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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-04
First publication June 4, 1873.
Notice Of Application for Einal Set

Notice Of Application for Final Settlement
PROBATE NOTICE
STATE OF WISCONSIN, VERNON COUN-
TY COURT-IN PROBATE.
In the matter of the estate of 0luf Erickson,
deceased.
On reading and fling the application of v.
A. Stoddard, executor of the estate of 0luf
Erickson, deceased, representing among other
things that he has fully administered the said
estate and praying that time and place be
fixed for examining and allowing his account
Of his administration, and that the residue Of
the said estate be assigned TO such persons as
are by law entitled to the same:
1t is ordered, that said application be heard
before this court, at regular term thereof TO
be held at the probate office, in the city of VII
rOqua, on the LIST day Of July, A. ID. 1919, at
10 o'clock a.
And il is further ordered. that notice of the
time and place of examining and allowing said
account. and of assigning the residue of said
estate, be given To all persons interested. by
publication of a copy of this order, for three
successive weeks, in the Vernon County Cen
sor, newspaper published in said county, be-
fore the day fixed for said hearing.
Dated this 3rd day of June, 1919.
By the Court ID. o. MahOney, County Judge
Smith 4 Moen, Attorneys.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-04
A SONG OF VICTORY

composed and written by Mrs. Geo. Stokes
Firoqua, wisconsin,
Oh how happy we, in the land of the free
That we've beaten the mereiless Han.
In the contest for right, for right over might,
Our brave Americans won.
All! sad was the day when our boys marched
away,
From the village. the country ona town,
Bat they came back in glory. Oh wonderful
story.
Brave boys in Khaki brown.
They knew they'd win out, put the Germans
70 rout,
Not once did their souls repine.
With young hearts adre, they trsd the trench
mire,
And drove them all back 70 the Rhine.
Dear boys our heart, who did well their part
And helped ali ear froCbies to mead.
They offered their lives in those terrible drives,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-04

Editor Ernest H. Brown and wife
were up from Cashton to pass Sun
day with Attorney and Mrs. j. A.
Moen.
Sparta Democrat says Mrs S. C.
Letson and Mrs. +. NJ. Perham autoed
to Viroqua with their guest, Miss
Louise Huschka, of Minneapolis, who
remained in that city for a visit with
relatives.
1t is reported that DIR. and Mrs.
j. K. Schreiner take their departure
today, from Westby for Lacrosse,
where the doctor assumes the work
laid down by the well-known surgeon
and physician, DR.. Christensen, who
has been afflicted with an incurable
malady for some months. Westby
section will miss the professional and
work as citizen of DIR. Schreiner, and
his good wife activity in all that has
been for civic and literary up-lift dur
ing their long years since the found
ing of the enterprising village.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-04
First publication May n. 1875

NOTICE OF SALE IN PARTITION
STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT,
VERNON COUNTY.
Hans N. Neprud. and Hans n. NepTud
administrator Of the estate of Marfhz
Neprud, Deceased. Plaintiff. vs. John H. NepFu1
and Kari Neprud his wife, Charles N NeRra&
and Anna h. Neprud his wife. Nordal n. NeD-
rnd and Elizabeth Neprud his wife, Malta NeE-
rud, Regina Eggen and Marie Larson, defeas-
ants.
BY virtue of judgment of partition and sale
made in the above entitled action on the sth
day Of May A. ID. 1913. the undersigned Sheriff
Of the County Of Vernon, will sell. at the
front door Of the building on the hereinafter
described premises, at the hour of ten scIsEt
in the forenoon on the sth day of July A. n
1919, the real estate directed by said i05E-
ment to be sold in the county of Vernon and
therein described as follows:
Lot number one ~ in Sarah WesfbysE
Addition TO the Village Of Westhy, the ssme
being a part Of the sw "a of the Sc u af
section rs, Up. ID n, range west. TsEw&
to be cash.
Dated at Viroqua. May 18th, 1918.
F. II. ROGERS. Sheriff of Vernon County
Smith 4 Moen, Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-04
4 PLEA FOR BETTER THINGS
Act Well Your Part. There all the
Honor Lies

