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Life in Viroqua from the Vernon County Censor:
AUG. 26, 1925
Seems almost like the good old times to see tobacco buying getting under way in Vernon County, and buyers busy as bees riding the growing districts, and inspecting the weed... Although there is some rust and some yellow tobacco, and the crop running streaky in spots, yet t [sic] can be conservatively stated that this year’s crop will run fifty per cent good. It is the best crop which Vernon has seen in at least four years. Last year there was not more than ten per cent of the crop good, and the year before about 25 per cent. There is quite a little tobacco still far from maturity, and a nice rain now, with late frost, will largely increase the crop.
The model school of the county normal will open on Monday, Sept. 7 and all those who are to attend that department should plan to be there on the morning of the 7th. The first grade is full. Other grades will be full if those who attended last year come back again this year... It is possible that some of the grades in the model school will be allowed the use of the new gym this year.
Pleasant Ridge, Aug. 24 We hope to have better roads on the ridge again. The grader is now at work on the road.
107th ENGINEER NOTES
Monday night was a regular drill night... The men received the quarterly check s for the period, April 1st to June 30. The total amount of the payment was $588.05. On this basis the yearly payment to the local unit will be about $2400.00. This amount all remains in the city and most of it is spent with local business men.
AUG. 19, 1925
The Village Board of LaFarge, Wisconsin, hereby advertise for seal bids for digging and laying of sewer pipe, and refilling ditch...
Co. “A” 107th Engineers, Wisconsin National Guard is putting on a drive to increase the membership of the organization. The present strength of the unit is three officers and sixty-seven enlisted men... The U.S. Government has set aside enough money to make it possible for each enlisted man to receive pay for attending drill... The men, therefore, receive a full days pay for one and one-half hour drill...
BARGAINS IN USED CARS
Two 1923 Ford tourings.
Three 1922 Ford touring cars.
One 1921 Ford touring car.
Three 1918 Ford touring cars.
One 1921 Ford roadster.
Two 1919 Ford roadsters.
And other makes of cars, all in A1 condition.
SAM GROSS
Viola, August 16 – Don’t forget the dates for the Viola fair – August 25 to 28. A large number Viola folks went to Richland Center about midnight to join the excursion from that place to Chicago, to spend the day and see an extra fine ball game.
Jeweler Ed Harrington has another shipment of “Fit-Yourself” glasses. He is also prepared to repair and replace shell rims on glasses.
Secretary Garrett took in the fair at Boscobel last week, and is spending a day each at Richland Center and Tomah fairs this week.
Speaking of early maturing pullets, Mrs. W.M. Weber of Dach Ridge has an Ancona pullett [sic]three months old which is now laying.
AUG. 12, 1925
A big Klan meeting was held at the Viroqua Fair Grounds on Monday evening of this week, more than a thousand people gathering from all parts of the county...
General crop conditions throughout this section continue to fill the hearts of everyone with rejoicing. The average corn crop is fully, two weeks ahead... It does not seem possible that frost can come early enough to nip any of it... On Monday, a small field of tobacco in the city of Westby was harvested, the first to get the axe in this vicinity... Old growers tell us it is the earliest date of harvesting tobacco in the history of the county.
PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICE
You are hereby warned not to throw garbage on your property. You must either burn or bury it, or dispose of it in some suitable way, as this is the height of fly season, and the flies carry disease. The dangerous disease, infantile paralysis, is near us, and we must do the utmost to prevent the disease from spreading. By Order of Board of Health.
Victory, August 11 – The Brown’s show company played in Saturday and Sunday evenings... The Ku Klux Klan picnic which was to be held at Redmound was postponed on account of heavy rain last Friday...
Venon county was favored by having two United States highways located within its borders. Nos. 11 and 35. No. 35 will some day be one of the famous scenic highways of the nation. No. 11 will be the main highway from Superior to Dubuque.
The Censor was again favored this week with a most beautiful bouquet of dahlias from the beautiful flower garden of Lumberman Kingsley.
AUG. 5, 1925
POSTOFFICE HELD UP
Our new postmaster, C.A. Minshall, had a most harrowing experience when he took over the affairs of the office Saturday morning. He got on the job at seven o’clock, and a few seconds after heard several revolver shots in the lobby. Rushing to the window and throwing it up he looked into the menacing muzzle of a 45-calibre six-shooter, with the command “stick ‘em up,” ringing in his ears. Oh, certainly, you guessed it the first time. The man behind the gun was Otto Brown.
C.J. Kuebler & Son have purchased from Ole Kjos the building now occupied by them as a tire shop. Mr. Kjos gets the Kuebler house in the northwestern part of the city in the deal.
Kuebler & Son plan to completely remodel the building and make it into a modern business place, and will lower the first floor to the level of the sidewalk.
Save money and be sure to get all the Dixie Gem coal you will need for this winter, by leaving your order now with C.I. Colman Lumber Co.
Victory, August 3 – Sam Suiter lost a cow one day last week... A. Tolloch is rebuilding his tobacco shed which was blown down by a heavy wind sometime ago... The Ku Klux Klan gave a lecture here on the school ground, last Friday evening... A large number of people took in the excursion on the Capitol last Saturday.
Westby, August 8 – A deal was consummated last week whereby J.M. Fremstad purchased the grocery department of the Ramsland Bros. and took possession on August 1. Ramsland Bros. are moving their dry goods into the Anderson furniture store next door and will in the future conduct a dry goods store and ready to wear department.