Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-04-02

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fornia, $50. The western district O
the state. Of which Madison is tn
headquarters, adopted 1905 war or
phans. The eastern district, which
centers in Milwaukee, adopted 904
The city of Madison adopted 934, al
compared with 500 adopted by Mil
waukee.
Green Bay movement is bein,
pressed to include the Fox river dis
trict in the plans for a deep water
route from the Great Lakes to the
Atlantic. The tentative plan provide.
for a ship canal from Oshkosh t.
Green Bay. From here freight trans
port service would pass through Greer
Bay to Lake Michigan and thence east
via the Straits of Mackinac Such an
improvement, added to the Canadian
American deep waterway plan, would
mean direct traffic for the Fox river
region.
Stevens Point - Nomination papers
eor L. A. Gordon as a candidate fol-
the Office Of county superintendent
have been filed and his address is put
down as Bordeaux. France" Attic
serving in the army overseas, Gordon
seeks Office at home, believing he will
be discharged in time to serve ii
elected. His business is stated to be
United States soldier" Nomination
papers were filed here by his father
and were signed by 1876 voters.
Stevens Point-A course in Ameri.
canization has been introduced at the
state Normal school here and will be
offered throughout the remainder of
the school year. 1t is confined entire
ly to instruction on questions OF
modern political problems, current
literature, war and international af-
fairs and Industrial and social unrest.
Every student in the school will be
compelled to attend the course.
Fond du Lac--A city beautiful cam
paign, recently launched here, is meet.
ing with success, in excess of that ex-
pected by those who have initiated the
undertaking. The campaign which has
as one of its main features an effort
to have slightly lawns and pleasant
out-of-door surroundings in the city.
is being supported by the Association
of Commerce and other local organi-
cations.
Stevens Point - Residents of Stew.
ems Point and other cities of the Wis
consin river valley have begun move
men which they hope will result in
the enactment of legislation prevent
ing pollution of the Wisconsin river
by industrial waste from paper mills.
The conservation commission has
promised that by July / devices will
be installed to prevent the pollution
Oshkosh-No relatives of Roderick
Gaines, resident of the town of Omro
but an inmate of the Winnebago coun-
ty asylum when he died, have applied
for administration of the estate, which
amounts 70 about $780, County Clerk
G. w. Manuel filed a petition asking
that E. d. Pingry, town chairman, be
named administrator that the county
may receive the money due for care.
Madison The state board of
health has named John Jepson, pro
prietor of the Hotel Superior barber
shop, Superior, as member of the
state board of barber examiners, to
succeed A. T. LIE Due, Eau Claire, re-
signed. Other members are: William
l.. Smith. former Milwaukee assem-
blyman, and A. N. Berens, Stevens
Point.
Kenosha-Youths with imaginations
along bandit and cowboy lines must
be careful. In test case here, it was
held that toy guns which initiate the
real thing must not be used by chill
dren, and that their use will cause
arrest and six months in Jail. Such
toys come under the concealed weap-
ons act.
Eau Claire-Pending motion for a
new trial. George H. Clausen, Pleas
ant Valley farmer, bound guilty in
United States court on four counts of
violating the espionage act, was re
leased under $4,000 bonds. He was
charged with denouncing President
Wilson and the government
Kenosha-Milton Drummer, member
of Boy Scout troop, No. 2, won s25 in
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.'S
contest for the best letter written on
How | Helped the Government in
Selling War Savings Stamps" He
also possesses several scout medals
and other awards.
Stevens Point-More than half the
faculty members Of the local high
school Will resign at the close of the
present school year. OF & force OF
fifteen instructors seven women and
one man will seek teaching positions
elsewhere or enter other lines of work.
Oshkosh - School children of Osh-
kosh collected pennies to buy records
for the talking machine at the Army
and Navy club. When the boxes were
opened the total was found to be
$50.4S.
Madison - Wisconsin counties paid
out S1S9. 45S.19 under the provisions
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