Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-02-05

Farmers have been blowing in
different sections of the county.
Farms to select from; get what
you want. See T. ]. Thorson, Westby.
Let ali do their duty in alleviating
pain and sickness of the unfortunate
Closing out prices on one line of
ladies' underwear at one-half price.
Suttle & Tate.
AS gargle use listerine, alpho-
zone tablets or B. K. All are good.
o. E. Davis, Druggist.
Never put off till tomorrow what
you should do today. ORDER THOSE
MAGAZINES. Howard Thayer.
Most all towns and villages in the
county have extended the time for col
lection OF taxes without added penalty.
Bring in your battery and have
rs take care of it during the winter.
1t will pay you well. NJ. D. Larsen's
garage.
r. NJ. Fladstol has returned to his
home at Ashmoor, Montana, after Wis
iting the old Coon Prairie home for six
weeks.
County Income Assessor Knutson
has sent out his blanks for making
reports on, and the statements are
due March first.
1t was a big item, that twin local
in the Censor, that gave credit to MIR.
and Mrs. Sweet, when in fact George
Sievers ara wife were the happy par
ents.
Dealers Clark, Baptie and Hanson
attended state auto convention and
show at Milwaukee. They say the
display of fine machines was certainly
worth seeing.
Main country roads have been
fairly good for auto use and hauling
for few days past. In many dis
tricts highway overseers have dragged
and hunted the roads.
Chester Newlun, former Yer
non county boy and teacher, has re-
signed principalship of Sank City
schools to become city superintendent
at Marshfeld.
Owing to present conditions ex-
listing in Viroqua, we shall continue
our clean up sale of coats, suits, dress
es, waists, etc, through February.
Suttle & Tate.
Don't miss our big petticOat sale
combination cotton and silk, all silk
taffetas, all cotton, and silk with jer-
sey top, at remarkably low prices at
SuCLle NlaJe s.
old Mr.. Grounding did not have
chance to look upon his shadow in
this section on Sunday, February 2.
The weather was mild and pleasant,
but no sunshine that would cast
! shadow.
Mrs. ]. C. Kolb, one of the most
aged persons and earliest pioneers of
Hillsboro died in that village January
81 = IL
Toned mothers of whom the county and
country has far too few.
-112-acre ridge farm with barn
36xS0, silo, house, granary, tobacco
shed and other buildings, well and
wind mill, 49, miles east of Coon Val
ley. Price for quick sale, $500. t.
| J. Thorson, Westby. 5-2
II wish to Say to the country peo-
pie l am prepared to do all kinds of
picture work. When you wish your
picture taken or enlarged phone 3464
and III call for your work. All work
guaranteed. E. J. FELTON,. Al
"A good percentage of Viroqua
business men issued jointly large,
colored patriotic calendar for 1919,
which appears to be timely move for
these days of war patriotism. Others
have provided their customers with
striking personal calendars.
R. O. Brye has recently sold a 10
ton refrigerating machine to Gibson
! Bros. of Lacrosse, who will operate
one of the most modern up-to-date ice
cream plants in the state. They have
removed from the old quarters and
will be ready to operate by April l.
The Prairie du Chen Press says
the Mississippi river has the highest
stage of water this winter that it has
had for many years and is standing
about six feet at the focal guage. In
years past it got as low as 2.5 feet
and three was very common.
Miss Neprud, county Superintend-
ent, tells the Censor that few schools
of the county are now closed because
of flu epidemic. She and her super
vising teachers are proceeding with
their work of visitations with little
| hindrance.
-Arlo Smell and wife, who were
called here from RedMound two weeks
ago because of the illness of their
daughter and son, who were attending
our high school, returned home on Sat
urday. The young people are con-
valescent.
Henry Woodcock dropped in Mon
day to tell us that he had enjoyed a
taste of fresh maple syrup that morn
| ing, made by his son Frank at Liberty
from sap which ran during the mild
weather of the previous week. If
any one knows of a similar occurance
in any previous year, let them come
! forward
Gus Lindevig of Avalanche, and
+ C. w. Beeman of Brush Hollow were
business callers on the Censor, Sat
urday They advise US that the Ava
| lanche creamery is TO be transformed
/ into a cheese factory, to open in the
spring. Mr.. Beeman has been en-
gagged as cheesemaker and manager.
He formerly operated Brush Hollow
factory.
-Workmen have the tower of the
village water tank erected and are
working on the tank. The tower is
100 feet high and the tank is 80 feet
high and % feet across. The tank
will hold $4,000 gallons of water. 1t
/ is estimated that this tank will give
plenty of water pressure for all parts
of town, and also enough for fire pro-
tection.-Cashton Record.
"A goodly proportion of the citi-
Zens of Readstown were here for two
days, parties to an action in Judge
Mahoney's municipal court, and the
activity and st1ife was truly Of the
Readstown kind. Clarence Sutherland
and Ross BanSus were before the
court on complaint Of having violated
! the excise laws by selling unlawfully
Intoxicating beverages. Many wit
( nesses were sworn. The court held
both TO circuit court.
Postmaster Cofland tells the Cen