Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-15

Fond du Lac, resulted in a disagree
ment. change of venue was then
granted to Green Lake county.
Kenosha Acting on orders from
Atty. Gen. Brundage, Illinois, officials
of Zion city will set fire to 100000
worth of beer confiscated by them dur
ing raids on beer trucks passing thru
the city. The event will take place
the first week of November and will
be the largest celebration the city has
ever known. Drys from miles around
Zion City will gather for the confiag-
ration, it has been announced.
Kenosha - Payment of $4,000 has
been made toward the purchase of the
PeBnoyer sanatorium, which will re-
place the present st. GATHERINGS hos
pital. The remaining $4,000 OF the
purchase price was covered by mort
gage. The hospital will be closed for
ten days for repairs and improve
ments, including installation of mod
ern operating room.
Madison-Hevige Heiss, minor, IS
suing the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana,
for severe and permanent injuries in
his hand and leg, caused by an ex-
plosion of gasoline in the basement of
the company's station. The suit al
leges carelessness and negligence of
the agents, who permitted fire in the
furnace while gasoline was being used
to clean the floor.
Madison-Ciov u. L. Phillip appoint
ed Gen. Cha lies King, Milwaukee; My
ron E. Keats, Oconomowoc, and John
Reese, Dodgeville, as members of the
Wisconsin war history commission to
chronicle the part played by the Bad
ger state in the winning of the war.
The appointments were made pursu-
ant to a measure passed by the 1919
legislature.
Superior Despite the handicap
of the strike, Superior docks shipped
2,040,51S tons of ore last month, an
increase of more than $4,000 tons over
the same period of last season. With
the three local dock systems working,
and only one showing deer Sc for
the month it is believed that the sea
son will go far ahead of 1918.
Manitowoc - Daniel Tracy, 76. as
semblyman from the First district in
this county, in 1887. died at his home
IL M rnto fiUaG aXnpnt
his aged widow. The funeral was
held at Osman. the former family
home. Tracy was hotelkeeper in this
city for 80 years and retired two years
ago.
Madison-To meet calls for veteri-
nary training from Wisconsin's re-
turning soldiers, the state board of
education asked the university TO es-
tablish the first two years of course
in veterinary medicine. No institution
In the state has been training men to
enter the veterinary profession.
Green Bay-What looks like an eff
| fort to defeat the purchase of mu-
nicipal dock site is seen in petition
submitted to the city commission
with request that the question of Is
suing bonds for purchase of the dock
property be submitted to vote of the
people at a special election.
Amigo Approximately 300 carloads
of potatoes have been shipped from
Langlade county this season. A large
part of the crop is still in the posses
sion of growers. Some excellent
yields are reported, instances where
the crop has paid for the land beins
comparatively common.
Madison 49, A total of $500 students
have enrolled at the university, 1,30t
above the mark reached by the larg
est previous enrolment in 1916. Stu
dents are still applying. The rooming
crisis has been successfully met.
Eau Claire-Fire. believed TO have
originated in a hotbox. consumed the
Chippewa Consolidated Construction
and Manufacturing Co.'S plant. The
loss is $4,000. The Steinmetz build
ing, foot away. was uninjured.
GAINESVILLE -Rock river, which flows
through the center of the city. was
making a boisterous run and raise
of sixteen inches, following the heavy
and frequent rains of the week, Was re
corded by Alonzo w Woodwork, chic
engineer of the electrical plant a
the dam.
Menasha This city will entertain
fits first international convention il
September 1920 Menasha has beer
selected as the place tor the 1872
gathering OF members OF the internu
uonal Association of Electrotypers.
Superior - Owners of tugs. tn
crews of which are striking. made a
offer of SIPS month and bonus of l
per cent They refused TO grant q d,
mand for one day off each week an
refused 10 grant back pay for an
wage increase granted. The strik
continues.
Oconto The board Of supervisor
authorized the rebuilding of the corr
ty Jail, following condemnation of II
present Jail By state inspector, VII
said it was the worst building of 4
kind in the state