Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-12-25
Remember the poor and afflicted.

Get ready for I9l9-just a week away.
Mr. Th0rval Sandsmark of StOughton is
visiting at the Ed Nichols home.
Miss Selma jackson is home from La
Crosse normal school for holiday vacation:
Aaron Nuger, young man Of Chicago,
came 20 work the farm of Harry W. Bangs
That racy sscry-"Caroline of the Cor
ners." is resumed on the inside pages of to-
Mrs A. C. Morrison returned home after
= 'eral weeks spent with sister at Daven-
port, Iowa.
Miss Clara Bentsoh returned home from
Minnesota, her school having been closed be-
cause OF influenza.
Miss Caryl Williams arrived home from
Oklahoma for holiday vacation. She is teach
ing in that state.
Misses Nellie Mehoney and Mary Graves
came home from teaching work at Brooklyn
1t IS incumbent on parents TO have home
Christmas trees, now that public entertain
ments not permitted.
Prof G. NJ Appleman came from north
ern Wisconsin school w0-k to pass holidays
at the parental home in Webster.
Mr. Gerhardt Thompson went TO Chicago
Mr. Simpson. who died from pneumonia.
MIR and Mrs. Albert Lathrop, Miss Iona
Slack and Miss Ruth Munyon came from
Wausau to pass holidays with Vir0qua rela-
jim publishing the city list of tax payers we
did SurensoR & Dahl injustice. Their
payment was SSO3.62. We quoted them at
S2O3.62.
MI. and Mrs. Harry w. Bangsberg are
spending Christmas time in Lacrosse with
the latter's parents, Attorney and Mrs. Paul
W. Mahoney.
Misses Elizabeth Bennett, Ruth Lind
strOm, Helen Graves and Catherine Munson
spending weeks vacation from univer-
siiy studies.
AT the Ed Theige farm home they are en-
pertaining their daughter and scn-in-law, MIR.
and Mrs. Hill ard two children OF Pittsburg.
Pennsylvania.
-Yhe Censor closes this last issue in the
year 1913 with the greatest number of readers
il has ever greeted on a Christmas regu-
lar issue of $500.
MIS-. b. +. Norris, sons and daughter,
wish to thank the friends and neighboTs for
their kindness during illness and funeral OF
husband and father.
Paul Weber, after re!inquishing good
job in South Dakota that he might break
into the war. but failed, has secured posi-
tion in Chicago wholesale house.
County Committee for relocation. Of
new read in the towns of Christiana and Coon,
west OF Westby, adjourned their session from
last Saturday TO Saturday of this week.
Mrs. Grace Buehnnsn-Bisbee. after spend
home. taking with her. the little orphan chill
dren of her sister, the late Mrs. Olson.
"A dispatch received by the relatives an
nounces the death Of Mrs. M. w. ShuEtled al
she vas sister Of thSiate Mrs Munson.
Take note of the fine selections of holi-
great variety of war news Presidents trip
abroad. scientific selections, state and general
news. great variety we'll served.
w. W. Wiggnton and family express APP
probation for assistance and sympathy ex-
tended them in their iaie bereavement the loss
of dutiful son, and for the beautiful floral
offerings.
Mrs. Claud Seeley returned from Rising
Sun section. accompanied by her daughter
Frances. who has been seriously i'll With in
fiuenza, followed by pneumonia. Friends of
Miss Seeley will be pleased to know that she
is the road to recovery.
After two weeks Of soft weather, broken
- NL-s.N
mas comes with fIeeze-up storm that ap-
proaches a blizzard But the winter is pretty
half gone, and have had light symp-
toms of an old-fGshiOned winter.
F. III. Williams daughters home for
holidays, Mrs. May MacGinnis from teaching
at EdgertOn: Esther from Lawrence conseva-
tory. Helen from Lawrence college. At the
latter place the girls say there has not been
case of influenza in the college $. A. T. c.
Influenza is abating in VirOgua. There
are a number of but critical.
Westby and HillsborO, where the seourge has
been most severe report improvement. There
is a good deal of the disease throughout the
country districts, and physicians daily
and nightly worked to their limit.
A telegram from LosAhgeies announces
thesdeath of Mrs. Nellie Decker-Somerby- The
remains to arrive in VirOqua Saturday,
for interment in the family lot. Services at
the grave at two o'clock. Deceased
daughter of DIR. Tinker, one of the pioneer
physicians of VirOqua.
Mrs Robert Robertson received letter
announcing the death of her aged uncle, Mr..
John Skarstad, lightweight years old. He
was a former resident here, a kindly. christian
old gentleman. Four years ago, with his eyed
companion, they went TO live at the Lutheran
home for aged in South Dakota.
Captain Luhter NJ. ROseland arrived home
for the holidays, after passing weeks
in the military environments at Boston, New
York, Philadelphia and Washington. He wit
messed some of the great government trans
ports arrive from overseas, thousands of
soldiers unload hundreds of them MANNED by
the loss of legs, hands. blind and shell shocked.
He describes the scenes with horror. Capt.
ROseland, a diversion, congress in SEES
sion and met many members Of both houses.
AT St. Lukes hospital. Fargo, North Da-
k0ta, on December 18th, occurred the death Of
Mrs. Edward p Rowig. who formerly
Miss Mary Peterson, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. knut Peterson, who fer many years
were residents of this county. Her early
years were spent at Liberty Pole. She has re-
sided in North Dakota since 1905. She
a niece of the late Mrs. Daniel T. Fortney of
this city and was also related to the PetersOns,
Himleys and Hollands of Soldiers Grove.