Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-26
LOCAL JOTTINGS
Have you sold q?

-Have you sold
Merchant Melvin Steenberg was a
business caller in the city from Re-
treat, yesterday.
Miss Pothea Hanson is again at
her old post as book-leeper for Chas.
S. Slack & Company.
Mr.. Will Pierce of Bloomingdale
has purchased and taken possession
of grocery stock in Sparta.
Editor Chas. G. Dudley of Stod-
dard died on Thursday. A sketch of
his life will be given next week.
Cold milk instead of iced tea
saves sugar and saves meat What
more can you ask of a summer bev-
erage?
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Dach autoed
to Boscobel Sunday and were accom-
panied by Dave Shines family of
Soldiers Grove
The Goth summer session of the
University of Wisconsin opened on
Monday, and continues for six weeks,
closing on August 2.
The r. NJ. Nye, C. A. Parker, C.
W. Nuzum families, and Mrs. Roy
Bean held an evening picnic at the
Vergeront farm yesterday
Chicago Sunday newspapers now
sell at ten cents throughout the coun-
try. Milwaukee Sunday dailies still
are disposed of at five cents.
Mrs. ]. O. Anderson gave a party
for her niece, Mrs. Hazel Wolfe-Nan
mel of StPaul, who has been visiting
relatives in Viroqua and Westby.
"A party of Westby gentlemen
composed of Carl o. Johnson, Otto j.
T~L
Hagen were in the city on Saturday.
Miss Grace Dinsdale is last of the
local teachers to take her departure
for summer vacation. She went to
Montfort to pass the summer with
her sister, Mrs. Elmer Smith.
Porter S. Dyer of DeSoto, was
member of the big graduating class
at the state university, last week.
Porter was a member of the COM
mencement class of Viroqua high
school four years ago.
Applications for auto license
numbers this year has already ex-
ceeded the number last year, over
900 having been sent out so far.
In spite of war and heavy expenses
the gas wagon will not be denied.
IF the people only take hold of
this thrift stamp saving habit mat
ter rightly it will make America the
greatest saving nation on earth. That
viii mean less poverty, less misery
and more advancement and prosper
ity when the war is over.
Now someone is suggesting that
as a birthday gift to Uncle Sam next
Fourth, every man, woman and child
buy and cancel a 1-cent stamp, which
would mean about $1,000,000 added
to the postal revenues. That would
| help some and those contributing new
err feel it.
Annual school meetings next
Monday evening. All good citizens
should lend their presence and infu-
ence at these important gatherings
In this time of war some new pro-
| jected policies may come up that
should be judiciously considered and
solved.
Editor Harry Bailey and family
| motored over from Richland Center
on Sunday afternoon, accompanied
| by DIR. r. H. DeLap, who took pass
age west on the Southeastern. Mr.
Bailey came by way of Readstown
| Sylvan and Boaz, and pronounced the
roads IN prime condition.
One week from tomorrow, Thurs
day, is the Nations anniversary eel
ebration. So for as the Censor is
advised, only one place in the county
has announced observance OF this OF
most important events, Ontario, which
viii be in the nature of a patriotic
war demonstration. Attorney c. j
Smith Is the principal orator for the
day. Seldom, If ever, does history
record year when the Fourth of July
was so significant to the people of the
/ United States and the world, as the
approaching anniversary day. Dell
Valley, Viola and Newton later report
celebrations or Red Cross doings.