Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-01-26

Appleton-hore pulpWood Is being
received by paper mills in the Fox
river valley than ever before. Rail-
road men say from rs TO 100 carloads
are unloaded in Appleton every day
and about that many more are side
tracked in Kaukauna, Kimberly, Nee
nah and Menasha- The wood has been
coming in immense quantities for sew
eral weeks. Yards here are nearly
filed, but thousands of cords are still
expected. Most of the wood is coming
from northern Minnesota and northern
The wood is about evenly
divided between hemlock and spruce.
misunderstanding to George j.
WeigIe, dairy and food commissioner.
his department now has under super
vision 2,572 cheese factories. T62 but
ter factories, IS. condenseries. 34s re-
ceiving stations, 126 canning factories.
945 bakeries, 515 confectioneries, 239
bottling establishments. AZ cold stor-
age warehouses and approximately
$1,000 grocery stores and meat mar
kets and other similar places where
foods are manufactured. prepared or
offered for sale.
DarIington-At a special session of
the board of supervisors of Lafayette
county, a petition. numerously signed.
was presented stating that II was
their belief that large number of
graves of Union soldiers in different
cemeteries throughout the county were
unmarked and praying that the num-
Der and location of such graves be as
certained and a suitable marker there
for be erected at the expense Of the
county. The prayer was unanimously
granted.
Manitowoc-During the year 1920
nearly 100000 tons of coal were re
ceiyed at this port, according TO the
annual report OF Z. ]. Kellner, customs
collector. Coal represented the largest
incoming shipments. The total ton
mage received was 929,432. Lumber
shipments totaled S.617, 900 feet. Ship
ments out of Manitowoc totaled 492,
69S tons, merchandise leading with
SOC, sos tons. Grain shipments totaled
2,314,500 bushels.
Fond du Lac-Individual visiting
days for school teachers here are to
be abolished. Heretofore If an in
structor wished to visit one of the
other schools a substitute was sup
piled. Under the new plan whole
buildings will be dismissed for a day
and all of the teachers will visit Other
schools. In this manner the cost OF
the substitutes, which amounts to s60(
"a year, viii be saved.
Green Bay-The Negro benefit so
ciety of America has taken a hand II
the case of Olin Cayer, sentenced t
Is years in prison for improper rela
lions with Elsie Tanck, IA year OLE
white girl. Agents of the society have
made investigations here and it II
claimed that they plan TO appeal th'
long term Imprisonment, claiming tina
newly uncovered evidence has lifte'
part of Cayer's guilt.
Green Bay - Benson Dawson, rs
bridge foreman for the Green Bay ant
Western railroad, has decided to TAX
"a rest after so years of continuou
service. Several times in the past few
years, he has refused to be placed Of
the pension list and the railroad of
Gals were somewhat amazed when b.
appeared at headquarters and askel
for a two-month absence leave.
Lake Mills-The body of George W
Whiting, Headquarters company. On
Hundred Twenty-seyenth infantry
Thirty-second division, who died ID
Mesves, France. Sept. 80. 1918. was re
turned here for burial. The funera
was held from the Methodist churcl
under the auspices of the local chapte
of the American Legion, the Rev
Gustav Stears, Milwaukee, forme
chaplain with the Thirty-second div
sion, officiating.
Green Bay-Fifty years In the gov
eminent service, twenty-seven o
which have been spent in Green Bay
is the record of f. w. Conrad
,meterologist of the local weathe
bureau. He is one of the oldest fore
casters in the country. He entere
the government service in 1871, whel
II was under the jurisdiction Of tn
signal corps branch Of the army.
Tomah-The annual report of tn
Farmers Cooperative Butter Associs
ton of Tomah shows that the cream
cry did the biggest business during tn
year 1920, of any year in its history
Total receipts were s400,379.01. Tn
number of pounds of cream receiye
were 2,307,319 and the number Q
pounds Of butter made were 681, 514.
Sturgeon Bay-Door county wome
are organizing a unit Of the Nations
League of Women Voters. A city uni
lis also being organized here. Mrs.
ID. Dreutzer, member Of the state Ger
trial Republican committee, and Mis-
Margaret Reynolds are directing tn
work.
]. Stevens Point-Although the schoc
bel Dwno3Anv,