Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-06-02
SHORT LOCAL MENTION

Good progress is being made on
the oil company building south of the
creamery.
IT. 0. Thompson hands us a relic
of the old turbulent political days
a Blaine and Logan badge dated 1884.
Otto Brown lost valuable hunt
ing dog. The animal was ran over
by an automobile.
Every indication that the great
est acreage OF tobacco grown in the
county will be produced this season.
Matt H. Donohue, one of Vernon's
best young men, long connected with
the Ontario bank as cashier, is about
to go to California to make a new
home. Success to him.
-Cashton now has a new Lutheran
minister, Rev. Walter L. Wangs.
Most the country schools have
closed.
-Cashton has a cooperative store,
financed by farmers of that section.
1t is the old John Cramer stand.
The board of education at White
hall, has reengaged Prof. G.. Mordecai
Appleman to head their county seat
schools. He has been there the past
two years.
County highway patrolmen of
Clark county struck for more pay, re-
ceiving an increase from $155 to $3.50
per month.
The Trempealeau Herald has sus-
pended after a half-century of publ
cation. Highcost of publishing is the
cause.
Harry Dahl is becoming one of
the influential working citizens of La
Crosse, having recently been elected
one of the directors of the State Bank
of that city.
June Sth, at LaEarge, a special
village election will be held to vote
upon the issuance of $40. 900 bonds for
construction of a new bridge to span
, the kickapoo river on the west limits
of the village.
Chairman Oliver Hayden, Ed Ha-
verley and c. E. Sallander, Red Mound
section, returned from the state of
! New York, where they went as pro-
spective farm buyers. They We're well
pleased, although they did not buy.
Kermit Emo of Valley, junior in
Hillsboro high school, who won first
place Mt the oritorical contest at New
Lisbon, was speaker at the Lacrosse
contest. There were a large number
of speakers from places hs-e Lacrosse,
Sparta and Tomah. Mr.. Emo got
fourth place.
-Hillsboro Sentry reports that L.
]. WEIGH, road foreman on county
work near Oily, was in town looking
for men and teams. He offers SO per
day for man and team board and hay
furnished, or IS per day without board
and hay.
h &C. F. Mutch has been appointed
superintendent of highways for Hills
boro township, says the Sentry. Hav-
ing been chairman of the town for
years, Mr.. Muteh knows the roads as
well as the Gown affairs and the town
could not have picked better man
10 look after its roads
The old sheep sheds at the fair
grounds will be torn down and in then
place $50 feet of cattle sheds will be
erected A mark of the waning sheep
industry.
Lutheran pastoral committee is
| confronted with a difficult task in I'LL
ing our pulpit. Rev. w. A. johnson
| of Capron, Illinois. is the fourth min
lister who has been extended a cail
and declined, Several have slgnlhec
willingness to accept If given cal
but the committee is DESTROYS of Sc
curing as high class a man as possible
DIR. r. W. Baldwin has added &
very fine dental X-ray equipment K
his Office. and Viroqua people are t
be congratulated in now being able t
have this class of work done at home
where they formerly were compelled
to- go to Lacrosse for the same. Thl:
spirit of keeping abreast Of the time:
is what makes the difference between
s live and dead town.
Attention of town chairman, vii
lage president and city mayors l:
drawn to section 14S0a Of the statute:
which requires that the name or names
of appointee or appointees for weed
commissioners in each town, village
or city must be reported 10 the State
department Of agriculture on or be
fore the 18th day Of May, 1920.