Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-10-18

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issued an order granting a 7-cent
street car fare to the Ashland, Light,
Power and Street Railway company.
The order provides that cash fares
shall be cents with six tickets for 40
cents, white school children's tickets
are increased from 215 to ~ cents.
The order becomes effective on Oct
16.
Madison In a statement issued
here, State Treasurer Henry johnson
takes exception to certain statements
made as to the finances of the state
for alleged political reasons, and
warns the municipalities to prepare
for decided decrease in income taxes
if the proposed excess profits tax now
pending before congress becomes a
law.
Madison -Re-routing of milk routes
and a central delivery system in some
cities were suggested as possible
means of cutting down the cost of
production, at conference here of
Senator George S. Skogmo, River
Falls, and Assemblyman H. J. Grell,
Johnson Creek. members of the leg
islative marketing committee.
Fond du Lac-Immediate consolida.
tion of the 500 line and St Paul Pas
senger and freight depots in Fond du
Lac and Oshkosh has been recon-
mended by Superintendent Van yleet
of the St Paul line and F. w. Urbahns
of the 500 line with F. D. Pendell of
the Northwestern railroad concur
ring.
Wausau-Thirteen members of the
Marathon County Bee Keepers asso-
citation this year realized a total of
52,050 pounds of honey according to
reports received at the fall meeting
Mosinee reported the largest amount,
eleven tons of honey being the prod
uct of his bee colonies this season.
| La Crosse - Because Health Com
missioner j. NJ. Furstman had taken
stand against closing schools to
check epidemic of Spanish influenza,
Mayor A. A. Bentley called in two
members of the board of health and
without Furstman's consent, issued
an order closing all schools, churches
and theaters.
| Nausau-Mr. and Mrs. Gust Ander-
son have the distinction of having
| their only four sons in national serv.
ice. Alex, 20, is in the overseas army;
Alfred, 26, is at the Great Lakes Naval
station; Algot, %, is in overseas work,
and Harold, 81, is attending an army
school in Kansas.
| Madison-Because of the shortage
OF American cheese, state hotel chair
men for the food administration thru
out the country have been asked to
eliminate all cheese from the free
lunch counters, serving at such
Lunches only crackers, pickles and
olives.
Marinette-Ma Matthias Rauner has six
sons in the service-Edward, spruce
cutter; Charles, in England; Max, in
Washington; Matthias. in France,
Ernest, in Rockford. ILL.,, and Emil, re-
Gently inducted.
Marinette - Marinette is planning
a $4,000 Liberty loan memorial for
the BOYS of the county who made the
supreme sacrifice during the war.
Subscriptions will be voluntary. The
plan originated here.
Fond du Lac-Mrs. Rebecca W
Bass, a Wisconsin pioneer, aged SS
years, died here. She travelled widely
and celebrated her seventeen year by
tour of the Holy Land.
Wausau-Otto Henkelmen OF the
town of Hewitt killed two wolves, who
were about to attack a litter OF pigs
He reports many wolves in the local
ity.
Peshtigo-John NJ. Butler, civil war
veteran. Peshtigo is suing for di-
corce. charging cruelty and accusing
his wife of calling him pro-German'
n aenah-The local chapter OF the
Red cross shipped fifteen boxes con-
tanning 2,555 articles for Beiglans.
The boxes weighed 3.400 pounes-
La Crosse - Camp Robinson, near
Sparta. where 5000 artillerymen were
trained during the summer, has been
closed for the winter.