Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-08-06


been rural carrier attached TO the
local post office for sixteen years, and
he is driving one of the horses that he
began using when he took up his du-
ties in Uncle Sans postal service.
This horse, a Montana broncho of no
noteworthy breeding as horses go.
has. during those sixteen years, trav-
eled and carried the mail on rural
route No. 5, total of 10000 miles, a
distance equal TO about four times the
earth's circumference. Mr.. Leying's
mileage amounts to $4,000.
Oshkosh - An Oshkosh man, Com
mander Earl P Finney, of the U. S. S.
Cheyenne, is 4 member of the Ameri-
can navy forces having part in the
from his ship which was attacked a
few miles from Tampico recently.
Commander Finney has been in the
United States navy for eighteen years.
since he was graduated from Annapo-
lis. He is the sop of Mrs. E. E. Fin
ney, Oshkosh.
Janesville-A three story brick bank
building will be erected here this fall
to be used by new banking house
organized by Merton G. Fish. White
water banker, as president. There
are at present four banks in the city.
The building will be constructed so as
10 allow for the addition of nine OF
ten more stories in the future as oc'
casion warrants.
Appleton--A contract for construc-
ton of 100000 dashboards Tor Ford
automobiles has been awarded the
Appleton Wood Produces company by
the Ford Motor company, OF Detroit
Mich. The contract provides that not
less than 1000 dashboards are TO be
manufactured daily. Much new ma
chinery will be installed to fulfill the
contract.
Stevens Point-John r. Mcdonald
a pioneer resident of this city, died at
his home here. He compiled the first
set of abstract books in Portage coun
ay and served a term as county treas
urer. Mr.. Mcdonald was one of the
city's first business men, coming here
more than forty years ago. He was re
tired for the last five years.
Fond du Lac - There is no place
like Wisconsin," says Mrs. L. L. Van
dervort who returned from France
where she spent year in service
She enlisted in 1917, and, after train
ing in America, left for France yeal
later, where she was chief nurse Of
three base hospitals, Mars-sur-Allier
La Baule, and Vannes.
Janesville-The strike of a score Of
plumbers here has received the oficia
sanction of the National Association
OF Plumbers and Steamftters. En-
ployers claimed no strike existed-that
plumbers had just quit-beeause they
signed an agreement at IS cents ar
hour until 1920. They demand S7lz
cents an hour.
Plainfield-The citizens of Junction
City saw a most remarkable sight, g
man driving hearse and unloading
several pigs for market. 1t seems tho
undertaken at Junction City raise:
pigs for market and rather than have
some farmer deliver them in wager
he uaad his hparSA
Rhinelander-Two of the biggest
land deals of the month were made
when the 100 acre farm of Walter Ker
Der was sold to t. L. King of Iowa
and the 400 acre tract belonging tC
Jay Miller was purchased by Miller &
Stouhl of Milwaukee.
Superior-Robbers moved the safe
of a downtown butcher shop into the
ice box, where they blew it open. AS
they were escaping with 1,400 in loot
they shot and killed Patrolman Finley
Beaton. The robbers escaped in an
automobile.
Observation-Disclosures to Chief OF
Police Straub there has not been a
single person confined in the city
Jail during July. Prior to that time
there was an average of eight to ten
persons inhabiting the lookup every
day.
Eau Claire - The s125,o00 water
works improvement bonds recently au-
thorized by the city council were sold
to the Harris Trust and Savings com
pany at par with accrued interest and
q premium of 1922.
Kenosha-Enrico Rossi, merchant OF
Kenosha, was arrested at Cleveland
He is alleged to have cashed several
hundred dollars worth of bad checks
and then to have disappeared.
Green Bay-Preparations have been
made for beginning the construction
of a large dry dock in Kewaunee by
the Wisconsin Shipbuilding and Navi
cation Company.
Amigo Announcement has been
made of hearings by the Legislative
trunk highway commission to deter
mine the location of three links of the
projected Minneapolis to Marinette
trunk line highway - the links from
Amigo to Merrill, Merrill to Medford,
Medford to Chippewa Falls. Hearings
will be held at Amigo, Aug. Z; Mer-
rin, Aug. q, and Medford. Aug. Is.
No hearings have been announced TO
consider rnlltas aast Of Antinn Ercrn