Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-04-04
FINE FRATERNAL GATHERING
Female Odd Fellows Gather in This
Ci;y-Important Meeting

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all lodge was held in Niroqua, on Mon
day State president of the Re
bekah Assembly, Mrs Reynolds of
Appleton, was present also Mrs. kirch-
ener Of Lacrosse, d past president.
! Other visiting members were present
| from Lacrosse, Sparta and Tomah,
there being Is visitors They were
met at the trains by committees from
Viroqua lodge and escorted to the J.
| .. O. T hall where dinner was served
Afternoon session was called TO or
| der by Mrs. !. Galloway of Lacrosse,
district president, and besides the
regular business meeting the follow
ing program was carried out; Ad-
| dress Of Welcome 4Clara A Glenn.
| Response Miss Bpnger 81 Fomah.
| Reading Mrs A F.N5snith4 Election
and installation OF the following Of
/ fcers.
! Presdent-Mrs. Tucker Of Tomah.
| Vice President-Hrs Carmichael Of Firuqua.
! Wardeu--Nrs Hoffman OF Sparta
| Secretary Mrs. Owen OF Lacrosse.
instruction 10y State Nice-F resident
Mrs. Reynolds
In the evening the degree stat OF
NiTOqua lodge did the iniiiatOrY work.
| Mrs. !. o. Anderson of this city and
| Mrs. jerks Of Lacrosse. ebt srtaihvd
/ the members with some readings, and
| the president gave a very help
| full address. The evening was closed
with refreshments, music, dancing
and social good time.
| Next district convention VIII be
held at Tomah in October.
Clarence Sutherland and Ross
| ,lyr7 a a
| fine of s 100 and costs for selling iiquor
without d license They appealed to
circuit court from Justice Pollard
| Judge Mahoney and pleaded TO the
charge preferred against them by
District Attorney Smith.
"A transactian was made some
time since whereby John Thompson
becomes owner of the fine l44-acre
farm of ID, Honaker near Bud. The
| latter has purchased the new concrete
tenement residence property of II.
p Proctor in the Third ward, known
as the Bausman place with 81 acres of
land. John Z. Stoll moved these deals.
After FIVE years of faithful service
on the Beck farm, Fred Wheeler re-
signed his position and moved TO town.
! Mr.. Beck has secured the services of
Carl Peterson, an agricultural gradu-
ate, for the coming year. They will
also take over active management of
| the Cade place Ward White. who
has rented it for the past two wears,
will be employed.
Venerable John H. Williger of
Clinton, has been forced through rheu-
matte troubles TO rent his farm TO his
son Peter, and will soon leave to visit
| his children in the northern part Of
state He informs US that Edward
| Hams has purchased rock from his
! farm for the basement of a modern
cheese factory, equipped for the mau-
ufactU"e of limburger, Swiss and Amer
lean cheese.
The Christian anti-war film, civ
/ ilization, drew large houses at the
Star Saturday evening and Sunday
afternoon. The play deals with re-
| ligion and the inhuman side of war
| It is educational as well. The CENSOR
| is not an advocate Of discretion Of
| the Christian Sabbath: on the other
hand we desire to see IL preserved,
vet We see no harm in the presenta-
| ton Of a class of the high character
and educational enlightmene of that
shown last Sunday, at an hour when
/ it did not detraCt from any branch Of
Ichurch service. We do not, however,
Fbelieve that pictures dealing with
other than censored appropriate sub
| iects should be permitted here on the
/ Sabbath.