Editor Censor: How many men and wo-
men in all classes Of society are giving the
best that is in them for the benefit OF all hui
manity? II we are not doing this you and I
are not acting well our part II not. how
much honor Is due us We ought TO ask our
selves this question and answer IL TO ourselves.
school teacher will be apt TO get satisfactory
answer. When parents are acting In accord
and cooperate with the teacher, the board,
things are divided in halves at least, and the
good resulting from il goes and on SO far
We cannot the end. The young man and
woman who act we'll their part will be found
of parents who also acted theirs. / know BY
experience and observation. the life of teach
er is not beautiful rose color the whole year
round There are many trials 20 be borne,
many obstacles TO overcome, and dollars alone
can never pay for the burdens borne by the
good teacher. How many good and successful
men and women of today laid the foundation
for their usefulness in the Little Red School
house. many of them not having the oppor-
tunities Of today, never having spent n day in
any other institution of learningg l really
and honestly think II all the nations engaged
in fighting the late terrible world war had
been well supplied with little red school
houses" and teachers such as some l know
in Vernon county for ten years before the war
It would not have been fought and the nations
would not be mourning for their boys who
can never return and a small part Of the
money expended in wholesale slaughter would
have paid for IL all. | am acquainted with
only a few of the teachers in the schools Of
Vernon county hut I think | do know some of
them who would do the best and noblest things
they are capable Of doing without one thought
Of the almighty dollar, but they are human
and must have money IL they live and l favor
raising their wages until their pay in money
will enable them 60 live well. and a reasonable
sum beside. | do not think they are able TO do
this now. Pay them fair wages, and keep the
good teachers and give all a chance TO be
good. Let them know that we appreciate
their Efforts in behalf Of both parents and pu-
pills. ] DO not think few words of commen-
dation will hurt them. / have no children yet
am very much interested in things that help
TO make good schools and good school teachers.
j, n. ABBOTT.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-04
First publication June 4. 1913.

NOtlCe OF Application OtttteIuenl
PROBATE NOTICE
STATE OF WISCONSIN, VERNON CoUN-
TY COURT-IN PROBATE.
In the matter Of the estate ofJames0sterhout
deceased.
On reading and fling the application of v.
A. Stoddard, administrator of the estate of
James Osterhout. deceased, representing among
other things that he has fully administered the
said estate and praying that time and place
be fixed for examining and allowing his ac-
count of his administration. and that the res
idue of the said estate be assigned to such per-
by law entitled to the same;
1t is ordered, that said application be heard
before this court, at regular term thereof 10
be held at the probate Office. in the city of VII
rOqua, on the LIST day Of July, A. ID. 1919, at
10 o'clock a. M
And il is further ordered. that notice Of the
time and place of examining and allowing said
account, and of assigning the residue Of said
estate, be given to all persons interested, by
publication of a copy of this order, for three
successive weeks, in the Vernon County Cen
sor, newspaper published in said county, be-
fore the day fixed for said hearing.
Dated this 3rd day of June. 1918.
By the Court, ID. o. Mahoney, County Judge
Smith Moen, Attorneys.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-04
First publication May rs, 1913
Notice of application for Final Settlement
PROBATE NOTICE


COUNTY CoURr--VERNoN C0uNTY,wIS-
C0NSIN-IN PROBATE.
In the matter of the estate of Elmer G.
Harris Deceased.
On reading and filing the application e
Marion Harris, administrator of the estate q
Elmer G. Harris. deceased. representing aIaoGx
other things that he has fully administered
the said estate, and praying that time ana
place be fixed for examining and allowing his
account Of his administration, and that the res
idue of the said estate be assigned 10 such pea
sons as are BY law entitled to the same
II Is ordered, that said application be heard
before this Court, at regular term hereod %
be held at the probate office, in the City ST
Viroqua, on the LIST day Of july 1912 AZ 10
o'clock A. NJ
And It Is further ordered. that notice Of the
time and place of examining and allowing
said account, and of assigning the residue OF
said estate, be given 20 all persons interested.
by publication Of copy of this order. for
three successive weeks. in the Vernon County
Censor. newspaper published in said C0uufE.
before the day fixed for said hearing.
Dated this 25th day Of May, 1919.
BY the Court. ID. o. Mahoney, County JuGxE
Smith Moen. Attorneys.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-04
In New and Better Quarters

