Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-11-20

Headquarters of the branch will be
maintained here.
Wautoma--M Mr.. and Mrs, Albert
Nowatny came to this country from
Posen, German Poland, when young
people. They married in Wisconsin
and have lived on their farm. north
| of Wautoma. ever since. They have
/ five sons. Sylvester "a: Frank 90;
Leo, 81 John, 20. and Joe, Is. The
/ four oldest entered the service. John
was killed in action.
/ Arpin-The Milwaukee railway has
men tearing up tracks of an abandon
I ed logging road between Arpin and
! Pittsville This is done by request of
/ a colony of Hollanders,' who settled
1 this part o: the country. and in the
early days used the Abandoned road
to transport cordwood, which they cut
/ from slashings. This tract is now fine
dairy land
/ Green Bay-Brown county held its
/ second annual potato show here Nov,
and 10 and large crowds inspected
the exhibits in the court house. High
grade displays of "spuds" were enter
ed by growers. Members of the Brown
/ County Boys and Girls Potato club en-
tered their tubers in competition and
made a good showing with their elder
competitors.
Manitowoc-T word German" on
the window of the German-American
bank of Manitowoc. caught the eyes
of two gebs. With yellow paint they
were proceeding to smear out the OBJ
| jectionable word when an officer ar
rested one of them. Arraigned in mu
nicipal court. the COB was fined SO
and costs, which he paid.
Madison - Effective Nov. 16. street
car fares for cash in Madison will be
cents, High school students will be
sold ten tickets for SO cents, adults
will be sold nine tickets for so cents,
children in arms free, children under
l12, 3 cents. The railroad commission
1 has approved the rates.
! enominee-Struck on the head by
! a falling limb from a burning stump
Leona Safstrom of Stephenson, never
regained consciousness, dying shortly
afterwards. She was years old and
was playing near the stump in field
near her home.
! Racine-Derrick w West. Ray
mond, is the winner of $3.50, first prize
! for the largest acreage in the wheat
contest inaugurated by Racine bankers
TO induce farmers to raise more and
better wheat.
Madison -- One out of every forty
! four Wisconsin farms of more than
hundred acres used a tractor last year.
I The tractor was one Of the factors in
the $3.50. 900. 900 increase in Wisconsin
agricultural products in 1918.
Madison-That churches are 1reat
aid in spreading the gospel Of better
agriculture and that Wisconsin
churches are leaders. is the statement
of c. J. Galpin, University Of Wiscon-
sin
Wausau-Carl H. Geisler who con
Quoted a butcher shop here since 1890.
died suddenly OF nza-pneumonia.
His son. Private Arnold Geisler, re-
Gently died of the same disease at
hospital at Annapolis, Nd.
Green Bay-Green Bay is one Of the
few cities in the country and the only
city In the state that has successfully
Feen the French. English and Ameri-
can flags displayed as standards Of
nations ruling and governing It, Docu-
ments and records In tho Kellogg IL
brary here substantiate the claim.
Platteville 49, In the little village Of
Woodnan. Grant county, live Mr.. and
Mrs. John K&ating. They have five
sons, John, Richard. Frank. Thomas
and Mark, and all In some branch OF
the army service.
Msdlson-The White Rock Springs
company Of Waukesha, which has
been closed for some time by the
United states food administration on
the charging Of using more sugar than
fits allotment. has been permitted to
continue its business.
Madison Though almost totally
blind. Katherine and Agnes Burke, sis
ters. % and % respectively, are taking
full work At the University Of Wis
cousin. Both are juniors. The elder
is specializing in history. and the
Younger is studying music.