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Life in Viroqua from the Vernon County Censor:
DEC. 9, 1925
The Cairnes Bros. with their company are playing an engagement at the Temple Theatre, all this week... The Cairnes Bros. have a first class show. Their performances are a continuous entertainment of up-to-date plays and high class vaudeville... The company are of the highest type of ladies and gentlemen and deserve full houses.
ATTENTION PARENTS
With the coming of snow the youngsters are getting out into the streets with their sleds and tobeggonh [sic], and unless a miracle intervenes we will surely see some serious accidents. Each winter sees more cars being operated every day. Cars are hard to control on slippery roads, and the children lack the mature judgement to protect themselves from danger. All parents are urged to keep their children from sliding in the streets. Firm action by you may save the life of your child. One farmer reports that only by the barest chance did he escape killing four little children over near the school house, who ran into his car from behind. W.E. GARRETT, Mayor.
C. Webb for your windmill oil. Oil should be changed at least once a year in the oil bath mills. If you bring your cans you save the price of a can.
Several more Viroqua homes are quarantined for scarlet fever.
From four to eight inches of snow followed on the heels of a two days’ rain, and fanned by a gale from the northwest, piled the roads full of “the beautiful”... Today all the main roads are open... The west road to Genoa is passable, travel going through the fields in three places.
DEC. 2, 1925
The past two weeks has brought us all kinds of weather. A skift of snow and a cold snap on Thanksgiving Day brought real winter to this section, and incidentally made the pavements rather dangerous traveling, several minor accidents being reported. The intersection of Main and Decker Sts., was especially bad... The cold weather caught the roads smooth as a floor, and they froze up in wonderful shape. The snow of Saturday night, and again Monday morning brought fair sleighing to this section, but the mild weather of today has put a quietas on it completely.
Effective on Sunday, December 6, a LaCrosse & Southeastern trains Nos. 21 and 4 will again run on Sundays the same as formerly. Train No. 21 will leave Viroqua at 8 a.m. Train No. 4 arrives at Viroqua at 5 p.m. W.M. OUTCELT, Agent.
The Kickapoo freight makes three trips a week up the line. Last week was a perfect score for accidents, so far as wrecks are concerned.
On Monday six cars were derailed at the Harris spur, 100 ties broken and rails bent. They were on their way in time to let the passenger train through on time.
Tuesday a car was derailed between Gays Mills and Soldiers Grove. In seven minutes they were on their way. Thursday’s wreck happened about eight miles out, five cars being derailed and much track torn up. This delayed the passenger train all night at Wauzeka. – Wauzeka Chief.