Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-11-05
TALK OF NEAR NEIGHBORS
tFrom the Ylola New,

From the Viola News)
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Roscoe Turner of Kickapoo.
Mrs. C. H. Nye, Jr. spent few
days the past week at Viropua visit
ing with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. W.N.Miller were very
agreeably surprised when their two
daughters, Mrs. Harry Blythe of Pc
oria, and Mrs. Orr Grim and children
arrived on the same train for visit
with home folks.
Robert Parker of Viroqua, just as
spry and jolly as ever, was Viola
visitor the past week with relatives
and friends. Bob has now passed his
seventy-fifth year but he says he is
not getting old, he is getting young
again.
Quite large crowd was present at
the wrestling match at the opera
house to witness the bout between
Jack Hagensick of this place and
Charley Miller of Sioux City, Iowa.
Jack won the match in two falls,
The first required fifty-eight minutes
to determine who was best man.
(Frsm the De Soto August
The business place at DeSoto run
by Glenn Bartholomew the past few
months as a drink parlor, and before
July LIST as a saloon, was closed on
Tuesday, 1t is understood that the
act of Congress prohibiting any drink
containing over one-half per cent alco-
hol influenced Mr.. Bartholomew in
making his decision.
Capt. Mccormick, who went over
seas in June, wrote his mother from
Coblenz, on the Rhine in Germany,
that he had come down from Lemperg,
whittier he had helped convey 1900
German prisoners for repatriation,
and was returning to Paris, via Bel
GUM.
A peculiar kind of magnetic ore
recently discovered at Victory has at
tracted the attention of many inter-
Iested persons, as it may be valu-
able one. Mrs.Josie Mccormick, who
has been interested in mineralogy and
scientific research for some years, has
sent sample to the government as
say Office at Washington.
Frineds and relatives were alike
pleased and surprised to meet Mr..
and Mrs. H. L. Haverley, who spent
Sunday with the formers parents
while on their honeymoon trip. The
marriage of Mr.. HI. l.. Haverley and
Mrs. Alice E. Lopsley took place at
St.Louis, October IA. After their
honeymoon trip to the groom's former
home here and with the brides rela-
tives IN Montana, they will be at home
at SanDiego, Cal.
(FrOm the Cashton ReCOrd)
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Jersey at Sparta on October
25th.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Peterson of
Clark, Montana, are in the vicinity for
a couple of months visit.
John Brody, former Cashton hoy
and son of VIM. Brody, is here from
Montana for a visit with his uncle,
M. Brody and family.
Martin Dolan, wireless operator
with the u. S. marines for couple
of years, has received his discharge
and arrived home. Martin is looking
well, but is many pounds lighter than
when he enlisted in the service.
(FrOm the HiiisSoro Sentry
Mrs. G.. D. Thompson arrived home
from an extended visit in the eastern
states.
Blanchard Eastman moved his fam
lily and household goods from Valley
onto farm near Hillsboro where
they will live.
At Valley bee was held at the
Chas. Heisel home for the purpose
of helping him with fan work. Mr..
Heisel's health is much better since
his return from the hospital, though
as yet he is not entirely well.
AT the Henry Bender home ON Oc-
tober %, occurred the marriage of
Miss Beatrice Bender to Reuben San
tas, Rev. Prucha officiating.
E. Z. Smalley, who was associated
with Bert Crary in owning the form
er Geo. Darcy farm, loaded a car with
household goods, grain, etc., and left
for Michigan, where he will live.
Mrs. F. /. Pinch and daughter, EN-
ogene, departed for Oklahoma City,
called there by illness of Mrs. Oscar
Mitcher. Dr.. Pinch accompanied them
as far as Chicago.
Wild ducks are plentiful and hunt- |
srs seem to be getting a lot of them
although they waste lot of ammu- |
milton in doing so. Something over |
twenty-five were shot on the pond |
Tuesday morning.
Hillsboro can have a pea canning |
factory if its citizens want it bad |
enough to take hold of the matter and |
push it through to completion. A |
nan interested in this line of business
made visit TO our town recently.
Rev. Ferdinand Czech says that win
lows in St.John's church near Oily,
md also in the school house nearby,
we're recently broken by two young |
men who were using a gun freely. |
Rev. Czech is considerably worked up
,ver the matter for the windows in
he church are large ones and will be
to replace. He has secured
against the parties and pro-
ecution will probably follow
(From the La Fargo Enterprise)
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hook and Mrs.
Eco. Griffin of Viroqua visited at the
!. Gift home in the village.
Work on the new Advent church is
progressing nicely. The foundation
S completed and the erection of the
rame work has commenced.
Theodore Rolfe of Grass Valley, /
lregon, arrived in the village for a
-isit with his PARENTS Mr. and Mrs