Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
Short News Stories of Interest
Viroqua Vicinity
Last week in January.

IL. u. Lar laSH Is OH Oh q trip 70
Chicago and Milwaukee, to be absent a
week.
Hon. A. Fl. Dahl was at DEBORAH,
Iowa, to attend trustees meeting of
Luther college.
Buy your next seasons wants now.
You will gave big money. The Blue
Front Store,
Fresh popcorn and peanuts every
night at the Cozy Candy Corner in the
'''Star" theatre building.
Attorney j. A. Moen was in Mil
ywaukee the past week. Mrs. Moen
visited at Cashton during his absence.
Mr.. Lars j. Brye left for Florida
to spend some time visiting his son and
looking after his landed interests at
Hifliard.
Miss Anna Hauge came from Chi
cago to visit her parents on Coon Prai-
RE and sister, Mrs. Taylor Bro Wn, in
this city.
Bring your building problems to
the Nuzum lumber yard. Twenty-one
years of building experience at your
service.
Two Vernon county patients in the
Chippewa Falls home for feeble mind
ed, have been transferred to our coun-
ty asylum.
Mics Sylvia Hollingsworth, instruc-
tor in Westby schools, resigned to ac-
cept teaching position in LosAngeles,
California.
Ed. Michaelson, who was called
from Nebraska by the death of his
mother at Newton, departed for his
western home.
-Cashton and LaFarge basket ball
teams played a nip-and tuck game at
the latter place, Cashton winning by
the scratch of % to q.
If you expect your sweetheart to
say she will "Be Yours, you must show
her one of those diamond rings that
you get at Morrison's.
Geo. E. Morse offers for sale his
house and lots in the southern part of
the city. If you are looking for a nice
home you had better see him.
NO mail order house in the country
will give you such bargains in good, re-
liable, up-to-date merchandise as you
can get now at the closing out sale of
the Blue Front Store.
Secretary Andrew Urness, of the
county Equity society, was in the city
from Newry, accompanied by his friend,
Henry Hauge of Pine River. Minneso-
ia, who is paying him visit.
John McEntee was in the city on
Saturday closing up bills incurred for
materials and work = a -sw re viasnee
constructed on his farm in southwestern
part of Franklin the past season.
Now is the time to start your build
ing campaign for 1916 Let US help
you plan your new house or barn. We
will furnish you many practical ideas
that will save you money. John E.
Nuzum & Sons Lumber Co.
Trunks. bags, and suit cases. Ir
the rush for other bargains people have
overlooked this line. If you need now
or expect to need any of these, be sure
and buy now while they are going al
less than cost to make. The Blue Front
Store.
Our correspondent from Forest
tells OF the death of the Oldest man ir
that town. 1t is remarkable the mum.
Der of elderly people who have passed
to their long rest within the county
since winter set in, and especially this
past grippy month.
School Inspector Morgan tells the
CENSOR that he is happily surprised by
his visitaIions to rural schools in differ
ent sections of the county. He states
that attendance is much greater than
he had thought, some schools having as
high as sixty pupils.
Eighty teachers and officers en-
rolled at the school board convention
held at Hillsboro, and it was a gather
ing of much interest. From this place
Superintendent Gardner, Prof Aug. E.
Smith, w. P. Morgan and Miss Jack
son, school inspectors, we're present.
Bright and early last Saturday
morning, Geo. ]. Amann and his help
ers arrived from Victory section with
three big loads of tobacco, which we're
delivered to the Bekkedal warehouse at
Is and cents. Mr.. Amann says he
never raised better crop, getting ii
in the shed before the big frost.
If you buy the new series ST, -
you will get the divided front seats, di.
vided cushions, two extra disappearing
in floor, the new-style windshield, a
new-otyIe fender, and a drivers seat
that is never too far away from the
steering wheel ~ too close to the steer
ing wheel and pedals because this seat
can be adjusted tc fit you exactly,
William R Plrdy has taken his son
Henry into his business as a partner in
publication of the Spring Green News.
Henry has assisted his father in the
mechanical and editorial work for
years. The News states that Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R. Purdy were leaving for a
reunion of the Purdy family of six
brothers and two sisters at Huston,
Texas, the home of DIR. K. F. Pur-
dy. Forty-one years since they all met,
then at the parental home in Viroqua.
Ben Brown never offered such good
PLAYS for 10 cents as he is now booking.
By taking contracts in advance he is
able to give the public plays that here
tofore he was obliged to charge Is and
20 cents for 10 cents. The exchanges
have co-operated with him which makes
this possible. The opening bill will be
"The Thief" and Saturday special 25
and so cent admission picture, the won
derful Williamson Submarine Pictures
will Re given at reduced price of 10
and Is cents.
Matthias II. Hanson was summoned
to Minneapolis by the unexpected death
of his brother, Thomas Hanson. His
nephew, Herman Hanson, accompanied
him. Mr.. Hanson was sixty-six years
old, coming to this county at a very
earlv day with his parents. AS a very
young man he was the first merchant
at Coon Prairie corners. conducting a
store there during the sixties. He
moved near Rochester, Minnesota,