Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-08

! OF pledges number over $4,000. The
advisory board has requested the di-
reetors to accept their official quota
as worked out by the committee in
wisconsin for the united war work
campaign, and. if necessary, increase
the amount on the basis as the other
counties increase it.
Lake Mills-The city of Lake Mills
will como into possession of Tyrane-
I na' the country home of the late Rev.
r. G. Updike, former pastor of the
First Congregational church in Madi-
son, following the death of Mrs. Up.
| dike OF pneumonia. In the terms of
the Will the property is to retain its
present name and to serve as a public
park. The estate includes fifteen acres
OF land on the shore of Rock lake and
large colonial mansion.
! Madison-In response to an urgent
/ request by telegraph from the gas de-
Tense division chemical welfare serv-
ice, United States army, New York
City, Gov Philipp has asked the peo-
pie of the state to give special atten-
ton to the collection of fruit pits and
nutshells. In order to meet the de-
mands for this high quality of carbon
for gas masks 100000 pounds day
of fruit pits and nutshells are re-
quired.
Fond f,r4xy
years of service as an employe of the
late j. A. Merryman, clothing mer-
chant Oscar C. Davis filed a claim for
$8,171.14 against the Merryman es-
tate, claiming that it had been under
stood that he was to be paid for extra
service, the payment to be in the form
of bequest from the clothing man.
The court has upheld the claim, allow
ing all but about $500.
Oshkosh-Mrs. Margaret Edward is
suing the estate of the late Young
Campbell, pioneer railroad civil engi-
neer, for SO, ,460 for 346 weeks service
and nursing, which she ella ms she per-
formed for Mr.. Campbell She testi-
fed that Mr.. Campbell agreed to be-
queathe her that amount in his will
George Johnson, chief beneficiary un-
der the will, is opposing the claim
Madison An orange" fund, with
which to provide one orange daily to
all S. A. T. C. men in the university
infirmary, has been started by women
students at the University of Wiscon-
sin with approval of Dean F. Louis
Nardin, and Frederick Wolf, secretary
of the army Y NJ c. A. Miss Ger
trude P. King, junior, is chairman of
the orange" fund.
Madison-W -Wfsconsin's treasury con-
tains balance of $4,059,494 as COM
pared with $2,05S,2 ,230 on October l.
according to the monthly statement of
State Treasurer Henry Johnson. The
total in the general fund scared from
1913, $50 to $2,05S, ,230 in a month as
result of the payment of the last half
of the railroad taxes.
Racine-The Racine college $360,000
endowment campaign which was plan
ned for the week previous to the
fourth Liberty Loan campaign and
which was deferred, has not been
dropped as reported several days ago.
There are still prospects of the cam
paign being carried out with the aid
of the citizens committee.
Fond du Lac-A dog returning alone
from hunting jaunt without his mas
ter, Edward Collien 16, gave the
alarm of a tragedy at Oak Center, this
county. Searchers found the boys
body on the shore of small creek, ac-
cidental discharge of his rife having
inflicted fatal wound.
La Crosse-Mrs Oline Odeguard of
Fosston, Mimi, appeared in county
court here as one of seven second
cousins TO claim an estate of $4,000
left by Chris Hagen. which is about to
escheat to the state. There are also
fifty third cousins claiming share
in the distributions.
Marinette-The death of three mem
bers of the family of Charles Wall OF
Waasaukee. Marinet+e county. occur
red in less than a day. Mrs. Wall and
two young sons we're the victims of
Spanish influenza. A sister OF Mrs.
Wall was critically i'll at the ine in
the same house.
Marinette - A fisherman with sew
eral companions, one a child. narrow
lv escaped death while adrift on
Green Bay in blow for nearly day
The members of the party suffered
keenly from exposure and hunger De
fore being rescued.
Oconomowoc - Alonzo Bogart, 30
wears old. died at the home OF his slF
ter Mrs. Phoebe Loeb, at oconomo-
voc. Mr.. Bogart was veteran OF the
civil war.