Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-02-05


environments or on foreign shores
These boys of ours are so scattered
about the county that doubtless men
ton of many who have returned has
been overlooked.
Harold Nichols, who spent several
months in France, has been at home
for a week, but he returns to Ohio for
treatment of an injured limb. For
ninety days Harold was in the hot
fighting in France. In an explosion
he was thrown high into the air and
sustained leg injury that has not re-
sponded to treatment.
Lieutenant Chauncey M. Morley ar
rived home from the south, where he
was for several months. Lieutenant
Morley was one of the first squad of
eight to leave Viroqua; four receiving
commissions and the 9TH
er four were officers of other ranks.
Harold Stoll's smiling countenance
may be seen as of yore at Stoll &
Groves clothing store, having return
ed from New Jersey eantonment
some days since. Harold says his one
regret is that he was not "sent over"
From the Pennsylvania aviation
corps headquarters Elvin Stevens ar
rived home with an honorable dis
charge. Except for serious sickness
Elvin enjoyed the high-grade service
he spent several months at.
He's not flying so high" here at
home as he did for more than year
at a Texas aviation field, but he's hap
Ply and secure in the knowledge that
he's safer here on land, is Ora Rab-
bitt, who arrived home with a dis
charge after much experience in the
government service,
Halle Butcher arrived in the village
for q visit with relatives and friends.
He has recently been mustered out of
army service. Jack Kriigel arrived
home from Camp Grant, having been
mustered out of army service Mr..
Kriigel has been on the Pacific coast
during the time of his enlistment.
La Fargo Enterprise.
Clifford Robbins, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Sandy Robbins of Dell, recently
arrived home from Camp Shelby, Mis-
sissippi, where he spent time in the
service.
According to chief of staff General
March all of the 1855 900 men still in
the camps of United States will be
mustered out of service within a
month, except those actually needed
for overhead" duty. l04 900 men
have arrived from overseas since the
signing of the armistice but plans are
ls, e
900 per month and all except ten di-
visions which are to be held in the
army of occupation will be returned
before October LIST. From letters re-
ceived from the boys in France and
Germany it is apparent they are APP
parent they are anxious to get back
home and into civil life, now that the
job has been done.
A Washington news dispatch re-
ports conditions under which soldiers
or sailors now holding government life
insurance may convert these policies
within five years into other forms
which can be carried with the govern
ment during their lifetime, were an
nounced by the war risk insurance
bureau. Rates will be made public
soon and the new policies will not be
available until then.
Under date Of December 25th, Pri-
vate Earl Allen writes his mother,
Mrs. Mary Allen of Baker, Montana,
that he is in a hospital in Germany
wounded, having been for five days
continuously under fire and when they
went over the top lost a lot of men.
His unit had been on the march ever
since October IL. He says he has
seen some fine towns and farms in
Germany. MRS. Allen was formerly
a resident of this locality)
Lou Smith of Viola, former training
school student is among the returning
soldiers, having reached Viroqua Sun
day.
Martin Nelson of this city received
the sad news Of the death of his sol
der son, Elmer, few days since
Early in the winter he was informed
that his son would soon arrive but
looked in vain. Now word comes that
he was accidentally killed, November
a. His mother passed away during
his absence, 50 the family have a dou-
lbe portion Of sorrow.
Ole Kjos is in receipt of a metal
buckle bearing the legend 'Furchtlos
ind Trew," taken from the body of a
German machine gunner who had been
throwing lead in the direction Of Cor
poral Selmer Kjos.
Oscar A Espeseth writes his mother
at StPaul from Paris, where he is a
member of the presidential and peace
commission guard company. The
company is composed of two hundred
fifty soldiers chosen at LeMans France
December 23,going to Paris on Christ
mas day.
Graydon Slack writes to his par
ents from Germany, saying that Tn
Gle Sam is now paying off our soldiers
in German money, enclosing sample
in the form of a one-mark bill. He
has been transferred into the mounted
orderly section Otto Griffin is his
sergeant, and he mentions "Curley"
Smdn, dutch" Wolfgram, Carl Cos
ling, "Toots" Crume and Ivan Abbey
as comrades.
A new shipment Of ribbons for
bags, ruffles, caps, camisoles, etc. at
Suite & Tate's.
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