Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-06-05

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HAPPENINGS.
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News of the Badger State Arranged
l ....... in Condensed Form ...
Madison-Dr. Robert McNutt Nc
Elroy. who loudly criticised the Uni.
versity of Wisconsin in the East fol-
lowing his speech here April 6, has en-
listed in the field artillery of the Unit
ed States army, according TO word re-
received here from the East. Nc
Elroy was chairman of the education
committee of the National Security
league.
Green Bay-Construction of new
half-mile race track on 23-acre tract
of land is part of an improvement pro-
gram to be carried out this summer
by the Brown County Fair and Agri-
cultural association at its park on the
west bank of Fox river. five miles
and barns for race horses will be built
and new grandstand will be erected.
Stevens Point - Louis Bempke. %,
Portage county's champion runaway
soldier, is a prisoner at the county
Jail in Stevens Point, with a record of
three assertions from the National
,gT II 10 fDlya int
custody few miles from the home of
his mother, Mrs. Augusta Bempke, in
the town of Carson.
La Crosse - James Thompson La
Toilette candidate for United States
Senator in the recent election, and
Miss Edna G. Peterson, prominent
Chicago pianist and protege of Gov.
Lewden of Illinois, were married in
Chicago, May q. They will reside
here where the groom enjoys a large
law practice.
Madison - The German American
bank of Madison, whose building front
was painted with yellow streaks re
Gently, was granted permission by the
state banking department to change its
name to the American Exchange bank
The institution is run by American citi
zens with American money, its officers
declared
Florenee-A scare was thrown into
Florence visitors recently when a de-
tail of mounted constabulary stopped
each auto met with on the Crystal
Fall-Florence road and searched the
occupants of the car and also the car.
The officers were in search of liquor
attempted to be Struggled into Michi-
gan.
Racine - A raid on a dance hall,
where the police claim liquor was be-
ing sold without license even to army
and navy rlen in uniform, resulted in
the arrest of Robert Scheppa and Joe
Letwinka ana the confscation of a
large amount of whiskey, beer and
wine.
Wausau-The Red Cross campaign
here ended with auction of hundreds Of
articles, donated by citizens from a
glass of jelly to an organ and shet-
| land pony The total realized was al
most $4,000. The county goes over the
top more than 80 per cent and will be
so per cent when all returns are in.
Horicon-A demonstration more en-
thusiastic than any before in this city,
marked the departure of 125 selects for
Camp Grant. About 900 people. led
by Horizon and Hustisford bands. pa
raded to the railway station as an es-
cort. Business houses and factories
| closed for the occasion.
Green Bay-While walking home in
a rainstorm along the tracks of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad,
Joseph Daley, So years old, of this city,
was instantly killed by a freight train
at point six miles from here.
Oshkosh-Desponden because of a
falling off of business due to the war.
and because of i'll health, Max Omann,
| tailor, drank carbolic acid and died
within an hour.
Nadison-T w Gisling, Cincinnati.
has ascepted the position as supervisor
of Wisconsin high schools and thereby
becomes member Of the state board
of education.
Blanchardville - A cream sepa-
rator at the creamery here burst last
week, infiicting serious injuries on
Clarence Olson, a farmer, who had
lust driven up with load of milk.
Baraboo-Supt A. c. Kingsford says
that German viii not be taught in the
Baraboo schools next year OF class
OF forty-five students only two desired
TO take UP the study
Washington, George Andrews, Bara-
boo, has passed the examination for
entrance to West Point, according TO
an announcement received here.
Kendall-Mrs. Frank Weston Of this
city has four sons in the service of
heir country. They are Arthur. Les
ter, Ernest, and Raymond.