Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-27
ROUNDABOUT THE COUNTY
NOTES OF INTEREST ABOUT OLD
VERN0N'S PEOPLE
Important Happenings Ckronicled in
the Papers of Our County
During the Last Week
VIOLA NEWsLETS

A very pretty home welding took
place Thursday, July 14th at 400
o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Louis Griep, WATERFOWL, when their
daughter, Miss Elsie Griep. became
the bride OFF. D. Joseph, of Viola The
groom is head of the science depart
ment in the local High school at that
place and is one of the most popular
instructors with the students. He is a
son of Mrs Minnie Joseph of this place
and is known as one of our most wide
awake progressive young men who
has made good in the teaching profess
sion.
Tom Schroeder and family, J. H.
Schroeder, Mrs. Chas Hall and son
and Mr., and Mrs. Earl Hall enjoyed
few days of camp life and fishing
on the Mississippi river, returning
home Tuesday.
A fine large electric sign hanging
in front of the Dunbar &Mc Collough
garage attracts the attention of all
passers TO their garage business. 1t
is an elaborate sign in the shape of
an automobile, illumined in red, white
and blue lights.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Lieurance of this place on
Sunday, July II, 1921.
Messrs. E. 3. Bender and ". l. Crit
fin drove to Milwaukee Sunday, re-
turning home Monday.
Halle and Herbert Reichtsr of Chi
cago are spending their vacation at
this place with their uncle, 3. ?. Bell
man.
lie. Casperson bought of Mrs. Lulu
Stormont the lot between her residence
and J. c. Hull's ard will move the
barn to the front Of the lot and re-
model it into fine residence building.
Mrs. F. A. Cannon of Baraboo is
visiting at the home of her father, j.
c. Hull.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hobart Dowell of this place OF Sat
urday, July 16, 1921.
Mr.. Clifford Farr of Wadkoma,
Iowa, spent few days visiting at the
home of DR.. A. J. Dake.
Mrs. C. E. Cole and Mrs. F. H.
Lawrence of Lacrosse are spending
few days at this place visiting with
friends.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Cox of Manning on Mon
day, July Is, 1921.
Schauer Bros. sold their residence
property here last week to R. M. Eric
son who will remodel and fix uD the
house in modern shape.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Slaback left
last Thursday for Hubbleton where
they are spending few days visiting
at the home of their daughter, Mrs.
T. E. Patten.
Ed Hill and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Matthes left Tuesday for Island Lake
10 n
the week visiting with friends and
enjoying some fishing.
Mrs. Geo. Tate of Long Beach, Flo
rida, is visiting relatives and friends
here this week.
Mrs. Samuel Fetty is quite serious
" i'll at the home of Mrs. D. D. Cliff,
who is caring for her.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Wick are en-
Toying a few days of camp life over
on the banks of the Mississippi river
Mrs. N. o. Wheeler and son, Cor
this week.
don, are visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Olin Buroker at New Vienna,
Iowa, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Martin went
to Lime ridge last Saturday where
they were joir ed by L. c. Sandmire
and family and together they went to
Devils Lake where they spent the
night camping out in tents. They re-
turned home Sunday evening.
Threee years ago the first of next
August, during the battle of the Bell
eau Woods in France, the first of vi
ola's soldier boys to go across the seas,
was reported missing in action" At
ter many weeks of anxiety Mr.. and
Mrs. Hamilton received official notice
of their sons death in this battle. Ole
died hero's death facing the enemy,
in one of their trips "over the top.
Ole Hamilton, a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Hamilton, was born in the town
Of Liberty, Vernon county, August
80, 1891, and grew to manhood in our
midst. He was an exemplary young
man and held in high esteem by all
his acquaintance. He leaves to mourn
his departure, his father and mother,
seven brothers and three sisters, all
of Viola. Funeral services were held
at the Methodist church conducted by
Rev. F. w. Apologize and a large. as
semblage of sorrowing friends gather
ed to pay their last tribute of respect
to his memory. A number of soldier
bows in uniform accompanied the re-
mains to the cemetery where inter-
ment was made with military honors.