Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-19

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ed 10 New York, presumably for the long an
ticipated voyage to France.
( On the seventh instant the beloved wife Of
/ L. w. Swain died at their Readstown home.
A suitable tribute to her worth and life will
appear next week.
Mrs. John s. McKittrick has departep
/ spring with her daughter May. Mr.. McKit-
1 trick and his sister, Mrs. NJ. Z. Ogden. are
making an extended visit to relatives in the
\ southwest and western states.
| County Clerl, Berie Moore was called to
I the home Of his parents at Ross this morning,
| because Of the critical illness of brother
The Lyman Howe travel festival was an
| evening of screen presentation that is rich in
variety and appropriateness. Ii was appreci-
ated by the moderate sized audience that
| present
IT o. Mork was in Milwaukee on BUSH
ness mission.
Rev. Hofstead attended church conven-
ton at Rockton.
| To conserve the food supply is as essential
as the fuel proposition.
/ Christmas shoppers are more numerous
| than hairs a rabbit.
| Remember the less fortunate and the sick
| this precious holiday time.
Merchant and Postmaster Allen Halvorson
| of West Prairie. was in the city. yesterday.
Students and teachers and others are COM
meneing to arrive home for holiday vacations.
| Lacrosse normal school closed for a more
extended term than usual because of lack Of
| fuel.
-Milt Henry was up from Red Mound ex-
pressing himself as well satisfied with the new
! home.
Remember the Community Workers club
meets at the Davis school Friday evening. De-
| cember 81, 1917.
Holiday vavation in the public schools con-
| tnues fortnight. taking in Christmas and
Treasurer Adam McLees attended bust
ness meeting of the Utica Insurance Company
held at Soldiers Grove
Mrs. Thomas LePage left Saturday for
'iillsboro. where her daughter Olive will under
90 operation for goitre.
Look over the advertisements in the Cen
soC and then you viii know where the holiday
bargains are TO be found.
Hon. A.. H. Dahl and wife, MIR. and Mrs.
T~ank Storlie Of Westby, were Sunday guests
}Ir. and Mrs Loren Baptie in this city.
Otto Brown at Dell on Friday. to de-
yer TO Merchant Bennett ard family fine
EYER piano to install in their modern
home.
Everyone be sure to attend the Community
Workers Club at the Davis school Friday ev-
/ enng December q. Good program to be rem
dered.
H. O. Berg Of Tacoma, Washington. is Wis
Sting at the home Of his daughter, Mrs. Albert
| Thompson. This is his first visit 70 Viroqua
in twenty-five years.
Gettysburg, South Dakota, to spend the winter
at the home of the lady's parents. Hon. and
| Mrs. Chris Ellefson.
Dancers not only pay the fiddler" but
! they must pay Uncle Sam. Ten per cent of
the price of tickets must be paid to the govern
ment a revenue tax.
home for the winter and have comfortable
quarters over the meat market, which were re-
Gently mo6srnized into fiat.
Fifty friends dropped in Mr. and Mrs.
Milt Henry Of Red Mound on a recent evening,
| to get better acquainted. They moved there
| from Viroqua a few months
Sheriff Cowden went to Illinois and
brought here young man named Cook, who is
wanted for fornication. He worked in the
town of Clinton during the season just passed.
-Four gentlemen wrote on thecivil service
/ q he NIrunua on Saf F-fa last
| for the position of county income assessor.
They were r. NJ. Nye. Arie J. Favor William
IL. Morgan and p. Knudson, the latter of
e. W. Hazen is at Barron receiving tobac-
co crops. The firm he is working with bought
quite good acreage there and it will be ship
ped here for packing. They will use the Espe-
seth warehouse.
A good majority of the mornings since
December opened have registered zero
weather, ranging from FIVE 70 twenty degrees
below. Seldom has the last mont OF a year
been continuously sold.
VIII j. Devitn has very successfully
conducted restaurant in his building, the
old Butt corner, for four years past, has leas-
ed his store and sold his stock to Martin
keegan, who will continue the restaurant BUSH
ness.
Second number of the entertainment
course inferior 10 none we have had of
| its character. Clarissa Harold in her dra-
matte readings was greatly Appreciated by the
large audience that had the pleasure of listen
ing to her,
A play entitled Deacon Dobbs" will be
given at the Pleasant Ridge school house Fri
day night. December z1st. Admittance 15c
and 25c, proceeds 10 be used for school equip
ment. Program TO begin at : O'Clock. Every
-Nels T. Forum sends US remittance Of
unusual size from Lyle. Minnesota. adding as
postscript. that 1t Is % help grease the new
, typesetting machine, or rather to aid in its
payment OF installing. Thanks Many more
needed.
Merchant Kuebler was over 20 Desoto at
( tempting 20 induce the village council TO in
stall system of lighting. the Deico electric.
setting forth that his agency manufactures
plants Of sufficient capacity 10 light town
like our neighbor. both private and public
needs The question IS not set determined,
john l., Davis las sold his neat cottage
residence adjoining the court house park on
the east to John Williams. MIR. Davis has al
ready moved his family and personal effects to
has Retreat farm, and viii himself so there
soon after the first OF the year as relieved
from his official position Mr. and Mrs. VIII
liams Will move to town soon. Their farm
will bee rented by their son-in-law Perry Fish.
Our good friend. Ole Stromsand Of Prime
ton Minnesota. was in the neighborhoo1 for
three or four days visiting relatives ant
newinE acquaintance. He brought his toAac-
co CROP 70 Lacrosse and delivered il to The
Bekketsi warehouse. where IL mad been
tracted at twenty-five cents. telling that Il was
as perfect crop as he raised in Vernon
county. Ole could not get cut of the tobacco
habit when he went west although he is about
the only farmer IN has neighborhood &c grow
the weed
On Friday Of last week. four more barrels
of clothing were shipped 10 the French relief
workers. Many of these garments had been
carefully repaired or rc-made by the young
ladies in the Domestic Ssence classes in the
high and training schools. The local workers
feel exceedingly grateful To these young people
for their faithful work and 70 even one who
assisted in any way IN this thy cause.
There viii be no more articles sent Unless
second call is made.
speaking about fuel conservation one can
secure pretty vivid example of that at the
present time by witnessing the culling out and
removal of surplus shade trees about the resi-
dence and tenement properties Of ClRI.. Will
iarns. who Is making systematic and benefi-
clal cleaning out From the original DR.. Tink-
err place Mr., Williams is Transforming into
stove wood maple and elm trees that are
half-ceutury old sufficient in quantity without
imTairlng the usefulness as shade trees, for
waters fuel, II u now dry. Everywhere,
| IN all groves and plats Of land surplus and
useless trees. timber and dry branches should
be gathered and made fuel of. Every avenue
of fuel conservation must be taken ADVANTAGE
| Of the present winter.
Pred Wise and wife arrived from Canada
| for months stay with relatives and friends
in the old home section. Fred SAYS Canadian
conditions are now and have been fair the pres
ent season, Notwithstanding the vigorous part
/ the dominion has taken in the world war. He
| says crops were fair the past season. wheat
averaging substantial yield. for which the
| 5000 bushels. Lee Groves 10000 Frank smith
/ had big sale usual. Howard Smith Jared
hard because coed portion of his big acreage
was hailed. although far from entire failure
/ One Mr.. Wises neighbors last year had
: $1,000 bushels Of wheat, which he sold for an
average price OF $3.50. * Smith and wife
1 left Canada to spend ter in California
/ The Lindemann Raal . added a most an