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Life in Viroqua from the Vernon County Censor:


Viroqua



MARCH 12, 1924

DON’T CLOSE FENCES

If rural patrons expect their mail they must not close up their fences until the road is in condition to drive over with sharp shod horses. W.N. COFFLAND, Postmaster.

The DeSoto pupils who attend high school in Prairie du Chien are having a week’s vacation on account of scarlet fever in the school.

The National Guard’s basket ball team of Viroqua, met defeat last Tuesday evening in a game with Readstown team at the Opera House. The score was 10-16.

Retreat, March 10 – A new churn was purchased for the creamery... Examinations for 7th grade endorsements was held in several schools... Quite a number of farmers delivered tobacco to the Pool Saturday at DeSoto.

Readstown, March 10 – An airplane was here Saturday taking passengers for a ten minute fly... A meeting was held at the Methodist church Monday evening to consider the advisability of building a new basement with kitchen and dining room.

At the end of 1923 there were 1,700 miles of concrete roads in the state of Wisconsin. This is an increase of approximately 422 miles over 1922 and 738 miles over 1921...

Heald Hollow March 10 – Card parties seem to be all the style as there were two of them on the ridge last week... The snowstorm Monday evening did considerable damage to the telephone wires as the lines have been out of commission... The tobacco pool members have been busy hauling in their tobacco and they will start in sizing the coming week.


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MARCH 5, 1924

One of the heaviest snowfalls of the winter took place Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, over a foot of the beautiful falling. The snow was extremely heavy, clinging to everything it touched, banking up as high as three or four inches on every limb, twig and wire. The face of the old world was certainly a rarely beautiful sight Tuesday morning, before the sun and wind cleared the trees.

Automobile owners should remember that license plates for 1924 must be attached to every car, front and rear... Car and truck owners will save much unpleasantness for the officers and themselves if they will attend to htis [sic] duty AT ONCE. This notice is a kind reminder...

Again the dog poisoner has put in his appearance in Viroqua, and the south part of town has been plastered with pieces of meat covered with a white powder, presumably strychnine. Several dogs have died the horrible death that poison brings... The dog owners of the city also authorize the Censor to announce that a liberal reward will be paid to the person who give information leading to the arrest and conviction of the guilty party.

Good 50 pound mattresses at Ben’s Furniture Store, for $9.50 and up.

During the supper hour Saturday, the department was called out to take care of a fire in the office of Dr. Baldwin. There was very little fire – mostly smudge – and practically no damage done. A very small leak in a little kerosene reservoir was the cause of the trouble.

Westby lost one business place last week when The Melodeon moved to LaCrosse.


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February, 1924