Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-10-16

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Il OF THE WEEK :
IL in WISCONSIN :
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Green Bay-Edward Tetzloff, retired
farmer, Depere. was arrested on
charge of violating the espionage act.
According TO evidence in court he
made sarcastic remarks to a represen-
tatiye of the Liberty Loan committee.
Judge Monahan suspended sentence
after Mr. Tetzloff had subscribed So
$50. one-tenth of his estimated wealth.
He also consented to give 500 to the
Red Cross, knights of Columbus and
Y, NJ. c. A.
Racine = Byron b Northrop. IS
years old, dean of Wisconsin bankers,
died at his home In Racine. Death was
due to shock received when he fell
week ago and broke his right hip.
Mr. Northrop was born in New York
in 1880, coming to Racine county in
1912. He attended colleges in Wis
consin and Michigan. graduating from
the University of Michigan in 1855.
Rhinelander-The following officers
were elected here at the annual meet
ing of the Wisconsin W. c. T. u;
President. Mrs. Mary Scott Johnson,
Superior; vice-president, Mrs. A. w.
Warren. Stoughton; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. E. w Follett, Marsh
field; recording secretary, Miss Julia
Hutchinson, Waupaca; treasurer, Mrs.
Ida M. Cooke, Green Bay.
Madison-"If you have any unused
sugar certificates please return them
to the sugar committee at the state
capitol so that the sugar may be redis-
tributed where it is needed" is the
plea of the Wisconsin food administra-
ton. It is only through such cooper
alton that the committee is able to fur
nish sugar for home canning purposes
and other emergency cases.
Oshkosh - On a hurryup call for
nurses for Camp Grant to assist in the
effort to control Spanish influenza, five
Oshkosh nurses were secured in four
hours time and they were on their
way to camp. The volunteers were
Misses Anna Bodden. Ellen Allen,
Charlotte Case. Anna Naby and Alice
GirouX. All are graduate nurses.
Madison-Adjt. Gen. Orlando Hol-
way has received calls from the fed
eral government for 1855 men They
are to entrain in the fve-day period
beginning Oct. 81. OF this number. g.
453 men are wanted FOR general serv-
ice at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg,
Miss. and LAP for general service at
Jackson Barracks, Louisiana.
Racine-The county board of super
visors voted to accept and maintain a
100-bed hospital. which is to be con
structed through private subserip-
tons and $4,000 appropriation from
the Racine county war chest. The
purchase 100000 of the fourth Liber-
~ Loan bonds.
Madison - Ninety-one S. A. r. C.
men from the University of Wisconsin
left for officers training camps. OF
these seventy-five went to Camp Grant
for infantry training. eight TO Camp
Hancock, Ga, for machine gun. and
eight 10 Camp Taylor, Ky, for artil-
lery.
Sheboygan-Mrs Kitty Schwartz,
54, wife of Peter Schwartz, threw her
self in front Of a train on the Mil
~-.'-~0 1900 - ~ Len lake and her
body was cut in two. Only rec
80. ...... .. ought back from
Sacred Heart sanitarium at Milwau-
kee seemingly improved in health.
Madison-The railroad commission
has announced an increase in rates
for the Wisconsin Gas & Electric com
pany., The cities affected by this in
crease are Kenosha. Burlington. Wa
tertown. Menomonee Falls an,'
twenty-five or thirty smaller towns
and villages.
Janesville- Privates Waggoner and
Dart, Camp Grant soldiers, were ar
rested here on charge oi rifing the
Mushroom of the Myers hotel barber
shop. No passes were found on the
men, who refused to give information
concerning themselves. One had near
ly 800 when searched.
Green Bay-The city of Green Bay
has reached a $50 per cent subscrip-
ton in the fourth Liberty Loan. The
volunteer plan has proved success
full IN Brown county. Out Of 1921 al
lotments over 1880 were completed
without personal solicitation.
Madison-H. s. Siggelko. Madison
attorney, who was nominated for at
torney-general on the Prohibition
ticket a month ago. filed declination
with Secretary OF State, Merlin Hull
Madison-Pr President Charles r. Van
Hise of the University Of Wisconsin
is expected home from Europe within
few DAYS, il was announced here.
La Crosse - Claiming the bible ex-
cused him from serving in the war