Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-10-18
HAPPENING GS
OF THE WEEK
In WISCONSIN |
Observation-Disclosures


Fan Claire Mrs. Louise Kruger
and her son Frank have been bound
over to the Circuit court on the charge
Of having killed Harry Jensen of
Withee, in a battle between a posse
and the Kruger brothers, alleged
draft evaders, on Sept. IA. Mrs. Krue-
ger was at home with her sons when
fhey resisted arrest. Jensen was killed
during the fighting and Kruger was
wounded.
Madison - That county treasurers
who withhold large sums of Inherit
ance taxes and report them at subse-
ouent quarters, win be compelled to
pay interest on the amounts so with
held, was the state,Sent given out by
Safe Treasurer Henry Johnson. One
reasurer withheld $4,000 of inherit
anee taxes. He will be asked to make
good the interest on this amount.
Racine - Three mysterious explo-
sions wrecked the offices and ware
house buildings of the Standard Oil
company at Racine Junction, resulting
in a loss of between $4,000 and $780,
0O0 No one was injured, although
scores of men and women were pass
ing the buildings at the time of the ex-
plosions, which rocked the residence
and factory district.
Wausau- Sheriff C. N. Goerling has
taken Jesse G. and Albert Dorst to the
commanding officer at Camp Grant for
immediate service. The brothers reg
istered for selective draft, but evaded
answering questionnaires. They were
taken into custody by Wisconsin state
guards at the time the search was
made for the Kruegers in Clark coun-
ty
Milwaukee - The wartime prosper
ity Of Wisconsin is evidenced in the
report of nine months failures Just is
sued by r. G. Dun & Co., New York.
In that period Wisconsin had 1877 in
solyencies with liabilities of $1,S23,-
74S The number of business reverses
was forty less than in the same period
in 1917 ana ffty-three less than in the
first nine months of 1916.
Madison-The blue silk banner, with
the Wisconsin seal embroidered on it,
which was carried by the Third Wis
eonsin National guard regiment to the
Mexican border and again on March
rs, 1917, when the Third regiment was
called into federal service, recently
arrived from France, and is now on
exhibition at the state historical mu-
scum.
Madison = The Wisconsin railroad
commission has ordered the Chicago &
Northwestern road to maintain safe
ty devices at the Doty and Columbia
crossings in Neenah 1t ordered the
Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee
road to erect a suitable shelter at
Drexel boulevard about eight miles
south of Milwaukee.
Appleton-On account of the scare
lty OF coal and the cost of maintaining
home a large number of people here
ave closed their homes for the win
'r months and gone into apartments.
Appleton is suffering almost coal
panic and it is feared that if relief
uoes not soon come the city will be
entirely without coal.
Port Washington - Mayor John M.
halser, Jr., chairman of the Salvation
army war activities in Ozaukee coun-
V reports the county has once more
gone over the top. The 'county's quota
u Sl.700 was overscribed $500. Port
washington has oversubscribed its
iourth Liberty loan allotment.
madison - w. S. Heddles, Madison
luihoerman, was elected chairman of
'ne Wisconsin Council of Defense to
succeed Magnus Swenson. Although
1E Heddles' appointment was made
seeVeral days ago by the governor, it
ula not become known until he was
elected chairman.
'anesville-Alien Gardner Kavelage,
sA attorney. died after an illness of
.ouf days. He was candidate for city
sk.'OIhey at the last election and has
eu prominent in politics since his
aalu'sslon to the bar. He was a gradu-
~ ~ oi the Janesville high school and
''e Milwaukee normal.
T.. naFaboo-The youngest of the Ring
- brothers, Henry Ringing, so
sais Old, died here of Bright's dis
lie is survived by three broth
= Alfred T. Charles and John.
,,5 5foy5nette-Mrs. Fred Stark, 80 years
= =, uiec at her home seven miles west
a. Ie Of pneumonia, Heras-year-old
NJ, - uiea the following day of the same
p,. ,A.slosha-The Kenosha Elks have