Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-03-16

pointed william E. Erdell OF Allen
town. pa. receiver of the Penn Allen
Portland Cement company. one Of the
largest concerns OF its kind in Penn
syIvania.
Arrangements have been COMPLETED
for the construction Of the main ca
nal Of the Wyoming Central Irriga-
ton company near Riyerton. II will
be ffty miles long and eight feet
vide irrigating 100000 acres.
Mrs. Peter Truax handed to the
Rev. NJ. Benson, pastor OF the First
Methodist Episcopal church Of Eau
Claire. a check for $1,000 TO aid IN
the construction Of the proposed new
edifice TO be erected in Eau Clare.
The price paid was about $500.
The Kaukauna Land Timber aud
supply company secured 5000 acres
timber land in Forest county, located
in township 81. II is estimated t4ar
there is 25.o00,000 feet Of timber ahd
/ %. 900 cords of pulp wood on me
tract
Bushey Brothers OF Appleton, pro-
prietors OF a business college at thar
place. have completed arrangements
for the establishment of a college al
Marshfeld. Peter Dual is to erect a
modern building specially designed
for the use Of the college. Fred
Bushev will be in active charge.
S. Miller is erecting a produce
warehouse. which will have capac-
ity OF nearly twenty cars Of produce.
II will be two and one-half stories
high. S0xl00 feet Mr. Miller win use
the new plant for storing vegetables
and produce of all kinds, which Will
be bought In the fall for shipment TO
southern markets.
The plant and business of the
Door County Democrat. formerly
owned by the late j. j. Pinney, was
purchased at mortgage sale By H. j..
Sandersou, A. T. Harris, Ed. Houle
and J. f. Harris, all OF whom have
been employees of the paper for sew
eral years. They will incorporate and
continue the business as heretofore
Epstein a. Son purchased the ma
chinery of a glove and mitten factory
In Chicago and as soon as the outfit
can be installed at Berlin, Wis. and
the supplies be gotten on the ground
this firm will open a factory for the
manufacture of machine sewed goves.
and mittens. II II seems advisable a
new department Is to be opened.
The cotton mill building, which has
not been running for the last few
years, at Beaver Dam was leased to
the Beaver Shoe company, formed
when the Teeters Shoe company of
Springfield, o., came to Beaver Dam
and joined hands, with business men.
1t will employ about $50 hands and
expects to be in operation as soon
as machinery can be installed.
The first general meeting Of the
delegates of the Farmers warehouse
and exchange will meet at the SUI
perior Commercial clubrooms on
March 10. II is the intention to form
ulate a plan for a farmers exchange
which shall have warehouse in the
city. Besides the warehouse 1t is
the plan TO have market to sell
farm. products direct to the consum-
ers
The Gilmanton. Wis. railroad TO
connect with Fountain City, looks
now like an assured fact Civil Engt-
neer A. e. Rau and assistants, all OF
st. Paul after two weeks surveying
along the proposed line up from the
Waumandee valley, declared it feast
Bile to cross the bluffs, there being
only . per cent grade. great
deal of surveying was done around
what is known as Krampeter's Gap.
Gflmanton is enjoying boom. A
new $1,000 school building will be put
up also a building. 34x24 feet. for
the new bank.
The Gallowy-West company Is
new corporation superseding the
Fond du Lac Cold Storage company
which has. since 1892, maintained a
cold storage plant here and ". A.
West & Son. commonly known as the
Fond du Lac creamery. The new
company viii operate extensively IN
the manufacture of fancy cheese. the
cold storage business. and kindred
lines. A new addition win be
erected and when in full running or
der the creamery and cheese factory
will employ about fifteen skilled
cheese makers. The new company