Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-07-26

ing and carrying on the war with pub
llc enemies of the United States. The
accused is son of Fred Fromm, so
cialist candidate for state senator.
One brother, Walter, disappeared
when called for military service early
in May and another, John William, fail
ed to respon for entrainment
Madison-Unless the farm labor sit
uation clears itself Immediately Gov.
E. L. Philip will probably issue
proclamation calling on all business
and professional men and manufactu-
rers, except those engaged on war
work, to close their places of business,
at least one day week so their EN-
ployes can go out and help the farmers
with the greatest harvest in the his
tory of the state.
Appleton-Notices have been posted
in various paper mills of the Fox River
valley announcing important increases
of wages to become effective Aug. l.
I In some cases the increase will be
horizontal one of 4% cents an hour
averaging perhaps about 40 cents per
Gay, in wages of both men and women
The notice of the increase came as a
total surprise to the employees.
Madison-Robert LaFollette, Jr., son
of Senator LaFollette, who has been
III for many months, has been taken
from +Ja oapo+or,z hr,,,o a = @Xx7,.I,j,,r ~
ton, d. c., to Hot Springs, Va, on the
orders Of his physician. Senator and
Mrs. LaFollette and their daughter,
Fola, accompanied him to Hot Springs
and prepared to remain there with him
indefinitely.
| Waupaca-Charles Larson, of this
city, for the second consecutive year,
won the Interstate Trapshooting AS
! sociation State Amateur championship
at the Wisconsin State Trapshooters'
tournament at Wausau. He will be
the states representative in the Great
American Handicap tournament. The
1919 state tournament will be held at
Milwaukee.
| Madison-The war book of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin is now off the
press and ready for distribution
throughout the state 1t is a reprint in
260 page volume of the twenty Wis
consin war pamphlets which were pre-
pared by professors in the university,
10000 of which have been circulated
in the past six months.
Rhinelander A napkin ring made
from piece of German shell fired at
Yerdun is the highly priced possession
of Miss Louise Handson of this city
who received it from sailor of
France. The article is beautiful in de-
sign and bears crest with the in
scription "Verdun".
Blrhcwood-Oliver, the only wet
town in the vicinity Of Duluth and Su-
perior, has added Ave special police
men to its force of one, since the vii
lage became an oasis in the thirst des-
ert. The only saloon in the town en-
ploys eight bartenders to handle its in
creased trade.
Wausau-L. S. Dell of Madison won
the premier event of the state trap
shooters program, the Interstate Trap
shooting associations Wisconsin han
dicap, by scoring So points out of
possible 100. st. John of Green Bay
was second, with "a. and there were
six ties for third place.
Onalaska - Rev Albert S. Gilbert,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church here, is employed daily in the
plant of the Onalaska Picking and
Canning Co. He states he is merely
doing his duty as a citizen in laboring
during the rush season when help Is
short
Sturgeon Bay-Cherries are being
sold by the fruit growers OF Door
county for the highest price in the
history of the crop. Cases are sent out
at prices from S2.75 to SO for each 16-
quart case. This is due TO the very
light yield from this years crop
Madison - Dane county Democrats
in conference indorsed E. J. Reynolds,
Madison attorney, for the Democratic
nomination for congress in the Third
district. NJ. J. Briggs, Dodgeyille' and
G. l.. Lathrop. Crawford county are
also candidates.
Madison - Two University Of Wis
consin co-eds, Margaret Lewis and
4 Alice King. swan Lake Waubesa,
distance OF about three miles Miss
lewis made the trip in ffty-fve min
utes. Miss King in about sixty-hYe min
utes.
Madison - Prof. H. J. Thorkelson,
business manager Of the University OF
Wisconsin will leave for Was-i-aesoh