Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-06-28

Madison - Upon complaint of J. H.
MCGOWAN, county food administrator.
Herman Moede. of Luxemburg, has
been charged with violating the food
regulation forbidding the boarding of
-four Mr.. Moede was ordered to pay
$50 to the Luxembourg Red Cross
chapter, and directed to take the sur
plus amount of flour back to the Lux
emburg Milling company.
La Crosse - After thrilling his
friends here for several months with
his stories of experiences" in the
trenches of France and after having
claimed he was a lieutenant, Fred ].
Bartheld has admitted that he was
only private and has retracted all he
said during war stories. He made the
retraction at the request of the war
department.
Madison-Because most of its mem
bers have gone to war the Baraca club
has closed it's doors. The club had
membership of about forty-nine and
practically every one is in the service
of the country. The organization was
formed two and half years ago to
provide home and social center for
boys.
Kenosha--Six more Kenosha Coun-
ty saloons went into the discard when
Sheriff Hermann issued an OF pre-
venting the opening of any s~aoons
within five miles of Camp He ring
here, following a federal order. The
saloons affected were in Pleasant
Prairie and Somers, which recently
voted wet.
Oshkosh = Mercy hospital, formerly
Lakeside hospital, has been formally
opened in charge Of the Sisters of the
Sorrowful Mother. 1t is the plan to
operate it chiefly as maternity and
children's hospital, and it is also pro-
posed to maintain one of the finest and
largest training schools for nurses in
this part of the country.
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all the old river-men of the state, is
dead. He was a South Carolina slave,
IL years old, when Lieut.. Alex Peter
son of Shawano, brought him to Wis
consin during the Civil war His
great strength made him one of the
notable characters of river navigation,
especially along the Wolf.
Racine-John r. Ramsey, q years
old, is the first Racine man in service
of the United States army in France
to receive a commission under general
orders issued by Gen. John J. Perish
| ing. News is received here that Ram
sey new is first lieutenant of the
aviation corps.
Oshkosh-The state railroad COM
mission has received application from
the Eastern Wisconsin Electric COM
pany for the privilege of increasing
it's fares on the interurban systems
operated between Fond du Lac, Osh-
kosh and Neenah, and Oshkosh and
Omro.
Black River Falls - Julius Mayer
of Sherman, Clark county, accused by
the state fire marshals department of
having killed his wife and set fire to
his house on last Thanksgiving night,
was found guilty by jury at Black
River Falls.
Wausau - Anthony Simmons, men,
toned in war dispatches for bravery,
is thought to be a Wausau boy. He
left here thirteen years ago. He was
home on furlough last Christmas
and was then stationed at Camp Funs-
tor.
Madison - Myron MacLaren, Mil
waukee, Joined the growing army OF
81 a wear war workers when he as
sumed the office management OF the
state draft administration in the cap
ital under Mai. E. A. Fitzpatrick.
JanesviIIe-Mrs. NJ. G. Jeffris, wife
Of Malcolm Jeffris, well known Wis
consin lawyer, died suddenly at her
home here. She was well known
throughout the state as active IN wom-
ems club and war work.
Manitowoc - The Manitowoc snip
building company has purchased the
twelve acre tract west of the Holy
Family hospital. The tract viii De
plated, sewers and water mains Rpt
in and 100 homes erected.
Madison - The fourth annual state
convention of the Wisconsin Assccla-
tion of Masseurs and Masseuses VIII
he held in the assembly chamber OF
the capitol June 20 and 30.
Eau CIaire-To protect their lnaef'
ests now and after the war, traekmeh
On railroads in this vicinity formed
section mems union.