Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-09-10
JUDGE HOUSEHOLDER COMPLI-
MENTS THE CENSOR
Writes Concerning Former Vernon
People = Young Woman Wins
Where Germans Failed
San Diego, Cal, July 10, 1919.

EUlJOf CENSOR Enclosed send
two years subscription. Cannot get
along without this grand messenger
of news from the old homeland. Of
ten wonder if other papers in the east
are chung to with the same fondness
and kindly interest that former resi-
dents of Vernon take in the Censor.
i have seen it in homes in Missouri,
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and in Spo-
kane, Seattle and Bremmerton in
Washington, in Portland, Oregon, and
many in San Diego.
As | am a great advocate Of strew-
ing flowers on ones pathway TO the
grave and not on the grave, may | not
here call the attention of the many
friends of the Censor to one of its
noble characteristics its columns
have never been open to communica-
tions attacking the character of any
one ! do not believe that | have ever
known a paper that has been so free
from unpleasant things spoken of peo-
pie, and it must be a great pleasure
to you, Mr.. Muuson, as its editor, to
look back over the many years that
you have controlled it and realize that
it has never been used, or allowed to
be used, by any person, to illjure or
pun uONIl c4lOLAlCI--ib ID q SiJAClidAA
record and one of which not only you
but all of your readers should be very
proud, and | feel sure that the high
standard at which the Censor has al
ways been maintained will be continu-
ed so long as you are at the helm.
Your former townSman, Mr.. Peter
Fl. Oftedahl, and his charming wife
(nee Minnie Bouffleur) have for some
haaE1 o.,Tnr-iyncF Tho y,la of
a residence in San Diego. Mr. 0fte-
dahl is connected with the Broadway
Brothers, controlling one of the larg-
est department stores in the city
Since the death of p. j. Layne, the
former clerk of your court, his son,
Newton Layne, has married and he
and his wife now have little Layne
all to themselves.
Mr. Henry Willard, the globe trot-
ter and former merchant of La Fargo
is still residing here and doing nicely
His niece, Miss Churcher, of this city
was in the Red Cross work in France
and was called before the Military
| Department upon a certain occasion
and with fear and trembling she obey
ed, wondering what the government
had found against her, when to he1
surprise she was highly commended
and decorated for her work among
our wounded soldiers in France.
| A marriage of interest to many OF
your readers recently took place here
when Jennie Mossholder, one of the
! fair daughters of old Vernon, and
daughter of Web. Mossholder OF
Bloomingdale, by her charms and mob
leness of young womanhood succeeded
in doing what the Germans failed to
accomplish by capturing Henry E
Doak, one of Uncle Sans boys who
for almost two years faced the Ger
mans in the battles of Lunnerville
Baccarat, Champagne, Marine, St
| Mihiel, Argonne and Ardennes, and
returned home bearing upon his arm
three gilt chevrons denoting over Is
months service in our army in France
Your former townsman, Mr.. Alex
ander Gorsline, has been a resident OF
| this city for many years.
Fearing that | may be demanding
more than my share of space in your
valuable paper, | close by wishing the
Censor and you, Mr.. Munson, the con-
tinued success which you have brought
to the Censor as public journal.
do not believe there is a paper pub.
| lished in the United States held in
greater esteem, and / might say ven.
GRAFTON, than the Censor is by the for.
mer residents of Old Vernon.
| Yours very truly,
w. J. HOUSEHOLDER