Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-02-09
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS


of Martin Morand, this city, was killtd
in a railroad accident at Moose Jaw,
Canada.
Depere.-A committee of % taxpay-
ers of Brown county has been formed
TO fight the action of the county board,
which voted TO issue $650,000 bonds to
build 100 miles of concrete highway.
Grand Rapids.-B. l.. Lynn. who
has been acting as agent for the
Milwaukee road at Pittsville for the
past seven years, has been appointed
agent at Port Edwards to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Mr.. Tim
lin, the former agent.
Lapeer.-Carl Williams, son of Mr.,
and Mrs. John Williams OF Burnside.
has enlisted in the Ninty seventh bat
talon. now stationed at Toronto. He
is a graduate of Lapeer high school
and the Detroit College of Law. He
expects to so to Europe soon.
La Crosse.-The parcel-post ter
minal which has been in operation
here since November. where mail for
the Dakotas and Minnesota has been
sorted and sacked. will be discontinued
February IA. 1t is understood the mail
will be sorted at Milwaukee
Madison.-One OF the district coun
try life conferences to be held in
Wisconsin this winter will be called
here on February IL. Means of slim
ulating neighborhood development and
encouraging rural health will be dis
cussed by leaders in country life from
various sections of the state.
Grantsburg. Burnett county. first
in the nation to have a woman SUI
perintendent of public schools. now
for the first time in thirty years has a
Karlsberg has been named county SUI
perintendent by the state department
of education. to succeed Miss Jessie
Wedin, who resigned to begin study
along special lines.
Kenosha-Bids for the new Keno.
sha water works were tabulated
and the cost of the new plant will be
S233.20O. Klug & Smith of Milwaukee
bid S144.50O for the pumping plant and
the equipment The low bid for the FL
tration plant was by the Continental
Jewel Filtration company Of New
York. $S5. 300.
Oconomowoc-Loui Kailer. resi-
dent of Oconomowoc for over a
half century, died. aged seventy-two
years He was a native of Germany
and came to America with his parents
when he was but six years old. He
leaves a widow and four children,
Louis of Chicago. Julius and George
and Mrs. Henry A. Notbo. n of Ocono-
mowoc.
Green Bay.-At a mass meeting
400 signed a petition to the coun-
Gil TO call an election TO vote upon
adopting the commission form of gov
eminent This will be the third time
citizens have endeavored to carry such
an election Mayor Muiva of Oshkosh
Judge Blewett of Fond du Lac and F.
]. Harwood of Appleton told of the
success of commission rule IN tsose
cities.
Antigo.-For the past month Frank
Weix had been watching his flock
of chickens grow smaller. He could
find no trace of thieves, but near
Iy every morning another hen was
missing. Monday night he heard a
commotion and on investigation he
found the door to his chicken house
open and a black fox inside the coop
He shut the door and captured the
animal alive. He has been offered
$4,000 for it.
Beloit.--When Prof. James Sleep.
er, head of the department OF
music of Beloit college. started the
anthem at chapel exercises, nothing
but a faint wheeze came from the
pipes. Prof c. A. Culver Of the ply
sizes department at once left his seat
beside Dean Coils and descended to
the basement Soon word came back
that the organ was fixed and the sery.
ice proceeded. After the students had
been dismissed Professor Culver
emerged from the basement with
grimy hands and perspiring brow. He
had been holding parts of the motor
together with his hands to make the
music possible.
Madison.-The Second regiment
again leads the Wisconsin Nation.
al Guard in rife work, according
To the figures given out by the ad-
jutant general The -atings are: A.
Yare, Second infantry. 1906; Third,
$3.50; First, 1899. Sheboygan. Fond
du Lac and Manitowoc companies won
special trophies. Sheboygan gets the
Blister trophy and the first national
defense trophy for highest aggregate
marking in shooting and inspection,
and for qualifying the greatest num-
Der of marksmen; also the special
prize for leading the Second regiment.
Fond du Lac wins the second nation Il
defense troy for qualifying next to
the largest number of marksmen.
Manitowoc gets third defense trophy
and had the highest figure Of merit in
the state.
Madison.-Fifteen teams win enter
the state live stock judging con-
test to be held during the Wisconsin
farm and home week February 10
u, at the College of Agriculture. Mad.
Oshkosh What is thought TO be
the largest haul Of fish ever
caught In this state was made at Win
neconne. 10000 pounds being hauled
out OF Lake Poygan. The fish we're
shipped to Philadelphia
Madison.-The state board OF con
troll granted paroles to 20 con