Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-01-30
Short News Stories of Interest
Pick Dones of
Vroqua and Vicinity


Mary Pickford tonight.
Coat, suit and fur sale at Felix
1918.
Every Sunday has been a cold one
/ during this winter.
BE at Runnings hall Friday night.
Dance to Culver's music.
"A WAR SAVER is a Life saw
Err! Buy War-Savings Stamps!
DR. Chase, dentist, Office in Nat
ional Bank building. Phone 80.
Buy your little girl coat now
and save money at Suttle & Tates
We offer any coat in stock at $40
or less while they last. Suttle & Tate
Have you ENLISTED in the army
of Savers? Buy War-Savings Stamps!
Station Agent A. D Helgeson
came from Coon Valley to pass Sun
day.
Take your teams to the Viroqua
hotel barn, at the old price-N Thor
gerson.
Attorney Drew was professional
visitor to the city on Saturday from
LaFarge.
-Orrin Bean came from the state
university to stand government phys
ical examination.
Your choice of dozen ladies' win
ter suits at half the price they will be
in the future. Suttle & Tate.
-Viroqua's second voorhees, Monday
was we'll observed. A complete close
up would make better feeling.
Chairman Albert Broadhead and
brother Edwin of Sterling, were in the
county seat on Friday and Saturday
-Viroqua Beaver colony gives its
first public dance on Wednesday night
at Running hall. Everybody is in
vited.
It. G. Brown spent last week in
St. Paul and other northern points,
working in connection with the seed
corn situation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Richmond
of Omaha are here for a visit with
numerous relatives. He is engaged in
the automobile business.
-Viroqua will be in darkness for
"a hours, commencing Wednesday at
noon, because of necessary boiler re-
pairs at the power plant.
Valley vicinity, one of the choice
rural communities, has a farm insti-
tute Thursday and Friday of this
week. Also women's auxiliary
meeting,
The train suspended on the Kick
apoo railroad has been restored. 1t
was impossible to handle the traffic
and accommodate the public with one
train day.
Mr.. T. E. Brudos is over from La
Crosse visiting at Sam Ottum's. He
recently sold his farm near Retreat
-, 4l,o hn
ing season.
The Rev. C. G, Kingred, who was
expected from Chicago for Monday
and Tuesday to assist in services at
the Christian church, was snow bound
and failed to arrive. 1t is hoped to
secure him later.
You should read the advertise
ments in this paper each week and thus
keep posted on the place to go in order
to get what you want. 1t will save
you much time and often it will save
you the price of your subscription.
Former county Treasurer Torger
Berge, has an assistant republican at
his Folsom farm, a son having recent
ly been born to him and his good wife.
May the youngster be as true in the
faith as his father, is the wish Of
many friends.
-Messers Fred P. Bean and Jacob
Aberg, directors of the Retreat cream
cry company, were here yesterday TAX
ing the train for different points to
inspect model creameries, expecting
to profit by others experience in build
ing their new institution.
Viola News tells that S. L. Nc
Master received quite an injury to his
face as he was putting the cattle in
the stanchions. AS he was pressing
down the lever that locks the stan
| chions, the lever slipped from his hand
and struck him on the cheek, inhiet-
ing quite large cut.
On account of Mondays film not
arriving in time, there will be a spec
ial shown gof this service tomorrow
night at the Star. The program is
"The Land O. Lizards" and Anna Little
is the star. It's a western drama.
On the same program Cub comedy
"Her Sunkissed Hero"
At last evenings session of the
city council an ordinance was passed,
and it is published in this paper today,
laying a heavy tax on itinerant mer-
chants and peddlers who come this
way. II - SOLISWiidb III etoC TIC Jul IL Is
only fair for the protection of business
men who live here and pay taxes to
support local, county and state bur
dens. The men and interests who
brought about the passage of this or
dinance ought to be guided by the
same principal of equity and support
to home interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole 7. Fortnev along
about the holidays enjoyed a house
warming in the new residence erected
on the farm the last season They
had with them six of their seven chill
dren and other relatives, making a
party of about fifty. The new house
stands near the spot where Mr.. Fort
ney was born and on the farm where
he has always lived. 1t is one of the
best farm dwellings in Franklin, mod
ern in all respects-hot air heated,
water system, bath room. None are
more entitled to these comfortable sur
roundings than Mr. and Mrs Fortney
and they have the congratulations of
many friends.