Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-09-14
CASHTON RECORDS


away Tuesday morning at the old
home on St.Mary's ridge after lin
gering illness of eighteen months, dur
ing which time she remained in her
bed Mrs. Degenhardt was seventy
three years of age and had been a res
ident of this community for many
years. She leaves large family of
grown children and a host of friends.
Edw. Berens and mother, Mrs. Geo.
Basenach and Miss Barbara Lueck Wis
tied with relatives at Wausau last
Saturday and Sunday. They made the
trip by auto.
The marriage of Henry Brueggen
and Miss Mary BUTLER, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry BUTLER of st.
Mary's rigde, will take place next
week Tuesday at the Catholic church
at St.Mary's. A reception will be CIV
en- at the home of the bride after the
ceremony.
Geo. Seitz attended the Minnesota
state fair last week.
Eilert Monson and Harold Rudolph
took in the Minnesota state fair last
week
A large delegation of Cashton peo-
pie attended the Labor Day celebra-
LlOn at w ltJOT on HuOUudN.
Mrs. Jonathan Hay and daughter,
Ethel, of Washington are guests at
the Silas Primmer home in Brush
Creek valley.
w. E. Jones was over from Portage
on Wednesday to visit his father, j.
H. Jones. Mr.. Jones is improving
slowly.
Mrs. H.F .Barth returned from Min
neapolis, Tuesday morning. Mr. .Barth
went to meet her and accompanied her
home.
Hail and wind did considerable dam
age to standing tobacco last Sunday.
In some places in this section the crop
was hard hit by hail.
Scoop" Olson of Cashton was hit
on the head by ball bat at Wilton
on Labor Day and for time it was
thought that he wouldn't recover from
the blow. Sandy Shotten was batting
to the outfield in practice when the
bat slipped from his grasp and flew
with terrific force straight at Olson's
head. Olson did not see the club COM
ing until it was too late to dodge. He
is recovering nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dolen and fam
lily of Indiana, spent Saturday and
Sunday at the Mrs. P. Dolen home in
the village. They had been visiting
relatives at Rising Sun.
A little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Hanson of Westby was knocked down
and run over by car on the Westby
streets last Saturday. The little fell
low suffered bad bruises, but it is
thought that he will come through his
bad experience in tip top shape.
Last year on Labor Day there were
many gambling places running wide
open at Wilton. This year the officials
put a stop to gambling, but didn't
seem able to control the supply of
moonshine, however, there appeared
to be an improvement over last years
conditions.
Rev. Peter Trierweiler, pastor of St.
Peter and Pauls church at Pine Hol-
low, returned on Tuesday from three
months sojourn in Germany.
After spending several weeks here
visiting his mother, Mrs. A. A. DeMez,
Nelson Corbett returned Wednesday
to his home in Ontario, Canada.
The Misses Alta Gudsos and Edna
Campbell returned to Lacrosse the
first of the week to resume their
school teaching. Miss Edna Mitby re-
turned to Sioux Falls.
John Mitchell of Eleveth, Minnesota,
came Wednesday for visit in his old
home community.
Mrs. Henry Hanson and daughter,
Miss Agnes Pelzer, visited friends at
Durand last week.
Floods from Sundays rain caused
some damage to roads, bridges, and
fences in many OF the valleys in this
section.
Miss Marjorie Zurn has entered the
st. Mary's hospitalat Milwaukee, where
she win study and work to become a
trained nurse.
Alvin Erickson has accepted posi-
ton in Minnesoss teaching school.
Otto Spreaeher mas resigned as &C
tive cashier and manager of the Farm
ers Exchange Bank effective Oct. l,
II. O. Erickson, who has been assist
ant cashier for two years, viii per-
form the duties of active cashier and
manager for the present. SPEECH
er intends TO practice law and will
have his office in the bank fer a time.
The first good heavy rain since last
May visited US last Sunday. During
the day there were three good hard
showers and lot of rain fell.
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