Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-09-03

| Sixty-one posts have been granted
| charters, and there are many more in
| the process of organization. More
than $4,000 members have been admit
ted. In order to clarity some misinfor-
nation regarding the legion which
seems to be prevalent among service
men, Secretary Gibson states that no
fees are required TO join, and that the
dues are fixed at 81 a year.
Oconomowoc - Miss Elijah e { h
experience of teaching agriculture to
500 American soldiers in the khaki
university at Beaune, France. After
graduating in 1915 from the college of
agriculture, University of Wisconsin.
Miss Baker was connected with the
agricultural staff of the New Jersey
reformatory for women. In 1918, she
went overseas to work with the COM
uittee on rehabilitation of devastated
France.
Clintonville-An effort is being made
| 10 h~ve the old military road incorpo-
rated into the state aid highway sys-
TEN. This road. which was one of the
| first routes of travel opened into
northwest Wisconsin was built by the
government about 1862 and ran from
| Oshkosh through Butte des Mortes,
| Young's Corners, Hortonville, New
London, Clintonville, Shawano. Keshe-
no and the Menominie Indian reserva-
ton up to Post Lake.
La Crosse - That James Thompson.
| who was defeated for United States
senator by |. l.. Lenroot, Superior, two
years ago, will enter again for this
place next year, is the belief of close
political friends. He is accepting all
invitations to speak at public gather
| ings and is piling up considerable cam
paign timber in demanding that the
government take action to punish cam
paign profteers and stop gambling in
food commodities.
Racine - With approximately $780,
600 in the treasury of the Racine Coun-
ty War Relief Fund, it is proposed to
use that amount in the erection of a
county memorial hospital, provided
that the County Board of Supervisors
will make an appropriation of from
| $4,000 to 100000 and agree to main
tain the structure. which will be me-
mortal to the soldiers, sailors and ma
rines who enlisted for service during
the world war.
Kenosha-After a search of several
days, Chief of Police O'Hare has loca-
ted "Raky" Martina alias John Croz-
zone, who is wanted in Kenosha on a
charge of stealing bicycles and ship
ping them to Chicago. Martins wife
and a girl named Mildred Perry were
arrested here weeks ago on suspicion.
Martini was arrested in Chicago and is
being held until the Kenosha officials
arrive. He has waived extradition.
La Crosse-To discover a water
moccasin playing his forked tongue
over his temple as he fished near
high bank of the Mississippi river, was
the experience of Roy Johnson, auto
mobile man. He dived into the river
and escaped before the reptile could
strike. Mr.. Johnson is sure. he says,
that if he had attempted to brush the
snake away as he would have bug,
he would have been bitten.
Madison That the police pension
funds, which have been created and
maintained by a percentage of the liq-
uor license fees, will not necessarily
suffer now that the state has gone or
is going dry is provided for in new
law which recently went into effect,
and which permits the city councils to
appropriate money to the police pen
sion fund.
GAINESVILLE - The housewives purse.
the baby's bank and a suit of clothes
were the loot gained by burglar who
came to the William Knipschield home
In a pea-green canoe. Just as the fam
lily was leaving for an auto ride. man
was seen to pull a canoe up the bank
of the river at the rear of the home
On returning, the robbery was discov-
cred.
La Crosse - Application for an in
crease of 5 cents in the fare on the
line between North La Crosse and
Onalaska, three miles, has been filed
with the railroad commission. The
company asks permission to charge
workingmen 10 cents and others Is
cents for the short ride.
Wausau-A social hygiene campaign
has been commenced IN this city. Mo
ton pictures will be s7own, lectures
delivered in the schools and other |
methods employed to make the cam
paign effective.
Madison-A $4,000 damage suit |
against c. ]. Schmidt. Waunakee, has
been brought by Mrs. Frank Sadowsky, |
who was injured, July 13, when a car
she was collided with Schmidts |
automobile. Numerous external and in |
ternal injuries are alleged by Mrs. Sa- |
dowsky.
Fond du Lac-The Latex Tire and |
Rubber company, recently organized |
here, has broken ground for it's factory, |
a two-story concrete structure, 50 by /
$50 feet, with a capacity Of 250 tires a