Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-05-14
Short News Stories of Interest
Pick by Doings of
Vroqua Vicinity

Alice Brady Friday night at ths
Coon tobacco seed for sale al
Sweger e. Fleming's.
Save your little chicks by using
Avicol. o. E. Davis, druggist.
The big circus play Hoop-La to.
night Thursday at the Star.
Andy Russell of Sparta came
down and spent Sunday with old Viro-
qua friends.
"A little daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Birkelo of Viro-
qua town on April %.
Mrs. George Pearce and Grace
Powell of Chicago attended the fun
eral of Ruth Slade.
Mrs. Albert Larson was taken to
Lacrosse for an operation, Tuesday
You must order The Ladies Home
Journal NOW to begin with June
DON'T wait longer. Howard Thayer
phone 140.
There is no better fertilizer for
tobacco plants than nitrate of soda
1t makes strong healthy plants. o.
E. Davis, Druggist.
Mail US your films. We are now
equipped with electric drier and can
give you "a hour service. NJ. J. Jas
person, photographer. 20-2
Place a one dollar bill in an en-
velope, mail to Howard Thayer, Viro-
qua, and you will receive The Coun-
try Gentleman for one year.
Lawrence Potts has been taking
it easy for a few weeks, the flu leav-
ing him with a weakened heart which
needed a little nursing. He is inn
proving.
The Christian church has pur-
chased from C. NJ. Morrison, through
Treseder, his residence in the first
ward, the same to be used as a par
sonage.
Watkins products are now for
sale one block east of the Bank of vi
roqua. Phone $50. All mail or tel
ephone orders promptly filled M. }.
Nelson, Viroqua. 20-tf
MIR. and Mrs. Peter Lavold are
happy over the arrival of a healthy
baby girl at their home, it being the
first grandchild of Mrs. G. E. Halvor-
son of this city.
The Saturday Evening Post costs
you $3.50 a year when you buy it
each week. Why not save that Coo
by subscribing at $500 with Howard
Thayer. Do it NOW, phone 40.
DIR. Mead will be found at his Of
flee above Dahls drug store all day
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days, at other times he can be reached
by calling him on the Liberty Pole line
Come to the demonstration of the
Free sewing machine at Otto Otteson's
furniture store on Thursday, May %,
at 2:30 D. m. One of the splendid
machines will be given away absolute
ly free.
Edith Tainter's kindergarten class
will give their annual May fete We'd
nesday, May 81. All parents and
friends of the children are cordially
invited. Professional starts prompt
ly at 2:30.
Fine last meeting OF the local W
r. c. was one of unusual interest
General Grants anniversary was OBJ
served with a brief program which
were initiated and an appetiZing lunch
was served during the social part of
the meeting.
Those who are paying for their
bonds on the installment plan, please
take notice. Bring your first payment
cards of 10 per cent to me and | will
will give you one-half of what you
have paid for them, and l will take
care of the bond R. w. Rogerson.
Fred w. Myers came from Mt
Tabor to take examination for rural
carrier on Saturday. Five others
wrote at the same time. Rural car
riers will be easier to procure when
Uucle Samuel puts the wages high
enough so family and a team can
be maintained at the same time with
out sighting either.
Guernsey Day, the big Annual
event of the Lacrosse County Breed
ers will be held this year at West Sa-
lem, Thursday, June IL. More Guern-
seys are exhibited at this show than
at any other public show in the coun-
try, including the National Dairy
Show. This year entries have already
been made for more than 100 head.
Plans for the big soldier welcome
are going forward smoothly, all of the
committees working out their sched-
ules with an eye single to making it
the event of Vernon county. 1t now
seems certain that the event will not
take place until the early part of June.
All soldiers and their relatives and
friends, are urged to lay their plans
so as to attend.
VIM. Fl!;ot of Bloom City and
Miss Ollie Helgeson were united in
marriage at Winona on April "a. The
groom IS employed at Potts Bros. bar
Der shop, is gentlemanly and likeable.
Miss Ollie is long distance operator at
the telephone office, daughter of Reg
lister of Reeds A. d. Helgeson, and an
estimable young lady. For the pres
ent the couple remain at their usual
occupations.
"A great sorrow comes to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Slade in the death of their
oldest daughter. Ruth, who passed
away Saturday afternoon after baf-
fling illness of only a couple of weeks.
Ruth Elaine Slade was born in Viro-
qua, April 20, 1905; passing away on
May 10; the oldest Of five children,
the youngest dying in infancy. Faith
er, mother and three sisters, June,
Phyllis and Leon, survive. Ruth was
Ia pupil in the eighth grade and a
member of the Methodist Sabbath
school. Services were held at the
home Tuesday afternoon, conducted by
Rev Harris