Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-04-09
Badger State
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Kenosha-Three yeggmen shot and
instantly killed policeman Tony Pinga-
tore when he attempted TO stop them
after they had dynamited safe in the
Office of the American Brass company
and stole the contents estimated at
$4,000. After binding and gagging
Dan Miller. Waterman at the Brass
company factory, the robbers leisurely
dynamited the safe. Under threats of
death they ordered Gunard Hansen,
taxi driver, to drive to Chicago. Han
sen claiming he was out of gasoline
drove to nearby garage from where
he summoned Patrolman Pingatore,
who was shot three times as he APP
preached the garage. The bandits,
one of them driving the taxi, fed to-
ward Chicago.
Eau Claire - Albert w. Mulett,
preacher of the Pentecostal faith, was
found guilty by jury for failing to
register for the draft last September
but was released by Judge A. L. San
born. The reason given in the United
States district court was that since
Mulett had been in jail since last fall,
had served the time which would be
fixed as penalty. The preacher main
tanned he had registered in Canada
and could not pledge his support to
two countries.
Bancroft-For the third time in the
last several weeks the "fu" ban has
been placed in effect Many of the
village residents are afflicted with the
disease and no public meetings are
permitted. The schools were closed
when more than half of the students
were absent because of illness. The
quarantine will be maintained until
health conditions materially improve.
Kenosha H. L. Stein says he is the
owner of the smallest dog in the
world. This distinction for Kenosha
came with the advent of a toy black
and tan puppy which tipped the scales
at two ounces. The mother dog and
another pup died and the lightweight
champion survivor il taking his nour-
ishment from an eye-dropper.
CONGRATULATIONS are that lumber
mills in this community will cut more
lumber this year than in many years
past. The Oconto river and its banks
are piled high with millions of feet of
logs of the best hemlock hardwood
varieties, and with the mills running
full blast it looks as though 30,UO0,0 00
feet of logs will be cut.
GAINESVILLE Methodist ministers
from F't Atkinson, Whitewater, Beloit,
Fall River, and GAINESVILLE, in confer
ence here, laid plans for the great
centenary movement of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Bishop Charles
G. Mitchell and M. c. Thomas, st
Paul area campaign director, also at
tended the conference.
GAINESVILLE - st. Patrick's Catholic
church win erect a $4,000 parochial
school. Plans are being drawn. A
campaign to raise money is in prog
ress. The assessment plan is being
used with success. The new building
will be two stories with basement and
central heating plant for the church,
school, and convent.
Madison-Five hundred shopmen of
the Federal union voted to strike with
1,200 machinists who propose to go
out The vote was practically unani-
nous, and a telegram asking for per-
mission from the American Federation
of Laborwi whom they are allied.
was sent to Frank P. Morrison, secre-
tary, at Washington.
Waukesha-Carroll college this sea
son has a glee club that in two re-
spects is a reeord-breaker for the
school. The club is taking the long
est trip ever taken by a club repre-
senting this school, and the standard
of musical excellence has been at
tanned is quite above that of previous
organizations.
Baraboo-Mr and Mrs. Charles
Hirschinger, this city, celebrated their
sixtieth wedding anniversary during
the past week. Because of not being
in the best of health they passed the
day quietly. The aged couple have
been residents of this community
since they were married.
Superior-When Max Loboch, a To-
cal cattle buyer, was to start on
buying trip he found that $1,100 had
disappeared from his trousers pocket
during the night. Burglars had en-
tered the building. The money was
drawn from the bank for paying the
farmers for cattle.
Peshtigo - Louis Willard, Jr., a
wireless operator in the radio corps,
writes his parents that he and a COM
rade were the first American sailors
to enter Metz.
Observation-Disclosures to the ground
and dragged several feet by heavy
locomotive, Mrs. Sena Jorgensen, aged
woman, miraculously escaped death.
Antigo-More than 100000 worth
of dairy products were shipped from