Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-15

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lefson Of Pleasant Ridge. said, 1T contains
the clothing a my son AIbon, who is al JEFF
fersOn Barra ks, 81. Louis" The young man
enlisted April 2. at Lacrosse, and is assigned
to the medical corps. at present working in
the insurance department. Albon graduated
from our high school two years ago, and had
entered actively into farm and fine stock
breeding with his father.
A soldier boy writing back from France
piyes food for thought when he SAYS: 81
knew this was a big war before | left home
but | never dreamed that could be
great as what found 1t TO be. There is moth
ing you or anyone IN the states can do that
will be more than their share II 1t - not
over soon you will be called upon TO do ten
times what you have DONE
A former HiiIsbOro boy, Lieutenant Marx
o. Miteher. is commanding officer Of the navy
air station at Miami. Florida. II Is a big
government school for training ayators. a
highly important war function. The young
lieutenant is a Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar A.
Miteher. who moved 20 Oklahoma twenty
years since and a grandson of the late Hon.
Thos. j. shear.
People writing to soldiers in France are
urged to spell out with American T.. r."
Abbreviating-as A. T.. F.-eauses considerable
tralian expeditionaTy forces are also there,
and A. E. r. may also mean them.
Mother. write cheerful letters to sons in
uniforml They need messages Of encourage
ment, not doeful fOrebOdings, or reminders of
awfulness. This is the message sent by the
boys themselves from cover there" Don't
help the Kaiser by hanging weights on the
spirits Of your boys who are fighting" writes
Joseph Teter, of a marine corps in France
THE boys ready TO 20 through with this
thing but II is the folks back home who seem
10 be cutters. All of get letters Of this sort
from our mothers--and tell you, it's mighty
dishearteninR."
The war has played havoc in the banks of
the county. especially the western section.
II has taken from DeSotO bank R0ddie HaRR,
who vent with the last consignment Of cOun-
~ troops. At Genoa assistant cashier Earl
L. Collins, enlisted in the naval corps and
recently had his examination az Great Lakes
Cashier Harry A. TullOch viii very likely
come within ihe net call and q preparing
therefor. To Tat end Alfred Latimer has
been appointed cashier. From the stoddard
bank Japes 4. Wall goes with next weeks
contingelt II soldiers. He is succeeded az
cashier by Hon. Henry n. Rentz. The first
eight men TO be called from the county last
fall embraced Carter A. Cater, assistant
cashier of the Farmers' bank in this city
Cashier Lowe of ChaseburR would have been
called before this but for the rehabilitation.
Eddie Strand, registrant from Christiana
town. who failed 10 appear at the last call.
wires County Clerk Moore from the state Of
" yOming that he Is the way home; that
his notification had been delayed.
Local W. c. T. u. will meet with
Mrs. James Treseder next Tuesday.
HI. Dempsey Of Rockton section,
is taking treatment in a Lacrosse
hospital
They do say that our townsman,
Late" Harris, "went over the top" in
most approved fashion. An auto he
was driving made two complete sum-
mersets on hill in Liberty town.
Late and the tin lizzie escaped with
the scars Of battle that make them
heroes for the balance Of the war.