Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-02-15


rendered by Attorney General Haven
to Distict Attorney w. c. label OF
Milwaukee, Mr. label said the manu-
faeturers of flags desired to print an
advertisement of flags for sale and to
have smile OF the flag in the center
OF the advertisement The attorney
general holds this is prohibited by
law.
| Madison The Wisconsin land COM
missioners have announced sale of
lands at a public auction at the state
land Office at Madison at 2 o'clock p.
I'm. on Wednesday. Feb. 27. The lands
4 TO be sold lie along the Mississippi
river in Crawford county, and are
commonly referred to as river bottom
lands Thee are about 1,120 acres 30
be sold, lying in tracts Of from one to
] fifty-seve acres.
Marinette Marinette county won
Ifirst honors at the corn Judging con-
tests in Madison. receiving a silver
Icup. Harold Loomis, Vernon Wood
and Emil Jensen Of this county we're
the representative. They won similar
honors at the county exhibit held re-
Gently. In the grain display they had
twelve exhibits. securing eleyen
awavds three iirsts, three seconds.
four thirds and one fourth.
Watertown--Mrs Mathilda Mulber.
ger, S5 years old, mother of Senator
Charles Mulberger. died here as a re-
suit OF injuries received In fall n
month ago. Her husband was the elev-
enth mayor of Watertown and each OF
her three sons Henry. Arthur and
Charles have served as mayor. Sen
ator Mulberger Is mayor OF Watertown
now
Sparta Gen. Randolph A. Richards
iiof Sparta has been chosen one of four
brigadier generals for an important
war service. He is one OF four gener-
als selected to command two brigades
of army corps troops and two brigades
Of pioneer infantry known as army
corps which are being organized at
Camp Wadsworth. Spartansburg. S. G.
Madison Twenty thousand pounds
Of wheat aour was returned to store
hosases Eiy hoardefs in tiifee Wisconsin
cities the State Council OF Defense has
announced At Glenwood City and
Emerald $50 sacks were returned. and
at Gays Mills, 11s sacks were given
back
Green Bay Fifteen years in the
state penitentiary at Waupun was the
sentence imposed upon Gus Bartels,
charged with assault with intent to
kill, by Judge N. J Monahan. Bartels
was found guilty OF attempting to kill
Peter Neerdaels at the ST. Paul hotel
on Dec. %. He was So years old.
Janesville--In a decision Just rem
dered by the railroad commission at
Madison the new Gas and Light COM.
pany of This city Is given authority to
increase its raes by 10 cents per thou
sand cubic feet per month. This is
one-haf OF the raise which the com
pany asked for.
Baraboo The Southern Wisconsin
Sheep company was organized here
with capital stock of $25,000. Four
hundred acres Of land have been se-
cured near this city on which 500
sheep have been placed
Fond du Lac August Heller, re-
tired farmer. was struck and killed at
grade crossing near here. Two
years ago the same crossing was Sse
scene OF similar accident In which
four persons were killed.
Birchwood The discovery of TWEEN
ty cases OF smallpox on the Bad river
Indian reservation at Odanah has
caused energetic action on the part
of health officials to check the dis
ease.
Madison The state Horticultural
society viii endeavor to double the
number Of war gardens" in Wisconsin
this summer, according to Frederick
Cranefeld, secretary Of the State
Horticultural society.
La Crosse Mrs. Jorgen Nordby.
wife of Bishop Nordby of the eastern
district OF the Norwegian Lutheran
church, died at the age Of So years.
She was born in Sun Prairie. Wis.
Fond du Lac-While returning to
bis home in Van Dyne after register
ing as an enemy alien. August Keller,
so years old. was struck by an inter
urban and fatally injured.
Eau Claire James Maloney. con.
ductor, died here as result Of inju-
ries received when he fell beneath a
freight car at Altoona, seyering his
neg He has wife in st. Paul.
GAINESVILLE The contract for the
building OF an addition to the present