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Life in Viroqua from the Vernon County Censor:


Viroqua



MARCH 26, 1924

Roads are fierce, so have patience with your rural carriers help them to wear a smile.

Rev. Calvin E. Stewart of Readstown walked up from that place Friday on business, returning by the same mode of conveyance Saturday. With the present miserable condition of the roads walking is just about as pleasant and speedy a way of traveling as any other.

Bud Pulver made his solo flight Monday morning, a nice trip around the city and a good take off and landing, without mishap. So we presume he is now entitled to be called Aviator Pulver.

WESTBY CITY NEWS

A spring visiting day will be held in the Westby schools during the middle of May. Each grade will have a special display, also the different classes in high school and the Manual Training and Domestic Science Departments. The measles epidemic has subsided and the attendance at school is almost back to normal.

Folsome School, March 21 – Weather and roads have been bad for school since Christmas but we have a high record of 32 for average daily attendance for this school year... We have Sunday school every other Sunday now while roads are bad. Many pupils have been present every Sunday on which we have had school... We all have appreciated our hot lunches this winter and wish to thank all who donated so liberally to make them a success.

CITY COUNCIL DOINGS

The following accounts were read and approved...Smith Hardware Co. keys, lock at Library Mise. for city, $20.11; Western Union Telegraph Co., messages from Madison to Dr. Swenson, $1.66; Power Equipment Co., 6 thrust collars, $9.05; Officer & Nystrom freight and Drayage, $5.68...


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MARCH 19, 1924

The Viroqua School Band will render a concert at the Temple Theatre Sunday afternoon March 30. The program which was rendered at the Teachers convention will be used, and our music lovers should plan to be in attendance to enjoy a treat and encourage the boys.

The warm sunshine of the last few days played havoc with sleighing and the roads will soon be impassable in many places, but why worry about traveling in this motor age.

We have a fine new shipment of ladies’ and misses’ house dresses and aprons on hand. They will delight any housewife. The Farmers Store, Surenson & Thompson.

Viola, March 17 – This is spring vacation week and out of town pupils and teachers are spending it at their different homes, enjoying a restful recess from strenuous school duties. An organizer for the Ku Klux KIan has been in our midst the past few days in an effort to organize at this place.

COUNTY NURSE DEPT.

Westby has made an exceptional record in the correction of physical defects among the school children as shown by a report sent by Principal Euler: Teeth corrected 247; goitre [sic] removed 2; tonsils removed, 31; adenoids removed, 17; glasses fitted, 39; lenses changed 22; hearing corrected, 11; other defects corrected, 6.

The Child Welfare Fund is also indebted to the Westby schools for the pennies which they sent us. Thirty dollar!

Paved roads should last a long time now that they have billboards on both sides to protect them from the weather.


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