Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-08-18

ROUNDABOUT THECOUETY'
NOTES OF INTEREST ABOUT OLD
VERN0N'S PEOPLE
Important Happenings Chronicled in
the Papers of Our County
During Last Week
Milton Davidson was home rom
Madison to visit his parents at West
by. His father and brother returned
with him TO witness tractor demon
stration he gave there.
DeSoto won from Harper's Ferry
by a,12 to l score, winning two out OF
three games with this team.
From Rev. Pow of DeSoto, now Wis
ting in England, comes the werd that
prices are very high in that country.
Sugar 39c pound, eggs 10c each,
milk zoe quart, are some samples
Rachel Broadhead and Margaret
Miller of Lacrosse spent last week at
Editor and Mrs. L. E. Williams of
Randolph spent last week in DeSoto.
He was at the editorial helm of the
DeSoto Argus for a year.
Attendance at the Fennimore Big
Days was more than 10000. Soldiers
Grove won the ball tournament.
Stanley Opsahl of Viroqua was in
LaFarge last Tuesday and Wednesday.
He viii teach there the coming year.
j. w. Paul of LaFarge has sold his
grocery store to Leland Getty, who
has taken possession
Ray Norris, Elmer Sine, Joe Bold,
DIR. Chambers, Joe Labansky, and A.
E. Zimdars of LaFarge enjoyed fine
weekend fishing trip at the river.
Fred G. Matthes and Abner Goche-
naur of Viola showed fine blooded
stock at the Boseobel fair.
A Laboring Day picnic was staged
at the Viola fair grounds, and much
work was donated to the fair asso-
citation. A fine idea, surely.
DR.. d. E. Weber and wife of Viola
spent the week in Madison.
Westby regrets the removal to La
Crosse Cf one of it's good citizens
Thomas Call He has purchased a
fine residence property there.
Omer Benn of Viola pitched a great
game of ball for Watertown last SUM-
day but was beaten by jefferson with
the score of 2 to 0. Benin allowed but
two hits and passed no batters, errors
behind him gave jefferson their scores.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. o. Hurless of Viola
returned home last week from a six
weeks automobile trip through the
eastern states, going as far as Wash
ington, D. c.
Just to satisfy a curiosity, the Hills
boro State Bank had counted the num-
Der of motor and other vehicles that
passed the corner in front of the bank
on a recent date. The count was made
for period of sixteen hours and this
is the result: 1247 automobiles and
280 horse drawn vehicles.-Hillsboro
Sentry.
Trunk Highway No. SO is becoming
much Travelled route by tourists, not
withstandiIg reports to the contrary
Last Saturday forenoon over a hun
bred tourists passed through Hillsboro
over this trunk line. They carried IL
censes from all parts of the United
| States. The scenery along this high
way between Hillsboro and Ontario, is
what state highway men say, the most
beautiful in Wisconsin. - Hillsborc
Sentry
Miss Flossie Davis and Cecil Fish
were married Wednesday, August II
at the Methodist parsonage by Rev
Ralston of LaFarge.
While Teddy Sallander was crank
| ing the Chevrolet one day last week
| the motor backfired and the handle
struck him severe blow on the arm
The bone of the forearm was cracked
and the wrist somewhat sprained. IL
the absence of DIR. Myrick, DIR. Tiede
mann rendered firstaid.-DeSoto Ar
gus.
During the afternoon service las
| Sunday at the Norwegian Lutheran
/ church, at DeSoto, on the occasion o
the annual mission festival, the churcl
service flag bearing five stars was low
cred and placed in safe-keeping witt
appropriate ceremony. Rev. S. NJ. Top
ness of Red Wing, spoke briefly of tn
significance of the service flag. Rev
H. G. Magelssen reviewed briefly tn
part the local church has played il
mission service.
| While tearing down building a
Reedsburg to be replaced by one 70
the Reedsburg Bank, pint bottle o
brandy was found in one corner of tn
wall. The bottle was placed there i
1877 when the building was erected
The Reedsbrrg paper does not sa
how the brandy was disposed OFFS
Miss Alma Nelson left Friday 70
her work at Fargo, North Dakota.