Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-08-27

+ three companies of the state guard.
+ IL Is assumed by military leaders here
that two of these will be infantry, and
the other either artillery or cavalry.
I GAINESVILLE - His entire family in
( service during the war-this is the
record of DR.. c. b. Clark, who has
/ just returned from fifteen months
service overseas in the medical corps.
His twin sons, Harry and Charles. en-.
listed in the Prairie division when 10.
Mrs. Clark had charge of a hostess
house in southern cantonment. The
entire family is now reunited.
Madison - The state railroad com
mission has been appealed to by the
common council of Beloit to compe!
the Beloit Water Gas and Electric Co.
to extend its services on numerous
streets where pavements are to be
laid. The council charges because OF
failure of the utility company to press
its work, street improvements are be
ing delayed.
Racine - Importation Of potatoes
rutabagas. apples and possibly flour
and sugar into Racine by carload lots,
to be sold under municipal control at
city markets, is being considered by
city officials. Food bought by the
city would be sold at cost, plus the
freight charge. The city sealer would
have rhaFpp of the salo
La Crosse-Live carp are being sold
by Mississippi river fishermen here
for % cents pound. the highest
price ever paid. A few years ago fish
ermen were glad to get and cents
a pound for this rough fish. Smoked
carp is now regarded as a delicacy.
and the live fish command big prices
in eastern markets.
La Crosse-Conrad Hauge, Caledo-
mia. who claims to be the champion
ski jumper of Minnesota. brought two
quarts of his private stock of whisky
and his automobile to La Crosse. In
two hours he skied into police court.
charged with running the car az forty.
five miles an hour. He paid a fine OF
S25 and costs.
Neenah--It took a fish disease ex.
pert from the state hatcheries to tell
what was killing off the prize rain.
bow and speckled trout in Louis Herr.
myers private pond here The ex
pert diagnoses the epidemic" not as
one OF the diseases among the finny
beauties but caused by the gulls and
kingishers.
La Crosse-High prices for all
kinds of shells has started a revival
of the clam fishing industry along the
Mississippi river. Shells that brought
81 and SIS per ton when the clam beds
were SO thick that one could make
haul every mile or two are now worth
$50 and $50 a ton.
La Crosse-As a result of a threat
ened ice famine in this city, ice deal
ers have stopped shipping ice to Ban
gor and other nearby villages. lee
dealers estimate the supply here will
not last beyond Sept. l. if warm
weather continues.
Rhinelander- Private Thomas Stat
ford, serving with Co. L 127th infan
try. has been awarded the d. S. c. foI
exceptional heroisin under fire, at Ju
vigEy, France, Sept /, 1918. He Is
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Stafford.
La Because Of the dry
weather, and an epidemic OF potato
bugs, the county potato crop will be
small. Many vines are growing en-.
tire!y to stalks, while others yield POI
tatoes the size of marbles
Oshkosh - This city is all spruced
up and need no longer hide it's mead
In shame The new street cars, IF
teen of them, have arrived. They re.
place cars, some Of which have been
in operation since 1897.
Barron 49, The Barron Cooperative
Creamery Company the past month
paid to the farmers for cream $685..
S4463. Every pound Of this cream Is
hauled by team or truck and none Is
shipped in by rail
Beloit-Hiram Simmons. former Be
lott college student. who refused to
perform military duty at Camp Grant
and was sent to prison at Leaven.
worth as conscious objector. has
been released.
Madison - With the filing of the
brief Of the State OF Wisconsin with
The Attorney General of Minnesota
HE state has opened It's fight to claim
certain lands near Superior now
by the Stale Of Minnesota.
The matter will BE argued in the |
United States Supreme Court in DC |
.0ber The question inyilyed is the |
boundary line of Minnesota between
Superior and Duluth. II the conten |
ton Of the state is upheld about 800. |
300 worth of properly will go on the /
Wisconsin tax roll as dock and othef /
have been built there.
Eau CIaire-B Both ends Of the new
concrete factory of the International |
Toy Co. were blown out during
recent wind and electrical storm.
Much construction work was washed |
out, Easements were flooded, trees up.
rooted and wire services put out OF
No one was injured.