Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-11-06

receive twenty-one honor flags for go
ing over the top in the fourth Liberty
loan drive. The county as a whole
will get one, and three cities, two vii
lagos and sixteen townships will each
receive a flag. The county has a per-
centage record of close to 109 per cent,
its allotment being $3.2O1 600 and it's
total subscription to date being 49,
4S7, $50.
Madison-A call for 1876 men from
Wisconsin may be expected in the
near future. This iutimation was given
out by Maj A. Fitzpatrick, head of the
draft department. 1t is estimated that
Wisconsin has approximately 10000
men between 10 and Sc. The depart
ment at Washington points out that
there must be a steady flow of men to
camp.
Oshkosh st. Johns English Lu-
theran church of this city will be in
cluded in the consolidation of forty
three synods of this country and Can
ada under the name of the United Lu-
theran church of America. This mer-
ger is to take effect at New York City
Thursday, Nov. IA, The pastor of the
local church is the Rev. ]. S. Albert
Madison The University of Wis
consin War Book, containing articles
gathered by Wisconsin professors, will
be used as one of the text books in
the course on war aims which the war
department requires for all students
army training corps men. Nine hun
bred copies of the book are being sent
to German clergymen in the state.
Kenosha - The city of kenosha,
which led the entire Seventh Federal
Reserve district in the fourth Liberty
Loan, has asked that the committee
in charge of the district request that
a United States war ship be named
'Kenosha" in honor of the showing
made by the city in this and other pa
triotic drives.
Jefferson - Stephen A. Wicke, But
falo, who posed as an army officer,
Lieut. John Hudson Wilson, and In
that role prevailed upon S. J. Koser,
WATERFOWL, to endorse forged check
for $500, was sentenced to seven years
at Waupun. Wicks was arrested at
Syracuse. N. Y.
Madison-Mrs. Knute Lee, Deerfield.
Dane county, was drowned in Lake
Koshkonong when the boat in which
she and her husband were crossing
the lake, capsized. Lee made frantic
efforts to save his wife, but failed.
Antigo--E Ernest Dawley. son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. C. Dawley of this city,
who is serving in France, has been
promoted to the rank of lieutenant
colonel Another son, Lieut.. Paul
Dawley, just arrived safely overseas.
La Crosse - Over LOO was sub
scribed in local banks here for the re.
lief of Minnesota fire sufferers, in two
days. Ten boxes of clothing were sent
to northern Minnesota.
Wausau-Miss Mary Larson resign
cd her position as visiting nurse III
the city schools here and will go to
Camp Sherman. Ohio. to prepare for
army nurse duties overseas.
Beloit - There were 9,S73 subscrib.
ers to the Fourth Liberty Loan in Be
lott and this immediate vicinity. The
sum of the bonds signed for is over
$1,300,000.
Madison - The Green county agent
has made a grasshopper catcher which
caught one bushel of grasshoppers in
three-quarters of an hour.
Wausau - Private Leonard Seller,
who was wounded in action overseas
in July. is in hospital in Few York
receiving treatment.
Wausau - ]. E. Gross of Stratford
has been arrested, charged with prac-
ticing as a veterinary surgeon without
a license.
Portage-Maj. Volney e. Brewer, rs
years old, pioneer business man, died
at his home here of heart disease.
Oshkosh - Reported officially killed
in action on Sept. 8. letter has been
received from William Stegeman, Jr..
in France, stating that he is recover
ing from wounds at a base hospital.
The letter, dated Sept q, brought
10y to the Stegeman Home
Washington-The names of four Off
GERS and seventy-nine enlisted men in
German prison camps were announced
recently by the war department The
list includes the name of Albert F.
Wagner of Wautoma, Wis, who is It
an unknown camp.
Wausau-Martin Barlow, of Wausau.
has received two kilograms from the
war department announcing injuries
10 his sons. Corp. Giles Barlow and
Private Wesley Barlow. While IL &C
ton in France. Both are members of
Company G, Thirty-second division,
12Sth infantry
Oshkosh-A party of twenty farm
ers and dairymen from territory in the
vicinity Of Parsans. kas- recently Wis
tied Winnebago county farms wnt---
they studied da.rying methccs eCd in
spected herds