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Life in Viroqua from the Vernon County Censor:
APRIL 22, 1925
“April showers bring May flowers”. We certainly have had April showers the past five days – and with them came hail, sleet, thunder, lightning, and a heavy gale that wrought havoc among the tobacco sheds in the county west of Viroqua.
The brunt of the wind seems to have struck on Dach Ridge, where Jake Dach had a shed wrecked. Then the storm travelled north across Belgium, Col. May and Irish Ridges.
Keep in mind the Pavement Dance for the benefit of the Viroqua Fire Department on Friday evening of this week. The boys need some new equipment to make the department more efficient and take this way of raising the money. Help them buy it.
All of the seniors in the Vernon County Normal school were out in the county doing cadet work last week. Every school was visited the roads and weather being fine.
Although Vernon county produced 1400 acres of potatoes last year, many communities are shipping potatoes in at this particular time.
More than a hundred and fifty objects of various kinds were left on Milwaukee Railroad train last month. A large proportion were called for by their owners or claimed by letter, but a number of the less valuable are still on hand.
Stoddard people have been very unfortunate the past month, as the regular influenze [sic] swept [the] village with the result that whole families were in bed.
About six DeSoto business men made a trip to Lansing Thursday to attend a meeting of the bridge committee.
Springville, April 21 – Another old landmark is gone. The old log house just below Springville built more than 75 years ago, by John Flick, has been torn down.
APRIL 15, 1925
Appropriate and impressive Easter services were held in nearly all of the Viroqua churches last Sunday. Fragrant Easter lilies and other blossoms were used to decorate the pulpits in honor of the day. The weather was perfect and it seemed like everybody went to church.
Dainty crepe dresses in all the pastel shades suitable for commencement, parties and weddings. Suttle & Tate.
Freeman – Oak Ridge April 13 – The newly-elected town officers met at the town hall for qualifications last Tuesday... Colds and lagrippe are very prevalent in the neighborhood... Spring work is progressing nicely. A great many have already finished the seeding of small grain.
Most of the children around Dell have been having the German measles.
Just arrived my spring rugs, all sizes, including 11-3x12. Oscar Adnerson, Readstown.
A Few of our Every Day Low Prices
Fancy Navy Beans 3lbs. 25¢; “Check” Brand Coffee very fine lb. 45¢; Armour’s Veribest Milk Tall Can can 10¢; Medium Red Salmon No. 1 Tall Can 25¢; Bran Flakes 1oz. package 9¢; Macaroni Spaghetti, Egg Noodles package 8¢; Graham Crackers per lb. 15¢; Soda Crackers per lb. 14¢; Fancy Dried Peaches per pound 20¢; Ex. Fancy Dried Apricots per lb. 28¢; Cookies Your Choice per pound 10¢. THE CASH STORE CO. Just around the corner from First National Bank, Viroqua, Wisconsin.
APRIL 8, 1925
The season for trout fishing in this state opens May first and NOT April first as is the impression of many who have been seen on the creeks the past week. Remember that every Izaak Walton League member is obligated to report all offending parties. So look out for your bacon. Why not wait until May first and give us all a chance. That’s the real sportsmanlike attitude.
The Viroqua police officers have been conducting a vigorous campaign against violators of our arterial ordinance the past week and as a result fifteen have been arrested and fined.
Quite a little excitement was caused Tuesday morning by the report that the window in Chas. S. Slack’s business place had been pierced by a bullet. A small round hole was made and it did seem that a shot had been fired through, but diligent search failed to reveal a bullet, but a small rock was found and the plausible explanation is that the pebble was picked up and thrown by an automobile.
Red Mound April – Resner Axlen had the misfortune to lose two of his nice Holstein cows, and sent at once for a veterinary who thought it was anthrax and to be sure sent in a blood test to Madison... Spring work is being rapidly pushed too conserve the little moisture there is. A few are done seeding.
Genoa April 6 – Thos. Penchi has commenced the foundation for the Sister’s home on the lot near Mrs. Louis Trussoni’s home... The Ellen a government boat was first on the river, this season.
Seldom indeed has Vernon county been favored with a more perfect day for election than Tuesday of this week... The total vote for the county being 5652...
APRIL 1, 1925
Spring is surely here and very soon the white-topped tobacco beds will make their appearance. Remember that our stock of tobacco muslin is large and the price is right. Surenson & Thompson, The Farmers Store.
Nothing daunted by the loss of their tire shop and building by fire, Reed & Son have broken ground for the erection of a new structure to house their tire shop. The new building will be if [sic] brick and tile construction, 33x62 feet in size, with full basement and first story devoted to their tire business, and office rooms on the second story. It will be of fireproof construction..
Spring is surely here – not because the weather is warm, the roads are getting fine, the spring birds are here and the farmers are planting and seeding, but because Pilot John Jacobson has gotton the plane out of winter quarters and is again on the wing around the city.
The fire truck was called out this afternoon to take care of a grass fire which threatened to get into Nuzum’s lumber yard.
J.M. Dawson has purchased of O.G. Munson, the old barn on Mr. Munson’s residence lot back of the old Censor office, and is removing the same to his lot near the cemetery Its removal is a big improvement to the heart of our business district.
A representative of the Post Office Department was in Stoddard on Tuesday investigating reported depredations to mail in rural boxes... It is hoped that those in the community that have been molesting neighbor’s mail boxes or mail will take warning in time to prevent prosecution by Federal Authorities.
The ice flowed out of the river at Genoa, March 20th.