Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-06-15
ROUND ABOUT THE COUNTY
NOTES OF INTEREST ABOUT OLD
VERNON'S PEOPLE
Important Happenings ChrOnicled in
the Papers of Our County
During the Last Week
VIOLA NEWsLETs

l.. j. Brindley and family went to
Brandon to spend Decoration Day with
relatives of Mrs. Brindley. Chas.
Faulkes and family accompanied them
to Baraboo where they spent Sunday
and Monday with relatives.
John Pellet returned home last
Thursday from Madison where he had
taken his son, Eugene, for an opera
ton for appendicitis. He reports the
boy as getting along nicely and the
operation was successful
Just as we go to press we are in
formed that the dates for our chautau-
qua have been changed again and this
time the dates will stick. The Red
path chautauqua will open their en-
gagement here on Thursday, July 7th
and continue for five days. This is
a big company putting out some big
numbers, some of which cost S1.00 for
a single program. Season tickets can
be bought for $3.50 plus war tax.
The officers and degree team of the
local camp of Modern Woodmen went
to Richland Center Thursday night
of last week where they initiated a
class of new members for the lodge of
that place The Viola camp is the
strongest camp in the Kickapoo valley
and the officers and team take a par
donable pride in putting on theri work
we'll
Viola will be abusy place this sum-
mer. Plans are already completed for
the erection of new buildings and re-
modelling of others to total of at
least $4,000, before the summer is
over. Watch US grow.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Reed of Bear Creek on
Thursday, May &c, 1921.
Jerome Snearly is building a tobac-
co shed on his property in Mound Park
formerly owned by Mrs. Rex Barton.
V. B. Mathews is improving his res
idence with new porch.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Bender Thursday, May 10, 1921.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest McKittrick of Sugar
Grove Thursday, May &c, 1921.
Viola is to have another addition to
her professional circle. We are to
have Chiropractor. A. j Decker of
Burlington, Iowa, graduate of the
Palmer School of Chiropratic of Da-
venport, Iowa, has decided to locate in
Viola.
Mrs. Alice Mathews is improving
iSA IcSiuSliCc PIOpcIty East VI Tile Ddh-
cry by having the front remodeled,
moving the building back off the street
and building new porch.
The birthday party held Sunday on
the lawn of the Maple Park Stock
Farm for Grandma Lawton, who has
attained the age of 20 years beyond
mans allotted three score years and
ten, was most enjoyable affair.
Eighty of her many relatives and
friends were present for the splendid
picnic dinner. Among the older peo-
pie present were Mrs. Mary Simmons,
Mrs. Chas. Downer, Mrs. Pelton, Mrs.
Windsor Cliff, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. VIM.
Tenney and Mr.. A. w. DeJean, the
latter and Mrs. Lawton are the only
Genesee people left in this section.
" E. Bender purchased the property
west of the State Bank including the
Henthorn furniture store last week
and is getting ready TO erect a fine
large garage building on this site.
Tuesday the workmen removed t h e
large tree which has stood guard over
the street since Viola was incorporated
as a village and many people deplored
the loss of this tree but it had to give
way to progress of the village. The
garage win cover the entire frontage
between the hank and furniture store
and have depth of eighty feet 1t
will be built either of tile or cement
blocks and finished with a stucco peb-
bic dash which will make it pleasing
addition to the appearance of our
Main Street.