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Life in Viroqua from the Vernon County Censor:
FEB. 23, 1921
Will Devlin has closed his restaurant and disposed of most of the stock and fixtures to Keegan & Helgeson. It is rumored that a Richland Center party will occupy the same with a shoe store.
Chairman Spellum was up from Coon Valley, Friday, and met with the committee on public property, who let the contract for the painting and decorating of the interior of the Court House. The job was awarded to a LaCrosse party at $2,000. The old Court House is going to look very respectable after all the betterments planned by the committee are carried out.
IMMORAL DANCES BARRED
Notice is hereby given that the shimmy and other immoral dances will not be permitted in any dance hall, restaurant or public place in the city of Viroqua. This is in accordance with the state wide move to abolish these objectional [sic] dances. CITY COUNCIL.
Mike Hanson and John Gorsline were in from Liberty Pole Thursday to deliver their ten-acre crop of tobacco. They sold early to Dickenson & Carter at the fancy price of 42½ and 15 cents. Their crop brought them the neat sum of $6920.41.
The Blue River Informer suspended publication with its last issue last week. The publisher, J.E. Rockhill, transfers his equipment and effort to LaFarge, where it will augment the outfit in the Enterprise of that village, which he will continue.
Men’s Oxfords at Anton Olson’s Basement shoe store, $3.75, $4.75, $5.75, $6.75.
You can get Green Bay fish at the stone Barn every Thursday. C.H. Holbrook.
Butcher Chris Sather caught his hand in a meat grinding machine Monday morning with the result that two fingers were badly chewed. Luckily, amputation was not found necessary.
FEB. 16, 1921
Ladies of the Viroqua United Lutheran church had a “man-size” job on their hands last Friday night when a large part of the town filled the church basement and partook of a most appetizing lutefisk supper. Four hundred fifty were relieved of their hunger, and proceeds were $211.
From Saturday morning until Tuesday night, spring and summer temperatures prevailed over Wisconsin. Snow has disappeared and the roads are almost as bad as in the regular spring breakup. Freezing temperature today, with a high wind, threatens to make them go solid in just about the worst shape possible.
NOTES FROM TROOP “D”
The Troop is advancing along all lines and expects to be a first class military organization. Although handicapped by a small Armory the fundamentals of the school of a soldier, guard movements, fire-arms and patrolling have been taken up. Athletics are being pushed as fast as funds will allow us.
Soldiers Grove defeated our high school basket ball team at that place last Saturday night by a score of 16 to 27. The game was hotly contested throughout. The boys were puzzled by the floor and wall arrangement there...
While working at the count rock quarry on Thursday, Geo. Miller threw his knee out of joint. He was brought to the Snell hospital and then taken to Dr. Wm. Trowbridge’s where an X-ray was taken to reveal the position of the bones.
Easter is coming! Have your measurements taken for a new suit of clothes. S.C. Dregne, Readstown.
Alex Nelson brought his five-acre crop of tobacco on Tuesday... Friend Alex added $2600 to his bank roll in the deal.
FEB. 9, 1921
WILL BUY ICE MACHINE
Spurred on by the failure of Viroqua’s faithful and long-time ice man, J.A. Tewalt, to put down any of that so-necessary adjunct to summer housekeeping, a large number of Viroqua business and professional men net at the public library Tuesday evening and discussed the proposition pro and con. The sentiment of the gathering was unanimously in favor of getting ice.
Viroqua corn judging team which competed at LaCrosse, January 29, won the contest over the other high schools of the state.
The stores of Suttle & Tate and O.E. Davis look mighty bright and clean after being decorated by Frank Wise. John Henry’s grocery store is next in order.
Ed Lind has installed a new and ingenious shoe pegging machine in his store.
WILL BUILD MOVIE HOUSE
Masonic lodge last Wednesday night voted to proceed with the plan of building a fine movie theatre to the rear of the main building, to be reached by a wide arcade, flanked by two stores with the temple on the second floor as formerly.
Bann & Fehlberg have just completed installing kitchen plumbing fixtures on the first floor of the Methodist church, a fine improvement arranged by the ladies’ aid. They have also installed a fine heating system in the C.E. Brown residence.
A heavy fall of light snow on Sunday coupled with a few flurries since have contrived to put the roads in much better shape and give us a little touch of sleighing – but it is fast disappearing under today’s sun.
For Saturday only: Ladies’ $1.25, $1.50. and $1.75 black silk hose at 89¢, Rogers.
FEB. 2, 1921
Commissioner Ristow informs us that the patrol job in Vernon county will be far more desirable this year than last... the patrol work to be easier and show up better is the shortening of the patrols and the addition of four extra men. All except two of the patrols have been shortened to 7 to 7½ miles.
Veteran Van Day, son of old Arch Day of Readstown is back visiting old boyhood scenes. He left Viroqua when 18 years old with Captain P.J. Layne and Company C on December 2nd, 1861, and has never been back until this week... He does not remember a building on Main street which was standing when he went away to war.
FRANKLIN – Brookville, January 31 – Will, here we are again. Bad weather and roads... Harry Lake and Fred Thompson walked to Scott Lake home Thursday evening; walking is a common thing.
NORTH RIDGE – January 31 – The farmers are busy getting up their supply of wood for next year... Mrs. Albert Johnson entertained ten ladies at a quilting bee birthday... The beautiful weather of this month made one almost feel that spring was soon here...
Stoll & Groves have improved the appearance of their store by the addition of two fine art glass shades.
Valentines! Valentines! Valentines! At the Omundson Variety Store.
New spring silk gowns of taffeta, charmeuse and tricolette at Suttle & Tate’s.
It is very exceptional weather which permits of the planting of tulip bulbs on the 21st of January, but that is what Tilda Omundson did last Friday.
Pearl Cowden drove over from Wilton with a load of tobacco... He has been waiting for snow but had to bring it over on wheels and the trip took him twelve hours.