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Life in Viroqua from the Vernon County Censor:
APRIL 9, 1924
The Censor calls attention to...the removal sale of the Brenner Variety Sale, which opens Friday. Mr. Brenner has leased from Mrs. C.W. Nuzum the business block lately occupied by the Eat Shop. The same has been remodeled and renovated, the display windows improved, and the improvement and increased size give Mr. Brenner a very fine business plane indeed.
The fire siren summoned the truck to the new Bann & Fehlberg building Sunday afternoon. A mangler ironing machine had been left connected to the electric current in the Wisconsin-Minnesota Company office. Beyond completely ruining the machine, and smoking things up a little, no damage was done.
Trouble on the Wisconsin-Minnesota power line at a critical time – Wednesday afternoon – caused the Censor office to lay idle for over two hours, linotype, display type machine and presses all useless. The delay made it impossible for us to get to press Wednesday night.
Avalanche cheese factory is now getting so much milk the have to hire two cheese makers.
The school bell sang again lost Monday morning calling the youngsters together after a week of vacation. Many will be unable to attend school at the present however, as there is an epidemic of measles in town. La grippe and bad colds have been very prevalent also in the city, causing many to be absent from school before the vacation.
The Colman Lumber Co. office is being nicely remodeled. The nice appearance has been heightened by framed pictures of ducks and other birds on panels in the partitions.
APRIL 2, 1924
Spring seems to be delayed enroute, but the cyclone season has not been delayed. The wind that did so much damage in other states did not entirely miss Wisconsin. Vernon county farmers are reporting losses.
West Prairie, March 31 – The many high school students from here are at home this week for their spring vacation. The cheese factory here opened on April 1st, and DeWitt expects to make cheese every third day for a while.
Viola, March 29 – Most of the sugar camps in our valley have been opened and while March weather is doing it worst, the maple trees are doing their best and the syrup is of fine quality... It has been a most familiar sight for many years to see A.J. Anderson driving “Old Sek” on our streets. In fact, he was part of the landscape so used to seeing him had we become. He was a most trustworthy horse and a faithful friend. In all his twenty-nine years he never failed to do his best. As the Viola News states “He was of ‘Vernon’ stock, and a better horse would be hard to find or one which had traveled more miles.” He died Friday morning, March 14, after a short illness.
Several dogs in this city [Westby] have been poisoned.
Bud, March 25 – Farmers are busy hauling logs to the Hanson saw mill while the sleighing is good. A number of people have been out shoveling the roads so as not to travel over fields any longer.
If you are contemplating building a new house this season get a free plan book. It may help you to decide on what you want, at C.L. Colman Lumber Co.