Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-02-12
SrODDARD

STODDARD, February 11-Mrs.
Henry Brendel of Chaseburg spent
one day last week here with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Brendei. On Sunday, jan
uary 26, Mrs. J. c. Johnson, former
resident of our village passed away
at the home of her daughter Mrs. Paul
Gelphi, at La Crosse, after several
months illness with cancer. Mrs.
johnson had many warm friends IN
Stoddard who. will always remember
her having loving, kind and sunny
disposition. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Myhre Of Lacrosse
and Rev. Sovde of Coon Valley. In
terment was made in the Middle Coon
Valley cemetery. =. Mrs. Geo. Flick
and children were in Lacrosse Sat
urday having dental work done.
Miss Kate Beffa of Lacrosse visited
her sister Mrs. Geo. Flick between
trains Sunday. 49, AT present there
are no cases of flu in our village. -.
=. l.. Case of Mazomanie and E. G.
Amann attended the quarterly direct
ors' meeting at the Farmers and
Merchants State Bank Tuesday. 49,.
Miss Minnie Steiner is able to attend
to her duties at Pulver & Umberger's
store after two weeks illness with the
flu. The annual meeting of the StOd-
dard Cooperative Creamery Company
was held at Brendeps hall Monday,
February 3, with a large number of
patrons present The report of the
years business was read and proved
very interesting to the patrons. An
over run Of 9 cents per pound of out
terfat was declared, this amounted to
over $1,000. Nearly all the butter
made this year has been shipped TO
Philadelphia receiving over one cent
above extras. Aug. Bay was elected
TO succeed ]. Stellick as treasurer and
all other officers We're reelected. The
buttermilk was sold at auction for a
neat sum of S240. john Bogart was
returned as buttermaker. He attend
ed the annual convention of the Wis
consin buttermakers association at
Eau Claire the first of the week.
Ray Umberger and family have moved
to our village from Riverside and are
occupying Mrs. Aug. Kicks house. 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hof have gone
to house keeping in the Hans Hoff
home while the latter is near Viroqua
doing county road work. Stoddard
is minus barber, Raymond Hoff has
left for Sparta where he win be en-
plOyed -. Word has been received
here by relatives that Lon Scholl and
Oscar Stenslien have returned from
France and are at Camp Grant wait
ing their turn to be mustered out.
Lon Scholl saw some of the active
fighting while Oscar was one of the
noted Blackhawks. . . Robert Bay has
returned home with an honorable dis
charge, having been mustered out of
army service. He entered the service
over year ago but has been i'll with
rheumatism at a hospital at Char
lotte, North Carolina, for some time
-. The ice harvest will soon be on in
full blast. There will be plenty of it
owing to the present cold snap. ...
A son was born to Mr. end Mrs Wal
ter Krouse Saturday, February LIST.
Mrs. Lucy Robinson enjoyed a visit
from her sister Mrs. Devine, the first
of the week. q. Andy Davis and fam
lily of Genoa vicinity have moved here
and are getting settled i'm their fine
new home. Mr. Davis recently pur-
chased the John Alexander property
Miss Leonia Adams is doing sew
ing in Genoa. Mrs. Albert Rick has
been quite i'll the past week. At pres
ent she is better. Ann F. Bean has
returned home after several days visit
with Riverside friends . Mrs. C. P.
White spent Friday in Lacrosse shop
ping and visiting friends. j.. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Umberger, Mrs. Ray UNI
berger and children motored to La
Crescent and spent Sunday with Les
ter Umberger and family.
Stoddard News Girl.