Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-04-14
YlIIR RFiATIvFS-FRlENRS
Now In Old Kentucky,


separator, have talk with Buchanan
Bros. 15-tf
Dance at Purdy Woodman Hall
on Saturday, April "a. Good orches-
ira music.
"A. U. Curry spent a week at Val
ley and West Lima with relatives and
old friends
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Porter came
from Seneca and are employed at our
county asylum.
Roy Tewalt of Waterloo, Iowa,
visited his parents few days-his
first trip home in six years.
Seed potatoes are a very scarce
,article in this section. 1t seems al
mostimpossiblet to buy them anywhere
Elder j. c. Rover has purchased
the Ida Hayes residence and two lots
opposite the northeast corner of the
city school grounds.
Basket social at Lewis Peterson's
Saturday, April II, for the benefit of
the Bristow school Everybody come.
Ida SOrdahl, Teacher
John Mitchell, pioneer resident
and farmer of Clinton town, died at
the age Of 81 years, leaving four
daughters and one son.
The remains of Mrs. Helen Boyce-
Roberts were brought from Illinois to
DeSotO for interment She was an
early resident there, SO years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas LePage and
family went to Lacrosse Sunday to
see their new grandson, which was
born to Me-. and Mrs. James Clark.
Jerry Bann and wife moved here
from Riehland Center, occupying liv-
ing quarters over FELIX store. Their
personal effects were brought here by
truck.
We are selling the Primrose
cream separator made by the Interna-
tional Harvester Co. See us before
buying that new machine. Buchanan
Bros. I5-tf.
Wonders never cease. Cashton
Record reports that Fred Cole lost one
of his Jersey cows, swallowing ball
of Irvine is said to have caused her
death.
The box social held at the Lister
school Saturday night was well at
tended, proceeds of $119 being donated
to Wesley Phillips, who has been i'll all
winter.
i am now prepared to do all kinds
of pump repairing, windmill work,
flushing of wells, etc. Leave all ord
ers at West Prairie store. E. Pur-
rington. 15-4-#
The Censor receives card from
Avalon, California, where Henry Rog-
ers and his good wife are basking in a
more salubrious cline than this. At
least we hope so.
w w. Hubble was over from
Sparta for a day. He was reared in
this neighborhood, removing to Sparta
thirty years ago, spending past de-
cade in Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. E. Grooming have
moved to Westby where they bought
home. Their residence here near the
Christian church, has been bought by
Nicholai Torgerson.
Our neighboring city, Richland
Center, like Viroqua, elected a minis
ter mayor at the last weeks munich
pal voting, Rev. D. 0. Deitzman, of
Free Methodist cult.
-Cashton Record tells that Black
smith Arthur E. Perkins is limping
about, result of a broken bone in his
right foot. He was thrown and in
| jured while shoeing a horse.
Postmaster Coffland received a
sad, but not unexpected message, of
the death of his brother John in Ohio.
He was younger brother and many
will remember him as having visited
here in the past.
Miss Lucy Dawson received a
wire message from Dixon, Illinois, ad-
vising her of the death of her college
roommate, the lady who was also her
companion during a foreign sight
seeing journey some wears ago.
| Lacrosse Elks lodge, on Saturday
night, closed a six days circus, enter
fsafFa ,1KaN nd A
ant Cashier Kuehn of the Bank of vi
roqua, was one of the winners, draw
ing an Overland automobile
Il am agent for reliable remedy
for white diarrhoea in little chicks.
Also the guaranteed Laymore tonic
| for chickens. You can get them at
the house or Bud store. Mrs W. P.
Hudson, Viroqua, RI. 15-1-*
| The beautiful new bungalow erect
ed by DR.. Sathe, on Maple street, now
nearing completion, has been purchas-
ed by L. NJ. Roseland. After June
first it will be occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. A. Smith, who will move here
| from Madison.
w. ID. Dyson received dispatch
telling of the sudden death of an uncle
at st. Jo., Missouri, Nelson Apple
man. He was 81 years old, died from
apoplexy. At the late funeral of Mrs.
c. w. Dyson this brother was present,
strong and robust.
AT the election in Prairie du Chen
week ago, every man who voted in
one of the wards was obliged to go to
the polling place in a boat. Pretty
much every house in the ward was
surrounded by the icy waters from the
swollen Mississippi.
The Mississippi has been on a
high old rampage, the most extreme
stage of water for a third of CEN
fury. At Genoa. Victory, DeSoto and
other towns island farmers were fore
ed to remove their live stock and per-
sonal belongings to the main lands.
-Hillsboro electric light managers
are asking an increase of so per cent
for street lighting and 25 per cent
from private users. Figures are pro-
dueed to show that running expenses
for the month of March were a third
greater than earnings. Users are ask
ed to pay 20 cents XIV. hour for SER
vice
Soldiers John Fleming and Mar
cellus Nelson departed for Casper,
Wyoming, Friday last, where they
hope to secure government lands and
find remunerative employment in the
busy gushing oil fields or coal mining
industry. The boys were Joined
at St.Paul by another eomrade, Gale
Smith.