Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
LOCAL JoTTINGs

Mabel Olson visited few days
with Lillian ZiLzner
Warmers rast,pro3f corsets, 81,
$3.50 to So, at 81. Felix.
-Children's md misses shoes at
closing ont prices at NJ. J.'Felix.
Girls wash dresses. We have
them at very low prices NJ. ). Felix.
Mems summer hats and caps, a big
assortment to choose from, at NJ. J.
Felix
Superintendent c. ". Fowell at
tended sale Of Holstein cattle at
Lake Mills.
Mrs. Ethel Hamilton-Zimmermann
is visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Alrs. Isaac Hamilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ Bennett en-
tertaibed friends on their twentieth
wedding anniversary.
Alex Al Skolous was in the CITY
Monday, getting pointers for assess
ment work inJetferson town.
The Strour homestead, consisting
of house and sets raj scres Of lana,
has been purchased by James Hona-
ker.
-Messrs. and Mesdames Chris Brig
gson and Toilet Simonson of Reads
town, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Brigt
Sovde.
Miss Mary Cooper arrived from
New Jersey to pass the summer season
with her aunt, Mrs. ]. NJ. Rusk, as is
her usual custom.
Mrs. Ada Everett returned to her
northern Wisconsin home after spend
ing the winter with her niece and
nephew, Luna and Ernest Costing.
Olson Brothers & Torgerson; auto
and team livery at all hours, and all
kinds of team work. Call at the vi
roqua hotel barn or phone 3l4 20-1-*
Mrs. j NJ Rusk and daughter
Mary are welcomed home from sunny
California, where they escaped the
rigors of an unusual Wisconsin winter.
There will be commencement ex-
erCises held in the Belgium ridge
school, Thursday night at s O'Clock,
May II. Margaret Stinson, teacher
Mr., and Mrs L. NJ Roseland are
delighted over the arrival in their
home of a ten-pound son, and to them
congratulations of many friends are
extended.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Field an
nouuce the marriage of their young
est daughter, Luella, to Charles B
Hamill, the happy event occurring at
the city of Washington, on Nav 5. A
large circle of Viroqua friends extend
hearty congratulations.
Annual meeting of the V;roqua
Advancement Association was held
Monday night. Business was trans
acted and the following officers elected:
AdOlph Surenson, PRESIDENT; c. A.
Parker, vice-president; John NJ Daw-
son, secretary; o. E. Davis, treasurer
Forrest S. Perkins of this city,
was on May 5, married to Miss Regina
Dew lit of Ross, Rev. Dahlberg per-
forming the ceremony at the home of
Raymond Snead. The yocng couple
take up housekeeping here and to
them congratulations are extended by
many friends.
Mrs. j. D. Beck shipped the head
of their herd. Prince REQ, to VIM. r.
Burhopp of Marshfeld 1t is too bad
that such splendid thoroughbred ami
mails should be removed from our com
munity. This is the second that has
left the Beck farm, bound for north
ern Wisconsin.
Delegations from all the surround
ing villages came to Viroqua last We'd
nesday night TO witness and participate
in comforting the Royal Arch degree
on the Nuzum brothers Ralph, Clinton
aud Leland. II was one of the largest
and finest gatherings of advanced Ma
sonic fraternity the order has exper-
fenced here.
A Ihart I'arvniobaal AID C,,.e ~
Witt, accompanied by their wives,
joined a large party of relatives in
paying mplimentary visit to Mrs.
Sam Mcdaniel in Clinton town last
Sunday, Mothers day. The old lady
and her one-legged soldier companion
greatly enjoyed the occasion, as did
their housefull of guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Fl. Oftedahl
are renewing friendships in the old
Viroqua home, arriving. from Aber-
deem, South Dakota, where they spent
the winter caring for the infant child
of the late GenevieYc Harris. The
father is not situated so he can give
the necessary care to the child, and
MIR. and Mrs. Oftedahl will assume
that gracious duty.
1t is much to be regretted that a
large audience was not out to hear
Prof. Kraege's very interesting lee
ture on Model Dairy Farming This |
is the first of a series of lectures and |
entertainments which the Advance
ment Association of this city has |
planned for this year for the benefit |
Of the farming interests Full an
viii be made of each !
lecture well in advance of the date
and everyone is urged to attend TIE
entire series.
Chairman Fulmer of Stark was
county seat visitor Saturday. Speak |
ing of war and nigh prices Mr.. Fulmer
said that his father, who was an early /
pioneer of the Kickapoo section, new
ar failed to raise sufficient wheat to
bread his family, and most every year
some 10 sell. individually, he had al
ways dene the same. except one sea-
son Then he bought -four, the hest
on the market, at b5 cents a sack He
the difference between 90
cents and four dollars per sack now,
with a remark that the worst is not
yet
The village of Readstown, with
becoming ceremony, song speech and
band music, raised on the public square
a Nag staff from which floats the beau
.iful folds of the stars aud stripes, en-
Dlem of the proudest country the sun
shines upon Sugar Grove, too, has
IN a similar way demonstrated patri-
ltism of her people, Rev. Err Thorn
A. 1i1 thp 0ratgpr NJ Ehab DI9t-ae !