Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-01
RURAL NfWS ITEMS
Contributed BY the Csnsess
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HARMONY.

NEWTON. July % The stern Of
the twenty-hrst sent Us quite a food,
causing much anxiety for a time, and
great iucoDy enience and extra labor.
There is widespread damage to grow
ing crops fences washed away and
many gardens nearly ruined With
the exception Of Wallace Rood 5 horse
noted in the last paper, We hear OF
no loss of stock in the neighborho0d.
Art Warner IS said to have had four
head OF cattle wash down stream, but
luckily ali swan to shore The new
county road was left in bad shape,
one large hole being made and other
wise much extra work caused. The
new bridge escaped with Slight
bending OF . few cross pieces. y few
citizens in the low pat OF town betoOk
themselves TO more sure location
for the night, but water did not enter
any dwelling, but quite deep ia some
Easements ...-.A party from Stod-
dard dutOed over yesterday, and were
obliged 10 pass through several barn
yards and devise new ways and means
TO reach the journeys end The pass
engers incluQed y T. Allen returning
from a visit TO Prairie du CHEN ac-
companied by relatives, Misses Lea
and Gladys Allen. also MIS-. Sam Nc
Williams Of Niroeua, who had visited
at Prairie du Chen. On the way they
saw several fields of badly lodged grain
ana the machine could not proceed
down Patterson bill, 50 the passe e gers
were compelled To walk 70 Newton.
Elder j e. Roger is busy improving
the A q church Not long since
good cement platform and steps were
added aud now fhe interior is being
papered, and repaiuted after which
the outside viii be painted white.
Ihis work will cause omission OF reg
ular services tomorrow Civil war
veteran, Henry kish Of Riverside, has
spent some time with sons in and near
Newton Mr.. Kish was 70. several
weeks in a hospital last spring, under
going critical operation and is not
strong, but we are glad to say much
improved. His son Harry A. seems to
be the only one drawn on draft from
this village, but mistake in the list
places his name in Hamburg in place
Of Harmony town. The stoppage of
traffic on the Southeastern to Chase
burg causes much Inconvenience to
local interests in this section Mrs.
Haibert Proctor made a hurried trip
10 Ladysmith last Saturday, called
there by the serious Illness of her
daughter, Mrs. Jake Mcdonald. .....
Mrs. Rick has been keeping house for
her mother but being i'll, was com
PEELED 10 90 home to Stoddard yester-
day. Mrs. Nellie Hastings has COM
pleted her summer course at the La
Crosse normal, and is expected home
... Mrs. ID. +. Allen is DELAYED at La
Crosse by reason of lack of train SER
vice Lonnie Pest, one of the volun-
teer soldier boys, spent a day at his
home in Newton Mrs. Tom Peter
son was visited by her mother, Mrs
Jacobson of Viroqua. Mrs Harry
Allen and little daughter came from
Montana for a visit al the parental
farm home of Mrs Alice Caulkins
With sadness We note the passing of
good friend and exemplary citi-
zen, J. II. McLees. Many may not
know that Joe taught the first school
in the Newton school building. This
was forty-fve years ago and some of
our population were his pupils and
will doubtless, long cherish his mem
CRY. During the past two months, so
many of our loved ones have been
carried to the silent city. Mrs Eliza
Rumsey returned from Sioux City,
where she had been for six months.
On her seventy-ninth anniversary
great-grand son was born at Ryder,
North Dakata, at the home OF her
grand son, Blaine Officer. M.D.B.