Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13
WISCONSIN NEWS BRIEFS.


Kenosha-Minnie Extra. 7 wears did
and known as 'The Happy Little Grip
pie" is to have chance in the world.
lt was announced that within a few
days the receivers of the Chicago and
Milwaukee Electric railway companv
will pay the little girl $4,000 in cash as
compensation for injuries received
when she was injured on the tracks of
the company year ago.
Marinette.-W. A. Jacobs of Sheboy-
gan was chosen president and Shebov-
gan was selected as the next meeting
place of the Wisconsin Paid Firemen's
association, which held its annual CON
ventlon here. Other officers: Vice
president. Charles Cox of Neenah: sec
rotary, Ole Norman of Superior; treas
urer, j. H. Kratz of Manitowoc.
Waukesha.-Although a runaway
team of horses ran directly over the
3 year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
William Jones of Hartland she was
soon on her feet and running away un-
injured. The Jones family was lust
leaving for picnic and the accident
happened in an open field.
Racine.-Ricbard Tucklowski, in
fantile bandit, who several years ago
created an uproar by his highway
mans career, is again in the public
eye. This time Dick has disappeared
from the home of his foster parent.
Mrs. Frank Boyd
Washington. - Wisconsin pensions
were granted as follows: Emily
Barnes, Turtle Lake, s12; Manila
Gray, Excelsior, $12; Eliza Edwards.
Belleville, $12.
Madison.-Lockjaw claimed a vic
tim here when William Feeney, H.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. P. w.
Feeney, died at St Marys hospital
from an infection in his foot. He in
Jured his foot a short time ago when.
after jumping he struck it against
tree. Poisoning then set in.
Oshkosh.-Thieves after breaking
into the saloon of Mic Sherer and TAX
ing a partly filled cask of wine, select
ed the residence of F. A. Stretch for
the spree. They then went to the
barn and piled clothing on hay and
touched match to it. The fire did
considerable damage
Washington, D. Con the recon-
mendation of Congressman Burke, DR..
c. w. Henney has been appointed pen
sion surgeon at Portage. Rural letter
carriers appointed are. Burlington. All.
fred ]. Plucker; Hillsboro, John Rosen-
balm; Marathon, Alex P. Gertschen.
Grand Rapids-The contract to build
a woman's dormitory for the Stevens
Point Normal School has been secured
by j. F. Weinberg of this city. The
building will cost $4,000 and work
will be started as soon as Gov Philip
approves of the contract
William Price. assistant
freight agent of the Milwaukee road
at Racine Junction, was stricken with
heart disease while in the Office of a
local physician to whom he had gone
for consultation and died before the
physician could reach his side.
0shkosh.-Alfred Clas, Milwaukee
architect, and w NJ. Fitzgerald. Wau-
pun. have made an inspection of the
local state normal buildings to report
to Gov Philip It is thought that the
governors action on the appropriation
of $4,000 viii be made on these re.
ports.
William L. Sanborn, work.
ing on the Oshkosh High school build
ing, fell sixty feet and seriously in
jured. His escape from death was due
to his falling into clay which recent
rains had softened He was employed
by the Johns-Manville company, Mil
waukee.