Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-22


this store will not exceed those indi-
Gated In the most recent list of fair
prices applicable to this locality and
issued under authority and direction
OF the United States food administra-
ton"
Green Bay - Enlargement of the
Brown county fair seems assured as
the result of action by the Brown
county board of supervisors in the ap-
pointment of special committee to
confer with the Brown County Agri-
cultural and Fair association. 1t is
probable that the board will appropri-
ate $4,000 annually toward the sup
port of the fair New buildings, and a
new race course will be laid out next
year on the fair grounds under a plan
of the fair association.
Madison-Senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette has again given the pressure
of official business in Washington as
the reason for his failure to appear
here for adverse examination under
the discovery statutes in his $1,000
libel suit against the Democrat Print
ing company. He was to have ap-
peared Nov. Is but wrote his attor-
news it was impossible to come or to
set definite date when he could be
in Madison.
Appleton - Outagamie county may
soon have the best patrolled highways
in The state if the plans of the county
highway commission are carried out.
Fifty miles, mostly federal and state
trunk lines, are being patrolled at the
present time and the additional $50
miles which the commission desires to
patrol is the old county trunk line.
This would give this county 200 miles
of patroAed highways.
Madison-Dec. 81 will probably end
the work of the local and district
boards. That is the intimation given
in telegram to Maj. e. A. Fitzpatrick,
state draft administrator, from Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder. The
order stated that no requisition for
supplies, furniture or equipment fol
local ana district boards should be
honored beyond Dec. 81.
Madison-Louis B. Nagler, former
assistant secretary of state sentenced
by United States Circuit Judge Evan
A. Evans to two and one-half years in
tho fadara1 napitoptiarv OF Fort oav
enworth for violation of the espionage
act, has appealed his case to the Unit
ed States supreme court, Judge A. l..
Sanborn allowing a writ of error.
Wausau-During the year the coun-
ty of Marathon paid a total of $11,-
$3.50 as bounty for woodchucBs,
there being 45,422 killed in that pc
riod The bounty was 25 cents head.
After the county board of supervisors
heard the report, it was unanimously
voted to discontinue the payment on
woodchucks.
Madison - Six Chinese students al
the University of Wisconsin, support
ed by the Chinese government, have
applied through T. T. Wong. secretar!
of the Chinese educational mission,
Washington, to their government foi
an increase in their allowance from
$50 to 500 a month formerly paiL
them.
Madison - University of Wisconsin
men to the number of 212 have regis
tered in London and Paris at the
American University union headquar-
ters. This brings the total of Badgers
registered with the union up TO 408.
The list includes one major, eight
captains, 126 lieutenants and two en-
signs.
Washington-The post Office depart
ment has announced that the follow
ing Wisconsin fourth class post offices
have been advanced to presidential
class: Lyndon Station, Schofeld anC
Weyerhauser. The postmaster of each
of these offices will receive $1,000 a
year.
Maiden Rock-Orla knight, 2S, ru-
raj mail carrier, Durand, was killed
when a rifle, which he intended taking
with him TO shoot squirrels ON his
route, was accidentally discharged
Madison-Voting TO abandon re-
freshments at meetings, members OF
the University of Wisconsin French
club decided to use their funds to sup
port a French orphan.
Racine-A fish bone lodging his
throat caused the death of Ferdh and
Harold. So years old. of strangulation,
Harold was a veteran of the Spanish
American war.
Marinette - Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Johnson and three children, Goodman,
Marinette county, died OF influenza
within FIVE days.