Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-04

continued for the remainder of the
war. 1t is expected that the North
western road will handle the business
in order to economic on both help
and fuel. In the event the Appleton
depot is closed it will also mean the
closing of all the depots on the St
Paul branch.
Waukesha - President Herbert P.
Houghton of Carroll college, has been
notified by Acting Adjt. Gen. Harris at
Washington hat the institution has
satisfied the conditions prescribed by
the war department and steps will be
taken at once to establish a unit of
the Students army Training corps at
the college which opens Sept. 16.
Menasha-This city was brought face
to face with the labor problem when
after advertising for bids for two
weeks ON the construction of sewer,
not single bidder rendered a figure
on the work. Contractors here say
that although they are willing to pay
as high as $500 a day for common la
Dor, they cannot get the men.
Mao ,son-Dr. N. C. Evans, aged 62
years, who practiced at Mount Horeb
for more than thirty years. died at his
home there after a long illness. DR.
Evans was a former member of the
assembly from the western district OF
the county. and also represented
Mount Horeb on the county board sew
eral times.
Neenah-A new company composed
of representatives of four of the big.
gest paper and pulp firms of the Fox
River valley has been organized for
the purpose of establishing a barge
line for the transportation of coal up
the Fox River from Green Bay. The
line will be in operation by next
spring.
Madison-No state bonds will be is.
sued this year. This announcement
was made here. 1t is said that despite
the fact that the legislature at the spe-
cial session voted to issue S1,000.000
worth of bonds if necessary, there will
be sufficient funds to meet expenses
until the legislature meets next winter
Madison - Charged with giving Ii.
quor to soldiers, Miss Mile Toegett
and Ed Kelley, arrested in La Crosse
by Deputy Marshal. Joseph Gantz,
were held by United States Commits.
sioner Alfred Harrison under $4,000
bond for preliminary examination.
Madison John S. Donald. former
secretary of state, who withdrew as a
candidate for congress recently TO en-.
ter the Y. NJ. C. A. foreign service as
administrative secretary, has arrived
in France, according to word received
here.
Oshkosh-The Rev. Edward Kuhl.
mann, pastor of the First English
Lutheran church, has received call
to Detroit as city missionary. The
Oshkosh pastorate was organized elev-
en- years ago by Mr.. Kuhlmann.
Wausau-The school board has de.
MED the petition of 300 persons asking
that the teaching of German in the
high school be discontinued for at
least the period Of the war. The vote
was to A.
Madison-By the middle of Septem.
Der all Glass l men of the state will
have been called into service, says
Adjt. Gen. Orlando Holway. The last
compilation shows that there were g..
900 Glass / men In the state.
Neenah-J. J. Fish, clerk of Winnie
bago county for upwards of twenty
years, has announced that he will not
be candidate for reelection to that
Office. Mr. Fish intends to retire from
active business life.
Birchwood-In 1885 the assessed val
uation of Barron county was given as
$50, 431. An idea of the progress made
in that county since that time may be
obtained from the fact that today's as
sessment is over $30,000,000.
Madison-The Sunday school associ-
alton of the Wisconsin synod of the
English Lutheran church in conference
here, reelected the Rev. c. A. Maui
mann, Milwaukee, presid ant.
Blair A service flag containing
us stars WIS dedicated here recently.
Judge Baldwin of La Crosse deliver.
ed a patriotic address.
Fond du Lac-The city council and
Council of Defense are considering a
plan for a general memorial service
for the Fond du Lac county boys who
have died in the service. There being
now twenty-three who have made the
supreme sacrifice.
Ripon-Miss Viola Nohr is the first
Ripan girl to go to France as a Red
Cross nurse. She was graduated from
Lakeside hospital, Oshkosh, in 1913
Miss Nohr has been appointed by the
American Red Cross 80 do public
health work in Paris.
Madison-M Melva Roach, Fenni-
more. formerly teacher in the public
schools at Waupun, has been appoint
ed woman deputy by the industrial
commission. Miss Roach has been en-