Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Green Bay - A petition, containing
1897 names, has been filed with the
city commission demanding that a
date be set for special election on
the question of abandoning the COM
mission form of government and go
ing back to the old aldermanic rule.
There are sufficient names attached TO
the petition to comply with the law.
and It is practically certain that the
question will be submitted to the
voters within sixty days. An active
campaign will be inaugurated by both
sides.
Kenosha - gasoline launch from
Chicago with a cargo of eighty-one
cases Of Milwaukee made beer,
drifted ashore at Zion City when
the engine became disabled The
Zion police force at once confiscated
the cargo and arrested the crew of
two men who manned the boat, which
hailed from Kenosha and was said to
be en- route to Chicago. A dance hall
operator OF Chicago is said to be the
owner Of the launch.
Waukesha-Thomas Brom, 10 years
Of age, and his brother, Frank, s, sons
of Michael Brom, of Dousman, were
drowned in Dutch lake when they be-
came panic stricken when the two
small 1afts from which they were
fishing drifted out into deep water
Both, boys. becoming frightened when
they found they could not touch the
bottom of the lake with their fish
poles, threw themselves into the
water
Oshkosh-President II. A. Brown of
the Oshkosh Normal school was at
Madison recently in the interests
of the two year college course at the
local Normal. which was resumed
last week after having been with
drawn from the curriculum last year.
Two year college courses will be
available in commerce, journalism, en-
cheering. letters and science, pre-
medical, law and agriculture.
Wausau-The Chamber of Com
merce of Wausau has sent out ques-
tionnaires to residents to learn the
number OF people in need of homes. of
those who intend to build, or buy. and
of the number of vacant lots for sale.
When the results are known, 1t is
probable a company will be formed
with sufficient capital to buy lots,
erect homes and sell them on install
ment basis.
Oshkosh - The Oshkosh Musical
club has been completed here by the
election of Clarence E. Shepard, pres
ident Mrs w. p. Wheeler, vice
president; f. M. Karnes, secretary.
and f. A. Labudde. treasurer. The
club will sign contracts bringing to
this city John Mccormack and his
company on Oct. 2S. Miss May Peter
son on Nov IS and Lazzari and. CAM
In December.
Madison To protect Wisconsin
against unsanitary conditions in the
fish business at and near Green Bay
where 100000 pounds of fish are
stored annually for consumption in the
state, new inspector has been de-
cided upon by Dairy and Food Com
missioner George ]. Weigle. G.. A.
Servis, now in the chemical depart
ment, has been appointed to the post.
Stevens Point-The Elks of Stevens
Point are behind the Salvation army
in it's campaign for $13,000,000 for
broadening the scope of the organiza-
tion's home service work. Local Elks
are going to give IS apiece to fund
and ask the general public OF Portage
county to donate an amount sufficient
to meet the county allotment of
$4,000
Sheboygan Chief of Police f. NJ
O'Connell of Plymouth is In receipt of
a letter from Colin Thompson, acting
British vice-consul in Chicago, which
may lead to a solution of the mystery
surrounding the death of the man who
was found with bullet hole through
his head near the Rudolph Simmer
farm in Plymouth two months ago.
Kenosha 49, Evidence that counter
foiters are working in this vicinity
was established when Hugo Weinber-
ger discovered two 50 bills raised to
$40 In cash registers of saloons owned
by John Novosal and Gust Zinkowicz.
The spurious bills showed the work of
persons not skilled in the art" and
were easily detected.
Oconto-To combat the high cost of
living the Holt Lumber company of
this city is considering the establish
ment of a general store for the bene-
at OF the employees of the company.
Goods would be sold at cost.
Wausau Local woodsmen, who
have recently returned from northern
sections of the state. report that deer
are not plentiful and that hunting will
! be the most unsatisfactory in years.
La Crosse-With the passing down
river of the last excursion steamer
last week, the poorest year in the his
tory of steamboating on the uppel
Mississippi came to close, three
months ahead of freezing-up time
Four lonely excursion steamers en-
joyed the benefit this season of SIS.
000, 900 which Uncle Sam has spent in