Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-05-14


purebred bull calf to the first school
that can report 100 per cent purebred
sires in it's district. Everyone here is
actively backing the Better Wiscon-
sin campaign. A newspaper is to run
a special bull" column. Price coun.
| ~ is rapidly forging to the front in
the raid on the scrub sire. Incomplete
reports from school teachers show
that Price county has SO per cent
purebred bulls.
Green Bay-Brown county acquired
$50 acres May /, valued at S225,0OO. in
the village of Pulaski, Shawano and
Oconto counties The property be
came part of Brown county by act OF
the legislature The major portion of
the business district of Pulaski is in
cluded. The village was peculiarly sit
uated, as part was in Brown, part
| in Shawano, and a part in Oconto
county. In no other spot in the STATE
did such condition exist.
Green Bay-Daisy Minihan, 80, mem
Der of prominent Green Bay family,
died in Los Angeles, Cal, where she
had gone for her health. Miss Mini
han. who was one of the survivors of
the Titanic, had never recovered from
her experiences while floating on a
raft in mid-ocean. She is survived by
Drs. j. r. and r. b. Minihan, Green
Bay, and Capt V. l. Minihan, who is
with the forces in Frances.
La Crosse-The La Crosse & South
eastern railroad, from this city to vi
roqua, forty miles, is the first road in
the state to adopt gasoline propelled
cars for passenger service. A car
which carries forty passengers, driven
by an automobile engine, had its trial
trip. 1t attained forty miles an hour.
and easily climbed 8 per cent grade
where two engines are required on
heavy trains.
Manitowoc-A knights of Columbus
council was organized at Two Rivers,
when a class of sixty-two received
three degrees, conferred by Manito-
voc and Green Bay teams. Thirty-fve
knights of Two Rivers, who have been
members of Manitowoc council, will be
transferred, which will give the new
council a membership of nearly hun
dred A banquet followe dthe initia-
ton.
Ladysmith - Edward Richardson,
American tank driver, has returned
from France. During the fighting in
the Cambrai sector his tank was put
cut of commission by direct hit. All
but two of the occupants were killed.
The projectile tore it's way through
the lieutenant in command, sitting be-
side Richardson on the same seat.
Sheboygan The First Congrega.
tional church, which was destroyed
by fire in January, will be rebuilt, sub
scriptions in excess of $4,000 having
been obtained The edifice Is planned
to be one of this city's most beautiful
churches. An organ to cost upwards
of 10000 will be donated by e. A.
Zundel, wealthy philanthropist.
Maiden Rock-Jay futile, operator
at the Burlington depot, was away
| from the station when he heard train
coming Running to the depot he col
lided in the dark with a railing which
guards some sewer excavating work.
Several ribs were broken and he sus.
tanned internal injuries that may
prove fatal.
Sheboygan--After serving overseas
and escaping all the perils to which
he had been subjected, and after hav-
| ing almost completed his duties in the
army, Private Henry A. Pagel, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Pagel. Sheboygan,
died at Fort Leavenworth after brief
| illness.
Appleton-At a meeting OF contrac-
tors of Appleton. Oshkosh, Green Bay,
Neepah. Menasha and Fond du Lac,
held here. it was decided to give the
carpenters 65 cents an hour to avoid a
probable strike. First so cents was
OuSItu, Dul WAS IeluSeu.
Sheboygan An attempt to rob
the Waldo State bank was frustrated
when an automatic apparatus which
turns on electric gongs in neighboring
residences, frightened the burglars.
Oconomowoc The Rev. E. Malm.
berg of Liberty. Mo. has accepted the
call TO the pastorate of the Baptist
church a Oconomowoc and will as
sumo his duties here on June l.
Enthusiastically L. w. Glib
son of Medford dropped dead while
reading newspaper in his room here
lie was &c years old and a republican
= Death was due to sudden attack OF
heart trouble. Mr.. Gibson was presi
dent of the First National bank oI
Medford and was regarded as one al
the prominent members of the house
5 Besides his wife he is survived by &
e daughter, Catherine. and two sons
Stanley. who is at home, and Stewart
+ who is with the American army il
France
( Janesville-The western half o
T. Rock county is infested by pack o
T. wolves. Considerable damage hs
e been caused. Seven young wolve
/. were captured near Ortordviue. Twr
5 farmers surrounded the nest an,