Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-18
News of the
Badger State

utllc uIt department. passed away uu-
expectedly at his home here. at the
age Of 63 years. He had been III for
some time with heart disease, but
had been feeling unusually well and
cheerful on the day of his death.
Gen. Hodgins was born in Kincar-
dine, Canada, In 1856 and came to
Wisconsin with his parents in the late
sixties. He was educated In the pub
lie schools Of Appleton. and later at
tended Milton college at Milton juno
ton. He came to Marinette in 1873
and engaged in the hardware business.
He was a member of the Marinette
fire department for more than 40
years and was chief for nearly 20
years.
Madison - A circular in the State
Historical library issued during 1880,
describing the attractiveness of Dane
county lands, seems to be a genuine
record of current prices. After prais-
ing the lands that could be bought
from the government at S1.25 per acre,
the report concludes: Madison is the
OIly IOWus anu 10 q hCA-eAtA0A oAS0o-
ton. 1t contains two stores, three pub
lie houses, three groceries, one steam
mill, and in all, thirty-five buildings.
Prices the past season have ranged as
follows: Corn, per bushel, s1.25; oats,
Use; potatoes 81 per bushel; butter,
3712 to 621a cents; eggs, 371z cents
per dozen; pork and beef, from to
II cents per pound"
GAINESVILLE - Definite arrangements
for the establishment of a public
health dispensary at GAINESVILLE have
been completed and it is expected to
be opened within thirty days. Final
action was taken at a meeting Of med
ical men of the city, representatives
of the Chamber of Commerce, city
council, Rotary club, Red Cross and
Woman's club. They voted unani-
mously in favor of DR.. NJ. A. Cunning
hams motion that it go on record in
favor of establishing a dispensary.
Elkhorn--Walworth county is going
forward with large road building pro-
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crete road are now in process of con-
struction and two more have been
CONT acted for. Five day labor gangs
are constructing gravel roads on the
state trunk system, or repairing bad
spots in roads previously built. Pro
posed changes in the highway law
may give Walworth county an add
Of OF NH hieyh-
way.
uperior-Stabbed one-sixteenth of
an inch below the heart, George p.
Welsh, cook on the Gopher limited OF
Great Northern railway. was reported
to have a fair chance Oh recovery, al
though physicians in charge of his
case had not expected him to survive.
Welsh is said to have been stabbed by
a colored waiter on the train, follow
ing a disagreement.
Manitowoc-In circuit court, the
jury in the case of Esther Meier VS..
Oliver Thornton, for damages for the
loss of an eye through stone thrown
ny Tic 0tlCLludLIg uWoAd0o AaAoo -hNANi
$500 damages in special verdict,
but absolved the defendant from in
tent to do injury. They held him gull
ty of negligence. The accident hap
pened on the play grounds.
Madison The proposed increase in
coal freight rates of about 100000
oh IN no
dered by the director of the railroads,
will not go into effect until ordered by
the interstate commerce commission,
according TO information received by
Carl d. Jackson, chairman of the Wis
consin railroad commission.
Stevens Point Two attempts to
wreck 500 line trains near this city
by placing a pile of ties on the tracks
failed. The ties were first discovered
by the crew of a freight train. One
and one-half hours later, when the
south bound passenger came along the
right of way was again blockaded.
La Crosse-Dr. Gregar Smedal, A,
widely known surgeon, died at his
home here of pneumonia. He was
native of Telemarken, Norway, and a
former officer in the Norwegian army.
He was a graduate of TIE University
of Christiania and of Rush Medical
college, Chicago.
Menasha-The Menasha Chamber
of Commerce organized a building
company to undertake the immediate
erection of thirty homes to relieve the
house shortage. The company is to be
capitalized at $4,000.
Stevens Point--John W. Brown OF
this city has been elected great COM
mander of the Maccabee order of
Wisconsin for the ninth time. He was
chosen after twenty-four years of con-
tinuous service.
Kenosha-Max Mcneil is certainly a
persevering sort of a fellow. Mr. Men
eel, senior member of the Mcneil &
Henrickson meat market, whose II
eense to sell meats was revoked by
the health department, applied to that
board for the position of meat inspec-
tor.
MeEasha-The latest addition to
this cIty's list of industries is large