Attorney ]. Henry Bennett desires
to announce that he has removed his
Offices to larger quarters, on the Sec
ond floor of the new Farmers Bank
building, Viroqua, where he may be
found all days of the week excepting
Sunday. 88-tf
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-04
pnirnlmen Wanind

Applications will be accepted for y
few more county and state highway
patrolmen. Kindly send applications
at once to ALEX RIST0W,
County Highway Commissioner
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-04
Win Receive Stock

Chaseburg Cooperative Company
will receive cattle and hogs at Viroqua
Monday, June 8, and at Chaseburg,
June 10. H. A. HOFF.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-04
/ Serve Ice Cream

Many people do not know that I
serve ice cream at my restaurant.
do and will also sell in bulk.
13-3m G. A. PENNELL
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-04

few days since I Was complained Of and
arrested charge Of carrying a concealed
weapon On The trial before Judge Mshoney
/ was discharged a. net guilty.
GEORGE III. PURSCELL,
Yiroqua, Rs. May 2s.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-04

Mrs. ". z. Butt went to Hills
boro TO see her brother, J. u. Wagner,
who is very i'll.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-04

pom motion ths CO.. -ciI adJoHFned-
- ;. OLDER, City Clerk
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-23

the fighting. | have been in two big
battles or drives. / was in the last big
drive, the one that won the war. l was
in the drive at Chateau Thierry.
There is where | was wounded. The
scar on my head is almost gone. I got
a seven days absence with leave just
a faw days after the armistice Yves
signed. / am at a town named Ia
bousbole now. ! guess I will spend
Thanksgiving here.
Don't look for any Christmas pack
age from me, for I have not been paid
since May.
| will tell you of the close quarters
| have been in, when l get hack. l
don't know when we will sail for home,
but you watch the papers when the
seth Division starts home. l had a
few pictures taken but haven't got
them yet. VIII send them soon as !
get them.
l haven't heard from any of you all
since juno. l know you have been
writing to nc, but l don't know why
I don't get any mail. l hope 1 will get
my mail at the company. When l get
back | sprc would like to see you all. l
guess ! kvill, before long, if | don't get
sent ovFr into Germany to hold the
lines. / have been to the front four
times since l came over here. WIs
there from seven to thirty days each
time. Believe me, there is no place
like home.
We are in a big hotel and are sure
having a fine time.
l would like to hear if you are all
well. l hope l am on my way home
when you get this letter. Well, l will
close hoping to be with you all soon.
From your son,
JOE NEVINS,
Co. X, 354th Infantry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-23
C.. w. Stuart Writes.

On Actice Service with the A. E. F.,
Dec. T., 1851 suppose that / had
better drop you a few lines as I have
received two letters from you but have
lever answered either of them yet.
I guess that you think that I am
awful slow about writing but it IS
rather hard to find time and a place
to write over here. I have written
sitting down, standing up and laying
down and most every position mag
Unable. Most of the time, however, I
use the bottom of my mess kit for a
writing desk.
Well Cleta, | suppose you will be
married by the time this reaches you.
I send my best wishes for a long and
happy life. l sure wish that I could
be home that day, but is hard to tell
when we will get back. 1t may be pos
sible that we will start back some time
this month but 1 doubt it. Well,
"absence makes the heart grow fon-
der"
How does Eta like st. Louis. Fine
l guess. l had a letter from her some
time ago. She said she was going
there to live Christmas, which was
sure a surprise to me. But at that it
was a pleasant surprise.
Well there really isn't much news.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-23

