Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-08-03
ROUND ABOUT THE COUNTY
NOTES OF INTEREST ABOUT OLD
VERN0N'S. PEOPLE
Important Happenings Chronicled in
the Papers of Our County
During the Last Week
HILLSBORO SENTRIES

HILLSBORO SENTRIES
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Aegerter went
to Elroy Friday to spend a few days
with their sin-in-law and daughter,
Theodore Amberg and wife.
Charles Fillner and family arrived
here last Thursday by automobile
from their home in Oshkosh for visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Roth.
Miss Lois Bailey, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. B. l. Bailey and we'll known
Hillsboro young lady, was married in
| Spokane, Wash, on June 80 to Hugh
Sherman of Great Falls, Montana
They spent their honeymoon at Conk-
| ling Park, Idaho, and Glacier Park.
They will reside at Great Falls.
Albert Nickeau, who pitched for the
Hillsboro base ball team last season
is now with the Hankinson, North Da-
kota, team. The Hankinson News of
July z, tells of his pitching three win
ming games in succession Nickeau
went to Aberdeen early in the season,
but remained there only short time.
Since that time he has played with
| several different teams in the IA
kotas.
! On Sunday at the home of Mrs.
reunion of the defendants cf Mrs.
reupnion of the defendants OF slrs.
/ Maggie Shear. Six of her children
were present, together with grand
children. Mrs. Shear is 70 years old
and with the exception of the last
! three years has made her home here
/ since 1862. She has "a grand chill
dren, 25 great grand children and one
great great grand child.
The state is the largest automobile
j -
wealth possess 1876 passenger cars and
/ ASS motor trucks. Their total value
is placed at 100000.
! Mr.. and Mrs. James Hansberry and
Mrs. S. j. THOMPSON came up from
Reedsburg Sunday The former were
guests at the John Hansberry home,
and Mrs. Thompson remained here
Until Monday afternoon visiting among
relatives.
Joseph w. Stanek died suddenly at
| his home in Union township on Sun
day, July 10, aged 3S years. The fun
eral was held Tuesday and burial made
nj St.John's cemetery near billy. Mr..
Stanek had not enjoyed the best of
health for several years.
! James p Riley and Addie Seymour
have been spending the past week
with the Frank Riley family near Ell
roy
Claude Abbott of BeIoit, was here
with his father during the latter's
operation.
Mrs. F. G. Lemke has been spend
! ing week with her sister, Mrs. G.
Bohn in Baraboo.
John Madden arrived here last week
from Gettysburg, South Dakota with
the intention of making his home here
/ in the future. He will soon commence
! the erection of house on his farm
/ two miles west of Hillsboro. He says
! the part of South Dakota where he
was located will have another crop
| failure this season on account of the
/ drouth.
| Mrs. A. ]. McCauley was summon
ed home from Denver, Colorado, where
| she had been visiting a daughter, on
account of the illness of her sister,
Miss Sinda Watson, but arrived too
late to see her alive. The sister died
about the time Mrs. McCauley left
Denver. Mrs. McCauley reports Col
orado as having cool weather and the
night before she left people were
wearing winter coats and furs.
A child by the name of Wayne
Lewis of near Yuba was brought to
the hospital Sunday night to have a
| fractured collar bone set. The in
] jury was sustained on the Setter hill
! in Greenwood when car in which he
was riding went over the bank and
| tipped over. 1t is said that while
/ going up the hill the axel of the car
broke, the driver lost control and back
ed off the road.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. C. Abbott of 0con-
omowoc are in this city.
/ Verta Hofmeister visited at Reeds
burg the latter part of last week.
Ted Crazy and family are visiting
| his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
E. Crary.
Miss Hilda Feight visited the Ora
Kirkpatrick family at Reedsburg last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. John Heding were
at Hustler over Sunday visiting their
son-in-law and daughter, Will Kuehl
and wife.
George Lee left Thursday for his
cottage at Cabel, where he viii re-
main several weeks looking after his
! land there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Bogart of Wau-
| kesha, were in Hillsboro for a couple
of days visit with Mr.. and Mrs. F. L.
! Davis.
Mrs. Clara Board of Altoona, came
last Wednesday to spend couple of
weeks visiting her mother and other
relatives.
Mrs. Frank Straight of Tomah, is
/ a guest at the Geo. Lee home.
Jerry Hynek spent Monday at Bar
i aboo.
Charles Abbott is in the Hillsboro
hospital recovering from an operation
for the removal of his left foot. The
/ operation was performed last We'd
nesday morning Due to his advanc-
4 ed age, rs years, he was in serious
! condition for a day or so following
( the operation, but thereafter recovered
/ slowly Gangrene developing in sore
on mis- foot made the amputation of
/ the member necessary.
Emogene Pinch and Alice Karl are
1 visiting at Rosendale.
George Schaller was taken to La
1 Crosse last week for treatment in a
4 hospital
Mrs. Albert Bohn of Milwaukee,
was in the city for short visit with
/ her mother, Mrs. McDon)ugh, and
other relatives,
A son of John Roberts of Tripville
was operated upon for goitre at the
+ Hillsboro hospital last Friday.
I Jasper Purdy and family came up
from Madison last week and will spend
couple of weeks with their daughter,
] Mrs. James Conway.