Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-06-21


Washburn- With the erection of
eleven modern residences by the du
Pont company, eight by the Wash
burn Dwellings company, and eight by
the Loveland company, in the du Pont
park addition, besides more than a
score of Others by private parties, the
residence building campaign for the
city of Washburn is taking on very
formidable aspect, more building be,
ing done here now than during the
last ten years.
Rhinelander-As the elimination of
long search by county officers, David
Smith, who was wanted here on
criminal warrant, and charged with inn
plicasion in the robbery and holdup of
Edward Webber on May 2S, was found
near Roosevelt with bullet hole thru
his head. The case is plainly one of
murder.
Washburn-One of the largest single
contracts ever awarded in the state
for curbing and gutter was left by the
Washburn board of public works 1t
calls for the laying of curb and gutter
on practically all the residence streets
of the city, including about 100 blocks
at a cost of about $4,000.
Appleton Harvey Konrad, who has
been in Italy and France for the past
seven months, returned to Appleton,
having been discharged from service
because of wounds received while
driving an ambulance for the Red
Cross in the battle in the Monte Crap
pc sector in Italy
JanesviIle-The funeral of Maj.
Gen. George M. Randall, retired. veter-
an OF the Civil and Spanish-American
wars, and former commander of the
central department of the army with
headquarters at st. Louis, was held
here with full military honors. Gen.
Randall was born and reared here.
Green Bay-The Green Bay shipyard
has just secured contracts amounting
to three or four million dollars, and
where but forty men were employed a
year ago, it is expected that 1000 will
be working within a short time. The
success of the shipyard concern is
ascribed to active cooperation.
Hartford-Charles McCarter, super
intendent of the city utilities depart
ment, will hand in his resignation at
the next meeting of the common coun-
Gil to take effect as soon as his success
sor can be secured. He is the third
man to resign from this position in
the past nine months.
Fifty-three bankers, bust
ness men and farmers from Arkan-
sas, headed by Gov. c. H. Brough,
spent June 18 at the college of agri-
culture of the university. They are in
the state to study Wisconsin's methods
Vi farming.
Madison-The $50 new soldiers at
the University of Wisconsin canton
ment. started work in class rooms on
June II. Their uniforms will be here
Within a week, Capt. Otto Kinkeldy,
ne commanding officer announced
The men are all Badgers.
Menasha-M Manufacturers of Winnie
Rago Calumet ard Waupaca counties
at a meeting in this city discussed
methods of securing war contracts
from the government without sending
representatives to Washington.
Beloit-Promotion to the rank of
major has come to Capt Wesley F..
aver, former newspaper man in Beloit
ana Milwaukee, who joined the regu-
iaf army in 1911 as lieutenant. He
goes to Camp Lewis, Wash.
Racine-Belle City lodge No. go, F.
and A. NJ Saturday evening, June is,
Celeerated its sixtieth anniversary at
masonic temple with 300 persons in
attendance. and a service flag with
'ty-hye stars was unfurled.
Madison - State Banking Commits
sioneF A. E. Ruolt has approved new
S'ueies Of Incorporation for the New
1g!llan'A II. American bank of Oshkosh,
sAleh IS changing its name to the
american Bank of Oshkosh.
Neese7ille - Joe Hughes and Ed
ss4e'phy ~ OF the town of Elba delivered
m ~ heeees Of wool to the Reeseville
l.e'a'or fas company and received there
'Ol check for S2,6O6.31.
ri. .essnpoellsport-Louis Petri, who cut