Training Station, and a large auditor
ium where concerts, motion-picture
shows, and religious services are he'd.
The Naval Base Orchestra plays every
day from ~ to l., a motion-picture
show or vaudeville is held every night
from7:30 to 8, and religious services,
/ Jewish. Protestant and Catholic, are
held at different hours on Sunday.
Communication with Norfolk Is
very poorly furnished by one trolley
line, various jitney lines, which US
ually charge 25c to SOC for the n way
trip. Norfolk is more accused of pro-
| ~ftteering on enlisted men than any
other town in the country, and as a
! consequence is not very popular with
the "gobs." The trouble is that it IS a
town with a normal population of 70
or so thousand trying to accommodate
| a population of two hundred thousand
most of whom have been brought here
bv the various war activities. 1t is
no uncommon occurrence here to
| have no street Ear service at all from
$50 a. m. to 4:30 p. NJ, and a night
in which the lights are on all night is
the exception. The place is ovcrrun
by Yankees" so that the mispro-
nunciation "Norfork" is becoming
more usual than the southern "Naw-
FIX.
| fear that | have bored the forbear-
ing readers of the Ledger long enough.
Now that the war is over, a letter
from a training camp of any kind will
not be so eagerly read as formerly, Gs-
pecially when it comes from this side
of the water.
There is still a lot Of work for the
Navy to do, and although | didn't get
to see any of the fun on the western
front, as l would like to have Gone.
there is still a need of men to help
make this peace that we are going to
have ID permanent one My enlist
ment read 'for four years, with ac-
tive service during the present cmer-
gency'," and the latter is. like the
Constitution a rather elastic term.
So ! Figure" that instead Of trying to
get back into civil life, | ought to be
trying to improve my position in the
service as much as ] can. The life of
a seaman, 2nd class" somehow docs
not appeal to me!
] hope that Mexico has by this time
thrown off the flu and is Once more
putting forth its best efforts TO de-
serve the opinion Of the Editor of the
Ledger, that it is growing more Ike
New York every day"
| wish Audrain County were as pro-
gressive as Augusta County, Va, is in
the matter of good roads. While at
home l have plenty of cars to ride in,
but poor roads. In Virginia l have the
roads (although some of them are toll
roads.) but no car. Good roads are
the external signs of prosperity.
I'll knock off, this time for good.
| fear when | get back to Merico my
conversation will be so SALTY" |
won't be understood.
You are at liberty to, blue print any
of the above you see fit. l enjoy the
Ledger and always look forward 10
its arrival.
With best wishes, | am
Yours cordially,
MARQUES WALLACE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-23
HAS 4 GERMAN HELMET

Judge L. A.. Shannon has on exhi-
bltion in the Probate Court room a
German officers helmet which was
sent him from the Sedan battle field
by his brother, Scrgt. Edwin H. Shan
non. Sergeant Shannon in writing
about the helmet said that the Ge--
man from whom it was-taken would
never do any more fighting.
The helmet was mailed shortly be-
fore the armistice was signed. 1t is
camouflaged with streaks of green,
black and brown paint.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-23

half miles from the front line trenches
and our company took the infa ltry
across the Mouse river the last
night of the war, under heavy
shell fire.
Now that it is over, we are all Won
dering when we will get back home,
but we can't all go at once and no
one knows anything about who is
going first. But I think that the doug
hboys deserve to go first, because
they are the ones who won this war
and they are getting credit in this Sec
tor. In the drive that began November
LIST, they drove the boche back so fast
that neither artillery or supplies
could keep up with them, and they
kept on until they reached the Mcuse
river.
Since the war is over everything
looks different, especially at night.
Before, no one was allowed to
light even a match outside, and auto
trucks ran in the dark, but the first
night of peace there could be seen
hundreds of camp fires and everybody
had a good nights sleep.
We are having fine weather now.
it has not rained since the war ended.
1t gets cool at nights but no snow yet;
fine weather for November.
The towns around here are all in
| good shape yet and the French peo-
| pie are moving into them. This sec
| ton in here has been held by the
boche since the war first started and
has lever been shelled much but fur
Their back everything is in ruins.
1 never sent you the slip for you
TO send me a package, as I got it too
late for it to reach you in time to send
the package. I will wait until 1 get
home to eat the candy, and I hope that
won It be long.
The censorship has been lifted to a
certain extent and we are allowed to
tell lots of things that we could not
write of before. So l will tell you
where we have been.
First, we landed in Glasgow, Scot
land, and travelled by rail to Wincnes-
ter, England, then came to Solth
Hampton to take a ship for France.
We came across the English channel
at night and landed at Havre. From
there we went to the Swiss border by
freight train, and then started back
this way, staying a couple of weeks
in French Villages, and finally Ian
ding on the front here.
At present we are staying at a
farm house, big enough to accom-
modate a whole company(-) $50 men.
1t is about $50 feet from the bank of
the Mouse River.
You may think that l have not writ
ten as often as / should have. But
where we are on the move so often
there has been first one thing and then
another to take up the time. Some
times we would not have the time and
again we would not be where
we could write, as a soldier
has not the conveniences of civil life
and no one can realize what a sold
ier's life is until he lives it.
We're all looking for souvenirs, es-
pecially boche ones. We find lost of
German stuff but too big to carry.
There are lots of helmets and rifles
which would be all right, but it is i'm
possible to carry them.
We don't know yet whether we are
going to the German border or not.
They r sending lots of men there,
and we may have a chance to go too.
I get there where I can, I am going
to send you a cablegram, if I can get
to before this letter reaches you.
have no idea when 1 will leave
France.
With Love,
CHARLES w. JOHNSON,
Co. B. 603 Engineer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-23
IUUI sun,
ELMER RUTTER,

