home
of her daughter, Mrs E d. Harring-
ton, and fractured one of her limbs.
She is quite feshy lady and this 'af-
Fiction is very painful and burden
some during WARM weather. ssn
According to recently compiled
figures there are in the state $685.
teachers In .one-room rural schools
and of this number. ,S65 never taught
before. September LIST, and eighty per
cent of all teachers do not stay in the
teaching profession for more than
two years. The new system of super
wishing teachers is expected to be of
great benefit to pupils everywhere.
DO you like TO eat dust? OF course
not. Well then, in the name of COM
mon courtesy and gentlemanly con-
duct, slow down to ten miles an hour
when you approach another car these
dusty days. Two speeding autos will
kick up enough dust so that for the
next half mile after passing, neither
driver can see the road forty feet
ahead, not to mention the physical
discomfort Of the dust bath.
Rev. Stevens is having a great
deal of pleasure in making trips to
the country with his boy scouts and
camp fire girls for picnicing and bath
ing. The time has now arrived when
he desires contributions for the pur-
chase of uniforms and to meet expense
o organization and maintenance.
Mr.. Stevens asks financial assistance
in this worthy work. During his long
experience he declares he has never
met boys and girls more eager for
this class of sport and good fellowship
The marriage Of Miss Alice Dahl
Of Westby to Mr.. Lorin Baptie, of the
state of Washington, was conSummat-
ed at the home of the brides parents,
Hon. and Mrs. A. II. Dahl at Westby,
July 5th, Rev. Halvorson officiating.
Miss Dahl is the youngest daughter in
the family, graduate of our high
school and the state university. She
has taught in the west for the past
two or three years, where she met Mr..
Baptie. They will reside in Washing
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