Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-02-26

THE VERN'
! Madison-An examination for me-
who desire to specialize in weather
bureau work will be given by the
United States civil service in Madison,
March u. The opening is especially
for university men and leads to posi-
tons as Investigators Of upper air
movements. of meterology and climat-
ology. in relation TO agriculture, hor-
ticulture and crop growth. of engi-
neering problems of rivers and floods
and of meteorological instruments.
/ Ashland-At a meeting OF Ashland
business men it was decided to build
q $4,000 addition TO the Y. NJ. c. A.
building with a swimming pool and
filtration system, also sleeping rooms.
A committee of five headed by c. H.
Werden, with the state secretary, will
report plans for drive to begin a
week hence. The present structure IS
worth $4,000 The business men
pledge $4,000 as soon as the addition
can be added.
Neenah - After serving the city of
Menasha for the last fifteen years as
mayor and alderman, Nick Kennel
has presented his resignation to the
members of the city council to take
| place at the close of the first year Of
the term for which he was reelected.
He resigns to give his full time to the
| great amount of work required of him
as superintendent of the Menasha
Woodenware plant.
| La Crosse - When tine Independent
telephone company here bought out the
plant of the Bell company Ia La Crosse
it added $50 subscribers to the indie
pendent list, paying $33.919 for the
plant, with 100000 for lines, cables
and conduits. These figures were
among those presented by the company
| to support its demand for increased
rates, in a hearing before the railroad
commission.
Wausau-Paul o. Olson, Wausau,
was bound over to Undted States dis
| trict court at Madison for trial by
Court Commissioner Riley. He is
charged with using the mails to de-
| fraud. The complaint was made by
Postal Inspector John A. Oniles, Wau-
sau, who alleges Olson has victimize d
I cheese and butter makers for several
years to the amount of $4,000 or more.
Mathematician of the Baptis.
Young Peoples association of Wiscon-
sin met here to complete plans for the
annual state convention to be held
here for four days opening July l.
President A. w. Giesecke OF Sheboy-
gan. and Miss Kirschman of Milwau-
kee, met with the ManitowOc commit
tee of the Kossuth Baptist church.
Wausau-The Wausau Farmers Co
dissolved and the stock taken over by
the Wisconsin Packing company to be
organized Feb. Is. The present stock
holders will have first choice in the
purchase of common and preferred
stock. The new company's capital
will be increased to $450,000.
Appleton-Power capacity of the
Wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat and
Power company will be increased by
about 5000 horsepower in April when
a new steam turbine and generator
will be installed The huge machines
are now under construction at the Al
lis Chalmers plant in Milwaukee.
Ripon-Lyman w. Sayer, Ga, former
member of the state legislature and
mayor of Ripon. died here. He is sur
vived by his wife and four children.
Mr. Sayer was in the legislature from
1893 to 1899 and mayor of Ripon from
1916 to 1918. He was born in Wau-
sau and was buried there.
| Manitowoc - Corp. George Bouril,
who has twice been reported dead in
the casualty lists and once reported to
have had both legs shot away, has ar
rived home and while not fully recov-
cred from wounds received at Chateau
| Thierry and in the Argonne Forest, is
very much alive.
Sturgeon Bay-Adelbert d. Thorp,
one of Door county's pioneers, is dead.
He was "a years old. He came to Wis
consin in 1S4S and to Door county in
1874. He held the offices of county
clerk. county treasurer and sheriff and
represented the county in the assem-
bly, in 1882.
Darlington-By vote of to 3 the
board of education tabled a petition
from the graded and high school teach
ers asking raise. amounting to two
weeks salary for the entire year.
Appleton-Charles Schueller of the
Town of Center has purchased farm
OF $50 acres in the Town of Greenville
for $4,000. This included all personal
stock
La Crosse-There is shortage of
women help according to w. r. Phil
lips, head of the Wisconsin office of
the employment service.
Fox Lake-Rev. Otto w. Koch, To.