Sergent Roy Creasey, in an interest
ing letter to his father, Mason Greasy,
from France, this week, sends some
views of the invaded territory over
seas which give an excellent idea Of
the havoc created by the German in
vaders. His letter follows:
Dear Father:
Yours of November 18th just re-
ceived, and it found me well, but Won
dering when I'll get home, if ever.
We + still in camp at the old front
as of November 18th and know we will
be here until after Christmas at least.
We are just about away from all civ
iliation, or all signs of it at least, and
we 7 living in the forrest about six
miles south by east of Verdun. l was
in Verdun Monday after supplies, and
was down to Dugny to look after some
guns which we have turned in. Mon
day a driver and l are going over to
Souilly, a two day trip, and buy some
extra supplies for Christmas. We 30
not want corned beef for Christmas, as
we had it for Thanksgiving.
1t has rained here for almost TWO
weeks and it is mud, mud, mud all
sorts, all kinds and all colors. They
tell me it will rain until March, how
ever, if it does the U. S. will have to
issue us boats to move around in.
[ am going to send you a few true
pictures of Verdun as it is today. So
far no one is moving back into Verdun
to live but other places are being in
habited again.
We are sure tired of looking at all
of this destruction and | tell you it |
pals on a man. 1 would give all I pos
sess if / could only glimpse an Amer
lean City, and most of all an American
Girl. What a treat that would he.
The life we are now living is so narrow
that it will be hard for us too take Up
life again.
l understand President Wilson
will land at Brest today, and be at
Paris tomorrow. Should enjoy seeing
again. | saw him at New York. l
also heard that the terms of the armis-
tice were carried out today and they
are now awaiting the peace ENJOYS.
l can hardly await the day we arrive
home, Dad, and you nay rest assured
III spend very little time once l an
Dose, but will come straight home fer
he fatted calf. l also have my eye on
hat proposition you said that you had
'eady for me. l don't want to go back
% the bank nor to the city.
Expect to go on a leave soon down to
Southern France, and am going to en-
oy myself as have been working
hard since coming over here. |
about 300 Francs saved up,
which is about $135, which is my last
hree months pay. Not so bad for me
$ it? If l thought there was any
nance of my coming home soon, l
wouldn't go on leave, but would save
he money for a little capital. But it
ooks like spring for us.
Did you receive the $1S l sent you
n October? Yoy never mentioned It
.ither way.
Tuesday l received a letter from
grandmother Greasy, wishing me we'll.
surely would love to see her again.
Ne are now wearing our gold service
tripes, we have been over here 6 mon
his, and it lacks six days of being
even months since we left New York.
Take good are of yourself, write me
'ftcn, and prepare the fatted calf as l
m headed your way, even though it
nay take some time to get there. Lots
love 10 yoI and Mrs. C.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-23

negro who can't get next to them, not
knowing the American language.
1 am going to have to close for this
time hoping l am home soon with you.
Tell mother hello, would have written
her too but could only write a letter
like this to you so it will be for you
both anyway, wish you a MERRY
XMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR,
with lost of love and kisses will see
you SOON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-23
MARQUES WALLACE
WRITES LEDGER OF
NAVAL TRAINING
1T. Do, C4-oI - nn:uo-, NJ.

NieAico ooS o'd'ioAeu dt OhiceFs Ma
Marques Wallace, 10 of the Rev.
and Mrs. A. A. Wallace, of this city,
writes the Ledger the following inter
esting letter concerning his training
for the U. S. Navy:
Dear Mr.. White:-
Naval Operating Base, Hampton
Roads, Va, November Is, 1918.-For
some time l have been intending to
write to you and your readers and add
my efforts to the long list of contri-