Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-10-23
BADGER NEWS NOTES

Madison Recognizing the value
and Importance of Wisconsin's Gran.
berry crop the university board of re.
gents has accepted the offer of Gran.
Derry growers of the state to appro.
pirate $500 for continuance of experj
mental work upon some of their lar.
ger hoss. An investigator was de.
saiied to have charge of the expert.
mentation. Wisconsin now ranks third
In the United States ia the production
of cranberries, $4,000 barrels being an
average aggregate yield.
Madison.-County boards have vot-
ed about $1,700,000 for improved high.
ways and bridges. according to esti.
mates made by the state highway com.
mission, which is compiling the re-
turns. The commission has a fund Of
$l,250000 to be distributed. 1t is an
nounced that the amount of prospee
tive construction halted by the su-
preme courts ruling against the force
clause of the state aid law approx.
mates 100000.
Madison.-The city of Grand Rap
Ids on or before Jan. 2 next must, if
1t desires to buy the plant and prop
erty of the Grand Rapids Electric
company, pay that company S72, 900,
together with the value of materials
and supplies on hand and improve
ments made since Jan. 1, 1914, accord
ing to an order issued by the state
railroad commission.
Madison.-The establishment of
policy with regard to retirement OF
professors at the age of 65 was made
the subject of work of special com
mlttee of university regents. While
there are no professors to be retired
this year, thus making them eligible
for the Carnegie Foundation profes-
sors' pension, within few years sew
eral will come within this possibility.
Horicon.-The Horizon Truck com
pany has been Incorporated, with a
capital stock of 100000 and will de-
velop and improve model truck farm
OF 500 to 1000 acres of reclaimed Hor-
icon marsh land. Onions, celery, cab
bage, mint and other garden truck will
be raised for the city markets
Ashland.-At the graduating exer-
cises of st. Joseph's hospital training
school for nurses at st. Agnes hall,
Oct. 20, there will be six graduates:
Misses Emelica C. Peterson, Dorothy
Mixan, Irene Agnes Nyhus, Agnes Lu-
ellie Clement, Alena Alberta Ward and
Claude Maude Flynn.
Neenah.-The Rev. Michael Ruepold
has petitioned the Calumet County
court to probate the will of the Rev.
Peter Schmitz, late pastor of St.
Mary's church. Menasha, who died
short time ago. The Rev. Mr.. Schmitz
left an estate valued at $4,000.
Madison.-The death of vast num-
bers of fish in Lake Monona here is
credited by university geological ex-
perts to sudden change In atmos-
pheric conditions bringing about de-
cay of great quantities of microscopic
animal and vegetable life in the lake.
Racine.-At Baptist state conven-
ton here ]. E. Moody, Mukwonago, ad-
vocated the purchase of automobiles
for country pastors.
While working upon
theft case involving two Cincinnati
men, Detective Charles Yanney stun
bled upon a clew that led to the ar
rest of Clifford Barrows of this city
on charge OF having stolen the auto
mobile of Dr. E. A. Taylor and, after
driving it as far as Kenosha, abandon
ing it.
Sheboygan.-The five forgeries IN
two weeks have been committed here
The fourth forger has been arrested.
He not only admitted forging cheek
in u saloon here but confessed he haa
passed bad checks in Green Bay ear
Ter in the week.