Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29
LOCAL JoTTINGs
are Al their work.


| day evening.
Special meeting of Viroqua Re
becca Lodge this Wednesday evening
for initiation.
Mr.. L. ". Swain and daughter
left Readstown to pass the summer
at Bath, North Dakota.
Mrs. A. o. Seal fell down a flight
of stairs. She escaped, luckily, witt
a sprained arm and body bruises.
/ Mrs. F. f. Morley returned home
/ from Boston after an absence Of q
j month spent there with a sister.
/ In the Neillsville lawsuit between
J. F. Heal and Stoll and Schroeder
Plaintiff Heal withdrew his action foT
$1,000 at the conclusion OF the testi-
mony on his side.
Mrs. J. NJ. Rusk and daughter
Mary, arrived home on Thursday, af-
ter passing the winter and spring at
LosAngeles, California.
Mrs. Geo. D. Thompson, daugh-
ter of Capt Conner, and other kin
,,red, were over from Hillsboro to see
him during the week. He is very low
and weak
Mrs. s. R. Curry and grandson,
Francis DANES, are home after five
months absence with her two sons,
]. w. Curry of West Lima and A. u.
Curry OF Valley.
Friends here have word that a
daughter has been born to Lieut.. and
Mrs. Ed Guthrie at Salt Lake City.
Mrs. Guthrie was Miss Ruth Field
before marriage. Mrs. W. s. Field
is with her daughter
KEY Joseph E. Reed and family
arrived from Chicago and will pass
some time with Springville and Viro-
qua relatives. Mr.. Reed took in most
of the Billy Sunday revival meetings,
recently closed in Chicago.
Mrs Stogdill and son Malcomb,
departed for Stoughton to join hus-
band and brother, there to found a
new home. Mr.. and Mrs. Stogdiil
lived in Viroqua for about twenty
years and their removal is regretted.
Just for pleasure ride Mr.. Chris
Egstad rode over from Chaseburg
with friend on Friday. During the
palmy days OF the late Senator J. w.
Hoyt, in that burg, Chris was his
right-hand man in the mercantile bus
mess and politics.
-Shreve & Treseder report i'm
portant real estate exchanges made
by them. Torger Fortney 100 acres
of land in South Dakota for cut-over
tract at Courderay, Sawyer county.
The sale of Willard Wiganowsky's
farm to Knute Anderson.
Get ready for the Government
War Savings Stamps drive. Vernon
county is expected to take a half
million in dollars of these. A plan
of allotment will be pursued similar
to the third Liberty loan. The open
ing drive day will be June IS.
Friends here are advised of the
untimely death of Mrs. Hugh L. May,
at Pomona, California, WHO suffered
long from cancerous affection. Mrs.
May was native of DeSoto section,
a Miss Lawrence. The Mays moved
to California about fifteen years ago.
Mr.. Lewis Fossum, who was in
the city from Dudley, told the Censor
of happiness that came to the home
of his neighbors, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
II. Knutson, by the arrival of a baby
girl Three years since triplets came
to the Knutson home, but the little
| spirits took fight in a brief few days.
Mrs. c. f. Nowatney was pleas
last when number of friends invad-
ed her home with a bountiful lunch
and before departing presented her
with a beautiful ring, her birthstone.
Mrs. Nowatney and children move to
Milwaukee to join the husband and
father.
Ira D. Hurlbut, author and late
editor of Prairie du Chen, is doing
his bit in a patriotic way. He has
composed and compiled a pamphlet of
war songs that touch the heart and
will have the effect to keep "the home
| fires burning" The Censor is pleased
to acknowledge receipt of a copy of
the little booklet.
Mrs. Henry Lake arrived home
after spending seven months in Sa-
lem, Oregon. Her daughter, Mrs. Pc
tiers, came from Two Harbors, Mime
sofa, for short visit, returning Mon
day. Mrs. Jonathan Swain Joined
her at Lacrosse and will spend the
summer with her daughter at Two
Harbors.
S. J. Saner was in Milwaukee
last week consulting with DR.. Schnei-
der, who informed him that the deli
cate operation and subsequent handl-
ing of his case of ear trouble by Dr.
VIM. Trowbridge was correct, and his
condition was satisfactory Sam has
had severe time of it, nursing that
tin" ear for several weeks
This section will have an oppOr-
tunity TO witness a total eclipse of the
sun on the afternoon of June 8. The
eclipse of the sun, observed in Amer
10 s
c0rding 20 authorities. it will be about
that hour before the moon and sun
have completely passed each other.
one on each side of the earth. The
last great eclipse of the sun. observed
IN America, was that of May %, 1900,
bat the one of June next win surpass
1t, both in total path, length and the
available territory which it covers
-On Thursday morning Undertak-
er Otteson received a dispatch from
one of the daughters of Nathaniel B.
Smith stating that his remains would
| arrive from Seattle. A brother at
| Dell was notified and a number of
relatives came from that section to
attend the funeral, Thursday after
noon, conducted by Rev. Stevens in
| the congregational church burial in
the city cemetery. Mr.. Smith was
past 20 years old, came to this county
when a mere boy, locating and long
residing in Webster town, a prosper
Gus farmer The family came to vi
roqua and lived here some years.
Previous to their removal to Seattle
Mrs. Smith died. Four daughters
survive the father.
TOMORROW. YES TOMORROW!