Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-08
YOUR RELATIVES-FRIENDS

Waupun-sentence one week.
Mrs. Dam Wise left for Monta-
ma to pass two months with relatives.
Miss Florence Groves of Chicago
was home for a visit with her parents
and others.
H R. Vergeront and family mo-
tored to Madison to spend few days
with his parents.
-Thos. Peterson tells US that the
sugar famine effects Newton section
Ike the rest of the world
Mrs. Hazel Nichols Sandsmark
and DIR. Henderson were Stoughton
visitors at the Nichols home at Dudley.
October division of the NJ E. aid
society viii serve supper at the church
Wednesday, October 10. Everybody
invited.
"A. J. Churchill and wife made an
extended motor trip through the south
ern part of the state, returning last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Jerome Favor returned home
last week, after months visit with
the family of DR.. and Mrs. Moe at
Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
-Selmer Peterson has purchased a
lot on North Main street, south of
Fred Wheeler's, and is about to COM
mence building operations for home
AT a special term of Judge Hig-
bees court in La Crosse, Otto Griffin
was granted a decree of divorce from
his wife, Bernice Griffin, both of this
city.
in list of young persons pub
lished who went to Madison to enter
the university the Censor overlooked
the names of Neil Minshall and Lucille
Broadhead.
Willard C. Hauer and John E.
HOnish, Mansion linemen, were killed
when train struck the truck they
were driving at railroad crossing
near New Lisbon
Mrs. Storlie had as her guest dur
ing fair her sister and brother in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Westby, of Rush
ford, Minnesota. Also julius Bjorn-
stad of Coon Valley.
Remember the new Tire Station,
in Viroqua, when you want first-class
work. E. E. Null, proprietor does
expert vulcanizing. Look over his
outfit and examine his work
John Devlin has sold his old home
residence, with two lots, opposite vi
roqua Touring mills to John Conner
of Liberty Pole. The new owner will
lOL IllON6 " tie City billS SedSOH.
Mrs. Harry Bangsberg received
visit from her brother, Leland Ma
honey,of New York City, who is with
the government in the medical SER
vice. He gave two years to the Red
Cross service.
National Fire Prevention day will
be observed throughout the United
States on October 9. Celebrations will
be conducted by Boy Scouts, Campfire
Girls, schools, women's clubs, city of
ficials and fire departments.
One of the large plate glass win
dows in the Felix store front has
gradually cracked until it will scarce
ly hold together. Settling of the
building or window casing, presuma-
bly,, has brought ruin of the plate.
Potatoes. Fisher & Griffin are in
position to furnish you with all the
good potatoes you want at the lowest
possible cost, will have two more car
loads this week; telephone or call at
the Egg Market and place your order.
Superintendent Sanford tells the
Censor that every school in the coun-
ty is now provided with teacher
except at Folsom, where provision for
boarding place of an instructor has
not been found, hence no school at
present.
The annual hunters reunion of
western Wisconsin will be held at
Galesville October 1919. Fox hunt
ing by day and coon hunting by night
will feature the gathering. One day
will be devoted to special events, in
which dogs will run for prizes.
All eye glasses are good eye
glasses but all eye glasses are not
good for your eyes. Good eye glasses
depend for results upon the examin-
alton. Choose DIR. Evenson at La
Crosse to examine your child's eyes
if you want glasses to serve satisfac-
torily.
Hon. Frank Mains and wife ar
rived from Montana in time to meet
hosts of friends at the fair. They
expect to remain in the county for
an indefinite time among relatives
and friends. They tell the story of
drought and short crops in Montana,
but like all true westerners have full
faith in their adopted country. They
say they left Montana in very soak
ing eight-inch snow fall.
Statistics show that during the
year of 1918, as persons died and "a
were injured by fires in this state.
The property loss was LAO, 040.
Heating plant fires are still the larg-
est one cause of the fires. The In
dustrial commission urges every cit
izen OF make a thorough examination
of chimneys and heating plants be-
fore starting winter fires so as to do
away with all chance of fire from
defective chimneys and pipes.
Prof. W.P. Morgan motored down
from teaching duties in Portage coun-
ty to attend fair and see relatives.
He says they are center of the potato
belt in Wisconsin, that they are being
sold by farmers to dealers at about
$1.10 a bushel. They have a very
good crop, especially the late varieties.
Most every farmer raises from 10 to
% acres of tubers. All schools in that
community are closed for a fortnight
so that pupils may help in potato
| harvest.
Sergeant Hilmer Asbjornson ar
rived here to visit his mother, follow
ing his discharge from the army. He
certainly saw much service during
the year and a half he was overseas,
| taking part in most of the heavy first
| line fighting in France, yet received
not a scratch. His discharge contains
enumerations of acts of bravery and
highly commends his course as sol
der. Hilmer served an enlistment
in the navy before his regular army
service.
"A big farm deal was effected by
0luf Walby when he sold his $50
acre farm, five miles southeast of