Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-06-09
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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Waupun-The police discovered a
gang of four robbers attempting ts rob
the store of Lemmenes & Hull. two
blocks from the state prison, and a
gun battle in which more than thirty
shots were fired, ensued. The robbers
opened fire as soon as they were dis
covered. The firing took place at 3
a. m. and dozens OF persons aroused
by the noise thought that a prison es-
cape was being attempted The men
escaped in an automobile which they
had parked block away.
Madison-The total value of dairy
products in Wisconsin for 1919 was
SPA. $50. 6S603, as compared with
$3.50. 1885, 1472 in 1917. an increase in
two years of $S3,717,s7131, according
to George ]. Weigle, dairy and food
commissioner, who has just completed
ais biennial report on dairy statistics.
The remarkable increase during the
two years-more than 40 per CENTS
due partly to raise in prices of dairy
products, but also to an increase in
the amounts produced.
Madison. r. Jones, of the staff of
the agricultural experiment station of
the University of Wisconsin, was the
only botanist in the country to be
elected to the National Academy of
Science at the meeting held in Wash
ington. Mr. Jones, one of the fifteen
nationally known scientists to be
honored this year, was elected largely
in recognition Of his investigations of
disease resistance in plants and his
work as teacher on plant pathology.
Edward Ides was severely
burned while draining the gasoline
from his automobile. The fluid caught
fire and exploded. The cause is at
tributed TO a cigarette that Mr.. Ides is
said to have forgotten to remove from
his mouth. The garage in which the
car was standing was destroyed. The
loss is $500. Mr. Ides was taken TO
the Kenosha hospital. He Will re-
cover, physicians say.
Marinette-The Marinette and Me-
nominee Paper Co. will rebuild its
third dam here with concrete and ex-
poets to complete the job about the
first of the year. The construction of
the dam will, it is believed, do away
with the. menace of the ice jams in
the spring. Besides the new dem
which will replace an old timber dam,
the company will erect a new and
larger Office building.
Madison-The railroad commission
approved the report of the State Board
of Cancellation, fixing the hourly wage
for platform men on the street car
system at Sheboygan at AZ cents. The
previous wage scale was 45 cents.
The railroad commission finds that no
adjustment of the street car rates is
necessary to take care of this increase
in wages. Sheboygan has a scent
street car fare.
Fond du Lac-A motion will be
made for new trial of the Rev. G
C. Gerlach's $4,000 Islander suit
against Frank Gruett, president of the
Rosendale Telephone company and a
member c the Rev Mr.. Gerlach's
parish, counsel for Gruett announced
here. A Jury in circuit court here
awarded the Rev. Mr.. Gerlach YER
dict of $4,000.
Manitowoc--Contracts have been
awarded by George Brothers for the
erection of a modern theater and ar
cade which will cost S250,000 The
building will be L shaped, with en-
frances on Eighth and Jay SITS. The
theater will have a seating capacity OF
1900 Ground will be broken for the
structure about June /.
Sheboygan--A fire at the plant of
the Sheboygan Fibre Furniture Co. re-
suited in a loss of from $35, 900 to $40,-
600 in contents of the building and
about $4,000 to the building, according
to officers of the company. The blaze
started through spontaneous combus-
ton in a bale of cotton on the second
floor of the factory.
Sturgeon Bay-A camp of so stu
dents of Chicago university, headed by
several professors and instructors,
will spend the summer here studying
the geographical conditions. A camp
site has been selected near the city.
Robert Swanton Plat of the uni
versity was here to make arrange
ments for the camp.
Whitewater-Dr. Arthur z. Midgley,
40, prominent local physician and for
mer lieutenant colonel with the med
zeal staff of the First division, shot
himself through the heart DR..
Midgley was gassed in Franz and
had been in poor physical condition.
He is survived by wife and daughter.
Antigo-The Amigo Gun and Game
club received another shipment of fish
fry for the lakes and streams of Lang
lade county. and planted them in Pick
erel lake. The shipment consisted Of
twenty cans of pike fry
Waukesha-George H. Wilbur, so