Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-27
HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK
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La Crosse The Scent fare here
was not enough 10 pay expenses of the
street car company in October and
November il declares it has secured a
court order re-opening the case before
the rail commission and is expected
10 ask for 7-cent ride. The city will
introduce evidence tending to show
that tie company's expense figures
are too high.
Oshkosh-71Levi E, Knapp, resident
Of Oshkosh since 1850, recently cele.
brated his ninety-second birthday
Mr.. Knapp comes from long-liyed
family, his father. the late D. B.
Knapp lived TO the age of nearly
ninety-four. Two of his brothers.
George Y. Knapp of this city and An
drew b. Knapp of Beloit, lived to the
age of eighty-eight
Madison-The question of the draft
ing of a bill providing for an adequate
pension for normal school teachers
will come before the next session of
the legislature. A. b Elicit, Superior,
member of the Superior Normal school
faculty, was in Madison for confer
ence with the educational committee
of the regents regarding the provision
for the measure.
Madison-C. B. Rallard, newly
elected member Of the legislature and
organizer for the Society of Equity in
Outagamie county, has laid before Of
icials of the department of justice
thirty afiidavits concerning assaults
made ON farmers during the recent
iberty loan drive. These aff1davits
have also been laid before Gov Philip
and prosecution has been asked.
Portage Sergt David Leach writes
to his mother, Mrs Mary each, that he
IS safe and well and is attending the
officers school in France. His letter
tells of the jubilee that was held in
celebration of the signing of the arm
istice. He had been in the trenches
ten different times but had escaped
without a scratch
Madison-D. H. Otis, assistant dean
college of agriculture, has received or
ders from the government to leave for
France to take charge of farm special
lists, under auspices of the Y NJ. c. A..
who are 10 assist French farmers TO
rebuild devastated lands. He will re-
main in France for not less than one
year.
Marinette Inspectors of the food
and drug department of Michigan re-
Gently made eight arrests and confsca-
ted eleven suitca5es of whiskey on
trains leaving Marintte and entering
Michigan at Menominee, just across
the river. Three of the suitcases We're
found without owners, they having
fed when the raid started.
Madison No stop at Sun Prairie on
the $3.50 train from Milwaukee is the
proposal embodied in a letter received
by the railroad commission from c. o.
Bradshaw, general superintendent of
the ST. Paul road The plan is put
forward as solution of the alleged
drunk special" nuisance.
acknowledgements Bros. distrib-
uted $21,000 in bonuses among its EN-
poyes, the award with four exceptions
being TO per cent of the years salary
These four exceptions were employees
who have been with the firm for TWEEN
" years and each of these received
$500 besides the regular bonus.
Platteville-M Mrs. Kate S. Rindlaub.
wife of M. p. RindIaub, for many
years editor of the Grant County Wit
ness, died at her home here. She
served as treasurer of the Wisconsin
Press association for eight years, and
was affectionately spoken of as the
mother of the association"
Sheboygan Following a fourth
stroke of paralysis which occurred on
Nov. q, Miss Agnes Weeks died at
her home here. In point of service she
was one of the eldest teachers in the
city After twenty-seven years OF
teaching she was compelled to resign
IN September, 1914.
Madison The Chippewa Power
company, Eau Claire, capital stock
100000, has filed articles of incorpo-
ration, The object is TO acquire ana
develop undeveloped water-power sites
on the Chippewa river and it's tribu-
taries.
Madison SITS was received for the
he'd Cress at a bazaar held at tpe
Washington school Most of the
money was taken in from the sale OF
crosses which covered large Christ
mas tree They sold for from cent
to IS.
Wausau Representative OF diner
sht canning companies met here ana
discussed next years crop and pros