Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-10-04
HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK
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Madison-The total valuation of all
property in this state, real and per
sonal, for assessment purposes for the
year 1918, was announced by the state
tax commission at $3,846, ,263, ,744.
Upon the figures credited for the va
rious counties will lie based the
amount of state taxes to be levied next
year upon each. Real estate is valued
at $3,045, $50, ,229, and personal proper
ty at $500, ,580,515. The 1918 assess
ment shows comparatively small
rise over the figures for 1917, the in
crease being $238,793, ,302 Milwaukee
county's new assessment is placed III
s693,S ,403, an increase of $43, 1885,
155 for the year.
Madison-Twelve firms have been
penalized by the food administration
for failure to obtain license for OPP
Grafton of creameries or cheese facto-
ries Among those invited to contrib
ute $25 to the Red Gloss are the
Brooklyn Creamery Co., Green Lake:
Kingston Cooperative Creamery asso-
citation, Kingston; Oxford Creamery,
Oxford Steiner Brothers Creamery,
Mauston; Mt Horeb Cooperative
creamery; Lindina Cheese Factory,
Mauston; Wauwatosa creamery, and
for fragrant violation, the lola Coop
eratiye Mercantile Co. was requested
to pay 500.
Appleton Miss Esther Ashman of
this city has joined in the ranks of
Appleton's women who are taking the
place of men called into service. She
accepted position with the local gas
company as meter reader. 1t is ex-
pected soon that all the positions in
meter reading will be filled by women
Miss Ashman is the second meter
reader to accept position in Apple
ton.
Oshkosh-The little village of Omro,
eight miles from Oshkosh, made a
great record in the fourth Liberty
Loan drive. Allotted the raising of
$36,49S, in the first day of the drive,
the village oversubscribed with total
of $4,000. The population is only
about 1900, mostly retired farmers,
and there are no industries.
Manitowoc The Herald and The
News, daily newspapers, have been
consolidated as The Herald-News and
will be issued from the Office of The
Il HoL III fa1 ri
with The News, becomes city editor.
The combined circulation is 5000 The
paper will occupy new office build
ing and will add new equipment
Madison-A falling off in the num-
Der of purebred stations used for pub
lie service in Wisconsin is shown by
figures presented in the report of the
department of agriculture, division Of
horse breeding. for 1918. In 1917 these
desirable sires numbered 1,723; in
1918, 1861
Madison - Two new state guard
companies have been mustered into
service, the Thirty-sixth at Middle
ton, under command of Capt. H. C.
Ruenzel, and the Thirty-seventh at
Waupaca, under command of Capt
Roy Holly.
Madison While any mature deer
may be killed in Wisconsin this year
the conservation commission will pro-
tect all fawn. Notice TO this effect
was mailed to game wardens and
county clerks.
Green Bay-A meeting of the dairy
farmers of northeastern Wisconsin,
will take place here or October 19. B.
II Rawl, chief of the United States
dairy division, will attend and discuss
dairy and livestock situation.
Madison-M -Madison's No 322 in the
draft lottery is Ambrose J. James,
who for months has been doing his
DIT He is one of the leading lin
crease food production" experts of the
University of Wisconsin.
Rhinelander-A picture of the kai-
ser and his six sons, taken from the
nome of a local resident, was sprin-
hed with kerosene and burned before
4'Voo people at the close of Liberty
Loan meeting
Wausau-A. C. Burg, agent for
Marathon county, is urging all potato
stoWers in the county to exhibit sam
pies OF their potato stock at the pota-
% show to be held in Milwaukee, Nov.
% to "a.
Aad'son-The sum of 100000 has
zen withdrawn from state banks by
osate Treasurer Henry Johnson The
aaouilt is needed for road work and
olher state activities.