Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-01
LOCAL JoTTINGS

The state legislature convenes on
Wednesday OF next week.
For that tired feeling after hav-
ing the flu use San Tox Syrup Hypo-
phosphites. o. E. Davis.
Miss Zell Mccall came from La
Crosse to spend Christmas at her par
entail home, after severe attack of
| influenza.
Stay homes wont be bored or
lonesome if The Saturday Evening
Post comes to them regularly. How
ard Thayer.
The state board of health reports
that there were 2600 deaths in Wis
consin in November from influenza
and grippe.
Influenza Or pneumonia incident
thereto caused another death at Yuba
in the person of Mrs. Anton Hynek.
She was AZ years old.
-LaFarge Enterprise reports the
death of Mrs. Elizabeth Stokes, after
ten days illness of pneumonia
brought on by influenza.
Born, Monday night, December 80
to Mr.. and Mrs. Cook of Chicago, a
ten pound boy. Mrs. Cook is the eld-
est daughter of H. M. Hanson.
Miss Hazel Widmer of Rockton,
was called to Hibbing, Minnesota, 20
accept a principalship in the city
schools. Miss Widner taught in vi
roqua for number of years.
-Cashton Record says Halbert
Smith, who has been conducting a tin
shop here fer several months has quit
and returned to Viroqua. He expects
to return next spring and resume
work.
Farmers, get your warm dinners
all afternoon at Mrs. Peter Snearly's
(nee Mrs. Asbjornson) first door north
of the Farmers bank Also night
dodgers and weekly boarders or room
erS taken IL"
The nude body of an unknown
man was found floating in the Mississ-
ippi near Lacrosse. The body had
been in the water several weeks. The
mystery is why the body was uncloth-
ed at this time of the year.
-Messrs. Paul T. Paulson and A. D.
Helgeson, register of deeds and clerk
of court, respectively, are spending
most of their spare hours at the court
house learning the ropes" of the of
fees they assume next Monday
On an inside news page of to-
days Censor is given a summarized
record of the world war It will be
found to be of unusual interest for
every reader. Other foreign matters,
including the presidents movements
are given in much detail.
Christmas was a mild pleasant
day, given over completely to family
and neighborhood gatherings and
feasting. The fact that no public
gatherings were permitted, took away
much of the old-time Christmas spirit,
and the sacrifice and disappointment
was most felt Ivy the children.
Because of his inability to leave
his present position as cashier of Stod-
dard state bank, Hon. Henry II. Rentz
resigned as treasurer of the town of
jefferson. The board appointed Ar
thur f. Grooming to fill the vacancy.
The supervisors recognized one of the
rising young men of = own in the
appointment OF Arthur.
-Nelghboring Papers report inn
provement in the flu sGourge. No
community is free from it and in most
places. schools will open this week or
next. For nearly three months Old
King Flu has been master overseer of
the United States, if not the world
No epidemic of all time has approach
ed this scOurge in the number of peo-
| PtS az SSISu. Inc uedGH FaDe, 700, mas
been high.
Hon. William Henry Harrison
Cash, president Of the Hillsboro branch
railroad, was in the city on official
matters. The Censor Is not in pos
session of facts involved, but learns
that contest is on regading manage
ment of the company's affairs, and it
is suggested that the personnel of the
parties involved in the scrap assures
a fight to the finish. The proceedings
are cited for circuit court.
Frank Wintz assumed his position
as engineer and janitor at the new
county training school. He has been
! connected with the Kuebler hardware
store continuously for q years. with
i scarcely vacation, worker Of the
workers, mechanic of energy. The
new county building will be in safe
keeping with Frank Wintz on deck.
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