Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-10

belief that decided decrease in the /
cost of fuel would follow inauguration
of such plant is evidently what gave
the proposition such an overwhelming
victory.
Appleton Consolidation of the two
breweries of Appleton may be expect
ed this year. The Walter Brewing Co.
and the Appleton Brewing Co. reeeiv-
ed letters from Secretary McAdoo
suggesting tho merger. The letters
say the move would be in line with
the national conservation policy in
that it would reduce consumption Of
food and fuel
Sparta Twenty-Five sticks of dyna-
mite were found on the tracks Of the
Milwaukee road at the entrance of the
quarter-mile tunnel between this place
and Tomah They would have wreck
ed the tunnel had not the watchman
discovered them a few minutes before
the fast mail went through A short
time before the discovery freight
train had gone through.
Beloit- Negotiations are now pend
ing between the United States war de-
partment and the officials of Beloit
college to have 200 soldiers receive
intensive instructions at the college
during the next four months. The fine
equipment of the college would be
used and additional equipment in
stalled. The men would be trained in
radio work and motor mechanics.
Green Bay Although approach
ing his eightieth year, Louis Berend-
sen of Green Bay continues actively
at his work as a city salesman for the
Northern Paper Mills of this CITY,
Mr. Berendsen is believed to be the
Oldest salesman in Wisconsin. He
prides himself on a record of not hav-
ing missed day on the job in the last
twenty years.
Madison The board of veterinary
examiners of the State Department of
| Agriculture has closed the examina-
ton of graduate veterinarians for Ii
censes to practice veterinary medicine
and surgery within the state. Fifty
three veterinarians took the examina-
tions. out of which number forty-two
passed and were granted licenses.
Milwaukee = Thirty-nine Wisconsin
men have been wounded in battles in
France, some of them severely,
twenty eight of whom are from Fond
du Lac, and eleven from other cities
in the state. according to informa-
tion from Washington on Sunday
night, May 5, which included the days
list of casualties.
Marinette-Sam Barto, an. Austrian.
arrested at Niagara, was given ten
days in the workhouse by Judge.Daily,
and at the end of his term will be
He refused to fill out his question
naire and is also accused of making
disloyal remarks.
Fond du Lac-At a conference of
Republicans of the Sixth district held
here, Florian Lampert of Oshkosh
now member of the city council there
under the commission plan, was in
dorsed as candidate for congress. The
district is now represented by j. FL.
Davidson of Oshkosh.
Marinette-At the clost of a Libetry
loan meeting in Grover, the national
hymn was started. Three young men
failed to rise. The presiding officer
requested them to stand which they
did Fearing violence at the end of
the meeting the men escaped through
window and fed.
Marinette The Marinette & Me-
nominee Box company now has
force of forty girls at work in its fac
tory doing the lighter handling of
lumber and box shocks. This is the
first time that female labor has been
employed in the local wood working
institutions.
Neenah-H Henry Winters, prominent
Weyauwega farmer, died from injuries |
received when he 5rcve his team and
wagon in front = 500 Line passenger
train at Weyauwega. The horses
were killed and Winters was thrown a |
hundred feet up the track.
Berlin - The Berlin Evening Jour |
nal is conducting a campaign to change
the name of this city to Boston. It |
invited suggestions as to what the |
citizens wished TO have the city called. |
Madison = More than s3,5O0,00O in |
government war risk insurance has
been taken out by the selective draft |
men now attending the university /
army training school.