Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-02-05


women employed as stitchers by the
Chicago Rubber Clothing company
walked out when notified their wages
would be reduced about one-haIf. For
the last eighteen months the company
has been manufacturing cloth rubber
coats for the war department. With
the close of the war contracts were
Cancelled ard the company returned to
the manufacturing of garments foI
civilians, which resulted in the wages
of the stichers being reduced from
$3.50 to $3.50 day.
Madison - Administrator of the
draft in Wisconsin cost a total OF
S510,22T.57, according 10 figures com.
piled by Maj. L. A. Fitzpatrick, state
drast administrator. This item is be.
ing paid by the federal government,
and includes all expenses incurred in
operation of the draft in this state.
Many of the board members did not
receive salaries, although they were
permitted to draw them if the de.
sired.
Appleton-WEst promises TO be IN
interesting event IN this city from the
viewpoint of about 6fty Appleton boys
who are members OF various basket,
ball teams. is to be held in the form
of city amateur tournament in
which eight basketball teams will
participate. Games are to be played
every Thursday night and beautiful
trophy will be awarded the winning
team.
Superior-Nearly 56,000O 900 bushels
of grain were received at Superior ele.
waters between Aug. l, 1918, and Jan
/, 1919, according to the Wisconsin
grain ana warehouse commission. OF
this, 4S, 233, 565 bushels were shipped
Wheat made up 100000 bushels OF
the amount received and nearly 81.
100000 OF shipments The showing is
record for many million bushels, at
least so per cent.
Observation-Disclosures of the county
board of supervisors are arousing
sentiment of highway building pro.
gram which will make necessary a
bond issue of over one million dollars.
The board has not taken official action
but it is hoped to get ii before the
meeting next April If the band issue
is made possible, Rock county will
start to build eighty-one miles of con.
crete highways.
Appleton--A 4-year-old COW, recently
tested for seven days, owned by Wal
ter II. Wieckert, made the following
record: 1854 pounds of milk and
1884 pounds of butter. Her best days
milk was 80 pounds, or 46 quarts OF
milk. During the fifteen days test
she produced more than her weight in
milk, being 1850, and the weight OF
milk 1853.
Neenah-The first captured German
rifle to reach here was sent to Clar
ence Schultz by Howard Ripberger, .
member of Co. and who is now with
the American army of occupation
The rifle was accompanied by helm
ct. the same one worn by the German
who owned the rifle.
Janesyille-Outlines of plan for a
Liberty building TO be built by popu
lar subscription in memory of the
Rock county and GAINESVILLE soldiers
who died in France were presented ia
the directors of the chamber of com
merce for ratification. II is planned
to use the building as community cen
ter.
Madison-Of twenty-four farmers
institutes arranged for the first two
weeks in January, only ten have been
held, and many scheduled for the last
two weeks of the month cancelled, ow.
ing TO prevalence of influenza in rural
districts, according to Z. L. Luther
director.
Marinetts-Fire of unknown origin
destroyed the Menominee county poor
house at Talbot, iniiicting a loss OF
approximately $4,000. Shortly after
the blaze was discovered authorities
at the institution marshaled the in
mates to safety, and no personal in
iuries We're sustained.
Sturgeon Bay--Alex Lawson. one OF
the oldest residents is dead at Forest
vile. He had made his home in thi.
county for forty-nine years and was ~
years old, having been born in Glas.
gov, Scotland. He leaves large fam
lily of children. grandchildren and
great grandchildren.
Manitowoc- The fight of the Mani
towoc milk dealers before the attor
ney general has not brought any re-
suits and they have been compelled 70
pay the demand of the farmer for
$40 a hundred weight. AS a result
the price of milk has been raised TO
10 cents per quart.
Madison-Lieut Philip La Toilette,
son of Senator La Toilette, has re-
turned to the university after army
service in Oklahoma. He completes
he ocfIae,a courae this wear