Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-15
LOCAL JOTTINGS

Atkins & Caldwell, telephone num-
Der 367 at Solverson's garage.
Will H. Ady is assisting Ole A.
Kalvestran at the Gays Mills garage.
Extracted honey wanted at Ro-
mans Grocery. Highest price paid.
Mrs, AIlard Smith of Cleveland
has been visiting her father, Col. c. NJ.
Butt.
Fen Warner OF Newton, has bought
and is moving upon farm near Min
dora in Lacrosse county.
Miss Anna Hauge is taking a rest
from nursing duties in Chicago and
spending vacation = { her home on
Coon Prairie.
with Mrs. Chris HOMESTEAD next Tues
All members requested to attend.
Victory correspondent to the De
Soto Argus reports that Andrew Flad-
hammer walked from Liberty Pole
to nearVictory, although 80 years old.
Country roads remain in bad con-
dition, especially in the valleys. In
fact some OF them were so badly torn
and washed that sections yet remain
closed.
Fires in homes and business plac-
es were comfort on August IL. This
is the extreme of two weeks ago, which
was the only torrid period of the
year.
Ladies' of Norwegian Methodist
church that was recently burned IN
Jefferson, will hold an ice cream socl-
al at the Mills school house on Friday
night of this week.
Won Valid -Bedessen the Service
store of Lacrosse, offers special op-
portunities in fine quality mems
clothes. Read their advertisement
on last page.
commencing Saturday. the Ser
vice clothes shop at 422 Main ST., La
Crosse, offers special bargains on
mems suits. Read the advertisement
in this issue.
There will be an ice cream social
Saturday evening, August 18th, at
the home of Lars Rusdal three miles
northeast of VirOdua for benefit of
parochial school. Everybody welcome.
Herman Oliver, who lives on the
south Bad Ak, lost his barn and nine
tons of hay by the late flood. The
valley from Purdy to the Mississippi
river was washed as never before by
any high water.
Freeman Brown of Cashton, is in
the city paying a visit to his uncle
and aunt, Attorney and Mrs.. A Moen
He will renew his educational work
at Oshkosh normal school as a second
year student.
Persons having late magazines
can do right act by contributing
them to our soldiers in France. viii
you send one or more to the Farmers
Bank. Ladies of the Woman S Relief
Corps make this request.
Miss Ollie Helgeson has resigned
her position as chief operator at VII
roqua telephone exchange. She is
succeeded by Miss Lilah Curtis Miss
HelgeSon will be clerk and book-keep-
er in Highway Commissioner Ristow 5
office.
The venerable Lemach Graham
was a caller in the citv on Saturday
from Springville, where he mas lived
for nearly seventy years. He is now
ALMOST ninety and gets around well,
although confined to his home most of
the winter and spring.
AT the Wilkin Hauge farm, Sun
day afternoon August 20, 8 picnic will
be given for benefit of Smith district
Norwegian school. Rev Rondestvedt
will speak in Norwegian and some
other person il English. Ice cream
and refreshments served. All welcome
Prof. Taylor Brown drops the
CENSOR a note from Rochester in
which he imparts the distressing news
that the Mayo surgeons have com
manded him to take rest from teach
ing, necessitating his resignation as
head Of the Cashton schools for the
ensuing year Mr.. Brown IS a valu-
able man and instructor and his Ill
fate will be shared by many friends
where. he has done good work, Viro-
qua among them.