Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-02-13

| nslu lneTe. waiter whitman was
! nominated as the Democratic candi-
| date. This assembly seat was forx
merly held by Carl Hansen. In the
Winnebago district formerly repre-.
scented by William Armenian, the Re-
publican candidate will be T. ]. Laur-
sen and the Democratic candidate
William Breuies.
Madison-The industrial commission
| by stipulation awarded the widow of
| Edward B. Warner, Racine, $4,000
compensation and 500 for funeral ex-
penses. Warner, who was watch
man for the Standard Oil company,
| was killed on Dec. Is. Instead of con-
| testing the case, the company took the
unusual course of STIMULATING the facts
| to the commission Immediately.
Madison-A year ago all funds in
| the state treasury showed a balance
of $2,226. 19493. as compared with
| 1858, on Feb /, this year. This
| is difference of $1,500,000 The
balance in the general fund is about
| date the general fund had balance
of S41,022.50 as compared with $685.
| 701.24 on Feb. l.
| Green Bay-The service nag of Mrs.
| Cassie Denney of Oneida has three
! stars. Three of her four sons are in
| the army. showing the Oneida In
! dians, particularly the Denney family
| are patriotic and loyal to the nation
The proud mother was presented with
service flag by B. l.. Parker. chair
man of the legal advisory board In
Brown county.
Manitowoc - Otto Kahlenberg, so
| years old. one of the earliest settlers
of Two Rivers, is dead Mr.. Kahlen-
| berg settled there with his sister when
he was Is years old He was a civil
war veteran and an uncle of Prof
Louis Kahlenberg of the state uni
| yersity.
Madison-The food supply in some
| Wisconsin cities and towns is practi-
cally exhausted as result of the
freight car famine The Wisconsin
railroad commission rushed cars of
! food and coal to Watertown, Waterloo.
Sun Prairie and Marshall TO relieve
/ the situation there.
Racine 49, Arrested at his home at
/ Union Grove on the charge of issuing
worthless checks Harvey Adams. EN-.
ployed by Milwaukee firms as an au-
contents of a bottle of carbolic acid.
He died shortly afterwards.
Neenah-Dr T. D. Smith arrived
| home after seeing service on the bat
! tie front in France. DR.. Smith was
forced to give up fighting due to a
wound and will resume his practice
| here.
La Crosse-Helen of Troy. 2-year-
/ old Duroc SOW, was sold for S1.650 at
auction. the price being one of the
/ highest ever paid for pig, Four Of
her sons brought $500 and Ave daugh-
tiers were bid in fer S1.0l0.
Two Riyers-The Hamilton Manu-
| featuring company was awarded a sub
contract by the Dayton Wright Air
plane company Of Dayton. O., for aero
! plane parts. which they are manufac-
/ turing for the Government.
] La Crosse-James Gibson and c.
+ Dyken have left for Vancouver bar
/ racks to join the spruce production de-
/ partment of the aviation corps. Both
! have been employed by the Milwaukee
/ railroad here.
Marinette-The spring convention Of
/ the Federated Women's clubs of the
/ Ninth district will be held in Mari
nette. This was decided at a meeting
Of the woman's clubs of this district
at Goodman.
| Neenah-Po Policemen and fremen are
/ coming higher. The commission has
( recommended that the salary Of Chief
Watts be raised to 800 per month
and each fireman receive IS more.
GAINESVILLE --- on account Of coal
shortage, all theaters. schools, dance
halls and clubrooms have been Or
dered by Fuel Administrator Jesse
Earl to be closed for two weeks.
Peshtigo-Fire which broke out in
the Office of The Peshtgo Times
wiped out the heart of the city's bust.
ness district and caused loss estimat-
ed at $4,000.
Madison-The Benson Speed Signal
company. a 100000 corporation. has
filed articles Of incorporation The
company will engage in general auto
and supply business.
Reedsburg Word has been received
by Col w. A Wyse that his son,
Sergt James Wyse. who enlisted
about two months ago in the aviation
corps. had gone TO France.
MGnitowOc-John c. Johnson, first
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, has rendered his resignation
as head Of that body.
Menomohie-The annual meeting Of
Group No. ! of the Wisconsin Bank