Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-09-10

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Ashland - Mrs. Nick Vamosh. as.
living at the Highland settlement, was
instantly killed when struck by light
ming while standing in a field of oats.
Mrs. Namosh and her husband had
been shocking oats, They were hur-
rylng TO finish the work before the
storm became too fierce. They were
holding opposite sides of the same
bundle when the accident occurred,
but Mr. Vamosh was only dazed by
the bolt.
Fond du Lac - The quota of sixty
five members for unit in the Wiscon-
sin National guard was filled when six
young men signed. The company,
Known as Co. f, will contain only
! about half the number of old Co. L
Capt. a. r. Brunett, who served with
the One Hundred Fiftieth Machine
Gun battalion, Forty-second division is
to be in charge. Through his efforts
the company has been formed.
Kenosha - Zion City police played
havoc with the Kenosha- Chicago beer
caravan" when fifteen special police
men from that city hid behind barn
and surprised the drivers of fourteen
trucks carrying beer from Kenosha to
Chicago. The trucks were covered
with canvas. but the police arrested
twenty-s!x men, held the trucks. car
rying more than $4,000 pounds of beer.
| Rhinelander-After travelling more
than 400 miles by automobile and
motor boat the state conservation in
| spectors consisting of Secretary OF
State Merlin Hull, State Treasurer
johnson. Attorney General Blaine,
and accompanied by Lieut.. Gov. e. +.
Dithmar, have returned TO Madison
after two weeks inspection of state
owned lands in northern Wisconsin.
| Racine-Judge Belden, of the First
| judicial circuit, has refused the ap-
| pointment as commissioner to Den
mark, tended him by Judge Halsey of
| Milwaukee, to take dispositions in the
] Nt'NN VI AhNbibA0 JhlAAlHuu , Will 4 he
will leaves an estate of $4,000 to
Mrs. Thomas Hahn of this city A
col~ast over the will is being heard
in the Supreme court.
Wausau-Money has been raised by
local automobilists to open up a sec
ton of road in the town of Flieth.
/ which will cfiNn
to Mosinee, on the west side of the
Wisconsin river. The Chamber of
| Commerce. which is fathering a gen
eral plan of road improvement, also
will experiment with gravel on sew
cral streets in this city.
Madison COMMISSIONS of Banking
Marshall Cousins has approved an
amendment to the articles of incorpo-
alton OF the Wisconsin Trust Com
pany, Milwaukee, and the First Trust
Company. Milwaukee, consolidating
under the name of First Wisconsin
Trust Company, and increasing the
capital from 100000 TO 100000.
Oshkosh Edmund Brelowske,
months old. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louise
Brelowske, Utica, met death by stran-
gulation. His mother had left him on
the bed. Returning she found that he
had crawled down to the foot of the
bed and had caught his head between
the iron crossbar of the bed and the
mattress and was hanging.
MaTinette-Since Dec 10, the Unit
ed War workers of Marinette, includ-
ing the knights Of Columbus, Y. NJ. C.
A., Salvation Array and other war bod.
les, have fed more than 5000 soldiers
passing through. Three trains are met
daily and the returning soldiers
aboard are given substantial lunches,
including hot coffee
Portage John Shchan, IS. while
diving in a slough of the Wisconsin
river near the city struck his head
AGAINST a rock. When he did not re
turn to the surface Of the stream his
brother and companion dived after
him and bringing him to the surface.
succeeded after several hours OF work,
in bringing him TO.
Rhinelander The board Of voca-
tional education In Rhinclander has
authorized the purchase of turning
iathes, gas engines and other ma
chinery to be used in the additional
courses of sheet metal work. gas en-
gineering and general mechanical en-
gineerng in the vocational school
this year.
Sheboygan 49, Grocery stores must
stop the sale Of near beer and other
beverages OF that kind, or face prose
cution. according 10 action taken by
the common council Saloon keepers
viii be issued licenses. many already
obtained permits to sell intoxicating
liquors.
KenOsha - Following an announce
ment from the Wisconsin Gas and
Electric Co. that the company would |
give the city no estimate on the pur-
chase price for the public utilities, |
city officials announced that the state |
railway commission will be called on |
to set a price on the street car lines, |
gas, electric and heating plants |
vote on whether the people favor pub |
lie ownership Will be held Sept 2 Il !
the citizens favor public ownership /