Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-03-29

Gibson, Montana, were here this week
to attend the funeral Of Mrs Chas.
Green, mother of the above ladies'.
Miss Virl1inia Rowe Of Sparta spent
Saturday and Sunday in Cashton Wis
iting with her aunt, Mrs. Z. Engebret-
son. Virginia IS TO graduate from the
Sparta high school this spring.
An ice and sleet storm did thous-
ands of dollars worth Of damage in
Minnesota andnorthern Wisconsin last
Saturday. Like the storm OF month
ago It was exceptionally hard on trees,
telephone, electric light and telegraph
lines.
Everyone was pleased last Saturday
to have our own electric light plant
furnish US with lights, even if it was
only for few hours. Trouble on the
high line caused a temporary shut off
of juice, and not knowing how long we
would be without lights, Manager
Thrune fired up and had the local plant
giving us good lights within half an
hour. There is a big difference IN the
light we were used to and the light
we are now getting. Perhaps the
Wisconsin, Minnesota Light and Power
Company will increase the voltage
here soon at least we all hope so.
Henry Conrad is the owner OF a
Ford recently purchased at the sale
of Mrs. Edna Lee Portland.
Miss Julia Anderson is back in Fox
& Klinkner's store after an enforced
vacation Of several weeks.
A marriage license has been grant
ed to OIuf Olson of Leon town and
Ella Anderson, town of Portland.
r. r. Luce received a telegram on
Monday from Iowa stating that his
only sister had passed away on that
day.
An Indian spirit stone from near
Wabeno, Wis, was recently moved to
the grounds of the State Historical
Society, Madison.
Mrs. J. A. Moen was here from VII
roqua to spend few days with her
father, G. III. Campbell, and at the
Moen farm home.
Lawrence McMullin has been going
about lately with his head bandaged
as result of having a troublesome
growth removed from his forehead.
Merritt Bell lueft to-day for Hib-
bing, Minnesota, where he went to
look over a restaurant proposition.
Hibbing ball fans want Merritt to
pitch for their team this season.
Carl Rudolph ha sheen confined to
his home for ten days or so with
severe attack Of quinsey. During the
fore part of the week he was in a SER
ious condition, but at this writing is
improving.
Hotel Dyer is to have another land
lord soon. Mr.. Harris who has con-
Quoted the place for year, will move
back to LaFarge with his family. We
have not been Informed who the next
landlord will be.
j. III. Jones came from Portage last
Sunday, where he spent the winter
with his son, Will He is in fairly
good health now and is able to be
about some. He will reside here with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw Jones.
A Farm Loan Association auxiliary
to the Federal Land Bank was organic
ed at Sparta last week, with three di-
rectors as follows: Carl F. Hanson,
president; Albert E. Evenson, vice
president; and Fred A. Holden, sec
retary-treasurer. The territory as
signed to this association includes all
of onroe county and portion OF La
Crosse county. The association starts
with about twenty applications for
farm loans.
4 ne IOuTJSeI-yedt-oiu SUI VI VA :.
and Mrs. Henry Dickman of St.Marys
Ridge, met with a peculiar accident
one day last week in which he suffer-
ed some bad wounds to the thumb and
first two fingers of his left hand. The
explosion Of 22-calibre shell one with
the bullet removed, caused the trouble.
The boy either hit the cartridge with
a hammer or touched match to it.
He received some powder marks about
his face. also