Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-03-22
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

annual banquet
Grand Rapids-Dr. c. f. Lain of
this city viii erect a sduatuT Jun three
miles west of town.
th.-Assemblyman c. X Ell
lingson OF Ruck county will not be
candidate for secretary of state, despite
rumor that he was to be in the race.
Sheboygan. - The Chicago-Kenosha
Hosiery company has leased the
entire second floor of the Often
building and will establish a branch
factory at once.
Beloit.-Tha Fairbanks-Morse Ath-
letic association has elected Off
GERS as follows; President. E. NJ.
Burlingame; secretary. Denis McCar-
thy; treasurer. Ray Barr; controller.
F. NJ. Fauquoir. The baseball park wiz
be further improved and enlarged this
year
Neenah.-The netting of rough fish
in Little Lake Butte des Mortes
is to be commenced here again
soon. The work will be under
the supervision of August Bisping. 1t
is estimated that so tons of carp will
| be secured.
Fox Lake.--The Island Resort prop
erty located ON the island resort
and managed for the last two
years by Herman Rollfink. formerly of
| Milwaukee. has been sold &c Christian
Van Roo of Milwaukee for $13.500, pos
/ session to be given April /.
Eau Claire.--As the result of favor
| able action taken by the county
| board the county of Eau Claire will
furnish free to all INDECENT persons,
| laboring men with families and others
who cannot afford TO pay for it, diph-
| liberia antitoxin. This action was TAX
en- by the board because OF the high
cost of the antitoxin.
| Grand Rapids. The engagement of
Leo Nash of New York and Miss
| Mildren MacKinnon of this city
has been announced. the marriage
to take place in June. Miss Maclkin-
non is the youngest daughter of MIR.
| and Mrs Lord Falkland Mackinnon,
while Mr.. Nash is the youngest son of
7. E. Nash of this city.
Shawano Perhaps the first farm
ers' institute ever held on the
Menominee reservation viii be held
! at Keshena on March u and %
]. f.. Volta and J. r. banks Of the
agricultural college at Madison will be
the speakers. Superintendent Mich
olson is doing all in his power 10 have
the Indians pay more attention to farm
ing. Many Indians are becoming good
farmers.
Grand Rapids-The Central Wis
consin Fair association Of Marsh
field received an appropriation of
| $500 from the common coun Il of
that city to be used for fair purposes.
| The early preparations are being made
for the fair. and this season promises
to Guido anything that has been staged
previous to this time. The work for
this year will include the erection OF a
new educational building
Eau Claire William Pitt Bartlett.
eighty-seyen years old, Eau Claire s
Oldest attorney and pioneer, who
came to this city in 1857, has been
made an honorary life member of the
State Historical society. This honor
was conferred upon Tim because of the
great aid Mr. Bartlett has given the
society in past years in preserving and
collecting historical data and informa-
| ton.
Marinette.-Bert Hatton. aged TWEEN
ty-two. resident of Niagara, this
county, will not go to Europe to
| fight for the allies He enlisted in the
overseas battalion at Vancouver. but
his father, w. j. Hatton, wrote the
British authorities. protesting against
| it, as the boy would lose his American
citizenship. The Canadian authosities
answered the appeal by discharging
| the young man, who has resumed his
| duties as operator for the Canadian
| Pacific.
Madison.-The attorney generals of
| fee has reversed itself in an
| opinion given TO the Madison city
! clerk week ago. wherein it was held
! by Assistant Attorney General Messer-
schmidt that independent candidates
| could run for office after the primaries
In an opinion Attorney General Owen
| does not agree with Messerschmidt
and holds that only the two candidates
receiving the highest Endorsement at
the primaries can legally be candi-
! dates.
Oshkosh.-The Paine Lumber COM
pany strike was settled and the
entire plant has resumed opera
tons. Adjustment OF the differ
ences was brought about by Circuit
Judge George Burnell. Mayor john
Mulva and George w. Lakey of Indian
| apolis, vice-president Of the Interna-
| tional Brotherhood of Carpenters and
| Joiners. After the conference Judge
| Burnell Issued an order directing the
receivers to start work at once EN-
ploying whatever Sbor is available.
| The settlement was made On the basis
of 118 men to be taken back out of 1853
! who st ack.
Beloit years ago Charley
Cranda,l fractured an ankle and
had been lame ever since. Re-
Gently he fell from a roof and broke
the same ankle at the same place. and
since the injury has healed his lame