Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-01-16
Short News Stories of Interest
of the Comngs Doings
Vroqua and Vicinity

DIR. Chase, dentist, office in Nat
ional Bank building. Phone 80.
New plaid wool and silk dress
skirts at Suttle & Tate's.
DIR. Baldwin, dentist, second floor
Ferguson building. Phone &c.
-Gimbel hats, easy fitting, The
Blue Front Store, Ellefson & johnson.
Great bargains still in ladies'
cloaks and suits at Suite & Tate's.
Sanford Wood and family moved
to Lacrosse, where he has employ
ment.
Fine new assortment of ladies
serge dresses this week at Suttle &
Iate's.
Our banks now have on hand the
Liberty bonds subscribed for by cit
liens.
Mr.. John Geary has been here
from Lacrosse to visit his sister, Mrs.
Nelson.
DIR. Esch and Attorney Drew We're
LaFarge business visitors to the coun-
ty seat on Monday.
Hon. Hugh Porter is confined to
his home with lagrippe. F. M. Town
er is similarly afflicted.
Mrs. w. W.Wigginton and daugh-
ter Helen visited the formers mother
at WATERFOWL, who is i'll.
j. A. Porter is here from Chippe-
wa county visiting with his parents,
Hon. and Mrs. Hugh Porter
Attend the Woodman dance and
supper at Purdy, Friday, January %
Music by Culver's orchestra.
The aged Mrs. Wallace met with
a painful accident on Asbury Ridge.
She fell and fractured her collar bone
Load bearing hollow blocks suit
able for all kinds of buildings, in
stock at c. /. Colman Lumber Com
pany's yard.
Drop in and let US show you our
new winter assortment of Collegian
clothes. The Blue ro.7t Store, El'af-
son & Johnson.
The Hamburg Mutual Insurance
Company is holding its annual meet
ing in this city today. We will give
report of its doings in the next issue.
Everyone please remember the
big dance this Friday night at Run
ning's hall given by the Community
Workers club. Music by Culver's Or
chestra.
We have the exclusive sale of Sc
lected University of Wisconsin Span
ish tobacco seed, grown and guaran-
teed by H. S. McGrifin. Johnson &
Vigdahl.
Mr.. John Sheldon of Red Mound,
was among a number of long-distance
farmers who braved the weather ele-
ments and patronized Viroqua grist
mill on Thursday.
Mrs. Lloyd Coe of Kansas was,
for week, guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
W. Hazen She will pass balance of
the winter with relatives at the old
Liberty Pole home.
Mr.. Nick Skrede recently went to
a Lacrosse hospital, where he under
went operation. C. M. Clark, who
vas there IN a ate say, reports Mr..
Skrede able to be about the institution.
Charley Zeitlow Yves caller from
Avalanche section, coming to mill
here. In the spring he expects to
move his family to Monroe county,
having purchased a large farm near
/ Norwalk.
Andrew Hovde, who resides in the
northern part of Viroqua town, died
at his home on Wednesday last after
a long period of suffering from cancer
of the jaw. He was fifty-six years
old, leaves a family of seven. children.
Albert Egeness was in from Bud
ley and subscribed for the Censor to
be sent to his brother, DR.. Stephen I.
| Egeness in Colorado He says Steve
has repeatedly attempted to break in
to the service of Uncle Sam, but has
a physical disability.
Fred Eckhart returned from Chi
cago on Monday. He was there to
witness the havoc and severity of the
blizzard which swept that city and the
east the last part of the week. He
tells that the damage and severity
of the storm is beyond description.
In this issue, the Sauer Hardware
Co. describes the master range of the
age-the 1918 Garland. 1t is the
most handsome range made, the most
efficient and sells for only trifie more
than the common kind. Go and see it.
We learn of the death, at Ontario,
of Henry c. Haskell, one of the early
pioneers of Coon Prairie and Viroqua,
who has lived at Ontario for forty
years. He was about so years old.
| We shall hope to have more extend
ed tribute to the memory of this good
citizen.
Ladies of the w. RC. to the num-
! Der of fifteen made 235 congresses,
surgical dressings No. /, Tuesday af-
ternoon, at the Red Cross room above
| Lindeman bank. The corps will meet
there each Tuesday afternoon for
Red Cross sewing, and all are earn
estly urged to attend.
1t is unpatriotic not to clear your
walks from snow. Rural carriers say
| it is unpatriotic not to clear about
your mail box. And Uucle Sam says
! it is unpatriotic not to free the high
ways so drivers can make their
rounds; and that he viii not COMPEL
his messengers to deliver mail till
they are cleared. So there you are.
Word comes from Tacoma, Wash
ington, 20 SethMcClurg that his broth
er, Sylv&nus, dropped dead on New
Years day at the home of his son in
Canada. His wife, one daughter,
three sons, a sister, Mrs. Nancy Moore
of this city, and his brother Seth,
mourn his death. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Clurg lived here during his younger