Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-12-22
SHORT Personal JOTTING

Skates and sleds at Towner's.
Try a bowl OF Chile Con Carne
at the Unique.
For robes and blankets, go to Fa-
yor's Harness Shop. 45-tf
You can bny gifts appropriate for
every member of the family at Town
er's.
The optimo handles the Allen
Qualey and Bonita brands of box
candies.
Come and hear our fine line of
smooth surface Medallion records. o.
E. Davis.
Shaving sets are ideal presents
for HIM. See what Johnson's Drug
Store has to offer you.
&C. G. Culver has accepted a posi-
ton at the Brown Music Store during
the winter months.
Mrs. ALBION Lindemann has gone
to Cleveland Ohio, where she will spend
the winter with her son, Albion.
Mrs. Ogden has gone to Marsh
field where she will spend the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Heal.
Friends in the city are advised
that Prof. and Mrs. Kuenning of NeiIs-
vile are entertaining boy at their
home.
10y @NhEQAi ACLAlIGu 10 NlEOQua
after several months employment in
Elroy. Says he's going to raise Guern-
seys for a living now.
Send the Censor to that absent
friend of yours for year. You
could not select a Christmas gift which
would be more appropriate.
Miss Merle Cowden has resigned
her position at the Brown Music Store
and expects to take up the study of
nursing after the first of the year.
Never so fine a line of box papers
as this year at JohnsOn's Drug Store.
Such exclusive and distinctive lines as
Lord Baltimore and Symphony Charme
In Towner's stock of books, sill
verware, cut glass, china, pens, sta
tlonery, graniteWare, games, toys, etc.
you can find just the gift article you
want for any member of the family.
Carroll Christensen has been elect
ed president of Wisconsin Normal For
ensic league Carroll has exceptional
ability in this work and friends in the
old home are pleased with his success.
Three million men are said to be
out of employment in this country.
That job you are holding down would
look mighty good to most of them.
How does it look to you-now?
From Florida, Mrs. o. B. Wyman
writes the Censor: my address is +.
217-5th Ave. N, Petersburg, Flo
rida. Weather is like summer and
flowers and palms lovely"
The next time you are sick or
out of sorts, try Osteopathy. Invest
igate it throughly, then have conf
dence in your own Judgement, your
brains are as good as anyones.
Select the Censor as your Christ
mas gift. Fifty-two times year it
will gladden. those who receive it, and
as many time remind them of the per-
son who sent it.
VIM. Peavy says that if the fellow
who stole his glasses will only come
back and get the case he will feel bet
ter about it. He hates to use new
glasses with an old case.
Confirmation services were hell
at the Five Points church November
81" says the Richland Rustic. Fie on
you, Brother Bailey, for displaying
such irreverance-or careless proof |
reading! Anyhow, it is to laugh.
1t will be interesting to Vernon
people to know that Vernon county |
was the first county in the United |
States to place bounty on rattle
snakes, doing the same twenty years |
ago.
Lacrosse Tribune of few days
ago contained pictures and announce
ment of the celebration of the silver |
wedding of Postmaster and Mrs. o. r. |
Skaar of Lacrosse. Mr.. Skaar start
ed his career as a lawyer in Viroqua |
with Attorney H. P. Proctor Sr.
According to the most authentic |
Il OrfIJsaC f1OCCThlo fn n lose. S,fl
35 million of the worlds population is |
to the world war. Nine mil |
lion men died in battle. Is it worth !,
the price? Makes us hope for ulti- !,
mate membership in a league of ma
tons which will prevent a recurrence |
of the grewsome tragedy, doesn't it E? |
Two Vernon county boys are en-
rolled this year among the many fac |
tory operators who are attending the |
Dairy Course at the University at |
They are Duane J. Bend |
er, and Frank j. Quinn. Fourteen
states as well as one foreign |
country are represented this year in
the enrolment" says E. III. Earring
ton, in charge of the Dairy Course.
Three hauls of rough fish at Ge-
noa which Melted 10000 pounds of
carp and buffalo, is the record catch
on the upper Mississippi this season.
Frank Gillette of Genoa made the
hauls The catch is estimated to be
worth $4,000 at present prices, but
Gillette will keep the fish alive in his
carp ponds and sell them at advanced
prices in February and March, when
rough fish bring from II to 16 cents
IN eastern markets.
We have had a splendid fall and
naturally thoughts have turned to pre-
dictions for the winter. The Indians
say that the muskrats are not building
very thick houses, and according to
Indian lore, this is an indication that
the winter will not be a very severe
one. Other sources of information say
that although there was a bountiful
supply of nuts this year, the squirrels
did not lay in large supply of their
staple food, an infallible sign that the
winter will be mild. Another author
ity says the fur bearing animals have
not as slick and heavy coat of fur as
usual. All these things, weather-wise
prophets say, predict a mild winter,
and most Deople are hopeful that they