Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-03-22
Badger State
Happenings

has received contracts for nine ad-
ditional boats from the federal ship
ping board. The contracts run into
1919.
June Solveson. e-year old daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Solveson,
Nashotah. was drowned in small
pond near her home, having fallen in
to the water while playing there.
Fred Nelson Of Elkhorn was found
in a cell at the county Jail at Menomo-
ME with his throat cut. Nelson came
TO this city and asked to be taken care
Of He formerly lived in Milwaukee
Mrs. Margaret Davis. 95 years old,
oldest resident of Sheboygan county,
died at her home in Sheboygan Falls
She is survived by twelve grand chill
dren and nineteen great grandchildren
The Efanawa chapter of the Wiscon-
sin Loyalty legion adopted resolution
condemning Assemblyman Fred Hess
for voting against the amendment cen
suring Senator La Toilette
The wet question will again become
an issue at the election to be held IN
Neenah in April A petition bearing
800 names has been filed with the city
clerk asking that the election h1 Id.
Gladys Borchers, representa- the
normal school at Whitewater, won
first place in the state normal school
oratorial contest held at Eau Claire.
Her topic was The Worlds Challenge
to the Women of America"
Barney Richter, who for several
years has conducted lunch wagons in
Racine. Milwaukee, Kenosha, Wauke-
gan and Rockford, has purchased a
three-story brick building in Racine
for $4,000.
Forty-five Green Bay men, subject
to CONSUMPTION, who were married
since May Is. have been placed in
class one by the district war board,
following appeals taken from the ral-
ing placing them in class four.
Arthur Friewe, a former employe of
the Marinette & Menominee Paper
company at Marinette, who went tc.
California few weeks ago. was killed
in an explosion at San Pedro, Cal. de,
was ssiipioycd as a ship builder. S
Home from the navy on his irst
visit in twelve years, John Sheman-
ski, formerly of Menasha, found his par
ents had moved away and because he
had failed to correspond with them, he
does not know where to look for them.
The Rev. o. j. Preus has resigned as
pastor Of the Trinity Lutheran church
at Beloit, to accept the pastorate of
the Norway Grove church, near Madi-
son. The Trinity and Bethlehem Nor
wegian Lutheran churches in Beloit
will unite.
The woman's committee of the La
Crosse county council of defense is to
carry its message into the factories
where girls are employed. Twenty
minute talks have been prepared and
once a week into the principal plants.
Americanization of foreign citizens
has been undertaken by patriotic men
and women at Oshkosh. The foreign
ers will be educated and aided to OBJ
tain naturalization papers. A legal
committee has been organized to aid
in the work.
Nine hundred Wisconsin selectmen
will be called to the colors early in
April, according to Adjt. Gen. Orlando
Holway. These 900 are in addition to
the state quota to the contingent or
dered to move on March 29, which also
amounts to about 900.
The Sheboygan Music club is giving
Sunday afternoon concerts for the
benefit of local boys in service. The
proceeds are turned over to Capt. Z.
a. Hickey, local company, state guard,
to purchase smiiease books and com
forts for soldiers abroad.
Several of the sheep owned by Lyle
Brown and Maynard Larson. Marshall,
nigh school students, were found to
De affected with rabies, having been
bitten by a dog some time ago. The
sheep were slaughtered and the car
cases buried
d. O. Mahoney of ViroQua, presi-
dent of the American Society of Equity
and regent of the University of Wis
eonsin, has been appointed member
OF an advisory committee to Secre-
tary OF Agriculture David F. Houston
and Food Administrator Hoover
The total cost of operating the Hick-
ory Grove tuberculosis sanatorium in
Brown county for the last year was
Sl7.3Ss62, about $4,000 higher than.
me previous year. due to the higher
cost OF foods and other supplies. The
management announces it will engage
IN raising Belgian hares to supply
meat for the patients and help to cut
down the meat bill.
odansh Indians are showing their
patriotism, according to A. L. Doan,
government farmer on the reservation.
8 ne red men have subscribed for
szVo'O0O worth of Liberty Bonds Of the
hrst and second issues and took an
eager interest in the campaign for the
sale of Thrift stsmps. Twentv-fiye or