Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-03

WOmanS committee. Girls are to be
urged to fit themselves either as
nurses or teachers or stenographers I 4
all three of these professions there is
a great dearth Of proficient workers.
Ripon- DR.. Henry Coe Culbertson,
formerly president of Emporia college,
Kansas. and at present associated
with Mr.. Hoover in the work of the
United States food administration. has
been elected president of Ripon col
lege. and has accepted. He succeeds
DR.. Silas Evans, who recently resigned
to accept the presidency of Oceiden-
tai college at Los Angeles. DR.. Culbert-
son was born in Cincinnati. July IL,
1874.
Wausau Stanley Jarocha and Jo-
seph Gorzezyk, Pullman. H., are held
here for the United States department
of justice. Among their Effects were
found copies of The Finnish Mystery
The men are alleged to be disciples of
Pastor Russell and members of
group operating throughout Wiscon-
sin.
Green Bay-George r. Reidenbach.
postoffice inspector of Green Bay. is
the original Thrift stamp and War
Savings certificate travelling salesman
His operations are confined TO selling
War stamps to passengers aboard rail-
road trains while travelling over his
territory in Wisconsin, parts of Illinois
and Michigan.
Sheboygan-Th children of the pub
lie ssnd parochial schools have pur-
chased s8.53S.50 in Thrift and War
Savings stamps, Fred Look, local di-
rector of war savings societies. re-
ports. OF the 4,43S school children,
1903 are war savers. Several classes
have been awarded 100 per cent ban
ners.
Couderay-M Many settlers with a dis
tance of fifteen miles of Sucker creek,
near here, are collecting their sum
mer's supply of red horse and suckers.
All the men have to do is to kin tie
fish with a club and throw them on
the shore with a fork 1T is an easy
matter for one man to get 100 pounds
of fish in few hours.
Birchwood-To advertise their live
stock the farmers of Barron county
have formed a sales association thru
which men will make their animals
known throughout the state. AN as
sessment of 2 per cent on all sales
made by members is to pay for the
advertisements contracted for by The
association.
GAINESVILLE - All the actions against
the Beolit, Delevan Lake and James
vile railway company which were in
stituted to recover damages for the
building and operation of the interur-
ban railway on the streets on the west
side of the city have been dismissed
by Judge Grimm of Circuit court.
Uison-Thirty-fye graduates and
former students of the University of
Wisconsin were recommended for
commissions in The United States army
at the close of the third officers train
ing camp at Rockford. All were rec
ommended for commissions as second
lieutepants.
Kenosha-Peter Norbut, former Chi
cago man, and a member of the draft
quota from Kenosha county, attempted
to end his HE by leaping into Lake
Michigan He is being held in Jail,
but may be sent to camp later. PLY
sicians say Norbut has worked almost
constantly over the war.
Marshfield-H Helmuth Evans of Cor
inth, % years old, died at st. Joseph
hospital here as a result of revoive
shot in the abdomen while attending
a country saloon dance in the town of
Motion, Marathon county.
Marinette - The Atlas hotel, Wau
saukee, owned by Anton Jicha and the
Albert Jicha buildings were smeared
with yellow paint after the report had
been circulated that the men had re-
fused to buy Liberty ponds
Madison William Graves of Prairie |
du Chen, is expected to announce his
candidacy for congress in the Third
congressional district against Con
gresham John NJ Nelson
Appleton Dean L. L. Lewis, Lewis |
institute, Chicago, viii deliver the ad- |
dress at the sixty-eighth annual com
mencement exercises OF Lawrence col |
lege, June >.
shawano-Judge f. V. Werner has
been appointed one of the delegates 10 |
the convention of win the War for /
Permanent Peace, to be held in Phila-
delphia on Nav 16 and II.