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Life in Viroqua from the Vernon County Censor:
MAY 12, 1926
Bright and early tomorrow (Thursday) morning the Viroqua and Westby School bands leave for the state contest at Green Bay.
Use nitrite of soda on your tobacco beds. O.E. Davis’ Drug Store.
The streets of the city on Saturday were thronged with parents of the young people of the county who were taking the final exams held at the county normal. These young people will enter the ninth grade here and at other points.
Having purchased the furniture stock of J.L. Bean, I have moved the same to the first building east of the First National Bank, formerly occupied by Olson Harness Shop, where I will appreciate your business. JACOB SOVOE.
Stoddard May 10 – The interior of the M.E. church is being redecorated... The first tourists of the season to camp at the Vernon County park No. 1, at Riverside were three cars of tourists from Jefferson City, Mo., on Thursday.
WESTBY CITY NEWS
On Saturday morning several of our business men upon entering their place of business discovered that burglars had paid them a visit during the night. As everyone takes the money to the bank daily, no large sums were taken. The greatest damage done was at Carl Jefson & Son, Meat Market, where the cash register had been broken open and $25 taken. As much of this was in pennies a bag of salt and a bag of pepper had been emptied in which to carry the coins.
MAY 5, 1926
We have recently added a Funeral Car to our undertaking equipment: thus insuring you more satisfactory and efficient service. M.C. OLSON, STEENBURG & CO., Retreat, Wis.
On Thursday, April 29, at noon, at the home of Mrs. Minnie Draper, mother of the bride, in Bangor, occurred the wedding of her eldest daughter, Blance M. Draper, to Editor H.E, Goldsmith of the Vernon County Censor.
Mr. Goldsmith was born and reared in Boscobel, coming to Viroqua as a printer on the Censor force in 1907. Two years later he became foreman of the Censor, and since 1920 has been its editor.
Miss Draper was born on a farm near Bangor...graduate of the LaCrosse Hospital... Miss Draper’s fourteen years of public ministry in the exacting and responsible hospital positions have drawn heavily upon her health, and her wedding was hastened by the need for a complete rest and the healing influence of an outdoor life.
A good cigar for 5¢ at O.E. Davis’ Drug Store.
Viola, May 1 – The Junior Prom occurred Friday evening, April 30, at the Opera House and was a very successful affair. About 300 invitations were issued... Trout fishing opened today. Drs. Weber, Von Ruden and Don Lloyd were the first to follow Camp Creek with hook and line. About 2:30 AM they went fishing and succeeded in securing nine speckled beauties.
A farmer near here sheared his flock of sheep last week. The cold weather and rain followed and as the sheep were unprotected, many of them died and the loss was a very heavy one.