Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-07-31
STATE NOTES IN BRIEF

Milwaukee. Dispatches from Wash.
ington state that the following Wis
consin pensions were granted: Maria
Black, Belgium; Verena Keller, Alma;
Bridget Carney. Little Chute: Cynthia
D. Dugdale, Platteville; Ellen Hewlett,
Oshkosh Louisa M. Vincent. Grand
Marsh; Mary Ann Veins, Rice Lake;
Harriet Chase. Bancroft; Anne X.
Johnson, lola. si2 each.
Madison Because Wisconsin FISH.
ermen do not make houseboats a per-
manent habitat they will not be &C.
corded dwelling house exemptions
from search. The houseboat on gov
eminent waters is not dwelling
house within the meaning Of the stat
utes and is subject to search without
warrant. according to the attorney
general.
Grand Rapids Wilbur Kluge. son
OF Fred Kluge OF the town of Grant,
nearly lost his life while cutting hay
with mower. The team ran away,
dragging the driver over the mower.
He was badly cut about the hands,
arms and chest.
Grand Rapids. Articles OF incofpor-
alton have been approved by the state
banking department for a new bank at
Milladore. The incorporates are Ja-
cob Verhulst, George Hope, W. o.
Dyer, w. G. Berdan and A. e. Bebert.
Waukesha. Simon Lattner, aged 8.
son of Mr. and Mrs Simon Lattner,
drowned In three and one-half feet of
water. according to an investigation
made by Coroner John Schaeffel The
lad went In bathing near the icehouses
above the dam on the Fox river =
Eau Claire.-rJames ]. Clements,
aged IS, was found dead in a hay now
at his farm near Osseo. Death was
due TO the excessive heat. One pros
tration from heat occurred on the
streets.
Racine.-Two distinct earth shocks
we're felt here, each vibration lasting
fraction more than a second. Baid-
ings trembled, dishes ratified and the
camps along the river reported arti-
cles shaken from shelves, violent
electrical storm followed.
Sheboygan. The storm which pass
ed here lifted the roof from the Stand
ard hall and carried 1t $50 feet over
buildings. One brick was hurled 100
yards, crashed through the window OF
a sleeping room and landed on the
bed. The damage was confined within
a radius OF two blocks.
Racine. Miss Ellen Cuttings Pugh
and the Rev Ward r. Boyd OF Mari
nette were married here by the Rev.
G. s. Nickerson of the First Presby-
terrain church. The bride is the daugh-
ter of Capt. John Pugh The couple
viii reside at Carthage. ILL.,
Grand Rapids. THE disappearance
of William Marsan of Plover is caus-
ing uneasiness. The missing man is a
bachelor, aged %, employed on the
farm OF James Coulthurst He had
been for some time worried about his
health.
Green Bay. Damage aggregating
several thousand dollars was done by
fire TO the Green Bay Show Case com
panys plant The fire was caused by
lightning Several other buildings
about the city were struck during the
severe electrical storms.
Grand Rapids.--Alex Colodo of Bi.
ron was arrested at the public swim
ming pool upon his emerging. The
fellow was ordered to get a bathing
suit, but he laughed and plunged into
the water.
Beloit-Harry Nelson. Milwaukee
boy, living at 465 Fourteenth avenue,
visiting his uncle here, fell from a
launch into the Rock river and was
saved from drowning by timely efforts
Of an expert swimmer.
Madison. Joe Dragnie, who shot
Nike Jelaca dead here after a quarrel.
July f3. was sentenced TO twenty-five
years In prison.