Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-12-25

! LeSnc MoTteFnu. son OF Is. A. M0rterud. ar
rived at his Bi0omingdale home Sunday,
after absence of a year. lie has been in
the nsvy and made two or three voyages to
different foreign lands.
Sergeant RAYMOND Speilum is making his
numerous relatives and friends glad by holt
dav utrOugh among them. Ray is senior SER
geant in one of the largest motor repair sta
tIons in the United State. and trying for
y lcntenGncy when sigGing of the armistice
/ blighted his hopes.
Direct from overseas, Fred wolfgram gave
cheer to the parental home by arriving on
Sunday mcrning. He has had more than a
| years experience with the fighting allies in
France.
Ted Peulsen is home from Hobokan New
jersey a furiough lie has been in the
| Naval school. He expects TO be retained in
the navy.
| Corporal Roy d. Shower. one Of the original
eight soldiers 70 leave Viroaua September
eth. 1917 returned home this morning convey
ing an honorable discharge. lie received she'll
shock in France. from which he still suffers
and has been cared for in eastern hospitals.
Carl ]. Hovde, Christiana, 81 have two
sons home from the war, and am expecting
the third to return before long, or as
soon as re government can spare him.
Congress has voted that all soldiers shall re-
tain their uniforms without expense to them.
The order of the department that all uni
| forms Of musteTed-out men must return their
equipment within two months, was a miss
homer. IL a niggsrdiy outrage that con-
gress took early notice to correct. When the
boys Of Vernon county all return home ard
/ a suitable occasion presents itself our people
will give them a rOusing reunion at the eoun-
ty seat, and every patriotic son will want TO
appear In the uniform he were while In the
service Of his common country.
Returning soldiers viii be given one months
pay plus transportation allowance Of three and
-LssIf in int Of IL
ization TO home town. Their railroad tickets
will cost two cents mile by direct route.
Gen. II. A. Richards Of Sparta. who has been
training troops AT SpartnnshpTc, south Care
lima. is at home and has returned TO civil life.
II is understood he will again resume the
duties Of county judge the first Of the year.
A German helmet arrived here by mail
from overseas on Monday morning being con
signed TO {. Brockaw Of Roekton. The thing
was heavy enough to give the wearer head
ache particularly when pierced by a rife bil
let, as this one evidently had been.-Norwalk
Star.
Corporal Leo welch was the first DeSoto
soldier to receive his discharge. He had been
stationed at Fort Candy, Washington.
DIR. G. F. Andrew late Of Desoto. recently
had promotion from lieutenant 90 captain
in France.
Private Rudolph Arnss0n Of the western ,,,
just before the close of the war.
Corporal Grant Theigc arrived home having
been hOnorably discharged from service. He
was on his way to go overseas at the time the
fighting ended and had been made corporal
shortly before that.
His young wife and friends were pleased to
welcome home Friday, John Bann of this
city, having been formally discharged from
army duties. He was located at camp on
Long Island and had his overseas outfit in
readiness for sailing orders. when announce
ment was made of the signing Of the armis-
tice and cessation. Of hostilities.
Vane Mcle2 returned from Madison where
he attained the rank Of sergeant during his
stay at the 5 A. 7. c. Evan Hill and Del
bert Cliff came from the institution.
Emmett Wallace, who has been in s. A. T.. &.
service at Racine college. Is also home.-La-
Fargo Enterprise
Ellsworth Saugstad. who enlisted in the In
fantry service year ago last spring and has
| been stationed at Camp Lewis. American Lake.
Wash, most of the lime, arrived here Tues.
day morning for visit with relatives and
friends. He has been mustered out Of service
and will go TO Canada for visit with his
father and sister. after which he intends TO
return here.-Westby Times
In a letter to a friend. Capt Adolph Heinz
sends greetings TO his friends. He ts well
and busy in a reconstruction camp in the
north Of France.
Miss Amy Gott has been for some time run
ming a Y. NJ &. A. canteen in French vii
laRe. the oaiy American woman there. 10
well and happy.
Arnold Fawcett received his honorable dis
charge from Marquette college military unit
and arrived home for holidays. tie will
SURF his dental studies there.
Troy Fish arrived from Camp Funston.
Kansas, on zen days furiought with reia-
tiYes and friends.
Kenneth John Davis of Retreat has re-
revived his di--harge from Great Lakes naval
station and Is no at home.
Soldier boys returning home from camps
this week are Yernard Sherman, Fred Lock,
Rowen Burris.-The name Of Roger Tracy
was given in Thursdays casually list among
the severely wounded. He is a Of Dir.
and Mrs. {. II. Tracy. who lives just east Of
Hillsboro.-SentTy.
TOWNOF VIROQUA COLLECTIONS
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