Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-05-07
LOCAL JorTINGs


Garden making decidedly back
The mayor and the council say
"clean up. So say we all.
Henry Moon motored to Victory
and passed day with relatives.
Mrs. Albon Lindemann came from
La Crosse to visit relatives and friends
Attorneys Graves and Smith were
over to La Crosse on professional mat
tiers.
Carl Froiland was in the city
from Westby, Friday, transacting bu-
siness.
Fish catches light, but the same
old story of the "whopper that got
away"
Merchant Alex Tulloch and Andy
Hinderberger were Victory visitors in
the county seat.
Mr.. Albert L. Hoppe, who sold
his farm near Victory, has moved his
family to this city.
Mrs. w. z. Stricken, who spent
the winter with her daughter at Aber-
deem, returned home.
Mrs. j. E. Shreve went to Green
wood town to attend the funeral of
her mother, Mrs. Kegley.
Martin Bentson came from Mimi
eapolis on business and to visit paren-
tai home on Round Prairie.
MIR. and Mrs. Peter H. Oftedahl
have moved from San Diego, Calf
ornia, to Aberdeen, South Dakota.
There is no better fertilizer for
tobacco plants than nitrate of soda.
1t makes strong healthy plants. o.
E. Davis, Druggist.
Fred Jacobus, wife and daughter
accompanied by Mrs. Podawitz, autoed
from Victory section for a day in the
city.
Wilbur C. Pierce and family have
moved from Stoughton to Madison,
where Wilbur is district agent for the
Time Insurance company.
Harry G. Aiken, late agent for
the Southeastern road in this city and
at Chaseburg, is now an employee of
the Milwaukee company in La Crosse
-Fredt rick Dyson arrived ilUnc
from Mil vaukee, where he completed
q course IN commercial. He immed-
lately takes up bookkeeping in the
office of the Fred Eckhart Co.
Captain Fred l.. French is tempo
rary station agent at the Milwaukee
station in Westby during engagement
of Carl A. Johnson as county chair
man of Victory loan campaign.
i Next big events are reception
home of our boys in the Sind who
have just landed in New York, then
Memorial day, then the big reception
for all of Vernon's soldier lads.
Attorney and Mrs. j. A. Moen
spent a couple of days at Cashton,
/ Jorgen joining party of expert fish
ermen in angling for speckled beau
ties. Their efforts were well rewarded.
Mrs. c. E. Morley had as her
guests while they were in the city for
district school examination, Flossie
Kellar, Marjory McGarry, Jessie JAG
obs, Hugh Kellar and Gilbert Umbe-
haun.
J Henry Schaller, one of Sparta's
, longtime prominent men, passed away
at the age of 81. His second wife
was Sarah McDermott of Virooua,
whom he married in 1884. She died
1 two years ago.
! La Crosse experienced an cleo
trical defect in their lighting facilities
that placed half the city in total dark
ness, Friday night. Viroqua has suf-
fered like affection on numerous oc-
casions, not within the past half-year,
however
John Side exchanged his Westby
hotel with Charles Enders, taking in
part payment a hotel and meat mark
ers will Immediately put the Westby
/ place in good shape and prepare for
| hotel trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Nuzum and
daughter Ethel arrived home from a
winters sojourn in Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia. They We're accompanied by
Mrs. Stella Fulton and her four chill
dren, who will pass the balance of the
year with the NuZum's.
/ Mr.. Chris Bangsburg writes the
= Censor that himself and wife are very
pleased to be back in good old Wiscon-
sin after several months travel in the
far west, his note being written from
| Salt Lake City They will locate at
La Crosse for the present.
Asylum trustees held monthly
meeting on Saturday. Nothing of i'm
portance outside of rotine work was
taken up. Trustee Tulloch was pres
ent for the first time in the best part
of a year, returning recently from
France. Trustee McVey was not pres
ent on Saturday.
in Kickapoo Valley high school
declamatory contest, Miss Ruth Wild
mer, representing La Fargo, won first
honors over contestants of four other
schools. Viola was given second place,
Soldiers Grove third. Miss Widmer
will represent the Kickapoo league in
Platteville district contest.
| Mrs. Jere Richards, who came
from Cleveland, Ohio, to attend the
funeral of her father, c. d. Williams,
started home Monday, having received
the glad news that her husband Major
Richards, had arrived from overseas
and would be home soon. He had been
absent for two full years.
Merchant c. j. Dragne of the
booming young city of Ladysmith,
Rusk county, motored down to pass
week with relatives and boyhood
friends. His family returns with him,
having spent some time hereabouts.
Mr., Dragne made the trip of $50 miles
in less than days drive.
Mrs. Verne Reagles is in the city
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
j. Gray. The Reagles family is NOV
| ing from Madison to Cashton where
he has a position in the condensery.
His employment in the capital city
was rendered uncertain by the labor
strike which has prevailed for more
than a month.
Mr.. G. A. Happier, a La Crosse
gentleman of large commercial inter-
ests, died on Thursday. He was inter
ested in and instrumental in establish
ing the banks at Chaseburg, Stoddard
and Genoa, q director in each at the
time of death Mr.. Kaeppler was SIS