Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-11-27

pointInent of a special committee 20
confer with the Brown County Agri-
cultural and Fair association. 1t is
probable that the board will appropri-
ate $500 annually toward the sup
port of the fair. New buildings, and
new race course will be laid out next
year on the fair grounds under plan
of the fair association.
Madison Senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette has again given the pressure
of official business in Washington as
the reason for his failure to appear
here for adverse examination under
the discovery statutes in his 100000
libel suit against the Democrat Print
ing company. He was to have ap-
peared Nov. Is but wrote his attor
news it was impossible to come or TO
set definite date when he could be
in Madison.
Appleton - Outagamie county MAJ
soon have the best patrolled highways
in the state if the plans of the county
highway commission are carried out.
Fifty miles, mostly federal and state
trunk lines, are being patrolled at the
present time and the additional $50
miles which the commission desires TO
patrol is the old county trunk line.
This would give this county 200 miles
of patrolled highways
MadisOn-Dec. 81 will probably end
the work of the local and district
boards. That is the intimation given
in telegram to Maj Z. A. Fitzpatrick
state draft administrators, from Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder. The
order stated that no requisition for
supplies. furniture or equipment for
local and district boards should be
honored beyond Dec. 81.
Madison-Louis b. Nagler former
assistant secretary of state sentenced
A. Evans to two and one-Lalf years in
the federal penitentiary at Fort Leav-
enworth for violation of the espionage
act, has appealed his case to the Unit
ed States supreme court, Judge A. L.
Sanborn allowing a writ of error
Wausau-During the year the coun'
ty of Marathon paid a total of $11.
$3.50 as bounty for woodchucEs
there being 1922 killed in that pc
riod. The bounty was rs cents head
After the county board of supervisors
heard the report. it was unanimously
voted to discontinue the payment on
v oOdchucks.
Madison - Six Chinese students at
/ the University of Wisconsin, support
ed by the Chinese government, hay,
applied through T. r. Wong. secretary
of the Chinese educational mission
| Washington. TO their government FOL
an increase in their allowance from
$50 TO $50 a month formerly pass
/ them
| Madison - University of Wisconsin
men 10 the number of PIP have regis
tered in London and Paris at the
/ American University union headquar
tiers. This brings the total of Badgers
registered with the union up to 40S
The list includes one major. eight
captains, l26 lieutenants and two en-
signs
| Washingtcn-The post office depart
mcnt has announced that the follow
ing Wisconsin fourth class post Offices
have been advanced to presidential
class Lyndon Station, Schofeld anG
/ Weyerhauser The postmaster of each
of these offices will receive 81 900 a
year.
Maiden Rock Orla Knight, 2S H.
raj mail carrier, Durand, was killed
when a rife, which he intended taking
with him to shoot squirrels on his
route. was accidentally discharged.
! Madison--Voting TO abandon II
I freshments at meetings, members oil
the University OF Wisconsin French
I club decided to use their funds to sup
port a French orphan
Racine-A fish bone lodging in his
( throat caused the DEAN OF Ferdinand
/ Harold. 80 years old, OF strangulation
/ Harold was veteran OF the Spanish
American war.
/ Johnson and three children, Goodman
I Marinette county, died of influenza
within five days.
Rhinelander - John Wilson. Wood
/ ruff. who came here fOg medical
( treatment, died of heart failure just
as he walked into St Mary's hospital
GAINESVILLE Mrs r. B. Hartman, Mil
waukee, was elected regent Of the
Wisconsin ID. A. X. over Mrs. NJ j
Trenary. Kenosha. at the tWenly-sec
ond annual convention here. The vote
was % to IA. Miss Helen Dorset. La
. Crosse, was elected vice-regent.
Fond du Lac-The board Of direc
tors of the Wisconsin Holsteln Breed
ers' association, met here and selected
March II, l2 and 10. 1913. for its next
annual meeting and sale The sale
will be limited to $50 head and will be
held in the new $4,000 pavilion here
Amigo H. Increased rates have been
granted the Amigo Electric company