Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-01-09
News Notes OF Wisconsin.

Marinette. Circuit Judge Quinlan
gave Mrs. Alice A. McMillen OF Osh.
kosh decision in her suit against
John Strange, former lieutenant gov.
ernor, and the Oshkosh Savings and
Trust company. Mrs. McMillen sued
to have contract for the purchase
and the sale of $50 shares Of the cap.
ital stock of the Fox River Paper com.
pany of Appleton set aside. She own.
ed the stock through her husband,
pioneer lumberman, and Mr.. Strange
bought it. Later she demanded that
the stock be returned and charged
that Mr.. Strange had bought it
through fraud and misrepresentation.
Madison. The state civil service
commission has completed the exam.
ination of applicants for hotel inspec-
tors. The names win be certified to
he state board of health so that ap-
pointments can be made. OF the 1875
who took the examination, the ten
who stood highest were: Walter c.
Mase. Darlington; Bert Honeycomb.
Madison; w B. Smith, GAINESVILLE; Err
nest Loether, Eau Claire Joseph f.
Kennedy, Plymouth; Elmer f. Little,
Fond du Lac: Ernest f. Bum, Madi-
son: Alfred c. Klotz, Milwaukee; Will
liam G. Dickmeyer, Milwaukee.
Madison. Announcement is made
of the outline of farmers courses to
be held this winter in Wisconsin com
munities under the auspices Of the
University of Wisconsin The schedA
ule follows: Eau Gale. Jan. and 3;
Dowing, Jan. to z; Ellis junction,
Jan. Z to 9: Ripon,, Jan. Is to II;
Grand Rapids, Jan IA to l6; Superior.
Jan. q and %; Augusta, Jan. y and
%; Madison, Jan. % to Feb. s. Ona-
laska, Feb. II to 10; Plymouth Feb.
10 to 81; Rochester, Feb. "A to 20;
Berlin, Feb. 26 to %; Rhinelauder-
Amigo, March 3, and Phillips Medford,
March 10.
Sheboygan. The formal transfer
for the Sheboygan Railway and Eiec
trio company to local interests, head
ed by Peter and John P. Reiss OF the
C. Reiss Coal company, was made in
New York The plant, which is cap
italized at $1,0O0,00O. was largely
owned by the late w w. Ganwelf OF
Pittsfield, Mass: w. o. Morgan and
the Roehlings of New York,
GAINESVILLE. Despite the fact that
Judge Harry Maxfeld, of the muni-
cipal court, has received several let
ters from agnostic papers in the easE'
criticising his methods OF punishment
of youths for minor offenses, by com
Polling them to attend church each
Sunday, he handed out two more SIM
lar sentences to Clarence Preston ana
Charles Mapes. charged with attempt
ed burglary.
River Falls. Two young men OF
Ellsworth pleaded guilty in county
court of having tried to create a pane
Christmas eve by going to the door, Of
one of the well-filled churches and cry
ing. Fire. 1t was only by the cooi-
headedness of the conductor OF Tue
Christmas exercises that a panic was
avoided. One young man was hned
$50 and costs. the other SIS.
Madison John H. Roemer, CHAIR
man of 'the Wisconsin railroad com
mission. declined the appointment Of
fered him as counsel of the interstate
commerce commission to supervise
the work Of valuing the property OF the
railways of the United States.
Lyons-This town probably pre-
duces the oldest result in the opera
ton by the United States government
of postal savings banks. The post
Office department has just ordered the
bank in this town to be closed. 1t was
established nearly two years ago
since when not single cent has been
offered for deposit.
Stevens Point Joseph Kostueh'
resident of Portage county for forty
one years, is the father of twenty
seven children, of whom eleven sons
and eleven daughters are living M
kostuch@% - Sc years orsage arr 1ias
been marriad fhraa times