Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-05-07

! steps 10 assure CONSTRUCTION OF leFml-
nails if they expect to be stopping
points for government barges and tow.
boats, is revealed in a letter received
by Capt w. A. Thomp. government
river engineer, from ). c. Mehaffey,
colonel of engineers, U. S. army.
The letter, inclosing an extract from
the rivers and harbors bill recently
passed by congress, puts the obIiga.
ton of providing facilities to care for
river traffic on each city which de-
sires to become port.
Oshkosh-Twelye ward schools have
organized parent-teachers associations
within the past three weeks as re.
suit of the after war institute held in
March. They are being organized
with the assistance of the University
of Wisconsin extension division. Each
association will work for better mu.
tual understanding between parents
and teachers, as well as to urge com
munity improvement and to study the
problems of adolescence as related to
the school and the ward.
Green Bay-Prof. A. H. Wright,
agronomy department, college Of agri-
culture. is completing arrangements
in Brown county for the culture of five
acres of fax as an experiment. Plant
ing conditions are said to be ideal and
it is the opinion that the crop will be
satisfactory. The county has dona-
ted the use of the land without charge
and will take care of the cultivation.
This work will be given TO Belgian
farmers, who have had experience in
fax cultivation in the old country.
Appleton-Prof. Walter 4. Rogers,
head of the department of biology at
Westminster college, Pennsylvania,
since 1917, has been elected professor
of botany in Lawrence college, accord
ing to an announcement by President
Samuel Plantz. During 1913, Prof
Rogers was with the United States de-
partment of agriculture as research
officer in wheat diseases. He will be-
gin work at Lawrence in September.
Fort Atkinson-The historical com
mittee of the Jefferson county chap
ter, War Mothers of America, has be-
gun compiling a record of every man
of the county who went into service
A list of questions will be sent to ev-
cry discharged soldier which he is to
answer and return. The record aims
to be as complete as it is possible TO
obtain and will be bound in permanent
form.
Kenosha Kenosha churches will
unite in observing Sunday, May 4. as
employment Sunday. Clergymen will
preach on the need of providing work
for returning soldiers and will explain
the plan of the United States emplay-
ment bureau. With the return of 200
of Kenosha's fighting men with the
Three Hundred Fortieth infantry, the
need for employment has grown.
Manawa-At a public sale here, If
teen registered bulls were sold to
erstwhile owners of grades and scrubs
The Waupaca county farmers are so
enthusiastic over this sale that they
are planning another to be held in
Waupaca early in May Sponsors for
the better bull drive in this county are
confident that such sales will do much
in eliminating the scrub sires.
Beloit-Rock county may pay silent
tribute to its soldiers, sailor and n a.
rine dead in the form of memorial
arch to be placed at the Wisconsin,
Illinois state line near here. The pro
jeet has been suggested by Aid. Har-
ker and has received favorable sup
port. Action on his proposal will be
taken soon by the city council.
Beloit--The next annual convention
of the Wisconsin Federation of Wom-
ems clubs was invited to meet in Be
lott by the local federation. The time
of the convention is in October. Some
500 delegates should gather. Eau
Claire had the last convention early
this year, but it was interfered with
by the epidemic of influenza.
Manitowoc - Walter Houghton, the
only Manitowoc soldier taken prisoner
by the Germans, returned to his home
He had been out with a lieutenant
Cleaning machine gun nests when he
was sent back for help. On his re
turn he found his companion gone and
himself surrounded by Germans. He
spent five months in prison.
Fort Atkinson-A society of World
War Veterans has been temporarily
organized in Fort Atkinson. The com
plete plans will be formulated on the
return of the company that enlisted
from here. Some 500 men were in
service who claim Fort Atkinson as
their residence. The great majority
of them are still overseas.
Marinette-The school board raised
the salaries Of school teachers from 20
to % per cent. Labor representatives
appeared before the board in behalf
of the teachers appeal for an advance
Appleton-As to whether Appleton
will construct a yiaduct over the Fox
river to cost s250,000 win probably be