Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-07-23


in the county and city jails. Children
brought in for violation of tAe cur
few day must be held under lock and
key. This necessitates keeping boys
and girls under is in the same cells
with older persons. The drive for the
shelter house is being pushed by WON.
ems societies.
Beloit-A honeymoon in the clouds
was the wedding trip of Ensign Elliott
d. Harrington, Elkhorn, alumnus of
Beloit college, class of 1916. and his
bride, Miss Catherine Butler, Seattle.
Following the wedding In Seattle, En-.
sign and Mrs. Harrington donned air
toys. climbed in the Beloit naval flier's
fast machine and sped through the
clouds to Tacoma. During the war
Harrington served as an ensign in the
United States naval aviation corps
Tomah-Charles +. Larson, cement
contractor and mason, who disappear
ed from his home here last November
under strange circumstances, has
been located in Oakland, Cal, through
the efforts of the Masonic lodge. He
had gone to La Crosse to collect on
some paving contracts, and had. 1t Is
said. about $1,000 1t was thought he
had been robbed and thrown into the
Mississippi river, but he was evidently
the victim of some sickness.
Washburn-A letter from Congress
man A. P. Nelson says arrangements
have been made through congressional
action whereby 100000 pounds of INT
powder will be available for distribu-
ton throughout north Wisconsin UNI
der the direction of the Wisconsin
college of agriculture. to be used in
clearing land and road building. When
the war closed the government had a
large amount of this high explosive
on hand.
Fond du Lac-Bernard Iddings Bell,
for years dean of st. Paul'ss Cathe-
dral, has been elected to the presi-
dency of the st. Stephens college at
Annandale on-Hudson, n. Y, which
duties he will assume Aug /. Dean
Bell. after resigning as assistant to
Bishop Weller, became a chaplain at
Great Lakes Naval Training station.
being commissioned by the national
war council of the Episcopal church.
Racine-Johannes Johnson. wealthy
resident of North Cape, was captured
and placed in the county Jail after de-
flying officers of Racine county for sew
eral days. Johnson refused, when or
dered, to appear for an examination to
determine his mental condition. When
an attempt was made to bring him ia.
Johnson, who is crack shot. held the
officers away at the point of a gun.
Washburn - Acting upon resolu-
ton by the Bayfield, county board, the
road committee instructed Road Com
missioner John Friberg TO employ on
all road work none but fully natural
lied citizens. Before the war. no dis
dnction was made but 1t has been
found that several have neither taken
out naturalization papers nor made
any effort to make application.
Kenosha- Officials Of the s 'DmOns
Manufacturing Co, have devised
new means of providing rooms for
their employees and are looking for
lake steamer that will accommodate
500 passengers with staterooms. The
boat will be anchored in Lake Mich
iean east of the Simmons factory and
will be wired for lighting
Superior -- Meat poisoning has re-
suited in one death and a total Of so
cases. all apparently due 10 meat from
the same source. Samples Of the
meat. with the contents of the stom-
ach of the man who died. have been
sent to Madison for examination.
Superior-The value of Douglas
County soil for clover raising was
proved when stem OF six-headed spe-
cimen of the trifolium family was
found.
Rhinelander-W William Hack, a mem
Der OF Co. L, who with William Huef-
ner captured the first German prisoner
taken by the Thirty-second, has re-
ceived the rife which he took from
the prisoner. He gave the rife to a
soldier returning to the states for
safekeeping.
Green Bay - The new status Of the
Indian is emphasized by a report on
crop conditions On the three western
reserves the Indians have 100 900
acres planted to wheat. oats and bar
ley
Watertown-Th shoe industry cen
ter is moving west, and the east is los
ing control This is the sentiment Of
the Beals & Pratt Co, who are TO erect
a big addition to their plant here. The
addition will be 50x200 feet, and viii
increase the daily output to $500 pairs
daily.
Manitowoc- of the country
districts have been selecting names
under the new law passed by the
state legislature and one Of The first to
report was District No. 5. Centerville
which selected BED Arrow school