Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-29
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS


tbe Northwestern Ordnance Co, of
Madison, doing government work ex-
cmsively. have been ordered to cut
the working hours to the standard
eight-hour shift
of eleven Ft. Atkinson young wom-
on who enlisted in the Student Nurse
reserve. Miss Gertrude Boyer, daugh-
ter of MIR. and Mrs. Theodore Boyer,
was the first to be called to duty, at
Camp Mcpherson, Atlanta. Ga.
More than eighty students are en-
rolled in the radio course given
prof. e. NJ Terry at the University of
wisconsin. The men are housed in
barracks at Camp Randall. The
course takes thirteen weeks.
Twice wounded while fighting over
seas and with nine dead Germans to
his credit, Harry Kilbey, the first
wounded Oshkosh soldier to return
home from the war, was given a royal
reception by Oshkosh people.
Flour advertis ising is now permitted
bv the food administration for Wis
consin, and powdered sugar may be
sold for household use. The public
sugar bowl is still banned in spite of
the increase in the sugar ration to six
pounds a month.
DR.. A. S. Andrews, Superior, promi-
nent dentist, is held in $1,000 bonds
by United States Commissioner Ticnor
on the charge of violating the anti
narcotic act. He is bondsman of DR..
G. Barnesdale. physician. whose appeal
from sentence on similar charge is
now pending in the United States
court of appeals.
Forty boys and girls of the seventy
who exhibited their baby beeves in the
statewide contest at Madison, will go
to the international livestock exposi-
tion in Chicago in December as the
guests of Arthur G.. Leonard, presidenC
of the Union Stock Yards and Transit
company, and Thomas E. Wilson,
president of Wilson and company.
The 7,000-acre tract belonging to the
L. Starks Co, near Rhinelander has
been sold to Minneapolis capitalists,
who will divide the land into three
cattle and sheep ranches. Clearing
operation will begin as soon as the
weather will permit next spring The
land is especially suitable for grazing
purposes and win be stocked with beef
cattle and sheep from the west.
The big wholesale grocery firm of
Gould, Wells & Blackburn, Madison,
and the feed and produce firm of II.
p Brown & Company, also of Madison,
have been ordered closed by the state
food administration on the charge of
profiteering Decision in both cases
has been upheld by the federal food
administration in Washington.
Janesville will erect liberty build
ing to be dedicated to the boys of that
city who went forth to fight for lib
erty. The plan was approved by the
board of directors of the local cham
Der of commerce. A survey was re-
Gently ordered and it is hoped that
actual work on the new building will
be started in the near future.
The Racine common council has re-
fused to grant the chiefs of the fire
and police departments increases in
salaries of from $4,000 to $2,400, as
urged by the police and fire commits
sion. Five per cent increase was
granted members of the departments.
No action was taken by the common
council on appropriations for employ
ment of police women.
Beekeepers of Brown county are
Planning to form an organization at
meeting to be held at Green Bay Satur-
day, Dec. Il, County Agricultural
Agent E. A. Carncross recently an
nounced. Their reason for organizing
Is a desire to get together so that all
oeekeepers may order equipment and
supplies, and through cooperation get
more definite help from the state
apiary inspection service.
People from all parts of Wisconsin
PAID their final respects to former
Gov w. d. Hoard, who was laid to
rest in Evergreen cemetery, Fort At
klnson. Funeral services were held
a the Congregational church under
auspices of the Masons. The entire
city paid tribute to the former COVER
nor, all factories, schools and business
places being closed Thousands
viewed the body at the church. State
militia from Fort Atkinson, Jefferson,
Lake Mills. Watertown, Palmyra, and
nome marched in the procession, and
Il seemed as if every resident OF Fort
A'klnson gathered at the grave.
Former State Senator Norman L.
James died at his home in Richiand
Center. He was IS years old. Mr..
James had been prominent in business
V.Ieies in the state for many years.
ne served in the assembly from 1873
~ 1875, and in the state senate from
1888 until 1887, and was efficient in
Ooth bodies. In the Civil war he
served in the Fifteenth Wisconsin. with
-is brother, d. G. James, who also was
state senator. He was the oldest
r+l master of his lodge OF Masons,
t1e time OF his death. He was