100 Years Ago

Life in Viroqua from the Vernon County Censor:

SEPT. 8, 1926

In anticipation of the of the Vernon County Fair, which event is now only three weeks distant, the grounds are being put in tip-top shape and the buildings covered with a fresh coat of white paint, so they now loom up like a regular White City. The roadway between the two gates has also been covered with a coat of oil, which will be greatly appreciated by all fair patrons.

Viola, August 30 – Blacksmith N.S. Kellogg is taking an enforced vacation from his shop. He was shoeing a horse last week and got into a mixup with the animal with the result that Newt received a broken rib. He will soon be back at work again ready to tackle the shoeing business... Viola is now assured of a golf course, the likes of which cannot be found in this section of the country. Thirty-five acres of ground have been leased of E.R. Cushman just west of town and the club starts out with a charter membership of about twenty-five members. The lease for the ground was completed last week and men are now at work cleaning up the ground, mowing the grass and otherwise putting the course in shape for playing. Monday noon, Mr. M.E. Hall, who has had years of experience in playing the game and laying out grounds, came here and is assisting the boys to get the course laid out. He has planned a nice nine hole course with a total of 1748 yards of play with a par of twenty-nine.

Love bird powder puffs in all colors at OE. Davis’ Drug Store.

Nelson, Mullen & Nelson, of Minneapolis, have completed the grading work on the Westby-Coon Valley road... John Gunnison & Sons have this contract and are placing the fine crushed rock surface at a record pace... The average working force consisted of forty men and twenty-four teams.

SEPT. 1, 1926

Primary election falls on next Tuesday – and because this is the last issue before election, this week’s Censor is pretty well given over to the candidates... Regardless of whom you may vote for – no matter whether you agree with the editor or not – we urge all our readers to get out and vote.

The Dial intended to pay a little compliment last week to the Rusk Comedy Co., but unintentionally overlooked the matter. Mr. Rusk and his company played a week’s strand here previous to the fair, selling remedies and putting on a spicy vaudeville show at the same time. Their bi [sic] tent in North Side Park was filled every night. Everyone connected with the show has some place to fill and fills it well... Boscobel Dial.

Viola, August 25 – The rain of Friday caused such a surplus of water in the Kickapoo Valley that LaFarge dam went out, and we are now experiencing our annual flood. The roads leading to LaFarge, Manning and up Camp Creek are all under several feet of water and the usual inconveniences of high water are ours for the time being... So many large rattlesnakes have been killed in this vicinity this summer. In the hay fields, on roads, in wooded hills. They seem to be wandering about. But they are becoming less as many have been killed.

A great Super Western drama, “THE FLAMING FRONTIER”, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Overalls and jackets, good weight in plain blue, all sizes, price $1.10 at Ellefson & Johnson, Masonic Bldg.

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