Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-06-08

near La Crosse last summer are still
alive. Clifford Shepherd, 16. who came
up from a dive, paralyzed, is now able
TO walk after months of treatment for
displacement OF yertebrae at the base
OF the neck. Jerome Bohl, II, who
sustained a fracture of bone in the
neck in the same manner, is still in
bed but is improving. Both were in
iured in June, 1920.
Stevens Point-The first public
sale to be conducted in Port
age county took place at Amherst and
proved a big success. More than 50
head of purebred females and bulls
were sold and brought nearly $4,000.
The females average S210, the top
price being sos, paid by L. E. Gordon.
Jr., of Jacksonville for a cow with an
official record of 63S pounds of butter
fat, sold by George Larson of Am
herst Junction.
Madison-Cheaper roads for the
eastern part of Wisconsin may result
if tests now being conducted in con-
nection with calcite by the highway
prove favorable Calcite
can be obtained from quarry in Mich
igan and delivered to lake ports at low
cost, A. Il. Hirst, highway engineer, re-
ports. If the material is found TO be
a suitable aggregate for concrete mix
lures it will be used on Wisconsin
roads and pavements, he announces.
Superior - Judge Scion L. Perrin
gave a decision that search warrants
used by police for the last two years
in liquor Ases, have been Illegal The
judge freed Joe Krupcho, charged with
of moonshine, and fined his
wife, an Amazon, who is alleged by
a detective to have struck him in the
mouth, only $40. Her conduct was in
a measure justified, the judge said.
Many other pending cases may be dis
missed under tle judges ruling.
Hudson-Notice has been posted in
the shops of the Chicago, st. Paul,
and Omaha railroad here,
laying OF 80 per cent of the crew,
effective May 81. The order affects
about 300 men, mostly all residents
of this city. 1t will leave on the job
but the general foreman, small office
force and a skeleton crew of between
80 and 40 men for emergencies. The
coach and paint shop will be closed
down entirely.
Wisconsin Rapids james A. Hig-
gins, Racine, was elected state deputy
of the Knights of Columbus at the an
nual convention held here. Other state
officers elected follow: Secretary,
A. Delaney, Green Bay; treas
urer, ]. j. Jameson, Shullsburg: advo-
cate, Robert II. Rolls, West Bend;
warden, Edward S Quistorff, Ashland;
the Rev. +. J. Petit, South
Juneau-The Dodge County Holstein
picnic will be staged at Horizon June
10. Some of the very best talent OBJ
will speak The program will
commence at 10 a. m, which will be
featured by calf judging contests. dis
courses on the value of milk for hui
man consumption, and various forms
of amusement Free milk and butter
milk will be served.
Eau Claire-The body of an uniden-
tilted man was found wedged in the
basement window of small store
here. There We're no signs of violence.
Police believe the man was stricken
with heart disease while crawling
the window to rob the store.
Manitowoc- Heinrich, aged
So. Civil war veteran and pioneer resi-
dent of Maple Grove. died at his home
in that city A stroke of paralysis and
intirmities incident TO age. are given
as the cause OF the demise.
Evansville William ]. Albright, pa.
trolman. is the third policeman to lose
his star in the shakeup of the city adj
in the police and fire de-
partments. No reason has been ad-
vanced for his dismissal
Green Bay-Brown county cheese
makers. buttermakers. snd dairy men
plan 10 put this county on the map
us a dairy center this fan by sending
a record sized exhibit to the state fair
at Milwaukee This district has 79
cheese factories and creameFies and
evesy one of them will be represented
in the county exhibit.
Neenah The Rev. r. j. Madland,
pastor of the scandinavian Lutheran
church, has left for Norway, where he
will visit his parents for the first time
in years.
Observation-Disclosures are favor
able for the establishment of a state
fish hatchery at Argonne in Forest
county. Assemblyman ]. P. -Grandine
has recommended that the hatchery be
located on the Garlock farm. The site
has two small natural spring lakes.
Rhinelander-The RhinelaEder Ad-
yancement association is making elab-
crate plans Tor the entertainment of
the members OF the Wisconsin Editor
ial Association, who viii visit this city