Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-01-19
NesDs Notes of Wisconsin

Sheboygan.-The 240,0G0 gallon
water tower of the Sheboygan Water
company crashed to the ground car
rying with it immense volumes of
water, and entailing loss of $780,
600. The intense cold is responsible
for the accident and, it is believed,
that the large bolts rfveted in the
stone flag were broken, allowing the
water to flow out at the bottom, thus
wearing away until the water gushed
out. The noise caused many to think
that at earthquake had taken place
Madison. State Treasurer Dahl
has drawn zoos drafts for payment
of claims against the state university
for salaries of members of the faculty
and employees for the month Of De
cember The total amount paid out
on account of the university was
$1S3, 544 The university drafts are
about one-fourth of the entire num-
Der issued by the state treasurer
each month.
Madison. The Wisconsin Blue
Book for 1912, which will appear
early next month, will be smaller
than the 1909 volume by about one
third of the former size. An edition
of 46, will be printed, of which
33,250 will go to members of the
legislature.
Green Bay.-Fire wiped out the
residence of DIR. John r. Minahan,
causing a loss estimated at $4,000.
The residence was once used as a
hospital, but later purchased by Dr.
Minahan and remodeled into one OF
the finest homes in the city.
Kenosha after wan
dering about the country for ten days
in below zero weather, an unidentl-
fed old soldier crawled into the pow
er house of the electric light com
pany here for lodging and was found
dead the next morning.
Beloit-The Citizens Bank OIL
Clinton, east of here, was badly dam
aged by fire. The night Waterman
struck a match in a room where pant
and oils were stored. The room was
flied with turpentine fumes ana IN
an instant was in flames.
Madison.-The cases against lot
mer commissioners of insurance, 10
determine if fees collected were le-
gally retained, will soon be taken up
by the attorney general
Marinette.+Mrs.A Anna SchlelchS,
20 years old, pioneer resident oI
Marinette, was found dead IN ehalI
at the side of a stove in her sltIlhs
room. She resided with her son VINO
had not been at home for seFeldi
hours. When he returned, he oroke
in the door and discovered the pod!'
Maiden Rock.-H. Ralfson, Tar
mer, may lose both feet as the result
of fire which destroyed his nome d,
Pleasant Ridge and forced him ana
his family to run scantily clad IN SUI
zero weather to the home OF a nelsn-
Dor. Both his feet we're frozen
Ripon.-M Zweiger, aged o.
has been missing from his home sin0o
Dec. 21 and his family fears he mas
met death either by suicide or IRON
sudden sickness or exposure.
Marinette. - Henry Mitcheson'
aged 20 years, son of G. A. Mitche-
son, wealthy lumBerman OF TINS
city and a nephew of Henry S"aI''
the millionaire lumberman, was
found dead in his room with pui-
let wound in his head. The eorohei
pronounced it accidental shooting
Madison.-The board of regents o.
the university have no authority
sell lands of the university Withou'
legislative action providing thereon,
according to an opinion by At'oli.9'
General Bancroft given upon app''o'
tion of Regent T. z. BrjttinghaA'