Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-02-19
Some News Notes
IN BADeERDoM.


gent for a term of three years.
Representative Esch has recon-
mended the appointment Of Miss Anna
Merrill as postmistress at MERRIAM.
Brewers of Kewaunee have inaugu-
rated an advance in the price of beer
The increase is 40 cents on key beer
and 20 cents on case beer.
Otto Kallis Of Fall Cree, On com
plant of the parents of a Is year old
girl, has been bound over to circuit
court under $1,000 bonds.
The milk war in Sheboygan is at
an end, all the dealC now selling
milk at cents per quart. The war
started early last fall when the larg-
est number began to sell at 6 cents.
The long spell OF dry weather dur
ing the fall and early winter is telling
or the water supply from natural
sources, and many wells in Wood
county and surrounding towns are dry
ing up
At Eau Claire Robert W. Schneider,
charged with trying to pass a forged
check, and Thomas Howard, accused
of having stolen grip from a rail-
road depot have each been given
year at Waupun.
Alex Kerkovic, a former Milwaukee
man, has been sentenced to two and a
half years in the state reformatory at
Green Bay. Kerkovic was arrested
last January on a charge of burglariz,
ing the Fair store at Kenosha.
John Knox of whitewater, 16 years
of age, attempted suicide. He is not
expected to live. He was at White
water on visit. No cause for the act
is known. He was quiet boy, had
little desire for society He was en-
ployed by Senator B. P. Beach OF
Whitewater.
Mrs. Myers, wife of the proprietor
of a chop suey restaurant at James
Vile detected a man trying to open
the cash register recently. He got an
order served IN the restaurant and
offered a gold watch in payment. The
police were notified and Daniel Hig-
gins, son of a well known farmer,
was arrested.
Green Bay az glers are taking great
interest in the fate of Congressman
Kuestermann bill providing for the
establishment of fish culture station
in that city. The congressman's de-
but has brought forth expressions in
his favor which were lacking year
ago. Former Congressman Minor is
conceded to be out of the running.
While G. A. Pardee OF Appleton was
engaged in a fast bout with his pet
pussy, the cat suddenly reached up
and struck Mr.. Pardee across the
right eye, infiicting an ugly lacera-
ton and for a time causing apprehenr
sion for the sight of the eye. Blood
flowed profusely from the injured eve,
which has since turned a deep blue.
A movement is on foot at Fond du
Lac 10 form an anti-tuberculosis So
ciety, and is meeting with the aid of
the med cal fraternity as well as the
clergy. DR.. B. Talbot Rogers of Graf
tom hall is mentioned as the log cal
head of the society. 1t is planned to
extend the society to embrace the
territory in the Sixth congressional
district.
The farmers in the western part of
Kenpsha county are milking an effort
to secure the building of an electric
line to connect that part OF the county
Nth Ksnosha. In order to interest
tie promoters farmers controlling the
right of way for three miles have
offered to give a right of way and Sc
cure the right of way for the remain
ing distance
George Hughes of Madison, emf
ployed b. the Worden & Allen com
pany of Milwaukee in painting the
steel Orders in the new west wing Of
the capitol, fell from the third floor
to the basement of the building and
was seriously, though not fatally in
jured His left arm was broken be-
tween the elbow and shoulder and his
back was severely hurt.