Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-07-03
STATE NOTES IN BRIEF

La Crosse.-A few years ago Ernest
Faber bought a tract of sixteen acres
OF land lying on both sides of the
Bloody Run creek near McGregor. for
which he paid $22 an acre. He has sold
four acres of the tract for $500 The
land is covered with a deposit of mud
which according to chemical anaylsis
has been pronounced superior to any
in use in the country for mud baths.
Superior. -Pending an investigation
into the death of Isadore Cortony, the
police are holding Paul Lyons, his
companion In riding the 'blind bag.
gage" of the Omaha Twilight limited
out of Superior. Crotony was appar.
entity killed by falling from the train.
Kenosha. Two licenses were I'm.
conditionally turned down by the coun.
Gil and in six other cases the men who
had applied were given another week
to show cause why the licenses should
not be refused. 1t was announced
that monthly reports would be made
on the manner in which all saloons
were conducted.
Oshkosh.-Harold Tieman, Francis
and Jacob Peddas, Edwin Kargus,
Harry Shadine, Jos. Otmar, of this
city. all under Is years of age we're
arrested here on charge of delin-
quency. The police charge them with
stealing revolvers, flash lights, knives
and fishing tackle.
La Crosse. Spreading rails threw
four coaches of Great Northern train
No. So, the coast limited, into the ditch
at Victory. No one was injured. One
Of the cars to leave the track is re-
ported to have been private car car
rying several big officials of the road.
Racine lin an attempt to extin-
guish fame that resulted when light
ming struck trolley pole on the sub
urban road at Waterford, Luther Bull
more, horse trader, came in. contact
with a live wire carrying 1900 volts
and was thrown unconscious into the
ditch
Washburn.--A hearing on the APP
peal of the towns of Barksdale, Lin.
coin and Pilsen seeking a re-equaliza-
ton of taxes of Bayfield, county viii
be held here on July 2 by the Wiscon-
sin tax commission.
Madison. The state banking COM
missioner has issued charter to the
Farmers State bank of Cato, Mantle
voc county. 1t is capitalized at
$40, 900.
Superior-One hundred and sixty
two applications for liquor licenses, al
most the maximum which may be
granted under the terms. of the Baker
law, have been fled with the city
clerk The city commission will pass
on them July l.
La Crosse.-Asleep under sidetrack
ed boxcars in the Burlington yards
here. Rudolph Benkenhauser of Fort
Wayne, Ind, was killed when a switch
engine moved the cars.
La Crosse. Prof Albert Hardy,
principal Of Washington school and
teacher for the last fifty years. has re-
signed to go to San Diego, Cal
Viroqua. Joseph Seidel, II years
old, fell while painting barn when
the staging broke and broke leg.
Blood poisoning caused his death.
Kendall.-Alex ]. McCleneghan,
owner of the Kendall Keystone, a
weekly newspaper. for the last nine
years, will on Aug. 1 give possession
to A M. York of Atkinson, Neb., who
has just purchased the paper.
Superior.-The Rev. ]. ]. Crawford
curate Of ST. Adams Episcopal
church. has been appointed rector for
the parishes at Spooner, Shell Lake
and Hayward.
Ashland The main Office of the
United Order of Foresters for the dis
trict of the northern hal{ of Wiscon-
ain and Minnesota win be located az
Ashland