Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-07-02
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

the $4,000 available for the homecom-
ing demonstration for OutagaInie
county soldiers and sailors July 4 has
been provided by the city council
The demonstration will be the most
elaborate ever attempted here. Street
decorations will cost $4,000 and fire.
works $500. A war camp is to be
established ON Lawrence college
campus and huts will be erected by
the Y. NJ. C. A., knights of Columbus,
Salvation Army and Jewish Welfare
board.
Whiteside, Plover, former assembly
man, has been awarded the medal of
honor by the French government, for
distinguished service in hospital work
in France. He is still on active duty in
France. After twenty months in
France as an ambulance driver for the
French government Charles Nc
Creey has returned decorated with the
French croix de guerre. He is one of
three brothers who were in the world
war.
Appleton-According to Postmaster
Gustave Keller, who attended the an
nual convention of the Wisconsin
Postmasters association in Milwaukee,
the amount OF thrift and war savings
stamps cashed in Wisconsin up TO
June was only 16 per cent Of the
amount sold and the amount cashed
in Outagamie county was only 61a per
cent of the sales. The maturity value
of the stamps sold in Outagamie coun-
ty during the year 1918 was s774,550.
on-Disinclinatton of farmers
to experiment with fax raising is re-
sponsible for abandonment of the plan
to establish a fax ginning factory in
Appleton. Dr. ]. B. Grove, Chicago in
ventor of fax gin, who was endeav-
oring to promote the factory, hss gone
to Oregon, where he has been prom
ised support. He offered to erect
factory, financed by local people. if
farmers would agree to raise 1000
acres Of fiaxseed each year.
Kenosha - Kenosha teachers have
announced that they are about to form
a chapter of the proposed Wisconsin
state teachers organization which will
be a part of the American Federation
of Labor. After a long fight for high
er wages, the teachers managed to get
a raise from the school board and now
the educators consider organizing that
the next time an emergency presents
itself they will be able to cope with
the board.
Ashland-The Ashland Home Tele-
phone Co. property was sold at sher-
IFS sale to o. G. Roehling, Chicago, as
follows: Ashland plant, $4,000; Mel
len exchange, $500; toll line be-
tween Ashland and Mellen, $780, The
sale Gid not include the switchboard
and other equipment of the Home Tel
ephone Co. in Ashland, as they are
held by a chattel mortgage for $685..
Shawano- 1t is estimated that 49,
900 people attended the Shawano
county honor day for the soldiers and
sailors of the county held in Shawano
About 400 were in the parade, with
four bands. Over 5000 were fed at
the barbecue given in the afternoon
at the high school grounds. Three
dances were held at night. 1t was the
biggest day in the history OF Shawano.
Superior-Due to increased cost of
conducting mission work, the Luther
an Brethren church convention decided
against adding to the number of mis-
sionaries in the field next year. Con
struction of one or two buildings at
the church's Bible school in Grand
Forks, N. D., was authorized and it
was decided to start a fund for the
needy within the denomination.
Oconto-Nellie Kruger asks $4,000
damages from DR.. G. R. Hickey.
Green Bay dentist The plaintiff al
leges that a piece of filing from one
tooth was swallowed by her while un-
| der an anaesthetic The filling went
into her lung causing an abcess and
tuberculosis, she alleges. Expert
medical testimony has been taken in
| the case.
Stevens Point-More than 200 peo-
pie from Portage and adjoining coun-
| ties attended the picnic of the Central
| Wisconsin Jersey Breeders associa-
ton at the farm of G. C. Springer
near Keene The best Jerseys ever
exhibited in the county were on dis
play. A stock judging contest fea-
tured the program.
La Crosse-More than 100 acres Of
vacant lots within the city limits are
being farmed by La Crosse residents.
The use of lots was given freely by
owners.
| Galesville - At the annual meeting
Of the Gale college board of directors
It was decided to raise $4,000 as an
endowment fund.
| Madison-William B. Bernard Of the
| Bernard Boat line was fined $50 and
costs on charges of carrying more PEG
| pie in his boats than the ordinance
| permits. Complaint was made by City
Boat Inspector T. H. Tote, who stated
that recently in a return trip across
| Lake Mendoza, the Westland. Wiscon.
| sin and Forward carried 10, 112 and
Sc passengers respectively, whereas
tho Iicsnsas for the boats Mace the