Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-03-10

needed reforms A state canvass is
now starting for the funds for this
work.
Tomah-The village of Melvina
Monroe county, has installed unique
system, in that all the power
for street lighting as well as for bust
ness houses ana esidences is furnished
by a good sized farm electric lighting
system. The owner and operator, Vim
cent Mashak. owns farm outside the
city limits, on which the plant is loca-
ted. The experiment Of furnishing the
power for all necessary lighting TO the
village, including street lights, is, to
date, successful.
La Crosse - With his spinal chord
completely severed and piece of his
vertebra removed by an operation,
John Sobotta, IS. a farmer living near
Arcadia eats two or three hearty
meals each day at local hospital. al
though attending physicians say ne
has small chance TO recover Sobotta
was struck by falling tree, the force
of the irlpact breaking his neck. He
has 2. wife and six children.
Watertown--A check for S1,401, sfe-
ceived by August Heinemann. Water
loo, for the tobacco raised on five
acres of land last summer is proof that
Wisconsin tobacco growing pays.
Taking advantage of the recent warm
spell. Mr.. Heinemann marketed his
crop with the Liggett 4 Myers Co.
here, receiving IL cents pound for
the leaf. The lice received last year
was Is cents pound.
Oshkosh Several decoy letters.
each containing 81 bills, marked for
identification, proved the undoing of
William II. Hook, mail carrier for part
of the business district OF this city.
postoffice inspectors assert. When con-
fronted with the evidence he is said
TO have confessed that he had been
rifing the mails for more than two
years. but claimed his depredations
did not exceed $500.
Crandon During the present year
1927, 200 will be expended on new
roads and road improvements in For
est county. About $4,000 is available
for the federal trunk system and $780,
900 will be spent on the road from
Crandon to Laona With this sum
available, Forest county will have one
of the finest highway systems in upper
Wisconsin.
Rhinelander-wh is said to be the
largest prices ever paid for cutover
lands in Oneida county was recorded
here last week when Brown Brothers
of Waupaca purchased from F. e. Par
ker. c. Eby and b. N. Moran. nine for
ties ON the Cassian state road. near
Rhinelander. The consideration was
S12, 900 or at the rate of thirty-five dol
lars per acre.
Madison-Ex-Gov. james o. David
son, who is spending few weeks al
his winter home in Florida, has sold
his Madison residence on Wisconsin
avenue to O. N. Luraas. The sale will
exceed $4,000 The Davidsons have
not decided whether they will continue
to make their home in Madison.
WATERFOWL A conference of the
West Wisconsin district of the Luth
eran synod of Wisconsin met here al
st. Marks church. The officers elect
ed were: Chairman, Rev. G. Stern
Columbus; secretary, Rev. Theodore
Thurow, Sun Prairie. and treasure
Rev. F. Stern, Watertown.
Tomahawk The city council has
ordered the erection of large build
ing opposite the city hall TO be used
for farmers headquarters and for ex'
hibition purposes for the annual com
munity fair. The council also granted
the fire department a salary increase
of $500 per year.
Wausau's municipal bath
ing beach on the Wisconsin river is a
thing Of the past The beach Is at a
point where construction work on the
big new dam has been commenced.
La Crosse - Ice on the Mississippi
river here is two feet and half tGick
as a result of the coolest winter La
Crosse has experienced in thirty years
Madison-The Wisconsin Live Stock
Insurance company, capitalized at
$50 900, is incorporated under the Wis
consin laws, to insure against the loss
OF live stock by death, disease. acct
dent theft. lightning and cyclone. 1t
is another important movement in the
live stock development in the state.
l.. p. Martiny, noted Poland China,
Guernsey and Percheron breeder OF
Chippewa Falls, is president and e n.
Niece. Madison. formerly under
writer and director Of the MEXICAN
Live Stock Insurance Co. is general
manager.
Lake Mills--E 3. Heimstreet. one
Of the oldest druggists of Wisconsin,