Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-19
Wisconsin Neu,s
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farmer living five miles south of here,
was found in frozen creek. Wolf had
been missing since January /.
Neenah.- The Union Baptist church
congregation expects to begin building
operations on new place of worship
the coming spring.
Manitowoc.-While walking across
the 500 railroad track in the village
Of Valders. Martin Tollefson, thirty
six. rural mail carrier. was hit by a
train and killed instantly.
Eau Claire.-The executive commit
tee of the Wisconsin Potato Growers
association has awarded Eau Claire
the next convention which will be in
November.
Stevens Point.-The Baptist congre-
cation here will begin work in
May on a new $4,000 brick church to
seat 300 persons. The old church will
be remodeled for an annex and will
seat about 800 more.
Beloit.-Second Lieut.. Thomas Col
bert of Company L. w N. G..
who was commissioned last Janu-
airy, has resigned. Fis* Sergt. Floyd
Henderson will be req amended to
succeed him,
Antigo.--Fire destroyed the sawmill
at the junction of the Wolf. Hunt
| ing and Pickerel rivers, two and
a half miles out of Pearson The mill
was valued at about $4,000 and will
probably be rebuilt at once. as 1t had
a large cut ahead.
Shawano-A new way to make
money has been discovered by a
| farmer who lives near Shawano lake
He shipped nine live mud turtles to
Philadelphia by express and viii re-
ceive ten cents per pound for the
same, the consignment weighing 1876
pounds.
Manawa.-At meeting of the Off
GERS and committee of the Wau-
paca County Interschool league.
held here. Principal Hirzberg of Scan
dinavia was elected president. 1t was
decided that the main school contest
be declamatory. and the date for the
final contest to take place at Scandi
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Madison.-The Wisconsin railroad
commission has postponed to jan
uary 81 the case of northern Wis
consin shippers asking for state CLASH
| fication of rates and mileage percent
age rates, and action in the petition of
four roads operating in the state ask
ing for approval of changes in COM
modify freight rates. The petition of
shippers will be heard first.
Beloit.-Fire which started in the
three-story brick building occupied
by the Beloit Shirt and Overall
company caused $4,000 damage.
Eleven hours before the blaze was dis
covered the fire department was called
to the building to put out a chimney
blaze. Little damage.was done to the
building by the blaze, but the goods
were ruined by smoke and water.
Madison.-An egg mass of the
dangerous gypsy moth, discovered
in a shipment of European plants to
Milwaukee greenhouse, is reported by
j. G. Sanders. state entomologist.
Every shipment into Wisconsin of
plants and nursery stock from foreign
countries is being inspected. The dis
covery probably saved Wisconsin from
! another destructive pest of forest.
shade and ornamental trees.
Kenosha.-Kenosha has started a
movement for the construction of
a biz auditorium for public gath
nv fr,4a Cd no
has offered the Kenoha retailers
free rent fer site for term of twen-
ty years If the association will raise
the money necessary for the building.
1t is proposed to build a two-story
structure 100 feet square. entirely of
steel and glass ant with halls suitable
for holding big meetings.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for making the
work of fire prevention in Wis
consin more effective were announced
at the quarterly meeting of the Wis
consin State Fire Prevention associa-
ton. The scheme adopted is to divide
the membership into committees of
five each, special honors to be award
ed to the committee which reports
the largest number of defective risks
in the Wisconsin field The work will
be in charge of Gertrude F. Fielding.
assistant secretary
Appleton.-The annual directors
meeting of the Aid Association
for Lutherans was held at Apple
ton. William II. Zuehlke of Appleton,
whose term as grand treasurer expires
at the end OF this year, was reelected
for four years. DIR. G. c. Hoyer of Mil
waukee reelected medical director,
E. r. Schneider of Marinette elected
trustee for four years. c. F. Hohen
stein of Batavia, ILL.,, and Martin We'll
Ter of Oshkosh directors for three
years. The present grand officers are:
President. G. D. Ziegler: vice-presi-
dent, Henry Hegner; secretary. Albert
yoecks: treasurer, w. H. Zuehlke;
medical director. DIR. G. c. Hoyer
Administrations of the Amigo
high school and Fifth ward grades
were resumed. Glasses are meet.
ing in the Congregational and
Methodist churches, Jewish synagogue.
Fraternity hall. courthouse, Elks' hall.
Episcopal Guild hall and council
chamber. The domestic kitchen of the
Congrege tional church.
Oshkosh. Three trainmen were
seriously burned by escaping
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