Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-04-17

| Sodl al ID, OUU,UVO Tnree hundred PEG
pie have volunteered for service in tbs
sale of the bonds.
Birchwood-The Barron County Can
ming company of Barron. has purchas
ed the sailing and picking interests
OF the Wisconsin Pickle company The
deal affects all sailing plants located
IN Sawyer and Washburn counties
Sailing plants are located at Birch
wood. Spring Brook, Spooner, Cor
don, Earl and Trego. New plants are
to be erected in other places of this
section.
Neenah Two thousand people at
tended the funeral of Ex-Congressman
S. A. Cook at the armory here. Brief
services were held at which Rev. D.
C. Jones. Rev. C. w. Haywood and
Father George A. Clifford OBLIGATED
The latter delivered the funeral ser.
mon. Only the immediate family and
friends accompanied the body to Oak,
hill cemetery.
/ ilE So0CS VI AhdAiCS
Tanis, John Sweitzer and Anton
Leischka, charged with selling liquor
in the town of Merton, dry territory,
in municipal court at Oconomowoc,
were adjourned to April Is. The cases
have attracted considerable interest,
since Merton, which went dry a year
ago, continued in the dry column at
the recent election
Madison - The number of women
students now equals the number of
men students for the first time in the
history of the University of Wisconsin.
At the Opening of the second semester
about 1850 men and l, $50 women were
enrolled, but since that time enlist
ments in military service have practi-
cally eliminated the advantage of 200
| held by the men.
West Bend-One who is doing more
than her bit behind the lines is lady
of IS, member of the Red Cross
Since July Mrs. Chauncey Gray has
knitted twenty-four sweaters, five helm
Cts lhO luuhlEloy NnAC pan vi inll-
tens, ten pairs of socks and three pairs
of wristlets, besides filling some pri-
vate orders for soldiers outfits.
Neenah - Mrs. William Owens has
more sons in service than any Twin
city woman. Five of her boys are now
with the colors either in France or
~, -, 10
more boys who are under age but who
will eventually enlist if the war lasts
long enough
Beloit Il service flag bearing $50
stars of blue and two of gold has
been hung on the west wall of Beloit
college chapel. The gold emblems rep
resent two who have given their lives
in service. The flag is of wool bunt-
ing, Is by 80 feet.
Appleton - Rexford Mitchell of the
class of 1918 of Lawrence college has
been made one of the Gen. Pershing's
household guards and is sering in that
capacity with the expeditionary forces
in France.
Notwithstanding that he
had given his four sons. John, William,
Joseph and Fred, to the service, David
Carter, Marinette, enlisted in the ship
building department and is awaiting
his call.
nifr 10, -rr
new service flag, which is suspended
across Milwaukee street, at the city
hall. The flag has the numerals LAT and
two large blue stars on white back
ground.
Brentwood - Walter Vollmar, Hay
ward, who has been in the United
States navy for ten years, has neen
decorated by the French governm ent
because of his high record as a gun
pointer.
Walter l.. Houser, Monde
vi who managed Senator La Follette's
presidential campaign in 1908. has de-
clared himself as opposed to the war
attitude of Senator La Toilette.
Marinette-There will be no contest
at Wausaukee, which remains wet by
one vote 1t has been revealed that
the voter, whose vote was challenged,
had the right to vote.
Beloit - DIR. George L. Collie. for
MANY wars head of logan museum AT
Beloit college, will sail within sixty
days for Europe where he will enter
Y. NJ c. A. work.
Appleton-The distinction of being
the first Outagamie farmer to sow
wheat this spring goes to Fred Leck-
err, farmer living in the town OF
Grand Chute.
Oshkosh-Salary increases ranging
from $50 to 500 have been granted to
the Oshkosh public school teachers.
Tomahawk - Lieut.. Baker, who is
stationed with the medical corps at
Camp Funston at Fort Riley, Kas.,
while home on furlough received a
dispatch from the war department in
forming him that he had been pro-
NOTED to a captaincy.
Eau Claire-Within two weeks 20
women will be working in the Pioneer
Furniture company, to replace male
labor. according to J. W. Scott, man