Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-01-30
News Notes Of Wisconsin

Albany Burt, 40 years, old a
prosperous farmer of Green county, be.
came suddenly insane and attempted
to murder his aged wife, using razor.
He cut her severely about the face,
neck and body several times before
she was able to escape through, win.
dow. He then turned the razor upon
his oNn neck and committed suicide.
Burt was hurt in fall last July
when he was thrown from his wagon
by horses frightened at celebration
Since that time he has complained Of
pains in his head.
SHADES Corners.-At the annual
meeting of ST. Johns Lutheran~chWch
at this place, Charles Getka and + er-
man Seno were reelected. as trustees;
August Neumann was chosen delegate.
and Hermann Kessler as alternate
The synodicaI meeting will probably
be held this year at Waterfowl, Wis
The Rev. Henry Giescher of Milwau-
kee will be invited to preach at the
annual mission festival
Madison. AT the annual meeting OF.
the State Association OF Master
Steam and Hot Water Filters Hugo
@. r. FRANKIE of Milwaukee was elect
ed PRESIDENT Other officers, elected
were: Vice president, James Sullivan.
Stevens Point; secretary, Albert Lueb-
Ike, Milwaukee,; treasurer, Fred Kauf-
man, Milwaukee,: sergeant OF arms.
Otto Biefeld. Watertown; directors, E.
III. Sonnemann, Sheboygan; Franz
Kraft, Kenoshag George Raeke. Green.
Bay and James Smollen, Racine.
Chiffon. The announcement from
Washington that w. r. (Rilly) Hume
has been recommended by Congress
man NJ. X. Reilly for appointment as
postmaster here, is, received by citi-
zenss irrespective of party with expires
sions, of satisfaction Mr.. Hume had
the backing of very large majority
of the patrons, of the Office in his can,
didacy
Washington. D. Ci.-President Will
son nominated the following Wiscon-
sin postmasters: Nicholas II. Beri-
gan, Fox Lake; Albert Liebl, Luxem-
burg. NJ j. Elstad, Nation; w. w
Lauson, New Holstein; Harry ?
Walker, Plainfield
Green Bay.--Jolan Egan. q years
old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Egan
Of this city, was drowned in the Mis-
sissippi river at st. Paul. The ice
gave way while he was walking
across.
Madison.-Pr l.. r. Peterson OF
Rushford, Mimi, was the principal
speaker at the dedication exercises az
the new Bethany Free church. Prof
C. C. Jraurer of Chicago gave the ded-
fcatory sermon.
Kenosha-The Keaosha common
council passed a resolution instructlng
the chairman of the license commit
tee to have placard with names OF
black listed men printed on II as
played prominently in every saloon
Madison. Ray J. Hart of Water
town, s. d.. and Miss Emma Grimm Oh
Clark, s. D., both students al the Uni
yersity OF Wisconsin. were married
during the Christmas vacation The
secret has just been made public.
Waukesha.-D j. W. Taft, physician
in charge OF the Keely institute
which was destroyed by fire last week
has secured quarters to continue the
work of the institute, which will re-
main in this city
Baraboo. -Forty-seyen years ago
Anton Ludwig and John Wolff came
to America from Switzerland together
They settled in Sank county. where
they met William FRANKIE of the town
of Woodland. Later the three separ'
ated. Now they are all together again
at Sacramento, CAL, where they nae.
accidentally after a separation o. 50
years.
Ashland The three-story DreS
building OF the Garnich Hardware
company burned here. The loss -
$3.50, 900, including $50.090 on hard
ware stock, partially covered by insVr