Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-04-09
LOCAL OVERFLOW

DIR. Benson reports the arrival of a ten
pound girl in the home of ThOs. Glass in
Miss Myra Anderson of Viola was the
guest of her cousin. Mrs. E. J. Older for the
week end
p. koeppe has begun the erection of a
garage on the lots recently purchased of VIM.
Webb.
Road Commissioner Ristow attended road
school at Lacrosse the past week.
Joe Buchanan has begun the erection of
ms residence on MinshAll avenue.
Mrs. Geo. White is expected home soon
from Lacrosse hospital where she submitted
TO an operation for goitTe.
Mrs. james Moore of Valley was guest of
Mrs. Nancy Moore for several days.
IS W. Moore of Chaseburg visited his
old Jail residence.
Maud Dickson was the guest of Mrs. L.
Nj. Thompson one day the past week.
Ole Ostrem has rented his feed barn 10
Nick TOrgersOn and has moved onto the farm
purchased Of Robert lube. lube moved TO
One case of scarlet fever at Nightwatch-
man POwelrs.
James and George Dunn were hailed before
his majesty. Robert Parker and parted with
seine Of the coin Of the realm for imbibing
too freely.
Mayor W. E. Garrett made trip to
Sparta one day the past week.
--Jno. Erickson and his new wife were
guests of relatives in the city enc day the past
week.
" I. I. u meets ApEh To- at the L.. Il.
| Smith home, entertained by Mrs. Smith and
| Mrs. M. H. Graham. All members and those
| interested in the work welcome.
Mrs. Maggie Kenyon Of Archer. Iowa.
returned home after visiting her parents DR..
! and Mrs. W. e. Miller. for month.
Frances Older and Margaret Drinkwine
parents in Sparta fer a couple of days the past
week.
! Miss Elizabeth Thompson. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. L. NJ. Thompson. has been very sick
] with pneNmpuin at fhpiF favu kOpap in Ief-
/ ferson.
Aaron r. Unger of Chicago left for his
/ home last Monday after visiting with MIR. and
Mrs. Harry W. Bsngsberg since Christmas.
Tie spent his last week here at the home of
| MIR. and Mrs. Ralph y. Henry.
/ Word has been received of the death of
1 John T. Bates, who died February 81. of
cancer of the stomach He old resi-
1 dent Of Retreat community, where he lived for
many years, but spent the latter part of his
life in Oregon. lie was also an old soldier.
| He leaves wife, four sons and two daughters.
| Dwight Lewis. who has been held in Gus
! tody of the officers since the accidental death
/ OF Bradley Groves on March 18th by being hit
/ by the tractor driven by Lewis. had his hearing
before County Judge X. A. Richards Wedues-
Gay Afternoon, having been adjourned from
FRIDAY. The Young man released BY the
| Judge because his negligence in driving the
| tractor was not such would stand trial
/ Sparta Democrat.
Here is a puzzle that puzzles everybody.
/ Take the number of your living brothers, aeub-
lie the amount.add TO IL three. multiply b 1--WE.
| AoA 10 Abe number OF your wing sisters,
1 multiply the result by ten. adj the number Of
I deaths OF brothers and subtract $50 from the
/ result. The right figure will be the number
| Of deaths. She middle will be the number of
/ Lying sisters and the left will show the nun
| Der Of living brothers. Try it and see.
| MIR. and Mrs Chas. Erickson who live near
kocktons had an experience Saturday evening
/ which they will probably remember the rest Of
! their lives. They were driving home and
/ when at the big bridge their horse became
frightened and backed the buggy into the river.
/ The river was at Heod stage and ar. Erickson
/ to safety and started after his wife. rescuinE
her about twenty-five or thirty yards dow
1 stream after geing ever both the new and old
| dams. tt was q narrow escape for both They
! are none the worse from the experience al
/ though considerably chilled. The horse could
not be rescued and was drOwned.-LaFarge
/ Enterprise.